VLC fails to play youtube. Debug attached. NBs don't work.

[Drexl]

VLC 1.1.11 crashes on attempting to play YT links. This is due to the lua error I know, but no lua I've tried seems to work. I've also tried nightly builds for VLC 1.3 and the latest VLC 2.x (forget exact version number, but it was whatever was available a few minutes from the time of this posting).

This is the debug info I get when trying to play a YT link in VLC 1.3 (64 bit Windows):

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qt4 warning: Input option: network-caching=1000 main debug: adding item `http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU' ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU ) qt4 debug: Adding a new MRL to recent ones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1 main debug: no fetch required for (null) (art currently (null)) main debug: processing request item: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU, node: null, skip: 0 main debug: resyncing on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU main debug: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU is at 0 main debug: starting playback of the new playlist item main debug: creating new input thread main debug: Creating an input for 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU' main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path 'C:\Users\Drexl\AppData\Local\Temp' main debug: `http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU' gives access `http' demux `' path `www.youtube.com/watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU' main debug: creating demux: access='http' demux='' location='www.youtube.com/watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU' file='\\www.youtube.com\watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU' main debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates main debug: no access_demux module matched "http" main debug: creating access 'http' location='www.youtube.com/watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU', path='\\www.youtube.com\watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU' main debug: looking for access module: 2 candidates access_http debug: HTTP proxy disabled (MSIE) access_http debug: http: server='www.youtube.com' port=80 file='/watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU' main debug: net: connecting to www.youtube.com port 80 qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input main debug: connection succeeded (socket = 1404) access_http debug: protocol 'HTTP' answer code 200 access_http debug: Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 access_http debug: Server: wiseguy/0.6.11 access_http debug: Accepting Cookie: use_hitbox=72c46ff6cbcdb7c5585c36411b6b334edAEAAAAw; path=/; domain=.youtube.com access_http debug: Accepting Cookie: VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=gKJaKzi2ygQ; path=/; domain=.youtube.com; expires=Sun, 16-Sep-2012 05:08:43 GMT access_http debug: Accepting Cookie: recently_watched_video_id_list=26bd25261e0812a698b6909f3ec099cdWwEAAABzCwAAADQzTzdEeWQzUXRV; path=/; domain=.youtube.com access_http debug: Connection: close main debug: using access module "access_http" main debug: Using stream method for AStream* main debug: starting pre-buffering main debug: received first data after 5 ms main debug: pre-buffering done 1024 bytes in 0s - 188 KiB/s main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 4 candidates main debug: no stream_filter module matching "any" could be loaded main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate main debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record" main debug: creating demux: access='http' demux='' location='www.youtube.com/watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU' file='\\www.youtube.com\watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU' main debug: looking for demux module: 55 candidates ts debug: TS module discarded (lost sync) mod debug: MOD validation failed (ext=com\watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU) lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Drexl\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\playlist lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\anevia_streams.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\anevia_streams.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\anevia_streams.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\anevia_xml.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\anevia_xml.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\anevia_xml.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\appletrailers.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\appletrailers.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\appletrailers.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\bbc_co_uk.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\bbc_co_uk.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\bbc_co_uk.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\break.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\break.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\break.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\canalplus.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\canalplus.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\canalplus.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\cue.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\cue.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\cue.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\dailymotion.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\dailymotion.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\dailymotion.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\extreme.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\extreme.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\extreme.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\france2.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\france2.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\france2.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\googlevideo.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\googlevideo.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\googlevideo.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\jamendo.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\jamendo.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\jamendo.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\joox.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\joox.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\joox.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\katsomo.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\katsomo.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\katsomo.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\koreus.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\koreus.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\koreus.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\lelombrik.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\lelombrik.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\lelombrik.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\megavideo.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\megavideo.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\megavideo.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\metacafe.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\metacafe.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\metacafe.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\metachannels.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\metachannels.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\metachannels.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\mpora.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\mpora.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\mpora.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\pinkbike.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\pinkbike.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\pinkbike.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\pluzz.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\pluzz.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\pluzz.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\rockbox_fm_presets.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\rockbox_fm_presets.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\rockbox_fm_presets.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\vimeo.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\vimeo.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\vimeo.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube_homepage.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube_homepage.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube_homepage.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\zapiks.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\zapiks.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\zapiks.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk avcodec debug: trying url: \\www.youtube.com\watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU avcodec debug: couldn't guess format vobsub debug: this doesn't seem to be a vobsub file ps warning: this does not look like an MPEG PS stream, continuing anyway main debug: using demux module "ps" main debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Drexl\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in D:\Media\VLC\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk main debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be loaded main debug: `http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU' successfully opened ps warning: garbage at input, trying to resync... main debug: EOF reached main debug: removing module "ps" main debug: removing module "stream_filter_record" main debug: removing module "access_http" main debug: dead input main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1) main debug: nothing to play qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input main debug: Destroying the input for 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43O7Dyd3QtU'

Thanks in advance for your help!

[rfont]

Same problem here. Looks like something changed on the youtube side.
Yesterday it was working perfectly, now with different versions of VLC on different systems, I get errors (nightlies) or crashes (released version) at playing youtube video.

