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No matter what files I feed VLC, it blows up. Some of these are files that play fine in Quicktime. VLC loads, shows a black screen, blips the audio, and then crashes.

help? share a clue?

Reset preferences and Cache.

This is a brand-new install. No preferences. No cache.

??

And why is that the suggested answer to every problem on this forum?

OK, I apologize. No idea *why* that would work, but it seems to have worked.

because it is the magic solution to every problem

I have removed the internal DVD burner from my MacBookPro since i replaced it with a secund HD in the MCE Optibay
The DVD burner is now moved to an external FW400 external enclosure.
The Optical drive lets me burn CD, instal Leopard...
But until now i cannot watch a DVD movie with VLC latest software for intel mac:
main debug: CPU has capabilities 486 586 MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 FPU
main debug: looking for memcpy module: 3 candidates
main debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext"
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 2953318400 (playlist) created at priority -47 (playlist/playlist.c:184)
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 2953850880 (preparser) created at priority -47 (playlist/playlist.c:210)
main debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
main debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
main debug: thread 2954383360 (interface) created at priority -47 (interface/interface.c:198)
main debug: looking for interface module: 3 candidates
main debug: using interface module "macosx"
main debug: thread 2955448320 (manage) created at priority -47 (interface/interface.c:164)
main debug: adding playlist item `rdisk2' ( dvdnav:///dev/rdisk2 )
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 2957045760 (input) created at priority 37 (input/input.c:265)
main debug: creating statistics handler
main debug: `dvdnav:///dev/rdisk2' gives access `dvdnav' demux `' path `/dev/rdisk2'
main debug: creating demux: access='dvdnav' demux='' path='/dev/rdisk2'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
macosx debug: input has changed, refreshing interface
dvdnav debug: trying to go to dvd menu
main debug: thread 2957578240 (dvdnav event thread handler) created at priority -47 (dvdnav.c:336)
main debug: using access_demux module "dvdnav"
main debug: meta information:
main debug: - 'Titre' = 'DE_BATTRE_MON_COEUR___'
main debug: `dvdnav:///dev/rdisk2' successfully opened
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_HOP_CHANNEL
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_VTS_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: - vtsN=5
dvdnav debug: - domain=8
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_CELL_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: - cellN=1
dvdnav debug: - pgN=1
dvdnav debug: - cell_length=3042000
dvdnav debug: - pg_length=3042000
dvdnav debug: - pgc_length=3042000
dvdnav debug: - cell_start=0
dvdnav debug: - pg_start=0
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_SPU_CLUT_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_SPU_STREAM_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: - physical_wide=0
dvdnav debug: - physical_letterbox=1
dvdnav debug: - physical_pan_scan=0
dvdnav debug: buttonUpdate 1
main debug: selecting program id=0
main debug: looking for decoder module: 25 candidates
main debug: using decoder module "spudec"
main debug: thread 2958110720 (decoder) created at priority -47 (input/decoder.c:159)
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_AUDIO_STREAM_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: - physical=0
dvdnav debug: buttonUpdate 1
dvdnav warning: cannot get next block (Error reading from DVD.)
main debug: closing input
main debug: thread 2957578240 joined (dvdnav.c:352)
main debug: removing module "spudec"
main debug: thread 2958110720 joined (input/decoder.c:191)
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `spu ', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: Program doesn't contain anymore ES
main debug: removing module "dvdnav"
macosx debug: input has stopped, refreshing interface
main debug: thread 2957045760 joined (input/input.c:412)
main: nothing to play
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 2957045760 (input) created at priority 37 (input/input.c:265)
main debug: `dvdnav:///dev/rdisk2' gives access `dvdnav' demux `' path `/dev/rdisk2'
main debug: creating demux: access='dvdnav' demux='' path='/dev/rdisk2'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
macosx debug: input has changed, refreshing interface
dvdnav debug: trying to go to dvd menu
main debug: thread 2957578240 (dvdnav event thread handler) created at priority -47 (dvdnav.c:336)
main debug: using access_demux module "dvdnav"
main debug: meta information:
main debug: - 'Titre' = 'DE_BATTRE_MON_COEUR___'
main debug: `dvdnav:///dev/rdisk2' successfully opened
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_HOP_CHANNEL
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_VTS_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: - vtsN=5
dvdnav debug: - domain=8
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_CELL_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: - cellN=1
dvdnav debug: - pgN=1
dvdnav debug: - cell_length=3042000
dvdnav debug: - pg_length=3042000
dvdnav debug: - pgc_length=3042000
dvdnav debug: - cell_start=0
dvdnav debug: - pg_start=0
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_SPU_CLUT_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_SPU_STREAM_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: - physical_wide=0
dvdnav debug: - physical_letterbox=1
dvdnav debug: - physical_pan_scan=0
dvdnav debug: buttonUpdate 1
main debug: selecting program id=0
main debug: looking for decoder module: 25 candidates
main debug: using decoder module "spudec"
main debug: thread 2958110720 (decoder) created at priority -47 (input/decoder.c:159)
dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_AUDIO_STREAM_CHANGE
dvdnav debug: - physical=0
dvdnav debug: buttonUpdate 1
dvdnav warning: cannot get next block (Error reading from DVD.)
main debug: closing input
main debug: thread 2957578240 joined (dvdnav.c:352)
main debug: removing module "spudec"
main debug: thread 2958110720 joined (input/decoder.c:191)
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `spu ', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: Program doesn't contain anymore ES
main debug: removing module "dvdnav"
macosx debug: input has stopped, refreshing interface
main debug: thread 2957045760 joined (input/input.c:412)
main: nothing to play