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Hi All,

The default VLC doesn't work on the X5000. I think the problem is the AltiVec support of the default VLC. I try to compile VLC without AltiVec.

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   git clone git://git.videolan.org/vlc.git

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   cd vlc

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   ./bootstrap

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   ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/ --disable-altivec --enable-static

   (Maybe you have to install a lot of missing packages because of dependencies and run the configure command again)
   

   libvlc configuration
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   version : 3.0.0-git
   system : linux
   architecture : powerpc64
   optimizations : yes
   vlc aliases : cvlc rvlc qvlc svlc nvlc

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   make

**** Work in progress ****

Unfortunately VLC doesn't work. I have to figure out why.

xeno74 wrote:Unfortunately VLC doesn't work. I have to figure out why.

Vlc has issues with Qt. If you use a distro that makes use of qt in specific places then the combination might affect vlc. The solution on LXQt was to disable some tiny features of the taskbar. You should also check the window manager.

Hi All,

I compiled the new VLC 3.0.12 today. It works on Fienix and MintPPC. It also works on ubuntu MATE 16.04.7 but without H264 (MPEG-4) support.

Download: vlc-3.0.12-non-altivec.tar.gz

You can start it with ./run_vlc.sh. You don't need to remove your installed old VLC.



Cheers,
Christian

VLC web browser plugin: libvlcplugin.so.

For the directory /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins/

Ubuntu 16.04: If you want to change between the old VLC 2.2.2 and the new VLC 3.0.12 then please delete the VLC profile directory with the following command in your home directory.
The new VLC doesn't work with the configuration of the old VLC and the old VLC doesn't work with the configuration of the new VLC.

Hi All,

I added FFmpeg 4.3.1 to the VLC 3.0.12 non-altivec package so you can also watch H264 (MPEG-4) videos on ubuntu MATE 16.04.7.

Download: vlc-3.0.12-linux-powerpc-non-altivec_with_ffmpeg-4.3.1.tar.gz



Cheers,
Christian

VLC OpenGL settings:

I tested the new VLC with some DVDs again today. Most of the DVDs are working. Few are not working. It seems it isn't a VLC issue. It's more an issue of the DVD drive.

xeno74 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:37 am I added FFmpeg 4.3.1 to the VLC 3.0.12 non-altivec package so you can also watch H264 (MPEG-4) videos on ubuntu MATE 16.04.7.

Download: vlc-3.0.12-linux-powerpc-non-altivec_with_ffmpeg-4.3.1.tar.gz

I tested this stand-alone VLC today... It works ok with Ubuntu, but with Fienix and MintPPC I get this error when trying to run mp4 videos:

Codec not supported:
VLC could not decode the format "h264" (H264 - MPEG-4 AVC (part 10))

Is there a way to get the h264 to work also with Fienix and MintPPC?

BTW, the non-altivec verion of VLC in MintPPC does not anymore work . Caused by some updated system component, maybe Mesa...?