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As ever amazing responses from the team. Thank you both. It is not dual monitor but good shout. Step 2 - the missing step - is after rebooting. But I cannot be sure at what stage or when. It plays in the browser - Netflix and YouTube. So I am trying to play a combination of mp4 or m4v or avi files. I also tried a dvd and that is not playing either. Not sure how to find all the codecs I have installed. But in software packages it says: GStreamer Multimedia Codecs GStreamer Multimedia Codecs - Extra GStreamer Multimedia Codecs - Licence issues GStreamer Multimedia Codecs - Extra - CD, DVD, MP3 GStreamer Multimedia Codecs - libav I ran ps aux | grep gnome-shell gdm 1063 0.1 1.6 3440576 130332 tty1 Sl+ 10:38 0:03 /usr/bin/gnome-shell browns 1674 3.3 4.6 4120700 369844 tty2 Sl+ 10:38 1:44 /usr/bin/gnome-shell browns 1737 0.0 0.5 992640 43932 ? Sl 10:38 0:00 /usr/libexec/gnome-shell-calendar-server browns 3116 0.0 0.4 411796 34396 tty2 Sl+ 10:56 0:00 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/chrome-gnome-shell chrome-extension://gphhapmejobijbbhgpjhcjognlahblep/ browns 5552 0.0 0.0 119716 960 pts/0 S+ 11:30 0:00 grep --color=auto gnome-shell Not sure if I am using Wayland or xorg. Thanks Rich On 28 December 2017 at 22:00, mr meowski <mr.meowski@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 28/12/17 21:37, Richard Brown wrote: >> Hi >> >> I am using Fedora 27 and I had no problems playing videos through vlc >> and videos. However, now I hear sound but cannot see any picture. I >> thought I had installed all the relevant codecs. Is there anyway of >> checking please? > > Ok, let's play the detective game again :) > > 1: "I am using Fedora 27 and I had no problems playing videos" > 2: ??? > 3: "However, now I hear sound but cannot see any picture" > > You've kind of left out the most important part... what happened at step > 2? Surely not mid-video so after a reboot? After installing something? > Changing a plug? It was just like that one day when you turned it on? > Graphics driver upgrade? *Something* changed and we need to figure out > what it is. > > Which codecs *have* you installed? Is there a specific file type > (mkv/avi/mp4/etc) that does this or is it all of them? Do you still have > working video via youtube or whatever in a browser? Does DVD playback > work if you even have one of them? > > Probably the best place to get started is to play back a video as usual > but launch it from the terminal so you can see what's going on properly. So: > > vlc /path/to/some/video > > will start up vlc as usual but you can watch what it's doing. Look for > errors and report back I guess. > > Also, try with mpv instead after installing it: > > sudo dnf install mpv > dnf /path/to/some/video > > You could also definitely check your usual logs for issues (it's Fedora > so journalctl to the rescue). Are you running on Wayland rather than > Xorg as well by any chance? That's definitely going to cause issues and > it's the default on Fedora now. > > Cheers > -- > The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG > https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list > FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq -- Kind Regards Richard Brown 07747 343637 http://gucu.org.uk/ http://littlebigfoot.org.uk/ -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq