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2017-04-17, 05:23
(This post was last modified: 2017-07-31, 15:37 by bull.frog.)
If anyone is having issues with the latest linux mint (18) and kodi 17 crashing with an AMD gpu. Try disabling VDPAU in the Video Player settings and / or the updating python-openssl and crypto. Cheers!
EDIT: checked synaptic package manager yesterday and found vdpau driver along with some other drivers available for upgrade and now hardware rending works!
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Derek
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Wow thats a terrible idea bull.frog
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I'm just saying. I couldn't watch videos because it would crash every time I tried to launch a video and now I can. So I'm clearly better off than I was.......
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Derek
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Yeah but post a debug log, as all your doing is software decoding instead of fixing whats wrong with your GPU decoding.
I Know it'll prob run ok with a decent CPU but better putting the load on the GPU if possible so post a debug log.
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Fritsch. I appreciate the help but I don't know how to post vdpau info. Are those 2 commands u provided at the end? Are they intended to be typed into the terminal while I have kodi running at the main menu? Or while I attempt to watch a video? Sorry for my lack in technical expertise.
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Derek
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Just run the commands and put your username in place of id in the second command.
you may need to run:
sudo apt install vdpauinfo
sudo apt install pastebinit
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DaVu
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it will be the username from your login. That might be necessary to verify to which group the user might belong and to what the user might have access or not.
Don't be scared. It won't ship any sensitive data.
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fritsch
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you are not member of the video group, fix that and reboot
First decide what functions / features you expect from a system. Then decide for the hardware. Don't waste your money on crap.