VLC 1.1.1 crash at startup

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VLC 1.1.1 crash at startup

Postby Pcullen65 » 19 Dec 2017 23:17

I have two 3rd gen Apple TVs running TVOS 11.2.1. One has VLC 1.0.7 running just fine. The other upgraded to VLC 1.1.1 and on that one VLC crashes at launch. Anyone else with this problem?

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Re: VLC 1.1.1 crash at startup

Postby plarsen » 21 Dec 2017 03:48

Yes! this has been plaguing me for a couple weeks! The only thing I haven't tried is completely wiping the device and starting over. Is there a way to obtain a beta copy? Thanks!

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Re: VLC 1.1.1 crash at startup

Postby disappointedpig » 21 Dec 2017 14:57

VLC will launch if you disconnect the Apple TV from your network (wifi or wired) - but that seems less useful...

VLC version 1.1.1 (111.10)
AppleTV A1842 tvOS 11.2.1 (15K152)

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Re: VLC 1.1.1 crash at startup

Postby getchada » 14 Jan 2018 03:08

Have the same problem. It seems to be cause by having a QNAP NAS (Maybe other brands too) connected to the same network. If you turn off the QNAP NAS or just turn off Microsoft Networking on the QNAP NAS, VLC will then launch no problems on Apple TV and Apple TV 4K BUT as others have pointed out what's the point of that???

I also use PlayerXtreme Pro on Apple TV and it works without any problems with the QNAP SMB turned on.

Definitely something up with VLC's coding
PLEASE fix

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Re: VLC 1.1.1 crash at startup

Postby victorgama » 15 Jan 2018 00:11

Not sure if here's the right place for this kind of thing, but I exported a symbolicated crash report from my Apple TV, and it is available here, if anyone wants to take a look. :)
I even tried to download and compile the source, but I'm not a big can of CocoaPods. :roll:

Edit: Found the problem and successfully patched it. Now trying to contact any VLC developer to confirm if it is reliable enough.

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Re: VLC 1.1.1 crash at startup

Postby Carola » 18 Jan 2018 19:13

and 0xBADC0FFEE did and the patch made it's way into the codebase and will be part of the next release ;)

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Re: VLC 1.1.1 crash at startup

Postby tpsflipper » 25 Jan 2018 05:40

Any word when the next release is scheduled to go live?

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Re: VLC 1.1.1 crash at startup

Postby Carola » 26 Jan 2018 12:05

@tpsflipper it was released yesterday.

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Re: VLC 1.1.1 crash at startup

Postby Carolanus99 » 27 Jan 2018 13:56

Have the same problem. It seems to be cause by having a QNAP NAS (Maybe other brands too) connected to the same network. [SNIP]
I also use PlayerXtreme Pro on Apple TV and it works without any problems with the QNAP SMB turned on.
Definitely something up with VLC's coding
PLEASE fix
Just seen this, but I've got the same problem with Apple TV 3rd Gen running 11.2.5 and VLC 1.1.2 together with a Synology NAS. Been working perfectly with 1.1.1 but since the upgrade it recognises the server both by UPnP and SMB but quits when it tries to connect. I've done a complete reset and reinstall but it still fails.

I've just tried PlayerXtreme - don't know if the Pro version is worth the money - and that it working OK so it looks as though it's something with VLC. 1.1.1 still works on the iPad so I'm leaving that as it is.

{Note to mods: sorry for the multiple posts but I saw this after I posted earlier]

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Re: VLC 1.1.1 crash at startup

Postby Carolanus99 » 01 Feb 2018 19:13

I see VLC 1.1.3 is now out and I'm using it on my Apple TV. There is still an error msg when it starts trying to locate the server (Synology DS216+II), but it does continue after that and appears to be working OK.


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