# Plex HW (GPU - Nvidia) Transcoding is not working **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-windows, server-unraid\ **Created:** [July 15, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-hw-gpu-nvidia-transcoding-is-not-working/882680 "2024-07-15T15:44:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![arreddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@arreddy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/arreddy)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-hw-gpu-nvidia-transcoding-is-not-working/882680/1 "2024-07-15T15:44:47Z")
Server Version#: Player Version#: \ Hi, My plex HW (GPU) transcoding was working fine until I changed the GPU. After replacing the gpu I have done the changes to Nvidia GPU in NVIDIA\_VISIBLE\_DEVICES. Still its the hw transcoding not working? Please help me. Plex Logs: text error warn system array login chown: missing operand after ‘plex:plex’ Try ‘chown --help’ for more information. % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:–:-- --:–:-- --:–:-- 0 Connection to 172.104.62.76 closed by remote host. kill: usage: kill [-s sigspec | -n signum | -sigspec] pid | jobspec … or kill -l [sigspec] [s6-init] making user provided files available at /var/run/s6/etc…exited 0. [s6-init] ensuring user provided files have correct perms…exited 0. [fix-attrs.d] applying ownership & permissions fixes… [fix-attrs.d] done. [cont-init.d] executing container initialization scripts… [cont-init.d] 40-plex-first-run: executing… Creating pref shell Attempting to obtain server token from claim token Plex Media Server first run setup complete [cont-init.d] 40-plex-first-run: exited 0. [cont-init.d] 45-plex-hw-transcode-and-connected-tuner: executing… [cont-init.d] 45-plex-hw-transcode-and-connected-tuner: exited 0. [cont-init.d] 50-plex-update: executing… [cont-init.d] 50-plex-update: exited 0. [cont-init.d] done. [services.d] starting services Starting Plex Media Server. [services.d] done. Critical: libusb\_init failed [s6-init] making user provided files available at /var/run/s6/etc…exited 0. [s6-init] ensuring user provided files have correct perms…exited 0. [fix-attrs.d] applying ownership & permissions fixes… [fix-attrs.d] done. [cont-init.d] executing container initialization scripts… [cont-init.d] 40-plex-first-run: executing… [cont-init.d] 40-plex-first-run: exited 0. [cont-init.d] 45-plex-hw-transcode-and-connected-tuner: executing… [cont-init.d] 45-plex-hw-transcode-and-connected-tuner: exited 0. [cont-init.d] 50-plex-update: executing… [cont-init.d] 50-plex-update: exited 0. [cont-init.d] done. [services.d] starting services Starting Plex Media Server. [services.d] done. Critical: libusb\_init failed Stopping Plex Media Server. [cont-finish.d] executing container finish scripts… [cont-finish.d] done. [s6-finish] waiting for services. [s6-finish] sending all processes the TERM signal. [s6-finish] sending all processes the KILL signal and exiting. [s6-init] making user provided files available at /var/run/s6/etc…exited 0. [s6-init] ensuring user provided files have correct perms…exited 0. [fix-attrs.d] applying ownership & permissions fixes… [fix-attrs.d] done. [cont-init.d] executing container initialization scripts… [cont-init.d] 40-plex-first-run: executing… [cont-init.d] 40-plex-first-run: exited 0. [cont-init.d] 45-plex-hw-transcode-and-connected-tuner: executing… [cont-init.d] 45-plex-hw-transcode-and-connected-tuner: exited 0. [cont-init.d] 50-plex-update: executing… [cont-init.d] 50-plex-update: exited 0. [cont-init.d] done. [services.d] starting services Starting Plex Media Server. [services.d] done. Critical: libusb\_init failed ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-hw-gpu-nvidia-transcoding-is-not-working/882680/2 "2024-10-13T15:45:25Z")
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