GUI problems

[tzefanyah]

The GUI which uses WxWindows does not work - in my version of Linux (enhanced SUSE 9.1 w/ KDE 3.41 installed). I have the required libraries for Wx and compiled on them (I am using the last test version). It works like a charm when starting from text like this:

vlc /dev/hdd

The GUI comes up and I am able to use the volume control and the slider. The preferences menu does not work and I am unable to adding anything to the playlist. Personally, I preferred the old GUI - it wasn't pretty, but it really worked!! Now, the looks are there, but not functional.

Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.

Steve

[tzefanyah]

Here is what I get when I call up the GUI
[00000237] main dialogs provider error: no dialogs provider module matched "any"
[00000234] skins2 interface error: No suitable dialogs provider found
[00000234] skins2 interface: skin: VLC OSX Interface author: BigBen
[00000250] main dialogs provider error: no dialogs provider module matched "any"
[00000234] skins2 interface error: No suitable dialogs provider found

Is the problem that I have the VLC OSX Interface and not the interface for Linux??

Thanks again in advance!!!

[xtophe]

Does

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vlc --list

show a wx ( or wxwin ). If not the wxwindows gui is either not compiled or VLC can't load it.

Check if you have a libwxwindows_plugin.so somewhere

hth,

[fkuehne]

Here is what I get when I call up the GUI
[00000237] main dialogs provider error: no dialogs provider module matched "any"
[00000234] skins2 interface error: No suitable dialogs provider found
[00000234] skins2 interface: skin: VLC OSX Interface author: BigBen
[00000250] main dialogs provider error: no dialogs provider module matched "any"
[00000234] skins2 interface error: No suitable dialogs provider found

Is the problem that I have the VLC OSX Interface and not the interface for Linux??

You need the WxWidget-library and VLC compiled with enabled wxWindows support to use the Skins2-interface.

[jghodd]

i think the issue is that we who are having this issue HAVE compiled and installed the wxWidget library and HAVE enabled its use when configuring the vlc build!

all to no avail - still the same "no suitable dialogs provider" message comes up and there doesn't seem to be any way to force it to use wxwindows vs. skins2.

doesn't anybody know why this is happening as opposed to simply claiming that the individuals having the issue must be doing something wrong?

THE POINT IS THAT WE SEEM TO BE DOING EVERYTHING CORRECTLY AND HAVE EVERYTHING INSTALLED WHERE IT SHOULD BE, BUT WE CONTINUE TO GET THE "NO SUITABLE DIALOGS PROVIDER" ERROR MESSAGE!

[The DJ]

launch vlc with --reset-plugins-cache

[Guest]

i did try that at one point in time, following another forum poster's advice, but it didn;t work. i think there's something else wrong here that can't be fixed by the usual methods.

but you know how i fixed it from the other forum postings...

[kfandre]

I have the same problem with the latest gentoo build. Followed recommend use case flags instruction and downloaded latest experimental ebuilds. Here's what I've looked at. What do I check next? Thanks.

Versions
----------

wxWindows ver is 2.6.1
vlc ver is 0.8.2


Cleared Cache
-----------------

vlc --reset-plugins-cache


Verified Plugins
------------------

Verified plugins exist and that vlc was configured with the right options.


1) In my /usr/lib/vlc/gui dir I have the following plugins. I can run with ncurses but wxindows isnt in --list and doest work.

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 31600 Aug 18 20:34 libncurses_plugin.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1081460 Aug 18 20:34 libwxwindows_plugin.so

2) Additionally, I checked the libwxwindows_plugin.so with ldd to see that all refrenced libraries could be resolved. No errors there.

3) VLC configuration flags are as follows. I am copying this from the output that -vv gives.

libvlc was configured with ./configure --prefix=/usr --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var/lib --disable-altivec --disable-utf8 --enable-sout --enable-httpd --enable-vlm --enable-gnutls --disable-v4l --enable-cdda --enable-cddax --enable-vcd --enable-vcdx --disable-dvb --disable-pvr --enable-ogg --enable-mkv --enable-flac --enable-vorbis --enable-theora --enable-x11 --enable-xvideo --enable-glx --enable-opengl --enable-freetype --enable-fribidi --enable-dvdread --enable-dvdplay --enable-dvdnav --disable-fb --enable-svgalib --enable-glide --disable-aa --disable-caca --enable-oss --enable-esd --enable-arts --enable-alsa --enable-wxwindows --enable-ncurses --enable-xosd --disable-lirc --disable-joystick --enable-livedotcom --with-livedotcom-tree=/usr/lib/live --enable-mad --enable-faad --enable-a52 --enable-dts --enable-libmpeg2 --disable-ggi --enable-glide --enable-sdl --disable-hal --enable-png --enable-libxml2 --enable-smb --disable-daap --disable-corba --disable-mod --disable-speex --disable-mozilla --disable-pth --disable-portaudio --disable-slp --disable-skins2 --with-wx-config=gtk2-ansi-release-2.6 --with-wx-config-path=/usr/lib/wx/config --enable-ffmpeg --with-ffmpeg-zlib --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame

