Introduction to Xorg Drivers
The Xorg Drivers page contains the
instructions for building Xorg drivers that are necessary in order
for Xorg Server to take advantage of the hardware that it is
running on. At least one input and one video driver are required
for Xorg Server to start.
On machines using KMS, the modesetting driver is provided by
xorg-server and can be used instead of the
video driver for the specific hardware, but with reduced performance.
It can also be used (without hardware acceleration) in virtual machines
running under qemu.
![[Note]](../images/note.png)
Note
If you are unsure which video hardware you have, you can use
lspci from pciutils-3.9.0
to find out which video hardware you have and then look at
the descriptions of the packages in order to find out
which driver you need.
Hardware Video Acceleration
libevdev 1.13.0
Kernel Configuration
Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile
the kernel if necessary:
Device Drivers --->
Input device support --->
<*> Generic input layer (needed for keyboard, mouse, ...) [CONFIG_INPUT]
<*> Event interface [CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV]
[*] Miscellaneous devices ---> [CONFIG_INPUT_MISC]
<*/m> User level driver support [CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT]
The last item is not strictly required for libevdev. If it is
compiled as a module, it is not loaded automatically.
It is needed for full test coverage.
Installation of libevdev
Install libevdev by running the following
commands:
mkdir build &&
cd build &&
meson --prefix=$XORG_PREFIX \
--buildtype=release \
-Ddocumentation=disabled &&
ninja
The regression tests can be run as the root user with ninja
test, in a graphical session. You need to have enabled
the CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT setting in the kernel for full test coverage.
If it is enabled as a module, the module is named
uinput and needs to be loaded before running the
tests. Note that on some systems, the
tests may cause a hard lockup and require a reboot. On laptops, the
system will go into Sleep and need to be woken up to finish the test
suites.
Now, as the root user:
ninja install
Contents
Installed Xorg Programs:
libevdev-tweak-device, mouse-dpi-tool, and touchpad-edge-detector
Installed Xorg Library:
libevdev.so
Installed Xorg Directory:
$XORG_PREFIX/include/libevdev-1.0
Short Descriptions
libevdev-tweak-device |
is a tool to change some kernel device properties
|
mouse-dpi-tool |
is a tool to estimate the resolution of a mouse
|
touchpad-edge-detector |
touchpad-edge-detector is a tool that reads the touchpad events
from the kernel and calculates the minimum and maximum for the x
and y coordinates, respectively
|
libevdev.so
|
is a library of Xorg driver input functions
|
Xorg Evdev Driver-2.10.6
Installation of Xorg Evdev Driver
Install Xorg Evdev Driver by running the following
commands:
./configure $XORG_CONFIG &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Contents
Installed Xorg Driver:
evdev_drv.so
Short Descriptions
evdev_drv.so
|
is an Xorg input driver for Linux generic event devices
|
libinput-1.22.1
Kernel Configuration for Running the Libinput Test Suite
Although libinput works with the same kernel configuration used by libevdev-1.13.0, its extensive test suite requires the presence of
/dev/uinput (as well as both Valgrind-3.20.0
and libunwind-1.6.2).
If you wish to run the full tests, enable the following option in the kernel
configuration and recompile the kernel if necessary:
Device Drivers --->
Input device support --->
Miscellaneous Devices --->
<*/M> User level driver support [CONFIG_INPUT_UINPUT]
If you build this as a module, it needs to be inserted before the test suite
runs.
On an Xorg system you will also need to prevent the events generated
during the test suite from interfering with your desktop. Copy the
file test/50-litest.conf into
${XORG_PREFIX}/share/X11/xorg.conf.d
and restart X. For further information see
libinput test suite.
Installation of Libinput
Install libinput by running the following
commands:
mkdir build &&
cd build &&
meson setup --prefix=$XORG_PREFIX \
--buildtype=release \
-Ddebug-gui=false \
-Dtests=false \
-Dlibwacom=false \
-Dudev-dir=/usr/lib/udev \
.. &&
ninjaNote
If you want to run the full tests, remove -Dtests from the
meson command above. Please read "kernel
configuration for running the libinput test suite" (above).
If you have enabled the full tests, you can run the main tests
as the root user by executing:
ninja test. A very large number of tests will
be run. One test fails on wayland.
