VA-API init failed

[mars2503]

Greetings, i had experience this (don’t ask for how much time i just recently noted it):

libva error: /usr/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.13 (libva 2.12.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Intel i965 driver for Intel(R) GM45 Express Chipset - 2.4.1
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD

Don’t know how to fix it, everything is set by default since installation like 6 years now. If you need more information let me know.

[aafsmarak]

Pls post the output of the following command:

inxi -Fazy --filter

[mars2503]

System:
Kernel: 5.10.70-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.1.0
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.10-x86_64
root=UUID=2cb006e6-3f01-4dbb-bf2b-bf40ba2bbfb6 rw quiet splash
resume=UUID=aff07b8f-669b-470c-824a-a3c431d5d826
Desktop: Xfce 4.16.0 tk: Gtk 3.24.29 info: xfce4-panel wm: xfwm 4.16.1 vt: 7
dm: LightDM 1.30.0 Distro: Manjaro Linux base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Other-vm? System: Acer product: Aspire 4935 v: V1.04 serial:
Mobo: Acer model: Aspire 4935 v: V1.04 serial: BIOS: Acer v: 1.04
date: 01/12/2009
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 14.7 Wh (100.0%) condition: 14.7/48.8 Wh (30.0%)
volts: 12.4 min: 11.1 model: SONY AS07A41 type: Li-ion serial:
status: Full
CPU:
Info: Dual Core model: Intel Core2 Duo T6400 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Penryn
family: 6 model-id: 17 (23) stepping: A (10) microcode: A0B cache: L2: 2 MiB
flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 ssse3 bogomips: 7983
Speed: 1233 MHz min/max: 1200/2000 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1233 2: 1212
Vulnerabilities: Type: itlb_multihit status: KVM: VMX unsupported
Type: l1tf mitigation: PTE Inversion
Type: mds
status: Vulnerable: Clear CPU buffers attempted, no microcode; SMT disabled
Type: meltdown mitigation: PTI
Type: spec_store_bypass status: Vulnerable
Type: spectre_v1
mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer sanitization
Type: spectre_v2
mitigation: Full generic retpoline, STIBP: disabled, RSB filling
Type: srbds status: Not affected
Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel Mobile 4 Series Integrated Graphics
vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: i915 v: kernel bus-ID: 00:02.0
chip-ID: 8086:2a42 class-ID: 0300
Device-2: Suyin Acer HD Crystal Eye webcam type: USB driver: uvcvideo
bus-ID: 1-1:2 chip-ID: 064e:a117 class-ID: 0e02 serial:
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 compositor: xfwm4 v: 4.16.1 driver:
loaded: modesetting alternate: fbdev,vesa display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 361x203mm (14.2x8.0")
s-diag: 414mm (16.3")
Monitor-1: LVDS-1 res: 1366x768 hz: 60 dpi: 112 size: 309x174mm (12.2x6.9")
diag: 355mm (14")
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Mobile Intel GM45 Express (CTG)
v: 2.1 Mesa 21.2.3 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel 82801I HD Audio vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:293e
class-ID: 0403
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k5.10.70-1-MANJARO running: yes
Sound Server-2: JACK v: 1.9.19 running: no
Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: no
Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.38 running: yes
Network:
Device-1: Intel WiFi Link 5100 driver: iwlwifi v: kernel bus-ID: 04:00.0
chip-ID: 8086:4232 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp4s0 state: up mac:
Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 Gigabit or Fast Ethernet
vendor: Acer Incorporated ALI driver: ATL1E v: N/A modules: atl1e port: 2000
bus-ID: 05:00.0 chip-ID: 1969:1026 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp5s0 state: down mac:
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 298.09 GiB used: 273.19 GiB (91.6%)
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Hitachi model: HTS543232L9A300
size: 298.09 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s
type: HDD rpm: 5400 serial: rev: C40C scheme: MBR
SMART Message: Unknown smartctl error. Unable to generate data.
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 286.09 GiB size: 285.95 GiB (99.95%)
used: 273.19 GiB (95.5%) fs: xfs block-size: 512 B dev: /dev/sda1
maj-min: 8:1
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 10 (default 60) cache-pressure: 50 (default 100)
ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 12 GiB used: 524 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2
dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 59.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 169 Uptime: 44m wakeups: 1 Memory: 2.85 GiB
used: 1.98 GiB (69.7%) Init: systemd v: 249 tool: systemctl Compilers:
gcc: 11.1.0 clang: 12.0.1 Packages: 1652 apt: 0 pacman: 1638 lib: 481
flatpak: 14 Shell: Bash v: 5.1.8 running-in: xfce4-terminal inxi: 3.3.07

[mars2503]

Temporary Solution:

Write in Terminal: export LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=i965
Then in Terminal: vainfo
The Output must: vainfo
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.13 (libva 2.12.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Intel i965 driver for Intel(R) GM45 Express Chipset - 2.4.1
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD

After reboot it will be as never were an export in the first place, i need definitive solution, help.

[D.Dave]

@mars2503

Write in Terminal: export LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=i965

This ain’t a permanent solution, since will end when the terminal is closed (and so will hit the journal log again); should be exported, eg, in ~/.pam_environment to have it persistent (followed by a logout/login).

[mars2503]

Can you guide me step by step please?.

[D.Dave]

In a Terminal window:

nano ~/.pam_environment

And type in:
LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=i965

Then ctrl+s to save the file.

[mars2503]

Thanks it works without trouble.