[mythtv-users] VDPAU broken after update and reboot

[Robert Dege]

Thank you for the info.  How do I do that using apt-get?

On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 3:44 PM, Hika van den Hoven <hikavdh at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hoi Robert,
>
> Sunday, December 11, 2016, 9:35:29 PM, you wrote:
>
> > Hello,
>
>
> > I'm running Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS.  After installing a bunch of
> > updates and rebooting the system, I no longer have VDPAU.  It looks
> > as if the vdpau device is not being created on boot.
>
>
> > From the mythfrontend.log:
> > mythfrontend[2398]: E CoreContext mythrender_vdpau.cpp:1581
> > (CreateDevice) VDPAU: Error at mythrender_vdpau.cpp:1581 (#1, Unknown)
> > mythfrontend[2398]: E CoreContext mythrender_vdpau.cpp:1585
> > (CreateDevice) VDPAU: Failed to create VDPAU device.
> > mythfrontend[2398]: E CoreContext mythrender_vdpau.cpp:412 (Create)
> VDPAU: No VDPAU device
> > mythfrontend[2398]: E CoreContext mythrender_vdpau.cpp:428 (Create)
> > VDPAU: Failed to create VDPAU render device.
> > mythfrontend[2398]: E CoreContext videoout_vdpau.cpp:158
> > (InitRender) VidOutVDPAU: Failed to initialise VDPAU
>
>
>
>
> > # vdpauinfo
> > display: :0.0   screen: 0
> > Error creating VDPAU device: 1
>
>
>
>
> > I tried re-installing nvidia-current, but that did not resolve the
> problem
> > # apt-get install nvidia-current
>
>
> > Current nvidia software installed:
> > # dpkg -l | grep nvidia
> > ii  nvidia-304                                  304.132-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
> > rc  nvidia-common                          1:0.2.44.2
> > ii  nvidia-current                              304.132-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
>
>
>
>
> > Any help is appreciated.  I have no issues rolling back to a
> > previous package or trying to fix the issue with the current driver.
>
>
> > -Robert
>
> nvidia 304.132 is broken for MythTV. You have to find a previous
> version to downgrade to.
>
> Tot mails,
>   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>
> "Zonder hoop kun je niet leven
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>
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