[LINUX] HOW-TO use VAAPI HW Acceleration on AMD Zacate (Fusion) platform

chrisk2305 · 2011-08-09 22:15

@zbox_ad02: alright, here is what i did:

Code:

1  nano /etc/apt/sources.list

    added proposed and backports repos here

    2  apt-get update

    3  apt-get upgrade

    4  apt-get install -y build-essential cdbs fakeroot dh-make debhelper debconf libstdc++6 dkms libqtgui4 wget execstack libelfg0 dh-modaliases ia32-libs

    5  cd ~; mkdir catalyst11.7; cd catalyst11.7

    6  wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-11-7-x86.x86_64.run

    7  chmod +x ati-driver-installer-11-7-x86.x86_64.run

    8  sh ./ati-driver-installer-11-7-x86.x86_64.run --extract ati

    9  cd ati

   10  ./ati-installer.sh 8.872 --buildpkg Ubuntu/natty

   11  cd ..

   12  rm -rf ati

   13  dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

   14  apt-add-repository ppa:rexbron/bugfixes

   15  apt-get install -y libkms1 libdrm-dev pkg-config vainfo

   16  mkdir vaapi; cd vaapi

   17 wget http://www.splitted-desktop.com/~gbeauchesne/xvba-video/xvba-video_0.8.0-1_amd64.deb

   18 dpkg -i xvba-video_0.8.0-1_amd64.deb

   19 cd /usr/lib/dri; sudo ln -s /usr/lib/va/drivers/fglrx_drv_video.so fglrx_drv_video.so

   20 nano /etc/environment

added the lines from the post here

   21 reboot

   22 apt-get install vlc

Video in VLC was definetly not GPU accelerated (GPU Acceleration was enabled of course). vainfo reports xvba 0.8.0.1 from splitted desktop, fglrxinfo is fine. Where to go from here? Thanks!

edit: while applying the mplayer-vaapi patch i get this:

Code:

root@htpc:~/mplayer-vaapi-20110127# ./checkout-patch-build.sh

ERROR: you need VA API headers for this project

zbox_ad02 · 2011-08-09 23:26

chrisk2305 Wrote:@zbox_ad02: alright, here is what i did:
...............

Video in VLC was definetly not GPU accelerated (GPU Acceleration was enabled of course). vainfo reports xvba 0.8.0.1 from splitted desktop, fglrxinfo is fine. Where to go from here? Thanks!

edit: while applying the mplayer-vaapi patch i get this:

Code:

root@htpc:~/mplayer-vaapi-20110127# ./checkout-patch-build.sh ERROR: you need VA API headers for this project

Ok, Not sure what is wrong with that, but the xorg config is not done in your script and you downloaded xbva from splitted desktop, you actually don't have to.
Here is a step by step how to do it, so first off, re-install Natty and please follow each step, don't skip any of them. let me know how did it go.

Enabling VA on ZBOX Fusion E350 APU:
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Step 1: Install OS.

- Install UBUNTU_11.04_NetInstall_x64 from USB. Use unetbootin to prepare the usb.
- From Synaptic, enable backports and proposed repositories.
- From Update Manager, do full update for the system.
- Reboot.

Step 2: Install catalyst driver

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install -y build-essential cdbs fakeroot dh-make debhelper debconf libstdc++6 dkms libqtgui4 wget execstack libelfg0 dh-modaliases ia32-libs

$ cd ~; mkdir catalyst11.7; cd catalyst11.7

$ wget http://www2.ati.com/drivers/linux/ati-driver-installer-11-7-x86.x86_64.run

$ chmod +x ati-driver-installer-11-7-x86.x86_64.run

$ sudo sh ./ati-driver-installer-11-7-x86.x86_64.run --extract ati

$ cd ati

$ sudo ./ati-installer.sh 8.872 --buildpkg Ubuntu/natty

$ cd ..

$ rm -rf ati

$ sudo dpkg -i fglrx*.deb

$ sudo aticonfig --initial -f

$ sudo aticonfig --input=/etc/X11/xorg.conf --tls=1

Step 3: Install VAAPI stuff

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install -y libkms1 libdrm-dev pkg-config vainfo

$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:rexbron/bugfixes

$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get install xvba-va-driver

$ sudo apt-get install vainfo          # I think not necessary, just check if it is already installed.

$ sudo apt-get install libva-glx1

The following steps didn't make any difference but I just did it any way.
Append the following lines to /etc/environment

Code:

LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=xvba

LIBVA_DRIVERS_PATH=/usr/lib/va/drivers

Step 4: Install VLC

Code:

$ sudo apt-get install vlc

Step 5: Test video accelaration:
in one window run "$ top" to monitor CPU load.
In second terminal run an HD video with VLC WITHOUT VA

Code:

$ vlc video.mkv

Now run another video WITH VA to compare

Code:

$ vlc --ffmpeg-hw video.mkv

Compare CPU load in both situations.

zbox_ad02 · 2011-08-09 23:27

Robotica Wrote:xvba limitation

Do you expect any improvements in the near future?

chrisk2305 · 2011-08-10 15:21

@zbox_ad02: Hi, thanks for your help! But i miss the part where libva1 and libva-dev is installed. When I install them from splitted desktop the mplayer-vaapi patch works but when the compiler is checking for vaapi it still reports "no". i'll do a fresh install again with your tutorial and report back.

Robotica · 2011-08-10 18:14

zbox_ad02 Wrote:Do you expect any improvements in the near future?

Since Intel is also suffering from this, it would totally make sense to have this fixed.... But when and by whom?

zbox_ad02 · 2011-08-10 19:13

chrisk2305 Wrote:@zbox_ad02: Hi, thanks for your help! But i miss the part where libva1 and libva-dev is installed. When I install them from splitted desktop the mplayer-vaapi patch works but when the compiler is checking for vaapi it still reports "no". i'll do a fresh install again with your tutorial and report back.

Some how I didn't have to install them, they just appeared after I enabled the back ports and proposed repos and ran full upgrade.

Do that,

- After enabling the repos and do full upgrade and reboot, check in Synaptic if you have libva1 and libva-dev installed.
- You should find them, if not, install them from Synaptic, not from splitted desktop.

It worked for me this way, so let's try that for a start.

Good luck.

mbah.pande · 2011-08-11 07:08

Install XBMC is ok

then try to little modification and compile from git

but got error

checking for XMU... yes
checking for XINERAMA... yes
checking for CURL... no
configure: error: Could not find a required library. Please see the README for your platform.

try to make symbolic link

sudo ln -s libcurl-gnutls.so.4 libcurl.so.4

but still not work try to read twice the README but can't find some that help.

anybody know to fix this?

**wsnipex** · 2011-08-11 09:06

in the readme.linux is a full list of packages that you need to install.

craigdabbs · 2011-08-11 14:46

after many hours of fiddling i have finally got everything working on my zacate board except for the 24P vsync judder issue, i can play 720p content fine with the cpu but 1080p content struggles without vaapi acceleration. But the slight stutter without 24p mode really annoys me so i have ended up putting a cheap nvidia gt200 series card in.

Its a shame xbmc cant get rid of this bug with 24p + vsync + xvba as in my opinion its easier to setup the various tv modes with the catalyst software rather than editing a xorg.conf file you have to do with nvidia. You can install everything fairly easy now to get vaapi working especially as xbmc can be installed from the unstable ppa with vaapi already enabled.
Ive mentioned on another thread that im willing to donate to the xbmc developers to sort this bug out, the ati hardware offers lots more in features compared to its nvidia counterparts at the same price level.

Is there any work being done on this bug as it more or less rules out the zacate boards from htpc's atm for me, im willing to help but im relatively new to linux and not sure what i could contribute.

Thanks

Craig

Robotica · 2011-08-11 14:54

craigdabbs Wrote:after many hours of fiddling i have finally got everything working on my zacate board except for the 24P vsync judder issue, i can play 720p content fine with the cpu but 1080p content struggles without vaapi acceleration. But the slight stutter without 24p mode really annoys me so i have ended up putting a cheap nvidia gt200 series card in.

Its a shame xbmc cant get rid of this bug with 24p + vsync + xvba as in my opinion its easier to setup the various tv modes with the catalyst software rather than editing a xorg.conf file you have to do with nvidia. You can install everything fairly easy now to get vaapi working especially as xbmc can be installed from the unstable ppa with vaapi already enabled.
Ive mentioned on another thread that im willing to donate to the xbmc developers to sort this bug out, the ati hardware offers lots more in features compared to its nvidia counterparts at the same price level.

Is there any work being done on this bug as it more or less rules out the zacate boards from htpc's atm for me, im willing to help but im relatively new to linux and not sure what i could contribute.

Thanks

Craig

Not much you can do. teamXBMC is showing no interest in AMD-related features. However, sraue (openelec) and fernmetta have this hardware and showed some interest in AMD hardware. Maybe they will help...

Maybe the ticket got solved but there is no action within the ticket.

zbox_ad02 Junior Member Posts: 17 Joined: Aug 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-08-09 23:27 Post: #443 Robotica Wrote:xvba limitation Do you expect any improvements in the near future?
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chrisk2305 Junior Member Posts: 7 Joined: Aug 2011 Reputation: 0	2011-08-10 15:21 Post: #444 @zbox_ad02: Hi, thanks for your help! But i miss the part where libva1 and libva-dev is installed. When I install them from splitted desktop the mplayer-vaapi patch works but when the compiler is checking for vaapi it still reports "no". i'll do a fresh install again with your tutorial and report back.
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Robotica Posting Freak Posts: 927 Joined: Aug 2010 Reputation: 3	2011-08-10 18:14 Post: #445 zbox_ad02 Wrote:Do you expect any improvements in the near future? Since Intel is also suffering from this, it would totally make sense to have this fixed.... But when and by whom?
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wsnipex Team-XBMC packaging monkey Posts: 1,810 Joined: Jun 2011 Reputation: 49	2011-08-11 09:06 Post: #448 in the readme.linux is a full list of packages that you need to install. XBMC Xvba PPA -- Team XBMC nightly PPA -- Frodo linux FAQ -- DEBUG log
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