[Intel-gfx] G45/4500MHD Hardware Acceleration

[Xiang, Haihao]

On Tue, 2011-02-22 at 12:16 +0800, Gabriel Torreiro de Moraes wrote:
> Hello Mr. Jin and everybody
> 
> First, sorry about emailing to intel-gfx-owner. It was on my first
> email so I thought it would be this. My bad, sorry.
> 
> Second, what about the "vainfo" issue? It was "working" (reporting)
> before.
You updated libva.so but didn't update the backend driver
i965_drv_video.so 


> I would like to test it to see if I messed something up bad. Which
> codecs/format works with GM45? I'll try to re-code my actual videos to
> a supported format.
> I place my netbook to disposition for any necessary testing. It packs
> a underpowered processor, cool and energy-efficient. An ideal
> architecture for cheap and small HTPCs..
> or for a netbook. Your pick :)
> 
> Thank you for you time.
> Best regards, 
> Gabriel Moraes
> 
> Em Ter, 2011-02-22 às 10:48 +0800, Jin, Gordon escreveu: 
> > If you do want to use libva on GM45, please wait. It’s not
> > implemented yet. Nanhai and Haihao are working on that.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > If you don’t care about libva (with GPU decoding), then you should
> > play H264 video on Ubuntu 10.10 out of box. If it doesn’t work,
> > please file bugs.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Please don’t send email to intel-gfx-owner@ any more. This is for
> > administrators. You should send to intel-gfx@ instead.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Gordon
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > From: mailman-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org
> > [mailto:mailman-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org] On Behalf Of Gabriel
> > Torreiro de Moraes
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 10:38 AM
> > To: Jin, Gordon; intel-gfx-owner at lists.freedesktop.org
> > Subject: RE: G45/4500MHD Hardware Acceleration
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Hello Mr. Gordon Jin and everybody, 
> > 
> > First, thanks for the reply :)
> > Now let's get to what really matters:
> > 
> > You got a point. I've been trying to use it with H264 encoded videos
> > and it wasn't working. Which codecs does it support?
> > I'll be buying an external Blu-Ray reader for my netbook, so.. will
> > it decode properly?
> > 
> > I've tried yesterday updating my drivers, but I'm still a newbie on
> > Linux. I've messed something up and now my touchpad periodically
> > stops working, my theme resets everytime I boot up and running
> > "vainfo" on terminal gives me this: 
> > -------------------------    
> >     libva: libva version 0.32.0
> >     libva: va_getDriverName() returns 0
> >     libva: Trying to open /usr/local/lib/dri/i965_drv_video.so
> >     libva error: /usr/local/lib/dri/i965_drv_video.so has no
> > function __vaDriverInit_0_32
> >     libva: va_openDriver() returns -1
> >     vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva
> > error),exit
> > ---------------------------
> > Before the update, it was giving me no errors, and playing a video
> > just rendered a black screen at the right resolution. Now when I
> > play a video with VAAPI, mplayer only plays sound.
> > I would be VERY grateful if you guide me through the process of
> > fully updating video drivers, or  some site that instructs newbies
> > to do so :)
> > 
> > Btw, here's the net basic specs:
> > Acer Aspire One 723 (Former Aspire 1410-2287)
> > -----------------------------------------------------
> > Intel Celeron ULV 723 1.2GHz
> > 11.6" LED Screen, 1366x768
> > Intel 4500MHD
> > HDMI Output (used to watch 1080p videos flawlessly on Windows with
> > Media Player Classic on a 46" TV)
> > -----------------------------------------------------
> > Isn't a speed beast, but isn't a power hog either. Does the trick
> > for me.
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Gabriel Moraes
> > 
> > P.S.: I added the xorg.conf file on the correct folder. I'm using
> > Ubuntu Maverick 10.10.
> >            The 2010Q4 Graphics Package says it needs the
> > libva-1.0.7, but it isn't available anywhere! Am I getting the right
> > package for my distro?
> > 
> > 
> > Em Ter, 2011-02-22 às 08:50 +0800, Jin, Gordon escreveu: 
> > 
> > Hi Gabriel,
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > GM45 (4500MHD) is well supported, and you should be able to use it
> > to watch HD movies (if the cpu is not too bad). If you have
> > problems, feel free to file bugs.
> > 
> > Just H.264 hw decoding not supported yet. (it’s already supported on
> > newer hw, but with lower priority to port to G45/GM45.) 
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > We have G45 (desktop) and GM45 (laptop), but no netbook based on
> > that.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > Gordon
> > 
> >  
> > 
> >         From: mailman-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org
> >         [mailto:mailman-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org] On Behalf Of
> >         Gabriel Torreiro de Moraes
> >         Sent: Monday, February 21, 2011 11:31 PM
> >         To: intel-gfx-owner at lists.freedesktop.org
> >         Subject: G45/4500MHD Hardware Acceleration
> >         
> >         
> >         
> >          
> >         
> >         Hey, I'm using Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick and Intel 4500MHD.
> >         
> >         I'm wondering if it's ever going (or if it's already out
> >         there, but I didn't install properly) any support for x264
> >         and other video formats acceleration for the 4500MHD (G45
> >         right?).
> >         It works flawlessly under Windows, out of the box actually,
> >         but I'm suffering to make it work under Ubuntu. I've heard
> >         there are no support for this card yet, and they sound like
> >         quite right.
> >         So, uh, are you guys working on the G45 chipset? I'm really
> >         looking forward to use this little netbook to watch full HD
> >         movies over HDMI.
> >         
> >         I'm using the Acer Aspire One 723 (It was called Aspire
> >         1410-2287 when I bought it. Celeron powered) and Ubuntu
> >         Maverick 10.10 with latest updates
> >         
> >         Best regards, 
> >         
> >         Gabriel Moraes 
> >         
> >         
> >         
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 
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