Hey Guys!!!
Thanks so much for the help you've already provided. I am now running mostly functional vanilla installation of 10.6.1.
I have a new set of challenges however that I've yet to find answers for. After much searching, I thought I might just ask here.
The first and foremost - Segmentation faults with VLC. Depressing, as I just purchased this very shiney, very large and very expensive 21.5" 1080i 16:9 display.
Secondly, the display! It's even less likely that someone here will be able to help, but even after going through the settings like crazy I am finding that the colours are A) too washed out or B) too DARK in iTunes/Quicktime video! Simultaneously, too! As in, I will be watching my beloved Samantha Carter in iTunes, and she will be too shadowy, while the iTunes interface itself is washed out and pale. A few more runs through the display calibration utility and its feeling better.
Has anyone encountered something similar? As before, any input would be very much appreciated.
Maybe a little more information would be helpful. Console gives me the following...
Code:
09-10-24 12:12:51 AM [0x0-0x16d16d].org.videolan.vlc[2365] [0x10060cdc0] main interface error: no interface module matched "globalhotkeys,none"
09-10-24 12:12:51 AM [0x0-0x16d16d].org.videolan.vlc[2365] [0x10060cdc0] main interface error: no suitable interface module
09-10-24 12:12:51 AM [0x0-0x16d16d].org.videolan.vlc[2365] [0x1002120f0] main libvlc error: interface "globalhotkeys,none" initialization failed
09-10-24 12:12:51 AM [0x0-0x16d16d].org.videolan.vlc[2365] [0x1002120f0] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
09-10-24 12:12:51 AM [0x0-0x16d16d].org.videolan.vlc[2365] m_el[mi_level] == NULL
09-10-24 12:12:51 AM [0x0-0x16d16d].org.videolan.vlc[2365] arrrrrrrrrrrrrg Up cannot escape itself
09-10-24 12:12:52 AM [0x0-0x16d16d].org.videolan.vlc[2365] [ass] Init
09-10-24 12:12:52 AM [0x0-0x16d16d].org.videolan.vlc[2365] [ass] Fontconfig disabled, only default font will be used.
09-10-24 12:12:53 AM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[86] ([0x0-0x16d16d].org.videolan.vlc[2365]) Job appears to have crashed: Segmentation fault
09-10-24 12:12:53 AM ReportCrash[2370] Saved crash report for VLC[2365] version 1.0.2 (1.0.2-6-g0b0e63a) to /Users/Sentinal/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/VLC_2009-10-24-001253_Lukes-iMac.crash
Searching for a workaround, I've started using the flashy though heavy DivX for Mac. It plays my HD MKV, but 1080i is out of the question. It just skips constantly - running the same file in VLC on my old Core 2 Duo 2.16 iMac actually produced better results. Though it
arguably works, the DivX player produces this console information..
Code:
09-10-24 12:05:58 AM [0x0-0x16c16c].com.divx.DivX_Player[2342] Sat Oct 24 00:05:58 Lukes-iMac.local DivX Player[2342] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: _CGSFindSharedWindow: WID 2870
09-10-24 12:05:58 AM [0x0-0x16c16c].com.divx.DivX_Player[2342] Sat Oct 24 00:05:58 Lukes-iMac.local DivX Player[2342] <Error>: kCGErrorIllegalArgument: CGSRemoveSurface: Invalid window 0xb36
Thoughts, feelings, hopes for solutions? I loves me my HD, don't want to give it up!
luke