# Testing Linux EGL

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/testing-linux-egl/776726>\
**Category:** Plex Players\
**Tags:** plex-htpc\
**Created:** [February 16, 2022, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/testing-linux-egl/776726 "2022-02-16T15:28:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![e10kstarfire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/e10kstarfire/32/259675_2.png) [@e10kstarfire](https://forums.plex.tv/u/e10kstarfire)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/testing-linux-egl/776726/15 "2022-02-21T21:16:39Z")

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> [@gbooker02](#):
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> I would like everyone on Linux to test this and report the following:
> 
> 1. What GPU are you using?
> 2. Which drivers (particularly those with Nvidia GPUs and whether they are the proprietary or OSS drivers)?
> 3. When you launched with the environment variable set, did the UI display and work?
> 4. Did playback work (both cases)?
> 5. Did you get the expected values for the hardware decoding?

1. Integrated Intel HD 620
2. i915
3. yes
4. yes
5. In both cases it reported vaapi-copy ( ? )

I note in the logs it reports:

```auto
eb 21, 2022 21:24:40.333 [0x7f90a2ffd700] DEBUG - [MPVEngine/mpv] libmpv_render: GL_VERSION='4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 21.2.6'
Feb 21, 2022 21:24:40.333 [0x7f90a2ffd700] DEBUG - [MPVEngine/mpv] libmpv_render: Detected desktop OpenGL 4.6.
Feb 21, 2022 21:24:40.333 [0x7f90a2ffd700] DEBUG - [MPVEngine/mpv] libmpv_render: GL_VENDOR='Intel'
Feb 21, 2022 21:24:40.333 [0x7f90a2ffd700] DEBUG - [MPVEngine/mpv] libmpv_render: GL_RENDERER='Mesa Intel(R) HD Graphics 620 (KBL GT2)'
Feb 21, 2022 21:24:40.333 [0x7f90a2ffd700] DEBUG - [MPVEngine/mpv] libmpv_render: GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION='4.60'
Feb 21, 2022 21:24:40.334 [0x7f90a2ffd700] DEBUG - [MPVEngine/mpv] libmpv_render: GL_*_swap_control extension missing.
Feb 21, 2022 21:24:40.335 [0x7f90a2ffd700] DEBUG - [MPVEngine/mpv] libmpv_render: Testing FBO format rgba16f
Feb 21, 2022 21:24:40.335 [0x7f90a2ffd700] DEBUG - [MPVEngine/mpv] libmpv_render: Using FBO format rgba16f.
Feb 21, 2022 21:24:40.335 [0x7f90a2ffd700] DEBUG - [MPVEngine/mpv] libmpv_render: No advanced processing required. Enabling dumb mode.
Feb 21, 2022 21:24:40.335 [0x7f90a2ffd700] DEBUG - [MPVEngine/mpv] libmpv_render: Loading hwdec driver 'vaapi-egl'
Feb 21, 2022 21:24:40.335 [0x7f90a2ffd700] DEBUG - [MPVEngine/mpv] libmpv_render/vaapi-egl: VAAPI hwdec only works with OpenGL or Vulkan backends.
Feb 21, 2022 21:24:40.335 [0x7f90a2ffd700] DEBUG - [MPVEngine/mpv] libmpv_render: Loading failed.
Feb 21, 2022 21:24:40.335 [0x7f90a2ffd700] DEBUG - [MPVEngine/mpv] libmpv_render: Loading hwdec driver 'drmprime-drm'
Feb 21, 2022 21:24:40.335 [0x7f90a2ffd700] DEBUG - [MPVEngine/mpv] libmpv_render/drmprime-drm: Failed to retrieve DRM fd from native display.
Feb 21, 2022 21:24:40.335 [0x7f90a2ffd700] DEBUG - [MPVEngine/mpv] libmpv_render: Loading failed.

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