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Posted: **01 Aug 2010 09:16**

I am getting multiple errors in the messages window when starting vlc, such as:

lua error: Error loading script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/sd/fmc.luac: /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/sd/fmc.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk

Most functions seem to work ok, however some do not, for example the console interface:

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> /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/VLC -I rc
[0x277324] [rc] lua interface error: Error loading script /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/intf/rc.luac: /Applications/VLC.app/Contents/MacOS/share/lua/intf/rc.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk

Same error happens when trying to start telnet interface. I am running VLC 1.1.2 on Mac OS X 10.6.4. These errors happen when VLC is running in 32 bit mode. They do not happen on a newer mac, running the same OS and VLC version in 64 bit mode.
Please help!

Posted: **01 Aug 2010 10:58**

Ehm, sorry about that. As a work-around, could you download the 32bit-only package and see if it works? You can find it here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/vlc/fil ... g/download

Posted: **01 Aug 2010 21:10**

That version works fine. Thanks for the workaround!

You can also reproduce that problem on a 64 bit machine, just set VLC to run in 32 bit mode in the Finder.

Posted: **01 Aug 2010 21:42**

Thanks for the feedback and making me aware of this issue.

Posted: **22 Aug 2010 21:59**

Same problem after VLC updated itself to 1.1.3. Downloaded 32 bit-only version again.
Maybe "32-bit only" version should update itself to a newer "32-bit only", not to the "32/64 bit" one?

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