[mythtv-users] VaAPI Error

[Igor Cicimov]

On 20/01/2014 4:34 AM, <CACook at quantum-sci.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 08:41:20 -0800
> <CACook at Quantum-Sci.com> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 16 Jan 2014 12:26:17 -0800
> > <CACook at Quantum-Sci.com> wrote:
> > > On Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:20:47 +1300
> > > > VDPAU was created by nVidia but is an open std.
> > > >
> > > > The FOSS driver (for AMD graphics) supports VDPAU, the nouveau
> > > > driver does as well (for nVidia HW) using extracted closed
> > > > firmware blob.
> > >
> > > Thank you, but I need OpenCL and CAL++ for other purposes.  Can the
> > > open-source driver do OpenCL, as well as VDPAU?  CAL++ isn't
> > > mandatory yet.
> >
> > So my conclusion, since VA-API is set up correctly, is that there's
> > something wrong with the way MythTV is engaging VA-API.  Maybe it's
> > looking in the wrong place for the drivers.  Or maybe it didn't find
> > the proprietary includes during compile.
> >
> > vainfo
> > https://paste.debian.net/76880/
> >
> > mytherr
> > https://paste.debian.net/76882/
>
> Well nothing works.  I set Painter to Qt and it says Error on Output
Device.
>
> I set Painter to Auto and Playback to OpenGL or VAAPI, and when I play a
video it gives a fixed red screen with psychedelic designs.  I set Playback
to VDPAU, and any time I play a video Myth segfaults and crashes.
>
> I set Painter to OpenGL2, and Myth flips over to a black screen for
everything, including menuing.  In fact this is the mode it's in now and I
can't change it because all I get is the black screen.  At least <Esc>
works to exit out of Myth.
>
> VAAPI is proven to work with my OpenCL apps.  But there is something
wrong with the way Myth implements it.  I can't even get software-decoding
to work, lol.
>
> My Intel CPU is capable of hardware-decoding video.  I wish there was
some way to use that, and push the video out the AMD card.  The AMD card is
the only device on my system with an HDMI

I had vaapi working in myth 0.23, 0.25 and 0.27 on mytbuntu-12.04 combined
be+fe with hd6570 hooked to a tv via hdmi. It was working fine till it
started segfaulting occasionally and also was not able to play mp4 files
for some reason which was the main reason for me to eventually switch to
different profile. Never got to the bottom of it due to lack of time.
My myth fe box though ubuntu-12.04 with myth 0.27 and amd a4-4000 cpu still
works with vaapi profile no issues at all. Hdmi output as well to a 21"
monitor.
Have you tried vaapi with 0.27? Whats the radeon card on your system?
(Sorry the pastebin has expired)
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