Tested the snap package and it works fine!
Running on DELL XPS13
Version 84.0.4147.89 (Official Build) snap (64-bit)
+ using the h264ify extension in the browser to force Youtube (VP9 by default)
to run on h264
$ sudo snap install --channel=candidate/vaapi chromium
$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=20.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=focal
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS"
$ vainfo
libva info: VA-API version 1.7.0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_7
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.7 (libva 2.6.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics - 20.1.1 ()
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointEncPicture
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileVP8Version0_3 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVP9Profile0 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVP9Profile2 : VAEntrypointVLD
chrome://media-internals/
Timestamp Property Value
00:00:00.000 origin_url "https://www.youtube.com/";
00:00:00.000 kFrameUrl "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXb3EKWsInQ";
00:00:00.000 kFrameTitle "COSTA RICA IN 4K 60fps HDR (ULTRA HD) -
YouTube"
00:00:00.000 url
"blob:https://www.youtube.com/bd1489d5-5381-4f8a-b3c0-90023da92ae9";
00:00:00.000 info "ChunkDemuxer"
00:00:00.000 pipeline_state "kStarting"
00:00:00.036 kVideoTracks [{"alpha
mode":"is_opaque","codec":"h264","coded size":"1920x1080","color
space":"{primaries:BT709, transfer:BT709, matrix:BT709,
range:LIMITED}","encryption scheme":"Unencrypted","has extra data":false,"hdr
metadata":"unset","natural size":"1920x1080","orientation":"0°","profile":"h264
high","visible rect":"0,0 1920x1080"}]
00:00:00.036 kAudioTracks [{"bytes per channel":2,"bytes per
frame":4,"channel layout":"STEREO","channels":2,"codec":"aac","codec
delay":0,"discard decoder delay":false,"encryption scheme":"Unencrypted","has
extra data":false,"profile":"unknown","sample format":"Signed 16-bit","samples
per second":44100,"seek preroll":"0us"}]
00:00:00.039 info "Effective playback rate changed from 0 to 1"
00:00:00.039 event "kPlay"
00:00:00.045 kIsAudioDecryptingDemuxerStream false
00:00:00.045 kAudioDecoderName "FFmpegAudioDecoder"
00:00:00.045 kIsPlatformAudioDecoder false
00:00:00.045 info "Selected FFmpegAudioDecoder for audio decoding,
config: codec: aac, profile: unknown, bytes_per_channel: 2, channel_layout:
STEREO, channels: 2, samples_per_second: 44100, sample_format: Signed 16-bit,
bytes_per_frame: 4, seek_preroll: 0us, codec_delay: 0, has extra data: false,
encryption scheme: Unencrypted, discard decoder delay: false"
00:00:00.046 error
"{\"causes\":[{\"causes\":[],\"data\":{},\"stack\":[{\"file\":\"../../media/filters/decrypting_video_decoder.cc\",\"line\":53}],\"status_code\":264,\"status_message\":\"\"}],\"data\":{\"Decoder
name\":\"DecryptingVideoDecoder\"},\"stack\":[{\"file\":\"../../media/filters/decoder_selector.cc\",\"line\":172}],\"status_code\":265,\"status_message\":\"\"}"
00:00:00.065 kIsVideoDecryptingDemuxerStream false
00:00:00.065 kVideoDecoderName "MojoVideoDecoder"
00:00:00.065 kIsPlatformVideoDecoder true
00:00:00.065 info "Selected MojoVideoDecoder for video decoding, config:
codec: h264, profile: h264 high, level: not available, alpha_mode: is_opaque,
coded size: [1920,1080], visible rect: [0,0,1920,1080], natural size:
[1920,1080], has extra data: false, encryption scheme: Unencrypted, rotation:
0°, flipped: 0, color space: {primaries:BT709, transfer:BT709, matrix:BT709,
range:LIMITED}"
00:00:00.065 pipeline_state "kPlaying"
(...)
$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th Gen Core Processor
Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev 08)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 (rev 07)
00:04.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500
v5/6th Gen Core Processor Thermal Subsystem (rev 08)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI
Controller (rev 21)
00:14.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP
Thermal subsystem (rev 21)
00:15.0 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Serial
IO I2C Controller #0 (rev 21)
00:15.1 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP Serial
IO I2C Controller #1 (rev 21)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI
#1 (rev 21)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #1
(rev f1)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #3
(rev f1)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #5
(rev f1)
00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port #9
(rev f1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point LPC Controller/eSPI
Controller (rev 21)
00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PMC (rev 21)
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio (rev 21)
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1816497
Title:
[snap] vaapi chromium no video hardware decoding
Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu:
In Progress
Bug description:
News :
- Candidate Chromium 83 Snap with vaapi enabled can be installed with
:
sudo snap install --channel=candidate/vaapi chromium
Check that your vidéo is gpu decoded but checking "MojoVideoDecoder"
in about:media-internals
Widevine DRM streams will have DecryptingVideoDecoder
Please report success/failure with
- distro version
- GPU Hardware used
- Codec used
----------Original Bug report ---------
Libva is no longer working for snap installed chromium 72.0.3626.109
(Official Build) snap (64-bit)
I followed this instruction
sudo snap install --channel=candidate/vaapi chromium
My amdgpu can use libva
`vainfo: Driver version: Mesa Gallium driver 18.3.3 for AMD STONEY (DRM
3.27.0, 4.20.0-10.1-liquorix-amd64, LLVM 7.0.1)
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVC1Simple : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVC1Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVC1Advanced : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSlice
VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileNone : VAEntrypointVideoProc`
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