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and subject line Re: Bug#1100346: bugs.debian.org: Debian Sid hw accel system
lockup, repro w/ VLC, also occurs outside video with Wayland/Gnome, not Window
Maker
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regarding bugs.debian.org: Debian Sid hw accel system lockup, repro w/ VLC,
also occurs outside video with Wayland/Gnome, not Window Maker
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Dear Maintainer,
This is my first bug report, so apologies if I'm going about this wrong. I had
some help compiling this data.
Recently updated Debian Sid exhibits hardware acceleration issues that cause
system lockups. The problem was first observed when playing video in VLC (which
uses VA-API with the Intel iHD driver), where video playback freezes while
audio continues. Further tests revealed that even when not actively playing
video, the system under GNOME/Wayland would occasionally lock up (sometimes
recoverable by switching to a virtual terminal and back, or closing laptop lid;
however could not recover from issue in VLC or, I think, Totem), whereas under
X11 (using Window Maker) the system remains stable unless video is played (in
VLC).
I tested video playback using VLC and mpv. VLC consistently caused a system
freeze when hardware acceleration was enabled (defaulting to the iHD driver),
while mpv played videos without issue. Disabling hardware acceleration in VLC
(using --avcodec-hw=none) prevented the freeze. I also attempted to force VLC
to use the i965 driver by setting the environment variable (export
LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=i965); although VLC remained stable in that case, vainfo
failed to initialize the i965 driver. Maybe these tests indicate that the issue
is tied to the default Intel iHD driver used for VA-API.
I also noticed that using Xorg/Window Maker would avoid any freezing I would
sometimes experience in Gnome/Wayland (outside of playing video). Playing a
video with VLC in Window Maker would still cause the system lock up (requiring
a hard reset).
Regards,
someodd
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On Wed, 12 Mar 2025, someodd wrote:n
> This is my first bug report, so apologies if I'm going about this
> wrong. I had some help compiling this data.
Thanks for filing a bug against Debian.
The biggest challenge with this issue is figuring out which package the
bug is in; I suspect it's either a hardware issue or an issue with the
kernel driver for the hardware, but it's hard to say.
I'd suggest posting on [email protected] or in #debian on
irc.oftc.net to see if someone can help you out.
It's definitely not a bug in the bug tracking system, though, so closing
this particular bug.
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