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I've upgraded vlc to 1.0.1 from 0.9.8a on my mac mini (intel) running OSX 10.5.8. Now my DVD won't play. The DVD plays fine using mac's DVD player software however.

I uninstalled vlc and re-installed the older, 0.9.8a version, and the DVD plays fine.

The message in the vlc console is:

dvdnav debug: DVDNAV_STILL_FRAME
dvdnav debug: - length=0xff
main warning: no vout found, dropping subpicture
main warning: can't get output subpicture

I've trying reinstalling vlc, clearing the preferences and even changing the output module to something else but all to no avail. I've played this DVD with my older vlc before.

Here are my machine specs if it helps:

Model Name: Mac mini
Model Identifier: Macmini1,1
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 1.66 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Boot ROM Version: MM11.0055.B08
SMC Version (system): 1.3f4
Serial Number (system): YM617019U39
Hardware UUID: 00000000-0000-1000-8000-0016CBA4B86C

Intel GMA 950:

Chipset Model: GMA 950
Type: Display
Bus: Built-In
VRAM (Total): 64 MB of Shared System Memory
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
Device ID: 0x27a2
Revision ID: 0x0003
Displays:
SHARP DVI-D:
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-Bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Rotation: Supported
Television: Yes

Could you try seeing of deleting your VLC preferences resolves the issue?

I tried that before reinstalling 1.0.1 and that did not help

Yesterday, when demonstrating Macs to one of my clients I discovered that none that we had at the store plays DVDs with VLC 1.0.1 on Snow Leopard. AVI and MKV play nicely. DVDs play fine with DVD Player that Macs have. I'd rather use VLC as it does not mess with region problems. Here are snippets of one of the reports from our machines. Could someone from the developer team please write comment on when they expect the issue to be resolved? Thanks in advance. Keep up the good work.

Process: VLC [3766]
Path: /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC
Identifier: org.videolan.vlc
Version: 0.8.6f (0.8.6f)
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [188]

Date/Time: 2009-09-10 09:48:19.931 +0300
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.6 (10A432)
Report Version: 6

Interval Since Last Report: 348678 sec
Crashes Since Last Report: 8
Per-App Interval Since Last Report: 36416 sec
Per-App Crashes Since Last Report: 1
Anonymous UUID: EBAA90E0-B5BF-4B37-9BE8-C9500B7D1F70

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000008
Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
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Model: iMac9,1, BootROM IM91.008D.B08, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.66 GHz, 4 GB, SMC 1.36f3
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400, NVIDIA GeForce 9400, PCI, 256 MB
Memory Module: global_name
AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.91.19)
Bluetooth: Version 2.2.0f18, 2 service, 1 devices, 1 incoming serial ports
Network Service: AirPort, AirPort, en1
Network Service: Parallels Shared Networking Adapter, Ethernet, en3
Network Service: Parallels Host-Only Networking Adapter, Ethernet, en4
Serial ATA Device: WDC WD3200AAJS-40H3A0, 298,09 GB
Serial ATA Device: HL-DT-ST DVDRW GA11N, 5,98 GB

Glad to see I am not the only one with this issue

I got the same problem on my Mac.

I used to use 0.9.8a, then I installed 1.0.0 and the DVDs not longer come up. Hopefully I did a backup (moving the app) of 0.9.8a to other location outside Applications so I can use both 1.0.0 and 0.9.8a.

Well so I installed 1.0.1 today thinking this new release solve the problem. Nope, no way, the bug still there in 1.0.1. I cannot launch DVD without any way, even opening VIDEO_TS directly.

Off course the DVD player of the own Mac OS X works perfectly but I would like to use VLC because is region free.

What is said is (I'm translating from my spanish release) No able to open the MLR 'dvdnav:///dev/rdisk1. See registry for more details.

This is what I got in registry window:

macosx debug: notification received in VLC with name VLCOSXGUIInit and object VLCEyeTVSupport
main debug: adding item `JERICHO_S1_AC_D6' ( dvdnav:///dev/rdisk1 )
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Lista de reproducción
main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1
main debug: processing request item JERICHO_S1_AC_D6 node Lista de reproducción skip 0
main debug: resyncing on JERICHO_S1_AC_D6
main debug: JERICHO_S1_AC_D6 is at 0
main debug: starting new item
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'JERICHO_S1_AC_D6'
main debug: thread (input) created at priority 22 (../../src/input/input.c:230)
main debug: thread started
main debug: stream=`std'
main debug: looking for sout stream module: 1 candidate
main debug: set config option: sout-standard-access to file
main debug: set config option: sout-standard-mux to ts
main warning: missing value for option dst
stream_out_standard debug: creating `file/ts://(null)'
stream_out_standard debug: using `file/ts://(null)'
main debug: looking for sout access module: 1 candidate
access_output_file error: cannot open `' (No such file or directory)
main warning: no sout access module matching "file" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.787 ms - Total 0.787 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.787 ms)
stream_out_standard error: no suitable sout access module for `file/ts://(null)'
main warning: no sout stream module matching "std" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 3.484 ms - Total 3.484 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 3.484 ms)
main debug: destroying chain... (name=std)
main debug: destroying chain done
main error: stream chain failed for `std{access=file,mux=ts,dst=""}'
main error: cannot start stream output instance, aborting
main debug: thread ended
main debug: dead input
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'JERICHO_S1_AC_D6' : 7.979 ms - Total 7.979 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 7.979 ms)
main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)
main debug: nothing to play
main debug: no fetch required for (null) (art currently (null))
main debug: processing request item JERICHO_S1_AC_D6 node Lista de reproducción skip 0
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Lista de reproducción
main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index 0
main debug: starting new item
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'JERICHO_S1_AC_D6'
main debug: thread (input) created at priority 22 (../../src/input/input.c:230)
main debug: thread started
macosx debug: input has changed, refreshing interface
main debug: stream=`std'
main debug: looking for sout stream module: 1 candidate
main debug: set config option: sout-standard-access to file
main debug: set config option: sout-standard-mux to ts
main warning: missing value for option dst
stream_out_standard debug: creating `file/ts://(null)'
stream_out_standard debug: using `file/ts://(null)'
main debug: looking for sout access module: 1 candidate
access_output_file error: cannot open `' (No such file or directory)
main warning: no sout access module matching "file" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.256 ms - Total 0.256 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.256 ms)
stream_out_standard error: no suitable sout access module for `file/ts://(null)'
main warning: no sout stream module matching "std" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 2.009 ms - Total 2.009 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.009 ms)
main debug: destroying chain... (name=std)
main debug: destroying chain done
main error: stream chain failed for `std{access=file,mux=ts,dst=""}'
main error: cannot start stream output instance, aborting
main debug: thread ended
main debug: dead input
main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)
main debug: nothing to play
macosx debug: input has stopped, refreshing interface
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'JERICHO_S1_AC_D6' : 53.875 ms - Total 53.875 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 53.875 ms)
main debug: no fetch required for (null) (art currently (null))
main debug: processing request item JERICHO_S1_AC_D6 node Lista de reproducción skip 0
main debug: resyncing on JERICHO_S1_AC_D6
main debug: JERICHO_S1_AC_D6 is at 0
main debug: starting new item
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'JERICHO_S1_AC_D6'
main debug: thread (input) created at priority 22 (../../src/input/input.c:230)
main debug: thread started
main debug: stream=`std'
main debug: looking for sout stream module: 1 candidate
main debug: set config option: sout-standard-access to file
main debug: set config option: sout-standard-mux to ts
main warning: missing value for option dst
stream_out_standard debug: creating `file/ts://(null)'
stream_out_standard debug: using `file/ts://(null)'
main debug: looking for sout access module: 1 candidate
access_output_file error: cannot open `' (No such file or directory)
main warning: no sout access module matching "file" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.255 ms - Total 0.255 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.255 ms)
stream_out_standard error: no suitable sout access module for `file/ts://(null)'
main warning: no sout stream module matching "std" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.946 ms - Total 1.946 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.946 ms)
main debug: destroying chain... (name=std)
main debug: destroying chain done
main error: stream chain failed for `std{access=file,mux=ts,dst=""}'
main error: cannot start stream output instance, aborting
main debug: thread ended
main debug: dead input
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'JERICHO_S1_AC_D6' : 5.714 ms - Total 5.714 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 5.714 ms)
main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1)
main debug: nothing to play
main debug: no fetch required for (null) (art currently (null))
main debug: adding item `JERICHO_S1_AC_D6' ( dvdnav:///dev/rdisk1 )
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Lista de reproducción
main debug: rebuild done - 2 items, index 0
main debug: processing request item JERICHO_S1_AC_D6 node Lista de reproducción skip 0
main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Lista de reproducción
main debug: rebuild done - 2 items, index 1
main debug: starting new item
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: Creating an input for 'JERICHO_S1_AC_D6'
main debug: thread (input) created at priority 22 (../../src/input/input.c:230)
main debug: thread started
main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MBytes
main debug: using timeshift path '/tmp'
main debug: `dvdnav:///dev/rdisk1' gives access `dvdnav' demux `' path `/dev/rdisk1'
main debug: creating demux: access='dvdnav' demux='' path='/dev/rdisk1'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
main debug: no fetch required for (null) (art currently (null))
macosx debug: input has changed, refreshing interface
dvdnav warning: cannot open dvdnav
main warning: no access_demux module matching "dvdnav" could be loaded
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 1367.876 ms - Total 1367.876 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1367.876 ms)
main debug: creating access 'dvdnav' path='/dev/rdisk1'
main debug: looking for access module: 0 candidates
main error: no access module matched "dvdnav"
main debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.118 ms - Total 0.118 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.118 ms)
main error: open of `dvdnav:///dev/rdisk1' failed: no access module matched "dvdnav"
main debug: thread ended
main debug: dead input
main debug: changing item without a request (current 1/2)
main debug: nothing to play
macosx debug: input has stopped, refreshing interface
main debug: TIMER input launching for 'JERICHO_S1_AC_D6' : 1397.984 ms - Total 1397.984 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1397.984 ms)
main debug: no fetch required for (null) (art currently (null))

I have exactly the same problem. Since version 1.0 of VLC I cannot play any DVDs on my iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. It didn't work with OS X 10.5.7 nor does it with OS X 10.6.1
I deleted the preferences as well as the ~/.dvdcss directory. It didn't helpt either. The only thing working is installing a pre-1.0 version of VLC (0.9.9a).

I don't think anyone from VLC is looking into this issue ...

Hum ... wonder why my post timestamp is showing up as January ... time warp?

I'm having the exact same issue described by the author.

Mac OS X 10.6.1 on a 2.8Ghz C2D iMac

Tried with 1.02 32 and 64 bit and 1.01 32 bit - same issue.

I have exactly the same problem. Since version 1.0 of VLC I cannot play any DVDs on my iMac 2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. It didn't work with OS X 10.5.7 nor does it with OS X 10.6.1
I deleted the preferences as well as the ~/.dvdcss directory. It didn't helpt either. The only thing working is installing a pre-1.0 version of VLC (0.9.9a).

I'll second that. I'm seeing the same symptom of VLC crashing when trying to play a DVD on a mini with a Core Duo (32 bit only) and OS X 10.6.1 (snow leopard). A post elsewhere suggested turning off subtitles, but that had no effect.

Richzilla.

Either the mac is not high on the developer's agenda or the developers aren't reading this forum.

Does anyone know how to file a formal bug report?

I just got a new MacBook and have discovered the same problem. Upgrading to 1.0.3 didn't help, and downgrading to 0.9.8 also didn't fix it. All that happens is I hit play on a disc and hear the sound of the menu failing to start. I was happy to hear I wasn't alone in this problem, sad to hear that there is still no fix. I use VLC for most of my viewing, and particularly so I can do screengrabs when blogging. Can't go forwards, can't go backwards...I'm stuck.