Comment 24 for bug 264368
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| Michael Martin-Smucker (mmartinsmucker) wrote Re: totem crashes when compiz is enabled | #24 |
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(Get the code!)
"this is probably a bug in the program moreso than in the video driver"
I still really doubt this. Here are partial outputs from Banshee:
The program 'Banshee' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)'.
and VLC:
Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
QPainter:
QPainter:
[????????] x11 video output error: X11 request 140.19 failed with error code 11:
BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)
All of these were working fine in Hardy and I don't think they all magically acquired the same bug in the past 6 months. The real change, however, is in the fact that my video card driver was switched from the propriety ATI driver to the free driver in Intrepid (same as several other people commenting on this bug). In my opinion, the ability to play movies is a showstopper, and if the driver is not capable of doing that and running compiz at the same time, it shouldn't be the default. Switching to EXA acceleration or replacing Compiz with Metacity every time one wants to watch a movie are not "human" solutions. I'd love to use the free driver (compiz effects are significantly smoother), but until it can play movies reliably, it should certainly not be the default.