[mythtv-users] VAAPI on mythtv-0.26

[Joseph Fry]

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>>  How do you configure it to use libvaapi and opengl?  I have the Painter
>>> set to OpenGL, and am using the VAAPI profile, but the test videos are not
>>> running correctly.
>>>
>>> Standard Definition will not run under VAAPI.  I get .5 second of Audio
>>> with a blank screen.  I can play it using OpenGL, and my CPU usage ranges
>>> from 30% - 125%, varying on OpenGL quality.
>>>
>>> High Definition does work, but uses huge amounts of cpu.  VAAPI uses
>>> about 200% CPU, and OpenGL Slim consumes about 160%.
>>>
>>> The intel drivers and libvaapi packages on my system are outdated (Oct
>>> 2012), There are newer drivers on the website.  Should I manually update
>>> the software packages, or is there something else I should try before that?
>>>
>>>    I just upgraded to mythtv-0.26, and want to enable/try VAAPI on my
>>>> mythbox.  I haven't been able to find any instructions for settings it up
>>>> on 0.26.  I've only found this on the wiki for 0.25 (
>>>> http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/VAAPI).
>>>>
>>>> I'm wondering what additional packages or steps 0.26 requires in order
>>>> to use VAAPI.  Do I still need to install libbluray1, libmad0, or
>>>> gtk2-engines-pixbuf (as referenced by the wiki)?
>>>>
>>>> CPU is a Core i3-3225 w/HD4000 GPU
>>>> Mythbuntu 12.04 (libva-intel-vaapi-driver and vainfo packages installed)
>>>> mythtv-0.26 (Playback Profile set to VAAPI, and Paint Engine set to
>>>> OpenGL)
>>>>
>>>>   Well, I have set up vaapi to work with Intel's driver installer and
>>>> then I am using a profile for vaapi in the video settings. You have to
>>>> configure it to use libvaapi and opengl (there is a variant with va, I
>>>> think, in the name).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>  Careful with the top-posting
>>
>>  Anyway.... if I were doing VAAPI I would start by using the drivers
>> here: https://01.org/linuxgraphics/.  Someone recently posted success
>> using them.
>>
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>>  Hi,
>>
>> it was me who posted success with the drivers from the link above. It was
>> just one post before your initial question, you might have missed it.
>>
>> It worked perfectly, I installed the package from above page, started a
>> script that is inside that package, which adds the necessary repository and
>> from there, installs all the necessary packages and versions that you need
>> to run vaapi acceleration. At least, for me it did, on ubuntu 12.04.
>>
>> It works with Ubuntu 12.x and Fedora.
>>
>> Try it, I would be interested in hearing if you were successful.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Matthias
>>
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>
> I was able to download and install the ubuntu 12.04 64bit package from
> https://01.org/linuxgraphics/.  Unfortunately, the
> intel-linux-graphics-installer fails while performing the diagnostics.  It
> is able to find my Intel graphics card, but fails when retrieving
> information from 01.org.  The installer says that the diagnostics
> finished with an error, but little else.  There doesn't appear to be a way
> enable additional output.
>
> -Rob
>

Odd... worked great for me.  Any chance you had some other package manager
open at the time?  (Aptitude, updater, etc.)
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