Now we're getting somewhere! chrome://gpu shows: ``` Vulkan: Disabled ... Video Acceleration Information Vulkan Information Device Performance Information Log Messages [4784:4784:0719/142605.755018:ERROR:vaapi_wrapper.cc(511)] : vaInitialize failed: unknown libva error [4784:4784:0719/142605.967571:ERROR:sandbox_linux.cc(374)] : InitializeSandbox() called with multiple threads in process gpu-process. [4784:4784:0719/142607.971915:ERROR:gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc(258)] : GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 1 times! [4784:4784:0719/142607.987560:ERROR:gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc(258)] : GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 2 times! [4784:4784:0719/142607.990878:ERROR:gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc(258)] : GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 3 times! [4784:4784:0719/142858.879624:WARNING:ipc_message_attachment_set.cc(49)] : MessageAttachmentSet destroyed with unconsumed attachments: 0/1 [4784:4784:0719/142858.880096:WARNING:ipc_message_attachment_set.cc(49)] : MessageAttachmentSet destroyed with unconsumed attachments: 0/1 [4784:4784:0719/142951.806243:WARNING:ipc_message_attachment_set.cc(49)] : MessageAttachmentSet destroyed with unconsumed attachments: 0/1 ```
Yet my native non-snap environment shows: $ vainfo libva info: VA-API version 1.7.0 libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi_drv_video.so libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_7 libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0 vainfo: VA-API version: 1.7 (libva 2.6.0) vainfo: Driver version: Mesa Gallium driver 20.0.8 for AMD Radeon (TM) Pro WX 3200 Series (POLARIS12, DRM 3.37.0, 5.7.0-050700-generic, LLVM 10.0.0) vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVC1Simple : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVC1Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVC1Advanced : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileNone : VAEntrypointVideoProc -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1816497 Title: [snap] vaapi chromium no video hardware decoding Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: News : - Candidate Chromium 83 Snap with vaapi enabled can be installed with : sudo snap install --channel=candidate/vaapi chromium Check that your vidéo is gpu decoded but checking "MojoVideoDecoder" in about:media-internals Widevine DRM streams will have DecryptingVideoDecoder Please report success/failure with - distro version - GPU Hardware used - Codec used ----------Original Bug report --------- Libva is no longer working for snap installed chromium 72.0.3626.109 (Official Build) snap (64-bit) I followed this instruction sudo snap install --channel=candidate/vaapi chromium My amdgpu can use libva `vainfo: Driver version: Mesa Gallium driver 18.3.3 for AMD STONEY (DRM 3.27.0, 4.20.0-10.1-liquorix-amd64, LLVM 7.0.1) vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVC1Simple : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVC1Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVC1Advanced : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileNone : VAEntrypointVideoProc` To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1816497/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp