Graphic card/VLC optimisation

MrNice · December 29, 2017, 5:01pm

Hi,
Fresh install Leap 42.3. VLC displays only with OpenGL GLX video output (VCB) selected.
I’d like to optimise my video configuration.

sudo lspci -v | grep VGA
    Flags: bus master, VGA palette snoop, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF119 [GeForce GT 520] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])

zypper lr -d
Repository priorities are without effect. All enabled repositories share the same priority.

# | Alias                               | Name                        | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | Priority | Type   | URI                                                                     | Service
--+-------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+----------+--------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
1 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss       | Main Repository (NON-OSS)   | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.3/repo/non-oss/       |        
2 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss_1     | Update Repository (Non-Oss) | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/42.3/non-oss/                  |        
3 | download.opensuse.org-oss           | Main Repository (OSS)       | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.3/repo/oss/           |        
4 | download.opensuse.org-oss_1         | Main Update Repository      | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/42.3/oss                       |        
5 | http-download.opensuse.org-27fc9936 | utilities                   | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/utilities/openSUSE_Leap_42.3/ |        
6 | libdvdcss                           | libdvdcss                   | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/openSUSE_Leap_42.3/                      |        
7 | packman                             | packman                     | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_42.3/      |        


zypper se -si vlc
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S  | Name             | Type        | Version   | Arch   | Repository            
---+------------------+-------------+-----------+--------+-----------------------
i+ | VLC Media player | application |           | noarch | Main Repository (OSS) 
i+ | VLC Media player | application |           | noarch | Main Update Repository
i  | libvlc5          | package     | 2.2.6-8.3 | x86_64 | packman               
i  | libvlccore8      | package     | 2.2.6-8.3 | x86_64 | packman               
i+ | vlc              | package     | 2.2.6-8.3 | x86_64 | packman               
i+ | vlc-codecs       | package     | 2.2.6-8.3 | x86_64 | packman               
i  | vlc-noX          | package     | 2.2.6-8.3 | x86_64 | packman               
i  | vlc-qt           | package     | 2.2.6-8.3 | x86_64 | packman               


sudo zypper dup --from packman
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Computing distribution upgrade...

Nothing to do.

zypper in vlc-codecs libxine2-codecs
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
'vlc-codecs' is already installed.
No update candidate for 'vlc-codecs-2.2.6-8.3.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed.
'libxine2-codecs' is already installed.
No update candidate for 'libxine2-codecs-1.2.8-127.5.x86_64'. The highest available version is already installed.
Resolving package dependencies...

Nothing to do.

Should I install Nvidia driver? I can’t find the driver for my card GeForce GT 520.
Thanks for your help

gogalthorp · December 29, 2017, 8:37pm

Believe the 520 card is no longer supported in the NVIDIA drivers. NVIDIAs way to nudge you to buy a new one

Sauerland · December 29, 2017, 8:49pm

Thats a Geforce 500 Card, supported by all actual Drivers (G04) or also by the G03 and G02 Driver.

MrNice · December 30, 2017, 11:47am

Thank you for your answers.

I installed nvidia driver with Yast from here
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_drivers
However, I can’t see any change even can’t find the driver config.
I tried Journalctl -r and journalctl -u nvidia, nothing returned.
Yast history shows “download.nvidia.com-leap” but noting seems to be installed.
Display shows the usual interface.

In Yast, Repositories, nVidia Graphic Drives has 12 packages but no one is ticked (installed)

How I could test what driver is running? How to install now, without mess?

