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Linux Radeon OSS with vdpau (howto)
@fritsch should we be using the drm-intel-nightly instead of the mainline 3.13-rcX releases to help resolve issues or find new bugs?
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  • RPI3 x2 | RPI2 x2
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If you can, yes or better: If you still have the issues. The drm-fixes were just pushed into 3.13 - so you should have the newest by tomorrow in normal kernel.
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
The only issue I am seeing since 3.13-rc3 is the following on ONE of my two systems, which are identical.

http://paste.ubuntu.com/6547175/

Thoughts?
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Nope - kernel fault. As you cut half of it - does that happen on "resume from S3" or after normal boot? -> bugs.freedesktop.org
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
I leave my HTPCs on 24/7 but shut down the screen attached to each unit. I can do a fresh reboot and it will eventually show up after the fact on the BEDHTPC but the DENHTPC doesn't have the issue. However the DENHTPC does have a Griffin HDMI detective keeping the video source alive in reality and I removed that configuration on the BEDHTPC to resolve the black level issues.
HTPC(s): All running LibreELEC
  • AMD 2200G APU on Gigabyte AB350N-Gaming WIFI-CF
  • RPI3 x2 | RPI2 x2
NAS: FreeNAS (Latest Stable) | NFS/CIFS
Out of the drm-intel-nightly, do we:

Code:
wget http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/drm-intel-nightly/current/linux-image-3.13.0-994-generic_3.13.0-994.201312090431_amd64.deb
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/drm-intel-nightly/current/linux-headers-3.13.0-994_3.13.0-994.201312090431_all.deb
sudo dpkg -i *3.13.0*deb
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I installed that kernel but can't boot into it since it is lower in the list than the 3.13-rc3 ubuntu mainlines. I am not at home and not able to switch before bootup and not sure how to select that kernel in the grub default file. I only have linux-image-3.13.0-031300rc3-generic and linux-image-3.13.0-994-generic installed at the moment.
HTPC(s): All running LibreELEC
  • AMD 2200G APU on Gigabyte AB350N-Gaming WIFI-CF
  • RPI3 x2 | RPI2 x2
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I recommissioned my WIN7x64 workstation, which ran XBMC Frodo and Gotham just fine...even 40Mbps Blurays from a NAS, in to a XBMC media server.
It uses an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.5GHz, on an Asus P5E with 4G Ram and a Radeon HD5770 vid card.

I tried XBMCbuntu - audio good, video lags badly on higher bitrates.( ATI Linux drivers no help)
I tried Openelec - video better, but still lags on BR's, audio whisltes and pops (common issue it seems)

So I just tried this method, followed the How-To in post 1 to the letter, and all seemed to go fine.
Except video still lags, even mid-rate .mkv's.

I had no errors during the install and config process, but the qvdpauinfo command failed (unrecognised),.
glxinfo | grep -i interop delivered the expected output.
vdpauinfo returned "cannot connect to X server" so I have a problem here...

http://paste.ubuntu.com/6548914/ dmesg after playing video dmesg = http://paste.ubuntu.com/6548842/
http://paste.ubuntu.com/6548877/ xbmc.log
http://paste.ubuntu.com/6548880/ xorg
http://paste.ubuntu.com/6548889/

rrf@FRED:~$ DISPLAY=:0 vdpauinfo | pastebinit
No protocol specified
vdpauinfo: cannot connect to X server :0
You are trying to send an empty document, exiting.


The only area I could have strayed from the How-to, was when installing the mini iso Ubuntu 13.10, I selected Ubuntu Basic, SSH server, Samba server and Ubuntu Desktop as applications.
Was this my mistake?
Or will Linux drivers never be able to match the performance I achieved in Windows?


