Server Version#: 1.32.5.7328
Player Version#: any
I’m trying to use my AMD GPU (5700xt/Navi10) to transcode. It shows up fine in the settings but it doesn’t get used. I think this shows the error:
docker exec -it Plex /lib/plexmediaserver/Plex\ Transcoder -hide_banner -loglevel debug -vaapi_device /dev/dri/renderD128
Splitting the commandline.
Reading option '-hide_banner' ... matched as option 'hide_banner' (do not show program banner) with argument '1'.
Reading option '-loglevel' ... matched as option 'loglevel' (set logging level) with argument 'debug'.
Reading option '-vaapi_device' ... matched as option 'vaapi_device' (set VAAPI hardware device (DRM path or X11 display name)) with argument '/dev/dri/renderD128'.
Finished splitting the commandline.
Parsing a group of options: global .
Applying option hide_banner (do not show program banner) with argument 1.
Applying option loglevel (set logging level) with argument debug.
Applying option vaapi_device (set VAAPI hardware device (DRM path or X11 display name)) with argument /dev/dri/renderD128.
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x14d3644cedc0] libva: VA-API version 1.18.0
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x14d3644cedc0] libva: Trying to open /data/jenkins/conan_build/1112346209/conan/.conan/data/libva/2.18.0-1/plex/stable/build/f0f4893209b867ce448a96e25ef4d6b158311557/install/lib/dri/radeonsi_drv_video.so
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x14d3644cedc0] libva: va_openDriver() returns -1
[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x14d3644cedc0] Failed to initialise VAAPI connection: -1 (unknown libva error).
Device creation failed: -5.
Failed to set value '/dev/dri/renderD128' for option 'vaapi_device': I/O error
Error parsing global options: I/O error
Jul 23, 2023 00:25:19.628 [22721864780600] DEBUG - [Req#a22/Transcode] MDE: Dr.Horribles.Sing.Along.Blog.2008.1080p.BluRay.x265-RARBG (2008): no remuxable profile found, so video stream will be transcoded
Jul 23, 2023 00:25:19.629 [22721864780600] DEBUG - [Req#a22/Transcode] MDE: Cannot direct stream video stream due to profile or setting limitations
Jul 23, 2023 00:25:19.630 [22721864780600] DEBUG - [Req#a22/Transcode] Codecs: testing hevc (decoder) with hwdevice vaapi
Jul 23, 2023 00:25:19.632 [22721864780600] DEBUG - [Req#a22/Transcode] Codecs: hardware transcoding: testing API vaapi for device '/dev/dri/renderD128' (Navi 10 [Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 XT])
Jul 23, 2023 00:25:19.633 [22721864780600] ERROR - [Req#a22/Transcode] [FFMPEG] - Failed to initialise VAAPI connection: -1 (unknown libva error).
Jul 23, 2023 00:25:19.633 [22721864780600] DEBUG - [Req#a22/Transcode] Codecs: hardware transcoding: opening hw device failed - probably not supported by this system, error: I/O error
Jul 23, 2023 00:25:19.633 [22721864780600] DEBUG - [Req#a22/Transcode] Could not create hardware context for hevc
Jul 23, 2023 00:25:19.633 [22721864780600] DEBUG - [Req#a22/Transcode] Scaled up video bitrate to 9000Kbps based on 4.500000x fudge factor.
Jul 23, 2023 00:25:19.633 [22721864780600] DEBUG - [Req#a22/Transcode] Scaled maximum bitrate for resolution reduction to 1262Kbps.
Jul 23, 2023 00:25:19.633 [22721864780600] DEBUG - [Req#a22/Transcode] MDE: Dr.Horribles.Sing.Along.Blog.2008.1080p.BluRay.x265-RARBG (2008): Audio Direct Streaming is disabled, so video's audio stream will be transcoded
