Re: Void Linux: Video playback works in Firefox and mplayer, fails in other programs

From	Carl Fink <carlf@panix.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Void Linux: Video playback works in Firefox and mplayer, fails in other programs
Date	2024-10-21 02:22 +0000
Organization	PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
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On 2024-10-20, Carl Fink <carlf@panix.com> wrote:

> OK, the manual (https://docs.voidlinux.org/config/graph ... intel.html at the bottom) says:
>
>     	For newer Intel chipsets, the DDX drivers may interfere with correct
> 	operation.  This is characterized by graphical acceleration not working and
> 	general graphical instability.  If this is the case, try removing all
> 	xf86-video-* packages.
>
> So, I ran
>
> xbps-remove xf86-video-amdgpu xf86-video-ati xf86-video-dummy
> xf86-video-fbdev xf86-video-intel xf86-video-nouveau xf86-video-vesa
> xf86-video-vmware
>
> The system responds with:
>
> Code: Select all
>
> xf86-video-amdgpu-23.0.0_1 in transaction breaks installed pkg `xorg-video-drivers-7.6_23'
> xf86-video-ati-22.0.0_1 in transaction breaks installed pkg `xorg-video-drivers-7.6_23'
> xf86-video-dummy-0.4.1_1 in transaction breaks installed pkg `xorg-video-drivers-7.6_23'
> xf86-video-fbdev-0.5.0_2 in transaction breaks installed pkg `xorg-video-drivers-7.6_23'
> xf86-video-nouveau-1.0.17_2 in transaction breaks installed pkg `xorg-video-drivers-7.6_23'
> xf86-video-vesa-2.6.0_1 in transaction breaks installed pkg `xorg-video-drivers-7.6_23'
> xf86-video-vmware-13.4.0_1 in transaction breaks installed pkg `xorg-video-drivers-7.6_23'
>
> Suggestions on getting proper video playback and acceleration?  I've never
> had an Intel GPU on Linux before.

At a suggestion on the Void Forum, I also removed xorg-video-drivers. It worked.
All is normal now.
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