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How to Install XBMC PVR Xvba for AMD/Nvidia/Intel GPUs - wsnipex - 2011-12-15 17:47
What is Xvba
X-Video Bitstream Acceleration is the AMD API for hardware accelerated video playback on Radeon and Fusion GPUs with UVD.
here is an article with some background information, if you are interested.
The development was started and organized by masterchief FernetMenta (H264, huge part of xbmc integration) and fritsch (VC1, bugfixes, (mpeg-2)).
Current Status
What you get on AMD:
- great improvements over VAAPI(xvba-va-driver) in stability, performance and robustness.
- H264, VC-1 decoding support including smooth 24p playback.
What does not yet work:
- mpeg2/4: not yet enabled in fglrx
- fglrx doesn't support HD audio(DTS HD/MA) yet
- H264 with Level >= 5.1 (artefacts, judder - fglrx driver limitation)
If you find garbage with non supported h264 levels or too many reframes(>4 @1080p), you can disable xvba for this file. You will need a fast CPU for this to work.
Fixed as of 06/28/12
General improvements:
- video renderer rewritten for improved performance and stability
- improved windowing: multi display support
What you need:
on AMD GPUs:
- fglrx binary driver(amd catalyst) >= 11.11 (>=fglrx 2:8.911) - 12.10 recommended on precise - installed as debs (see step 2 below) on AMD (integrated) GPUs
Every driver after 12.11 (xorg 1.12 only) and 12.9Quantal(xorg 1.13 shipped with Ubuntu 12.10) is broken. It causes 100% CPU usage with enable vsync.
There is currently no driver that can be installed for Ubuntu 13.04 - don't use this version.
on Nvidia GPUs:
- nvidia binary driver
on Intel (integrated) GPUs:
- intel open source driver, libva
GIT Source:
https://github.com/FernetMenta/xbmc/commits/master
Ubuntu Packages are available here:
Tested Git builds: https://launchpad.net/~wsnipex/+archive/xbmc-xvba
Frodo stable: https://launchpad.net/~wsnipex/+archive/xbmc-xvba-frodo
Unstable development snapshots: https://launchpad.net/~wsnipex/+archive/xbmc-xvba-testing
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Xbmc-Live Xvba: http://www.xbmcfreak.nl/en/exclusive-xbmcbuntu-with-xvba-support-preview-version/
edit 06/15/12: xbmcbuntu 12.04 with xvba: http://xbmcfreak.binkey.nl/xbmcbuntu-11.9-wsnipex-testing-v1.iso
Arch packages: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=55296
Gentoo ebuild: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453012
please note, that those are not made and supported by us.
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IRC:irc.freenode.net:7000 #xbmc-xvba
NOTE: Compositing window managers (e.g. compiz, gnome-shell) do not play well with XBMC
If you have issues, please first disable compiz. If you want unity you can try unity-2d.
You should also set vsync to always on in XBMC - system - settings - system - video output.
AMDs Tearfree option must be disabled as it causes problems.
fglrx cannot do DTS-HD and True-HD audio. You have to set the your speakers to 2.0 in order to get these formats correctly downmixed.
To workaround another bug, also enable LPCM for now if you use audio over HDMI.
assign 512MB RAM to your GFX card, if you have integrated GFX
Attention for AMD Trinity APUs(Ax5xxx): you need a newer kernel, so you must install ubuntu 12.10 quantal
Howto Install XBMC PVR Xvba for AMD GPUs from scratch
note this howto was originally written specifically for AMD Xvba. If you run nvidia or intel replace the drivers as appropriate.
edit: updated guide to ubuntu 12.04
edit 2012-08-10: very comprehensive guide by guilmxm: http://youresuchageek.blogspot.fr/2012/06/xbmc-install-and-config-howto-for-linux.html
edit 2012-09-30: install script for ubuntu 12.10 by Bram77: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=141369
Step 1:
We will use an 64-bit 12.04 Ubuntu Precise minimal to start with the newest basic packages for your OS.
AMD trinity users must use ubuntu 12.10
Choose Command-line-install and use xbmc for username.
After reboot, install ssh so you can continue work with Putty (for win) or with the "ssh -l xbmc your.IP.address" from a linux terminal. We will install py-properties to easyly add the needed ppas and add the user (I have chosen xbmc as the username) to the video and audio group because without this the xserver can not access your gpu directly and falls back to software rasterizer.
