When I try from terminal, I get a core dump
$ vlc
VLC media player 3.0.7.1 Vetinari (revision 3.0.7.1-0-gf3940db4af)
[00005590e330cbe0] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface.
Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
On 7/7/19 9:35 PM, Jack Craig wrote:
i use the gnome desktop and open a terminal window.
i launch it using vlc at the bash command line.
i Know this isnt right, should use cvlc or some such, but you asked, ...
hth,...
On Sun, Jul 7, 2019 at 7:31 PM Robert Moskowitz <rgm(a)htt-consult.com
<mailto:rgm@htt-consult.com>> wrote:
Where do you see these messages?
On 7/7/19 10:27 PM, Jack Craig wrote:
> i have a stubborn vlc too have you got any, ...
>
> Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open
> shared object file: No such file or directory
> Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open
> shared object file: No such file or directory
> *Gtk-Message: 13:52:48.765: GtkDialog mapped without a transient
> parent. This is discouraged.
> libva info: VA-API version 1.1.0
> libva info: va_getDriverName() returns -1
> libva error: va_getDriverName() failed with unknown libva
> error,driver_name=(null)
> [00007f2c44052130] glconv_vaapi_x11 gl error: vaInitialize:
> unknown libva error
> libva info: VA-API version 1.1.0*
> libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
> libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib64/dri/nouveau_drv_video.so
> libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_1
> libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
> Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open
> shared object file: No such file or directory
> Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open
> shared object file: No such file or directory
>
> how ever its f28 so eol, ...
>
> still i'd love to know how to fix it...
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 7, 2019 at 7:15 PM Joe Zeff <joe(a)zeff.us
> <mailto:joe@zeff.us>> wrote:
>
> On 07/07/2019 07:19 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> > How can I find its process number to try and kill it or any
> better way
> > to get its attention?
>
> ps aux | grep vlc | grerp -v grep
>
> will do what you want. I have this as a one-liner shell
> script because
> it comes in handy more often than you'd expect.
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-- Steve