[SOLVED] VLC will not start

PolyDog · 2010-12-13 23:28:23

When I try to start VLC, I get this error

VLC media player 1.1.5 The Luggage (revision exported)
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS")
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE")
[0x8ee120] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[0x91bd50] skins2 interface error: no suitable dialogs provider found (hint: compile the qt4 plugin, and make sure it is loaded properly)
[0x91bd50] skins2 interface error: cannot instanciate qt4 dialogs provider

I thought it had something to do with qt, so I reinstalled that, but this continues to happen. Any thoughts? I'm running 64bit and Gnome desktop.

Last edited by PolyDog (2010-12-14 23:10:21)

graysky · 2010-12-13 23:29:30

Odd, works fine for me on x86_64:

$ vlc
VLC media player 1.1.5 The Luggage (revision exported)
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS")
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE")
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
Blocked: call to sigaction(17, 0x7f477ea7dac0, 0x7f477ea7db60)
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
Warning: call to srand(1292157552)
Warning: call to rand()
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")

(process:5404): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library.
    Using the fallback 'C' locale.
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)

Maybe clear your config dir and try again?

$ mv ~/.config/vlc ~/.config/vlc-old

Last edited by graysky (2010-12-13 23:30:24)

PolyDog · 2010-12-13 23:42:47

Cleared the config dir but it's still giving me the same error.

