VLC screen always on top

[Leo Lee]

After new installed VLC on 16.04
The video screen always on top only while playing with VLC

the interface disappeared while minimum VLC (video playing)
video screen remains only

but the situation is fixed after canceled the option
"Accelerated video output(Overlay)"

in Preference > Video > Display

Reference:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-video-intel/+bug/1537053

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xorg 1:7.7+13ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-36.55-generic 4.4.16
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-36-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Wed Sep 21 09:23:57 2016
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Sky Lake Integrated Graphics [8086:1912] (rev 06) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: CLEVO/KAPOK Computer Skylake Integrated Graphics [1558:6588]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-09-01 (19 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04f2:b5b0 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
 Bus 001 Device 004: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp.
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 045e:07fd Microsoft Corp. Nano Transceiver 1.1
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: COPELION INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. SY Series
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-36-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=5e244808-04fe-428e-993a-b6260daede38 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/09/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 5.11
dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345
dmi.board.name: SY Series
dmi.board.vendor: COPELION INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr5.11:bd07/09/2016:svnCOPELIONINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD.:pnSYSeries:pvrNotApplicable:rvnCOPELIONINTERNATIONALCO.,LTD.:rnSYSeries:rvrNotApplicable:cvnNoEnclosure:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: SY Series
dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
dmi.sys.vendor: COPELION INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.2+16.04.20160823-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.67-1ubuntu0.16.04.2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 11.2.0-1ubuntu2.2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 11.2.0-1ubuntu2.2
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2
xserver.bootTime: Tue Sep 20 22:21:24 2016
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 1191
 vendor LGD
xserver.version: 2:1.18.3-1ubuntu2.3

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Leo Lee, thank you for reporting this and helping make Ubuntu better.

To clarify, did this issue not occur in a Ubuntu release prior to 16.04?

To see if this is already resolved, could you please test http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/ and advise to the results?

[Leo Lee (leojts)]

I test this on Yakkety Yak in VirtualBox, works normally.
Maybe it's resolved.

Last version of Ubuntu I used is 14.04.
I remembered vlc works normally, but not the same computer.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Leo Lee, testing this in VirtualBox wasn't what was requested, and isn't terribly relevant here given it is correlated to the hardware used. Typically when one reports an issue, they test to the same hardware combination they confirmed the issue in.

[Leo Lee (leojts)]

Christopher M. Penalver
Sorry about that, I test again with 16.10(daily build)
and 14.04 with same hardware.
everything work normally.

[penalvch (penalvch)]

Leo Lee, this bug report is being closed due to your last comment https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1625877/comments/5 regarding this being fixed with an update. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.

[dabrain (dabrain34)]

Christopher,

I'm experiencing the same issue using ubuntu 16.04 and a toshiba Tegra and i would like to keep this version as it is an LTS.
If i understand well the bug is fixed using 16.10 but when can we expect a fix for 16.04 or do you have an idea on what could i do to workaround this bug.
I have been installing the last intel driver but this is the same. :(

[penalvch (penalvch)]

dabrain, it will help immensely if you filed a new report with Ubuntu by ensuring you have the package xdiagnose installed, and that you click the Yes button for attaching additional debugging information running the following from a terminal:
ubuntu-bug xorg

Also, please feel free to subscribe me to it.

For more on why this is helpful, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ReportingBugs.

[dabrain (dabrain34)]

Here is the new bug created with ubuntu-bug xorg

Hope it will help.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xorg/+bug/1631288