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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?

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.

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

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?

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

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

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?

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.

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.

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/

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)

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

thanks

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.

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

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