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VLC player does not play network stream (ie. youtube video)

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nitram:
Running TC 6 32-bit version of VLC, Xorg with Fluxbox. VLC opens and runs well for local mp3 and mp4.

Here's terminal output when launching VLC:

--- Code: ---tc@box:~$ vlc
VLC media player 2.2.1 Terry Pratchett (Weatherwax) (revision 2.2.1-0-ga425c42)
[09ad0ab0] pulse audio output error: PulseAudio server connection failure: Connection refused
[0999d0d0] core libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
QIconvCodec::convertFromUnicode: using Latin-1 for conversion, iconv_open failed
QIconvCodec::convertToUnicode: using Latin-1 for conversion, iconv_open failed
[099adb40] qt4 interface error: Unable to load extensions module

--- End code ---

Then clicking media > open network stream > paste youtube URL > click play. The youtube address flashes briefly on the VLC Fluxbox window title bar, VLC flickers a bit, play button changes to pause (as if to start playing), then reverts back to play. Video does not play, nor sound. Nothing happens. No message or additional output to terminal. Tried using several youtube URLs, which otherwise play okay in Firefox using Flash. System is otherwise working great, including wired ethernet connection.

Anyone got any tips or configuration settings? Was this disabled in the build? VLC info page does not provide any hints. Just wondering - thanks.

Edit: Forgot to mention, just running Alsa not pulse. Sound is otherwise great, even when playing VLC mp3/mp4.

Juanito:
Are you using the most recent version of vlc from the 6.x repo (it was recompiled relatively recently to use glibc iconv rather than the libiconv extension)?

Do you have a locale set like en_US.UTF-8, for example?

nitram:
Hi Juanito. Latest version, just used Apps to check for updates. This VLC was just installed a few days ago. According to Apps and VLC, version v2.2.1. Regarding locale, what do you mean, where do i check?

Edit: No specific locale set in showbootcodes if this is what you mean.

Juanito:
Sometimes (but not always) when you see messages like "Latin-1 for conversion, iconv_open failed", you need to set a locale - see the getlocale extension.

nitram:
Hi, okay.

--- Code: ---tc@box:~$ showbootcodes
BOOT_IMAGE=/tinycore/boot/vmlinuz nozswap showapps tce=sdb3 lang=en_US.UTF-8
tc@box:~$ ls /usr/local/tce.installed/ | grep locale
mylocale

--- End code ---

Same issue with VLC, but terminal output:

--- Code: ---tc@box:~$ vlc
VLC media player 2.2.1 Terry Pratchett (Weatherwax) (revision 2.2.1-0-ga425c42)
[097ad5c0] pulse audio output error: PulseAudio server connection failure: Connection refused
[0978e8f8] core libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
Unable to load library icui18n "Cannot load library icui18n: (icui18n: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)"
[0979e7a0] qt4 interface error: Unable to load extensions module

--- End code ---

Loaded icu.tcz, re-opened VLC via terminal, still unable to open/play network stream:

--- Code: ---tc@box:~$ vlc
VLC media player 2.2.1 Terry Pratchett (Weatherwax) (revision 2.2.1-0-ga425c42)
[086755c0] pulse audio output error: PulseAudio server connection failure: Connection refused
[086568f8] core libvlc: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
[086667a0] qt4 interface error: Unable to load extensions module

--- End code ---

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