nvidia-current gives no video in videoplayers

[Opvolger]

After buying and installing my new video card (a Geforce GT220) I have the following problem:

I get no image/video in the media players (totem, vlc, etc). But when I go to "System-> Administration-> NVIDIA X Server Settings " then suddenly the image/video appears. As I shall open another video file, the image/video is blank again. Till I turn to the "NVIDIA X Server Settings".

This is a software bug in de nvidia-current driver?

The Open-GL is running perfect, Linux games and Windows game (with wine) are running perfect. But every time I want to see a movie I have to open the NVIDIA settings...

I have tested this in a clean install of Ubuntu 10.04 and 10.10 and have the same problem.

a demo of my problem:
http://www.opvolger.net/opvolger/linux/test-1.mp4

(Sorry for my English, it is not perfect)
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[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hello
This issue happens only with nvidia window or also opening any other window ?
Fabio

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Also
if you are running compiz try typing in a terminal
metacity --replace
to see if it is reproducible in metacity too
Thanks
Fabio

[Opvolger (opvolger)]

A only get video when i start the NVIDIA settings. A other program or window doen't do the trick.

I do use compiz, and already tried "metacity --replace", my effects are gone but stil no video, till i start the NVIDIA Settings.

[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

Hello
Can you please reproduce the bug then run in a terminal
apport-collect -p xorg 734798
Thanks
Fabio

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Done,

But i have this problem to on 10.04 (with out pre-release packages installed).

[Opvolger (opvolger)]

today I tried Ubuntu 10.04 Beta 1. This version has the same problem. A black screen when playing videos, until you start "NVIDIA X Server Settings". Then your black screen disappears and you can finally watch your video.

[Opvolger (opvolger)]

Sorry 10.04 Beta 1 must be 11.04 Beta 1

[Opvolger (opvolger)]

Today I installed NVIDIA Driver 270.41.19 and still the same problem. So I have still start the "NVIDIA X Server Settings" before I can watch a video on my pc.

[Yuji Yamagami (yuji)]

Exact same problem here : Ubuntu 11.04 unity, Graphics card GeForce 8400 GS, nvidia-driver-173

By accident, I found that by running NVIDIA Xserver setting, right click on the NVIDIA icon on unity menu bar, and mark it as "Always show" is enough to have the same effect as running the same program from system setting. This is only a workround, but in effect, I can watch videos immediately after login without running the xserver setting thing.

Hope this helps.

[Opvolger (opvolger)]

Problem is solved (for me)
@ Ubuntu 12.04 and driver nvidia experimental (beta) driver 304
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@ Ubuntu 12.04 and driver nvidia experimental (beta) driver 310

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more supported; please open a new bug report if the actual archive found version also has the same issue.