[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!

[fritsch]

if you want excessive cpu load you should do that, yes else post your Debug Log and the output of vdpauinfo so it can get fixed properly.

[Derek]

Wow thats a terrible idea bull.frog

[bull.frog]

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.......

[Derek]

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.

[bull.frog]

if you want excessive cpu load you should do that, yes else post your Debug Log and the output of vdpauinfo so it can get fixed properly.

Well here are the log files if u think u can fix it better. Im open to advice.....

https://paste.ubuntu.com/24404414/
https://paste.ubuntu.com/24404417/
https://paste.ubuntu.com/24404421/

[fritsch]

Provide the output of vdpauinfo please

This one is indeed a driver crash:

Thread 1 (Thread 0x7fee1dffb700 (LWP 2928)):
#0 0x00007fee760ed0d0 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi_dri.so
#1 0x00007fedf77f4f78 in vdp_imp_device_create_x11 () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/vdpau/libvdpau_radeonsi.so.1
#2 0x00007fee9586a9d5 in vdp_device_create_x11 () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libvdpau.so.1
#3 0x0000000000a8b52a in VDPAU::CVDPAUContext::CreateContext() ()
#4 0x0000000000a8efbc in VDPAU::CVDPAUContext::EnsureContext(VDPAU::CVDPAUContext**) ()
#5 0x0000000000a912ab in VDPAU::CDecoder::Open(AVCodecContext*, AVCodecContext*, AVPixelFormat, unsigned int) ()
#6 0x0000000000a88a73 in CDVDVideoCodecFFmpeg::GetFormat(AVCodecContext*, AVPixelFormat const*) ()
#7 0x0000000001b8f295 in ff_get_format ()
#8 0x00000000018a10f5 in ?? ()
#9 0x00000000018a3a3a in ff_h264_decode_slice_header ()
#10 0x00000000018681a2 in ?? ()
#11 0x0000000001b8b144 in avcodec_decode_video2 ()
#12 0x0000000000a8791e in CDVDVideoCodecFFmpeg:ecode(unsigned char*, int, double, double) ()
#13 0x0000000000af12c6 in CVideoPlayerVideo:rocess() ()
#14 0x0000000000d0b8a5 in CThread::Action() ()
#15 0x0000000000d0baff in CThread:taticThread(void*) ()
#16 0x00007fee99ee76ba in start_thread (arg=0x7fee1dffb700) at pthread_create.c:333
#17 0x00007fee92e3f82d in clone () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/clone.S:109

So post:

vdpauinfo | pastebinit
id | pastebinit

with the user running kodi

[bull.frog]

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.

[Derek]

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

[bull.frog]

ok thanks derek. heres the results of the first command:
https://pastebin.com/MMrEUHQN

now as for "id | pastebinit". when you say username, is that my computers name? like my linux login name or is this a kodi username? If its a kodi username, I have no idea what that is?

[DaVu]

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.

[bull.frog]

thanks guys for the help! but unfortunately it doesnt seem to work.

cachorro@htpc ~ $ cachorro | pastebinit
cachorro: command not found
You are trying to send an empty document, exiting.

If it helps any theres only one user on the comp and its the default one which is the one i use. Also i do have a side bit of info if it helps. If i use the latest stable ubuntu operating system, i dont have the issue. but i prefer linux mint so here we are lol

[wsnipex]

id | pastebinit

that is the literal command, do not substitute anything

[bull.frog]

alright heres the output of id | pastebinit

https://pastebin.com/Z6AYGEGc

[fritsch]

you are not member of the video group, fix that and reboot