On opening BluRay, VLC either won't detect Java or crash when detecting it

[PierU]

Hello,

On Win10, I am trying to read BluRays with VLC and MakeMKV installed. I have updated to the latest versions of both (64 bits version for VLC, 32 version for MakeMKV).

At first I could play the BluRay, but without any menu as Java was not installed.

I installed Java 8 32 bits from java.com. I actually followed the whole procedure from this page : https://stolafcarleton.teamdynamix.com/ ... ?ID=128854 . But still VLC was saying that it couldn't find any Java installed.

Then I removed the 32 bits Java version and installed the 64 bits one (still Java 8 ). Now VLC is crashing when opening the BluRay... At least it shows that it detects Java...

Any Idea ?

[Hitchhiker]

Most commercially available blu-ray discs are encrypted to prevent copying. VLC can't play these without installing proprietary libraries which are not free. Since vlc is free software these kind of libraries are not included.

However, all is not lost. Go to this site and follow the instructions to install open source libraries instead. There's no guarantee that they will work, but it's worth a try: https://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=176924

[PierU]

The decryption is not the problem here, it's the menus. Thanks to MakeMKV and its VLC integration, VLC can effectively decrypt and play the BluRay, but basically without the menus of the disc. Playing with the menus require Java, and at the moment I can't get Java working with VLC.

[PierU]

Here is the VLC log file when it crashes :

(part 1, as the full log is too long for a single post)

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-- logger module started -- main debug: VLC media player - 3.0.17.4 Vetinari main debug: Copyright © 1996-2022 the VideoLAN team main debug: revision 3.0.17.4-0-gc650ce1a4e main debug: configured with /builds/videolan/vlc/extras/package/win32/../../../configure '--enable-update-check' '--enable-lua' '--enable-faad' '--enable-flac' '--enable-theora' '--enable-avcodec' '--enable-merge-ffmpeg' '--enable-dca' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-libass' '--enable-schroedinger' '--enable-realrtsp' '--enable-live555' '--enable-shout' '--enable-goom' '--enable-sse' '--enable-mmx' '--enable-libcddb' '--enable-zvbi' '--disable-telx' '--enable-nls' '--host=x86_64-w64-mingw32' '--with-contrib=../contrib/x86_64-w64-mingw32' '--with-breakpad=https://win.crashes.videolan.org' '--enable-qt' '--enable-skins2' '--enable-dvdread' '--enable-caca' 'host_alias=x86_64-w64-mingw32' 'CFLAGS= ' 'CXXFLAGS= ' 'PKG_CONFIG=pkg-config' 'PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR=/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/pkgconfig:/usr/lib/x86_64-w64-mingw32/pkgconfig' main debug: using multimedia timers as clock source main debug: min period: 1 ms, max period: 1000000 ms main debug: searching plug-in modules main debug: loading plugins cache file c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\plugins\plugins.dat main debug: recursively browsing `c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\plugins' main debug: plug-ins loaded: 496 modules main debug: opening config file (C:\Users\ugo23\AppData\Roaming\vlc\vlcrc) main debug: looking for logger module matching "any": 2 candidates file debug: opening logfile `vlc-log.txt' main debug: using logger module "file" main debug: translation test: code is "fr" main debug: looking for keystore module matching "memory": 3 candidates main debug: using keystore module "memory" main debug: CPU has capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4.1 SSE4.2 FPU main debug: Creating an input for 'Médiathèque' main debug: Input is a meta file: disabling unneeded options main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB main debug: using timeshift path: C:\Users\ugo23\AppData\Local\Temp main debug: `file/directory:///C:/Users/ugo23/AppData/Roaming/vlc/ml.xspf' gives access `file' demux `directory' path `/C:/Users/ugo23/AppData/Roaming/vlc/ml.xspf' main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='directory' location='/C:/Users/ugo23/AppData/Roaming/vlc/ml.xspf' file='C:\Users\ugo23\AppData\Roaming\vlc\ml.xspf' main debug: looking for access_demux module matching "file": 15 candidates main debug: no access_demux modules matched main debug: creating access: file:///C:/Users/ugo23/AppData/Roaming/vlc/ml.xspf main debug: (path: C:\Users\ugo23\AppData\Roaming\vlc\ml.xspf) main debug: looking for access module matching "file": 27 candidates main debug: using access module "filesystem" main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "prefetch,cache_read": 24 candidates cache_read debug: Using stream method for AStream* cache_read debug: starting pre-buffering cache_read debug: received first data after 0 ms cache_read debug: pre-buffering done 304 bytes in 0s - 296875 KiB/s main debug: using stream_filter module "cache_read" main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "any": 24 candidates playlist debug: using XSPF playlist reader main debug: using stream_filter module "playlist" main debug: stream filter added to 000002bb0cc0e5f0 main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "any": 24 candidates main debug: no stream_filter modules matched main debug: looking for stream_directory module matching "any": 1 candidates main debug: no stream_directory modules matched main debug: attachment of directory-extractor failed for file:///C:/Users/ugo23/AppData/Roaming/vlc/ml.xspf main debug: looking for stream_filter module matching "record": 24 candidates main debug: using stream_filter module "record" main debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='directory' location='/C:/Users/ugo23/AppData/Roaming/vlc/ml.xspf' file='C:\Users\ugo23\AppData\Roaming\vlc\ml.xspf' main debug: looking for demux module matching "directory": 55 candidates main debug: using demux module "directory" main debug: looking for meta reader module matching "any": 2 candidates lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\ugo23\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\reader\filename.luac main debug: no meta reader modules matched main debug: `file/directory:///C:/Users/ugo23/AppData/Roaming/vlc/ml.xspf' successfully opened main debug: looking for xml reader module matching "any": 1 candidates main debug: using xml reader module "xml" main debug: EOF reached main debug: removing module "directory" main debug: removing module "record" main debug: removing module "playlist" main debug: removing module "cache_read" main debug: removing module "filesystem" main debug: creating audio output main debug: looking for audio output module matching "any": 6 candidates

