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Problem installing libva (VAAPI), vainfo fails
How can I enable hardware acceleration for an ATI Radeon HD?

I have recently bought a Lenovo Thinkpad which comes with an ATI RadeonHD 6600M GPU. I believe I have successfully installed Catalyst/the fglrx drivers by following the instructions at http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Ubuntu_Precise_Installation_Guide#Removing_Catalyst.2Ffglrx to the letter. The results of running the command fglrxinfo are as follows:

$ fglrxinfo
display: :0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: AMD Radeon 6600M and 6700M Series
OpenGL version string: 4.2.11733 Compatibility Profile Context

These results, to me, suggest that I have successfully installed the driver. To enable hardware acceleration, the instructions tell me I need to install the xvba-va driver. As such, I input the lines:

sudo apt-get install xvba-va-driver libva-glx1 libva-x11-1 vainfo
vainfo

The output of vainfo is as follows:

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: va_openDriver() returns -1
vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit

Which is nothing like as suggests on the instructions or the other websites I've checked (which include AskUbuntu and the Ubuntu support pages). I have also followed the instruction about creating a link. I get the following output when inputting the command:

ln: failed to create symbolic link `/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/fglrx_drv_video.so': File exists

This to me suggests the link is not the issue. Any ideas?

Thanks for any/all help provided!

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  • Please see here – Kaktarua Jul 14 '12 at 08:55
  • Thankyou Kaktarua for your help. I had however already seen that page but it was of no help. However, I did stumble across this page http://askubuntu.com/questions/82514/problem-installing-libva-vaapi-vainfo-fails. The problem I had is simply that I needed to install the "i965-va-driver" package (which was not mentioned on the linked-to page). However, thanks once again for your assistance Kaktarua. – Charlie Jul 15 '12 at 06:02
  • That is because your system hsa 2 graphic adapters and the one that will support va is the one in use, the Intel one. You should post more hardware details in to your question and a proper answer for this bellow. Can you do that? – Bruno Pereira Aug 30 '12 at 09:48

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