Please provide the verbose logs (vlc -vv) and try resetting the VLC preferences. It looks like your OpenGL driver is broken, and for some reason, VLC fails to use XVideo (either it was disabled or it is broken too).
** Changed in: vlc (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1020308 Title: vlc plays audio but no video when opening a file To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1020308/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs