Same problem here, ProjectM 2.1.0, Ubuntu 14.04.1 Without the “LC_NUMERIC=C” workaround, projectM displays a black screen.
My system’s default is “LC_NUMERIC=fr_FR.UTF-8”, and with this locale ProjectM displays nothing. The fix does not work or was reverted… $ apt-cache show libprojectm2 Package: libprojectm2 Priority: optional Section: universe/libs Installed-Size: 671 Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers <pkg-multimedia-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org> Architecture: amd64 Source: projectm Version: 2.1.0+dfsg-1build2 Replaces: libprojectm-data (<< 2.0.1) Depends: projectm-data, ttf-dejavu-core, libc6 (>= 2.14), libftgl2 (>= 2.1.3~rc5), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libgl1-mesa-glx | libgl1, libglew1.10 (>= 1.10.0), libstdc++6 (>= 4.4.0) Filename: pool/universe/p/projectm/libprojectm2_2.1.0+dfsg-1build2_amd64.deb Size: 214622 MD5sum: 208b59f067b76e84be30064e16f583ed SHA1: 3b9f41d829075daff5df3250f9f797269bcc851f SHA256: 3d68a7c2f37125b17114fa26fac927a44e9f81c582a3b7939ef00401dd1f8e61 Description-en: Advanced Milkdrop-compatible music visualization library libprojectm is an iterative music visualization library which uses OpenGL for hardware acceleration. It is compatible with Milkdrop presets. . This package contains the library and essential data needed for the visualization library to work. Description-md5: 25811eb3de3a571679c9894cb51cc24e Homepage: http://projectm.sf.net Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Origin: Ubuntu $ apt-cache show projectm-pulseaudio Package: projectm-pulseaudio Priority: optional Section: universe/sound Installed-Size: 148 Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-disc...@lists.ubuntu.com> Original-Maintainer: Debian Multimedia Maintainers <pkg-multimedia-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org> Architecture: amd64 Source: projectm Version: 2.1.0+dfsg-1build2 Depends: pulseaudio, libc6 (>= 2.4), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.1.1), libprojectm-qt1, libpulse0 (>= 1:0.99.1), libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.6.1), libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.5.3), libstdc++6 (>= 4.4.0) Filename: pool/universe/p/projectm/projectm-pulseaudio_2.1.0+dfsg-1build2_amd64.deb Size: 35892 MD5sum: f403d9f7b07e1331401957032bf9fb6c SHA1: 43a5f65a318d6f02a9eb32f45ef1b0f5626a71ad SHA256: a6d71f9b1e6bdc1025f3f2014b6da7ce4d98aa0e9d0a9883b431bb099d7cdca6 Description-fr: module PulseAudio projectM Projectm est une bibliothèque de visualisation de musique interactive qui utilise OpenGL pour l'accélération matérielle. Il est compatible avec les préréglages de Milkdrop. . Ce paquet contient une application pour visualiser les flux de PulseAudio. Description-md5: 44a16c06a84a1f8ddd00695ab96b0946 Homepage: http://projectm.sf.net Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Origin: Ubuntu $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/737915 Title: projectM starts with a black screen instead of the visualization To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/projectm/+bug/737915/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs