Bug#443415: vlc crashes on startup
A. Costa
agcosta at gis.net
Wed May 21 08:20:55 UTC 2008
Package: vlc
Version: 0.8.6.e-2.2
Followup-For: Bug #443415
I haven't been able to run 'vlc' as a regular user for months, (it works
as 'root'). Most command line invocations of bugs tend to produce the
same error given the same input. Not 'vlc'... on my system the errors
vary between the next five:
% vlc ; echo $?
VLC media player 0.8.6e Janus
Segmentation fault
139
% vlc ; echo $?
VLC media player 0.8.6e Janus
(.:16839): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type `PangoFcFamily'
(.:16839): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_new: assertion `G_TYPE_IS_OBJECT (object_type)' failed
Segmentation fault
139
% vlc ; echo $?
VLC media player 0.8.6e Janus
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16853): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_hash_table_lookup: assertion `hash_table != NULL' failed
(.:16853): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon 'gtk-cancel' for stock: Icon 'gtk-cancel' not present in theme
Xlib: unexpected async reply (sequence 0xed7)!
Xlib: sequence lost (0x10eac > 0xeff) in reply type 0x0!
The program '.' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadImplementation (server does not implement operation)'.
(Details: serial 3756 error_code 17 request_code 20 minor_code 0)
(Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)
139
% vlc ; echo $?
VLC media player 0.8.6e Janus
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_underline_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_thickness: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
(.:16910): Pango-CRITICAL **: pango_font_metrics_get_strikethrough_position: assertion `metrics != NULL' failed
Segmentation fault
139
vlc ; echo $?
VLC media player 0.8.6e Janus
Xlib: unexpected async reply (sequence 0x98)!
The program '.' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadAtom (invalid Atom parameter)'.
(Details: serial 335 error_code 5 request_code 20 minor_code 0)
(Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)
1
I tried purging and reinstalling with 'apt-get' but it didn't help.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) (ignored: LC_ALL set to C)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages vlc depends on:
ii libaa1 1.4p5-36 ascii art library
ii libatk1.0-0 1.22.0-1 The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii libc6 2.7-11 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libcaca0 0.99.beta13b-4 colour ASCII art library
ii libcairo2 1.6.4-2 The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii libcdio7 0.78.2+dfsg1-2.1 library to read and control CD-ROM
ii libcucul0 0.99.beta13b-4 low-level Unicode character drawin
ii libdbus-1-3 1.2.1-2 simple interprocess messaging syst
ii libdbus-glib-1-2 0.74-4 simple interprocess messaging syst
ii libfreetype6 2.3.5-1+b1 FreeType 2 font engine, shared lib
ii libfribidi0 0.10.9-1 Free Implementation of the Unicode
ii libgcc1 1:4.3.0-4 GCC support library
ii libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl 7.0.3-1 A free implementation of the OpenG
ii libglib2.0-0 2.16.3-2 The GLib library of C routines
ii libglu1-mesa [libglu1] 7.0.3-1 The OpenGL utility library (GLU)
ii libgtk2.0-0 2.12.9-4 The GTK+ graphical user interface
ii libice6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 Inter-Client Exchange library
ii libiso9660-5 0.78.2+dfsg1-2.1 library to work with ISO9660 files
ii libjpeg62 6b-14 The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG
ii libnotify1 [libnotify1 0.4.4-3 sends desktop notifications to a n
ii libpango1.0-0 1.20.2-2 Layout and rendering of internatio
ii libpng12-0 1.2.27-1 PNG library - runtime
ii libsdl-image1.2 1.2.6-3 image loading library for Simple D
ii libsdl1.2debian 1.2.13-2 Simple DirectMedia Layer
ii libsm6 2:1.0.3-1+b1 X11 Session Management library
ii libstdc++6 4.3.0-4 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
ii libtar 1.2.11-5 C library for manipulating tar arc
ii libtiff4 3.8.2-8 Tag Image File Format (TIFF) libra
ii libvcdinfo0 0.7.23-4 library to extract information fro
ii libvlc0 0.8.6.e-2.2 multimedia player and streamer lib
ii libwxbase2.6-0 2.6.3.2.2-2 wxBase library (runtime) - non-GUI
ii libwxgtk2.6-0 2.6.3.2.2-2 wxWidgets Cross-platform C++ GUI t
ii libx11-6 2:1.0.3-7 X11 client-side library
ii libxext6 2:1.0.4-1 X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii libxinerama1 2:1.0.3-1 X11 Xinerama extension library
ii libxosd2 2.2.14-1.5 X On-Screen Display library - runt
ii libxv1 2:1.0.4-1 X11 Video extension library
ii ttf-dejavu-core 2.24-2 Vera font family derivate with add
ii vlc-nox 0.8.6.e-2.2 multimedia player and streamer (wi
ii zlib1g 1:1.2.3.3.dfsg-12 compression library - runtime
vlc recommends no packages.
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