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main debug: processing request item: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ0W3t3R-g4, node: Afspeellijst, skip: 0 main debug: resyncing on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ0W3t3R-g4 main debug: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ0W3t3R-g4 is at 0 main debug: starting playback of the new playlist item main debug: creating new input thread main debug: Creating an input for 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ0W3t3R-g4' main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB, in path 'C:\Users\Ruben\AppData\Local\Temp' main debug: `http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ0W3t3R-g4' gives access `http' demux `' path `www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ0W3t3R-g4' main debug: creating demux: access='http' demux='' location='www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ0W3t3R-g4' file='\\www.youtube.com\watch?v=wJ0W3t3R-g4' main debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates main debug: no access_demux module matched "http" main debug: creating access 'http' location='www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ0W3t3R-g4', path='\\www.youtube.com\watch?v=wJ0W3t3R-g4' main debug: looking for access module: 2 candidates access_http debug: HTTP proxy disabled (MSIE) access_http debug: http: server='www.youtube.com' port=80 file='/watch?v=wJ0W3t3R-g4' main debug: net: connecting to www.youtube.com port 80 qt4 debug: IM: Setting an input main debug: connection succeeded (socket = 1312) access_http debug: protocol 'HTTP' answer code 200 access_http debug: Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 access_http debug: Server: wiseguy/0.6.11 access_http debug: Accepting Cookie: use_hitbox=72c46ff6cbcdb7c5585c36411b6b334edAEAAAAw; path=/; domain=.youtube.com access_http debug: Accepting Cookie: VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=cirSLd99re4; path=/; domain=.youtube.com; expires=Sun, 16-Sep-2012 13:08:45 GMT access_http debug: Accepting Cookie: recently_watched_video_id_list=64f7ba44413e2c9bc35e001bbe7125fcWwEAAABzCwAAAHdKMFczdDNSLWc0; path=/; domain=.youtube.com access_http debug: Accepting Cookie: PREF=f1=50000000; path=/; domain=.youtube.com; expires=Mon, 17-Jan-2022 13:08:45 GMT access_http debug: Connection: close main debug: using access module "access_http" main debug: Using stream method for AStream* main debug: starting pre-buffering main debug: received first data after 0 ms main debug: pre-buffering done 1024 bytes in 0s - 21276 KiB/s main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 4 candidates main debug: no stream_filter module matching "any" could be loaded main debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate main debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record" main debug: creating demux: access='http' demux='' location='www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ0W3t3R-g4' file='\\www.youtube.com\watch?v=wJ0W3t3R-g4' main debug: looking for demux module: 55 candidates ts warning: TS module discarded (lost sync) mod warning: MOD validation failed (ext=com\watch?v=wJ0W3t3R-g4) lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Ruben\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\playlist lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\anevia_streams.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\anevia_xml.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\appletrailers.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\bbc_co_uk.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\break.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\canalplus.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\cue.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\dailymotion.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\extreme.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\france2.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\googlevideo.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\jamendo.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\joox.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\katsomo.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\koreus.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\lelombrik.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\megavideo.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\metacafe.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\metachannels.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\mpora.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\pinkbike.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\pluzz.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\rockbox_fm_presets.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\vimeo.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube.luac lua debug: Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube.luac's probe() function was successful main debug: using demux module "lua" main debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\Ruben\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac main debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be loaded main debug: `http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ0W3t3R-g4' successfully opened lua error: Couldn't extract youtube video URL, please check for updates to this script main debug: removing module "lua" main debug: removing module "stream_filter_record" main debug: removing module "access_http" main debug: dead input main debug: changing item without a request (current 0/1) main debug: nothing to play qt4 debug: IM: Deleting the input main debug: Destroying the input for 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ0W3t3R-g4'

[nkoriyama]

I think this commit helps you : http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=co ... 41e9cac145

Save http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=bl ... 41e9cac145 as youtube.lua and copy youtube.lua to vlc_install_directory\lua\playlist.

Drexl, you can't use lua scripts on win64 nighytlies becauase of luac problem on build machines, if you want to lua scripts on win64 nightlies, copy them from win32 builds.

[rfont]

The problem occurs on 32bit builds too. (the latest build VLC Media Player 2.1.0-git)

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lua error: Couldn't extract youtube video URL, please check for updates to this script

[rfont]

I think this commit helps you : http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=co ... 41e9cac145

I think your right about that commit. I'll wait for the coming nightly.

Save http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=bl ... 41e9cac145 as youtube.lua and copy youtube.lua to vlc_install_directory\lua\playlist.

That script worked! Thanks.

[Drexl]

@nkoriyama: I downloaded the win32 version of 2.1.0-git and I still have .luac files. I must not be understanding your meaning.

[nkoriyama]

@nkoriyama: I downloaded the win32 version of 2.1.0-git and I still have .luac files. I must not be understanding your meaning.

If you use win32 builds, it's OK. You don't have to do anything.

The following log you wrote in the fisrt post:

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lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube.luac lua warning: Error loading script D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube.luac: D:\Media\VLC\lua\playlist\youtube.luac: bad header in precompiled chunk

Is it a log when you run VLC win64 builds, isn't it?
It means these compiled lua scripts are compiled with bad luac (lua compiler), and you can't use any functions of these compiled lua scripts. This bad header issue happens only on win64 builds, not on win32 builds.
So, if you want to use functions of compiled lua scripts (e.g. playing youtube video) on win64 builds, you have to copy compiled lua scripts from win32 builds or use not compiled lua scripts (*.lua).

[Drexl]

Well, I tried using the above lua on the win32 build and it still doesn't work.

[nkoriyama]

Well, I tried using the above lua on the win32 build and it still doesn't work.

If you try it :

Save http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=bl ... 41e9cac145 as youtube.lua and copy youtube.lua to vlc_install_directory\lua\playlist.

and it doesn't work, I don't know why.
Please wait for the next build