Looks like an Intel GPU- I primarily use NVIDIA, however I haven't had issues using accelerated video with a bootable Linux thumb drive and Intel GPUs in the past (ATI is the pits for this in Linux). So, good news for the hardware. I would try turning off acceleration altogether within VLC: In the options, go to Video > uncheck Accelerated Video output (overlay) Also, under Input & Codecs > uncheck Use GPU accelerated encoding (this is usually off by default and should stay off because it's a bit buggy for most cards). If these are both unchecked (unlikely for the first), maybe try enabling the first one. If no acceleration works, it's probably your video card drivers or X configuration. Otherwise I'd say look at how the package is compiled (which options were compiled in), depending on how comfortable you are at looking at package build files. My vote is on X org config / drivers ;-) -- Jeremy MountainJohnson Jeremy.MountainJohnson at gmail.com On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 6:02 PM, gregrwm <tclug1 at whitleymott.net> wrote: > vlc has always "just worked" for me before (including on maya *before* i did > an apt-get upgrade!) so perhaps i am ignorant of display hardware issues. > below are what's shown by maya->systeminfo->display, and lsmod, do those > tell you anything? > > maya->systeminfo->display > -Display- > Resolution : 1024x768 pixels > Vendor : The X.Org Foundation > Version : 1.11.3 > -Monitors- > Monitor 0 : 1024x768 pixels > -Extensions- > BIG-REQUESTS > Composite > DAMAGE > DOUBLE-BUFFER > DPMS > DRI2 > GLX > Generic Event Extension > MIT-SCREEN-SAVER > MIT-SHM > RANDR > RECORD > RENDER > SECURITY > SGI-GLX > SHAPE > SYNC > X-Resource > XC-MISC > XFIXES > XFree86-DGA > XFree86-VidModeExtension > XINERAMA > XInputExtension > XKEYBOARD > XTEST > XVideo > -OpenGL- > Vendor : Tungsten Graphics, Inc > Renderer : Mesa DRI Intel(R) 915G x86/MMX/SSE2 > Version : 1.4 Mesa 8.0.4 > Direct Rendering : Yes > > $ lsmod|sort > 3c59x 37445 0 > binfmt_misc 17292 1 > bluetooth 158438 10 rfcomm,bnep > bnep 17830 2 > btrfs 638208 0 > dm_crypt 22528 0 > dm_log 18193 3 dm_raid45,dm_mirror,dm_region_hash > dm_mirror 21822 0 > dm_multipath 22710 0 > dm_raid45 76451 0 > dm_region_hash 16065 1 dm_mirror > e100 36289 0 > fat 55605 1 vfat > floppy 60310 0 > hid 77367 2 hid_a4tech,usbhid > hid_a4tech 12590 0 > i2c_piix4 13093 0 > isofs 39553 1 > jfs 175085 0 > libcrc32c 12543 1 btrfs > lp 17455 0 > mac_hid 13077 0 > Module Size Used by > nls_utf8 12493 1 > overlayfs 27511 1 > parport 40930 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp > parport_pc 32114 1 > ppdev 12849 0 > psmouse 87140 0 > reiserfs 230896 0 > rfcomm 38139 4 > serio_raw 13027 0 > shpchp 32325 0 > snd 62064 15 > snd_es18xx,snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib,snd_hwdep,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq > snd_es18xx 34433 3 > snd_hwdep 13276 1 snd_opl3_lib > snd_mpu401_uart 13865 1 snd_es18xx > snd_opl3_lib 18863 1 snd_es18xx > snd_page_alloc 14115 1 snd_pcm > snd_pcm 80845 1 snd_es18xx > snd_rawmidi 25424 2 snd_mpu401_uart,snd_seq_midi > snd_seq 51567 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event > snd_seq_device 14172 4 > snd_opl3_lib,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq > snd_seq_midi 13132 0 > snd_seq_midi_event 14475 1 snd_seq_midi > snd_timer 28931 3 snd_pcm,snd_opl3_lib,snd_seq > soundcore 14635 1 snd > squashfs 36095 1 > tulip 52487 0 > usbhid 41906 0 > vfat 17308 0 > xfs 747494 0 > xor 25987 1 dm_raid45 > zlib_deflate 26622 1 btrfs > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >