My system information:
Debian Wheezy
Openbox
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 with 310.10 drivers
AMD FX-8120
possible workaround:
Not a solution but a workaround; add the following snippet to your
/etc/X11/xorg.conf, that way the crashy code won't be executed:
Section "Extensions"
Option "XVideo" "Disable"
EndSection
To avoid this bug by using a older version of xserver
from the squeeze.
After downgrading the xserver to that in squeeze, I can play video with xV
extension, e.g. mpalyer, vlc.
I think this method can be a temporary workaround of this bug
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=649346
This appears to be a duplicate of #5820: see the workaround there. It's an issue with the gnome-screensaver hack in SDL2, and appears when gnome-screensaver is not installed.
It doesn't have anything to do with xv: the workaround above will likely not work (it appears to be for a video playback error with fglrx).
-- David
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 5820 ***
My system information: Debian Wheezy Openbox Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 with 310.10 drivers AMD FX-8120 possible workaround: Not a solution but a workaround; add the following snippet to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf, that way the crashy code won't be executed: Section "Extensions" Option "XVideo" "Disable" EndSection To avoid this bug by using a older version of xserver from the squeeze. After downgrading the xserver to that in squeeze, I can play video with xV extension, e.g. mpalyer, vlc. I think this method can be a temporary workaround of this bug http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=649346