When I had a similar error from totem it ended up being Xorg and/or Intel driver. From terminal type "lspci -v" and look for video section. Report back what chip you use.
HI VMC,
Here is what I came up with,
clyde9@clyde9-laptop:~$ lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82815 815 Chipset Host Bridge and Memory Controller Hub (rev 04)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
Kernel modules: intel-agp
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82815 815 Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 04)
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, fast devsel, latency 32
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
Memory behind bridge: fc000000-fdffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e0000000-e7ffffff
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 03)
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=10, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000ffff
Memory behind bridge: f4000000-fbffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 30000000-39ffffff
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801BAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 03)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt, intel-rng
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801BAM IDE U100 Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 80 [Master])
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 4541
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
[virtual] Memory at 000001f0 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8]
[virtual] Memory at 000003f0 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=1]
[virtual] Memory at 00000170 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=8]
[virtual] Memory at 00000370 (type 3, non-prefetchable) [disabled] [size=1]
I/O ports at bfa0 [size=16]
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801BA/BAM USB Controller #1 (rev 03)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 4541
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
I/O ports at dce0 [size=32]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11GL [Quadro2 MXR/EX/Go] (rev b2)
Subsystem: Dell Device 00e5
Flags: bus master, VGA palette snoop, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 248, IRQ 11
Memory at fc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at fd000000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: nvidia
Kernel modules: nvidia, nvidiafb, rivafb
02:03.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1983S Maestro-3i PCI Audio Accelerator (rev 10)
Subsystem: Dell Device 00e5
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 5
I/O ports at ec00 [size=256]
Memory at f8ffe000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: Maestro3
Kernel modules: snd-maestro3
02:06.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c556 Hurricane CardBus [Cyclone] (rev 10)
Subsystem: 3Com Corporation Device 6456
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10
I/O ports at e800 [size=256]
Memory at f8ffdc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
Memory at f8ffd800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
Expansion ROM at 38000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: 3c59x
Kernel modules: 3c59x
02:06.1 Communication controller: 3Com Corporation Mini PCI 56k Winmodem (rev 10)
Subsystem: 3Com Corporation Device 615b
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10
I/O ports at e400 [size=256]
Memory at f8ffd400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Memory at f8ffd000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
Capabilities: <access denied>
02:0f.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4451 PC card Cardbus Controller
Subsystem: Dell Device 00e5
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 10
Memory at f8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=02, secondary=03, subordinate=06, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 30000000-33fff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: f4000000-f7fff000
I/O window 0: 0000e000-0000e0ff
I/O window 1: 0000f000-0000f0ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001
Kernel driver in use: yenta_cardbus
Kernel modules: yenta_socket
02:0f.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4451 PC card Cardbus Controller
Subsystem: Dell Device 00e5
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 10
Memory at f8001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=02, secondary=07, subordinate=0a, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 34000000-37fff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 3c000000-3ffff000
I/O window 0: 0000f400-0000f4ff
I/O window 1: 0000f800-0000f8ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001
Kernel driver in use: yenta_cardbus
Kernel modules: yenta_socket
02:0f.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments PCI4451 IEEE-1394 Controller (prog-if 10)
Subsystem: Dell Device 00e5
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 10
Memory at f8ffc800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
Memory at f8ff8000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ohci1394
Kernel modules: firewire-ohci, ohci1394
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
Subsystem: PROXIM Inc Device 0a10
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 10
Memory at 3c000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ath_pci
Kernel modules: ath_pci, ath5k
Thank you so much for your help.
clyde9999