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yves04

Member

Registered: 2012-09-23

Posts: 135

vlc and rolling

Hi all

I've always the same problem : I can't manage to have vlc working. When I run

$cvlc dvd:///dev/sr1

the answer is

VLC media player 2.1.5 Rincewind (revision 2.1.4-49-gdab6cb5)

[0x806d150] main interface error: no suitable interface module

[0x804b0d0] main libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed

[0x80b6a88] dummy interface: using the dummy interface module...

[0x80b7110] main input error: open of `dvd:///dev/sr1' failed

[0x80b7110] main input error: Your input can't be opened

[0x80b7110] main input error: VLC is unable to open the MRL 'dvd:///dev/sr1'. Check the log for details.

Maybe I've missed something. Have you had the same problem ?

Have a nice day.

lexeii

Administrator

Registered: 2012-03-21

Posts: 1,853

Re: vlc and rolling

Hi yves04,

I haven't CD/DVD drive installed in my netbook, so please excuse my dumb question:

Do you really have file named sr1 in the folder /dev after you insert your DVD?

If no, you can check visual what device file is added into /dev folder. But I think better you can use next commands:

1. Remove your DVD from drive. Open terminal and type next command following Enter key:

[c]ls /dev > dev1[/c]

(now file named "dev1" contains all file names in the /dev folder).

2. Insert your DVD into drive and wait few time until it rolls and stops. Type following command:

[c]ls /dev > dev2[/c]

(now file "dev2" appeared).

3. To check differences between two files type command:

[c]diff dev1 dev2[/c]

You'll see lines with "+" and "-" at the beginning. Plus means that this line (read: device file) added after you inserted your DVD.

Guest

Guest

Re: vlc and rolling

Also, try using /dev/sr0 if only one optical drive present.

mojo

Administrator

Registered: 2011-03-29

Posts: 2,174

Re: vlc and rolling

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/download/pinj4tb6ucchdmb/libvlc-2.1.5.tazpkg

[c]tazpkg install libvlc-2.1.5.tazpkg --forced[/c]

This will autoinstall libdvdread if connected to the internet.

If not download to flash drive and manual install.

[c]tazpkg install[/c] libdvdread-4.1.3.tazpkg

Keyboard controls do not work with cvlc.

yves04

Member

Registered: 2012-09-23

Posts: 135

Re: vlc and rolling

Thanks a lot for your quick answers. Just after I started the system, the command

$ls /dev/sr*

returns

/dev/sr0  /dev/sr1  /dev/sr2

because I've three drives (two internal IDE and one external usb)

I've done as you have said Aleksej but

$diff dev1 dev2

doesn't return anything

So I've tried as mojo said

#tazpkg install libvlc-2.1.5.tazpkg --forced

the answer is

/usr/bin/tazpkg: .: line 3090: can't open '/tmp/19570/receipt'

But #tazpkg install libdvdread-4.1.3.tazpkg works as well as #tazpkg -gi libdvdread and #tazpkg -gi libvlc (it's the same releases).

After #tazpkg -gi vlc  the problem is the same : vlc doesn't start.

Then I tried mplayer

mplayer dvd:// -dvd-device /dev/sr1

it works (but whithout menus)

I don't know how to set up smplayer

Have a nice day, thanks again Aleksej, fatmac, mojo