[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-12-07 Thread sabraq
If you still want fix it in Lucid, you only need ppa lucid-bleed. http://www.videolan.org/vlc/download-ubuntu.html -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak To

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-09-08 Thread funicorn
Same here. VLC suddenly crashes and the whole system freezes leaving the hard drive madly working. Finally I have cold-reboot the linux kernel. Ubuntu seems to own a magic power to make every application a hardware killer. What if the user is not present and the bad status lasts ? 30 minute of

Re: [Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-09-08 Thread Grigory Rechistov
To funicorn: Well, please don't dramatize so much. No application would do anything like you described - HW vendors are clever enough to test their drives to bear the load. Unless you use some really poorly assembled laptop which has overheating problems by itself. 08 сентября 2011, 13:41 от

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-09-08 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
The bug is fixed now, so I don't really get what you are ranting about. It would certainly be nice if Ubuntu had a better QA for VLC. Then again, while that leaves much to be desired, it is far better than on practically any OS (except perhaps Gentoo and Debian). I can assure you that Microsoft

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-09-08 Thread Johan Walles
Rémi, this is still a problem in Lucid. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-09-08 Thread LocutusOfBorg
please ask for a SRU https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-07-11 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
I managed to reproduce the problem today (using Ubuntu 11.04 _without_ natty-updates). It seems the root cause may be a bug in ALSA after all. PulseAudio complained in syslog: Jul 11 11:47:16 leon pulseaudio[1810]: alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_avail() a retourné une valeur qui est exceptionnellement

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-07-03 Thread Johan Walles
Hi there! When can we expect this to get fixed in the Lucid LTS release? Watching a DVD on Lucid currently leads to having to power cycle the system about once or twice per movie. It also happens with both ALSA and Pulse audio drivers. Regards //Johan -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-07-01 Thread KnightMB
I see this bug was marked fix already, but I thought I would add this in case it was relevant later on. My system had the same issue where it would eat all the RAM and then explode after a while. This happened while just playing audio files (mp3 or ogg) What I've always noticed was this RAM leak

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-28 Thread Heru Herdianto
** Changed in: vlc (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Heru Herdianto (herdiantoheru-yahoo) ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) = Heru Herdianto (herdiantoheru-yahoo) ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu Natty) Assignee: (unassigned) = Heru Herdianto

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-28 Thread papukaija
** Changed in: vlc (Ubuntu Natty) Assignee: Heru Herdianto (herdiantoheru-yahoo) = papukaija (papukaija) ** Changed in: vlc (Ubuntu) Assignee: Heru Herdianto (herdiantoheru-yahoo) = papukaija (papukaija) ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu Natty) Assignee: Heru Herdianto

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-27 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package vlc - 1.1.9-1ubuntu1.2 --- vlc (1.1.9-1ubuntu1.2) natty-proposed; urgency=low * Backport PulseAudio output plugin rewrite to fix memory leak. (LP: #743323) * ASX: fix NULL derefence (LP: #785979) * Qt: undo the FSC/KDE workaround (LP: #774581)

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-25 Thread Johan Walles
To work around this you can play with the kernel's overcommit settings: sudo bash echo 100 /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_ratio echo 2 /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory exit vlc Now, when vlc runs amok, a memory allocation will fail and vlc will crash. Note that messing with the overcommit settings can

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-22 Thread Christopher Forster
I have followed #86. Test and feedback: No VLC 1.1.9-1ubuntu1.2 crash happened while playing an MP4 file. But after Stop playback the Play button doesn't work. Source: VLC crashed playing an MP4 file https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/799220 -- You received this bug

Re: [Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-22 Thread Adam Porter
Tim, would you explain what you mean by not leave the video on longer than needed? I have had this memory-hoarding problem while simply watching a video file. It wasn't left on longer than needed, it failed to work as long as needed. On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 03:49, Tim Kornhammar

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-22 Thread Tim Kornhammar
Maybe I'm lycky bit I need to leave vlc and a 1gb video on for maybe 14-15 hours before any problems occur. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak To manage