[PierU]

part 2

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mmdevice debug: using default device mmdevice debug: display name changed: VLC media player (LibVLC 3.0.17.4) mmdevice debug: version 2 session control unavailable mmdevice debug: volume from -96.000000 dB to +0.000000 dB with 1.500000 dB increments main debug: using audio output module "mmdevice" main debug: keeping audio output main debug: looking for interface module matching "http,none": 16 candidates lua debug: Found lua interface script: c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\intf\http.luac lua debug: Setting config variable: config={http={no_index=false}} main debug: using interface module "lua" main debug: looking for interface module matching "logger,none": 16 candidates lua: Lua HTTP interface main debug: creating VLM lua debug: Loaded c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\http/custom.lua main debug: net: listening to * port 8080 logger error: The logger interface no longer exists. logger: As of VLC version 0.9.0, use --file-logging to write logs to a file. main debug: no interface modules matched main error: no suitable interface module main error: interface "logger,none" initialization failed main debug: looking for interface module matching "hotkeys,none": 16 candidates main debug: using interface module "hotkeys" main debug: looking for interface module matching "globalhotkeys,none": 16 candidates lua error: Password unset, insecure web interface disabled lua: Set --http-password on the command line if you want to enable the web interface. main debug: using interface module "win32" main: Lancement de vlc avec l'interface par défaut. Utiliser « cvlc » pour démarrer VLC sans interface. main debug: looking for interface module matching "any": 16 candidates main debug: looking for extension module matching "any": 1 candidates lua debug: Opening Lua Extension module lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\ugo23\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\extensions lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\extensions lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\extensions\VLSub.luac lua debug: Scanning Lua script c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\extensions\VLSub.luac lua debug: Script c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\extensions\VLSub.luac has the following capability flags: 0x5 main debug: using extension module "lua" main debug: using interface module "qt" main: playlist is empty main debug: nothing to play main debug: processing request item: bluray:///E:/, node: Liste de lecture, skip: 0 main debug: rebuilding array of current - root Liste de lecture main debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index 0 main debug: starting playback of new item main debug: resyncing on bluray:///E:/ main debug: bluray:///E:/ is at 0 main debug: creating new input thread main debug: Creating an input for 'bluray:///E:/' main debug: requesting art for new input thread main debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB main debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates main debug: using timeshift path: C:\Users\ugo23\AppData\Local\Temp main debug: `bluray:///E:/' gives access `bluray' demux `any' path `/E:/' lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\ugo23\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher main debug: creating demux: access='bluray' demux='any' location='/E:/' file='E:\' lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher main debug: looking for access_demux module matching "bluray": 15 candidates main debug: no meta fetcher modules matched main debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\ugo23\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac lua debug: skipping script (unmatched scope) c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac main debug: no art finder modules matched main debug: looking for meta fetcher module matching "any": 1 candidates lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\ugo23\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\fetcher lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\fetcher main debug: no meta fetcher modules matched main debug: looking for art finder module matching "any": 2 candidates lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in C:\Users\ugo23\AppData\Roaming\vlc\lua\meta\art lua debug: Trying Lua scripts in c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\00_musicbrainz.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\01_googleimage.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\02_frenchtv.luac lua debug: Trying Lua playlist script c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\lua\meta\art\03_lastfm.luac qt debug: IM: Setting an input main debug: no art finder modules matched libbluray: First play: 1, Top menu: 1 HDMV Titles: 5, BD-J Titles: 86, Other: 0 libbluray debug: Disc is using AACS libbluray debug: Disc is using BD+

[Hitchhiker]

Might help: https://github.com/caprica/vlcj

The nightlies of the forthcoming vlc v4.0 are here: https://nightlies.videolan.org/

[Lotesdelere]

There is a problem with latest Java update:
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=159727
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=159876

Looks like it should work with Jre-8u321.

[PierU]

There is a problem with latest Java update:
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=159727
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=159876

Looks like it should work with Jre-8u321.

It works with Jre-8u321 (64 bits, I didn't try the 32 version), thanks !!

[dalmarla]

I came across this problem when first installing java which was the current version 341 while VLC was version 3.0.12. In attempt to fix I updated VLC to current 3.0.17 but that didn't help. Finally got version 3.0.18-rc which does the job.