The solution given in bug #63144: "Clicking on the double size button crashes XMMS";
export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 solves my problem. I then can run xmms without any problems -- xmms does not start on edgy https://launchpad.net/bugs/58192 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
