[RESOLVED] vlc 1.1.9 won't play mkv files

[coonhunter]

I'm running pclos 2010.12 on kernel 2.6.38.6.vlc 1.1.9 won't play mkv (matroska) files.I get audio but no video.Running it from console i get the following error message:

Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
 m_el[mi_level] == NULL
 arrrrrrrrrrrrrg Up cannot escape itself
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
 m_el[mi_level] == NULL
 arrrrrrrrrrrrrg Up cannot escape itself

The files play ok with mplayer.

[Was_Just19]

The files play OK here but this is the output I see from Konsole ..... using up to date KDE ...

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[user@Dell ~]$ vlc  /media/Data/sample.mkv
VLC media player 1.1.9 The Luggage (revision exported)
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS")
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE")
[0x919d914] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
 m_el[mi_level] == NULL
 arrrrrrrrrrrrrg Up cannot escape itself
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
[0x932a96c] qt4 interface error: Unable to load extensions module
 m_el[mi_level] == NULL
 arrrrrrrrrrrrrg Up cannot escape itself
libva: libva version 0.31.1-sds1
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
libva: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/va/drivers/nvidia_drv_video.so
libva: va_openDriver() returns -1
No accelerated IMDCT transform found


[DarkBlueKoala]

Looks like you aren't the only one.

http://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=89814

Have you tried a reinstall of vlc and libmatroska2 through Synaptic?

[Old-Polack]

I don't much care for VLC, so don't use it except for testing purposes for the forum. That said, no problem here with 720p .mkv files, fully upgraded KDE 2010 release, as of today.

[root@fatman ~]# uname -r
2.6.38.6-pclos1.a64

VLC version;



Playing .mkv file from the History Channel Universe series;



Sorry about the picture size... that's what it opens to when selecting Open With --> VLC media player from the right click menu.



It gets a bit rocky on parts of the 1080p sample, (video staggers, severe artifacts, etc) while SMPlayer plays it perfectly, which is why I prefer using SMPlayer as my default.

 

[Was_Just19]

O-P .......  as I posted above VLC also plays that video here (as best the hardware will allow), but there are some odd warnings/errors seen when VLC is launched from the command line.

Do you get similar output?

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Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
 m_el[mi_level] == NULL
 arrrrrrrrrrrrrg Up cannot escape itself
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
[0x932a96c] qt4 interface error: Unable to load extensions module
 m_el[mi_level] == NULL
 arrrrrrrrrrrrrg Up cannot escape itself

[Old-Polack]

O-P .......  as I posted above VLC also plays that video here (as best the hardware will allow), but there are some odd warnings/errors seen when VLC is launched from the command line.

Do you get similar output?

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Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
 m_el[mi_level] == NULL
 arrrrrrrrrrrrrg Up cannot escape itself
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
[0x932a96c] qt4 interface error: Unable to load extensions module
 m_el[mi_level] == NULL
 arrrrrrrrrrrrrg Up cannot escape itself

I get this;

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[polack@fatman The.Universe.s01.02.03]$ vlc ./*S01E01*
VLC media player 1.1.9 The Luggage (revision exported)
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS")
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE")
[0x89df914] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
[0x8b5b084] qt4 interface error: Unable to load extensions module
[0x8b58a64] signals interface error: signal 17 overriden (0x41c190f0)
[0x8b58a64] signals interface error:  /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4(?)[(nil)]
[0x8b58a64] signals interface error: signal 17 overriden (0x41c190f0)
[0x8b58a64] signals interface error:  /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4(?)[(nil)]   <-- vlc is playing, and messages hold at this point until I click the close button. Then I get;
QPainter::begin: Paint device returned engine == 0, type: 2
QPainter::setCompositionMode: Painter not active
QPainter::end: Painter not active, aborted
[polack@fatman The.Universe.s01.02.03]$


[Was_Just19]

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m_el[mi_level] == NULL
 arrrrrrrrrrrrrg Up cannot escape itself
I wonder if it is some setting in VLC that is causing the above ......

The MKV file plays here despite that error .....  but it would be nice to know what causes it.

[Old-Polack]

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m_el[mi_level] == NULL
 arrrrrrrrrrrrrg Up cannot escape itself
I wonder if it is some setting in VLC that is causing the above ......

The MKV file plays here despite that error .....  but it would be nice to know what causes it.

I'm running VLC as it was installed, with whatever defaults were set. I've changed no settings I'm aware of, as I don't actually use VLC. I may have changed a setting at some time while doing a help post, at the request of the person being helped, but I don't actually recall doing so.

[Was_Just19]

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m_el[mi_level] == NULL
 arrrrrrrrrrrrrg Up cannot escape itself
I wonder if it is some setting in VLC that is causing the above ......

The MKV file plays here despite that error .....  but it would be nice to know what causes it.

I'm running VLC as it was installed, with whatever defaults were set. I've changed no settings I'm aware of, as I don't actually use VLC. I may have changed a setting at some time while doing a help post, at the request of the person being helped, but I don't actually recall doing so.

I would have made some changes ......  enabling Deinterlacing for TV stream and maybe some others I have forgotten. I did try disabling Deinterlacing, but that made no diff.

I may get a chance to uninstall it and delete all relevant config files before reinstalling, to see if that makes any difference.

regards.

[coonhunter]

Just booted up my machine after last night.Now it plays the mkv files just fine!..but i still get the same error message when opening the file:

Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
 m_el[mi_level] == NULL
 arrrrrrrrrrrrrg Up cannot escape itself
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
 m_el[mi_level] == NULL
 arrrrrrrrrrrrrg Up cannot escape itself

Don't know what all that means but as long as its playing the files now that's the main thing.

[Was_Just19]

Glad it is now working for you 

You might mark the title of the first post [SOLVED]  or maybe  [Resolved] 

[DarkBlueKoala]

Self-fixing software.  Beware of the impending apocalypse.