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ubuntu X display problem for DVD viewing - totem, vlc, xine, gstreamer, etc.

Asked by jvossler in X-Windows Window Manager, Ubuntu

Tags: ubuntu, DVD, totem

I just installed a new desktop system with Ubuntu 8.04LTS 32 bit.

After addressing some networking issues the system seems to be running correctly in most respects except that I cannot get a commercially produced DVD (region 1) to play.

The error message from totem is X related. I start the application either from the Application -> Sounds & Video -> Movie Player, from the command line or by right clicking on the desktop icon and pick "Play Movie". In all cases once it attempts to display the movie the application crashes.

When starting on the command line is get the following error output.

The program 'totem' received an X Window System error.
This probably reflects a bug in the program.
The error was 'BadAlloc (insufficient resources for operation)'.
(Details: serial 76 error_code 11 request_code 141 minor_code 19)
(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 get this error as either a user or root.

Another reason I believe this to be X related if I login to the system remotely via "ssh -Y <hostname>" I can start totem from the command line and even with visual effects enabled everything runs correctly. This to me indicates that totem and gstreamer are running correctly but the local X server has some misconfiguration.

Attached is the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.

Any help getting this running correctly is appreciated.

Thanks

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             # xorg.conf (X.Org X Window System server configuration file)
#
# This file was generated by dexconf, the Debian X Configuration tool, using
# values from the debconf database.
#
# Edit this file with caution, and see the xorg.conf manual page.
# (Type "man xorg.conf" at the shell prompt.)
#
# This file is automatically updated on xserver-xorg package upgrades *only*
# if it has not been modified since the last upgrade of the xserver-xorg
# package.
#
# If you have edited this file but would like it to be automatically updated
# again, run the following command:
#   sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg
 
Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Generic Keyboard"
	Driver		"kbd"
	Option		"XkbRules"	"xorg"
	Option		"XkbModel"	"pc105"
	Option		"XkbLayout"	"us"
EndSection
 
Section "InputDevice"
	Identifier	"Configured Mouse"
	Driver		"mouse"
	Option		"CorePointer"
EndSection
 
Section "Device"
	Identifier	"Configured Video Device"
EndSection
 
Section "Monitor"
	Identifier	"Configured Monitor"
EndSection
 
Section "Screen"
	Identifier	"Default Screen"
	Monitor		"Configured Monitor"
	Device		"Configured Video Device"
EndSection
 
Section "ServerLayout"
	Identifier	"Default Layout"
	Screen		"Default Screen"
EndSection

           
         

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ubuntu X display problem for DVD viewing - totem, vlc, xine, gstreamer, etc.

Asked by jvossler in X-Windows Window Manager, Ubuntu

Tags: ubuntu, DVD, totem

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