vdr-plugin-softhdcuvid - softhdvaapi unable to start

Hi,

Using Intel graphics driver i965-va-driver Version: 2.3.0+dfsg1-1 (intel-vaapi-driver)

In Debian 10.1.0-amd64 I built libvdr-softhdvaapi from source https://github.com/jojo61/vdr-plugin-softhdcuvid

In makefile I set flags

VAAPI ?= 1

PLUGIN = softhdvaapi

LIBPLACEBO ?= 0

and enabled DEBUG output flag in makefile also

Installed the plugin and when I start vdr with plugin vdr stops with ABORT signal: codec: can't allocate HW video codec context err ffffffea

Or I should set -v device in plugin command line option?

If I set plugin argument -v vaapi I see syslog error:

...

Jun 29 21:58:01 SM-MC vdr: video: 'vaapi' output module isn't supported
...

Jun 29 21:58:02 SM-MC vdr: [3440] [softhddev]SetPlayMode: 1

Jun 29 21:58:02 SM-MC vdr: Set Playmode 1

Jun 29 21:58:02 SM-MC vdr: softhddev: TrickSpeed called without hw decoder

Jun 29 21:58:02 SM-MC vdr: [softhddev]GetOsdSize: 3840x2160 1

Jun 29 21:58:02 SM-MC vdr: video/egl: video.c:5535 error 12296 Invalid EGL display

Jun 29 21:58:02 SM-MC vdr: video/egl: can't create thread egl context

Jun 29 21:58:02 SM-MC systemd[1]: vdr.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=6/ABRT

# ffmpeg -hwaccels

output is:

ffmpeg version 4.1.4-1~deb10u1 Copyright (c) 2000-2019 the FFmpeg developers

built with gcc 8 (Debian 8.3.0-6)

configuration: --prefix=/usr --extra-version='1~deb10u1' --toolchain=hardened --libdir=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu --incdir=/usr/include/x86_64-linux-gnu --arch=amd64 --enable-gpl --disable-stripping --enable-avresample --disable-filter=resample --enable-avisynth --enable-gnutls --enable-ladspa --enable-libaom --enable-libass --enable-libbluray --enable-libbs2b --enable-libcaca --enable-libcdio --enable-libcodec2 --enable-libflite --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libgme --enable-libgsm --enable-libjack --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libmysofa --enable-libopenjpeg --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libopus --enable-libpulse --enable-librsvg --enable-librubberband --enable-libshine --enable-libsnappy --enable-libsoxr --enable-libspeex --enable-libssh --enable-libtheora --enable-libtwolame --enable-libvidstab --enable-libvorbis --enable-libvpx --enable-libwavpack --enable-libwebp --enable-libx265 --enable-libxml2 --enable-libxvid --enable-libzmq --enable-libzvbi --enable-lv2 --enable-omx --enable-openal --enable-opengl --enable-sdl2 --enable-libdc1394 --enable-libdrm --enable-libiec61883 --enable-chromaprint --enable-frei0r --enable-libx264 --enable-shared

libavutil 56. 22.100 / 56. 22.100

libavcodec 58. 35.100 / 58. 35.100

libavformat 58. 20.100 / 58. 20.100

libavdevice 58. 5.100 / 58. 5.100

libavfilter 7. 40.101 / 7. 40.101

libavresample 4. 0. 0 / 4. 0. 0

libswscale 5. 3.100 / 5. 3.100

libswresample 3. 3.100 / 3. 3.100

libpostproc 55. 3.100 / 55. 3.100

Hardware acceleration methods:

vdpau

vaapi

drm

# vainfo

libva info: VA-API version 1.4.0

libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0

libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so

libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_4

libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0

vainfo: VA-API version: 1.4 (libva 2.4.0)

vainfo: Driver version: Intel i965 driver for Intel(R) Kaby Lake - 2.3.0

vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints

VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD

VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointEncSlice

VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD

VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointEncSlice

VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD

VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice

VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSliceLP

VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD

VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSlice

VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP

VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD

VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSlice

VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP

VAProfileH264MultiviewHigh : VAEntrypointVLD

VAProfileH264MultiviewHigh : VAEntrypointEncSlice

VAProfileH264StereoHigh : VAEntrypointVLD

VAProfileH264StereoHigh : VAEntrypointEncSlice

VAProfileVC1Simple : VAEntrypointVLD

VAProfileVC1Main : VAEntrypointVLD

VAProfileVC1Advanced : VAEntrypointVLD

VAProfileNone : VAEntrypointVideoProc

VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointVLD

VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointEncPicture

VAProfileVP8Version0_3 : VAEntrypointVLD

VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointVLD

VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointVLD

VAProfileVP9Profile0 : VAEntrypointVLD

VAProfileVP9Profile2 : VAEntrypointVLD

Yes, I have the device at /dev/dri/renderD128

# ls -l /dev/dri/

total 0

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 80 Jul 1 08:24 by-path

crw-rw---- 1 root video 226, 0 Jul 1 08:24 card0

crw-rw---- 1 root render 226, 128 Jul 1 08:24 renderD128

Zitat von carel

Just a guess: is your vdr user part of the "render" group?

Your guess was right, vdr was not in render group. Now libvdr-softhdvaapi within vdr starts without errors. In my Debian system this output plugin is playing all the channels (SD, HD and UHD) perfectly even the 60 fps playback. No frame dropping or skipping audio.

Thanks for help. We can close this topic.