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**vinnywright** · May 23, 2017, 03:14 PM

try switching your GL settings in system settings>display and monitor>compositor .

VINNY

**Snowhog** · May 23, 2017, 03:14 PM

Do you have the required codecs installed?

**doctordruidphd** · May 23, 2017, 03:43 PM

Originally posted by Snowhog View Post

Do you have the required codecs installed?

For it to work sometimes, I guess they must be there. Funny thing is that:

Code:

greenman@Crynfyd17.04 ~$ vdpauinfo
display: :0   screen: 0
API version: 1
Information string: G3DVL VDPAU Driver Shared Library version 1.0

Video surface:

name   width height types
-------------------------------------------
420     8192  8192  NV12 YV12 
422     8192  8192  UYVY YUYV 
444     8192  8192  Y8U8V8A8 V8U8Y8A8 

Decoder capabilities:

name                        level macbs width height
----------------------------------------------------
MPEG1                          --- not supported ---
MPEG2_SIMPLE                   --- not supported ---
MPEG2_MAIN                     --- not supported ---
H264_BASELINE                  --- not supported ---
H264_MAIN                      --- not supported ---
H264_HIGH                      --- not supported ---
VC1_SIMPLE                     --- not supported ---
VC1_MAIN                       --- not supported ---
VC1_ADVANCED                   --- not supported ---
MPEG4_PART2_SP                 --- not supported ---
MPEG4_PART2_ASP                --- not supported ---
DIVX4_QMOBILE                  --- not supported ---
DIVX4_MOBILE                   --- not supported ---
DIVX4_HOME_THEATER             --- not supported ---
DIVX4_HD_1080P                 --- not supported ---
DIVX5_QMOBILE                  --- not supported ---
DIVX5_MOBILE                   --- not supported ---
DIVX5_HOME_THEATER             --- not supported ---
DIVX5_HD_1080P                 --- not supported ---
H264_CONSTRAINED_BASELINE      --- not supported ---
H264_EXTENDED                  --- not supported ---
H264_PROGRESSIVE_HIGH          --- not supported ---
H264_CONSTRAINED_HIGH          --- not supported ---
H264_HIGH_444_PREDICTIVE       --- not supported ---
HEVC_MAIN                      --- not supported ---
HEVC_MAIN_10                   --- not supported ---
HEVC_MAIN_STILL                --- not supported ---
HEVC_MAIN_12                   --- not supported ---
HEVC_MAIN_444                  --- not supported ---

If they are "not supported", then how does it ever work? Maybe vdpau has nothing to do with it?
I have installed:
ffmpeg-codecs
libavcodec-extra
libavcodec-extra57
libavcodec-extra56
libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56
libavutil-ffmpeg54
also libdvdread and libdvdnav, and the css file.

Maybe conflicting versions of codecs in there? Which should I have installed?

**doctordruidphd** · May 23, 2017, 03:47 PM

Originally posted by vinnywright View Post

try switching your GL settings in system settings>display and monitor>compositor .

VINNY

I have the compositor turned off. I will try changing at next boot -- right now it seems to be working, though an hour ago it didn't.

**flamboyant** · May 24, 2017, 02:14 AM

sounds like your driver doesn't fit your card. did you install the driver manually?

**doctordruidphd** · May 24, 2017, 07:14 AM

Originally posted by flamboyant View Post

sounds like your driver doesn't fit your card. did you install the driver manually?

This is an nvidia gtx240, so it should be well supported. I can play games like Xonotic just fine, so I think the driver is working.

I tired turning on the compositor, made no difference. Still no video in smplayer, but mplayer works.

**oshunluvr** · May 24, 2017, 07:21 AM

You've got something missing:

Code:

[FONT=monospace][COLOR=#000000]Decoder capabilities:[/COLOR]

name                        level macbs width height
----------------------------------------------------
MPEG1                           0 65536  4032  4048
MPEG2_SIMPLE                    3 65536  4032  4048
MPEG2_MAIN                      3 65536  4032  4048
H264_BASELINE                  41 65536  4032  4080
H264_MAIN                      41 65536  4032  4080
H264_HIGH                      41 65536  4032  4080
VC1_SIMPLE                      1  8190  2048  2048
VC1_MAIN                        2  8190  2048  2048
VC1_ADVANCED                    4  8190  2048  2048
MPEG4_PART2_SP                  3  8192  2048  2048
MPEG4_PART2_ASP                 5  8192  2048  2048
DIVX4_QMOBILE                   0  8192  2048  2048
DIVX4_MOBILE                    0  8192  2048  2048
DIVX4_HOME_THEATER              0  8192  2048  2048
DIVX4_HD_1080P                  0  8192  2048  2048
DIVX5_QMOBILE                   0  8192  2048  2048
DIVX5_MOBILE                    0  8192  2048  2048
DIVX5_HOME_THEATER              0  8192  2048  2048
DIVX5_HD_1080P                  0  8192  2048  2048
H264_CONSTRAINED_BASELINE      41 65536  4032  4080
H264_EXTENDED                  41 65536  4032  4080
H264_PROGRESSIVE_HIGH          41 65536  4032  4080
H264_CONSTRAINED_HIGH          41 65536  4032  4080
H264_HIGH_444_PREDICTIVE       41 65536  4032  4080
HEVC_MAIN                      --- not supported ---
HEVC_MAIN_10                   --- not supported ---
HEVC_MAIN_STILL                --- not supported ---
HEVC_MAIN_12                   --- not supported ---
HEVC_MAIN_444                  --- not supported ---
[/FONT]

Do you have restricted-extras installed?

**oshunluvr** · May 24, 2017, 07:27 AM

Seems odd though, that it works sometimes others not. You need to do a long trouble-shooting session:

After bootup, pick a file (preferably one you've had trouble with before), open a terminal, run dmesg, note the last lines and the current time. Open another terminal window and launch one of the players you have trouble with from the command line.

Assuming failure, re-run dmesg and see if anything is added there. Also go to /var/log and see if any logs were updated and read those that were. Finally, go the the terminal you launched the player from and read the output there.

Repeat all this until you see a change and/or the file finally plays and report back.

**flamboyant** · May 24, 2017, 08:44 AM

Originally posted by doctordruidphd View Post

This is an nvidia gtx240, so it should be well supported. I can play games like Xonotic just fine, so I think the driver is working.

you didn't answer the question. i don't think there's such a thing as nVidia GTX 240. can you please post the output of:

Code:

lspci | grep -i vga

**doctordruidphd** · May 24, 2017, 02:42 PM

Originally posted by flamboyant View Post

you didn't answer the question. i don't think there's such a thing as nVidia GTX 240. can you please post the output of:

Code:

lspci | grep -i vga

Sorry, I got it mixed up -- it's a GTS240

Code:

greenman@Crynfyd17.04 ~$ lspci | grep -i vga
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation G92 [GeForce GTS 240] (rev a2)

Manual install -- I reinstalled all of the nouveau stuff manually. here is what is currently there:
libdrm-nouveau2: Installed: 2.4.76-1
xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: Installed: 1:1.0.14-0ubuntu1
nouveau-firmware: Installed: 20091212-0ubuntu1

**doctordruidphd** · May 24, 2017, 02:44 PM

Do you have restricted-extras installed?

Yes, kubuntu and ubuntu restricted addons and extras.

That's disturbing that none of them are showing up as present in the list.

Additonal info:

Ouch! Just found this in dmesg:

Code:

greenman@Crynfyd17.04 ~$ dmesg | grep nouveau
[    1.993343] fb: switching to nouveaufb from VESA VGA
[    2.003078] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: NVIDIA G92 (092380a2)
[    2.115697] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: bios: version 62.92.b2.00.0d
[    2.136289] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: fb: 1024 MiB GDDR3
[    2.223475] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: VRAM: 1024 MiB
[    2.223481] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: GART: 1048576 MiB
[    2.223489] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: TMDS table version 2.0
[    2.223495] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB version 4.0
[    2.223501] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB outp 00: 02000300 00000028
[    2.223508] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB outp 01: 01000302 00020030
[    2.223514] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB outp 02: 04011310 00000028
[    2.223520] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB outp 03: 02011312 00020030
[    2.223526] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB outp 04: 010223f1 00c0c080
[    2.223532] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB conn 00: 00001030
[    2.223538] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB conn 01: 00002130
[    2.223543] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB conn 02: 00000210
[    2.223549] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB conn 03: 00000211
[    2.223554] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: DCB conn 04: 00000213
[    2.227317] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: failed to create encoder 0/1/0: -19
[    2.227322] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: TV-1 has no encoders, removing
[    2.227425] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: hwmon_device_register() is deprecated. Please convert the driver to use hwmon_device_register_with_info().
[    2.250843] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: MM: using CRYPT for buffer copies
[    2.292419] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: DRM: allocated 1680x1050 fb: 0x70000, bo ffff9a44dce72400
[    2.296069] fbcon: nouveaufb (fb0) is primary device
[    2.417526] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: fb0: nouveaufb frame buffer device
[    2.444034] [drm] Initialized nouveau 1.3.1 20120801 for 0000:01:00.0 on minor 0
[ 1185.091664] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for nouveau/nv84_xuc00f failed with error -2
[ 1185.091668] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: vp: unable to load firmware nouveau/nv84_xuc00f
[ 1185.091670] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: vp: init failed, -2
[ 1185.091714] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for nouveau/nv84_xuc103 failed with error -2
[ 1185.091716] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: bsp: unable to load firmware nouveau/nv84_xuc103
[ 1185.091718] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: bsp: init failed, -2
[ 1217.747549] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for nouveau/nv84_xuc00f failed with error -2
[ 1217.747555] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: vp: unable to load firmware nouveau/nv84_xuc00f
[ 1217.747556] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: vp: init failed, -2
[ 1217.747586] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: Direct firmware load for nouveau/nv84_xuc103 failed with error -2
[ 1217.747588] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: bsp: unable to load firmware nouveau/nv84_xuc103
[ 1217.747589] nouveau 0000:01:00.0: bsp: init failed, -2

Not sure WHAT this is about.

**doctordruidphd** · May 24, 2017, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by oshunluvr View Post

Seems odd though, that it works sometimes others not. You need to do a long trouble-shooting session:

After bootup, pick a file (preferably one you've had trouble with before), open a terminal, run dmesg, note the last lines and the current time. Open another terminal window and launch one of the players you have trouble with from the command line.

Assuming failure, re-run dmesg and see if anything is added there. Also go to /var/log and see if any logs were updated and read those that were. Finally, go the the terminal you launched the player from and read the output there.

Repeat all this until you see a change and/or the file finally plays and report back.

I will do this a little later and report back.

Strange, though, in spite of this, as of right now, it's working.

Code:

greenman@Crynfyd17.04 ~$ lsmod | grep nouveau
nouveau              1601536  15
mxm_wmi                16384  1 nouveau
wmi                    16384  2 mxm_wmi,nouveau
video                  40960  1 nouveau
i2c_algo_bit           16384  1 nouveau
ttm                    98304  1 nouveau
drm_kms_helper        151552  1 nouveau
drm                   352256  18 nouveau,ttm,drm_kms_helper

**vinnywright** · May 24, 2017, 05:11 PM

I do not think vdpau has anything to do with it ,,,,,,all it is is the API for video decoding to be (shared with/handed to) the GPU if it supports it and the player supports it .
and I do not think that "nouveau" supports it.

I have a Nvidia GTX860M ,,,,,,the installs that are using the Nvidia driver will use vdpau and the Nvidia card/chip dose in fact decode the supported video types

the Neon-LTS install I left with the nouveau driver and it dose not do vdpau decoding and my "vdpauinfo" is the same as yours for "decoder capabilities" wile in an install using the Nvidia driver I get the same as @oshunluvr.

BUT video plays all the time on both my players (VLC & QMplay2) @hear on Neon-LTS with the nouveau driver .

VINNY

**doctordruidphd** · May 24, 2017, 08:17 PM

Originally posted by vinnywright View Post

I do not think vdpau has anything to do with it ,,,,,,all it is is the API for video decoding to be (shared with/handed to) the GPU if it supports it and the player supports it .
and I do not think that "nouveau" supports it.

I have a Nvidia GTX860M ,,,,,,the installs that are using the Nvidia driver will use vdpau and the Nvidia card/chip dose in fact decode the supported video types

the Neon-LTS install I left with the nouveau driver and it dose not do vdpau decoding and my "vdpauinfo" is the same as yours for "decoder capabilities" wile in an install using the Nvidia driver I get the same as @oshunluvr.

BUT video plays all the time on both my players (VLC & QMplay2) @hear on Neon-LTS with the nouveau driver .

VINNY

Thanks for that. I have a debian Jessie system using nouveau also, and it seems to play the videos just fine.

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