Get a terminal with crtl+alt+f1, then
Code:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ssh python-software-properties software-properties-common udisks upower xorg alsa-utils mesa-utils git-core librtmp0 lirc libmad0 lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter lm-sensors libmpeg2-4 avahi-daemon
sudo adduser xbmc video
sudo adduser xbmc audio
sudo reboot # not sure if this is neededStep 2:
We need to install the AMD/ATI drivers
Code:
sudo apt-get install fglrx
sudo aticonfig --initial -f
sudo aticonfig --sync-vsync=on
sudo aticonfig --set-pcs-u32=MCIL,HWUVD_H264Level51Support,1optional: disable underscan(black borders)
Code:
sudo aticonfig --set-pcs-val=MCIL,DigitalHDTVDefaultUnderscan,0Choose which Xvba build to use, do only one step here
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Step 3: Tested Git Builds
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wsnipex/xbmc-xvba
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xbmc xbmc-binAlternative Step 3: Frodo stable
Code:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:wsnipex/xbmc-xvba-frodo
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install xbmc xbmc-binStep 4:
Auto Start Xbmc
edit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
Code:
[SeatDefaults]
autologin-user=xbmc
autologin-user-timeout=0
user-session=XBMC
greeter-session=lightdm-gtk-greeteredit /usr/share/xsessions/XBMC.desktop
Code:
[Desktop Entry]
Name=XBMC
Comment=This session will start XBMC Media Center
Exec=xbmc-standalone
TryExec=xbmc-standalone
Type=ApplicationStep 5:
allow xbmc to change its nice level:
edit /etc/security/limits.conf
add following line at the end of the file. xbmc stands for your username, so adjust to fit if you chose something else
Code:
xbmc - nice -1Step 6:
create the file /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d/custom-actions.pkla
Code:
[Actions for xbmc user]
Identity=unix-user:xbmc
Action=org.freedesktop.upower.*;org.freedesktop.consolekit.system.*;org.freedesktop.udisks.*
ResultAny=yes
ResultInactive=yes
ResultActive=yes
[Untrusted Upgrade]
Identity=unix-user:xbmc
Action=org.debian.apt.upgrade-packages;org.debian.apt.update-cache
ResultAny=yes
ResultInactive=yes
ResultActive=yesStep 7:
XBMC tweaks
Enable Dirty Region Rendering (drastically reduces CPU load on XBMC idle) and DDS Fanart
NOTE: do not do this as root or with sudo. this file must belong to your normal xbmc user
create: ~/.xbmc/userdata/advancedsettings.xml
Code:
<advancedsettings>
<loglevel hide="false">0</loglevel>
<cputempcommand>sensors|sed -ne "s/temp1: \+[-+]\([0-9]\+\).*/\1 C/p"</cputempcommand>
<gputempcommand>/usr/bin/aticonfig --od-gettemperature | grep Temperature | cut -f 2 -d "-" | cut -f 1 -d "." | sed -e "s, ,," | sed 's/$/ C/'</gputempcommand>
<gui>
<algorithmdirtyregions>3</algorithmdirtyregions>
<nofliptimeout>0</nofliptimeout>
</gui>
<video>
<latency>
<delay>0</delay>
<refresh>
<min>23</min>
<max>24</max>
<delay>175</delay> <!-- set to zero or adjust if audio seems out of sync with 24p movies -->
</refresh>
</latency>
</video>
</advancedsettings>Step 8:
reboot
Code:
sudo rebootStep 9:
Recommended Xbmc settings
System->Settings->System->Video Settings:
- Vertical Sync: Always on
System ->Video->Playback:
- XVBA: On
- Adjust Refreshrate to match video: On
- Sync Playback to Display: On
- Sync Method: Video Clock (Drop/Dupe)
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Optional: workaround for suspend resume
since fglrx seems to have a bug with suspend/resume xbmc can have video playback problems after wakeup.
here is a workaround that will restart X automatically after resume. You should only use it if you have auto-login enabled.
add a new file /etc/pm/sleep.d/99_fglrx
Code:
#!/bin/sh
case $1 in
suspend|suspend_hybrid|hibernate)
/usr/sbin/service lightdm stop
/sbin/rmmod -f fglrx
;;
resume|thaw)
/sbin/modprobe fglrx
/usr/sbin/service lightdm start
;;
esacCode:
sudo chmod +x /etc/pm/sleep.d/99_fglrx----------------
Movie Scraping not working with TMDB?
