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no gpu decoding ?

reproducibility of the problem : everytime

video format : ts , mp4

opensuse 13.1 x86_64

vlc 2.2.2

cpu intel i5 4590 3.30 GHz

gpu Intel HD Graphic 4600

  1. video output parameter set to "automatical" decoding parameter set to "automatical" i read a video then i get this :

@linux-b4lz:~> vlc

VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80)

[00000000024f1ab8] [http] lua interface: Lua HTTP interface

[00000000023e76d8] core libvlc: Lancement de vlc avec l'interface par défaut. Utilisez « cvlc » pour démarrer VLC sans interface.

"Qt Warning - invalid keysym: dead_actute"

libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 5.0.3

libdvdread: Couldn't find device name.

libdvdread:DVDOpenFilePath:findDVDFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed

libdvdread:DVDOpenFilePath:findDVDFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed

libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.

libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO

[00000000028cb4a8] http access error: error: HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found

[00000000024c3078] core playlist error: no suitable access module for `http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/fr/4/4b/Logo_de_TMC.gif'

libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 5.0.3

libdvdread: Couldn't find device name.

libdvdread:DVDOpenFilePath:findDVDFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed

libdvdread:DVDOpenFilePath:findDVDFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed

libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.

libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO

Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: Ne peut ouvrir le fichier d'objet partagé: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type

Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: Ne peut ouvrir le fichier d'objet partagé: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type


  • strangely vlc want to use vdpau. my graphical adapter is not an nvidia one but an intel one
  • vlc does not use va-api
  1. video output parameter set to "automatical" decoding parameter set to "va-api via x11" i read a video i get this

@linux-b4lz:~> vlc

VLC media player 2.2.2 Weatherwax (revision 2.2.2-0-g6259d80)

[0000000000dec7f8] [http] lua interface: Lua HTTP interface

[0000000000cda6d8] core libvlc: Lancement de vlc avec l'interface par défaut. Utilisez « cvlc » pour démarrer VLC sans interface.

"Qt Warning - invalid keysym: dead_actute"

libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 5.0.3

libdvdread: Couldn't find device name.

libdvdread:DVDOpenFilePath:findDVDFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed

libdvdread:DVDOpenFilePath:findDVDFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed

libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.

libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO

[00000000016e3ea8] gnutls tls session error: TLS handshake error: An unexpected TLS handshake packet was received.

[00000000016e3ea8] core tls session error: TLS client session handshake error

[00000000010ed7c8] http access error: cannot establish HTTP/TLS session

[0000000000db6078] core playlist error: no suitable access module for `http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/fr/4/4b/Logo_de_TMC.gif'

libdvdnav: Using dvdnav version 5.0.3

libdvdread: Couldn't find device name.
libdvdread:DVDOpenFilePath:findDVDFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.IFO failed
libdvdread:DVDOpenFilePath:findDVDFile /VIDEO_TS/VIDEO_TS.BUP failed
libdvdread: Can't open file VIDEO_TS.IFO.

libdvdnav: vm: failed to read VIDEO_TS.IFO

libva info: VA-API version 0.34.0

libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0

libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib64/dri/i965_drv_video.so

libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_34

libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0

[00000000016d6098] avcodec decoder: Using Intel i965 driver - 1.2.0 for hardware decoding.

Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: Ne peut ouvrir le fichier d'objet partagé: Aucun fichier ou dossier de ce type


  • it seems vlc uses intel gpu for decoding.
  • strangely vlc wants also to use vdpau !
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