Seems like one of the latest (kernel?) updates solved the problem with video playback. It's working fine again now in 2.6.15-26. The problems with Rhythmbox and with the "short little animation of an extending frame", which I reported above, are solved as well.
What remains unfixed is 3D (Google Earth for example), which is not usable in 2.6.15-26 but works fine in 2.6.15-23. Is this maybe related to the "mesa issue" which is discussed at ubuntuforums.org? -- Jerky video/DVD playback since kernel update https://launchpad.net/bugs/52703 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