Install the Youtube plugin in Xbmc, the tmdb scraper depends on it.
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too high idle CPU load?
disable the RSS feed in System - Appearance - Skin
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Get wireless LAN working:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=81858
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sample /etc/asound.conf for fusion systems: Only relevant for Eden branch, Audio Engine does not use it.
Code:
pcm.!default {
type plug
slave {
# pcm "hw:1,0" #delete the first hash for sound over analog
# pcm "hw:1,1" #delete the first hash for sound over optical
pcm "hw:0,3" #delete the first hash for sound over hdmi
rate 48000
}
}Adjust if you want SPDIF.
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auto mount external drives/usb sticks
Code:
sudo adduser xbmc userscreate the file /etc/udev/rules.d/11-media-by-label-auto-mount.rules
click the link above
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How to use the Xvba packages from Xbmcbuntu
remove currently installed xbmc version:
Code:
sudo apt-get remove xbmc xbmc-binnow follow step3 from above.
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Manually upgrade fglrx:
This driver only supports AMD series >=5xxx cards. If you have <=4xxx series you must download the fglrx-legacy driver and replace the filename accordingly.
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=116996&pid=1138272#pid1138272
Edit: update to best driver for precise:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=116996&pid=1212272#pid1212272
- jazzparadigm - 2011-12-15 22:07
Great effort. Tried installing it according to guide, but get the following error:
Code:
20:58:03 T:140310643058432 ERROR: XVBA::Check - device didn't reset in reasonable time
20:58:03 T:140310643058432 NOTICE: XVBA::Check waiting for display reset eventFull log: http://pastebin.com/gk7dQ9nt
Any ideas?
- wsnipex - 2011-12-15 22:50
could you explain a bit what you did? does any mkv play?
does it work if you disable shared surfaces in video settings?
- jazzparadigm - 2011-12-15 22:53
wsnipex Wrote:could you explain a bit what you did? does any mkv play?
does it work if you disable shared surfaces in video settings?
It seems to work when I play 1080p mkv's in windowed mode, but on fullscreen I get artifacts all over. Did not try to switch off shared surfaces, deleted the binary and am building from source as we speak. Will let you know more once that is done.
- fritsch - 2011-12-15 23:37
Do you always try this with the same video?
Could you provide me a sample of it? just the first 5MB. Is this possible?
- jazzparadigm - 2011-12-16 00:04
fritsch Wrote:Do you always try this with the same video?
Could you provide me a sample of it? just the first 5MB. Is this possible?
Most of it is proprietary content, so that would not be a good idea. Here is some of the file information: http://pastebin.com/9DPJeDHV
Maybe you can provide a public file (i.e. http://www.h264info.com/clips.html) that you are certain that works. I will see if I can get it to play.
- fritsch - 2011-12-16 00:18
Every H264 movie with a h264 level <= 4.1 should work.
(sent you a pm with a sample link)
As talked per pm: disable compiz did fix the problems.
- wsnipex - 2011-12-16 09:47
added a note in OP about compiz, Please disable it if you have problems.
Awesome - Infinitatus - 2011-12-16 20:39
Congratulations, just installed your xbmc PVR Xvba and it is working perfectly till now. I tried 2 movies from http://www.h264info.com/clips.html and they work like a charm. And those menus, so snappy and quick, my hand can´t even follow.
(My system boots in +/- 20 seconds with a SSD installed and my media on a external usb Hd.
BTW I would like to know how Erhnam managed to boot to XBMC in 7 seconds with a SSD.)
Just 2 remarks:
1. You might want to put apt-get install lightdm in your guide for linuxnoobs like me, who just follow your guide to the letter. (I didn´t even know what a cross window manager was)
2. The standard weather script Weather Underground crashed. for the moment I use another weather add-on.
For the rest, I am really really impressed. Keep up the good work. I hope that AMD will help you too.
- abudabi - 2011-12-16 20:59
Yeah... kudos to you guys.
Has AMD been approached about the help that is needed from their side for the 5.1 problem? What has the response been? Anything us plebs can do to help?
