AMD's UVD2-based XvBA Finally Does Something On Linux

[gbeauche]

i think you should add tball's suggestion on your note. export LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME="fglrx"

Upgrade your version of libva. Or, since you seem to have installed from sources to /usr/local/lib, just remove the libva package provided by your distribution.

[DivineGrace]

Ok so zelda32 got vaapi working with a 4670 card.
Has anyone else tried their hardware with the newest Cat release and vaapi?

I can confirm that vaapi works on a mobile HD2600, HD3300, and HD3870 with the latest patched mplayer from gbeauche's web site, dated 13 July 2010, and Cat 10.10, on Squeeze 64-bit and Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit.

[DivineGrace]

By the way, Gbeauche, when you have time, can you update your svn version of mplayer that is on your web site? Thanks

I tried to manually patch the latest (as of yesterday) svn mplayer source with vaapi patches from your mplayer version, but most hunks failed.

[zelda32]

Ok so zelda32 got vaapi working with a 4670 card.
Has anyone else tried their hardware with the newest Cat release and vaapi?

I tried it with cat 10.9 and 10.10. Works on slackware 13.1 32-bit.

Upgrade your version of libva. Or, since you seem to have installed from sources to /usr/local/lib, just remove the libva package provided by your distribution.

well, i use the latest for libva and xvba, i need that export thingy to make it works.

vainfo wihtout export:
libva: libva version 0.31.1
Xlib: extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
libva: va_getDriverName() returns -1
vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit

vainfo with export :
libva: libva version 0.31.1
libva: User requested driver 'fglrx'
libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/dri/fglrx_drv_video.so
libva: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA API version: 0.31
vainfo: Driver version: Splitted-Desktop Systems XvBA backend for VA-API - 0.7.5
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointIDCT
VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointIDCT
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVC1Advanced : VAEntrypointVLD

vainfo with blank value export:
libva: libva version 0.31.1
libva: User requested driver ''
libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/dri/_drv_video.so
libva: va_openDriver() returns -1
vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit

[zelda32]

i mean, I tried it with cat 10.9 and 10.10 with libva_0.31.1-1+sds4 and xvba 0.7.5. Works on slackware 13.1 32-bit.

[zelda32]

i mean, I tried it with cat 10.9 and 10.10 with libva_0.31.1-1+sds4 and xvba 0.7.5. Works on slackware 13.1 32-bit.

I have some problem with cat 10.10.
Unknown vaapi error:

[vo_vaapi] vaCreateContext(): unknown libva error
FATAL: Cannot initialize video driver.
Unsupported PixelFormat 61
Unsupported PixelFormat 61
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
Try appending the scale filter to your filter list,
e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp.
The selected video_out device is incompatible with this codec.
Try appending the scale filter to your filter list,
e.g. -vf spp,scale instead of -vf spp.

And system crash. dmesg:

http://pastebin.com/0ZNLjHm0

[DarkFoss]

I have it working fine on a 5770 Mandriva Cooker 64bit

[larry@Tardis-2 Videos]$ vainfo
libva: libva version 0.31.1-sds1
libva: User requested driver 'fglrx'
libva: Trying to open /usr/lib64/va/drivers/fglrx_drv_video.so
libva: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA API version: 0.31
vainfo: Driver version: Splitted-Desktop Systems XvBA backend for VA-API - 0.7.6.pre2
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
      VAProfileMPEG2Simple            : VAEntrypointIDCT
      VAProfileMPEG2Main              : VAEntrypointIDCT
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Advanced            : VAEntrypointVLD

I use the command mplayer -vo vaapi:dm=1 -va vaapi movie.file

[larry@Tardis-2 Videos]$ mplayer -vo vaapi:dm=1 -va vaapi PlanetEarthBirds.mkv
MPlayer SVN-1.rc4.0.20100414.2mdv2011.0-4.4.3 (C) 2000-2010 MPlayer Team
Can't open joystick device /dev/input/js0: No such file or directory
Can't init input joystick
mplayer: could not connect to socket
mplayer: No such file or directory
Failed to open LIRC support. You will not be able to use your remote control.

Playing PlanetEarthBirds.mkv.
[mkv] Track ID 1: video (V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC), -vid 0
[mkv] Track ID 2: audio (A_AC3) "Main", -aid 0, -alang eng
[mkv] Track ID 3: subtitles (S_TEXT/UTF8) "1", -sid 0, -slang eng
[mkv] Track ID 4: subtitles (S_TEXT/UTF8) "2", -sid 1, -slang fre
[mkv] Track ID 5: subtitles (S_TEXT/UTF8) "3", -sid 2, -slang spa
[mkv] Will play video track 1.
Matroska file format detected.
VIDEO:  [avc1]  1920x1080  24bpp  23.976 fps    0.0 kbps ( 0.0 kbyte/s)
libva: libva version 0.31.1-sds1
libva: User requested driver 'fglrx'
libva: Trying to open /usr/lib64/va/drivers/fglrx_drv_video.so
libva: va_openDriver() returns 0
==========================================================================
Opening video decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg's libavcodec codec family
[VD_FFMPEG] VA API accelerated codec.
Selected video codec: [ffh264] vfm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg H.264)
==========================================================================
==========================================================================
Opening audio decoder: [ffmpeg] FFmpeg/libavcodec audio decoders
AUDIO: 48000 Hz, 2 ch, s16le, 448.0 kbit/29.17% (ratio: 56000->192000)
Selected audio codec: [ffac3] afm: ffmpeg (FFmpeg AC-3)
==========================================================================
AO: [pulse] 48000Hz 2ch s16le (2 bytes per sample)
Starting playback...
Unsupported PixelFormat 61
[VD_FFMPEG] Trying pixfmt=1.
Movie-Aspect is 1.78:1 - prescaling to correct movie aspect.
VO: [vaapi] 1920x1080 => 1920x1080 H.264 VA API Acceleration  [zoom]
[vo_vaapi] [B]Using 1:1 VA surface mapping[/B]
[VD_FFMPEG] XVMC-accelerated MPEG-2.
A: 112.4 V: 112.4 A-V:  0.000 ct:  0.013   0/  0  1%  2%  0.4% 12 0 

Exiting... (End of file)

on Kde 4.6x kwin enabled OpenGL accelerated direct rendering enabled, use VSync on ..in the amdccle Wait for vertical refresh off unless application specifies, Catalyst AI off

[zelda32]

And system crash. dmesg:
http://pastebin.com/0ZNLjHm0

If this is positively a bug, how to report it to amd ?

[gbeauche]

well, i use the latest for libva and xvba, i need that export thingy to make it works.

Then this means you are not using the latest libva version, or the right one, or an fglrx installation problem. Please report about the following commands:
$ ldd /usr/bin/vainfo
$ ldconfig -p|grep libatiadlxx.so

[gbeauche]

I can confirm that vaapi works on a mobile HD2600, HD3300, and HD3870 with the latest patched mplayer from gbeauche's web site, dated 13 July 2010, and Cat 10.10, on Squeeze 64-bit and Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit.

Thanks, I am surprised your HD 3870 works as mine doesn't (the FireGL equivalent actually). Another media player developer reported a similar issue on his 38xx. I get a system crash, even with native XvBA testcases and player. :-/