In short, vlc fails to start. It was working with Ubuntu 10.10 happily until a few days ago it just stopped running at all.
* When i click on the VLC icon in Applications menu, it attemptls to load, interface shows up briefly and exits immediatelly.
* When i type 'vlc' in terminal, behavior same as above, and the output is:
* When i type in terminal 'cvlc', interface loads, but playback [drag'n'drop avi/mp3/flac] fails. Terminal output:VLC media player 1.1.4 The Luggage (revision exported)
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
Blocked: call to sigaction(17, 0xb74a20d4, 0xb74a2048)
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
Warning: call to srand(1294270078)
Warning: call to rand()
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
(process:3967): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library.
Using the fallback 'C' locale.
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS")
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE")
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
[0x8e95cf4] skins2 interface: skin: subX author: Martin Poehlmann
[0x8dee914] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[0x90382ec] qt4 interface error: cannot start Qt4 multiple times
[0x903eb94] qt4 generic error: cannot start Qt4 multiple times
[0x90382ec] skins2 interface error: no suitable dialogs provider found (hint: compile the qt4 plugin, and make sure it is loaded properly)
[0x90382ec] skins2 interface error: cannot instanciate qt4 dialogs provider
[0x8dee914] main libvlc error: interface "default" initialization failed
(<unknown>:3967): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid unclassed pointer in cast to `GObject'
(<unknown>:3967): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_get_data: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
Blocked: call to sigaction(17, 0xbf8a65e8, 0xbf8a655c)
Blocked: call to sigaction(17, 0xbf8a655c, (nil))
..and when I close interface aftherwards:VLC media player 1.1.4 The Luggage (revision exported)
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
Blocked: call to sigaction(17, 0xb73ed0d4, 0xb73ed048)
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
Warning: call to srand(1294959360)
Warning: call to rand()
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
(process:3980): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library.
Using the fallback 'C' locale.
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS")
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE")
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
[0x8103d5c] skins2 interface: skin: subX author: Martin Poehlmann
[0x829911c] dummy interface: using the dummy interface module...
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.1.3
libdvdread: Encrypted DVD support unavailable.
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libdvdread: Can't stat /home/dainius/Music/poets of the fall-roses.mp3?
No such file or directory
libdvdnav: vm: failed to open/read the DVD
[0x829a7dc] filesystem access error: cannot open file /home/dainius/Music/poets of the fall-roses.mp3? (No such file or directory)
[0x82814fc] main input error: open of `file:///home/dainius/Music/poets%20of%20t' failed: (null)mp3
What I've tried so far: reinstalled numerous times through Ubuntu software center/synaptic/apt-get; followed guidelines in viewtopic.php?f=13&t=70719; searched these forums for an answer, no luck so far.(<unknown>:3980): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: invalid uninstantiatable type `(null)' in cast to `GObject'
(<unknown>:3980): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_get_data: assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
Blocked: call to sigaction(17, 0xbfc3b7a8, 0xbfc3b71c)
Blocked: call to sigaction(17, 0xbfc3b71c, (nil))
Any pointers to the solution would be appreciated.