Hi everyone,
I’m having an issue when trying to watch movies using VLC Media Player on Manjaro.
Problem: The video doesn’t display (only a black screen), but the audio works fine.
App version: VLC 3.0.20
System: Manjaro KDE Plasma 6.1, Kernel 6.9
GPU: Intel HD Graphics 620
I’ve already tried:
Changing video output module to “X11” and “OpenGL”
Reinstalling VLC
Updating all packages (sudo pacman -Syu)
None of these worked. Does anyone know what might cause this issue or how to fix it?
Welcome to the Forum 
It seems you may have installed from an old .ISO.
This isn’t a currently supported kernel.
Could you please provide the output of inxi -zv8 (which with this command is filtered for privacy) and highlight the pasted output here, then click the </> button at the top of the reply window, to format it correctly for the Forum?
Cheers. 
As it happened with the linux-firmware package, upstream Arch Linux has split VLC into multiple packages - each providing the plugin to support a specific stream.
As a consequence of this you may be lacking the plugin for a particular stream - usually causing the video stream to be black.
If you don’t bother but want a catch all - sync the meta package
sudo pacman -Syu vlc-plugins-all
$ pamac search vlc --repos
syncplay 1.7.4-1 extra
Synchronize watching movies on mplayer2, vlc, mpv, and mpc-hc
across many computers
playerctl 2.4.1-4 extra
mpris media player controller and lib for spotify, vlc, audacious,
bmp, xmms2, and others.
phonon-qt6-vlc 0.12.0-5 extra
Phonon VLC backend
libvlc 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - library
vlc-plugin-zvbi 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - VBI plugins
vlc-plugin-xml 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - XML plugin
vlc-plugin-x265 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - H265/HEVC encoding
vlc-plugin-x264 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - H264/AVC encoding
vlc-plugin-vpx 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - VP8 and VP9 plugin
vlc-plugin-vorbis 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Vorbis plugin
vlc-plugin-upnp 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - UPnP plugin
vlc-plugin-udev 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - udev plugin
vlc-plugin-twolame 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - TwoLAME plugins
vlc-plugin-theora 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Theora plugins
vlc-plugin-tag 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - tag plugin
vlc-plugins-visualization 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - visualization plugins
vlc-plugins-video-output 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - video output plugins
vlc-plugin-svg 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - SVG plugins
vlc-plugin-srt 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - SRT subtitle file support
vlc-plugin-speex 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Speex plugins
vlc-plugin-soxr 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - SoX Resampler plugin
vlc-plugin-smb 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - SMB plugin
vlc-plugin-shout 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - shoutcast plugin
vlc-plugin-sftp 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - SFTP plugin
vlc-plugins-extra 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - extra plugins
vlc-plugin-sdl 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - SDL plugin
vlc-plugins-base 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - base plugins
vlc-plugin-samplerate 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - samplerate plugin
vlc-plugins-all 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - all plugins
vlc-plugin-quicksync 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Intel QuickSync plugin
vlc-plugin-pulse 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - PulseAudio plugins
vlc-plugin-png 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - PNG plugin
vlc-plugin-opus 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Opus plugin
vlc-plugin-ogg 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - OGG plugins
vlc-plugin-notify 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - notification plugin
vlc-plugin-nfs 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - NFS plugin
vlc-plugin-musepack 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - MusePack plugin
vlc-plugin-mtp 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - MTP plugins
vlc-plugin-mpg123 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - MPG1/2/3 plugin
vlc-plugin-mpeg2 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - MPEG2 plugin
vlc-plugin-modplug 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - MOD plugin
vlc-plugin-mdns 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - mDNS plugin
vlc-plugin-matroska 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Matroska plugin
vlc-plugin-mad 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - MPEG Audio Decoder plugin
vlc-plugin-lua 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Lua scripting plugins
vlc-plugin-live555 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - live555 RTP/RSTP client plugin
vlc-plugin-lirc 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Infrared remote control plugin
vlc-plugin-libsecret 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - libsecret/gnome-keyring plugin
vlc-plugin-kwallet 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Kwallet keystore plugin
vlc-plugin-kate 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - kate plugin
vlc-plugin-jpeg 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - JPEG plugin
vlc-plugin-journal 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Systemd journal plugin
vlc-plugin-jack 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - JACK plugin
vlc-plugin-inflate 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - inflate plugin
vlc-plugin-gstreamer 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - GStreamer plugin
vlc-plugin-gnutls 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - GnuTLS plugin
vlc-plugin-gme 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Game music emulation plugin
vlc-plugin-freetype 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - subtitle and on screen display text rendering support
vlc-plugin-fluidsynth 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - FluidSynth plugin
vlc-plugin-flac 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - FLAC plugin
vlc-plugin-firewire 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - FireWire plugins
vlc-plugin-ffmpeg 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - FFMPEG plugins
vlc-plugin-faad2 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - FAAD2 AAC plugin
vlc-plugin-dvd 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - DVD plugins
vlc-plugin-dvb 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - DVB plugins
vlc-plugin-dca 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - DTS Coherent Acoustics plugin
vlc-plugin-dbus-screensaver 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - dbus screensaver plugin
vlc-plugin-dbus 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Dbus plugin
vlc-plugin-dav1d 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - dav1d AV1 plugin
vlc-plugin-chromecast 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Chromecast plugin
vlc-plugin-cddb 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - CDDB plugin
vlc-plugin-caca 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Color ASCII art video output plugin
vlc-plugin-bluray 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Blu-ray plugin
vlc-plugin-avahi 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - mDNS/DNS-SD plugin
vlc-plugin-ass 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - SSA/ASS subtitle plugin
vlc-plugin-aribb25 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - ARIB STD-B25 plugin
vlc-plugin-aribb24 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - ARIB STD-B24 plugins
vlc-plugin-archive 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - stream extractor plugin
vlc-plugin-aom 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - AOM AV1 plugin
vlc-plugin-alsa 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - ALSA plugins
vlc-plugin-aalib 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - ASCII art video output plugin
vlc-plugin-a52dec 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - ATSC A/52 (AC-3) plugin
vlc-gui-skins2 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Skins2 GUI
vlc-gui-qt 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Qt GUI
vlc-gui-ncurses 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - Ncurses TUI
vlc-cli 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and
framework - command line interface
vlc 3.0.21-30 extra
Free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework
A somewhat different approach is to use another media player e.g. smplayer
sudo pacman -Syu smplayer
$ pamac search smplayer --repos
smplayer-themes 1:20.11.0-2 [Installed] extra
Themes for SMPlayer
smplayer-skins 1:20.11.0-4 [Installed] extra
Skins for SMPlayer
smplayer 25.6.0-1 [Installed] extra
Media player with built-in codecs that can play virtually all
video and audio formats
Updates seem not working, latest is 3.0.21.
If nothing works, try this:
In VLC go Preferences → Input/codecs, hardware acceleration and select disabled or VA-API.
Thanks bro
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Had similar problem, installing ‘vlc-plugins-extra’ did the trick.
Providing VLC as media player (#191) · Issues · Profiles & Settings / iso-profiles · GitLab
The idea of VLC splits was to actually remove VLC from Plasma
VLC is no longer included in 25.0.9 ISOs
drop vlc (00f2affe) · Commits · Profiles & Settings / iso-profiles · GitLab
VLC splitted plugins starting in 3.0.21 version, but @vernonterra has 3.0.20 as seen in first message.
Original post also states that reinstalling VLC and updating packages had been tried
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