This is either a xine-lib problem or an ALSA configuration problem (I'm assigning to xine-lib for now); gxine knows nothing of audio drivers except, if you use -A, for which one to tell xine-lib to use. The question is why the ALSA output driver failed...
As a workaround, you could try "gxine -A oss". ** Changed in: xine-lib (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: gxine => xine-lib Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- gxine always hangs on splashscreen due to alsa https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/107521 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs