[mythtv-users] mythfrontend crashing code 139

[James Abernathy]

On Sat, May 8, 2021 at 7:21 AM James Abernathy <jfabernathy at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
>
> On Sat, May 8, 2021 at 7:10 AM Doug Lytle <support at drdos.info> wrote:
>
>> On 5/8/21 6:02 AM, James Abernathy wrote:
>>
>> Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_va_gl.so: cannot open shared object
>> file: No such file or directory
>>
>>
>> From a command line as root
>>
>> updatedb (Makes sure the locate database is up to date)
>>
>> locate libvdpau_va_gl.so
>>
>> If locate finds that on your system, then it's probably not in a standard
>> library path.
>>
>> If not, then your missing a package if you used a PPA or you're missing a
>> developer library if you compiled from source.
>>
>> Doug
>>
>
> I recently did the mythtv install by 'sudo add-apt-repository
> ppa:mythbuntu/31'.  Then I 'sudo apt install mythtv-frontend'.
>
> I didn't worry about the libvdpau being missing because it's Intel GFX. So
> if it's needed the apt install mythtv-frontend should have added it, right?
>
> What do I install to fix the missing libvdpau_va_gl.so?
>
> BTW, it works fine with OpenGL High Quality video profile, except that the
> tearing is still as bad as Intel GFX 10 years ago. Iris GFX still isn't as
> good as a Nvidia GT 710
>
> The good thing is I only use this PC to watch local news sometimes. My TV
> watching is usually with Nvidia Shield TV, so no issues there.
>
> Jim A
>

 Quick update. I installed libvdpau-va-gl1 and that fixed the missing
library, but it still crashes when I use vaapi profile. Back to OpenGL High
Quality

Jim A
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