[mythtv-users] VDPAU broken after update and reboot

[Robert Dege]

On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 4:04 PM, Hika van den Hoven <hikavdh at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hoi Robert,
>
> Sunday, December 11, 2016, 9:57:36 PM, you wrote:
>
> > 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
>
> > Thank you for the info.  How do I do that using apt-get?
>
> Please don't top-post!
> Sorry I don't work with Ubuntu, but it will be difficult to find one.
> Look in earlier threads!
>
> Tot mails,
>   Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>
> "Zonder hoop kun je niet leven
> Zonder leven is er geen hoop
> Het eeuwige dilemma
> Zeker als je hoop moet vernietigen om te kunnen overleven!"
>
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>
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As an FYI, I was able to locate and download the *.deb packages from this
URL:
https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-security/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+build/8305990

Installing the 304.131 drivers resolved the issue.

-Robert
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