Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-intel package

  1. Bug #212799
  2. Comment #5

Comment 5 for bug 212799

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JockeTF (jocketf) wrote : Re: [hardy] Compositing + Xv causes SIGSEGV in memcpy()

I have the same problem with Ubuntu (32-bit) and an Intel 945GM. It doesn't seem to matter whether I use compiz or not.

X crashes sometimes when trying to play something in mplayer using XV. I've found out that X always crashes if I launch tvtime and after closing tvtime play something in mplayer using XV. I can often start and close tvtime more than once time without crashing X, but launching mplayer after that always forces X to restart.

If I use a framebuffer device (replacing splash with vga=792 in /boot/grub/menu.lst) I can keep on using the text-mode ttys even after X has crashed and restarted.

I also tried to (build and) install the xserver-xorg-video-intel package from Gutsy. This solves the problem with XV crashing my X-server. (I can't use Compiz with Gutsy's intel drivers. It starts, but the windows aren't updated properly and I have to resize them If I want to see what's going on. OpenGL and metacity works fine though.)