Can not launch kodi-18.9 on antiX 19.4

[Member Roberto]

I install kodi-18.9 on antix 19.4, but it do not start:

$ kodi
libva info: VA-API version 1.4.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/i915_drv_video.so
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1
Segmentation fault
Crash report available at /home/demo/kodi_crashlog-20210626_085208.log

I type “apt-file search i915_drv_video.so”, but no result is printed. How to fix this?
I use this repository to install kodi-18.9:
deb https://www.deb-multimedia.org buster main

[Member Xecure]

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As you haven’t provided hardware information, I can only assume that the CPU/GPU combo has no hardware acceleration capabilities.
See this thread with the same error: https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/netflix-on-kodi-pentium-m/

Some suggest to uninstall the va-api packages to use software acceleration instead for that integrated GPU on KODI and other applications.
sudo apt remove libvdpau-va-gl1
Warning: This will make video playback for your system much slower, but if it doesn’t have the support, there is nothing you can do (unless someone has a better suggestion).

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[Member Roberto]

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I remove libvdpau-va-gl1, now I see the follow error message when launch mpv and kodi:
Failed to open VDPAU backend libvdpau_va_gl.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Here is my hardware information:
$ sudo inxi -Fxz
System:
Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.9.193-antix.1-486-smp i686 bits: 32 compiler: gcc
v: 8.3.0 Desktop: IceWM 1.5.5+git20190610
Distro: antiX-19_386-full Marielle Franco 16 October 2019
base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster)
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: Foxconn model: 45CMX/45GMX/45CMX-K serial: N/A
BIOS: Phoenix v: 6.00 PG date: 10/10/2007
CPU:
Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Pentium Dual E2160 bits: 64 type: MCP
arch: Core Merom rev: D L2 cache: 1024 KiB
flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 bogomips: 7199
Speed: 1200 MHz min/max: 1200/1800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1200 2: 1200
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics vendor: Foxconn driver: i915
v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0
Display: server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: intel
unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,vesa resolution: 1280×1024~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945G x86/MMX/SSE2 v: 1.4 Mesa 18.3.6
direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio vendor: Foxconn
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0
Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.9.193-antix.1-486-smp
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Foxconn driver: r8169 v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: de00 bus ID: 02:00.0
IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter>
IF-ID-1: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.08 TiB used: 273.76 GiB (24.7%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: HD161HJ size: 149.05 GiB
ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Seagate model: Expansion size: 931.51 GiB
ID-3: /dev/sdc type: USB vendor: Kingston model: DataTraveler 3.0
size: 28.90 GiB
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 1.54 GiB used: 902.6 MiB (57.1%) fs: overlay source: ERR-102
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 266 Uptime: 5d 14h 22m Memory: 1.96 GiB used: 874.9 MiB (43.6%)
Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 8.3.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.3
inxi: 3.0.36

[Member Xecure]

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OK. Install it again
sudo apt install vdpau-driver-all

I am trying to find a package containing the file /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/i915_drv_video.so and related kodi errors.

For now, could you boot a 19.4 x64 and install kodi live (and see if it runs on a 64 bits system)?
I suspect that kodi with va + i915 graphic driver = problems.
Searching for “kodi” “libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/i915_drv_video.so” comes up with many results, but I haven’t found a possible solution that was reported to work.

Reading now: https://wiki.debian.org/HardwareVideoAcceleration

EDIT: Install vainfo and give us the output

sudo apt install vainfo
vainfo

• This reply was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by Xecure.
• This reply was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by Xecure. Reason: vainfo

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[Member Roberto]

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Here is the result of vainfo:

$ vainfo
libva info: VA-API version 1.4.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/i915_drv_video.so
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1
vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit

I still do not test the 64 bits version of antiX, I will test and post the result here.

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There isn’t much hope for this CPU with kodi (at least with this version of kodi).
You could try to force mesa to use i965 configuration while launching kodi
MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965 kodi
But I am not too sure it will work.
There seems to be no va support for i915 (at least non that I have found so far).

