How do I run vlc on linux startup?

[rkleemann]

Hi,

I'm trying to setup an initscript to startup vlc for streaming. But when I run the script, vlc fails with a "cannot open DISPLAY". I assume this is because it doesn't have a controlling tty.

Anyone have an initscript that works?

Thanks
Ricardo

[dionoea]

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vlc -I dummy -V dummy -A dummy

(basically disable interface, video output and audio output)

[Umberto]

If you start vlc like that, what can you with it after it starts? you don't have control of it and you don't have output.

I did make a way to start vlc from boot, with an unix control socket to connect to, but my problem (see the memory leaking post) is that vlc does work as it should be, accept it's eating all the resources

[dionoea]

You can start it with the http interface or telnet interface or rc interface (with the option to listen on a socket and not stdin) to control the process. You can also launch VLC with the -d switch to make it a daemon.

[somjuk]

i'am using screen to do it.

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screen -d -m /usr/bin/vlc .... option

[Umberto]

You can start it with the http interface or telnet interface or rc interface (with the option to listen on a socket and not stdin) to control the process. You can also launch VLC with the -d switch to make it a daemon.

That doesn't work, in daemon mode, it won't make the control sockets anymore.

i'am using screen to do it.

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screen -d -m /usr/bin/vlc .... option

That doesn't work either, it's the same as the daemon, it won't make the control sockets