Now, as the root user:
ninja install
If you have passed -Ddocumentation=true to
meson, you can install the generated documentation
by running the following commands as the root user:
install -v -dm755 /usr/share/doc/libinput-1.22.1/html &&
cp -rv Documentation/* /usr/share/doc/libinput-1.22.1/html
Command Explanations
--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype
suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may
produce unoptimized binaries.
-Ddebug-gui=false: This switch
disables creation of a visual debug helper for libinput. Remove
if you want it, and you have GTK+-3.24.36 installed.
-Dtests=false: This switch disables compilation of
the main tests. Even with the tests defined as false, you can still run
the first four minor tests, as a regular user, but one will be skipped if
pyparsing-3.0.9 is not installed.
-Dlibwacom=false: Remove this option if you
have libwacom-2.6.0 installed, or if you are installing
GNOME.
-Dudev-dir=/usr/lib/udev: In case that the
value of XORG_PREFIX is not set to
/usr, this option prevents
the package from installing Udev rules and helpers into
$XORG_PREFIX/lib/udev which
is not searched by Udev daemon. This option is not needed for
systems with XORG_PREFIX set to
/usr, but does no harm.
-Ddocumentation=true: This switch enables
generation of the documentation. Add it if you want to generate
the documentation. You must have Doxygen-1.9.6 and
Graphviz-7.1.0 installed.
Contents
Installed Programs:
libinput
Installed Libraries:
libinput.so
Installed Directories:
/etc/libinput,
$XORG_PREFIX/libexec/libinput,
$XORG_PREFIX/usr/share/libinput, and (optionally)
$XORG_PREFIX/share/doc/libinput-1.22.1
Short Descriptions
libinput |
is a set of tools to interface with the
libinput library
|
libinput.so
|
contains API functions for handling input devices
|
Xorg Libinput Driver-1.2.1
Installation of Xorg Libinput Driver
Install Xorg Libinput Driver by running the following
commands:
./configure $XORG_CONFIG &&
make
To test the results, issue make check.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Contents
Installed Xorg Driver:
libinput_drv.so
Short Descriptions
libinput_drv.so
|
is an Xorg input driver for mouse, keyboard, touchpad,
touchscreen, and tablet devices
|
Xorg Synaptics Driver-1.9.2
Introduction to Xorg Synaptics Driver
The Xorg Synaptics Driver package contains
the X.Org Input Driver, support programs and SDK for Synaptics
touchpads. Even though the evdev driver can handle touchpads very well,
this driver is required if you want to use advanced features like multi
tapping, scrolling with touchpad, turning the touchpad off while
typing, etc.
This package is known to build and work properly
using an LFS 11.3 platform.
Package Information
Xorg Synaptics Driver Dependencies
Required
libevdev-1.13.0 and
Xorg-Server-21.1.7
User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/xorg-synaptics-driver
Installation of Xorg Synaptics Driver
Install Xorg Synaptics Driver by running the following
commands:
./configure $XORG_CONFIG &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Contents
Installed Programs:
synclient and syndaemon
Installed Xorg Driver:
synaptics_drv.so
Short Descriptions
synclient |
is a command line utility used to query and modify Synaptics
driver options
|
syndaemon |
is a program that monitors keyboard activity and disables the
touchpad when the keyboard is being used
|
synaptics_drv.so
|
is an Xorg input driver for touchpads
|
Xorg Wacom Driver-1.1.0
Kernel Configuration
To use a Wacom tablet with USB interface, enable the following
options in your kernel configuration and recompile. Note that
other configuration options could be required for tablet with a
serial or bluetooth interface:
Device Drivers --->
HID support --->
-*- HID bus support [CONFIG_HID]
Special HID drivers --->
<*/M> Wacom Intuos/Graphire tablet support (USB) [CONFIG_HID_WACOM]
Installation of Xorg Wacom Driver
Install Xorg Wacom Driver by running the following
commands:
./configure $XORG_CONFIG --with-systemd-unit-dir=no &&
make
To test the results, issue: make check.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Contents
Installed Programs:
isdv4-serial-debugger, isdv4-serial-inputattach, and xsetwacom
Installed Xorg Driver:
wacom_drv.so
Short Descriptions
xsetwacom |
is a commandline utility used to query
and modify wacom driver settings
|
wacom_drv.so
|
is an Xorg input driver for Wacom devices
|
Xorg AMDGPU Driver-23.0.0
Introduction to Xorg AMDGPU Driver
The Xorg AMDGPU Driver package contains the X.Org
Video Driver for newer AMD Radeon video cards and newer AMD-CPUs with
integrated graphics (APUs). This includes video cards starting with Volcanic Islands.
