Compiz causes media players to crash

rmcellig · 11-13-2010, 06:40 AM

Every time I have Compiz activated and I try to watch a video full screen using VLC Player, or even Movie player, the player crashes. When I turn Compiz off, all is fine. How can I fix this?

I am running Ubuntu 10.10 dual boot on my iMac.

Simon Bridge · 11-14-2010, 01:54 AM

This iMac have intel graphics?
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=16603

Are you actually switching compiz off or just changing display settings to "none"?
Can you play movies in windowed mode?

rmcellig · 11-14-2010, 05:43 AM

I just switch to none, and I am able to watch videos as long as I don't go full screen. That's when the video player crashes.

Simon Bridge · 11-14-2010, 06:03 AM

Does the iMac have intel graphics?

rmcellig · 11-14-2010, 06:24 AM

This is the info from my iMac. Do you need any more information?

NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT:

Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 128 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0395
Revision ID: 0x00a1
ROM Revision: 3021
Displays:
iMac:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Built-In: Yes
Display Connector:
Status: No Display Connected

Simon Bridge · 11-14-2010, 08:02 AM

Hmmm ... nvidia graphics - and you are using the nvidia driver since compiz is working.

nvidia is a proprietary driver (check with System > Administration > Hardware Drivers)
you usually have to tweak the settings. But you may be using the nouveau driver.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Bi...erHowto/Nvidia