I’m wondering if and when Plex for Linux will update the included Intel Media Driver which is deliverd with plexserver, to the latest version to support the new Intel graphics cards (Battlemage). Intel Video Acceleration (VAAPI) Intel Media Driver 2024Q4 Release - 24.4.4 > Supported Platforms > >…

The Arc GPUs will be supported at some point. We just finished adding HEVC support ( experimental at present ) We will be completing the full upgrade of the FFMPEG core. At that time, we’ll be picking up support for all the then-current CPUs & GPUs it supports. At present, the cards do funct…

Thank you very much for your answer. Can you guide me a little? That means I complile the intel media driver myself and install it, or probably I have to replace the VAPI etc. in the Plex directory with the compiled data. Is that correct?

I replaced /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Cache/va-dri-linux-x86_64/iHD_drv_video.so with the self-compiled /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so, but something is still not working: [FFMPEG] - libva: dlopen of /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Appli…

The driver files we use are not compiled against glibc(). We use MUSL for speed, size, and portability across multiple platforms Anything you compile will not be compatible, using glibc, will not be compatible. That said, replacing the iHD driver won’t work because the library entry points won…

I had assumed that it might be sufficient to compile and replace the .so files from the Intel Media driver itself, as your sentence ‘At present, the cards do function if you install the drivers yourself.’ seemed to suggest. Alright, at least I know there’s nothing I can do except wait. If you need…

Please do give us the time. Intel announced its Arc B580 and B570 “Battlemage” GPUs on December 3, 2024. The Arc B580 was released on December 13, 2024, and the B570 was released on January 16, 2025. Not a lot of time to get support completed but we will get there.

Absolutely fair. That being said, the intel-media-driver release that enabled Battlemage (and Lunar Lake) support, 24.3.4, was released on 2024-10-24, and Intel has an official quarterly release cadence. These platforms could be supported by Plex prior to their availability to customers.

@lmcc3 Even if integrated into PMS, how would it be tested without a card ? There is nothing to gain by a blind compilation and release.

Even if integrated into PMS, how would it be tested without a card? I don’t expect Plex to test and validate against every single card on the market. I’d be honestly surprised if Plex did test against every single card that is supported by the various drivers used in the transcoder y’all build. T…

@lmcc3 The Intel Arc GPUs aren’t currently supported natively by PMS. Supporting those cards isn’t as simple as updating the Intel Media Driver. The card client-side drivers must also be included and PMS must be able to select & communicate properly with them. ( like PMS currently has for Nvidi…

Intel Media Driver Update for Plexserver on Linux?

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FordGuy61 June 12, 2025, 8:43am 19

Plex never provides dates. Here’s the roadmap.

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