VLC issue: no sound, no video... nothing - Page 5

baobob · #41 (**permalink**) 08-Jul-2008, 03:32

Indeed, I've heard that it is not recommanded to log as root. But I couldn't edit this file as a normal user. That's why I did that. I searched on the forum for an alternative ("brief") way to modify it, but without success.
I'm not sure to understand how could I mess up the permissions setup by adding a line in one file?!

I admit I should have switched to normal user right after editing the file. It's a forgetting.

oldcpu · #42 (**permalink**) 08-Jul-2008, 04:45

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Originally Posted by baobob

I'm not sure to understand how could I mess up the permissions setup by adding a line in one file?!

Editing one file? No. Loggin on to X and running your desktop as user root, and setting up your multimedia - YES.

Reading your post, I was left with the specific impression you were running X as user root.

baobob · #43 (**permalink**) 08-Jul-2008, 05:13

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Originally Posted by oldcpu

Reading your post, I was left with the specific impression you were running X as user root.

And you were right.

So, what can I do? If my PC is a mess? I guess I'm not the first fool to log in as root and modify my multimedia settings!
...
Am I?

Can I do that? It doesn't matter if I loose my configuration: except trying to fix multimedia stuffs, I haven't enjoyed suse a lot for now!

ydkSinisteR · #44 (**permalink**) 20-Jul-2008, 15:01

Hi, i'm new as well. I had the same problem with VLC and no sound.

I read this thread and I now have sound with all my AVI files, but when I play a VOB file in VLC I get a picture but no sound.

Can anyone help with this problem?

Thanx in advance

oldcpu · #45 (**permalink**) 20-Jul-2008, 15:10

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Originally Posted by ydkSinisteR

I read this thread and I now have sound with all my AVI files, but when I play a VOB file in VLC I get a picture but no sound.

Is your openSUSE 32bit? 64bit? is the audio in the VOB ac3?

Did you try different output audio module in VLC?

ydkSinisteR · #46 (**permalink**) 20-Jul-2008, 15:14

Hi oldcpu, my version is x64 and the audio codec is a52

I tried every type of audio in VLC and nothing.

oldcpu · #47 (**permalink**) 20-Jul-2008, 15:52

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Originally Posted by ydkSinisteR

Hi oldcpu, my version is x64 and the audio codec is a52

I tried every type of audio in VLC and nothing.

From what I recall the A/52 audio codec, is also known as AC-3 or Dolby Digital

I had a user on IRC#suse complain that VLC would not provide auio for files with an AC3 codec. ... Their openSUSE was 64-bit and they tried both videolan and packman packaged VLC versions. I have no problems with my 32-bit Packman packager packaged vlc.

I'm wondering if the 64-bit builds of VLC could have packaging problems? or maybe even problems with the 64-bit implementation of VLC?

PLEASE can we get some 64-bit PC users test their VLC and see how it works with vob and other files that have audio a52/ac3 codecs? If so, then we need to report this to the Packman (and maybe also videolan) packagers.

ydkSinisteR · #48 (**permalink**) 20-Jul-2008, 17:29

Ok, I have some good news on the no sound for VOB files in VLC on x64 versions.

I've been trying ages and just can't get sound on VLC, so I looked round on the net at sites and one site said to install MPlayer and KMplayer.

So I brought up software manager and it had them in the packman repository, installed them and I now have sound with MPlayer.

I have KMPlayer for my Windows system so I knew it and trust it, but there's still the issue with VLC.

MPlayer is just a temp fix, as I prefer VLC so like oldcpu said maybe there's errors in the source code of VLC and needs to be fixed.

oldcpu · #49 (**permalink**) 20-Jul-2008, 17:38

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Originally Posted by ydkSinisteR

So I brought up software manager and it had them in the packman repository, installed them and I now have sound with MPlayer.

I recommend you also install smplayer, which is a great front end to MPlayer:
smplayer site: SMPlayer - General Info
Packman site: PackMan packaged rpms of smplayer