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

**alanwww1** · 2012-01-25 16:51

alecxx Wrote:I'm comparing right now an "Alan implementation"(i5 2500k+z68,VAAPI) AND a ZACATE e350 (xbmcbuntu 24.01.12 build), side by side...AND...they perform almost equally.

Interesting comparison. You checked also Deinterlacing quality ? I think this is an area where Intel could improve. Currently only BOB is implemented.

alecxx · 2012-01-25 17:41

No, i just tested with "p" material...

Btw, just IMHO, I prefer AMD colors..AND dark scenes are WAY better...

compared over a DELL Ips monitor (0-255)

Redsandro · 2012-02-05 17:19

I am not sure if this is related to the latest build, but XBMC crashes EVERY FIRST TIME after loggin in during media scanning now. The second time it works.

http://pastebin.com/BhGuZ4xW

Since last year I have been doing nothing on my HTPC except automatic updates, so I am automatically thinking of an XBMC update.

Using this repo:

Code:

$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xbmc-nathanrennie.list

# RED 2011-12-06

# XBMC VAAPI Nathan Rennie-Waldock

#Stable

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nathan-renniewaldock/xbmc-stable/ubuntu oneiric main

deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nathan-renniewaldock/xbmc-stable/ubuntu oneiric main

#Nightly

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nathan-renniewaldock/xbmc-nightly/ubuntu oneiric main

deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/nathan-renniewaldock/xbmc-nightly/ubuntu oneiric main

gsjosh · 2012-04-09 01:47

So I've been trying to get this working for a long time now, but I'm rather stuck. I used MTroi's wonderful small guide with the only exception that I used the latest Catalyst drivers (12.3) and the official stable XBMC release (11.0) as here. I know fglrx is working fine:

Code:

htpc@HTPC:~$ DISPLAY=:0 fglrxinfo

display: :0  screen: 0

OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon HD 6310 Graphics

OpenGL version string: 4.2.11566 Compatibility Profile Context

and also the libraries are installed correctly:

Code:

htpc@HTPC:~$ DISPLAY=:0 vainfo

libva: VA-API version 0.32.0

libva: User requested driver 'xvba'

libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/va/drivers/xvba_drv_video.so

libva: va_openDriver() returns 0

vainfo: VA-API version: 0.32 (libva 1.0.15)

vainfo: Driver version: Splitted-Desktop Systems XvBA backend for VA-API - 0.7.8

vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints

      VAProfileH264High               :    VAEntrypointVLD

      VAProfileVC1Advanced            :    VAEntrypointVLD

but XBMC doesn't want to use VAAPI, I get this in the xbmc.log:

Code:

ERROR: VAAPI - failed executing vaCreateContext(m_display->get() , m_config , avctx->width , avctx->height , VA_PROGRESSIVE , m_surfaces , m_surfaces_count , &m_hwaccel->context_id) at line 424 with error ffffffff:unknown libva error

I have seen a user in the same thread here having a similar problem, but he didn't respond to having a solution. Anybody?

Redsandro · 2012-04-09 04:16

Although I'd like to say: This whole thread has become obsolete, since Eden is released and as you can read here, va-api wrapper is both no longer maintained and no longer a requirement:

http://www.phoronix.com Wrote:As xvba-va-driver wrapper development stopped in June this year and all-over performance and stability did not really impress the users, we implemented direct xvba support for xbmc.

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=ne...px=MTAyODU
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Fixed URL.

However, I tried a fresh installation of XBMC on Lubuntu 12.04 beta 2 (with additional drivers of course) and I couldn't get fluent playback. So I restored my 11.10 image on my HTPC. I don't really have the time to go on another adventure to get stuff working. Initially, it was necessary to get hardware that was too modern for FOSS to play nice, but now that I've got it working one way or the other, my next upgrade will be "when things go easy and without ado, like they should." Smile

Anyway, as a reference, here is how I got it running:
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...#pid908362

abudabi · 2012-04-09 07:23

Yeah.. Just ditch the VAAPI wrapper and use Xvba. I did and it works a treat!

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=116996

gsjosh · 2012-04-09 12:08

Hah! That's both great and bad. Great that there is a better solution, bad since I spent my whole easter weekend getting my first Ubuntu install working. Big Grin

Thanks anyway, I'll be lurking the other thread then.

Krautmaster · 2012-07-21 14:58

hi there, what is the current status to deinterlacing?

Im installing that way:

sudo su
wget https://dl.dropbox.com/u/21136636/scripts/amd_1204_vnsi
chmod 777 amd_1204_vnsi
./amd_1204_vnsi

-> lightdm
-> none none depending on IR

fritsch · 2012-07-21 17:35

@Krautmaster:
you are using the wsnipex repository, which is using direct XVBA support. XVBA provides BOB like deinterlacing. Don't mix this with vaapi.

Litus · 2012-10-01 21:43

(2012-04-09 07:23)abudabi Wrote: Yeah.. Just ditch the VAAPI wrapper and use Xvba. I did and it works a treat!

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=116996

Thank you so much! I was afraid I would never decide to issue the hardware acceleration on xbmc AMD zacate. But your link helped! I finally go to sleep happy! :-)

alecxx Junior Member Posts: 22 Joined: Jun 2011 Reputation: 0	2012-01-25 17:41 Post: #852 No, i just tested with "p" material... Btw, just IMHO, I prefer AMD colors..AND dark scenes are WAY better... compared over a DELL Ips monitor (0-255)
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abudabi Member Posts: 84 Joined: Aug 2011 Reputation: 1	2012-04-09 07:23 Post: #856 Yeah.. Just ditch the VAAPI wrapper and use Xvba. I did and it works a treat! http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=116996 (This post was last modified: 2012-04-09 07:24 by abudabi.)
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gsjosh Junior Member Posts: 25 Joined: Jan 2010 Reputation: 0	2012-04-09 12:08 Post: #857 Hah! That's both great and bad. Great that there is a better solution, bad since I spent my whole easter weekend getting my first Ubuntu install working. Thanks anyway, I'll be lurking the other thread then.
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Krautmaster Senior Member Posts: 198 Joined: Jul 2010 Reputation: 1	2012-07-21 14:58 Post: #858 hi there, what is the current status to deinterlacing? Im installing that way: sudo su wget https://dl.dropbox.com/u/21136636/scripts/amd_1204_vnsi chmod 777 amd_1204_vnsi ./amd_1204_vnsi -> lightdm -> none none depending on IR
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fritsch Posting Freak Posts: 1,273 Joined: Aug 2011 Reputation: 36	2012-07-21 17:35 Post: #859 @Krautmaster: you are using the wsnipex repository, which is using direct XVBA support. XVBA provides BOB like deinterlacing. Don't mix this with vaapi.
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Litus Junior Member Posts: 8 Joined: Oct 2012 Reputation: 0	2012-10-01 21:43 Post: #860 (2012-04-09 07:23)abudabi Wrote: Yeah.. Just ditch the VAAPI wrapper and use Xvba. I did and it works a treat! http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=116996 Thank you so much! I was afraid I would never decide to issue the hardware acceleration on xbmc AMD zacate. But your link helped! I finally go to sleep happy! :-)
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