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VLC has audio only - no GUI #79

Closed ZumaMan closed 7 years ago

ZumaMan commented 8 years ago

I have Korora 24 freshly loaded. Also just got the latest updates. When I play a video file using VLC media player, I can hear the audio, but cannot see the anything. The video does not show and also the GUI does not show. When I hit the alt-tab combination, it does not show VLC as being in the list. $ ps aux | grep vlc jj 1701 0.4 2.1 1931312 85660 tty2 Sl+ 16:17 0:05 /usr/bin/vlc --started-from-file jj 2744 0.0 0.0 117144 896 pts/0 S+ 16:38 0:00 grep --color=auto vlc I have a dual boot with Ubuntu and VLC works fine with the Ubuntu OS. My previous OS was Fedora 23. I did not have a problem with Fedora 23, but after upgrading to Fedora 24, VLC broke. Thinking my upgrade failed, I deleted my Fedora partition and installed Korora 24 from scratch. Now. same problem. Thanks

csmart commented 8 years ago

Hmm.. if you run it on the command line, do you get any errors that you can paste?

Also, can you run this check to see if you have the following packages installed?

rpm -q qt5-qtx11extras libxcb xcb-util-keysyms

ZumaMan commented 8 years ago

[18:32 jj ~]$ rpm -q qt5-qtx11extras libxcb xcb-util-keysyms qt5-qtx11extras-5.6.1-2.fc24.x86_64 libxcb-1.11.1-2.fc24.x86_64 xcb-util-keysyms-0.4.0-3.fc24.x86_64

ZumaMan commented 8 years ago

VLC_Errors.txt

First error is: QWidget::setMinimumSize: (/FirstRun) Negative sizes (-491607381,-491607381) are not possible

See attached file for complete error message list.

ZumaMan commented 8 years ago

Check out this link: I have exactly the same problem: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?p=1771736

ZumaMan commented 8 years ago

For output from: vlc --file-logging VLCLOG --verbose=2 vlc-log.txt

csmart commented 8 years ago

in vlc-log.txt it seems to be trying to play file:///home/jj/VLCLOG ? But it doesn't exist?

filesystem error: cannot open file /home/jj/VLCLOG (No such file or directory)

csmart commented 8 years ago

Are you running proprietary nvidia drivers? If so, can you try reverting to nouveau and seeing if the problem does away?

ZumaMan commented 8 years ago

See also: https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=136151&p=449576#p449576 If I run VLC from the command line and add the option: vlc filename.mp4 --no-embedded-video then I get video, but no GUI controls just as they said.

ZumaMan commented 8 years ago

I am running whatever video drivers come with the package. This is a clean install with no mods.

ZumaMan commented 8 years ago

Here is my video card: $ lspci | grep VGA 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Cedar [Radeon HD 5000/6000/7350/8350 Series]

ZumaMan commented 8 years ago

Here is X driver: $ glxinfo | grep -i vendor server glx vendor string: SGI client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI Vendor: X.Org (0x1002) OpenGL vendor string: X.Org

ZumaMan commented 8 years ago

VLC Version: $ rpm -qa | grep vlc vlc-3.0.0-0.8.fc24.x86_64 vlc-extras-3.0.0-0.8.fc24.x86_64 vlc-core-3.0.0-0.8.fc24.x86_64

csmart commented 8 years ago

OK, interesting, thanks. Are you running in Wayland session?

I can only assume that upstream RPMFusion has broken VLC, but I can't find a bug upstream: https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=vlc

Did you try the downgrade as mentioned in the Fedora Forum post?

dnf downgrade vlc vlc-core

ZumaMan commented 8 years ago

Not yet, I wanted to get as much info as possible first. I am not in any hurry as I dual boot with Ubuntu 16.04 and it works fine with that. FYI with Ubuntu I have VLC version 2.2.2 Weathermax I will give it a try if you can guide me through getting the latest version back so we can continue testing with the broken version.

csmart commented 8 years ago

If you downgrade, you can just dnf upgrade again - we keep the older rpms in the repo for a while, but they do get removed. I can also try and build vlc from fedora 25 for fedora 24 and see if that helps.. strange cause it doesn't seem to be affecting many people :-S

ZumaMan commented 8 years ago

$ sudo dnf downgrade vlc vlc-core Last metadata expiration check: 1:30:33 ago on Wed Nov 2 21:45:42 2016. Error: package vlc-extras-3.0.0-0.8.fc24.x86_64 requires vlc-core(x86-64) = 3.0.0-0.8.fc24, but none of the providers can be installed (try to add '--allowerasing' to command line to replace conflicting packages)

csmart commented 8 years ago

OK, so it's not happy with the dependencies.. I don't have 24 handy, can you add --allowerasing and see what happens? Failing that we can remove vlc and install the specific version:

sudo dnf erase vlc
sudo dnf install vlc-3.0.0-0.1.fc24.x86_64 vlc-core-3.0.0-0.1.fc24.x86_64
jimkp commented 8 years ago

Try this, it worked for me on Cinnamon: sudo dnf downgrade vlc*

csmart commented 8 years ago

@ZumaMan also, can you try to move your existing vlc config out of the way so that you get a fresh one, and see if it helps?

mv ~/.config/vlc{,-moved}
vlc filename.mp4

Can you also try creating a new user, logging in as that new user and running vlc?

ZumaMan commented 8 years ago

Here is a quote from: https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=134319

"So I asked the RPMFusion guys why they included bleeding-edge 3.0.0 VLC in their repository: https://bugzilla.rpmfusion.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4185 It was done so because the packager of ffmpeg (also from RPMFusion) bundled ffmpeg-3.x.x, which VLC 2.2.4 doesn't build with. Given that ffpmeg 3.x.x has been out for some time, I can't blame RPMFusion packager's decision to go for ffmpeg 3.x.x for Fedora 24.

What I'd like to know, however, is whether VLC 2.2.4 not building with ffmpeg 3.x.x is genuine incompatibility or some artificial version limit set forth within the make configure script. If VLC 2.2.x can be patched to work with ffpmeg 3.x.x, we will have a path toward RPMFusion providing VLC 2.2.x instead of 3.0.0."

So it looks like Fedora/Korora 24 is inherently broken as far as VLC is concerned. The only reason I chose Korora over Fedora 24 is because it was supposed to come prepackaged with a working version of VLC. So my only resolve is to go back to a Ubuntu based distro which does not seem to have such problems. Thank you csmart for all your help.

ZumaMan commented 7 years ago

$ sudo dnf downgrade vlc vlc-core --allowerasing [sudo] password for jj: Last metadata expiration check: 2:12:47 ago on Mon Nov 7 18:12:44 2016.

Dependencies resolved.

Package Arch Version Repository Size

Downgrading: vlc x86_64 3.0.0-0.1.fc24 rpmfusion-free 1.8 M vlc-core x86_64 3.0.0-0.1.fc24 rpmfusion-free 7.9 M vlc-extras x86_64 3.0.0-0.1.fc24 rpmfusion-free 62 k

Transaction Summary

Downgrade 3 Packages

Total download size: 9.8 M Is this ok [y/N]: ... ... Downgraded: vlc.x86_64 3.0.0-0.1.fc24 vlc-core.x86_64 3.0.0-0.1.fc24
vlc-extras.x86_64 3.0.0-0.1.fc24

Before: $ rpm -qa | grep vlc vlc-3.0.0-0.8.fc24.x86_64 vlc-extras-3.0.0-0.8.fc24.x86_64 vlc-core-3.0.0-0.8.fc24.x86_64

After: $ rpm -qa | grep vlc vlc-extras-3.0.0-0.1.fc24.x86_64 vlc-core-3.0.0-0.1.fc24.x86_64 vlc-3.0.0-0.1.fc24.x86_64

ZumaMan commented 7 years ago

VLC now works as I expect.

ZumaMan commented 7 years ago

@csmart: Sorry, I downgraded before I read your next suggestion. At least now we know one thing that works and one that does not. For your other suggestion:

mv ~/.config/vlc{,-moved} vlc filename.mp4

I presume you want me to do that with the latest version of VLC. Going back to latest VLC version:

$ sudo dnf install vlc [sudo] password for jj: Last metadata expiration check: 2:32:17 ago on Mon Nov 7 18:12:44 2016. Package vlc-3.0.0-0.1.fc24.x86_64 is already installed, skipping.

Dependencies resolved.