It can also be used for Southern and Sea Islands if the experimental support
was enabled in the kernel.
This package is known to build and work properly
using an LFS 11.3 platform.
Package Information
Xorg AMDGPU Driver Dependencies
Required
Xorg-Server-21.1.7 (must be built with glamor enabled)
User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/xorg-amdgpu-driver
Kernel Configuration
Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile
the kernel if necessary:
Device Drivers --->
Graphics support --->
<*> Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 ... support) ---> [CONFIG_DRM]
<*/M> AMD GPU [CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU]
< /*> Enable amdgpu support for SI parts [CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU_SI]
< /*> Enable amdgpu support for CIK parts [CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU_CIK]
The last two options enable experimental support for Southern and
Sea Islands AMD GPUs so they can be used with this driver. Note that
the support is marked experimental and disabled by default.
Xorg ATI Driver-19.1.0 should be used for those GPUs.
Kernel Configuration for additional firmware
If you need to add firmware, install the file(s) and then point to them in the
kernel configuration and recompile the kernel if necessary. To find out which
firmware you need, consult the
Decoder ring for engineering vs marketing names. Download any firmware
for your card which is named like:
<ENGINEERING_NAME>_rlc.bin
CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="amdgpu/topaz_ce.bin amdgpu/topaz_k_smc.bin amdgpu/topaz_mc.bin
amdgpu/topaz_me.bin amdgpu/topaz_mec2.bin amdgpu/topaz_mec.bin
amdgpu/topaz_pfp.bin amdgpu/topaz_rlc.bin amdgpu/topaz_sdma1.bin
amdgpu/topaz_sdma.bin amdgpu/topaz_smc.bin rtl_nic/rtl8168e-3.fw"
CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR="/lib/firmware"
Note
CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE should all be on one line. It is shown above as
multiple lines for presentation only.
![[Tip]](../images/tip.png)
Tip
You can check dmesg output after boot to see which firmware
is missing.
Alternatively, if you change CONFIG_DRM_AMDGPU to '=m' in your linux
kernel .config the firmware can be loaded automatically from
/lib/firmware/amdgpu/ when it installs the module. This offers a tiny
space saving, but also means that the screen will be blank for a longer
time before the framebuffer appears. Distros take this approach because
it is not practical to specify every possible firmware and the kernel
would be excessively big.
Installation of Xorg AMDGPU Driver
Install Xorg AMDGPU Driver by running the following
commands:
./configure $XORG_CONFIG &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Contents
Installed Xorg Driver:
amdgpu_drv.so
Short Descriptions
amdgpu_drv.so
|
is an Xorg video driver for latest AMD Radeon video cards
|
Xorg ATI Driver-19.1.0
Introduction to Xorg ATI Driver
The Xorg ATI Driver package contains the X.Org
Video Driver for ATI Radeon video cards including all chipsets ranging
from R100 to the "Volcanic Islands" chipsets.
This package is known to build and work properly
using an LFS 11.3 platform.
Package Information
Additional Downloads
Xorg ATI Driver Dependencies
Required
Xorg-Server-21.1.7 (recommended to be built with glamor enabled)
User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/xorg-ati-driver
Kernel Configuration
Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile
the kernel if necessary:
Device Drivers --->
Graphics support --->
<*> Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 ... support) ---> [CONFIG_DRM]
<*> ATI Radeon [CONFIG_DRM_RADEON]
Kernel Configuration for additional firmware
If you need to add firmware, install the file(s) and then point to them in the
kernel configuration and recompile the kernel if necessary. To find out which
firmware you need, consult the
Decoder ring for engineering vs marketing names. Download any firmware
for your card which is named like:
<ENGINEERING_NAME>_rlc.binR600_rlc.bin and R700_rlc.bin are
necessary in addition to the model specific firmware, while for later generations
you need the
BTC_rlc.bin in addition to the model specific firmware.
