VLC Media Player - (Fixed)

[linuxsnow]

I'm running PCL2012 / KDE4

Usually when I click on an MP4 file, VLC opens to run then closes again so I have to click on the file again to get VLC to open a second time to run and play the file.

Any clues as to why VLC doesn't run on the first attempt?  

[Tony]

I'm running PCL2012 / KDE4

Usually when I click on an MP4 file, VLC opens to run then closes again so I have to click on the file again to get VLC to open a second time to run and play the file.

Any clues as to why VLC doesn't run on the first attempt?  

linuxsnow, firstly are you running the latest version of VLC ?
I checked through Tools - Preferences, to see if there's a list of Filetypes you can select for VLC to play by Default, thinking mp4 maybe unchecked, but no joy.

Right click on a mp4 file; in the context Menu go to open with, Other, Browse, select VLC, and tick the option; 'Remember application association for this type of file.'

Good Luck !

[jogurtmen]

I'm running PCL2012 / KDE4

Usually when I click on an MP4 file, VLC opens to run then closes again so I have to click on the file again to get VLC to open a second time to run and play the file.

Any clues as to why VLC doesn't run on the first attempt? 

I have a similar problem, VLC is the last version 2.05, but it will not play MP4 files. When I start MP4 files, player starts and after a few moments it turns off. Before this version everything was fine. Usually the MP4 files in other players (smplayer, kmplayer, kaffeine) are played normaly.

[linuxsnow]

I've got VLC set as default player for mp4 files via KDE file association.

I actually made the only player available, I deleted the other choices of player.

My version of VLC is 2.0.5

There's a bug somewhere - a nice little challenge to find it and worth the effort as I believe that VLC is the best player and the fact its freeware only adds to its beauty.

[Just17]

Do, in a terminal

vlc  <path to file>.mp4


and copy and paste any errors you get

[jogurtmen]

Do, in a terminal

vlc  <path to file>.mp4


and copy and paste any errors you get

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vlc /home/xxxxxx/Game.of.Thrones.S02E04.HDTV.x264-2HD.mp4
VLC media player 2.0.5 Twoflower (revision 2.0.5-0-g1661b7d)
[0x8ef1ae0] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[0xb178fb30] access_http access error: error: HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
[0xb178fb30] access_http access error: error: HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
[0xb178fb30] access_mms access error: error: HTTP/1.1 400 Invalid Request
[0xb2f02980] main demux meta error: no suitable access module for `http://services.tvrage.com/feeds/search.php?show=Game of Thrones'
[0x8f88398] pulse audio output error: PulseAudio server connection failure: Connection refused
Segmentation fault


[linuxsnow]

Here's my output via terminal where I used cvlc rather than vlc as instructed by output after running vlc

cvlc /Home/xx/shlnm.mp4
VLC media player 2.0.5 Twoflower (revision 2.0.5-0-g1661b7d)
[0x828eac0] dummy interface: using the dummy interface module...
[0xb2d00988] filesystem access error: cannot open file /Home/xx/shlnm.mp4 (No such file or directory)
[0xb2d00988] main access error: File reading failed
[0xb2d00988] main access error: VLC could not open the file "/Home/xx/shlnm.mp4". (No such file or directory)
[0xb2f00610] main input error: open of `file:///Home/xx/shlnm.mp4' failed
[0xb2f00610] main input error: Your input can't be opened
[0xb2f00610] main input error: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'file:///Home/xx/shlnm.mp4'. Check the log for details.

[Just17]

Do, in a terminal

vlc  <path to file>.mp4


and copy and paste any errors you get

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vlc /home/xxxxxx/Game.of.Thrones.S02E04.HDTV.x264-2HD.mp4
VLC media player 2.0.5 Twoflower (revision 2.0.5-0-g1661b7d)
[0x8ef1ae0] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[0xb178fb30] access_http access error: error: HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
[0xb178fb30] access_http access error: error: HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden
[0xb178fb30] access_mms access error: error: HTTP/1.1 400 Invalid Request
[0xb2f02980] main demux meta error: no suitable access module for `http://services.tvrage.com/feeds/search.php?show=Game of Thrones'
[0x8f88398] pulse audio output error: [b]PulseAudio server connection failure: Connection refused[/b]
Segmentation fault


PulseAudio is not working correctly.

This might help ..... you should also try launching PulseAudio Volume Control (pavucontrol from repository) and get familiar with it for control of audio streams and devices.

http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,105480.msg922606.html#msg922606

[Just17]

Here's my output via terminal where I used cvlc rather than vlc as instructed by output after running vlc

....  and was there any difference in the error reported?

cvlc /Home/xx/shlnm.mp4
VLC media player 2.0.5 Twoflower (revision 2.0.5-0-g1661b7d)
[0x828eac0] dummy interface: using the dummy interface module...
[0xb2d00988] filesystem access error: cannot open file /Home/xx/shlnm.mp4 (No such file or directory)
[0xb2d00988] main access error: File reading failed
[0xb2d00988] main access error: VLC could not open the file "/Home/xx/shlnm.mp4". (No such file or directory)
[0xb2f00610] main input error: open of `file:///Home/xx/shlnm.mp4' failed
[0xb2f00610] main input error: Your input can't be opened
[0xb2f00610] main input error: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'file:///Home/xx/shlnm.mp4'. Check the log for details.

Check the permissions on the file to ensure you are allowed access.
Are there other files in the same directory that you can access?

Is the file itself OK?

[jogurtmen]

@Just17

I don't use PulseAudio and I haven't installed it yet. Predecessor version of the VLC was working without problems, after the update on the new 2.05  version these problems occurred.

[Just17]

@Just17

I don't use PulseAudio and I haven't installed it yet. Predecessor version of the VLC was working without problems, after the update on the new 2.05  version these problems occurred.

Then maybe VLC is set to use PulseAudio as the audio output and it fails because it does not exist?

[Old-Polack]

Here's my output via terminal where I used cvlc rather than vlc as instructed by output after running vlc

cvlc /Home/xx/shlnm.mp4
VLC media player 2.0.5 Twoflower (revision 2.0.5-0-g1661b7d)
[0x828eac0] dummy interface: using the dummy interface module...
[0xb2d00988] filesystem access error: cannot open file /Home/xx/shlnm.mp4 (No such file or directory)
[0xb2d00988] main access error: File reading failed
[0xb2d00988] main access error: VLC could not open the file "/Home/xx/shlnm.mp4". (No such file or directory)
[0xb2f00610] main input error: open of `file:///Home/xx/shlnm.mp4' failed
[0xb2f00610] main input error: Your input can't be opened
[0xb2f00610] main input error: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'file:///Home/xx/shlnm.mp4'. Check the log for details.

Correct your command path. /home/.... not /Home/...

[Just17]

Correct your command path. /home/.... not /Home/...

Duh!
I saw it ..... it registered ...... and no flag waved .....  need another coffee it seems!

[Old-Polack]

Correct your command path. /home/.... not /Home/...

Duh!
I saw it ..... it registered ...... and no flag waved .....  need another coffee it seems!

Capital idea, sport!  I just got mine.

[scoundrel]

started vlc via terminal and navigated to file ..this is what I got .

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[scoundrel@localhost ~]$ vlc
VLC media player 2.0.5 Twoflower (revision 2.0.5-0-g1661b7d)
[0x9e8daa8] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.

** WARNING **: Invalid borders specified for theme pixmap:
        /usr/share/themes/Elegant Dark/gtk-2.0/scrollbar/trough-scrollbar-vert.png,
borders don't fit within the image
[mpeg4 @ 0xaeb1ffc0] Invalid and inefficient vfw-avi packed B frames detected
[0x9f1dd00] dbus interface error: poll() failed: Interrupted system call
[0xaeb27b10] pulse audio output error: PulseAudio server connection failure: Connection refused
Real-time signal 0

do not have pulse installed  ..