Problems with player

[brimstone]

This is my first time on this list, but I am trying to get some help.


I never had issue with my player before (0.8.2 has been on my computer for about a month), but suddenly it stopped working. It doesn't do anything. I open the program and click on Quick Open, and choose what I would like to watch and nothing happens. I even tried to reopen shows that I just watched a few days ago. Still nothing happens.

I tried uninstalling and redownloading the program and it is still doing this. I also found that message section under view and it comes up with a stack of gibberish (to me) ending with "successfully opened".


Am I doing something wrong? Could someone please help me? I haven't found any other program that works with .OGM files, so I would really like this one to continue functioning. The download site said that it was free, but was there some sort of time trial before I have to download it from somewhere else, or pay someone?

[Brimstone]

Note: I have read through all of the topics that list the same problem.

I have closed the program and restarted it.
I have uninstalled and redownloaded it.
I have reset the preferences.
I have rebooted the computer.


It still doesn't do anything.

[Basilsmum2]

Its exactly the same as what happened to me. Kind of Y2K type suddenly doesnt work anymore phenomenon. Can anyone help us????

[DanBrwn]

Have no idea if this might be related but, on my pocket pc unit I have to change the port number some times. Its like its not getting freed up sometimes. Try just changing the port you are sending and receiving on?

[Brimstone]

Please forgive the non-computer savvy, but where would I find said port number? I looked under preferences, but didn't find anything.

[DanBrwn]

Sorry, I didn't understand exactly what you were doing. If you are opening a file on your own computer, then no port will be used. This appears to be the case for you. In my case I am sending the file to another computer (PDA) and must use a TCP/IP port (connection). Hope I didn't cause to much confusion

[zcot]

it's like this for troubleshooting..

if ever this is involved:

but suddenly it stopped working

and also this type of stuff is relevant:

I have closed the program and restarted it.
I have uninstalled and redownloaded it.
I have reset the preferences.
I have rebooted the computer.

then it means a voodoo hex has been invoked... I'm sure of it!

and it's not fixable other than buying a new computer.

well, or maybe there is some other information missing from the discussion?

[Guest]

I have the same problem.
Can't play any file. Not even only sound files. VLC says successfully opened but nothing happens.
When i open movie files i get a grey box with the same size as video resolution but no movie is playing.

I have tried with VLC 0.8.1 and 0.8.2.

[Brimstone]

I have been fiddling with the program and still the same problem. Someone please help!

If no one can help me, can someone please recommend another player to try?



Guest : I don't even get a grey box. It just stays as the small tab with the play/stop etc and file/view etc buttons. When I close the program, it will flash a black box about the size of the resolution for a second before closing.


zcot : What other kind of information would you like?... ((I'm being hexed, I know it!))


DanBrwn : I am just trying to open a file I have downloaded. A week before I first posted this thread, I was able to watch my movies. Now, not even those ones work.

[zcot]

ok.. I don't know what more information is needed.. -I really say voodoo!

alright, no, really though.. post a log. -that stack of gibberish.

as far as I can tell from the situation it looks exactly like a corrupted config situation, but you mentioned resetting the config.

I don't even get a grey box. It just stays as the small tab with the play/stop etc and file/view etc buttons. When I close the program, it will flash a black box about the size of the resolution for a second before closing.

this part has got to be something serious! but also, quite possibly the result of a corrupting configuration file and/or plugins cache.

run the log situation after you have manually deleted the config file and plugins cache directory. the FAQ has a point about the location of those files: http://www.videolan.org/doc/

[Guest]

Brimstone: Like you I get the box when closing but also when clicking pause and then play.

Log:

