Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!panix!.POSTED.2602:f977:0:1::2!not-for-mail From: Carl Fink Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Void Linux: Video playback works in Firefox and mplayer, fails in other programs Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 02:22:29 -0000 (UTC) Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC Message-ID: References: Reply-To: carl@finknetwork.com Injection-Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2024 02:22:29 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: reader1.panix.com; posting-host="2602:f977:0:1::2"; logging-data="9599"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@panix.com" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (NetBSD) Bytes: 2540 Lines: 36 On 2024-10-20, Carl Fink wrote: > OK, the manual (https://docs.voidlinux.org/config/graph ... intel.html at the bottom) says: > > For newer Intel chipsets, the DDX drivers may interfere with correct > operation. This is characterized by graphical acceleration not working and > general graphical instability. If this is the case, try removing all > xf86-video-* packages. > > So, I ran > > xbps-remove xf86-video-amdgpu xf86-video-ati xf86-video-dummy > xf86-video-fbdev xf86-video-intel xf86-video-nouveau xf86-video-vesa > xf86-video-vmware > > The system responds with: > > Code: Select all > > xf86-video-amdgpu-23.0.0_1 in transaction breaks installed pkg `xorg-video-drivers-7.6_23' > xf86-video-ati-22.0.0_1 in transaction breaks installed pkg `xorg-video-drivers-7.6_23' > xf86-video-dummy-0.4.1_1 in transaction breaks installed pkg `xorg-video-drivers-7.6_23' > xf86-video-fbdev-0.5.0_2 in transaction breaks installed pkg `xorg-video-drivers-7.6_23' > xf86-video-nouveau-1.0.17_2 in transaction breaks installed pkg `xorg-video-drivers-7.6_23' > xf86-video-vesa-2.6.0_1 in transaction breaks installed pkg `xorg-video-drivers-7.6_23' > xf86-video-vmware-13.4.0_1 in transaction breaks installed pkg `xorg-video-drivers-7.6_23' > > Suggestions on getting proper video playback and acceleration? I've never > had an Intel GPU on Linux before. At a suggestion on the Void Forum, I also removed xorg-video-drivers. It worked. All is normal now. -- Carl Fink carl@finknetwork.com https://reasonablyliterate.com https://nitpicking.com If you want to make a point, somebody will take the point and stab you with it. -Kenne Estes