Package Arch Version Repository Size

Skipping packages with conflicts: (add '--best --allowerasing' to command line to force their upgrade): vlc x86_64 3.0.0-0.8.fc24 rpmfusion-free-updates 1.8 M vlc-core x86_64 3.0.0-0.8.fc24 rpmfusion-free-updates 7.8 M vlc-extras x86_64 3.0.0-0.8.fc24 rpmfusion-free-updates 62 k

Transaction Summary

Skip 3 Packages

Nothing to do. Complete! [20:45 jj ~]$ sudo dnf install vlc --best --allowerasing Last metadata expiration check: 2:33:08 ago on Mon Nov 7 18:12:44 2016. Package vlc-3.0.0-0.1.fc24.x86_64 is already installed, skipping.

Dependencies resolved.

Package Arch Version Repository Size

Upgrading: vlc x86_64 3.0.0-0.8.fc24 rpmfusion-free-updates 1.8 M vlc-core x86_64 3.0.0-0.8.fc24 rpmfusion-free-updates 7.8 M vlc-extras x86_64 3.0.0-0.8.fc24 rpmfusion-free-updates 62 k

Transaction Summary

Upgrade 3 Packages

Total download size: 9.7 M Is this ok [y/N]: ... ... Upgraded: vlc.x86_64 3.0.0-0.8.fc24 vlc-core.x86_64 3.0.0-0.8.fc24
vlc-extras.x86_64 3.0.0-0.8.fc24

ZumaMan commented 7 years ago

OK I again have the broken version of VLC:

$ rpm -qa | grep vlc vlc-core-3.0.0-0.8.fc24.x86_64 vlc-extras-3.0.0-0.8.fc24.x86_64 vlc-3.0.0-0.8.fc24.x86_64

csmart commented 7 years ago

OK, so .8 is broken.

Can you downgrade again and then lock it?

sudo dnf versionlock add vlc

That should stop you from getting the newer broken version.

What's interesting is that I've asked everyone else running k24 and no-one has the vlc issue.. so it is strange.

ZumaMan commented 7 years ago

$ mv ~/.config/vlc{,-moved}

vlc folder gets renamed as vlc-moved:

~/.config]$ ls -d v* vlc-moved

Now running a mp4 file...

$ vlc RW10.mp4 VLC media player 3.0.0-git Vetinari (revision 2.2.0-git-8754-g1c89583) [00005573bddec1c8] core libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. QWidget::setMinimumSize: (/FirstRun) Negative sizes (-491607381,-491607381) are not possible ...

This did not help. Still have audio only with no GUI. Killing the VLC process: $ killall vlc

But I did get a new vlc config directory: $ ls -d ~/.config/v* /home/jj/.config/vlc /home/jj/.config/vlc-moved

I'll go back now and downgrade and lock.

$ sudo dnf downgrade vlc vlc-core --allowerasing $ sudo dnf versionlock add vlc Last metadata expiration check: 0:12:29 ago on Mon Nov 7 21:14:09 2016. Adding versionlock on: vlc-0:3.0.0-0.1.fc24.*

csmart commented 7 years ago

ok that looks good, and I assume it works again now? If you try to upgrade vlc it shouldn't find the newer version:

dnf upgrade vlc

ZumaMan commented 7 years ago

So, for now it looks like the workaround for anyone with this problem is the following:

$ sudo dnf downgrade vlc vlc-core --allowerasing $ sudo dnf versionlock add vlc

However this is a temporary fix since I still want to get the upgrades as they come in. Remember, also that many people on the Fedora forums are reporting this issue for version 24 and the same VLC version, so it looks like some joint effort is needed to solve the problem- maybe as far back as fixing the QT version. I'll check back here from time to time to see if there are other ideas to try. Most likely all the people with problems have some similar configurations on their computers.

I don't mind helping with this issue. If you want, I can compile the source with a couple different versions of the compiler/QT version. I don't exactly know the history behind what changed to cause the failure on some systems, but if someone can research this and step me through how to test different versions of interest we can use my computer as a test platform.

jimkp commented 7 years ago

There is a RPMFusion bug if you would like to help

csmart commented 7 years ago

Is that the same problem he's facing though?

ZumaMan commented 7 years ago

I don't recall seeing any xcb error messages.

jimkp commented 7 years ago

Quote from above "Check out this link: I have exactly the same problem: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?p=1771736" It is full of xcb errors

ZumaMan commented 7 years ago

Here is my output in terminal when it is failing:

$ vlc RW10.mp4 VLC media player 3.0.0-git Vetinari (revision 2.2.0-git-8754-g1c89583) [00005573bddec1c8] core libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. QWidget::setMinimumSize: (/FirstRun) Negative sizes (-491607381,-491607381) are not possible QWidget::setMinimumSize: (/QStatusBar) The largest allowed size is (16777215,16777215) QWidget::setMaximumSize: (/QStatusBar) The largest allowed size is (16777215,16777215) QWidget::setMinimumSize: (/FirstRun) Negative sizes (-491607381,-491607381) are not possible QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 422, resource id: 25165828, major code: 2 (ChangeWindowAttributes), minor code: 0 QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 423, resource id: 25165828, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0 QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 424, resource id: 25165828, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0 QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 425, resource id: 25165828, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0 QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 427, resource id: 25165828, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0 QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 428, resource id: 25165828, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0 QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 429, resource id: 25165828, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0 QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 433, resource id: 25165828, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0 QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 437, resource id: 25165828, major code: 2 (ChangeWindowAttributes), minor code: 0 QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 438, resource id: 25165828, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0 QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 439, resource id: 25165828, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0 QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 440, resource id: 25165828, major code: 20 (GetProperty), minor code: 0 QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 444, resource id: 25165828, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0 QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 445, resource id: 25165828, major code: 18 (ChangeProperty), minor code: 0

ZumaMan commented 7 years ago

@jimkp So, yes, you are correct in that.

ZumaMan commented 7 years ago

But I don't get:

VLC media player 3.0.0-git Vetinari (revision 2.2.0-git-8754-g1c89583) [000055868f4a81c8] core libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. This application failed to start because it could not find or load the Qt platform plugin "xcb"

Could these two problems be related? I'm not ready to start stepping through code, but I don't mind doing a couple of compiles with different variables to see what changes.

jimkp commented 7 years ago

The strange thing is that only some people are affected. It works for the majority of users. If there was a way to find the common factor the solution would probably be simple.

csmart commented 7 years ago

Yeah makes me wonder if it's a combination of graphics drivers or something.. or running on wayland, or something..

ZumaMan commented 7 years ago

Looking at the ChangeLog from: https://www.rpmfind.net/linux/RPM/rpmfusion/free/fedora/updates/24/x86_64/v/vlc-3.0.0-0.8.fc24.x86_64.html

Note that version 3.0.0-0.1 (which works) uses QT version 5. So I would say that this is not a QT problem. However, version 3.0.0-0.4 says:

Now currently on my working version I have: $ ffmpeg -version | grep "version" ffmpeg version 3.0.3 Copyright (c) 2000-2016 the FFmpeg developers

So I think a reasonable probability is that the ffmpeg version is at fault.

When I downgraded I went from 3.0.0-0.8 to version 3.0.0-0.1. How can I try the intermediate versions between 0.1 and 0.8 to see exactly where it breaks?

Changelog

ZumaMan commented 7 years ago

By the way, with version 3.0.0-0.8 I can play videos via $ rvlc add filename.mp4 volume 150 stop quit

So, really, the only thing broken in 3.0.0-0.8 is the menu items in the GUI.

ZumaMan commented 7 years ago

$ sudo dnf install vlc.x86_64 3.0.0-0.4.fc24
Last metadata expiration check: 2:47:48 ago on Thu Nov 10 21:45:16 2016. Package vlc-3.0.0-0.1.fc24.x86_64 is already installed, skipping. No package 3.0.0-0.4.fc24 available. Error: Unable to find a match.

Also: ]$ dnf --showduplicates list vlc Last metadata expiration check: 0:15:46 ago on Fri Nov 11 00:19:02 2016. Installed Packages vlc.x86_64 3.0.0-0.1.fc24 @rpmfusion-free
Available Packages vlc.x86_64 3.0.0-0.1.fc24 @rpmfusion-free
vlc.x86_64 3.0.0-0.1.fc24 rpmfusion-free
vlc.x86_64 3.0.0-0.8.fc24 rpmfusion-free-updates

Apparently different versions were compiled, but not released?