Aha, it's a detection issue on wayland. passing `LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=radeonsi` does a trick.
``` LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=radeonsi LIBVA_MESSAGING_LEVEL=2 snap run chromiumGtk-Message: 12:41:29.046: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module" Gtk-Message: 12:41:29.049: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module" /usr/share/libdrm/amdgpu.ids: No such file or directory libva info: VA-API version 1.7.0 libva info: User environment variable requested driver 'radeonsi' libva info: Trying to open /snap/chromium/1239/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi_drv_video.so libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_1 libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0 [99885:99885:0720/124129.484972:ERROR:sandbox_linux.cc(374)] InitializeSandbox() called with multiple threads in process gpu-process. mesa: for the --simplifycfg-sink-common option: may only occur zero or one times! mesa: for the --global-isel-abort option: may only occur zero or one times! mesa: for the --amdgpu-atomic-optimizations option: may only occur zero or one times! [99885:99885:0720/124131.408722:ERROR:gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc(258)] GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 1 times! [99885:99885:0720/124131.525064:ERROR:gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc(258)] GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 2 times! [99885:99885:0720/124131.601912:ERROR:gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc(258)] GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 3 times! ``` -- 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