Below is an example for a Radeon HD6470 which is a "Northern Islands" GPU,
plus an RTL network chip that also requests extra firmware:
CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="radeon/BTC_rlc.bin radeon/CAICOS_mc.bin radeon/CAICOS_me.bin
radeon/CAICOS_pfp.bin radeon/CAICOS_smc.bin rtl_nic/rtl8168e-3.fw"
CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR="/lib/firmware"
Note
CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE should all be on one line. It
is shown above as two lines for presentation only.
Tip
You can check dmesg output after boot to see which firmware
is missing.
Alternatively, if you change CONFIG_DRM_RADEON to '=m' in your .config
the firmware can be loaded automatically from /lib/firmware/radeon when
it installs the module. This offers a tiny space saving, but also means
that the screen will be blank for a longer time before the framebuffer
appears. Distros take this approach because it is not practical to
specify every possible firmware and the kernel would be excessively big.
Installation of Xorg ATI Driver
First, apply a patch including fixes for known performance regressions
and future problems with Xorg-Server.
patch -Np1 -i ../xf86-video-ati-19.1.0-upstream_fixes-1.patch
Install Xorg ATI Driver by running the following
commands:
./configure $XORG_CONFIG &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Contents
Installed Xorg Drivers:
ati_drv.so and radeon_drv.so
Short Descriptions
ati_drv.so
|
is a wrapper driver for ATI video cards that autodetects ATI
video hardware and loads the radeon, mach64 or r128 driver
depending on which video card is in use
|
radeon_drv.so
|
is an Xorg video driver for ATI Radeon based video cards
|
Xorg Fbdev Driver-0.5.0
Introduction to Xorg Fbdev Driver
The Xorg Fbdev Driver package contains the X.Org
Video Driver for framebuffer devices. This driver is often used as fallback
driver if the hardware specific and VESA drivers fail to load or are not
present. If this driver is not installed, Xorg Server will print a warning
on startup, but it can be safely ignored if hardware specific driver works
well.
This package is known to build and work properly
using an LFS 11.3 platform.
Package Information
Xorg Fbdev Driver Dependencies
Required
Xorg-Server-21.1.7
User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/xorg-fbdev-driver
Installation of Xorg Fbdev Driver
Install Xorg Fbdev Driver by running the following
commands:
./configure $XORG_CONFIG &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Contents
Installed Xorg Driver:
fbdev_drv.so
Short Descriptions
fbdev_drv.so
|
is an Xorg video driver for framebuffer devices
|
Xorg Intel Driver-20230223
Introduction to Xorg Intel Driver
The Xorg Intel Driver package contains the
X.Org Video Driver for Intel integrated video chips including 8xx, 9xx,
Gxx, Qxx, HD, Iris, and Iris Pro graphics processors.
This package is known to build and work properly
using an LFS 11.3 platform.
Note
This driver is for Intel integrated GPU, and a development
version is needed to work properly with the latest hardware.
This version is now one year old and has some problems. The
“Kernel Modes Setting (KMS)” driver shipped along
with Xorg Server is said to give better results.
Package Information
Xorg Intel Driver Dependencies
Required
xcb-util-0.4.1 and
Xorg-Server-21.1.7
User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/xorg-intel-driver
Kernel Configuration
Enable the following options in the kernel configuration.
Recompile the kernel if necessary:
Device Drivers --->
Graphics support --->
<*> Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 ... support) ---> [CONFIG_DRM]
<*> Intel 8xx/9xx/G3x/G4x/HD Graphics [CONFIG_DRM_I915]
Installation of Xorg Intel Driver
Install Xorg Intel Driver by running the
following commands:
./autogen.sh $XORG_CONFIG \
--enable-kms-only \
--enable-uxa \
--mandir=/usr/share/man &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install &&
mv -v /usr/share/man/man4/intel-virtual-output.4 \
/usr/share/man/man1/intel-virtual-output.1 &&
sed -i '/\.TH/s/4/1/' /usr/share/man/man1/intel-virtual-output.1Working around problems with the Intel driver
The SandyBridge New Acceleration (SNA) code is intended to replace the
old UXA (UMA Acceleration Architecture), but it is a large body of code
and may cause problems. However, the version of the code in the
version control system listed above has been tested successfully with
both SNA and UXA capabilities.
To work around this problem, as well as enabling support for UXA, it is
necessary to force UXA to be used by creating a configuration file. If
this problem applies to you, create the following file as the
root user and modify it as
needed:
cat >> /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/20-intel.conf << "EOF"
Section "Device"
Identifier "Intel Graphics"
Driver "intel"
#Option "DRI" "2" # DRI3 is default
#Option "AccelMethod" "sna" # default
#Option "AccelMethod" "uxa" # fallback
EndSection
EOF
Command Explanations
--enable-kms-only: This switch omits the UMS
(User Mode Setting) code.
--enable-uxa: This switch allows the old UXA code
to be compiled in addition to the default SNA.
Contents
Installed Program:
intel-virtual-output
Installed Library:
libIntelXvMC.so
Installed Xorg Driver:
intel_drv.so
Short Descriptions
intel-virtual-output |
is a utility to connect the integrated Intel GPU to discrete
outputs on hybrid systems
|
intel_drv.so
|
is an Xorg video driver for Intel integrated graphics chipsets
|
Xorg Nouveau Driver-1.0.17
Introduction to Xorg Nouveau Driver
The Xorg Nouveau Driver package contains the
X.Org Video Driver for NVidia Cards including RIVA TNT, RIVA TNT2,
GeForce 256, QUADRO, GeForce2, QUADRO2, GeForce3, QUADRO DDC,
nForce, nForce2, GeForce4, QUADRO4, GeForce FX, QUADRO FX, GeForce 6XXX and
GeForce 7xxx chipsets.
This package is known to build and work properly
using an LFS 11.3 platform.
Package Information
Xorg Nouveau Drivers Dependencies
Required
Xorg-Server-21.1.7 (recommended to be built with glamor enabled)
Note
The new “Maxwell” and “Pascal”
GPUs require Glamor to be built with the Xorg server.
User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/xorg-nouveau-driver
Kernel Configuration
Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the
kernel if necessary:
Device Drivers --->
Graphics support --->
<*> Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 ... support) ---> [CONFIG_DRM]
<*> Nouveau (NVIDIA) cards [CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU]
[*] Support for backlight control [CONFIG_DRM_NOUVEAU_BACKLIGHT]
Installation of Xorg Nouveau Driver
Note
Please ensure that you have installed Mesa-22.3.5
with the nouveau fixes patch prior to continuing.
First, fix the Xorg Nouveau Driver to build
with the latest Xorg Server:
grep -rl slave | xargs sed -i s/slave/secondary/
Install Xorg Nouveau Driver by running the following
commands:
./configure $XORG_CONFIG &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Contents
Installed Xorg Driver:
nouveau_drv.so
Short Descriptions
nouveau_drv.so
|
is an Xorg video driver for nVidia video cards
|
Xorg VMware Driver-13.4.0
Kernel Configuration
Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the
kernel if necessary:
Device Drivers --->
Graphics support --->
<*> Direct Rendering Manager (XFree86 ... support) ---> [CONFIG_DRM]
<*> DRM driver for VMware Virtual GPU [CONFIG_DRM_VMWGFX]
[*] Enable framebuffer console under vmwgfx by default [CONFIG_DRM_VMWGFX_FBCON]
Installation of Xorg VMware Driver
Install Xorg VMware Driver by running the
following commands:
./configure $XORG_CONFIG &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Contents
Installed Xorg Driver:
vmware_drv.so
Short Descriptions
vmware_drv.so
|
is an Xorg video driver for VMware SVGA virtual video card
|
libva-2.17.0
Introduction to libva
The libva package contains a library which
provides access to hardware accelerated video processing, using hardware
to accelerate video processing in order to offload the central
processing unit (CPU) to decode and encode compressed digital video. The VA
API video decode/encode interface is platform and window system
independent targeted at Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI) in the X
Window System however it can potentially also be used with direct
framebuffer and graphics sub-systems for video output. Accelerated
processing includes support for video decoding, video encoding,
subpicture blending, and rendering.
