I'm so tantalizingly close, it's driving me nuts.

Everything appears to be working, but it's being sent to the "dummy" audio_output module, because the hd1000a module fails to load (see full trace log at the end of my post).
[00000001] main vlc warning: cannot load module `/mnt/flash1/vlc/lib/vlc/audio_output/libhd1000a_plugin.so' (/mnt/flash1
/vlc/lib/vlc/audio_output/libhd1000a_plugin.so: undefined symbol: __14PCMAudioPlayer)
The libhd1000a_plugin.so module is looking for __14PCMAudioPlayer which is defined in /usr/local/lib/libHDMachineX225.so (which configure found and was happy about).
Any clues? hints? pointers? I'm stuck. FYI, building vlc with everything builtin was useless - just hung, no log output, etc.
If you want more details, feel free to ask...
Thanks,
Simon (sgales AT simonandchristy.com)
# ./vlc --reset-plugins-cache --reset-config --extraintf logger -vvv ../../brick1.mp3
VLC media player 0.8.4a Janus
[00000001] main vlc debug: checking builtin modules
[00000001] main vlc debug: checking plugin modules
[00000001] main vlc debug: removing plugins cache file /root/.vlc/cache/plugins-04041e.dat
[00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing `modules'
[00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing `/mnt/flash1/vlc/lib/vlc'
[00000001] main vlc warning: cannot load module `/mnt/flash1/vlc/lib/vlc/audio_output/libhd1000a_plugin.so' (/mnt/flash1
/vlc/lib/vlc/audio_output/libhd1000a_plugin.so: undefined symbol: __14PCMAudioPlayer)
[00000001] main vlc debug: recursively browsing `plugins'
[00000001] main vlc debug: module bank initialized, found 135 modules
[00000001] main vlc debug: opening config file /root/.vlc/vlcrc
[00000001] main vlc debug: opening config file /root/.vlc/vlcrc
[00000001] main vlc debug: CPU has capabilities
[00000001] main vlc debug: looking for memcpy module: 1 candidate
[00000133] main module debug: using memcpy module "memcpy"
[00000174] main playlist debug: waiting for thread completion
[00000174] main playlist debug: thread 1026 (playlist) created at priority 0 (src/playlist/playlist.c:182)
[00000175] main private debug: waiting for thread completion
[00000175] main private debug: thread 2051 (preparser) created at priority 0 (src/playlist/playlist.c:204)
[00000176] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[00000176] logger interface: Using the logger interface module...
[00000176] logger interface warning: no log filename provided, using `vlc-log.txt'
[00000176] logger interface debug: opening logfile `vlc-log.txt'
[00000141] main module debug: using interface module "logger"
[00000176] main interface debug: interface initialized
[00000176] main interface debug: thread 3076 (interface) created at priority 0 (src/interface/interface.c:210)
[00000177] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 1 candidate
[00000086] main module debug: using interface module "hotkeys"
[00000177] main interface debug: interface initialized
[00000177] main interface debug: thread 4101 (interface) created at priority 0 (src/interface/interface.c:210)
[00000174] main playlist debug: adding playlist item `../../brick1.mp3' ( ../../brick1.mp3 )
[00000178] main interface debug: looking for interface module: 2 candidates
Remote control interface initialized, `h' for help
[00000087] main module debug: using interface module "rc"
[00000178] main interface debug: interface initialized
[00000174] main playlist debug: creating new input thread
[00000178] main interface debug: thread 5126 (manager) created at priority 0 (src/interface/interface.c:195)
[00000179] main input debug: waiting for thread completion
[00000179] main input debug: thread 6151 (input) created at priority 0 (src/input/input.c:229)
status change: ( New input: ../../brick1.mp3 )
status change: ( audio volume: 256 )
status change: ( play state: 1 )
[00000179] main input debug: `../../brick1.mp3' gives access `' demux `' path `../../brick1.mp3'
[00000179] main input debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='../../brick1.mp3'
[00000180] main demuxer debug: looking for access_demux module: 0 candidates
[00000180] main demuxer warning: no access_demux module matched "any"
[00000179] main input debug: creating access '' path='../../brick1.mp3'
[00000181] main access debug: looking for access2 module: 2 candidates
[00000181] access_file access debug: opening file `../../brick1.mp3'
[00000017] main module debug: using access2 module "access_file"
[00000182] main private debug: pre buffering
[00000182] main private debug: received first data for our buffer
[00000182] main private debug: prebuffering done 622573 bytes in 0s - 4676 kbytes/s
[00000179] main input debug: creating demux: access='' demux='' path='../../brick1.mp3'
[00000183] main demuxer debug: looking for demux2 module: 34 candidates
[00000184] main packetizer debug: looking for packetizer module: 13 candidates
[00000070] main module debug: using packetizer module "mpeg_audio"
[00000184] mpeg_audio packetizer debug: MPGA channels:2 samplerate:44100 bitrate:128
[00000179] main input debug: selecting program id=0
[00000183] main demuxer debug: looking for id3 module: 0 candidates
[00000183] main demuxer error: no id3 module matched "any"
[00000093] main module debug: using demux2 module "mpga"
[00000179] main input debug: looking for a subtitle file in ../../
[00000185] main decoder debug: looking for decoder module: 16 candidates
[00000069] main module debug: using decoder module "mpeg_audio"
[00000185] main decoder debug: thread 7176 (decoder) created at priority 0 (src/input/decoder.c:158)
[00000179] main input debug: `../../brick1.mp3' successfully opened
[00000185] mpeg_audio decoder debug: MPGA channels:2 samplerate:44100 bitrate:128
[00000185] main decoder debug: no aout present, spawning one
[00000186] main audio output debug: looking for audio output module: 1 candidate
[00000130] main module debug: using audio output module "dummy"
[00000186] main audio output debug: output 'mpga' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1152 samples/1053 bytes
[00000186] main audio output debug: mixer 'mpga' 44100 Hz Stereo frame=1152 samples/1053 bytes
[00000186] main audio output debug: filter(s) 'fi32'->'mpga' 44100 Hz->44100 Hz Stereo->Stereo
[00000187] main private debug: looking for audio filter module: 23 candidates
[00000186] main audio output error: couldn't find a filter for the conversion
[00000186] main audio output error: couldn't set an output pipeline
[00000130] main module debug: unlocking module "dummy"
quit
quit: returned 0 (no error)
status change: ( stop state: 0 )
status change: ( quit )
[00000001] main vlc debug: removing all interfaces
[00000178] main interface debug: thread 5126 joined (src/interface/interface.c:238)
[00000087] main module debug: unlocking module "rc"
[00000179] main input debug: control type=0
[00000179] main input debug: control: stopping input
[00000179] main input debug: closing input
[00000070] main module debug: unlocking module "mpeg_audio"
[00000093] main module debug: unlocking module "mpga"
[00000017] main module debug: unlocking module "access_file"
[00000069] main module debug: unlocking module "mpeg_audio"
[00000185] main decoder debug: thread 7176 joined (src/input/decoder.c:191)
[00000185] main decoder debug: killing decoder fourcc `mpga', 0 PES in FIFO
[00000177] main interface debug: thread 4101 joined (src/interface/interface.c:238)
[00000086] main module debug: unlocking module "hotkeys"
[00000179] main input debug: thread 6151 joined (src/input/input.c:386)
[00000176] main interface debug: thread 3076 joined (src/interface/interface.c:238)
[00000141] main module debug: unlocking module "logger"
[00000001] main vlc debug: removing all playlists
[00000175] main private debug: thread 2051 joined (src/playlist/playlist.c:237)
[00000174] main playlist debug: thread 1026 joined (src/playlist/playlist.c:238)
[00000174] main playlist: stopping playback
[00000174] main playlist debug: deleting playlist item `../../brick1.mp3'
[00000001] main vlc debug: removing all video outputs
[00000001] main vlc debug: removing all audio outputs
[00000001] main vlc debug: removing announce handler
[00000133] main module debug: unlocking module "memcpy"
[00000001] main vlc debug: saving plugins cache file /root/.vlc/cache/plugins-04041e.dat
Configure script:
CFLAGS="-I/usr/tools/roku/include -I/mnt/flash1/vlc/include -I/ROKU/usr/include -I/ROKU/usr/local/include -I/ROKU/usr/local/include/roku -I/ROKU/usr/share/rokudev/usr/include" \
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" \
CPPFLAGS="${CFLAGS}" \
LDFLAGS="-L/usr/tools/roku/mipsel-linux/lib -L/mnt/flash1/vlc/lib -L/usr/local/lib -L/ROKU/usr/share/rokudev/usr/lib -L/ROKU/lib -Wl,-rpath-link -Wl,/ROKU/lib -Wl,-rpath-link -Wl,/ROKU/usr/local/lib" \
CC=mipsel-linux-gcc CXX=mipsel-linux-g++ AR=mipsel-linux-ar LD=mipsel-linux-ld RANLIB=mipsel-linux-ranlib STRIP=mipsel-linux-strip \
./configure --host=mipsel --enable-trace --enable-debug \
--prefix=/mnt/flash1/vlc \
--disable-optimizations \
--disable-hal \
--disable-sdl \
--enable-mad --with-mad-tree=${SRC}/libmad-0.15.1b \
--enable-libmpeg2 --with-libmpeg2-tree=${SRC}/mpeg2dec-0.4.0 \
--enable-dvbpsi \
--disable-vcd --disable-vcdx --disable-cdda --disable-cddax --disable-libcdio --disable-libcddb \
--disable-dvd --disable-dvdread --disable-dvdnav --disable-dvdplay \
--disable-dshow --disable-directx --disable-wingdi --disable-waveout \
--disable-macosx --disable-coreaudio --disable-quicktime \
--disable-bonjour \
--disable-daap \
--disable-wxwidgets \
--disable-opengl \
--disable-png \
--disable-mpc \
--disable-smb \
--disable-gnutls \
--disable-vlm \
--disable-qnx \
--enable-ncurses \
--disable-corba \
--disable-mozilla \
--disable-mga \
--disable-svgalib --disable-ggi --disable-glide \
--disable-aa --disable-caca \
--disable-qte --disable-qt_video \
--disable-livedotcom \
--disable-corba \
--disable-v4l \
--disable-pvr \
--disable-satellite --disable-dvb \
--disable-slp \
--disable-speex \
--enable-ffmpeg \
--with-ffmpeg-mp3lame \
--with-ffmpeg-zlib \
--with-ffmpeg-tree=${SRC}/ffmpeg-20051126/ \
--disable-ogg --disable-vorbis --disable-tremor --disable-tarkin --disable-theora \
--disable-mod \
--disable-mkv \
--enable-a52 \
--with-a52=/ROKU/src/a52dec-0.7.4 \
--with-a52-tree=/ROKU/src/a52dec-0.7.4 \
--disable-dts \
--disable-faad \
--disable-flac \
--disable-lirc --disable-joystick \
--disable-x11 --disable-xvideo --disable-xosd --disable-glx \
--disable-gtk --disable-gnome --disable-esd \
--disable-gnomevfs \
--disable-wxwindows \
--disable-kde --disable-arts \
--disable-pda --disable-opie \
--disable-cmml \
--disable-skins --disable-skins2 \
--disable-fribidi --disable-freetype \
--disable-sout \
--disable-oss --disable-alsa --disable-fb \
--disable-visual --disable-goom \
--disable-screen \
--enable-libxml2 \
--disable-x264 \
--disable--httpd \
--disable-nls \
--with-included-gettext \
--enable-hd1000a --disable-hd1000v