I have the same freezing problem with vlc after upgrading yesterday fromo oneiric to precise. I'm ataching a stack trace here. I hope it is useful. If a fix is found I would prefer that to subscribing to the daily-built ppa.
Thanks! ** Attachment added: "vlc stack trace" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/970447/+attachment/3111575/+files/vlc_strace.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/970447 Title: vlc freezes when asked to play something To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/+bug/970447/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs