I can confirm this bug in Intrepid, there is also a forum thread about it: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=741417
The delay can be skipped by pressing Ctrl-C. Besides disabling the stop-xscreensaver option, the delay can be avoided by starting dcopserver before using mplayer. -- mplayer SLOWstart with stop XScreenSaver option enabled https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250313 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
