Your message dated Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:49:02 +0200
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and subject line Re: using vlc-plugin-svgalib seems to persnickity about
permissions, kbd ignored
has caused the Debian Bug report #508768,
regarding using vlc-plugin-svgalib seems to persnickity about permissions, kbd
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: vlc-plugin-svgalib
Version: 0.8.6.h-4+lenny2
Severity: important
When trying to run vlc using -V svgalib with vlc-plugin-svgalib
installed, can only run it as root (with no sound),
or
su -pc 'vlc --vout svgalib some.mpg '
in which case it ignores the keyboard while running.
Setting the vlc binary setuid as root, or trying to run
with sudo fail.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (50, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-1-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages vlc-plugin-svgalib depends on:
ii libavcodec51 3:20080706-0.2 library to encode decode multimedi
ii libc6 2.7-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libsvga1 1:1.4.3-27 console SVGA display libraries
ii libvlc0 0.8.6.h-4 multimedia player and streamer lib
ii vlc-nox 0.8.6.h-4+lenny2 multimedia player and streamer (wi
vlc-plugin-svgalib recommends no packages.
vlc-plugin-svgalib suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
--- End Message ---
--- Begin Message ---
Hello,
Permission to /dev/input/ nodes is required to get input events from
svgalib. These nodes are not normally accessible to unprivileged users as
it would enable key logging other users on multi-user systems. Since Debian
VLC cannot run as root, you'd need to give your user permission to read
those files.
In any case, support for svgalib has been dropped upstream. You should
really consider switching to the FrameBuffer instead.
--
Rémi Denis-Courmont
http://www.remlab.net/
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