[mythtv-users] Mythbuntu 10.10 upgrade broke VDPAU

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

Hi

On 24 October 2010 18:57, Jon Whitear <jon at whitear.org> wrote:
> Hello folks,
>
> I recently upgraded my frontend-only machine from Mythbuntu 10.04 to 10.10. Now playback with vdpau is broken. Fortunately playback with the "normal" profile is fine. Here's what the log says when I try to play back with VDPAU enabled:-
>
> 2010-10-23 17:38:23.546 TV: Attempting to change from None to WatchingPreRecorded
> 2010-10-23 17:38:24.218 AFD: Opened codec 0x7b9ff70, id(MPEG2VIDEO) type(Video)
> 2010-10-23 17:38:24.218 AFD: codec MP2 has 2 channels
> 2010-10-23 17:38:24.218 AFD: Opened codec 0x7ba03b0, id(MP2) type(Audio)
> 2010-10-23 17:38:24.241 Opening audio device 'cards.pcm.iec958'. ch 2(2) sr 48000 (reenc 0)
> 2010-10-23 17:38:24.241 Opening ALSA audio device 'cards.pcm.iec958'.
> 2010-10-23 17:38:24.512 VDPAU Error: Error at mythrender_vdpau.cpp:1478 (#23, Unknown)
> 2010-10-23 17:38:24.512 VDPAU Error: Failed to create VDPAU device.
> 2010-10-23 17:38:24.512 VDPAU Error: No VDPAU device
> 2010-10-23 17:38:24.512 Failed to create VDPAU render device.
> 2010-10-23 17:38:24.512 VidOutVDPAU Error: Failed to initialise VDPAU
> 2010-10-23 17:38:24.513 VideoOutput, Error: Not compiled with any useable video output method.
> 2010-10-23 17:38:24.514 NVP(0), Error: Couldn't create VideoOutput instance. Exiting..
> 2010-10-23 17:38:24.514 Unable to initialize video.
> 2010-10-23 17:38:44.365 playCtx, Error: StartDecoderThread() Failed to startdecoder
>
> I gather that this usually indicates the absence of of VDPAU libraries. I have removed and reinstalled the nvidia-current package (which is supposed to include the library) and tried installing from the Nvidia-supplied installer. I've also tried fixing a link like so (all suggestions served up by google.)

No.
the nvidia video drivers do not include the vdpau libraries anymore.

You need to install the libvdpau package separately.

JY