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Hi guys,

i have a problem in running VLC. Actually i have downloaded VLC 0.8.5 source code , build it and installed it. now when im trying to play some movie file it is giving error as give below

[root@ravi-linux vlc-0.8.5]# vlc /root/vlc/lionking.mpg
VLC media player 0.8.5 Janus
starting VLC root wrapper... using UID 0 (root)
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* Running VLC as root is discouraged. *
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It is potentially dangerous, and might not even work properly.
Remote control interface initialized. Type `help' for help.
status change: ( new input: /root/vlc/lionking.mpg )
status change: ( audio volume: 256 )
status change: ( play state: 1 )
[00000563] fb video output error: cannot get terminal mode (Invalid argument)
[00000563] fb video output error: cannot get terminal mode (Invalid argument)
Floating point exception

Pls guide me to solve this problem. Am i missing anything.

Thx
Ravi

***************************************
* Running VLC as root is discouraged. *
***************************************

It is potentially dangerous, and might not even work properly.