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-21 Thread Axel Kellermann
@Rémi: According to the Modules Tree dialog, VLC is using ALSA. @Benjamin: Done. I'll get back to you guys if I somehow manage to reproduce the memory leak. Thanks, Axel -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-21 Thread Max
$ vlc --version VLC media player 1.1.9 The Luggage (revision exported) VLC version 1.1.9 The Luggage (exported) Compiled by buildd on zirconium.buildd (Jun 12 2011 03:10:42) Compiler: gcc version 4.5.2 (Ubuntu/Linaro 4.5.2-8ubuntu4) System 11.04 (2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-21 Thread Max
When I follow #86 the problem is resolved! It updated the vlc packages from 1.1.9-1ubuntu1.1 to 1.1.9-1ubuntu1.2 Small side note: When I press pause now the audio continues to play for one more second, and when I press resume the first 1 or 2 seconds of audio is played twice. I suggest to open

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-20 Thread Axel Kellermann
I'm still running VLC 1.1.9 on Natty, so I followed the suggestions from comments #47 and #57 and switched to the ALSA audio plugin, explicitly selecting a non-default sound device. Unfortunately, this doesn't fix the problem on my machine. The memory leak seems to occur much more infrequently,

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-20 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
As far as I know, unless you set the aout vlcrc parameter expliticitly to alsa,none, VLC will fall back to whatever it can if/when ALSA refuses to work. And whatever it can means PulseAudio on Ubuntu, if the selected ALSA output device is busy (or non-existent). I have never heard of the memory

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-20 Thread Benjamin Drung
@Axel: Can you install vlc from natty-proposed (see comment #86)? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-19 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
It's well known why sync is bad. That's not really the problem. The problem is to find someone who is able to sync PulseAudio with VLC. I tried and could not make sense of it. Someone else is going to have to do that if it matters. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-18 Thread Tim Kornhammar
I downgraded since the memory leak does not affect that much if you do not leave the video on longer than needed. Audio is half of the show when watching series and movies. It shouldn't be to hard to see where this patch affects the audio? -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-17 Thread Felix Geyer
After the update the audio is often out of sync but maybe that's worth trading for the memory leak. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak To manage

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-16 Thread Colin Watson
Accepted vlc into natty-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance! ** Changed in: vlc (Ubuntu Natty)

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-16 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/natty/vlc/natty-proposed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-15 Thread hadrons123
still no audio sync in any of these versions but the memory leaks looks to have disappeared. i tried this 1: 1.1.9 PPA of B drung. 2:for 1.1.10 PPA sudo add-apt-repository ppa:unixmen-com/vlc sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install vlc mozilla-plugin-vlc vlc-plugin-pulse 3: for 1.2 PPA

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-14 Thread zniavre
i got the same bug after today upgrading in natty 11.04 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-14 Thread Benjamin Drung
@zniavre: That's because it not yet fixed in natty. Can you please test the package from my PPA (see comment #75)? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak To

Re: [Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-14 Thread lipstick
There is still an unsolved issue with ram files. After listening them for a while, the audio is just stopped being streamed. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/work/handy/newmedia/intro.ram After around 1:30, vlc is not playing the file anymore. Thanks. 2011/6/14 Benjamin Drung

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-14 Thread Andreas Preikschat
@Benjamin Drung: The PPA version works fine here. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-14 Thread Benjamin Drung
@lipstick: I can reproduce your problem with this ram file. When using ALSA directly, the playback sounds weird after around 1:30. Therefore it's totally unrelated to this memory leak. Please file a new bug report for it. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

Re: [Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-14 Thread lipstick
Actually, I did but a guy linked it to this bug so i hoped it would be fixed with it, but thats alright. Anyway, I tried the same ram file on windows with VLC but it was working. 2011/6/14 Benjamin Drung bdr...@debian.org: @lipstick: I can reproduce your problem with this ram file. When using

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-14 Thread Benjamin Drung
I unlinked bug #794425. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-13 Thread Stefan Nagy
Works for me :) Great – thanks!! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-13 Thread Benjamin Drung
** Patch added: vlc_1.1.9-1ubuntu1.2.debdiff https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/743323/+attachment/2167873/+files/vlc_1.1.9-1ubuntu1.2.debdiff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-12 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
** CVE removed: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi- bin/cvename.cgi?name=2011-2194 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak To manage notifications about this bug go

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-11 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package vlc - 1.1.10-1ubuntu1 --- vlc (1.1.10-1ubuntu1) oneiric; urgency=low * Merge from Debian unstable, remaining changes: - build and install the libx264 plugin vlc (1.1.10-1) unstable; urgency=high [ Benjamin Drung ] * New upstream release.