main debug: adding playlist item `D:\film\music\All The Small Things.mpg' ( D:\film\music\All The Small Things.mpg )
main debug: control type=0
main debug: control: stopping input
main debug: closing input
libmpeg2 debug: 352x240, aspect 563200, 29.971 fps
main debug: unlocking module "mpeg_audio"
main debug: thread times: real 0m11.000000s, kernel 0m0.000000s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: thread 3676 joined (src/input/decoder.c:191)
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpga', 0 PES in FIFO
main debug: no usable vout present, spawning one
main debug: looking for video output module: 5 candidates
vout_directx debug: creating DirectXEventThread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
vout_directx debug: DirectXCreateWindow
vout_directx debug: Created video sub-window
main debug: thread 3736 (DirectX Events Thread) created at priority 0 (directx.c:261)
vout_directx debug: DirectXEventThread running
vout_directx debug: DirectXInitDDraw
vout_directx debug: directx-device:
vout_directx debug:
vout_directx debug: DirectXEnumCallback: ASUS A9200SE, \\.\DISPLAY1
vout_directx debug: selecting ASUS A9200SE, \\.\DISPLAY1
main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 2
main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 3
main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 4
main debug: Registering subpicture channel, ID: 5
vout_directx debug: screen dimensions (0x0,1280x1024)
vout_directx debug: DirectDraw Capabilities: overlay=1 yuvoverlay=1 can_deinterlace_overlay=1 colorkey=1 stretch=1 bltfourcc=1
vout_directx debug: End DirectXInitDDraw
vout_directx debug: DirectXCreateDisplay
vout_directx debug: DirectXCreateClipper
main debug: using video output module "vout_directx"
vout_directx debug: NewPictureVec overlay:yes chroma:YV12
vout_directx debug: YUV overlay created successfully
vout_directx debug: End NewPictureVec (succeeded)
main debug: got 1 direct buffer(s)
main debug: picture in 352x240 (0,0,352x240), chroma I420, ar 176:135, sar 8:9
main debug: picture user 352x240 (0,0,352x240), chroma I420, ar 176:135, sar 8:9
main debug: picture out 352x240, chroma I420, ar 176:135, sar 8:9
main debug: direct render, mapping render pictures 0-6 to system pictures 1-7
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main debug: thread 3764 (video output) created at priority 1 (src/video_output/video_output.c:466)
main warning: dts != current_pts (-1741680191372)
main debug: unlocking module "libmpeg2"
main debug: thread times: real 0m11.484375s, kernel 0m0.031250s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: thread 3672 joined (src/input/decoder.c:191)
main debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpgv', 1 PES in FIFO
main debug: Program doesn't contain anymore ES
main debug: unlocking module "ps"
main debug: unlocking module "access_file"
main debug: thread times: real 0m12.593750s, kernel 0m0.046875s, user 0m0.000000s
main debug: thread 3584 joined (src/input/input.c:386)
main debug: creating new input thread
main debug: waiting for thread completion
main warning: drive letter D: found in source
main debug: `D:\film\music\All The Small Things.mpg' gives access `' demux `' path `D:\film\music\All The Small Things.mpg'
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='D:\film\music\All The Small Things.mpg'
main debug: looking for access_demux module: 1 candidate
main debug: thread 3584 (input) created at priority 1 (src/input/input.c:230)
main debug: creating access '' path='D:\film\music\All The Small Things.mpg'
main debug: looking for access2 module: 4 candidates
vcd debug: trying .cue file: D:\film\music\All The Small Things.cue
access_file debug: opening file `D:\film\music\All The Small Things.mpg'
main debug: using access2 module "access_file"
main debug: pre buffering
main debug: received first data for our buffer
main debug: prebuffering done 1408981 bytes in 0s - 500894 kbytes/s
main debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='D:\film\music\All The Small Things.mpg'
main debug: looking for demux2 module: 38 candidates
main debug: using demux2 module "ps"
main debug: looking for a subtitle file in D:\film\music\
main debug: `D:\film\music\All The Small Things.mpg' successfully opened
main debug: selecting program id=0
main debug: looking for decoder module: 24 candidates
main debug: using decoder module "libmpeg2"
main debug: thread 3672 (decoder) created at priority 0 (src/input/decoder.c:159)
main debug: looking for decoder module: 24 candidates
main debug: using decoder module "mpeg_audio"
main debug: thread 3788 (decoder) created at priority 2 (src/input/decoder.c:159)

[rocnhrd]

I am having the same problem. One day VCL plays fine and the next -- nothing. anybody have a solution???

thanks

[zcot]

I have finally had it happen!

The solution is to re-stabalize the machine(reboot).

The cause is that the machine has become too seriously unstable.

[chris-007]

the same problem here:

VLC 0.8.4 plays nothing: no video, no audio files (mp3, ogg, xvid...) !!!

There is no video window shown, just if I press the stop botton, it appears for a tenth of a second.

the log window shows nothing I can relate to the problem.

very strange, I guess other versions 0.8.x had the same problem.

note: my machine is resumed from hibernation. maybe a reboot could solve the problem, but I cannot test this now.

as no other media player (mpc,mplayer,winamp) has such a problem, maybe there's some init stuff missing in vlc?

yes, I did reset my config and tried some options, nothing helped.

my system: windows xp pro sp2, nvidia geforce fx5900xt

[big bad bob]

yes i reboot and it works i had the same thing as you guys.
now it works try it see if it works for you