I fixed this problem by adding Driver "intel" to the device section of my xorg.conf . Hope this helps other people.
-- [i945gm] all video players crash with BadAlloc error (no Compiz) https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/359831 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is the registrant for xf86-video-intel. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

