no able to play video with vlc

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hi

i installed vlc with many codec from packman

when i start vlc in console mode, i get:


VLC media player 1.0.3 Goldeneye
[0x71d5b8] main interface error: option x11-display does not exist

[0x71ff08] main interface error: option x11-display does not exist
[0x1737948] vmem video output error: Invalid lock or unlock callbacks
[0x1737948] main video output error: video output creation failed
[0x7f2a8c03d3e8] main decoder error: failed to create video output

any idea?
thanks

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Assuming you followed this
Multi-media and Restricted Format Installation Guide - openSUSE Forums

You could try switching the Video output pref to X11

or
try removing the vlc folder in ~/.config

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If it gives you too much trouble I would say install SMplayer, its a great front end to Mplayer and its my primary video player

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collinm wrote:

>
> hi
>
> i installed vlc with many codec from packman
>
> when i start vlc in console mode, i get:
>
I take it you are not running the X server.
I would have thought you need to use the GUI with vlc.

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in kde 4.3.4, i started konsole to see the error, so i get the error i specified yesterday…

@caf4926 i erased the folder, i get the same error and the video start with asci art

the problem was only vlc-qt and vlc-noX was installed… i don’t installed vlc because the description was not clear and seem not needed…

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the problem was only vlc-qt and vlc-noX was installed… i don’t installed vlc because the description was not clear and seem not needed…
It won’t usually let you do that, not quite sure how you managed it.

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i used yast to install it

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But you are OK now - yes?

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ya work fine now

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Good news. Take it easy!