VLC crashes while being used with NVIDIA "Dual-View"

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VLC crashes while being used with NVIDIA "Dual-View"

Postby tesat » 16 Nov 2010 03:16

Hello,

my settings make vlc play the second audio line by default.

I watch movie A with audio1 on my TV Screen via S-Video and "Dual View". I set audio1 up manually before starting to watch. In my playlist is movie B which I watch with audio2. By ending the first movie VLC crashes. I can't think of any other reason since it doesn't crash when I watch movies with the same audio line.

I hope I could describe it good enough.

Best regards
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OS: Win XP Pro SP3

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Re: VLC crashes while being used with NVIDIA "Dual-View"

Postby VLC_help » 16 Nov 2010 15:22

Can you always replicate this crash? If so, do you know how to use gdb?

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Re: VLC crashes while being used with NVIDIA "Dual-View"

Postby tesat » 17 Nov 2010 01:45

No, i can't. And I don't know what gdb is. If you tell me I am willing to help.

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Re: VLC crashes while being used with NVIDIA "Dual-View"

Postby VLC_help » 17 Nov 2010 15:46

GDB is a debugger which can find the crashing code section. If we cannot replicate the crash, the GDB is about the only thing that can give us some clue what is happening.

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Re: VLC crashes while being used with NVIDIA "Dual-View"

Postby tesat » 17 Nov 2010 23:57

Well, then explain what I have to do to help. Where do I find this debugger and what shall I do with it exactly.

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Re: VLC crashes while being used with NVIDIA "Dual-View"

Postby rogerdpack » 18 Nov 2010 00:37

you basically need to install mingw (http://www.mingw.org/wiki/Getting_Started) (the GUI installer installs gdb by default)

start your mingw "bash" then run this in it (with vlc.exe in the path, or after $ cd /c/Program Files/VideoLan/VLC)

$ gdb.exe vlc.exe
then
(gdb:1) run <insert your parameters here>

It will die soon, then you type in
(gdb:2) backtrace

and it will show you where it died. Which may or may not be useful.

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Re: VLC crashes while being used with NVIDIA "Dual-View"

Postby VLC_help » 18 Nov 2010 16:31

And if you try that, use VLC debug builds. They provide more info.
http://nightlies.videolan.org/build/win32/?C=M;O=D


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