VLC issue: no sound, no video... nothing

[bcrisciotti]

Just to figure what's happening, could you execute vlc in a console and post the messages while the program is playing some file?

[baobob]

here it is the first URL: http://pastebin.ca/1063738

tsalsa.txt - nopaste.com (beta)

rpm -qa | grep alsa

alsa-oss-1.0.15-48.1
alsa-utils-1.0.16-35.1
alsa-plugins-1.0.16-57.1
alsa-1.0.16-39.1
alsa-plugins-pulse-1.0.16-57.1

rpm -qa | grep pulse

pulseaudio-module-bluetooth-0.9.10-26.1
pulseaudio-module-lirc-0.9.10-26.1
libpulse0-0.9.10-26.1
pulseaudio-module-x11-0.9.10-26.1
pulseaudio-module-zeroconf-0.9.10-26.1
libpulse-mainloop-glib0-0.9.10-26.1
pulseaudio-0.9.10-26.1
pulseaudio-module-gconf-0.9.10-26.1
pulseaudio-esound-compat-0.9.10-26.1
alsa-plugins-pulse-1.0.16-57.1
libpulsecore4-0.9.10-26.1
libpulse-browse0-0.9.10-26.1
pulseaudio-utils-0.9.10-26.1
gstreamer-0_10-pulse-0.9.7-42.pm.1

rpm -q libasound2

libasound2-1.0.16-39.1

cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound

options snd slots=snd-hda-intel
# u1Nb.xqPQcijbrk4:82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel

[baobob]

Originally Posted by bcrisciotti

Just to figure what's happening, could you execute vlc in a console and post the messages while the program is playing some file?

baobob@linux-dxu6:~/Desktop> vlc projettripspain.wmv
VLC media player 0.8.6h Janus
[00000317] dc1394 demuxer error: Bad MRL, please check the option line (MRL was: projettripspain.wmv)
*** PULSEAUDIO: Unable to connect: Connection refused
[00000366] esd audio output error: cannot open esound socket (format 0x00001021 at 44100 Hz)
*** PULSEAUDIO: Unable to connect: Connection refused
X Error of failed request:  BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)
  Major opcode of failed request:  140 (XVideo)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  19 ()
  Serial number of failed request:  86
  Current serial number in output stream:  87

[RedDwarf]

In Achieve Zen with openSUSE 11 it's already said that "VLC required root to have audio, wtf?".

I would say if someone with PulseAudio (and ALSA redirecting to it) wants to get sound from VLC he should one of these:
- Add himself to the audio group? Some people have reported to work.
- Remove alsa-plugins-pulse package.
- Use VLC with EsounD?
- Ask Packman to package vlc-plugin-pulse

[baobob]

Originally Posted by RedDwarf

In Achieve Zen with openSUSE 11 it's already said that "VLC required root to have audio, wtf?".

I would say if someone with PulseAudio (and ALSA redirecting to it) wants to get sound from VLC he should one of these:
- Add himself to the audio group? Some people have reported to work.
- Remove alsa-plugins-pulse package.
- Use VLC with EsounD?
- Ask Packman to package vlc-plugin-pulse

I tried your 3 first tips. But I can't find vlc-plugin-pulse with the software manager, in the packman reposery.

[bcrisciotti]

Well it seems a problem related to sound server. But you also have no video output. What is your graphic card? I had a problem whit the video driver also. I have a fresh test install but now i am not at home. I could try to replicate the operation tomorrow if you let of know your hardware.

[baobob]

Originally Posted by bcrisciotti

Well it seems a problem related to sound server. But you also have no video output. What is your graphic card? I had a problem whit the video driver also. I have a fresh test install but now i am not at home. I could try to replicate the operation tomorrow if you let of know your hardware.

Let say that, most of the time, the video is ok. I can't telle exactly what is my graphic card. It's built in the mother board I think, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100, something like that.

[baobob]

Originally Posted by microchip8

get MPlayer or Xine, dude. Solves all your problems. VLC is very buggy

unfortunately, MPlayer didn't solve all my problems: it behaves like vlc.

[oldcpu]

Originally Posted by baobob

baobob@linux-dxu6:~/Desktop> vlc projettripspain.wmv
VLC media player 0.8.6h Janus
[00000317] dc1394 demuxer error: Bad MRL, please check the option line (MRL was: projettripspain.wmv)
*** PULSEAUDIO: Unable to connect: Connection refused
[00000366] esd audio output error: cannot open esound socket (format 0x00001021 at 44100 Hz)
*** PULSEAUDIO: Unable to connect: Connection refused
X Error of failed request:  BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)
  Major opcode of failed request:  140 (XVideo)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  19 ()
  Serial number of failed request:  86
  Current serial number in output stream:  87

This looks like a 3D desktop error. Do you still get this with your 3D desktop disabled?

[oldcpu]

Originally Posted by baobob

cat /etc/modprobe.d/sound

options snd slots=snd-hda-intel
# u1Nb.xqPQcijbrk4:82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel

You could try ensure your alsa is setup for your PC hardware. Here are two possible edits you could try for your /etc/modprobe.d/sound file. After each edit, restart your alsa with "rcalsasound restart"

options snd slots=snd-hda-intel
# u1Nb.xqPQcijbrk4:82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel=auto

then restart alsa with rcalsasound restart and test. Ensure you have alsa selected in your vlc sound output.

If that doesn't work, for your acer PC try

options snd slots=snd-hda-intel
# u1Nb.xqPQcijbrk4:82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel=acer

then restart alsa with rcalsasound restart and test. Ensure you have alsa selected in your vlc sound output.

But if this a 3D graphic problem, then the above will not help.