VLC works, DVD Player doesn't

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VLC works, DVD Player doesn't

So I can't figure it out. I have been trying for weeks now to get DVD Player to play DVD's (I don't know why it stopped), but it simply won't. Even if it's a movie copied to my hard disk, it simply won't play. If I do get it to sort of play, there's no sound. Most times I can't even get past the FBI warnings.

So then I download VLC and it works perfectly.

Any ideas...what's going on?!

G4 Quicksilver, Mac OS X (10.4)

Posted on May 19, 2006 8:32 PM

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Answer 1

andyBall_uk

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May 19, 2006 9:35 PM in response to Mersalmararc

Hi Eric

If you haven't already done this - try quitting the player & moving the file com.apple.DVDPlayer.plist from /Home/Library/Preferences/ to the Desktop, then trying dvd player again.

Sometimes, an applications Preference file ( .plist) can become corrupted & cause problems; removing the file forces the creation of a new 'default' file.

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Answer 2

Mersalmararc Author

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May 19, 2006 11:45 PM in response to andyBall_uk

Hi Eric

If you haven't already done this - try quitting the
player & moving the file
com.apple.DVDPlayer.plist from
/Home/Library/Preferences/ to the Desktop, then
trying dvd player again.

Sometimes, an applications Preference file ( .plist)
can become corrupted & cause problems; removing the
file forces the creation of a new 'default' file.

Yeah, I have tried that...several times. It worked once for a short time, but then reverted right back to not working. Now I've trashed DVDPlayer and have been trying to re-install it, but it keeps telling me there is a newer version already installed. I search for everything "DvdPlayer" and there's nothing there except the receipts.

Something weird is going on!

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Answer 3

andyBall_uk

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May 19, 2006 11:56 PM in response to Mersalmararc

Eric

the receipts are likely what is making the system think that you already have a newer version installed. Move them out of the receipts folder & try again.

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Answer 4

Mersalmararc Author

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May 20, 2006 8:53 AM in response to andyBall_uk

Nah....I moved them out of the receipts folder and tried to reinstall, it still says, "You cannot install DVD Playback Update on this volume. A Newer version of this software already exists on this volume."

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Answer 5

andyBall_uk

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May 20, 2006 12:02 PM in response to Mersalmararc

well Eric, I'll be honest & say I don't know the answer at present.

I did find a file DVDPlayback in /system/library/Frameworks/DVDPlayback.framework/Versions/A/ with a date of 05 April 2006 - It's possible that the installer might look at this file when it checks before the installation.

If you look inside the dvd player.pkg file ( ctrl-click the pkg & choose 'show package contents' ) then look in /contents/resources/ & locate the file InstallationCheck & open it with Textedit...... you may be able to determine what checks the installer is making, & work out what file or setting is being checked to return the error message you're getting.

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EDIT

This Macosxhints page suggests that I may be on to something re. the Frameworks file mentioned in my first paragraph.

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Answer 6

Mersalmararc Author

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May 20, 2006 12:24 PM in response to andyBall_uk

Well, that's all a little beyond me. I'm concerned that even if I get DVDPlayer back on the computer, it's still not going to work (my original problem before deleting it.) Here's the info from the Installationcheck, it's gobbledegook to me:

#!/usr/bin/perl

########################################################

my $SYSTEM_VERS = "/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist";
my $EXIT_VALUE = 0;

########################################################

DO_CHECKS: {
# If system version is NOT 10.1 or higher, show error
if( !CheckVersion( $SYSTEM_VERS, "10.1", "ProductVersion", ">" ))
{
$EXIT_VALUE = 1;
last;
}

# If system version is NOT 10.4 or higher, show error
if( CheckVersion( $SYSTEM_VERS, "10.4", "ProductVersion", "<"$path") || do {
return 0;
};

$plistData = <PLIST>;
$plistData =~ /<dict>(.*?)<\/dict>/gis;

@items = split(/<key>/, $plistData);

shift @items;
foreach $item (@items) {
$item =~ /(. ?)</key>.*?<string>(.?)<\/string>/gis;
$versiondata{ $1 } = $2;
}

close(PLIST);

$/ = $oldSeperator;

@theVersionArray = split(/\./, $versiondata{$keyName});
for ($i = 0; $i < 3; $i++) {
if(!$theVersionArray[$i]) {
$theVersionArray[$i] = '0';
}
}

@versionArray = split(/\./, $version);

my $actualVersion;

for ($i = 0; $i < 3; $i++) {
if (($theVersionArray[$i] != $versionArray[$i]) or ($i == 2)) {

$actualVersion = $theVersionArray[$i];
$version = $versionArray[$i];

last;
}
}

my $expression = '$actualVersion ' . $operator . ' $version';
if( eval ($expression) )
{
return 1;
}
else
{
return 0;
}

}

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Answer 7

Mersalmararc Author

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May 20, 2006 2:18 PM in response to Mersalmararc

OK, so I now have DVDPlayer reinstalled. I had to use Pacifist to get the original file to install off of my G4 Install disks, then software update to get to the correct version.

BUT...

It still won't play DVD's properly. Either it stalls almost immediately or there's no sound or both.

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Answer 8

andyBall_uk

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May 21, 2006 7:35 AM in response to Mersalmararc

Hi Eric

so now you have dvd player 4.6.5 with Framework version 4.6.6 ( info via DVD player-About DVD player ) ?

The framework corresponds with file I mentioned previously -
DVDPlayback in /system/library/Frameworks/DVDPlayback.framework/Versions/A/ with a date of 05 April 2006.

I don't have any other ideas at present - but I will have a search when time permits...... hopefully someone else will check this thread who's had similar problems to yours.

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Answer 9

Mersalmararc Author

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May 21, 2006 11:14 AM in response to andyBall_uk

Yes, that is the version I have.

I appreciate that help!

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Answer 10

andyBall_uk

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May 21, 2006 1:12 PM in response to Mersalmararc

Eric

do the console or system logs ( Applications/Utilities/Console.app ) show anything related to dvd player - or anything at all around the time of the stalling/no sound ?

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Answer 11

Mersalmararc Author

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May 21, 2006 1:39 PM in response to andyBall_uk

yikes...I know NOTHING about using Console, but here's something I found. I don't know how much you need so I'll paste it all in. There are several sets of these under /Library/Logs/Console/501:

2006-05-19 18:11:25.361 iSpQ VideoChat[7701] Video digitizer 'IIDC FireWire Video' has stalled. Jump starting...
2006-05-19 18:11:52.247 iSpQ VideoChat[7701] Video digitizer 'IIDC FireWire Video' has stalled. Jump starting...
2006-05-19 18:12:05.254 iSpQ VideoChat[7701] Video digitizer 'IIDC FireWire Video' has stalled. Jump starting...
/XRefStm encountered but not yet supported.
/XRefStm encountered but not yet supported.
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 0.2.0cvs from http://dvd.sf.net
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdread: Couldn't find device name.
libdvdnav: Can't read name block. Probably not a DVD-ROM device.
libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/Users/Eric/.dvdnav/.map'
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
[00000278] a52 decoder: A/52 channels:2 samplerate:48000 bitrate:192000
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
[00000285] a52 decoder: A/52 channels:1 samplerate:48000 bitrate:192000
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 0.2.0cvs from http://dvd.sf.net
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdread: Couldn't find device name.
libdvdnav: Can't read name block. Probably not a DVD-ROM device.
libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/Users/Eric/.dvdnav/.map'
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
[00000302] a52 decoder: A/52 channels:2 samplerate:48000 bitrate:192000
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
[00000307] a52 decoder: A/52 channels:1 samplerate:48000 bitrate:192000
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 0.2.0cvs from http://dvd.sf.net
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdread: Couldn't find device name.
libdvdnav: Can't read name block. Probably not a DVD-ROM device.
libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/Users/Eric/.dvdnav/.map'
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
[00000324] a52 decoder: A/52 channels:2 samplerate:48000 bitrate:192000
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
[00000329] a52 decoder: A/52 channels:1 samplerate:48000 bitrate:192000
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
[00000356] a52 decoder: A/52 channels:2 samplerate:48000 bitrate:192000
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 0.2.0cvs from http://dvd.sf.net
libdvdread: Using libdvdcss version 1.2.9 for DVD access
libdvdread: Couldn't find device name.
libdvdnav: Can't read name block. Probably not a DVD-ROM device.
libdvdnav: Unable to find map file '/Users/Eric/.dvdnav/.map'
libdvdnav: DVD disk reports itself with Region mask 0x00000000. Regions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
[00000368] a52 decoder: A/52 channels:2 samplerate:48000 bitrate:192000
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
libdvdnav: Language 'en' not found, using 'ˇˇ' instead
libdvdnav: Menu Languages available: ˇˇ
[00000377] a52 decoder: A/52 channels:2 samplerate:48000 bitrate:192000
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
[00000359] main input error: refcount is -1, delaying again (id=359,type=-7)
[00000359] main input error: waited too long, cancelling destruction (id=359,type=-7)
[00000265] main playlist: stopping playback

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Answer 12

andyBall_uk

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May 21, 2006 2:12 PM in response to Mersalmararc

Eric

you know all you need to about Console - hopefully we can get somewhere from this.....

I was searching for more info when you made your last post, so will hopefully have more tomorrow morning ( UK time) , but meantime, one more question - You're having this problem with multiple dvd's, right?

OK, another question - If you open Applications/Utilities/ Audio Midi Setup; is the output set to 44100Hz & 16 bit? - if not, change it to that.

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Answer 13

andyBall_uk

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May 21, 2006 2:24 PM in response to andyBall_uk

Eric

a final thought for tonight- a number of people here have had QT playback problems, solved after removing the VLC Plugin from HD/Library/Internet Plug-Ins folder, then re-starting the mac.

This has to be worth a try, since your log entries do suggest something like that as the problem. Also check in /Users/Eric/Library/Internet Plug-Ins for the VLC plug-in. In either case, just drag the file(s) to the desktop, then re-start.

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Answer 14

Mersalmararc Author

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May 21, 2006 4:23 PM in response to andyBall_uk

Hallelujah!

You're a miracle worker. I made the change to the Audio Midi Setup and voila! However, I use external speakers and there was no 16 bit setting. But changing it to 44100 made the difference.

Now how in the world did that get changed as I certainly have never opened that before!

Thank you, thank you! I hope that if someone else has this problem, they can find this solution easily.

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Answer 15

Jun 9, 2006 2:12 PM in response to andyBall_uk

Andy,

I had the same problem. Thank you so much for your advice

Marian
Slovakia

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