On 16.04 LTS release, the recent update of mesa (17.0.7) packages, broke VA-API.
$ LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME='i965' vainfo libva info: VA-API version 0.39.0 libva info: va_getDriverName() returns -1 libva info: User requested driver 'i965' libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_39 vainfo: intel_driver.c:100: intel_driver_init: Assertion `(((struct drm_state *)(ctx)->drm_state)->auth_type == (VA_DRM_AUTH_DRI1)) || (((struct drm_state *)(ctx)->drm_state)->auth_type == (VA_DRM_AUTH_DRI2)) || (((struct drm_state *)(ctx)->drm_state)->auth_type == (VA_DRM_AUTH_CUSTOM))' failed. Aborted (core dumped) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu-X, which is subscribed to mesa in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1704596 Title: Mesa 17 (Ubuntu 16.04 HWE) breaks the dash's blur (dash and launcher are black) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mesa/+bug/1704596/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat Post to : ubuntu-x-swat@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
