VLC freezes the entire computer

[red628]

I am using Ubuntu 18.04.1. When I stream a video full screen from online, or play one locally, after a random amount of time the entire PC freezes. I am forced to hold the shutdown key to get out of it as nothing else works.
Specs:
R5 2500u
8GB DDR4
MX200 500GB
Vega 8
Here is the error log
-- logger module started --
main: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
main: playlist is empty
-- logger module started --
main: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
main: playlist is empty
glconv_vaapi_x11 error: vaInitialize: unknown libva error
-- logger module stopped --
-- logger module started --
main: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
main: playlist is empty
glconv_vaapi_x11 error: vaInitialize: unknown libva error
-- logger module stopped --
-- logger module started --
main: Running vlc with the default interface. Use 'cvlc' to use vlc without interface.
main: playlist is empty
glconv_vaapi_x11 error: vaInitialize: unknown libva error

I tried downloading new video drivers from https://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articl ... Notes.aspx however this made VLC automatically crash whenever I played a video instantly, so I uninstalled them.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

VLC, or any normal application, cannot freeze the whole system. This is most probably a bug in device drivers.

[red628]

VLC, or any normal application, cannot freeze the whole system. This is most probably a bug in device drivers.

How would I go about resolving this issue then?

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

1) Don't use AMD GPUs on Linux.
2) If you really need to use AMD on Linux, then try random driver versions until you find one that works.

[red628]

1) Don't use AMD GPUs on Linux.
2) If you really need to use AMD on Linux, then try random driver versions until you find one that works.

1) It's a laptop, I can't really remove the integrated graphics.
2) There's very few drivers for Vega 8 integrated graphics because it's so new. I tried the only one that I found from AMD and that auto crashes VLC when I try to play a video.

Would updating the kernel solve this?