Comment 6 for bug 133030

I have the same problem, no desktop effects enabled

paul@ubuntu-media:~$ totem
The program 'totem' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)'.
  (Details: serial 41 error_code 8 request_code 142 minor_code 14)
  (Note to programmers: normally, X errors are reported asynchronously;
   that is, you will receive the error a while after causing it.
   To debug your program, run it with the --sync command line
   option to change this behavior. You can then get a meaningful
   backtrace from your debugger if you break on the gdk_x_error() function.)

I am using the fglrx driver.

I have dual monitors enabled if that makes any difference.

xorg.conf
Section "Device"
 Identifier "ATI Technologies, Inc. ATI Default Card"
 Driver "fglrx"
 BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
 Option "DesktopSetup" "horizontal" #Enable Big Desktop
 Option "Mode2" "1280x1024" #Resolution for second monitor
 Option "DesktopSetup" "LVDS,AUTO" #the types of monitors that is connected LVDS = LCD, CRT, AUTO
 Option "HSync2" "65" #This sets the horizontal sync for the secondary display.
 Option "VRefresh2" "60" #This sets the refresh rate of the secondary display.
EndSection