Public bug reported: libva tries to open the wrong VA-API driver on my AMD Kabini (which uses the "radeon" driver, not "radeonsi"):
$ vainfo libva info: VA-API version 0.35.0 libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0 libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi_drv_video.so libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1 vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit $ sudo ln -s vdpau_drv_video.so /usr/lib/x86_64-linux- gnu/dri/radeonsi_drv_video.so $ vainfo libva info: VA-API version 0.35.0 libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0 libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi_drv_video.so libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_32 libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0 vainfo: VA-API version: 0.35 (libva 1.3.0) vainfo: Driver version: Splitted-Desktop Systems VDPAU backend for VA-API - 0.7.3 vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints […] ** Affects: libva (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1336627 Title: libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux- gnu/dri/radeonsi_drv_video.so To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libva/+bug/1336627/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs