Here's a sample of running with `-vv' on the file from this URL: http://www.openbsd.org/songs/song44.ogg The effects are the same for mp3 or video files: stops playing audio after a resume. denotes me pressing space bar to pause, then to resume playback. $ vlc song44\ -\ Trial\ of\ the\ BSD\ Knights.ogg -vv VLC media player 1.1.4 The Luggage (revision exported) [0x11d3120] main libvlc debug: VLC media player - 1.1.4 The Luggage [0x11d3120] main libvlc debug: Copyright © 1996-2010 the VideoLAN team [0x11d3120] main libvlc debug: revision exported [0x11d3120] main libvlc debug: configured with ./configure '--enable-static' '--build=x86_64-linux-gnu' '--config-cache' '--disable-maintainer-mode' '--disable-silent-rules' '--disable-update-check' '--enable-fast-install' '--prefix=/usr' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--with-binary-version=1ubuntu1.1' '--enable-a52' '--enable-aa' '--enable-bonjour' '--enable-caca' '--enable-dca' '--enable-dirac' '--enable-dvb' '--enable-dvbpsi' '--enable-dvdnav' '--enable-faad' '--enable-flac' '--enable-fluidsynth' '--enable-freetype' '--enable-fribidi' '--enable-ggi' '--enable-gnutls' '--enable-jack' '--enable-kate' '--enable-libass' '--enable-libmpeg2' '--enable-libproxy' '--enable-libxml2' '--enable-lirc' '--enable-live555' '--enable-mad' '--enable-mkv' '--enable-mod' '--enable-mozilla' '--enable-mpc' '--enable-mtp' '--enable-mux_ogg' '--enable-ncurses' '--enable-notify' '--enable-ogg' '--enable-pulse' '--enable-qt4' '--enable-realrtsp' '--enable-schroedinger' '--enable-sdl' '--enable-shout' '--enable-skins2' '--enable-smb' '--enable-speex' '--enable-svg' '--enable-taglib' '--enable-theora' '--enable-twolame' '--enable-upnp' '--enable-vcd' '--enable-vcdx' '--enable-vorbis' '--enable-x264' '--enable-zvbi' '--with-kde-solid=/usr/share/kde4/apps/' '--with-mozilla-pkg=libxul' '--disable-dxva2' '--disable-gnomevfs' '--disable-goom' '--disable-osso_screensaver' '--disable-portaudio' '--disable-projectm' '--disable-sqlite' '--disable-telx' '--enable-alsa' '--enable-atmo' '--enable-dc1394' '--enable-dv' '--enable-libva' '--enable-pvr' '--enable-udev' '--enable-v4l' '--enable-v4l2' '--enable-svgalib' 'build_alias=x86_64-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-g -O2' 'LDFLAGS=-Wl,--as-needed' 'CPPFLAGS=' 'CXXFLAGS=-g -O2' [0x11d3120] main libvlc debug: translation test: code is "C" [0x11d3120] main libvlc debug: checking plugin modules [0x11d3120] main libvlc debug: loading plugins cache file /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/plugins-04081e-3e8.dat [0x11d3120] main libvlc debug: recursively browsing `/usr/lib/vlc/plugins' [0x11d3120] main libvlc debug: saving plugins cache /usr/lib/vlc/plugins/plugins-04081e-3e8.dat [0x11d3120] main libvlc debug: module bank initialized (393 modules) [0x11d3120] main libvlc debug: opening config file (/home/user/.config/vlc/vlcrc) [0x11d3120] main libvlc debug: CPU has capabilities MMX MMXEXT SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 FPU [0x11d3120] main libvlc debug: looking for memcpy module: 3 candidates [0x11d3120] main libvlc debug: using memcpy module "memcpymmxext" [0x12bee90] main input debug: Creating an input for 'Media Library' [0x12bee90] main input debug: Input is a meta file: disabling unneeded options [0x12bee90] main input debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB [0x12bee90] main input debug: using timeshift path '/tmp' [0x12bee90] main input debug: `file/xspf-open:///home/user/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' gives access `file' demux `xspf-open' path `/home/user/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' [0x12bee90] main input debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='xspf-open' path='/home/user/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' [0x12c5650] main demux debug: looking for access_demux module: 2 candidates [0x12c5650] main demux debug: no access_demux module matching "file" could be loaded [0x12c5650] main demux debug: TIMER module_need() : 1.765 ms - Total 1.765 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 1.765 ms) [0x12bee90] main input debug: creating access 'file' path='/home/user/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' [0x12d4e50] main access debug: looking for access module: 2 candidates [0x12d4e50] filesystem access debug: opening file `/home/user/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' [0x12d4e50] main access debug: using access module "filesystem" [0x12d4e50] main access debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.477 ms - Total 0.477 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.477 ms) [0x12c6930] main stream debug: Using AStream*Stream [0x12c6930] main stream debug: pre buffering [0x12c6930] main stream debug: received first data after 0 ms [0x12c6930] main stream debug: pre-buffering done 296 bytes in 0s - 13139 KiB/s [0x12c7b40] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module: 5 candidates [0x12c7b40] main stream debug: no stream_filter module matching "any" could be loaded [0x12c7b40] main stream debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.694 ms - Total 0.694 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.694 ms) [0x12c7b40] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate [0x12c7b40] main stream debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record" [0x12c7b40] main stream debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.237 ms - Total 0.237 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.237 ms) [0x12bee90] main input debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='xspf-open' path='/home/user/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' [0x12d6780] main demux debug: looking for demux module: 1 candidate [0x12d6780] playlist demux debug: using XSPF playlist reader [0x12d6780] main demux debug: using demux module "playlist" [0x12d6780] main demux debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.316 ms - Total 0.316 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.316 ms) [0x12da7e0] main demux meta debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates [0x12da7e0] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/user/.local/share/vlc/lua/meta/reader [0x12da7e0] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/reader [0x12da7e0] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/meta/reader/filename.luac [0x12da7e0] lua demux meta debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/share/vlc/lua/meta/reader [0x12da7e0] main demux meta debug: no meta reader module matching "any" could be loaded [0x12da7e0] main demux meta debug: TIMER module_need() : 3.917 ms - Total 3.917 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 3.917 ms) [0x12bee90] main input debug: `file/xspf-open:///home/user/.local/share/vlc/ml.xspf' successfully opened [0x12da7e0] main xml debug: looking for xml module: 2 candidates [0x12da7e0] main xml debug: using xml module "xml" [0x12da7e0] main xml debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.864 ms - Total 0.864 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.864 ms) [0x12d6780] playlist demux debug: parsed 0 tracks successfully [0x12da7e0] main xml debug: removing module "xml" [0x12bee90] main input debug: EOF reached [0x12d6780] main demux debug: removing module "playlist" [0x12c7b40] main stream debug: removing module "stream_filter_record" [0x12d4e50] main access debug: removing module "filesystem" [0x12bee90] main input debug: TIMER input launching for 'Media Library' : 8.185 ms - Total 8.185 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 8.185 ms) [0x12c4bd0] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate [0x12c4bd0] main interface debug: using interface module "hotkeys" [0x12c4bd0] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.492 ms - Total 0.492 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.492 ms) [0x12bee90] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_ADDRESS") Blocked: call to unsetenv("DBUS_ACTIVATION_BUS_TYPE") [0x12bcdd0] main playlist debug: Activated [0x12bee90] main interface debug: using interface module "inhibit" [0x12bee90] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 5.295 ms - Total 5.295 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 5.295 ms) [0x12bcdd0] main playlist debug: adding item `song44 - Trial of the BSD Knights.ogg' ( file:///home/user/Downloads/OpenBSD-songs/song44%20-%20Trial%20of%20the%20BSD%20Knights.ogg ) [0x12c3860] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate [0x12c3860] main interface debug: using interface module "signals" [0x12c3860] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.567 ms - Total 0.567 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.567 ms) [0x12c44c0] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate [0x12bfe00] main input debug: Creating an input for 'song44 - Trial of the BSD Knights.ogg' [0x12bcdd0] main playlist debug: no fetch required for Trial of the BSD Knights (art currently (null)) [0x12bcdd0] main playlist debug: rebuilding array of current - root Playlist [0x12bcdd0] main playlist debug: rebuild done - 1 items, index -1 [0x12c44c0] main interface debug: using interface module "globalhotkeys" [0x12c44c0] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 11.318 ms - Total 11.318 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 11.318 ms) [0x11d3120] main libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface. [0x12ed310] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 5 candidates Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "") Blocked: call to sigaction(17, 0x7eff35d30b20, 0x7eff35d30a80) Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1) Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1) Warning: call to srand(1294559361) Warning: call to rand() Blocked: call to setlocale(6, "") (process:14737): Gtk-WARNING **: Locale not supported by C library. Using the fallback 'C' locale. Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1) Warning: call to signal(13, 0x1) [0x1529340] main generic debug: looking for extension module: 1 candidate [0x1529340] lua generic debug: Opening EXPERIMENTAL Lua Extension module [0x1529340] lua generic debug: Trying Lua scripts in /home/user/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions [0x1529340] lua generic debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions [0x1529340] lua generic debug: Trying Lua playlist script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions/allocine-fr.luac [0x1529340] lua generic debug: Scanning Lua script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions/allocine-fr.luac [0x1529340] lua generic debug: Script /usr/lib/vlc/lua/extensions/allocine-fr.luac has the following capability flags: 0xc [0x1529340] lua generic debug: Trying Lua scripts in /usr/share/vlc/lua/extensions [0x1529340] main generic debug: using extension module "lua" [0x1529340] main generic debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.762 ms - Total 0.762 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.762 ms) [0x12ed310] main interface debug: using interface module "qt4" [0x12ed310] main interface debug: TIMER module_need() : 269.327 ms - Total 269.327 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 269.327 ms) [0x12bcdd0] main playlist debug: processing request item null node Playlist skip 0 [0x12bcdd0] main playlist debug: starting new item [0x12bcdd0] main playlist debug: creating new input thread [0x12e1c30] main input debug: Creating an input for 'Trial of the BSD Knights' [0x12e1c30] main input debug: thread (input) created at priority 10 (input/input.c:214) [0x12e1c30] main input debug: thread started [0x12e1c30] main input debug: using timeshift granularity of 50 MiB [0x12e1c30] main input debug: using timeshift path '/tmp' [0x12e1c30] main input debug: `file:///home/user/Downloads/OpenBSD-songs/song44%20-%20Trial%20of%20the%20BSD%20Knights.ogg' gives access `file' demux `' path `/home/user/Downloads/OpenBSD-songs/song44 - Trial of the BSD Knights.ogg' [0x12e1c30] main input debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' path='/home/user/Downloads/OpenBSD-songs/song44 - Trial of the BSD Knights.ogg' [0x7eff1c0059e0] main demux debug: looking for access_demux module: 2 candidates [0x7eff1c0059e0] main demux debug: no access_demux module matching "file" could be loaded [0x7eff1c0059e0] main demux debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.832 ms - Total 0.832 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.832 ms) [0x12e1c30] main input debug: creating access 'file' path='/home/user/Downloads/OpenBSD-songs/song44 - Trial of the BSD Knights.ogg' [0x1671990] main access debug: looking for access module: 2 candidates [0x1671990] filesystem access debug: opening file `/home/user/Downloads/OpenBSD-songs/song44 - Trial of the BSD Knights.ogg' [0x1671990] main access debug: using access module "filesystem" [0x1671990] main access debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.251 ms - Total 0.251 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.251 ms) [0x1671c10] main stream debug: Using AStream*Stream [0x1671c10] main stream debug: pre buffering [0x1671c10] main stream debug: received first data after 0 ms [0x1671c10] main stream debug: pre-buffering done 1024 bytes in 0s - 45454 KiB/s [0x1672080] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module: 5 candidates [0x1672080] main stream debug: no stream_filter module matching "any" could be loaded [0x1672080] main stream debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.203 ms - Total 0.203 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.203 ms) [0x1671e80] main stream debug: looking for stream_filter module: 1 candidate [0x1671e80] main stream debug: using stream_filter module "stream_filter_record" [0x1671e80] main stream debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.360 ms - Total 0.360 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.360 ms) [0x12e1c30] main input debug: creating demux: access='file' demux='' path='/home/user/Downloads/OpenBSD-songs/song44 - Trial of the BSD Knights.ogg' [0x1672160] main demux debug: looking for demux module: 52 candidates [0x1672160] main demux debug: using demux module "ogg" [0x1672160] main demux debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.184 ms - Total 0.184 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.184 ms) [0x12e1c30] main input debug: looking for a subtitle file in /home/user/Downloads/OpenBSD-songs/ [0x16723a0] main demux meta debug: looking for meta reader module: 2 candidates [0x12ed310] qt4 interface debug: IM: Setting an input [0x16723a0] main demux meta debug: using meta reader module "taglib" [0x16723a0] main demux meta debug: TIMER module_need() : 3.737 ms - Total 3.737 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 3.737 ms) [0x1672160] main demux debug: removing module "taglib" [0x12e1c30] main input debug: `file:///home/user/Downloads/OpenBSD-songs/song44%20-%20Trial%20of%20the%20BSD%20Knights.ogg' successfully opened [0x1672160] ogg demux debug: found vorbis header [0x12e1c30] main input debug: selecting program id=0 [0x166df00] main decoder debug: looking for decoder module: 30 candidates [0x166df00] main decoder debug: using decoder module "vorbis" [0x166df00] main decoder debug: TIMER module_need() : 3.684 ms - Total 3.684 