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WillHe3rd
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Can not open file error

Postby WillHe3rd » 02 Jun 2010 00:23

First time vlc user and so glad this forum exists!!! When I start vlc (in ubuntu 10.04), I get these 2 errors (pasted terminal out put below)

File reading failed:
VLC could not open the file "/tmp/vltHv8Dw5/img\mainWindow.png".
File reading failed:
VLC could not open the file "/tmp/vltHv8Dw5/img\playlistWindow.png".

The files just don't exists. I have tried installing (and un-installing) from ubuntu software center, synaptic and used apt-get install from the terminal, all with the same problem. Did I miss a step somewhere?

From terminal:

VLC media player 1.0.6 Goldeneye
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface: skin: Presume author: Tobias Englund
[0x9ecb040] access_file access error: cannot open file /tmp/vltHv8Dw5/img\mainWindow.png (No such file or directory)
[0x9d4d720] main interface error: no suitable access module for `/tmp/vltHv8Dw5/img\mainWindow.png'
[0xb6501600] access_file access error: cannot open file /tmp/vltHv8Dw5/img\playlistWindow.png (No such file or directory)
[0x9d4d720] main interface error: no suitable access module for `/tmp/vltHv8Dw5/img\playlistWindow.png'
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: mainWindow
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: playlistWindowImage
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: controlPrev1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: controlSlow1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: controlPlay1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: controlPause1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: controlFast1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: controlNext1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: controlClose1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: controlMinimize1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: controlSettings1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: controlOpen1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: controlMute
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: controlMute2
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: pcontrolClose1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: pcontrolAdd1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: pcontrolRemove1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: pcontrolABC1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: controlPlaylist1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: pcontrolReplay1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: pcontrolReplayOne1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: pcontrolShuffle1
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: topLeft
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: topCenter
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: topRight
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: bottomLeft
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: bottomCenter
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: bottomRight
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: frameLeft
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: frameRight
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: resizeSE
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: ptopLeft
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: ptopRight
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: ptopCenter
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: pframeLeft
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: pbottomLeft
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: pbottomRight
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: pbottomCenter
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: pframeRight
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: presizeSE
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown font id: Liberation
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown font id: Liberation
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown font id: Liberation
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown font id: Liberation
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: sliderProgress
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: sliderVolumeBackground
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown bitmap id: pslider
[0x9d4d720] skins2 interface error: unknown font id: Liberation
<unknown>: Fatal IO error 11 (Resource temporarily unavailable) on X server :0.0.
Segmentation fault

WillHe3rd
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Re: Can not open file error

Postby WillHe3rd » 02 Jun 2010 00:59

Problem solved! I did some more searching and found the answer. Thanks to ThomasCr for posting the info! See below if you have the same problem.

I un-installed vlc then

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nvidia-vdpau/cutting-edge-multimedia
sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install vlc


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