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gstreamer0.10 package

Compiz causes Totem to display a black screen

Bug #576928 reported by Twisted Lucidity
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gstreamer0.10 (Ubuntu)
Expired
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Bug Description

This is on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Desktop: Gnome
Compiz: 1:0.8.4-0ubuntu15
Totem: 2.30.0git20100413-0ubuntu1
Chipset: Intel 82865G Integrated Graphics
Hardware: Dell Optiplex GX270

If I have Compiz enabled, Totem almost always display a black screen for video. This includes the example Ogg Theora ("UbuntuIsHumanity.ogv"). If I move or resize Totem, I will see a frame and then it gets replaced with all black.
Trying full-screen and other options does not seem to resolve it.
As soon as I disable Compiz, Totem works perfectly.

Sometimes Totem will display the video initially when I am running Compiz, but as soon as I resize or move Totem the problem begins again.
This does not happen with Compiz disabled.

The "ubuntu-bug" tool seems to have fingered gstreamer0.10, from the behaviour it looks more like a Compiz fault; but I am no expert.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: libgstreamer0.10-0 0.10.28-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic-pae 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic-pae i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri May 7 12:19:24 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_GB.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gstreamer0.10

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Twisted Lucidity (lucidlytwisted) wrote :
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phamti (tinmanemail-reg) wrote :

Just confirming. This it he best description of this bug yet. There are other's floating around on this.

Suggest moving this bug up in importance as it will drastically effect an every day users view of the system when playing movies or surfing Apple Trailers for example.

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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. A new version of GStreamer is available on Maverick and we are wondering if this bug is still an issue for you with that version? Could you please test and comment back? Thanks in advance.

Changed in gstreamer0.10 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Twisted Lucidity (lucidlytwisted) wrote :

I am not sure - I have not upgraded this unit to Maverick. Either way, Lucid is LTS and the problem exists in that.

I will try and do the upgrade next week and report back.

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Twisted Lucidity (lucidlytwisted) wrote :

Just upgraded to Maverick and I no longer see the issue with the few files I have tried.

Changed in gstreamer0.10 (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → New
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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Thanks for the report, it has been some time without any response or feedback in this bug report and we are wondering if this is still an issue for you with the latest release of Ubuntu the Natty Narwhal, May you please test with that version and comment back if you're still having or not the issue? Please have a look at http://www.ubuntu.com/download to know how to install that version.Thanks in advance and sorry for the late response.

Changed in gstreamer0.10 (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for gstreamer0.10 (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in gstreamer0.10 (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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