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 3.684 ms) [0x166df00] main decoder debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 5 (input/decoder.c:301) [0x166df00] main decoder debug: thread started [0x1672160] ogg demux debug: beginning of a group of logical streams [0x12e1c30] main input debug: ES_OUT_RESET_PCR called [0x166df00] main decoder debug: removing module "vorbis" [0x166df00] main decoder debug: killing decoder fourcc `vorb', 0 PES in FIFO [0x166df00] main decoder debug: looking for decoder module: 30 candidates [0x166df00] main decoder debug: using decoder module "vorbis" [0x166df00] main decoder debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.322 ms - Total 0.322 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.322 ms) [0x166df00] main decoder debug: thread (decoder) created at priority 5 (input/decoder.c:301) [0x166df00] main decoder debug: thread started [0x166df00] vorbis decoder debug: channels:2 samplerate:44100 bitrate:192000 [0x12e1c30] main input debug: Buffering 0% [0x12e1c30] main input debug: Buffering 66% [0x12e1c30] main input debug: creating aout [0x12e1c30] main input debug: Stream buffering done (404 ms in 2 ms) [0x16a5440] main audio output debug: looking for audio output module: 3 candidates [0x16a5440] alsa audio output debug: opening ALSA device `default' [0x16a5440] main audio output debug: using audio output module "alsa" [0x16a5440] main audio output debug: TIMER module_need() : 169.520 ms - Total 169.520 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 169.520 ms) [0x16a5440] main audio output debug: output 'f32l' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes [0x16a5440] main audio output debug: mixer 'f32l' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes [0x16a5440] main audio output debug: no need for any filter [0x16aa250] main generic debug: looking for audio mixer module: 3 candidates [0x16aa250] main generic debug: using audio mixer module "float32_mixer" [0x16aa250] main generic debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.608 ms - Total 0.608 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.608 ms) [0x16a5440] main audio output debug: input 'f32l' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1 samples/8 bytes [0x16c9aa0] main audio filter debug: looking for audio filter module: 1 candidate [0x16c9aa0] scaletempo audio filter debug: format: 44100 rate, 2 nch, 4 bps, fl32 [0x16c9aa0] scaletempo audio filter debug: params: 30 stride, 0.200 overlap, 14 search [0x16c9aa0] scaletempo audio filter debug: 1.000 scale, 1323.000 stride_in, 1323 stride_out, 1059 standing, 264 overlap, 617 search, 2204 queue, fl32 mode [0x16c9aa0] main audio filter debug: using audio filter module "scaletempo" [0x16c9aa0] main audio filter debug: TIMER module_need() : 0.634 ms - Total 0.634 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 0.634 ms) [0x16a5440] main audio output debug: filter(s) 'f32l'->'f32l' 48510 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo [0x16ca620] main audio filter debug: looking for audio filter module: 14 candidates [0x16ca620] bandlimited_resampler audio filter debug: f32l/48510KHz/2->f32l/44100KHz/2 [0x16ca620] main audio filter debug: using audio filter module "bandlimited_resampler" [0x16ca620] main audio filter debug: TIMER module_need() : 2.677 ms - Total 2.677 ms / 1 intvls (Avg 2.677 ms) [0x16a5440] main audio output debug: found a filter for the whole conversion [0x166df00] main decoder debug: End of audio preroll [0x12e1c30] main input debug: Decoder buffering done in 173 ms [0x16a5440] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-9954), dropping buffer [0x16a5440] main audio output warning: PTS is out of range (-22987), dropping buffer [0x12e1c30] main input debug: control type=1 [0x12e1c30] main input debug: control type=1 [0x16a5440] main audio output warning: computed PTS is out of range (1351579), clearing out [0x16a5440] main audio output warning: output PTS is out of range (1354544), clearing out [0x16a5440] main audio output debug: audio output is starving (285796), playing silence [0x16a5440] main audio output warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (127783) [0x16a5440] main audio output warning: audio drift is too big (127782), dropping buffer [0x16a5440] main audio output warning: buffer is 104562 late, triggering upsampling [0x16a5440] main audio output warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (59772) [0x16a5440] main audio output warning: audio drift is too big (164152), dropping buffer [0x16a5440] main audio output warning: audio drift is too big (140932), dropping buffer [0x16a5440] main audio output warning: output date isn't PTS date, requesting resampling (142461) [0x16a5440] main audio output warning: audio drift is too big (260173), dropping buffer [0x16a5440] main audio output warning: audio drift is too big (257271), dropping buffer [0x16a5440] main audio output warning: audio drift is too big (254368), dropping buffer ... (lots of 'dropping buffer' lines) The main highlight is > [0x16a5440] main audio output debug: audio output is starving (285796), playing silence Hope this helps somehow.