Ubuntu
xserver-xorg-video-intel package

  1. Bug #1243261
  2. Comment #8

Comment 8 for bug 1243261

Revision history for this message
JPT (j-p-t) wrote : Re: apparent GPU hang on haswell laptop when playing movie on libreoffice

updating using this guide https://launchpad.net/~oibaf/+archive/graphics-drivers/ solves the problem (but introduces other display problems)
So I think we just have to wait a bit until mesa 10.2 settles.

I too have a haswell chip, use it's onboard gfx feature and experience massive problems with playback of any video (including dvb-s) using vlc or kaffeine.