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[Member Roberto]

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I tried to force mesa to use i965 configuration, but do not worked:

$ MESA_LOADER_DRIVER_OVERRIDE=i965 kodi
i965_dri.so does not support the 0x2772 PCI ID.
libEGL warning: DRI2: failed to create dri screen
libva info: VA-API version 1.4.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/i915_drv_video.so
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1
i965_dri.so does not support the 0x2772 PCI ID.
libGL error: failed to create dri screen
libGL error: failed to load driver: i965
i965_dri.so does not support the 0x2772 PCI ID.
libGL error: failed to create dri screen
libGL error: failed to load driver: i965
libva info: VA-API version 1.4.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/dri/i915_drv_video.so
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1
Segmentation fault
Crash report available at /home/demo/kodi_crashlog-20210628_235015.log

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I think newer kodi versions have these problems.
On the MX forum, a user claims that the kodi version 18.4 work properly, but from 18.5 onward they get your exact same error.
https://forum.mxlinux.org/viewtopic.php?p=589155#p589155

It was also reported for libreelect, but the user’s CPU is much newer than yours, so I don’t know if the solution would work for you:
https://forum.libreelec.tv/thread/23884-kodi-19-fails-to-start-on-old-intel-gpu-with-i915-because-it-loads-the-wrong-lib/

If you can find an older kodi version and try it, maybe you can get it to work.

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[Member ModdIt]

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Hi Roberto, you may be able to get the hardware acceleration you need by using a graphics card.
According to the manual your board does have a PCI16x expansion slot.
Personaly i would see if i can borrow or find a cheap card, in any case you would be able to improve
the performance of your device, the problem is as usual with older hardware money to improvement ratio.
The only listed CPU Upgrade is to core 2 duo, if you can find one to fit your socket for free go for it.

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I has tested kodi version 17.6 and it launch, however some add-ons I need are incompatible with this old version of kodi 🙁
Unfortunately I have not yet found a solution to the problem.
I can not to update my hardware for now.

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The 64 bits version has the same issue:

$ kodi
libva info: VA-API version 1.4.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i915_drv_video.so
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1
Segmentation fault
Crash report available at /home/demo/kodi_crashlog-20210706_000928.log

$ vainfo
libva info: VA-API version 1.4.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i915_drv_video.so
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1
vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit

$ ls /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i915_drv_video.so
ls: cannot access '/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i915_drv_video.so': No such file or directory

$ sudo inxi -Fxz
System:    Host: antix1 Kernel: 4.9.0-264-antix.1-amd64-smp x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 8.3.0 Desktop: IceWM 2.3.4 
           Distro: antiX-19.4_x64-full Grup Yorum 20 May 2021 base: Debian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) 
Machine:   Type: Desktop Mobo: Foxconn model: 45CMX/45GMX/45CMX-K serial: N/A BIOS: Phoenix v: 6.00 PG date: 10/10/2007 
CPU:       Topology: Dual Core model: Intel Pentium Dual E2160 bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Core Merom rev: D L2 cache: 1024 KiB 
           flags: lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 ssse3 bogomips: 7199 
           Speed: 1200 MHz min/max: 1200/1800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1200 2: 1200 
Graphics:  Device-1: Intel 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics vendor: Foxconn driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0 
           Display: server: X.Org 1.20.4 driver: intel resolution: 1280x1024~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: Mesa DRI Intel 945G v: 1.4 Mesa 18.3.6 direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: Intel NM10/ICH7 Family High Definition Audio vendor: Foxconn driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus ID: 00:1b.0 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k4.9.0-264-antix.1-amd64-smp 
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8101/2/6E PCI Express Fast/Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Foxconn RTL810xE driver: r8169 
           v: 2.3LK-NAPI port: de00 bus ID: 02:00.0 
           IF: eth0 state: down mac: <filter> 
           Device-2: Realtek type: USB driver: rtl8188fu bus ID: 1-2:3 
           IF: wlan0 state: up mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 1.08 TiB used: 126.08 GiB (11.4%) 
           ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Samsung model: HD161HJ size: 149.05 GiB 
           ID-2: /dev/sdb type: USB vendor: Seagate model: Expansion size: 931.51 GiB 
           ID-3: /dev/sdc type: USB vendor: Kingston model: DataTraveler 3.0 size: 28.90 GiB 
Partition: ID-1: / size: 1.53 GiB used: 655.5 MiB (42.0%) fs: overlay source: ERR-102 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 40.0 C mobo: N/A 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A 
Info:      Processes: 167 Uptime: 37m Memory: 1.95 GiB used: 625.4 MiB (31.4%) Init: SysVinit runlevel: 5 Compilers: 
           gcc: 8.3.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.3 inxi: 3.0.36

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