xvideo output under vlc with a 3870

[hmmm]

3870 + cat 8.6 on hardy while trying to play back an xvid file:

VLC media player 0.8.6e Janus
X Error of failed request:  BadValue (integer parameter out of range for operation)
  Major opcode of failed request:  140 (XVideo)
  Minor opcode of failed request:  19 ()
  Value in failed request:  0x4200006
  Serial number of failed request:  85
  Current serial number in output stream:  86

switching to x11 gives fine playback - but isn't video acceleration only for xvideo?

[ivanovic]

Yeah, I got this error every now and then, too. The only thing that helps is removing stopping xorg, removing /etc/ati/amdpcsdb and starting xorg again. Then XVideo tends to work nicely again.

Do not ask me why this work, it is just the way it is...