VLC takes long time to start playing a video file given as GVFS path in a directory containing a lot of files
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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vlc (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
If I try to play a video file that is located in a directory containing a few files in a network storage, starting playback takes long time. Path used for such a file start by $XDG_RUNTIME_
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: vlc 2.0.8-1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Dec 25 14:16:21 2013
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-20 (96 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: vlc
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-10-18 (67 days ago)
description: | updated |
description: | updated |
summary: |
- Does not play some files from a folder in samba share even if Kaffeine - plays them from there + Does not play some files from a folder in samba share without a several + minutes long delay even if Kaffeine plays them from there right away |
Changed in vlc (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Expired → New |
affects: | gvfs (Ubuntu) → vlc (Ubuntu) |
Changed in vlc (Ubuntu): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
summary: |
- gvfs takes ages to list SMB directory content from VLC + VLC takes long time to start playing a file given as GVFS path |
summary: |
- VLC takes long time to start playing a file given as GVFS path + VLC takes long time to start playing a video file given as GVFS path in + a directory containing a lot of files |
description: | updated |
If VLC is locked up, we need a threaded stack trace of when it is locked up.
(If on the other hand it is stuck in uninterruptible state, then it is a kernel bug.)