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-11 Thread Benjamin Drung
I prepared a fix for Ubuntu 11.04 (natty) in my PPA [1]. Please install it from there and don't forget to disable my PPA after the VLC upgrade! Please report back, if it fixes the memory leak and if it introduce new issues. [1] https://launchpad.net/~bdrung/+archive/ppa -- You received this bug

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-11 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:debian/vlc -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak To manage notifications about this bug go to:

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-08 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
** Changed in: vlc (Ubuntu Natty) Status: New = Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-06 Thread Jean-Louis Dupond
1.1.10 just got released. Any chance of getting it SRU'ed ? :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-06 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
/me thinks it should be extensively tested before it gets back-ported to any stable Ubuntu release. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-06 Thread Jean-Louis Dupond
True :) Somebody has a ppa with new version? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-06 Thread Benjamin Drung
I am working on getting 1.1.10 into the archive (Ubuntu 11.10). 1.1.10 does not meet the SRU requirements. I can backport the pulse rewrite to 11.04 (natty). ** Also affects: pulseaudio (Ubuntu Natty) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: vlc (Ubuntu Natty) Importance:

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-05 Thread DarkRedman
I've the same bug on Ubuntu 11.04 It uses 1,4Gio when I launch a tiny wmv video file (around 700MB) it's really weird ! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-05 Thread Alexander
I have the same problem here. 11.04 x64 and 10.04.2 x64(!). Play .flv files at last... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-02 Thread Adam Porter
Is this the same bug? https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/2025 Is it relevant? I was streaming a video over SMB when it last happened to me. ** Bug watch added: VLC Trac #2025 http://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/2025 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

RE : [Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-02 Thread Dgeo 25
Yes, it's the similary bug. I have the bug when i do streaming, export display with bash with my ubuntu and when i read musique. Le 3 juin 2011 05:25, Adam Porter 743...@bugs.launchpad.net a écrit : Is this the same bug? https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/2025 Is it relevant? I was

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-06-01 Thread Alex
This memory leak happened to me a couple of days ago in VLC 1.1.9 in Natty x64... I had never encountered the problem before, and haven't been able to reproduce it. I was watching an Xvid for about 3 minutes in fullscreen before it happened. Alt-SysRq was still responsive, though, so shortly

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-30 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
Tentative patches there: http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git;a=shortlog;h=5e38b9763af421af77c59a544d7ff64dfb451cc6 ** Tags added: patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323

Re: [Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-30 Thread hadrons12345
cant install vlc 1.2 .error ! 2011/5/30 Rémi Denis-Courmont 743...@bugs.launchpad.net Tentative patches there: http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc/vlc-1.1.git;a=shortlog;h=5e38b9763af421af77c59a544d7ff64dfb451cc6 ** Tags added: patch -- You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-28 Thread Noam Y. Tenne
For some reason, I experience the memory leak only when watching full screen (both ALSA and PulseAudio); it seems to behave fine when I watch something in the smaller window of the original size. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-28 Thread Colin Law
@Noam: the issue seems to be triggered by high CPU loading, so could be more likely to happen when you are fullscreen as it takes more CPU time to display the video than for a small window. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to

Re: [Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-28 Thread Ramprakash R
Yes! The same! On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 5:29 AM, mero 743...@bugs.launchpad.net wrote: I was using vlc 1.1.9 for recv streaming shoutcast radio and after few minutes vlc eat whole 4GB ram ... Its the same bug ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of a

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-28 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
** Changed in: vlc Milestone: 1.2.0 = 1.1.10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-27 Thread mero
I was using vlc 1.1.9 for recv streaming shoutcast radio and after few minutes vlc eat whole 4GB ram ... Its the same bug ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-25 Thread LocutusOfBorg
@Hubert, please open a bug with ubuntu-bug alsa-base. I'm affected by the same bug. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-24 Thread Hubert FONGARNAND
Setting the audio output to ALSA make the audio mute after a pause or a seek... It seems this is another bug, and it prevents ALSA output to be used... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-24 Thread Adam Niedling
Hubert: I had the same problem. You have to select a sound device other than the default. The sound and video was still unsynced for me but now after a reboot it works well. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-20 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
Ultimately, the real issue is to get someone to fix the new code in VLC 1.2, which has synchronization and stuttering problems, instead of the big memory leak. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-19 Thread Alex C
I'm struggling to consistently reproduce this bug, if anyone knows how to consistently reproduce this bug please let me know! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-19 Thread LocutusOfBorg
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/743323/comments/23 just look before :) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-19 Thread zsolt . ruszinyák
another way is to install the pulseaudio-equalizer, which creates an LADSPA Multiband EQ sound output. this will reproduce it for sure. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title:

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-16 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
I am not saying PulseAudio is bad. I am saying the Canonical, Red Hat and Novell's of this world cannot expect a hobbyist project like VideoLAN to have the resources to write decent PulseAudio support in VLC. If you have a problem with that, you are more than welcome to write the code yourself.

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-16 Thread Alex C
wow I didn't realise that was the situation. Where does this leave the people who use this software regularly? does this mean changing OS or media player is the only feasible option at the moment? Do you think VLC 1.1.7 or earlier will still have this problem? -- You received this bug

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-16 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
All VLC 1.1.x versions are affected by this bug (memory leak and audio stops) by default. In VLC 1.2.x development as of today, this problem is fixed, but audio sync is quite poor. In versions 1.0.x and older, VLC will use ALSA by default; this might work if the PulseAudio ALSA plugin is installed

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-16 Thread hadrons12345
this problem exists in fedora too.but does installing a 1.1.8 or lower versions take this problem away? it tried installing 1.1.8 from source code but it is such a pain. it asks to install lua, mad plugin and a bunch of others, like 15 dependencies. i 'm a newbie to linux and its too much for me

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-16 Thread hadrons12345
thanks remi,u answered my question.right now i 'm using vlc 1.2 .i hope to get the audio sync to get fixed as quickly as possible.feels like we are at the mercy of the developers. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-16 Thread Thanos Kyritsis
You seem to already know this, switching VLC to using ALSA solves the problem (tried it to at least 2 different ubuntu installations). No killing/restarting or removing pulseaudio required. Just open vlc - Tools - Preferences - Audio and set Output module to ALSA. FYI, regarding the kernel, I

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-16 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
On OOM, it depends how much swap space you have, and how patient you are... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-16 Thread hadrons12345
thanks thanos ,looks like your method fixes the sync issues.my audio is syncing very well. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-16 Thread hadrons12345
i was bit too hasty!.but setting the audio output to alsa makes the audio mute after a pause and play. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-16 Thread Thanos Kyritsis
About OOM, yes, I tested it on a rather old machine (Pentium4, 2.5 GB RAM, 2.5GB swap), it doesn't take long to become full :) hadrons12345, you are right about the mute, I forgot to mention it, it's indeed a pity. I'm not sure if it happens every time, though. But at least it's less damaging and

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-15 Thread 'lade phillips
ihave this problem and not just vlc, also when playing videos with both totem and banshee, machine freezes then restart i just installed ubuntu 11.04 i use a hp mini 2133. 1gb ram... i dint have this problem on ubuntu 10.10 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-15 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
@LocutusOfBorg While you got it right that VLC 1.2 is officially unstable, all my attempts to fix audio/video synchronization in VLC 1.2 with PulseAudio have failed, and I will certainly not be able to fix it by the time VLC 1.2.0 is out. Ubuntu (and Fedora and OpenSUSE...) have slapped

Re: [Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-15 Thread Phil Hughes
I have had the same thing happen, sometimes, with Dragon. It seems to be pulse audio related. On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 11:31 AM, 'lade phillips 743...@bugs.launchpad.netwrote: ihave this problem and not just vlc, also when playing videos with both totem and banshee, machine freezes then restart

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-15 Thread zsolt . ruszinyák
well, this is certainly not the roght aproach, I have to stand up in favour pulsaudio! it is a great thing and does a lot moe than alsa, going back would be a great step back. the thing is that pulseaudio is more complicated, thus more possibilities how to mess things up. if u have this approach,

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-15 Thread Alex C
I was running Ubuntu 10.10 x64 and have been trying to fix this with VLC 1.1.8 and 1.1.9 by trying to have 'ASLA AUDIO OUTPUT' set in my vlc audio settings but I'm still having problems with this. So I figured I would upgrade to Ubuntu 11.04 and see if anything improved. Well it did in that it

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-15 Thread zsolt . ruszinyák
by the way, this brings up the question if the kernel shouldn't be capable of recognizing and killing such processes that consume all your memory -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-13 Thread mime
Exactly the same: I only watched something with VLC 1.2 for 45 minutes yesterday and it did not freeze, however the video and the audio were not in sync. - BADLY :-( -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-13 Thread LocutusOfBorg
@mime @Adam, as said before: 1) this bug is known by developers, and vlc 1.2 is *not* stable, so don't report bug here (this is a different bug) and don't use it if you think it is unusable. 2) I personally have a workaround about the sync problem. when the video is not synced anymore I press

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-13 Thread hadrons12345
no sync here too.but that's ok my firefox stutters a bit while playing flash after vlc 1.2 and flash 10.3(stable) updates. is that something to do with h.264 codec or flash i dont really know -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-12 Thread Adam Niedling
To upgrade your VLC to the 1.2 experimental version to test if this bug is fixed follow these: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:videolan/master-daily sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get upgrade I only watched something with VLC 1.2 for 45 minutes yesterday and it did not freeze, however the video and

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-11 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
@LocutusOfBorg It's not a simple bug fix to be backported. It is a massive rewrite of the affected plug-in. And then, that new version has its own problem: I perceive a lot of stutter at super-nominal playback speeds. Also sometimes audio and video are not synchronized. So I think it is not ready

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-11 Thread LocutusOfBorg
@Rémi (BTW VLC 1.2 doesn't have the control bar for controlling video speed, is it normal?) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-11 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
@LocutusOfBorg View - Status bar -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-11 Thread LocutusOfBorg
Very thanks! I really missed so much this feature! let's go testing the new version -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-11 Thread LocutusOfBorg
Disabling pulseaudio in the ubuntu version is a good workaround, cound anybody put it into the 1.1.10 release? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak --

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-11 Thread holger beetz
Happens here on two systems also: Xubuntu 10.04.2 / 32 Bit with 512 MB RAM and GeForce 4 Ti 4400 Ubuntu 10.04.2 / 64 Bit with 3GB RAM and GeForce 9800GT Both systems are running NVidia blob. It's not that frequent but happens now and then. To my best guess the source type of video doesn't make

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-10 Thread Adam Niedling
This bug is pretty annoying. VLC freezes the computer, banshee and totem don't display subtitles after seeking in the movie. This is the third time VLC breaks after a distribution upgrade. (The previous annoyance was #428884 .) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-10 Thread Rémi Denis-Courmont
Does anyone have a way to reproduce this RELIABLY? Also the output of 'pactl list' when the bug occurs would be nice... ** Also affects: vlc Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: vlc Assignee: (unassigned) = Rémi Denis-Courmont (rdenis) ** Changed in: vlc

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-10 Thread Florian Pichon
Here is the output of the command you wanted. Also, to reproduce this, just play a macromedia flash video, press space bar 2-3 times and then the vlc process takes the whole memory in about 10-15 seconds ** Attachment added: list.txt

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-10 Thread LocutusOfBorg
@Rémi Denis-Courmont the best way to reproduce is to install boinc and let the boinc compute while you are watching a video, while processor usage is high vlc crashes instantly. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-10 Thread Benjamin Drung
** Changed in: vlc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/743323 Title: vlc memory leak -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-10 Thread LocutusOfBorg
@Rémi Denis-Courmont I'm trying to reproduce with 1.2 trunk vlc, but according to you the bug seems to be fixed there... Could you please backport the patch to the 1.1.x release? this affects so many users. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-10 Thread Benjamin Drung
I have been using 1.2 trunk for some time and didn't experience any memory leak or other problem with the rewritten pulseaudio output plugin. @LocutusOfBorg: The pulseaudio output plugin was rewritten. Just pulling the new version into 1.1.x doesn't work (seeking will fail then). -- You

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-09 Thread hadrons12345
i 've got the same problem and switched to fedora 14,15(beta).all the distros which has 1.1.9 vlc has the same trouble playing f4v format.i want this to be fixed as soon as possible. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 743323] Re: vlc memory leak

2011-05-07 Thread LocutusOfBorg
@Guy I don't agree with http://git.videolan.org/?p=vlc.git;a=commit;h=77dd16bace3e70599cab1a36fe94565bca717227; because as far as I can see this change is already in the ubuntu package. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

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