smplayer kills the X server

[lordal]

Binary package hint: smplayer

Starting smplayer kills the X server and returns me to the log on screen. smplayer appears briefly (0.5s) then whole screen goes black and returns me to the log on screen. All open programmes and windows are now closed. It happens every time.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: smplayer 0.6.9-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-22.33-generic-pae 2.6.35.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-22-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Sep 24 18:09:35 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Beta i386 (20100901.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: smplayer

[lordal (al-backbrain)]

kmplayer and vlc also cause the same problem
totem does not

[lordal (al-backbrain)]

This appears to be a problem with the nvidea drivers. Both options offered, current version and version 173, cause this. Removing the nvidea drivers and using the Ubuntu ones stops the problem.