Re: [xine-user] Xine freezes on DVD playback

[Michael R. <mr...@us...>]

Hi,

> I've recently had a problem with xine freezing while playing DVDs. Video
> and audio simulaneously stop. I can still perform some functions (toggle
> fullscreen for examplu), but playback ceases.
>
> The odd thing I've noticed is that sending xine STOP and CONT signals
> seems to "wake it up", and it will continue playback after zipping ahead 
> whatever amount of time it missed.

This could point to a kernel issue. Could you try using XShm instead of Xv or 
disable audio or video entirely (use -Vnone or -Anone). In the without-video 
version, you might want to jump directly to a title, so you do not have to 
operate the menus blindly. Use dvd:/<title> for this.

Do you have experience with gdb? It would also be helpful to get a backtrace 
of one of these hangs.

Michael

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