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    VDPAU has been deprecated for quite a while now, Nvidia's moved to the CUDA based nvdev/nvenc API.

    As kodi doesn't support nvdec the nvidia-vaapi-driver is now used - kodi uses vaapi and the nvidia-vaapi-driver "translates" that to nvdec.

    Nvidia RTX50XX (plus future models) aren't supported in LE as they would require a different kernel driver (which only supports very recent nvidia cards so we can't just switch to that as it would drop support for a lot of older cards).

    Trying to support nvidia cards has been a huge PITA in the last year (even more painful than before) and is bloating our images a lot (all the proprietary nvidia libraries and firmwares are huge) so I wouldn't be surprised if we end nvidia support sooner than later.

    so long,

    Hias

    Hey Devs.

    This is just a general question because im on the last nightly before the mesa switch and i would really like to move forward and enjoy the latest fixes of kodi/libreelec+kernel updates

    Tested LibreELEC-Generic-legacy.x86_64-13.0-nightly-20251220-fc8aea0.img.gz on my pc with nvidia rtx3070 and its very sluggish, when i bring up any kind of menus etc while watching a tv series the video freezes but audio continius and the video speeds up. if i press stop then play again same thing happens right at start, video freeze while sound goes on. when i started a tv serie and did "nvidia-main-smi or nvidia-smi" vaapi only uses 4% of the gpu vs vdpau of 35-38%

    I cant give any logs because i just tested with a stock install with def skin. i just wanted to see how it preformed.

    Is it really this bad with vaapi layer to nvidia or there is tweaks you devs can do in either mesa or smth else

    Ohh forgot that im on a 10gbe internal network, content isn't local, tested samba speeds and i get over 1gbit/s there

    Kind Regards Patrick

    I'm wondering if the elfarto VAAPI shim works better: https://github.com/elFarto/nvidia-vaapi-driver/

    NB: Our general advice since 2016 is to avoid the purchase of nVidia hardware for LE use due to distro packaging for nVidia support being a clusterfcuk. The nature of the clusterfcuk has changed a few times over the years, but with each improvement nVidia never fails to add some new complication that keeps the status quo intact.

    Hmm ok.

    I dont have a spare pc so i cant build myself but i wish to "donate" to your business to get a fresh build with old mesa vdpau +kernel update, newest nvidia driver, libreelec fixes and latest kodi githaash. its a like "normal" build you guys do but with the last mesa that has vdpau :)

    PM me if some one of you devs are interested in that. ;)

    Regards

    Donations to project funds are always welcome but if there's even a hint of an expectation of a donation buying special treatment or custom images; keep your wallet closed to avoid disappointment.

    Quote from chewitt

    Donations to project funds are always welcome but if there's even a hint of an expectation of a donation buying special treatment or custom images; keep your wallet closed to avoid disappointment.

    Don't get me wrong but i dont expect anything moving forward beyond this "special vdpau" image, for me its like i "pay" for you to take some time and make it. It was just a suggestion and i hope none of you got offended by it.

    Regards