Vlc seg faults?

[Ron Siven]

Nigel Henry wrote:
> On Wednesday 04 February 2009 20:14, Daniel B. Thurman wrote:
>   
>> Fedora 9 w/ latest updates
>>
>> Perhaps some do not use VLC, but in any case it seg faults?
>>
>> Feb  4 11:10:35 gold kernel: vlc[27715]: segfault at aeff7fd0 ip
>> 0058ad6c sp aeff7fd4 error 6 in libc-2.8.so[51b000+163000]
>> Feb  4 11:11:10 gold kernel: vlc[27787]: segfault at aeffafe0 ip
>> 0058ad6c sp aeffafe4 error 6 in libc-2.8.so[51b000+163000]
>> Feb  4 11:11:29 gold ntpd[2729]: kernel time sync status change 0001
>> Feb  4 11:12:06 gold kernel: vlc[27887]: segfault at aeff7fe0 ip
>> 0058ad6c sp aeff7fe4 error 6 in libc-2.8.so[51b000+163000]
>> Feb  4 11:12:10 gold kernel: vlc[27906]: segfault at aeef9ff0 ip
>> 0058ad6c sp aeef9ff4 error 6 in libc-2.8.so[51b000+163000]
>> Feb  4 11:12:14 gold kernel: vlc[27926]: segfault at af0f7fd0 ip
>> 0058ad6c sp af0f7fd4 error 6 in libc-2.8.so[51b000+163000]
>>
>> Anyone have this problem?
>>     
>
> Hi Daniel.
>
> I'm only referencing playing DVD's here, but vlc plays them ok on F9, as does 
> Mplayer, and I've just got Kaffeine playing them as well, using the gstreamer 
> engine.
>
> I'm using an Asus M2N-X Plus mobo with an ati pci-express graphics card. 
> Fedora 9 has chosen to use the radeon driver for this card, but other distros 
> on this same machine have chosen different graphics drivers. For example, the 
> Archlinux install, which has the same vlc version as Fedora 9 is using the 
> ati driver, and vlc works ok on that.
>
> I also have Ubuntu, and Kubuntu Intrepid 8.10 installs on the same machine. 
> they are using the qt version of vlc (0.9.4 Grishenko), and both these 
> distros have installed using the vesa graphics driver. Vlc will not play 
> dvd's. I get the menu, and about a half second of sound and video, then the 
> playback stops. I won't ramble on, but think this may have something to do 
> with the vesa graphics driver on the Ubuntu/Kubuntu Intrepid installs, and 
> the vlc qt version.
>
> I removed vlc from the Kubuntu Intrepid install, and installed the older 
> version of vlc from the Kubuntu hardy repo, which has vlc 0.8.6a janus 
> (wxWidgets Interface). That version of vlc works fine on Kubuntu Intrepid, 
> with the vesa graphics driver.
>
> On my Kubuntu/Ubuntu Intrepid installs, Totem, Ogle, Kaffeine, and Xine play 
> dvd's ok. It's just a problem with the qt version of vlc (0.9.4 Grishenko).
>
> I've just rebooted to F8 on the same machine. Vlc is version 0.8.7 Janus 
> (wxWidgets interface), and plays dvd's ok, and that is using the vesa 
> graphics driver.
>
> Personally, I'd try downloading, and installing the F8 version of vlc from the 
> rpmfusion repo, if it's still available, as F8 is now no longer supported.
>
> Just some observations from problems I've had with vlc on Ubuntu/Kubuntu 
> Intrepid, using the qt version of vlc, and perhaps related to the graphics 
> card driver being used.
>
> Sorry if this is a bit of a ramble, but I've already posted my problem to 3 
> mailing lists, including videolan, but with no replies. I've fixed my vlc 
> problem on Ubuntu/Kubuntu Intrepid, by using an earlier version of vlc. The 
> same may work for you.
>
> All the best.
>
> nigel.
>
>   
You could try :

vlc --reset-config