This package is known to build and work properly
using an LFS 11.3 platform.
Package Information
Additional Downloads
libva Dependencies
Required
libdrm-2.4.115
Recommended
Mesa-22.3.5
Optional
Doxygen-1.9.6,
Wayland-1.21.0, and
intel-gpu-tools
User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libva
Installation of libva
Install libva by running the following
commands:
./configure $XORG_CONFIG &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Installation of intel-vaapi-driver
The intel-vaapi-driver is designed
specifically for video cards based on an Intel GPU.
Unpack the intel-vaapi tarball:
tar -xvf ../intel-vaapi-driver-2.4.1.tar.bz2 &&
cd intel-vaapi-driver-2.4.1
Install the driver by running the following commands:
./configure $XORG_CONFIG &&
make
This package does not come with a test suite.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Contents
Installed Programs:
None
Installed Libraries:
libva-drm.so,
libva-glx.so,
libva.so,
libva-wayland.so, and
libva-x11.so
Installed Driver:
i965_drv_video.so
Installed Directory:
$XORG_PREFIX/include/va
Short Descriptions
libva.so
|
contains API functions which provide access to hardware
accelerated video processing
|
libvdpau-1.5
Introduction to libvdpau
The libvdpau package contains a library which
implements the VDPAU library.
VDPAU (Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix) is an open source
library (libvdpau) and API originally designed by Nvidia for its GeForce
8 series and later GPU hardware targeted at the X Window System.
This VDPAU API allows video programs to offload portions of the video
decoding process and video post-processing to the GPU video-hardware.
Currently, the portions capable of being offloaded by VDPAU onto the GPU
are motion compensation (mo comp), inverse discrete cosine transform
(iDCT), VLD (variable-length decoding) and deblocking for MPEG-1, MPEG-2,
MPEG-4 ASP (MPEG-4 Part 2), H.264/MPEG-4 AVC and VC-1, WMV3/WMV9 encoded
videos. Which specific codecs of these that can be offloaded to the
GPU depends on the version of the GPU hardware; specifically,
to also decode MPEG-4 ASP (MPEG-4 Part 2), Xvid/OpenDivX (DivX 4), and
DivX 5 formats, a GeForce 200M (2xxM) Series (the eleventh generation of
Nvidia's GeForce graphics processing units) or newer GPU hardware is
required.
This package is known to build and work properly
using an LFS 11.3 platform.
Package Information
libvdpau Dependencies
Required
Xorg Libraries
Optional
Doxygen-1.9.6,
Graphviz-7.1.0, and
texlive-20220321 or install-tl-unx
Runtime Dependency
Mesa-22.3.5
User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/libvdpau
Installation of libvdpau
Install libvdpau by running the following
commands:
mkdir build &&
cd build &&
meson --prefix=$XORG_PREFIX .. &&
ninja
To test the results, issue: ninja test.
There is only one test for this package, dlclose, and it is known to
fail on some systems.
Now, as the root user:
ninja install
If doxygen is present at build time
place the documentation in a versioned directory as the
root user:
[ -e $XORG_PREFIX/share/doc/libvdpau ] && mv -v $XORG_PREFIX/share/doc/libvdpau{,1.5}Contents
Installed Programs:
None
Installed Library:
libvdpau.so
Installed Directories:
$XORG_PREFIX/{include,lib}/vdpau
Short Descriptions
libvdpau.so
|
contains functions to offload portions of the video decoding
process and video post-processing to the GPU video-hardware
|
libvdpau-va-gl-0.4.0
Installation of libvdpau-va-gl
Install libvdpau-va-gl by running the following
commands:
mkdir build &&
cd build &&
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$XORG_PREFIX .. &&
make
To test the results, issue: make check. The tests must
be run from an Xorg environment.
Now, as the root user:
make install
Configuration
To allow libvdpau to find libvdpau-va-gl, set an environment variable.
As the root user:
echo "export VDPAU_DRIVER=va_gl" >> /etc/profile.d/xorg.sh
Contents
Installed Programs:
None
Installed Library:
libvdpau_va_gl.so
Installed Directories:
None
Short Descriptions
libvdpau_va_gl.so
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contains functions to implement the OpenGL backend to
the VDPAU (Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix) API
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