wonder · 2010-12-13 23:47:03

vlc -vv

PolyDog · 2010-12-13 23:54:30

vlc -vv
VLC media player 1.1.5 The Luggage (revision exported)
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: VLC media player - 1.1.5 The Luggage
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: Copyright © 1996-2010 the VideoLAN team
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: revision exported
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: configured with ./configure  '--prefix=/usr' '--disable-rpath' '--enable-faad' '--enable-v4l' '--enable-snapshot' '--enable-dbus-control' '--enable-nls' '--enable-lirc' '--enable-pvr' '--enable-ncurses' '--enable-mozilla' '--with-live555-tree=/usr/lib/live' '--enable-realrtsp' 'CFLAGS=-march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,--hash-style=gnu -Wl,--as-needed' 'CXXFLAGS=-march=x86-64 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe'
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: translation test: code is "C"
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: checking plugin modules
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: loading plugins cache file /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/plugins-04081e-7e8.dat
[0xe5f120] main libvlc warning: cannot read /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/plugins-04081e-7e8.dat (No such file or directory)
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: recursively browsing `/usr/lib/vlc/plugins'
[0xe5f120] main libvlc warning: cannot load module `/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/gui/libqt4_plugin.so' (/usr/lib/vlc/plugins/gui/libqt4_plugin.so: undefined symbol: _ZN9QListData7append2ERKS_)
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: saving plugins cache /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/plugins-04081e-7e8.dat
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: module bank initialized (393 modules)
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: opening config file (/home/xxxxxx/.config/vlc/vlcrc)
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: CPU has capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 SSE4.1 FPU 
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: looking for memcpy module: 3 candidates
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext"
[0xe93000] main input debug: Creating an input for 'Media Library'
[0xe93000] main input debug: Input is a meta file: disabling unneeded options
[0xe93000] main input debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB
[0xe93000] main input debug: using timeshift path '/tmp'
[0xe93000] main input debug: `file/xspf-open:///home/xxxxxx/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' gives access `file' demux `xspf-open' path `/home/xxxxxx/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[0xe93000] main input debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='xspf-open' path='/home/xxxxxx/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[0xe95860] main demux debug: looking for access_demux module: 2 candidates
[0xe95860] main demux debug: no access_demux module matching "file" could be loaded
[0xe95860] main demux debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.109 ms - Total 0.109 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.109 ms)
[0xe93000] main input debug: creating access 'file' path='/home/xxxxxx/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[0xe95790] main access debug: looking for access module: 2 candidates
[0xe95790] filesystem access debug: opening file `/home/xxxxxx/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[0xe95790] main access debug: using access module "filesystem"
[0xe95790] main access debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.083 ms - Total 0.083 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.083 ms)
[0xe95ca0] main stream debug: Using AStream*Stream
[0xe95ca0] main stream debug: pre buffering
[0xe95ca0] main stream debug: received first data after 0 ms
[0xe95ca0] main stream debug: pre-buffering done 296 bytes in 0s - 24088 KiB/s
[0xe95fb0] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module: 5 candidates
[0xe95fb0] main stream debug: no stream_filter module matching "any" could be loaded
[0xe95fb0] main stream debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.059 ms - Total 0.059 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.059 ms)
[0xe95fb0] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate
[0xe95fb0] main stream debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record"
[0xe95fb0] main stream debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.055 ms - Total 0.055 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.055 ms)
[0xe93000] main input debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='xspf-open' path='/home/xxxxxx/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf'
[0xe961e0] main demux debug: looking for demux module: 1 candidate
[0xe961e0] playlist demux debug: using XSPF playlist reader
[0xe961e0] main demux debug: using demux module "playlist"
[0xe961e0] main demux debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.071 ms - Total 0.071 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.071 ms)
[0xe96460] main demux meta debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates
[0xe96460] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/xxxxxx/.local/share/vlc/lua/meta/reader
[0xe96460] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/reader
[0xe96460] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/reader/filename.luac
[0xe96460] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/share/vlc/lua/meta/reader
[0xe96460] main demux meta debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be loaded
[0xe96460] main demux meta debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.446 ms - Total 0.446 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.446 ms)
[0xe93000] main input debug: `file/xspf-open:///home/xxxxxx/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' successfully opened
[0x10972b0] main xml debug: looking for xml module: 2 candidates
[0x10972b0] main xml debug: using xml module "xml"
[0x10972b0] main xml debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.295 ms - Total 0.295 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.295 ms)
[0xe961e0] playlist demux debug: parsed 0 tracks successfully
[0x10972b0] main xml debug: removing module "xml"
[0xe93000] main input debug: EOF reached
[0xe961e0] main demux debug: removing module "playlist"
[0xe95fb0] main stream debug: removing module "stream_filter_record"
[0xe95790] main access debug: removing module "filesystem"
[0xe93000] main input debug: TIMER input launching for 'Media Library' : 1.205 ms - Total 1.205 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.205 ms)
[0xe95e10] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[0xe95e10] main interface debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
[0xe95e10] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.236 ms - Total 0.236 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.236 ms)
[0xe94360] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS")
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE")
[0x10923e0] main playlist debug: Activated
[0xe94360] main interface debug: using interface module "inhibit"
[0xe94360] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 2.496 ms - Total 2.496 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.496 ms)
[0xe95af0] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[0xe95af0] main interface debug: using interface module "signals"
[0xe95af0] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.183 ms - Total 0.183 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.183 ms)
[0xe94c30] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[0xe94c30] main interface debug: using interface module "globalhotkeys"
[0xe94c30] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.527 ms - Total 0.527 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.527 ms)
[0xe5f120] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[0xe90400] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 4 candidates
[0x10923e0] main playlist debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist
[0x10923e0] main playlist debug: rebuild done - 0 items, index -1
[0xe90400] skins2 interface debug: EWMH: supported 1
[0xe90400] skins2 interface debug: _NET_WM_STATE support: yes
[0xe90400] skins2 interface debug: _NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN support: yes
[0xe90400] skins2 interface debug: _NET_WM_STATE_STAYS_ON_TOP support: no
[0xe90400] skins2 interface debug: _NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE support: yes
[0xe90400] skins2 interface debug: _NET_WM_WINDOW_OPACITY support: no
[0xe90400] skins2 interface debug: _NET_WM_PID support: yes
[0xe90400] skins2 interface debug: cannot open directory /home/xxxxxx/.local/share/vlc/skins2
[0xe90400] skins2 interface debug: cannot open directory share/skins2
[0xe90400] skins2 interface debug: found skin /usr/share/vlc/skins2/default.vlt
[0xe90400] skins2 interface debug: requested skins /usr/share/vlc/skins2/default.vlt is  accessible
[0x10b7f60] main generic debug: looking for dialogs provider module: 0 candidates
[0x10b7f60] main generic debug: no dialogs provider module matched "any"
[0x10b7f60] main generic debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.152 ms - Total 0.152 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.152 ms)
[0xe90400] skins2 interface error: no suitable dialogs provider found (hint: compile the qt4 plugin, and make sure it is loaded properly)
[0xe90400] skins2 interface error: cannot instanciate qt4 dialogs provider
[0xe90400] main interface debug: using interface module "skins2"
[0xe90400] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 41.687 ms - Total 41.687 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 41.687 ms)
[0xe90400] skins2 interface debug: closing skins2 module
[0xe90400] main interface debug: removing module "skins2"
[0xe5f120] main libvlc error: interface "default" initialization failed
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: deactivating the playlist
[0x10923e0] main playlist debug: Deactivate
[0x10b7f60] main playlist export debug: saving Media Library to file /home/xxxxxx/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf
[0x10b7f60] main playlist export debug: looking for playlist export module: 1 candidate
[0x10b7f60] main playlist export debug: using playlist export module "export"
[0x10b7f60] main playlist export debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.143 ms - Total 0.143 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.143 ms)
[0x10b7f60] main playlist export debug: removing module "export"
[0x10923e0] main playlist debug: Deactivated
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: removing all services discovery tasks
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: removing all interfaces
[0xe94c30] main interface debug: removing module "globalhotkeys"
[0xe95af0] main interface debug: removing module "signals"
[0xe94360] main interface debug: removing module "inhibit"
[0xe95e10] main interface debug: removing module "hotkeys"
[0x10923e0] main playlist debug: destroying
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: TIMER ML Load : Total 1.787 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.787 ms)
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: TIMER Items array build : Total 0.026 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.026 ms)
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: TIMER ML Dump : Total 0.292 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.292 ms)
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: removing stats
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: removing module "memcpymmxext"
[0xe5f120] main libvlc debug: opening config file (/home/xxxxxx/.config/vlc/vlcrc)

Last edited by PolyDog (2010-12-13 23:55:52)

wonder · 2010-12-14 00:01:04

@PolyDog pacman -Syu

PolyDog · 2010-12-14 00:03:49

Everything is up to date. Still gives me the error.

wonder · 2010-12-14 00:10:04

try reinstall vlc, i see that 1) is failing to load the plugin cache, even the package generate one. 2) something busted your qt plugin that is using the interface

PolyDog · 2010-12-14 00:37:42

Tried reinstalling VLC a couple times, it's still not working.

anonymous_user · 2010-12-14 00:53:58

When you updated, did you check that your mirror is up-to-date?

PolyDog · 2010-12-14 01:14:38

Yep, the mirror is up to date.

wonder · 2010-12-14 01:46:09

pacman -Qs qt

and reinstall qt

Last edited by wonder (2010-12-14 01:47:56)

PolyDog · 2010-12-14 01:51:16

pacman -Qs shows local/qt 4.7.1-2

Reinstalled qt several times now and still the same results.

PolyDog · 2010-12-14 16:19:25

I also tried downgrading qt but that didn't seem to help either.

wonder · 2010-12-14 16:30:12

this is making me crazy. last pick:

LD_DEBUG=files vlc > log 2>&1

paste the log

PolyDog · 2010-12-14 19:43:37

Here's the log. Yeah this has been driving be batty the last couple days.

http://aur.pastebin.com/Ahu6Kkvd

wonder · 2010-12-14 22:40:50

i was sure that is because of "qt".

/opt/Autodesk/Adlm/R1/lib64/libQtCore.so.4

is loading this instead of our system qt. remove it from ldpath/path

Last edited by wonder (2010-12-14 22:41:40)

PolyDog · 2010-12-14 23:02:17

How do I remove it from my ldpath path?

EDIT: Nevermind, fixed it. Thank you for you help! I would have been ripping my hair out without you haha!

Last edited by PolyDog (2010-12-14 23:09:20)

Jankosevic · 2011-07-13 08:38:25

Hey,

I have the same problem. But how did you fix it? How do I remove it from my ldpath path?

enigmatichus · 2011-12-30 11:54:25

I add myself to last question. I'm a newbie, I don't know how to remove that weird library from ldpath/path. How to do that?
Thanks

arctospan · 2017-07-18 06:33:48

If I can say how I got this fixed, I installed qt4 specifically

sitwano · 2017-07-18 07:11:16

run pacman -Qi vlc. You'll see that qt4 is an optional dependancy. It will also say whether its installed or not. So install it and run vlc again. It should work after that.

On a side note, I wonder if there is a pacman command that automatically installs optional dependancies when installing a package?

jasonwryan · 2017-07-18 07:18:21

Please dont necrobump: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … bumping.22

Closing

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