VLC crashes when reading DVD

ae_lex · December 10, 2010, 2:59pm

A DVD that I’ve watched before suddenly doesn’t work. VLC gives the following output when started from the command line:


VLC media player 1.1.5 The Luggage (revision exported)
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS")
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE")
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
[0x80503f4] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
Blocked: call to sigaction(17, 0xb19ff114, 0xb19ff088)
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
Warning: call to rand()
Warning: call to rand()
Warning: call to rand()
Warning: call to rand()
Warning: call to rand()
(19769): Trying to open ksycoca from  "/var/tmp/kdecache-[username]/ksycoca4"
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.1.3
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
libdvdnav: DVD Title: My CD
libdvdnav: DVD Serial Number: 3C3361030Rimage
libdvdnav: DVD Title (Alternative): 
libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/home/[username]/.dvdnav/My CD.map'
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

libdvdread: Attempting to retrieve all CSS keys
libdvdread: This can take a _long_ time, please be patient

libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB at 0x00000119
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x00000143
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Found 1 VTS's
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
Warning: call to srand(555339)
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'de' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: de 
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'de' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: de 
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'de' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: de 
libdvdnav: *** pgci_ut handle is NULL ***
vlc: vm.c:1744: get_ID: Assertion `pgcit != ((void *)0)' failed.
Aborted

I hope somebody knows what going on. Thanks.

caf4926 · December 10, 2010, 4:42pm

Post result of

rpm -qi vlc

ae_lex · December 10, 2010, 4:58pm

Here it is (the output from rpm -qi vlc):


Name        : vlc                          Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 1.1.5                             Vendor: http://packman.links2linux.de
Release     : 1.pm.3.12                     Build Date: Mon 06 Dec 2010 16:56:53 CET
Install Date: Tue 07 Dec 2010 13:27:23 CET      Build Host: nott
Group       : Productivity/Multimedia/Video/Players   Source RPM: vlc-1.1.5-1.pm.3.12.src.rpm
Size        : 2232267                          License: GNU General Public License (GPL)
Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Mon 06 Dec 2010 16:58:54 CET, Key ID f899f20d9a795806
Packager    : detrei@links2linux.de
URL         : http://www.videolan.org/
Summary     : VLC - Video Lan Client
Description :
VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various
audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...)
as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast
in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.
Distribution: main_pm / openSUSE_11.2_Update

ae_lex · December 10, 2010, 5:51pm

I did use that mmcheck file to check for errors, but I can’t find any with it. I don’t think that having the browser plugins deliberately not installed counts. Neither is not having totem I’d think, since I’m using KDE.

I also tried to start playback completely from the command line:


>> vlc dvd://dev/sr0
VLC media player 1.1.5 The Luggage (revision exported)
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS")
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE")
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
[0x80503f4] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
Blocked: call to sigaction(17, 0xb1b32114, 0xb1b32088)
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
Warning: call to rand()
Warning: call to rand()
Warning: call to rand()
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 4.1.3
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
libdvdread: Can't stat dev/sr0
No such file or directory
libdvdnav: vm: failed to open/read the DVD
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access
libdvdread: Can't stat dev/sr0
No such file or directory
[0x82bad14] dvdread demux error: DVDRead cannot open source: dev/sr0
[0x82fffc4] main input error: open of `dvd://dev/sr0' failed: (null)
Warning: call to rand()
Warning: call to rand()

If I’m reading that right, it can’t seem to find/access my dvd drive.

caf4926 · December 10, 2010, 7:26pm

Did you try other players, like smplayer?

ae_lex · December 10, 2010, 7:58pm

I tried smplayer just now but it playes for 10 econds before stopping. It displays dvd://1//dev/dvd as window title. Hmm, I tried Kaffeine after it, which stopped responding, so I had to kill it. I then received an authorization dialogue (root, but I don’t know why), and cancelled it. Now smplayer seems to play without stuttering. I tried vlc again, which now seems to be able to play audio, but no video. It complains about a dcop server:


>> vlc
VLC media player 1.1.5 The Luggage (revision exported)
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS")
Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE")
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
[0x80503f4] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
Blocked: call to sigaction(17, 0xb1a34114, 0xb1a34088)
Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "")
Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1)
Warning: call to rand()
Warning: call to rand()
Warning: call to rand()
Warning: call to rand()
Warning: call to rand()
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.10 for DVD access

libdvdread: Attempting to retrieve all CSS keys
libdvdread: This can take a _long_ time, please be patient

libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.VOB at 0x00000119
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Get key for /VIDEO_TS/VTS_01_1.VOB at 0x00000143
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
libdvdread: Found 1 VTS's
libdvdread: Elapsed time 0
[0x860303c] main input error: Invalid PCR value in ES_OUT_SET_(GROUP_)PCR !
ERROR: Couldn't attach to DCOP server!

Interestingly, It now seems to be able to find css keys! This is really messed up.

BTW, I recently upgraded my KDE to version 4.4.4 — could it have changed something, so VLC (and Kaffeine, and smplayer) have trouble with a DVD drive?

caf4926 · December 10, 2010, 8:01pm

Are you sure nothing can benefit from this
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10573557/Switcher%20Pics/11.3-packman-switch.png

ae_lex · December 10, 2010, 9:45pm

I checked that before posting here.

But I noticed something curious. In Dolphin, I noticed that the user is my username (which is OK, right?), but the group is called “4294967295”? That doesn’t seem right.

Thanks for the help up to now, btw.

caf4926 · December 10, 2010, 10:01pm

If you mean to a file via right click > permissions
user = username (is correct)
group = users (would be normal)

ae_lex · December 10, 2010, 10:28pm

Sorry, I meant that the user group of the files on the dvd is called “4294967295”. I don’t know if it helps any, but it just seems wrong.

caf4926 · December 10, 2010, 10:43pm

I see this when looking at DVD files
I have to sleep now

ae_lex · December 11, 2010, 12:04pm

Hmm, so when I see this instead,


user = username (is correct)
group = 4294967295

it means that the DVD drive has some weird mount options? How would I check that?

Could a KDE update have done that? Because that’s the main thing I’ve updated this week (besides regular updates).

caf4926 · December 11, 2010, 12:18pm

ae_lex:

Hmm, so when I see this instead,
user = username (is correct)
group = 4294967295
it means that the DVD drive has some weird mount options? How would I check that?

Could a KDE update have done that? Because that’s the main thing I’ve updated this week (besides regular updates).

Not likely
Have you changed any group settings?

ae_lex · December 11, 2010, 12:25pm

No, I don’t change group settings, because I have no need to.

caf4926 · December 11, 2010, 2:22pm

In Yast > Security and Users > Users > edit > Details
In additional groups, do you see 4294967295

caf4926 · December 11, 2010, 2:36pm

Also. Have you tried a new user account to see if it behaves differently?

ae_lex · December 11, 2010, 2:37pm

I’m still using openSUSE 11.2 using KDE4, so for me it’s YaST > Security and Users > User and Group Management.

Still, there is not one group with UID = 4294967295. And it’s not a random number, because it stays the same each and every time.

caf4926 · December 11, 2010, 2:49pm

And did you try this?

ae_lex · December 11, 2010, 2:55pm

You posted just before my previous reply, so I was just testing it.

It behaved the same with a new account. Kind of annoying. So basically the problem is buried pretty deep, I’ve got no idea how it got there, nor how long it’s been there. sigh

caf4926 · December 11, 2010, 2:57pm

I take it this number: 4294967295
Is different with other DVD’s

What about other files, what do they display in permissions