Server Version#: 1.41.9.9961-72009961 Player Version#: Client version 2025.20.0 (966828434) Hello, I’ve already exchanged a little with ChuckPa (thanks to him) about my problem, but I prefer to create a new thread so as not to pollute the other thread. I have a Synology DS425+, with the latest ve…

[image] EZTutty: and when i replied with some messages i’d been sent from another support agent explictly saying the 425+ could HW transcode, they just glossed over it…. I think i’m done with Synology. They are annoying to contradict themselves… one day we are told about a paid codec, the nex…

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I’ve tried the workaround, but the poster isn’t too clear on where the i915.ko file came from, I can’t seem to find the ‘beestation project’ they mention. I managed to get a copy of the i915.ko from a Beestation Plus but I get Unknown Symbol in Module errors. (Also tried driver from a 423+, but thi…

I followed the procedure and got the same “Unknown symbol” error message. I noticed that the i915.ko file already existed on the DS425+, in the usr/lib/modules directory. Its size is different from the i915.ko file used for the Beestation Plus. There’s also an i915 directory in usr/lib/firmware; it…

There are plenty of solutions, but the most economical would have been for hardware transcoding to work on the DS425+! Otherwise, you can use a mini PC, based on an Intel N100 CPU for example. Intel offers plenty of small CPUs that are much more powerful than the Celeron J4125 in our DS425+, and whi…

FYI [image] Unlocking PLEX HW transcoding on X25 Synology models Bring #Plex hardware transcoding back to #Synology #X25 models with some custom modules, courtesy of the RRorg team.

Thanks for sharing. Is this the same method as the Reddit post, that I shared here? Most importantly, anyone tried and it works?

I will try tonight or tomorrow.

similar method, different i915 driver and additional dependant modules. working perfectly!

Hello, I have request to Synology to allow transcode : Demande de renseignements sur les fonctionnalités | Synology Inc.

Synology DS425+ hardware transcoding issue

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