Public bug reported: After update of 16.04 on Aug.11,2017, which included a new version of vlc and related packages, vlc no longer shows any video but still plays the audio from, e.g., an mp4 file. The error messages sent to the terminal repeatedly, when vlc is started in a terminal, are:
[00007fefb00013e8] vdpau_display vout display error: output surface creation failure: A catch-all error, used when no other error code applies. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: vlc 2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-91.114-generic 4.4.76 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-91-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.10 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sun Aug 13 11:50:32 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-22 (1359 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820) SourcePackage: vlc UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: vlc (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1710503 Title: after Aug.11,2017 update, vlc no longer shows video To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/1710503/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs