Server Version#: 1.25.5.5492
Player Version#: Webplayer 4.69.1
I just setup a new plex server on an Intel Core i3-8300 and hardware transcoding works fine as long as I disable HDR tone mapping in the transcode config, but if I enable it hardware transcoding is not used for HDR10 files. As far as I know the Core i3-8300 should be able to transcode HDR10 in hardware. Is there any way for me to debug this issue?
The plexinstaller.log is already gone, I unfortunately rebooted the server.
Is this the correct log? Plex Media Server.log.zip (448.5 KB)
The server is currently detecting intros so it may be a little bit cluttered, but I think 21:38:46.860 is the correct timestamp
I have one but you’re really not going to like it.
I have seen countless problems with Ubuntu 21.x and hardware transcoding.
The moment folks back down to 20.04.3 things start to work.
In 2 months time, all support for Ubuntu 21.anything will be gone.
Ubuntu 22.04 will be ‘wet behind the ears’ and not yet stable.
My recommendation is to go back to Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS and then wait for things to settle with Ubuntu 22.04 (at least until after 22.04.1 LTS is released). This provides the most stable platform for you to run on (LTS supported until 2025). You’ll have a proven and stable OS with the solid 8300 CPU
I run an i7-8809 and it’s on 20.04.3 LTS.
I have a little shell script to help you recreate what you now have on 21 if you’d like.
Going out on a limb, hoping I am not being too forward, my primary recommendation is:
As you reinstall Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS, since you likely are going to lose the home directory (?), is to create /home as a freestanding partition.
This is my partition structure. I use XFS for the file system. You’re free to use EXT4 if you wish.
Model: Samsung SSD 970 PRO 1TB (nvme)
Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 1024GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt
Disk Flags:
Number Start End Size File system Name Flags
1 1049kB 524MB 523MB fat16 EFI System Partition boot, esp
2 524MB 132GB 131GB xfs root
3 132GB 196GB 64.0GB linux-swap(v1) swap swap
4 196GB 1024GB 829GB xfs home
The biggest gain here is:
/home can be kept across every reinstall of the OS even when changing to another distro.
You copy / save your important data in /home and have it immediately available as you install the new OS. Done right, you copy the files from /home back to where they need to be in /etc.
If you use the little tool I have, you let it help you automatically reinstall all your existing packages (except that first Plex install). I can switch distros in about 30 minutes