This is wha happens when I run with -vv

vlc -I wxwindows -vv
VLC media player 0.8.2 Janus
[00000001] main vlc debug: opening config file /home/kfandre/.vlc/vlcrc
[00000001] main vlc warning: config file /home/kfandre/.vlc/vlcrc does not exist yet
[00000001] main vlc debug: checking builtin modules
[00000001] main vlc debug: checking plugin modules
[00000001] main vlc debug: loading plugins cache file /home/kfandre/.vlc/cache/plugins-04041e.dat
[00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing `modules'
[00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing `/usr/lib/vlc'
[00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing `plugins'
[00000001] main vlc debug: module bank initialized, found 197 modules
[00000001] main vlc debug: opening config file /home/kfandre/.vlc/vlcrc
[00000001] main vlc warning: config file /home/kfandre/.vlc/vlcrc does not exist yet
[00000000] main root debug: VLC media player - version 0.8.2 Janus - (c) 1996-2005 VideoLAN
[00000000] main root debug: libvlc was configured with ./configure --prefix=/usr --host=i686-pc-linux-gnu --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --datadir=/usr/share --sysconfdir=/etc --localstatedir=/var/lib --disable-altivec --disable-utf8 --enable-sout --enable-httpd --enable-vlm --enable-gnutls --disable-v4l --enable-cdda --enable-cddax --enable-vcd --enable-vcdx --disable-dvb --disable-pvr --enable-ogg --enable-mkv --enable-flac --enable-vorbis --enable-theora --enable-x11 --enable-xvideo --enable-glx --enable-opengl --enable-freetype --enable-fribidi --enable-dvdread --enable-dvdplay --enable-dvdnav --disable-fb --enable-svgalib --enable-glide --disable-aa --disable-caca --enable-oss --enable-esd --enable-arts --enable-alsa --enable-wxwindows --enable-ncurses --enable-xosd --disable-lirc --disable-joystick --enable-livedotcom --with-livedotcom-tree=/usr/lib/live --enable-mad --enable-faad --enable-a52 --enable-dts --enable-libmpeg2 --disable-ggi --enable-glide --enable-sdl --disable-hal --enable-png --enable-libxml2 --enable-smb --disable-daap --disable-corba --disable-mod --disable-speex --disable-mozilla --disable-pth --disable-portaudio --disable-slp --disable-skins2 --with-wx-config=gtk2-ansi-release-2.6 --with-wx-config-path=/usr/lib/wx/config --enable-ffmpeg --with-ffmpeg-zlib --with-ffmpeg-mp3lame
[00000001] main vlc debug: translation test: code is "C"
[00000001] main vlc debug: opening config file /home/kfandre/.vlc/vlcrc
[00000001] main vlc warning: config file /home/kfandre/.vlc/vlcrc does not exist yet
[00000001] main vlc debug: checking builtin modules
[00000001] main vlc debug: checking plugin modules
[00000001] main vlc debug: loading plugins cache file /home/kfandre/.vlc/cache/plugins-04041e.dat
[00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing `modules'
[00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing `/usr/lib/vlc'
[00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing `plugins'
[00000001] main vlc debug: module bank initialized, found 197 modules
[00000001] main vlc debug: opening config file /home/kfandre/.vlc/vlcrc
[00000001] main vlc warning: config file /home/kfandre/.vlc/vlcrc does not exist yet
[00000001] main vlc debug: CPU has capabilities 486 586 MMX 3DNow! MMXEXT SSE FPU
[00000001] main vlc debug: looking for memcpy module: 4 candidates
[00000010] main module debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext"
[00000249] main playlist debug: waiting for thread completion
[00000249] main playlist debug: thread 3078146992 (playlist) created at priority 0 (src/playlist/playlist.c:152)
[00000250] main private debug: waiting for thread completion
[00000250] main private debug: thread 3069754288 (preparser) created at priority 0 (src/playlist/playlist.c:174)
[00000251] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[00000121] main module debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
[00000251] main interface debug: interface initialized
[00000251] main interface debug: thread 3061341104 (interface) created at priority 0 (src/interface/interface.c:211)
[00000253] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 3 candidates
Remote control interface initialized, `h' for help
[00000118] main module debug: using interface module "rc"
[00000253] main interface debug: interface initialized
[00000253] main interface debug: thread 3052907440 (manager) created at priority 0 (src/interface/interface.c:196)
signal 2 received, terminating vlc - do it again in case it gets stuck
[00000001] main vlc debug: removing all interfaces
[00000253] main interface debug: thread 3052907440 joined (src/interface/interface.c:238)
[00000118] main module debug: unlocking module "rc"
[00000251] main interface debug: thread 3061341104 joined (src/interface/interface.c:238)
[00000121] main module debug: unlocking module "hotkeys"
[00000001] main vlc debug: removing all playlists
[00000250] main private debug: thread 3069754288 joined (src/playlist/playlist.c:206)
[00000249] main playlist debug: thread 3078146992 joined (src/playlist/playlist.c:207)
[00000001] main vlc debug: removing all video outputs
[00000001] main vlc debug: removing all audio outputs
[00000001] main vlc debug: removing announce handler
[00000010] main module debug: unlocking module "memcpymmxext"
[00000001] main vlc debug: saving plugins cache file /home/kfandre/.vlc/cache/plugins-04041e.dat

vlc --list

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vlc --list VLC media player 0.8.2 Janus main main program help Help options memcpymmx MMX memcpy i420_rgb_mmx MMX I420,IYUV,YV12 to RV15,RV16,RV24,RV32 conversions i422_yuy2_mmx MMX conversions from I422 to YUY2,YUNV,YVYU,UYVY,UYNV,Y422,IUYV,cyuv i420_ymga_mmx MMX conversions from I420,IYUV,YV12 to YMGA i420_yuy2_mmx MMX conversions from I420,IYUV,YV12 to YUY2,YUNV,YVYU,UYVY,UYNV,Y422,IUYV,cyuv memcpymmxext MMX EXT memcpy memcpy3dn 3D Now! memcpy livedotcom live.com (RTSP/RTP/SDP) demuxer livedotcom RTSP/RTP access and demux mux_ts TS muxer (libdvbpsi) ffmpeg ffmpeg audio/video decoder/encoder ((MS)MPEG4,SVQ1,H263,WMV,WMA) ffmpeg ffmpeg chroma conversion ffmpeg ffmpeg audio/video encoder ffmpeg ffmpeg demuxer ffmpeg ffmpeg video filter ffmpeg ffmpeg deinterlace video filter stream_out_switcher MPEG2 video switcher stream output theora Theora video decoder theora Theora video packetizer theora Theora video encoder access_file Standard filesystem file input access_udp UDP/RTP input 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Transcode stream output stream_out_bridge Bridge stream output stream_out_bridge Bridge stream output stream_out_bridge Bridge stream output stream_out_mosaic_bridge Mosaic bridge stream output i420_rgb I420,IYUV,YV12 to RGB2,RV15,RV16,RV24,RV32 conversions i420_yuy2 Conversions from I420,IYUV,YV12 to YUY2,YUNV,YVYU,UYVY,UYNV,Y422,IUYV,cyuv,Y211 i422_yuy2 Conversions from I422 to YUY2,YUNV,YVYU,UYVY,UYNV,Y422,IUYV,cyuv,Y211 i420_ymga Conversions from I420,IYUV,YV12 to YMGA deinterlace Deinterlacing video filter deinterlace Deinterlacing video filter invert Invert video filter adjust Image properties filter wall Wall video filter transform Video transformation filter distort Distort video filter clone Clone video filter crop Crop video filter motionblur Motion blur filter blend Video pictures blending scale Video scaling filter time Time display sub filter marq Marquee display sub filter logo Logo video filter logo Logo sub filter mosaic Mosaic video sub filter motiondetect Motion 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[kfandre]

Saw another suggestion to configure with --enabled-shared. I tried this and it didnt work.

[Teetrinker]

I had the same trouble with wxvlc(SVN2005.08.05) @ SuSE 9.2 . It was solved after i updated my very OLD GTK 2 libs. I dosen't remember if I rebuild the wxGTK 2.6.1 RPM after updating the GTK 2 libs.

[kfandre]

That could possibly be it. My GTK is currently the newest @2.8; I wanted to see what cairo compositing would look like. Everything else works flawlessly but it might be too new. If I knew of another wx app to run I'd try installing and running that but I dont know of any?

[kfandre]

Finally figured out what the problem was. I happened to miss the line in the -vv output that listed a missing symbol. duh. I found this symbol in the pangox library which apparently didnt get linked into the binary so something is wrong with how the libraries for wxwindows or gtk is getting built as it is missing this particular library. I'll track that down later and send someone a patch. More than likely its a gentoo specific thing. Anyway, by preloading this library I was able to verify that this indeed was the problem. wxwindows now works with the latest GTK v2.8!

LD_PRELOAD="/usr/lib/libpangox-1.0.so" vlc -vv -I wxwindows