VLC Crashes as soon as any video plays, no audio, 10.4.2

[mrsugar]

Hey there, name's Bruce, thanks in advance for any help I get.

I have changed no options from the default when I first got VLC. I am able to open the app and go to all menus, as long as nothing is playing it doesn't crash. Once I start running a video, any kind, there is no sound and then within five seconds VLC will crash. Every single time.

I have deleted pref file, and VLC cache folder in Library, restarted. Done this multiple times with all different versions of VLC that I have listed below. All other video players, QTime, Mplayer, even (shudders) WMP, are working fine.

I am running 10.4.2 on a 1ghz Powerbook G4, 1.25 gigs RAM. I have tried using VLC 7.2, 8.1, and 8.2.

My crash log is located at http://fluidvision.net/random/crashlog.txt

Thanks

[geo]

Bruce, you might get more clues by running VLC from the command line.

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geo:~ geo$ cd /Applications/aaMPGtools/VLC\ 084svn.app/Contents/MacOS/ geo:/Applications/aaMPGtools/VLC 084svn.app/Contents/MacOS geo$ geo$ ls -l total 45336 -rwxr-xr-x 1 geo admin 23205996 Aug 21 11:28 VLC lrwxr-xr-x 1 geo admin 5 Aug 30 00:20 clivlc -> ./VLC drwxr-xr-x 23 geo admin 782 Aug 21 11:28 lib drwxr-xr-x 16 geo admin 544 Aug 21 11:28 locale drwxr-xr-x 180 geo admin 6120 Aug 21 11:28 modules drwxr-xr-x 3 geo admin 102 Aug 21 11:28 share geo:/Applications/aaMPGtools/VLC 084svn.app/Contents/MacOS geo$ ./VLC -vvv

[Guest]

Bruce, you might get more clues by running VLC from the command line.

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geo:~ geo$ cd /Applications/aaMPGtools/VLC\ 084svn.app/Contents/MacOS/ geo:/Applications/aaMPGtools/VLC 084svn.app/Contents/MacOS geo$ geo$ ls -l total 45336 -rwxr-xr-x 1 geo admin 23205996 Aug 21 11:28 VLC lrwxr-xr-x 1 geo admin 5 Aug 30 00:20 clivlc -> ./VLC drwxr-xr-x 23 geo admin 782 Aug 21 11:28 lib drwxr-xr-x 16 geo admin 544 Aug 21 11:28 locale drwxr-xr-x 180 geo admin 6120 Aug 21 11:28 modules drwxr-xr-x 3 geo admin 102 Aug 21 11:28 share geo:/Applications/aaMPGtools/VLC 084svn.app/Contents/MacOS geo$ ./VLC -vvv

not sure how I would do this, is there documentation on how to do it? Also, what is the benefit of trying it this way? Does it give me more precise error trapping or what?

[mrsugar]

whoops, forgot to log in, thanks for the help

[geo]

not sure how I would do this, is there documentation on how to do it? Also, what is the benefit of trying it this way? Does it give me more precise error trapping or what?

Yes, verbose logging is spewed forth to your terminal window.

Use the Terminal application, luke. cd (change directory) to where your vlc application is, then cd "into" VLC as I demonstrated. then run VLC.

If you've got trouble doing this, then google up on how to use the Terminal in MacOS X.

[mrsugar]

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bruce-clarks-powerbook-g4-17:/applications/VLC.app/Contents bruceclark$ cd MacOSbruce-clarks-powerbbruce-clarks-powerbook-g4-17:/applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS bruceclark$ ./VLC -vvv [00000001] main vlc error: option rt-offset does not exist [00000001] main vlc debug: opening config file /Users/bruceclark/Library/Preferences/VLC/vlcrc [00000001] main vlc debug: checking builtin modules [00000001] main vlc debug: checking plugin modules [00000001] main vlc debug: loading plugins cache file /Users/bruceclark/Library/Preferences/VLC/cache/plugins-0404be.dat [00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing `./modules' [00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing `/usr/local/lib/vlc' [00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing `./plugins' [00000001] main vlc debug: module bank initialized, found 188 modules [00000001] main vlc debug: opening config file /Users/bruceclark/Library/Preferences/VLC/vlcrc [00000000] main root debug: VLC media player - version 0.8.2 Janus - (c) 1996-2005 VideoLAN [00000000] main root debug: libvlc was configured with ./configure --disable-x11 --disable-xvideo --disable-sdl --disable-gtk --enable-mad --enable-libdvbpsi --enable-a52 --disable-dvdplay --enable-dvdnav --enable-dvdread --enable-ffmpeg --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame --with-ffmpeg-faac --with-ffmpeg-zlib --enable-faad --enable-flac --enable-vorbis --enable-speex --enable-theora --enable-ogg --enable-cddax --disable-vcdx --disable-mozilla --disable-skins --disable-skins2 --enable-freetype --enable-fribidi --enable-caca --enable-livedotcom --enable-dts --enable-goom --ena [00000001] main vlc error: option rt-offset does not exist [00000001] main vlc debug: translation test: code is "C" [00000001] main vlc debug: opening config file /Users/bruceclark/Library/Preferences/VLC/vlcrc [00000001] main vlc debug: checking builtin modules [00000001] main vlc debug: checking plugin modules [00000001] main vlc debug: loading plugins cache file /Users/bruceclark/Library/Preferences/VLC/cache/plugins-0404be.dat [00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing `./modules' [00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing `/usr/local/lib/vlc' [00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing `./plugins' [00000001] main vlc debug: module bank initialized, found 188 modules [00000001] main vlc debug: opening config file /Users/bruceclark/Library/Preferences/VLC/vlcrc [00000001] main vlc debug: CPU has capabilities AltiVec FPU [00000001] main vlc debug: looking for memcpy module: 2 candidates [00000005] main module debug: using memcpy module "memcpyaltivec" [00000452] main playlist debug: waiting for thread completion [00000452] main playlist debug: thread 50355712 (playlist) created at priority -47 (src/playlist/playlist.c:152) [00000453] main private debug: waiting for thread completion [00000453] main private debug: thread 50416128 (preparser) created at priority -47 (src/playlist/playlist.c:174) [00000454] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate [00000326] main module debug: using interface module "hotkeys" [00000454] main interface debug: interface initialized [00000454] main interface debug: thread 50490368 (interface) created at priority -47 (src/interface/interface.c:178) [00000455] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 3 candidates [00000024] main module debug: using interface module "macosx" [00000455] main interface debug: interface initialized [00000455] main interface debug: thread 51594752 (manager) created at priority -47 (src/interface/interface.c:152) 2005-09-01 14:23:33.662 VLC[544] CFLog (0): CFMessagePort: bootstrap_register(): failed 1103 (0x44f), port = 0x4c03, name = 'org.videolan.vlc.ServiceProvider' See /usr/include/servers/bootstrap_defs.h for the error codes. 2005-09-01 14:23:33.663 VLC[544] CFLog (99): CFMessagePortCreateLocal(): failed to name Mach port (org.videolan.vlc.ServiceProvider) [00000452] main playlist debug: adding playlist item `Pulp Fiction.avi' ( file:///Torrents/Finished/Pulp Fiction.avi ) [00000452] main playlist debug: creating new input thread [00000456] main input debug: waiting for thread completion [00000456] main input debug: thread 52115456 (input) created at priority 37 (src/input/input.c:230) [00000456] main input debug: `file:///Torrents/Finished/Pulp Fiction.avi' gives access `file' demux `' path `/Torrents/Finished/Pulp Fiction.avi' [00000456] main input debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' path='/Torrents/Finished/Pulp Fiction.avi' [00000457] main demuxer debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates [00000457] main demuxer warning: no access_demux module matched "file" [00000456] main input debug: creating access 'file' path='/Torrents/Finished/Pulp Fiction.avi' [00000458] main access debug: looking for access2 module: 5 candidates [00000458] access_file access debug: opening file `/Torrents/Finished/Pulp Fiction.avi' [00000249] main module debug: using access2 module "access_file" [00000459] main private debug: pre buffering [00000459] main private debug: received first data for our buffer [00000459] main private debug: prebuffering done 1408981 bytes in 0s - 38926 kbytes/s [00000456] main input debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' path='/Torrents/Finished/Pulp Fiction.avi' [00000460] main demuxer debug: looking for demux2 module: 37 candidates [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:52494646 (RIFF) size:665197658 pos:0 [00000459] avi private debug: found LIST chunk: 'AVI ' [00000459] avi private debug: <list 'AVI '> [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:4c495354 (LIST) size:8830 pos:12 [00000459] avi private debug: found LIST chunk: 'hdrl' [00000459] avi private debug: <list 'hdrl'> [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:61766968 (avih) size:56 pos:24 [00000459] avi private debug: avih: streams:2 flags: HAS_INDEX IS_INTERLEAVED 720x304 [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:4c495354 (LIST) size:4244 pos:88 [00000459] avi private debug: found LIST chunk: 'strl' [00000459] avi private debug: <list 'strl'> [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:73747268 (strh) size:56 pos:100 [00000459] avi private debug: strh: type:vids handler:0x64697634 samplesize:0 25.00fps [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:73747266 (strf) size:40 pos:164 [00000459] avi private debug: strf: video:DIV3 720x304 planes:1 24bpp [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:4a554e4b (JUNK) size:4120 pos:212 [00000459] avi private debug: </list 'strl'> [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:4c495354 (LIST) size:4234 pos:4340 [00000459] avi private debug: found LIST chunk: 'strl' [00000459] avi private debug: <list 'strl'> [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:73747268 (strh) size:56 pos:4352 [00000459] avi private debug: strh: type:auds handler:0x00000000 samplesize:1 11982.00fps [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:73747266 (strf) size:30 pos:4416 [00000459] avi private debug: strf: audio:0x0055 channels:2 44100Hz 0bits/sample 93kb/s [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:4a554e4b (JUNK) size:4120 pos:4454 [00000459] avi private debug: </list 'strl'> [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:4c495354 (LIST) size:260 pos:8582 [00000459] avi private debug: found LIST chunk: 'odml' [00000459] avi private debug: <list 'odml'> [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:646d6c68 (dmlh) size:248 pos:8594 [00000459] avi private warning: unknown chunk (not loaded) [00000459] avi private debug: </list 'odml'> [00000459] avi private debug: </list 'hdrl'> [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:4a554e4b (JUNK) size:1382 pos:8850 [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:4c495354 (LIST) size:658275602 pos:10240 [00000459] avi private debug: skipping movi chunk [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:69647831 (idx1) size:6911808 pos:658285850 [00000459] avi private debug: idx1: index entry:431988 [00000459] avi private debug: </list 'AVI '> [00000459] avi private debug: found Chunk fourcc:4a554e4b (JUNK) size:918 pos:665197666 [00000455] macosx interface debug: input has changed, refreshing interface [00000459] avi private debug: * LIST-root size:665198592 pos:0 [00000459] avi private debug: + RIFF-AVI size:665197658 pos:0 [00000459] avi private debug: | + LIST-hdrl size:8830 pos:12 [00000459] avi private debug: | | + avih size:56 pos:24 [00000459] avi private debug: | | + LIST-strl size:4244 pos:88 [00000459] avi private debug: | | | + strh size:56 pos:100 [00000459] avi private debug: | | | + strf size:40 pos:164 [00000459] avi private debug: | | | + JUNK size:4120 pos:212 [00000459] avi private debug: | | + LIST-strl size:4234 pos:4340 [00000459] avi private debug: | | | + strh size:56 pos:4352 [00000459] avi private debug: | | | + strf size:30 pos:4416 [00000459] avi private debug: | | | + JUNK size:4120 pos:4454 [00000459] avi private debug: | | + LIST-odml size:260 pos:8582 [00000459] avi private debug: | | | + dmlh size:248 pos:8594 [00000459] avi private debug: | + JUNK size:1382 pos:8850 [00000459] avi private debug: | + LIST-movi size:658275602 pos:10240 [00000459] avi private debug: | + idx1 size:6911808 pos:658285850 [00000459] avi private debug: + JUNK size:918 pos:665197666 [00000460] avi demuxer debug: AVIH: 2 stream, flags HAS_INDEX IS_INTERLEAVED [00000460] avi demuxer debug: stream[0] rate:25 scale:1 samplesize:0 [00000460] avi demuxer debug: stream[0] video(DIV3) 720x304 24bpp 25.000000fps [00000456] main input debug: selecting program id=0 [00000460] avi demuxer debug: stream[1] rate:11982 scale:1 samplesize:1 [00000460] avi demuxer debug: stream[1] audio(0x55) 2 channels 44100Hz 0bits [00000460] avi demuxer debug: stream[0] created 216000 index entries [00000460] avi demuxer debug: stream[1] created 215988 index entries [00000460] avi demuxer debug: stream[0] length:8640 (based on index) [00000460] avi demuxer debug: stream[1] length:8640 (based on index) [00000270] main module debug: using demux2 module "avi" [00000456] main input debug: looking for a subtitle file in /Torrents/Finished/ [00000461] main decoder debug: looking for decoder module: 22 candidates [00000461] ffmpeg decoder debug: libavcodec initialized (interface 4756 ) [00000461] ffmpeg decoder debug: postprocessing disabled [00000461] ffmpeg decoder debug: ffmpeg codec (MS MPEG-4 Video v3) started [00000011] main module debug: using decoder module "ffmpeg" [00000461] main decoder debug: thread 52548608 (decoder) created at priority -47 (src/input/decoder.c:159) [00000462] main decoder debug: looking for decoder module: 22 candidates [00000462] ffmpeg decoder debug: libavcodec already initialized [00000462] ffmpeg decoder debug: ffmpeg codec (MPEG Audio layer 1/2) started [00000011] main module debug: using decoder module "ffmpeg" [00000462] main decoder debug: thread 53381120 (decoder) created at priority 37 (src/input/decoder.c:159) [00000456] main input debug: meta information: [00000456] main input debug: - 'Setting' = ' HAS_INDEX IS_INTERLEAVED' [00000456] main input debug: `file:///Torrents/Finished/Pulp Fiction.avi' successfully opened [00000460] avi demuxer debug: old:0 < new 0 [00000461] main decoder debug: no usable vout present, spawning one [00000463] main video output debug: looking for video output module: 4 candidates [00000463] opengl video output debug: Texture size: 720x304 [00000465] main private debug: looking for opengl provider module: 1 candidate [00000465] macosx private debug: display is Quartz Extreme accelerated [00000464] main private debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 2 [00000464] main private debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 3 [00000464] main private debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 4 [00000464] main private debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 5 [00000462] main decoder debug: no aout present, spawning one [00000466] main audio output debug: looking for audio output module: 3 candidates [00000466] main audio output debug: VLC is looking for: 's16b' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/4 bytes [00000466] auhal audio output debug: system has [1] device(s) [00000466] auhal audio output debug: DevID: 257 DevName: Built-in Audio DevUID: AppleDBDMAAudioDMAEngine:0 [00000466] auhal audio output debug: succesful finish of deviceslist [00000466] auhal audio output debug: supported format: samplerate: [44100] FormatID: [lpcm] FormatFlags: [11] BypesPerPacket: [8] FramesPerPacket: [1] BytesPerFrame: [8] ChannelsPerFrame: [2] BitsPerChannel[32] [00000466] auhal audio output debug: current format is : samplerate: [44100] FormatID: [lpcm] FormatFlags: [43] BypesPerPacket: [4] FramesPerPacket: [1] BytesPerFrame: [4] ChannelsPerFrame: [2] BitsPerChannel[32] [00000466] auhal audio output debug: Layout of AUHAL has 2 channels [00000466] auhal audio output debug: This is channel: -1 [00000466] auhal audio output warning: Unrecognized channel form provided by driver: -1 [00000466] auhal audio output warning: Probably no channellayout is set. force based on channelcount [00000466] auhal audio output debug: This is channel: -1 [00000466] auhal audio output warning: Unrecognized channel form provided by driver: -1 [00000466] auhal audio output debug: defined 2 physical channels for vlc core [00000466] auhal audio output debug: Stereo [00000466] auhal audio output debug: we set the AU format: : samplerate: [44100] FormatID: [lpcm] FormatFlags: [11] BypesPerPacket: [8] FramesPerPacket: [1] BytesPerFrame: [8] ChannelsPerFrame: [2] BitsPerChannel[32] [00000466] auhal audio output debug: the actual set AU format is : samplerate: [44100] FormatID: [lpcm] FormatFlags: [11] BypesPerPacket: [8] FramesPerPacket: [1] BytesPerFrame: [8] ChannelsPerFrame: [2] BitsPerChannel[32] [00000023] main module debug: using audio output module "auhal" [00000466] main audio output debug: output 'fl32' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes [00000466] main audio output debug: mixer 'fl32' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes [00000466] main audio output debug: no need for any filter [00000466] main audio output debug: looking for audio mixer module: 3 candidates [00000432] main module debug: using audio mixer module "trivial_mixer" [00000466] main audio output debug: input 's16b' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/4 bytes [00000466] main audio output debug: filter(s) 's16b'->'fl32' 44100 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo [00000467] main private debug: looking for audio filter module: 22 candidates [00000396] main module debug: using audio filter module "s16tofloat32" [00000466] main audio output debug: found a filter for the whole conversion [00000466] main audio output debug: filter(s) 'fl32'->'fl32' 48510 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo [00000468] main private debug: looking for audio filter module: 22 candidates [00000271] main module debug: using audio filter module "bandlimited_resampler" [00000466] main audio output debug: found a filter for the whole conversion [00000026] main module debug: using opengl provider module "macosx" [00000376] main module debug: using video output module "opengl" [00000463] main video output debug: waiting for thread completion [00000463] main video output debug: got 1 direct buffer(s) [00000463] main video output debug: picture in 720x304 (0,0,720x304), chroma I420, ar 1023157:432000, sar 19439983:19440000 [00000463] main video output debug: picture user 720x304 (0,0,720x304), chroma I420, ar 1023157:432000, sar 19439983:19440000 [00000463] main video output debug: picture out 720x304, chroma YUY2, ar 1023157:432000, sar 19439983:19440000 [00000463] main video output debug: looking for chroma module: 6 candidates [00000006] main module debug: using chroma module "i420_yuy2_altivec" [00000463] main video output debug: indirect render, mapping render pictures 0-7 to system pictures 1-8 [00000463] main video output debug: thread 53708800 (video output) created at priority 37 (src/video_output/video_output.c:466) [00000463] main video output warning: late picture skipped (136031) [00000463] main video output warning: late picture skipped (96120) [00000463] main video output warning: late picture skipped (56138) [00000463] main video output warning: late picture skipped (16154) [00000463] main video output warning: late picture skipped (178147) [00000463] main video output warning: late picture skipped (138235) [00000463] main video output warning: late picture skipped (98253) [00000463] main video output warning: late picture skipped (58269) [00000463] main video output warning: late picture skipped (18284) Illegal instruction bruce-clarks-powerbook-g4-17:/applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS bruceclark$

Alrighty, this is the output from when I open VLC via terminal, until I try to run a movie in VLC. As you can see right when it says Illegal instruction it crashes the player. Any ideas?

[Wintermute]

Having similar problems over here. 1.33GHz iBook w/ 512MB running Tiger 10.4.3

I tried to play something this morning and it started to crash. Figured it might be a bad file but it also dies on files that were fine previously. Also happens when I just open VLC with nothing loaded for play. It will die within 3-5 seconds.

I ran verbose to see what it would spit out and came across this interesting exception:

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2005-09-20 08:38:25.626 clivlc[274] *** Uncaught exception: <NSInvalidArgumentException> *** -[NSPlaceholderDictionary initWithObjects:forKeys:count:]: attempt to insert nil value [00000456] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 3 candidates [00000024] main module debug: using interface module "macosx" [00000456] main interface debug: interface initialized [00000456] main interface debug: thread 51606528 (manager) created at priority -47 (src/interface/interface.c:152)

Any ideas?[/code]

[fkuehne]

@Wintermute: could do you delete your preferences (both the VLC-folder and org.videolan.vlc.plist in ~/Library/Preferences) and try again?