Bug#670377: i965-va-driver: i965_drv_video.so init failed on Intel GM965/GL960 or 965GM

[Reinhard Tartler]

retitle 670377 Please provide better diagnostics
tags 670377 upstream
severity 670377 minor

Hi Jamie,

sorry for taking so long to come back to you.

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 5:13 AM, Jaime Silva
<jaimealbertosilva at gmail.com> wrote:
> Package: i965-va-driver
> Version: 1.0.16-4
> Severity: important
>
> Dear Maintainer,
>
> When I run vainfo I get the following:
>
> jaime at inspironjaime2:~$ vainfo
> libva: VA-API version 0.32.0
> libva: va_getDriverName() returns 0
> libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
> libva error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so init failed
> libva: va_openDriver() returns -1
> vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit
> jaime at inspironjaime2:~$
>
> I don't understand why if this card is supported the library fails.

This lack of better diagnostics is indeed annoying here. Do you still
experience this problem with the updated packages from
debian/experimental?

If yes, then we need to talk to upstream about this issue.


> It is also weird that reportbug keeps saying the package is not installed after
> I purged it and reinstalled it:

That seems like a question for the debian user mailing lists.

kind regards,
    Reinhard