VDPAU Error in mythfrontend.log although using radeon

[Stefan Pappalardo]

Binary package hint: mythtv

Description: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS
Release: 10.04

mythtv-frontend:
  Installiert: 0.23.0+fixes24158-0ubuntu2
  Kandidat: 0.23.0+fixes24158-0ubuntu2
  Versions-Tabelle:
 *** 0.23.0+fixes24158-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/multiverse Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Since I switched from an nvida-based platform to an ati/amd-based platform there is an annoying error Message in the mythfrontend.log (VDPAU Error).

2010-10-21 14:44:58.812 Marking recording as watched using offset 4 minutes
2010-10-21 14:44:58.812 TV: Attempting to change from WatchingVideo to None
2010-10-21 14:44:58.813 TV: Changing from WatchingVideo to None
2010-10-21 14:44:58.876 TV: Attempting to change from None to None
2010-10-21 14:47:25.985 TV: Attempting to change from None to WatchingVideo
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_nvidia.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
2010-10-21 14:47:26.605 VDPAU Error: Error at mythrender_vdpau.cpp:1448 (#1, Unknown)
2010-10-21 14:47:26.605 VDPAU Error: Failed to create VDPAU device.
2010-10-21 14:47:26.605 VDPAU Error: No VDPAU device
2010-10-21 14:47:26.605 VDPAU: Failed to create dummy device.
2010-10-21 14:47:26.606 AFD: Opened codec 0xb5a3900, id(MPEG4) type(Video)
2010-10-21 14:47:26.606 AFD: codec MP2 has 2 channels
2010-10-21 14:47:26.606 AFD: Opened codec 0xb2f4860, id(MP2) type(Audio)
2010-10-21 14:47:26.709 Opening audio device 'default'. ch 2(2) sr 48000 (reenc 0)
2010-10-21 14:47:26.709 Opening ALSA audio device 'default'.
2010-10-21 14:47:26.834 VideoOutputXv: XVideo Adaptor Name: 'Radeon Textured Video'
2010-10-21 14:47:26.878 OSD Theme Dimensions W: 1280 H: 720
2010-10-21 14:47:26.946 The realtime priority setting is not enabled.
YadifDeint: In-Pixformat = 1 Out-Pixformat=1
YadifDeint: size changed from 0 x 0 -> 720 x 576
2010-10-21 14:47:26.948 TV: Changing from None to WatchingVideo
YadifDeint: Using existing thread.
2010-10-21 14:47:26.962 Video timing method: DRM
2010-10-21 15:08:44.822 Marking recording as watched using offset 4 minutes
2010-10-21 15:08:44.822 TV: Attempting to change from WatchingVideo to None
2010-10-21 15:08:44.822 TV: Changing from WatchingVideo to None
2010-10-21 15:08:44.885 TV: Attempting to change from None to None

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: mythtv-frontend 0.23.0+fixes24158-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-25.44-generic 2.6.32.21+drm33.7
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-25-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Oct 21 16:47:00 2010
Installed_mythplugins-dbg: 0.0
Installed_mythtv-dbg: 0.0
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=de_DE:de
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: mythtv

[MarcRandolph (mrand)]

Howdy, and thank you for helping to improve Mythbuntu and mythtv by opening this ticket. I've confirmed this occurring in the latest release (0.24), so I've forwarded it upstream.

[MarcRandolph (mrand)]

Does not look like upstream will be fixing this anytime in the foreseeable future. If you'd like them to go away, you'll need to install the VDPAU drivers, or else just ignore them.

[MarcRandolph (mrand)]

(or recompile the package without vdpau enabled)

[Stefan Pappalardo (sjuk)]

Thanx for the information. When the Error-Message does not harm any function I can ignore it. But in my opinion it should be a warning instead of an error. In my case there is no nvidia card in the mythtv-box. Why could there be an VDPAU-Error? Please think about it.

[MarcRandolph (mrand)]

The error aspect comes from the fact that at compile time, it was told
to expect those drivers to be available, but they are not. In order
to have one package for the masses, it has to be enabled.