I just tried in X11. It seems to be working :) Sadly, most videos in YouTube seem to be av1 so it took me a while to get a vp9 video, but that's another issue altogether.
Thanks! LIBVA_MESSAGING_LEVEL=2 snap run chromium /bin/bash: warning: setlocale: LC_ALL: cannot change locale (en_US.UTF-8) Gtk-Message: 10:43:53.358: Failed to load module "appmenu-gtk-module" Gtk-Message: 10:43:53.358: Failed to load module "appmenu-gtk-module" Gtk-Message: 10:43:53.613: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module" Gtk-Message: 10:43:53.638: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module" libva info: VA-API version 1.7.0 libva info: Trying to open /snap/chromium/1163/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_7 libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0 [19302:19302:0520/104355.042209:ERROR:sandbox_linux.cc(374)] InitializeSandbox() called with multiple threads in process gpu-process. libva info: VA-API version 1.7.0 libva info: Trying to open /snap/chromium/1163/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_7 libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0 [19157:19157:0520/104355.269741:ERROR:browser_switcher_service.cc(238)] XXX Init() -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1816497 Title: [snap] vaapi chromium no video hardware decoding Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: In Progress Bug description: News : - Beta Chromium 80 Snap with vaapi enabled : https://code.launchpad.net/~chromium-team/+snap/chromium-snap-from- source-enable- vaapi/+build/918074/+files/chromium_81.0.4044.113_amd64.snap Install it with --devmode ----------Original Bug report --------- Libva is no longer working for snap installed chromium 72.0.3626.109 (Official Build) snap (64-bit) I followed this instruction sudo snap install --channel=candidate/vaapi chromium My amdgpu can use libva `vainfo: Driver version: Mesa Gallium driver 18.3.3 for AMD STONEY (DRM 3.27.0, 4.20.0-10.1-liquorix-amd64, LLVM 7.0.1) vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVC1Simple : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVC1Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVC1Advanced : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileHEVCMain10 : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileNone : VAEntrypointVideoProc` To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1816497/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
