Kaffeine crashes ALWAYS

What Xorg driver do you use?
I have the same problem when I use xorg-driver-fglrx. With "vesa" it works without any errors.

xorg-driver-fglrx:
  Installed: 7.1.0-8.37.6+2.6.22.2-7.2
linux-restricted-modules-2.6.22-7-generic:
  Installed: 2.6.22.2-7.2
kaffeine-xine:
  Installed: 0.8.4-0ubuntu3
libxine1:
  Installed: 1.1.7-1ubuntu1

I can confirm this bug. I'm using the nVidia proprietary drivers. I haven't tested with 'vesa' yet. What I don't understand is that how come other players using Xine as backend have no problems playing any kind of media (for instance, the xine-ui client itself)

In fact, I can induce this crash without even playing any media. With Xine selected as the Kaffeine backend, simply go to Settings -> Xine Engine Parameters to cause the crash.

could you check you use which video driver xine use ?
see ~/.xine/config
it must be auto. if it is opengl, this video driver is well know buggy.

pfff what a bad comment ;)

could you check which video driver xine use ?
 see ~/.xine/config
 it must be auto. if it is opengl, this video driver is well known buggy.

file ~/.xine/config don't exist by default

I have exactly the same problem. Unable to use Kaffeine at all. No problem with MPlayer though

I have this bug too. This bug is already present in Feisty, but I can reproduce this with Gutsy as well. My laptop has a ATI x1400 card, and with the 8.40 driver and older, this bug seems to come back.
Another problem, which is probably closely related, is that playing a video in kaffeine with the output module "Xv" corrupts the video (inconsistency's, sluggish). Using VLC or Mplayer with the Xv module gives no problems at all. OpenGL seems not to work with Kaffeine as well, this works with VLC and Mplayer.
I'd really like to see this problem solved in the final release from Gutsy.

I forgot to say, the other, closely related problem, is with my workstation, using a Nvidia 7300GT with the nvidia 100.14.11 and 100.14.19 driver. With both drivers, the problem persists, when switching to the opensource "nv" driver, the problem is not present, but neither is 3d then :)

Now it works just fine and I did nothing to try to fix it... It just magically fixed itself. I'm starting to believe it can be related to compiz-fusion. Do you people use it when you are trying to open Kaffeine?

Unless CompizFusion is enabled in the default install of Kubuntu Gutsy, no, I don't use it. If it is enabled, how can I permanently disable it? There's nothing nice about 3d desktop effects for now.

Same here in Gutsy.
If I run fglrx, Kaffeine crashs with segfault. Also vlc runs not smooth, the video lacks.
Now I'm using vesa, and all works fine.

I want to confirm this bug, in gutsy. I'm using fglrx for an Mobility Radeon x1300. How can I try different outputs with Kaffeine?

I have upgrade the Kubuntu 7.04 to Kubuntu 7.10 and this problem show in my pc. I installed fglrx with radeon 1600 ATI.

I'm getting this problem too on Kubuntu 7.10 with the fglrx driver, not using any compositing window manager. The weird thing is that it worked soon after I installed Gutsy, but just today apparently it decided to stop working. Gutsy also keeps switching my driver from fglrx to vesa for some reason. I have to say this seems like the buggiest ubuntu release ever.

Me too, Kubuntu Gutsy with VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc M52 [Mobility Radeon X1300] and fglrx.

Seems to corrupt some screen redraws too. Will try switching to vesa to fix.

after installation new ati fglrx (8.42) drivers a problem has been solved

Offtopic, but I tried both the 8.42 from here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-driver/+bug/156325/comments/11 and via the ATi package.

Both times fglrxinfo reported that OpenGL was being provided by Mesa (as in, software). Any clues as to how best to trial the 8.42.x version?

http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Gutsy_Installation_Guide
All working fine. (compiz too)

AleksysP, thanks. I can confirm, for me (X1300) following the instructions above is a workaround. Seems OK so far

Same problems here on Gutsy with fglrx from distribution on T60p (Mobility FireGL 5200) and Double head. Of course no video at all and also going to xine-settings gives immediate crash.

The difference on that point between kaffeine and vlc for example is that kaffeine uses xcb and xine, and broken support of XV with fglrx causes it to crash.
This seems to be better with latest 8.42 drivers.
Shouldn't be marked as kaffeine bug, as the fact it works with vlc and xv is just in the way xv is used...
This is definately fglrx bug.

[Diwaker Gupta = Say] "In fact, I can induce this crash without even playing any media. With Xine selected as the Kaffeine backend, simply go to Settings -> Xine Engine Parameters to cause the crash"

I had the same problem in Xine-ui and Kaffeine. In both, the problem has been originated when in the Xine parameters I set Audio and Video Buffer = 0 (In "engine" tab). I have solved it removing the configuration files like this:

https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kaffeine/+question/11061

Bye.

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better.

The issue that you reported is one that should be reproducible with the live environment of the Desktop CD of the development release - Hardy Heron. It would help us greatly if you could test with it so we can work on getting it fixed in the next release of Ubuntu. You can find out more about the development release at http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/ .

If this still occurs please describe your system in much detail as possible (i.e. your graphics card, driver, etc.), and attach your /var/log/Xorg.0.log after the crash.

I'm sorry, my last post is not exact enough.

I don't know if you could test this in the live environment. However it has to be tested in Hardy Heron.

Thanks!

I assume that a lot more people would have been affected by this bug in hardy heron, so I set this to fix released. If you still suffer on this issue please feel free to reopen the bug -> Set the status to new.

Thanks
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I just encountered this problem after an upgrade to 8.10 when trying to boot into my Windows XP install. The grub entry had been changed to hd4 and should have been hd0. Luckily, I know how to edit the Grub menu. This is still very much a problem.

Opps, Sorry, wrong bug report (long night); meant to respond in another tab to a Grub bug.