# No hardware decoding on Plex-htpc linux with AMDGPU **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Players\ **Tags:** plex-htpc\ **Created:** [June 16, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/no-hardware-decoding-on-plex-htpc-linux-with-amdgpu/797250 "2022-06-16T02:44:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jamer007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jamer007/32/110085_2.png) [@jamer007](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jamer007)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 2:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/no-hardware-decoding-on-plex-htpc-linux-with-amdgpu/797250/1 "2022-06-16T02:44:57Z")
Server Version#: 1.26.2.5797 Player Version#: 1.19.1.3076 Hi i’m running Plex-htpc on linux (linux mint), as CPU/iGPU i have an AMD ryzen 5600G, and i’m using the embedded GPU of the CPU (Vega 7 with AMDGPU mesa driver). With mpv with config hwdec=auto and vo=vaapi i’m able to hardware decode HEVC videos, but in Plex-htpc even by tweaking the mpv.conf file in my snap folder with the same value as the “regular” mpv, my videos are not hardware decoded. ![plex-htpc-amdgpu](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/2/b/3/2b3f51993f36bf8f02b35f78948dfa4c53fcf2af.png) Am i alone in this situation, does someone already solved this issue? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Mitzsch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mitzsch/32/308163_2.png) [@Mitzsch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Mitzsch)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2022, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/no-hardware-decoding-on-plex-htpc-linux-with-amdgpu/797250/2 "2022-06-16T10:19:33Z")
> [@jamer007](#): > > Am i alone in this situation, No, you are not alone. The issue you see is due to the `radeonsi_drv_video.so` lib missing from the snap image, which is needed for AMD vaapi HW decoding. Hopefully, the lib can be included in a future update. ---
**Author:** ![jamer007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jamer007/32/110085_2.png) [@jamer007](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jamer007)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 4:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/no-hardware-decoding-on-plex-htpc-linux-with-amdgpu/797250/3 "2022-06-17T04:26:08Z")
Thanks Mitzsch, I tried stupidly to paste my radeonsi\_drv\_video.so in the snap folder /snap/plex-htpc/current@/lib/dri/ but i figured out this path is in read-only for security reason. I tried also to start plex-htpc with LIBVA\_DRIVERS\_PATH=/opt/amdgpu/lib/x86\_64-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi\_drv\_video.so but without any effect 😕 Can a plex staff, confirm that they are aware of our issue with the radeon driver on linux, searching in the forum i was able to see that this issue was reported in February. Please. ---
**Author:** ![Mitzsch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mitzsch/32/308163_2.png) [@Mitzsch](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Mitzsch)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2022, 7:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/no-hardware-decoding-on-plex-htpc-linux-with-amdgpu/797250/4 "2022-07-16T07:51:48Z")
**#Update** The latest version of today (1.21.1) includes the missing library for hardware decoding with AMD hardware. _Hardware decoding flavors:_ Without anything set, Plex HTPC defaults to `vaapi-copy`. This is a less efficient way of doing hardware decoding. To get the more efficient `vaapi (vaapi-egl)` (non-copy) run `QT_XCB_GL_INTEGRATION=xcb_egl snap run plex-htpc`. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2022, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/no-hardware-decoding-on-plex-htpc-linux-with-amdgpu/797250/5 "2022-10-14T07:52:36Z")
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