VDPAU troubles on a GT 430

[tuke81]

There could be problems with your symlinks.

ls -l /usr/lib/libvdpau_nvidia.so

[coggy_]

Originally Posted by tuke81

There could be problems with your symlinks.

ls -l /usr/lib/libvdpau_nvidia.so

~$ ls -l /usr/lib/libvdpau.so*
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root   13 Mar 23 20:59 /usr/lib/libvdpau.so -> libvdpau.so.1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root   18 Mar 23 20:59 /usr/lib/libvdpau.so.1 -> libvdpau.so.295.33
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3132 Mar 23 20:59 /usr/lib/libvdpau.so.295.33

~$ ls -l /usr/lib/libvdpau_nvidia.so 
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Mar 23 20:59 /usr/lib/libvdpau_nvidia.so -> vdpau/libvdpau_nvidia.so.295.33

~$ ls -l /usr/lib/vdpau/
total 1844
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      25 Mar 23 20:59 libvdpau_nvidia.so.1 -> libvdpau_nvidia.so.295.33
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1809144 Mar 23 20:59 libvdpau_nvidia.so.295.33
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root      24 Mar 23 20:59 libvdpau_trace.so.1 -> libvdpau_trace.so.295.33
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root   65640 Mar 23 20:59 libvdpau_trace.so.295.33

[tuke81]

Hmm symlinks seems to be fine(not sure are they really, ubuntu mess them very often). It looks like you have installed drivers directly from nvidia.com, not from x-swat ppa.

You could try install packages libvdpau1(probably this), vainfo and vdpau-va-driver(vdpau to va-api wrapper). And see if that help(check what vainfo says and if it gives you VAprofiles for different fileformats you can use vlc with hw acceleration).

[coggy_]

Originally Posted by tuke81

Hmm symlinks seems to be fine(not sure are they really, ubuntu mess them very often). It looks like you have installed drivers directly from nvidia.com, not from x-swat ppa.

You could try install packages libvdpau1(probably this), vainfo and vdpau-va-driver(vdpau to va-api wrapper). And see if that help(check what vainfo says and if it gives you VAprofiles for different fileformats you can use vlc with hw acceleration).

Even though 3D acceleration works fine and XFree86-DRI is loaded according to Xorg.0.log, I get the following output from vainfo:

libva: libva version 0.31.1
Xlib:  extension "XFree86-DRI" missing on display ":0.0".
libva: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/dri/nvidia_drv_video.so
vainfo: vdpau_driver.c:189: vdpau_do_Initialize: Assertion `vdp_status == VDP_STATUS_OK' failed.

[kokoko3k]

Originally Posted by RealNC

VDPAU is for MPEG video (mostly H.264 and VC1.) I don't think Theora is supposed to work. So try with an MPEG video instead?

Vdpau can decode mp3g videos, but you can use a vdpau surface (-vo vdpau) to draw everything, so the ogg example should work.