VLC crashes when using VA/VDPAU since Natty

[Mahendra Tallur]

Binary package hint: vlc

This issue is very easy to reproduce in Natty :

- Install VDPAU / VA
- start VLC
- enable experimental hardware decoding
- play any video file

-> it crashes instantly (please see provided backtrace). It used to work properly in Maverick (except with some rare file formats).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: vlc 1.1.9-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Apr 28 11:55:25 2011
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=fr_FR:en
 LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: vlc
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[apinunt (apinunt)]

Same problem here, 2 different computers after upgrading to ubuntu 11.04 vlc freezes when playing mp3 files. I haven't tried video files.

[José L. Domingo López (ubuntu-24x7linux)]

Same problem here, and although the backtrace already attached to the bug should be more useful for diagnostics, I have also attached some information, namely a strace for the vlc crashing when trying to play some content, with the "enable experimental hardware decoding" option enabled. Hope it helps.

[Yiannis (oxispam)]

Same problem here. It worked fine in 10.10. I am using nvidia drivers -geforce 9600- (tried all options from system->preferences->additional drivers and also the binary driver from nvidia)

It looks like the problem is in libva. Running vainfo command gives a segmentation fault...