How to fix this VA-API error?

[Chris Green]

On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 12:00:42PM -0500, Slade Watkins wrote:
> Hi Chris!
> 
> On Wed, Nov 10, 2021 at 9:09 AM Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> >
> > I am seeing this error when I run Vivaldi (still appears to run OK)
> > and also in the results returned by running vainfo, as follows:-
> >
> >     chris$ vainfo
> >     libva info: VA-API version 1.10.0
> >     libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so
> >     libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_10
> >     libva error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed
> >     libva info: va_openDriver() returns 1
> >     libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
> >     libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_10
> >     libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
> >     vainfo: VA-API version: 1.10 (libva 2.10.0)
> >     vainfo: Driver version: Intel i965 driver for Intel(R) Ivybridge Desktop - 2.4.1
> >     vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
> >           VAProfileMPEG2Simple            : VAEntrypointVLD
> >           VAProfileMPEG2Simple            : VAEntrypointEncSlice
> >           VAProfileMPEG2Main              : VAEntrypointVLD
> >           VAProfileMPEG2Main              : VAEntrypointEncSlice
> >           VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD
> >           VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice
> >           VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointVLD
> >           VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
> >           VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointVLD
> >           VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
> >           VAProfileH264StereoHigh         : VAEntrypointVLD
> >           VAProfileVC1Simple              : VAEntrypointVLD
> >           VAProfileVC1Main                : VAEntrypointVLD
> >           VAProfileVC1Advanced            : VAEntrypointVLD
> >           VAProfileNone                   : VAEntrypointVideoProc
> >           VAProfileJPEGBaseline           : VAEntrypointVLD
> >     chris$
> >
> > How do I fix that "libva error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed"?
> >
> > Is it a bug, or is it something that needs installing, or what?
> 
> Could need a driver update? In my experience, the iHD_drv_video.so
> init failed error only shows if something is out of date. I'd start
> with that first just to double check.
> 
I am up to date (for ubuntu 21.04), I tried the intel-media-va-driver-non-free
one instead of intel-media-va-driver but it made no difference.

> If that isn't the case, it could very well be a bug.
> 

Thanks

-- 
Chris Green