found 697448 2:11.0~git20120510.82388d5-1 thanks > xbmc gives me a black screen (which replaces the root window background and > 100% CPU usage. There is no clue in the debug logs of what is happening or what is wrong.
The following command fixed the problem by not using libgl1-mesa-swx11 $ sudo aptitude install libgl1-mesa-glx Not sure if my hardware was too slow to software-render xbmc or if xbmc is not compatible with libgl1-mesa-swx11 . Alex