I see some previous posts with similar issues, so I should start there while I gather logs.
@pyrodex -- you can edit your /etc/default/grub file,
this works for me:
Code:
GRUB_DEFAULT="1>2"
you just have to know the order that you would select in the grub sequence.
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@pyrodex try changing your grub to this. You won't have to guess your menu entry. If it's not displayed then select previous Linux version.
Code:
GRUB_DEFAULT=saved
GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true
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Bedroom: OSMC 2017.02-1 | Raspberry Pi 3 | Krypton | VIZIO E370VA
HP Chromebook 14: Ubuntu 16.04 x64 | Celeron 2955U | Jarvis
NAS: Windows 10 | 20TB on DrivePool | Emby DB | Subsonic | Plex
I have made some progress...no more lag once I connected the HDMI output to my AVR and turned it on.
But I have no DTS-HD, only DTS and Dolby.
XBMC seems to think I have PulseAudio installed somehow.
First of all, thank you for this how-to, it is really useful and helpful and easy to follow.

But (there is almost always a but), I could not install Ubuntu Saucy mini on my E-350 machine.
It just kept freezing when I reached the language selector screen.
I used a USB pendrive and used YUMI to add the mini iso to the selectable linux distros - I only have an external DVD writer.

I searched for a solution but failed to find a useful one.

Finally, I chose to install the full desktop and it installed fine.
But it is slower than using an xfce desktop.

I have two questions:
1) Is there something I missed with the mini?
2) I tried to install the xfce4 but the screen falls apart when I start that session.
Is it a problem that I had Xubuntu 12.10 before and trying to install a newer right onto that partition?
I kept the content of /home.

Thank you in advance.
Ah! I'm workiing now...or should I say , my CPU is not working.
Just don't ask me why...yet.
When I log in to the XBMC desktop as user xbmc, and launch using startxbmc.sh, my audio source is a "grey'd out" pulseaudio source, and I do not get DTS HD.
When I log in to the Ubuntu desktop as my regular account, and just run xbmc, it everything works!
Something for tomorrow...

I ran an average 25-30Mbps source and my CPU was less than 6% ...probably the debug was 1/2 of that!

This driver is fabulous.
(2013-12-10, 03:12)vmstek Wrote: I recommissioned my WIN7x64 workstation, which ran XBMC Frodo and Gotham just fine...even 40Mbps Blurays from a NAS, in to a XBMC media server.
It uses an Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 @ 2.5GHz, on an Asus P5E with 4G Ram and a Radeon HD5770 vid card.

I tried XBMCbuntu - audio good, video lags badly on higher bitrates.( ATI Linux drivers no help)
I tried Openelec - video better, but still lags on BR's, audio whisltes and pops (common issue it seems)

So I just tried this method, followed the How-To in post 1 to the letter, and all seemed to go fine.
Except video still lags, even mid-rate .mkv's.

I had no errors during the install and config process, but the qvdpauinfo command failed (unrecognised),.
glxinfo | grep -i interop delivered the expected output.
vdpauinfo returned "cannot connect to X server" so I have a problem here...

http://paste.ubuntu.com/6548914/ dmesg after playing video dmesg = http://paste.ubuntu.com/6548842/
http://paste.ubuntu.com/6548877/ xbmc.log
http://paste.ubuntu.com/6548880/ xorg
http://paste.ubuntu.com/6548889/

rrf@FRED:~$ DISPLAY=:0 vdpauinfo | pastebinit
No protocol specified
vdpauinfo: cannot connect to X server :0
You are trying to send an empty document, exiting.


The only area I could have strayed from the How-to, was when installing the mini iso Ubuntu 13.10, I selected Ubuntu Basic, SSH server, Samba server and Ubuntu Desktop as applications.
Was this my mistake?
Or will Linux drivers never be able to match the performance I achieved in Windows?


I see some previous posts with similar issues, so I should start there while I gather logs.

Yes that was a mistake, you now have a full blown ubuntu Desktop with pulseaudio, compiz and all running. Which highly interfers with the rest of the howto, especially the upstart script, cause it starts a second xserver. Please retry with the guide, I can show you how to install a light window manager after it runs succesful.
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.
What is the best Kernel for AMD E-350 APU? This one:
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mai...c3-trusty/
Or the 3.12.x from post one?
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