From: davey@example.invalid
On Mon, 31 Mar 2025 07:08:50 -0400
Paul wrote:
> On Mon, 3/31/2025 5:45 AM, Davey wrote:
>
> >
> > Thanks for the replies. I mostly don't understand them, they are way
> > above my skill level. But I do remember recently finding that I had
> > to turn off Hardware Acceleration for something, I believe
> > concerning playback in some circumstances on VLC. The installation
> > on this PC would not play a network stream, that played perfectly
> > well on a different PC, (and on the previous 18.04 setup), and I
> > believe it was turning off Hardware Acceleration that fixed it. I
> > think. Firefox did indeed open, I will see what happens next time I
> > shut down and reboot.
> > Re: CPU usage. I rarely watch videos on this machine, that's what
> > the DVR is for.
> >
>
> Try the "vainfo" command and see what it says.
>
> Your CPU might be a third generation (like an ivy Bridge).
> And have an iGPU inside it.
>
> inxi -F
>
> can give you more info on your hardware.
>
> Paul
$ vainfo
libva info: VA-API version 1.14.0
libva info: Trying to open
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so libva info: Found init
function __vaDriverInit_1_14 libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.14 (libva 2.12.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics -
22.3.1 () vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointEncPicture
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
VAProfileVP8Version0_3 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVP9Profile0 : VAEntrypointVLD
VAProfileVP9Profile2 : VAEntrypointVLD
$ inxi -F
System:
Host: david-NL40-50CU Kernel: 6.8.0-52-generic x86_64 bits: 64
Desktop: GNOME 42.9 Distro: Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: Notebook product: NL40_50CU v: N/A
serial:
Mobo: Notebook model: NL40_50CU serial: UEFI:
INSYDE v: 1.07.06TPCS date: 09/14/2019
Battery:
ID-1: BAT0 charge: 29.8 Wh (100.0%) condition: 29.8/36.2 Wh (82.2%)
CPU:
Info: quad core model: Intel Core i7-10510U bits: 64 type: MT MCP
cache: L2: 1024 KiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 794 min/max: 400/4900 cores: 1: 800 2: 759 3: 800
4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel CometLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics] driver: i915 v: kernel
Device-2: Acer BisonCam NB Pro type: USB driver: uvcvideo
Display: wayland server: X.Org v: 1.22.1.1 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.1
compositor: gnome-shell driver: gpu: i915 resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa Intel UHD Graphics (CML GT2)
v: 4.6 Mesa 23.2.1-1ubuntu3.1~22.04.3
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Comet Lake PCH-LP cAVS driver: snd_hda_intel
Sound Server-1: ALSA v: k6.8.0-52-generic running: yes
Sound Server-2: PulseAudio v: 15.99.1 running: yes
Sound Server-3: PipeWire v: 0.3.48 running: yes
etc etc.
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Davey.
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