MrNice · December 30, 2017, 11:59am

For Information

zypper pa -r https://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/leap/42.3
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
S | Repository              | Name                          | Version                | Arch  
--+-------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+-------
  | nVidia Graphics Drivers | nvidia-computeG02             | 304.137-12.1           | x86_64
  | nVidia Graphics Drivers | nvidia-computeG03             | 340.104-11.1           | x86_64
  | nVidia Graphics Drivers | nvidia-computeG04             | 384.98-29.1            | x86_64
  | nVidia Graphics Drivers | nvidia-gfxG02-kmp-default     | 304.137_k4.4.76_1-12.1 | x86_64
  | nVidia Graphics Drivers | nvidia-gfxG03-kmp-default     | 340.104_k4.4.76_1-11.1 | x86_64
  | nVidia Graphics Drivers | nvidia-gfxG04-kmp-default     | 384.98_k4.4.76_1-29.1  | x86_64
  | nVidia Graphics Drivers | nvidia-glG03                  | 340.104-11.1           | x86_64
  | nVidia Graphics Drivers | nvidia-glG04                  | 384.98-29.1            | x86_64
  | nVidia Graphics Drivers | nvidia-uvm-gfxG03-kmp-default | 340.104_k4.4.76_1-11.1 | x86_64
  | nVidia Graphics Drivers | x11-video-nvidiaG02           | 304.137-12.1           | x86_64
  | nVidia Graphics Drivers | x11-video-nvidiaG03           | 340.104-11.1           | x86_64
  | nVidia Graphics Drivers | x11-video-nvidiaG04           | 384.98-29.1            | x86_64

Nothing installed

I_A · December 30, 2017, 12:04pm

you should do

zypper inr

to install the appropriate driver for your card
I’d say the 520 should use the G04 driver
I should note that the noveau driver does not support any hardware video decoding so yes the propitiatory driver is needed for optimal vlc usage
from
https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/wiki/VideoAcceleration/

VP1/2/3/4/5 all require firmware to operate that is presently extracted from the NVIDIA binary driver. We cannot redistribute the firmware directly in linux-firmware because NVIDIA’s license forbids redistribution of parts of their driver.

MrNice · December 30, 2017, 12:17pm

zypper inr

Had nothing to do???!!!

Sauerland · December 30, 2017, 12:21pm

As root:

zypper in x11-video-nvidiaG04

That should install all four G04 Packages.

MrNice · December 30, 2017, 12:24pm

I am careful, I need your expertise again here

zypper in x11-video-nvidiaG04
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
Resolving package dependencies...

Problem: x11-video-nvidiaG04-384.98-29.1.x86_64 requires nvidia-gfxG04-kmp = 384.98, but this requirement cannot be provided
  uninstallable providers: nvidia-gfxG04-kmp-default-384.98_k4.4.76_1-29.1.x86_64[download.nvidia.com-leap]
 Solution 1: install nvidia-gfxG04-kmp-default-384.98_k4.4.76_1-29.1.x86_64 (with vendor change)
  openSUSE  -->  obs://build.suse.de/Proprietary:X11:Drivers
 Solution 2: do not install x11-video-nvidiaG04-384.98-29.1.x86_64
 Solution 3: break x11-video-nvidiaG04-384.98-29.1.x86_64 by ignoring some of its dependencies

Choose from above solutions by number or cancel [1/2/3/c] (c):

I_A · December 30, 2017, 12:24pm

try

zypper in x11-video-nvidiaG04

first off is that a laptop or a desktop
if it’s a laptop it might need bumblebee
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:NVIDIA_Bumblebee
what kind of cpu do you have if it’s a newer intel i-series or amd apu you have two graphic cards and you need to select the pci-e as the proffered one this is done in bios
what’s the output of

sudo lspci | grep VGA

Sauerland · December 30, 2017, 12:27pm

Please also post:

zypper lr -d

MrNice · December 30, 2017, 12:39pm

sudo lspci | grep VGA
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF119 [GeForce GT 520] (rev a1)

processor       : 0
vendor_id       : AuthenticAMD
cpu family      : 21
model           : 1
model name      : AMD FX(tm)-8120 Eight-Core Processor
stepping        : 2
microcode       : 0x600063d
cpu MHz         : 1900.000
cache size      : 2048 KB
physical id     : 0
siblings        : 8
core id         : 0
cpu cores       : 4
apicid          : 16
initial apicid  : 0
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 13
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf pni pclmulqdq monitor ssse3 cx16 sse4_1 sse4_2 popcnt aes xsave avx lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch osvw ibs xop skinit wdt lwp fma4 nodeid_msr topoext perfctr_core perfctr_nb arat cpb hw_pstate npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save tsc_scale vmcb_clean flushbyasid decodeassists pausefilter pfthreshold vmmcall
bugs            : fxsave_leak sysret_ss_attrs
bogomips        : 6200.04
TLB size        : 1536 4K pages

This is a desktop

Sauerland · December 30, 2017, 12:47pm

zypper lr -d is missing.

MrNice · December 30, 2017, 12:51pm

Here we are

zypper lr -d
Repository priorities are without effect. All enabled repositories share the same priority.

# | Alias                               | Name                        | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | Priority | Type   | URI                                                                     | Service
--+-------------------------------------+-----------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+----------+--------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
1 | download.nvidia.com-leap            | nVidia Graphics Drivers     | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | https://download.nvidia.com/opensuse/leap/42.3                          |        
2 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss       | Main Repository (NON-OSS)   | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.3/repo/non-oss/       |        
3 | download.opensuse.org-non-oss_1     | Update Repository (Non-Oss) | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/42.3/non-oss/                  |        
4 | download.opensuse.org-oss           | Main Repository (OSS)       | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | yast2  | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/42.3/repo/oss/           |        
5 | download.opensuse.org-oss_1         | Main Update Repository      | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/42.3/oss                       |        
6 | http-download.opensuse.org-27fc9936 | utilities                   | No      | ----      | ----    |   99     | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/utilities/openSUSE_Leap_42.3/ |        
7 | libdvdcss                           | libdvdcss                   | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/openSUSE_Leap_42.3/                      |        
8 | packman                             | packman                     | Yes     | (r ) Yes  | Yes     |   99     | rpm-md | http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_42.3/      |

Sauerland · December 30, 2017, 12:55pm

Post:

zypper se -s g04

MrNice · December 30, 2017, 12:57pm

zypper se -s g04
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...

S | Name                      | Type    | Version               | Arch   | Repository             
--+---------------------------+---------+-----------------------+--------+------------------------
  | nvidia-computeG04         | package | 384.98-29.1           | x86_64 | nVidia Graphics Drivers
  | nvidia-gfxG04-kmp-default | package | 384.98_k4.4.76_1-29.1 | x86_64 | nVidia Graphics Drivers
  | nvidia-glG04              | package | 384.98-29.1           | x86_64 | nVidia Graphics Drivers
  | x11-video-nvidiaG04       | package | 384.98-29.1           | x86_64 | nVidia Graphics Drivers

Sauerland · December 30, 2017, 1:00pm

install it as posted in #8 and make an Vendor switch (Solution1 if it is the same as in Post # 9:

zypper in x11-video-nvidiaG04
Loading repository data…
Reading installed packages…
Resolving package dependencies…

Problem: x11-video-nvidiaG04-384.98-29.1.x86_64 requires nvidia-gfxG04-kmp = 384.98, but this requirement cannot be provided
uninstallable providers: nvidia-gfxG04-kmp-default-384.98_k4.4.76_1-29.1.x86_64[download.nvidia.com-leap]
Solution 1: install nvidia-gfxG04-kmp-default-384.98_k4.4.76_1-29.1.x86_64 (with vendor change)
openSUSE → obs://build.suse.de/Proprietary:X11:Drivers
Solution 2: do not install x11-video-nvidiaG04-384.98-29.1.x86_64
Solution 3: break x11-video-nvidiaG04-384.98-29.1.x86_64 by ignoring some of its dependencies

Choose from above solutions by number or cancel [1/2/3/c] (c):

MrNice · December 30, 2017, 1:27pm

From another computer.
If it can happen, it will happen !

I did the install and choosed solution 1. It looked fine. Then I rebooted, no panels, only the background picture.
So ctl-alt-del and reboot in recovery mode. Unfortunately this is the same.

How to fix it?

Sauerland · December 30, 2017, 1:41pm

Boot a snapshot from a further working, login as root with root and root Password,

snapper list

will show all snapshot and

snapper rollback (Number)

should rollback to a former Snapshot. (Number is a Number from snapper list.
type in
reboot

start with the first Entry in grub.

MrNice · December 30, 2017, 1:57pm

Forgot to tell you, I run Mate with ext4 filesystem, so no rollback.

I got the terminal, now I need commands to undo install or to fix

Edit: I have graphic working, maybe I need only to start MATE?