Package: vlc Version: 2.0.0-6 Followup-For: Bug #436339 I have been suffering this very same problem. It does not happen on smplayer.
I just ran cvlc and found the following messages on the console. Hope it sheds some light. rrs@champaran:~$ cvlc vid2.mp4 VLC media player 2.0.0 Twoflower (revision 2.0.0-0-g421a4fc) [0x7b8b88] dbus interface: listening on dbus as: org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.vlc [0x7243d8] dummy interface: using the dummy interface module... [0x21be9b8] xcb_window window error: X server failure xdg-screensaver: Window 0x03800000 does not exist -- System Information: Debian Release: wheezy/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (100, 'experimental') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.3.0-trunk-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages vlc depends on: ii libaa1 1.4p5-39 ii libavcodec-extra-53 4:0.8.1.1 ii libavutil-extra-51 4:0.8.1.1 ii libc6 2.13-27 ii libfreetype6 2.4.9-1 ii libfribidi0 0.19.2-2 ii libgcc1 1:4.7.0-1 ii libgl1-mesa-glx [libgl1] 7.11.2-1 ii libice6 2:1.0.7-2 ii libqtcore4 4:4.8.0-1 ii libqtgui4 4:4.8.0-1 ii libsdl-image1.2 1.2.12-1 ii libsdl1.2debian 1.2.15-2 ii libsm6 2:1.2.0-2 ii libstdc++6 4.7.0-1 ii libtar0 1.2.11-8 ii libva-x11-1 1.0.15-4 ii libva1 1.0.15-4 ii libvlccore5 2.0.0-6 ii libx11-6 2:1.4.99.1-1 ii libxcb-composite0 1.8.1-1 ii libxcb-keysyms1 0.3.8-1 ii libxcb-randr0 1.8.1-1 ii libxcb-render0 1.8.1-1 ii libxcb-shape0 1.8.1-1 ii libxcb-shm0 1.8.1-1 ii libxcb-xfixes0 1.8.1-1 ii libxcb-xv0 1.8.1-1 ii libxcb1 1.8.1-1 ii libxext6 2:1.3.0-3 ii libxinerama1 2:1.1.1-3 ii libxpm4 1:3.5.9-4 ii ttf-freefont 20100919-1 ii vlc-nox 2.0.0-6 ii zlib1g 1:1.2.6.dfsg-2 Versions of packages vlc recommends: ii vlc-plugin-notify 2.0.0-6 ii vlc-plugin-pulse 2.0.0-6 ii xdg-utils 1.1.0~rc1+git20111210-6 Versions of packages vlc suggests: pn videolan-doc <none> -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
