vainfo seg-faults on Ubuntu14.10 on i7-4790K

[Edward_R_2]

Hi,

I can't get Media SDK to work. vainfo seg faults trying to write to 0x18.

Here' s my install steps:

Install fresh Ubuntu 14.10

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# Add necessary components
sudo apt-get install build-essential git yasm cmake libtool libc6 libc6-dev

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# Intel Graphics Stack Installer
# https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads

wget --no-check-certificate https://download.01.org/gfx/RPM-GPG-KEY-ilg -O - | sudo apt-key add -
wget --no-check-certificate https://download.01.org/gfx/RPM-GPG-KEY-ilg-2 -O - | sudo apt-key add -
wget https://download.01.org/gfx/ubuntu/14.10/main/pool/main/i/intel-linux-graphics-installer/intel-linux-graphics-installer_1.1.0-0intel1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i intel-linux-graphics-installer_1.1.0-0intel1_amd64.deb
sudo apt-get update
sudo intel-linux-graphics-installer

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# Install Intel Media Framework SDK
tar xfp mediaserverstudioessentials2015r6.tar.gz
pushd MediaServerStudioEssentials2015R6
    tar xfp SDK2015Production16.4.2.1.tar.gz
    cd SDK2015Production16.4.2.1
        cd Generic
            tar xfp intel-linux-media-ocl_generic_16.4.2.1-39163_64bit.tar.gz
            sudo ./install_media.sh
popd

# repair Intel Media SDK missing installation parts
sudo ln -s /opt/intel/mediasdk/include /usr/local/include/mfx
sudo mkdir /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/
sudo cp libmfx.pc /usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/
sudo ldconfig

lab@lab-X10SAE:~/$ cat libmfx.pc

prefix=/opt/intel/mediasdk
exec_prefix=${prefix}
libdir=${exec_prefix}/lib/lin_x64
libdir2=${exec_prefix}/lib64

includedir=${exec_prefix}/include

Name: libmfxhw64

Description: Intel Media SDK dispatcher.
Version: 2015r3
Libs: -L${libdir} -lmfx -L${libdir2} -lva -lva-drm -ldrm -lstdc++ -ldl
Cflags: -I${includedir}

lab@lab-X10SAE:~$ vainfo
libva info: VA-API version 0.37.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: User requested driver 'iHD'
libva info: Trying to open /opt/intel/mediasdk/lib64/iHD_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_32
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

lab@lab-X10SAE:~$ gdb vainfo
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Reading symbols from vainfo...done.
(gdb) run
Starting program: /usr/bin/vainfo
libva info: VA-API version 0.37.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: User requested driver 'iHD'
libva info: Trying to open /opt/intel/mediasdk/lib64/iHD_drv_video.so
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_0_32

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
0x00007ffff47272eb in ?? () from /opt/intel/mediasdk/lib64/iHD_drv_video.so
(gdb) bt
#0  0x00007ffff47272eb in ?? () from /opt/intel/mediasdk/lib64/iHD_drv_video.so
#1  0x00007ffff7bc48b8 in ?? () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libva.so.1
#2  0x00007ffff7bc5700 in vaInitialize () from /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libva.so.1
#3  0x0000000000400edc in main (argc=<optimized out>, argv=<optimized out>) at vainfo.c:107
(gdb)

[Jiandong_Z_Intel]

Hi There,

Following topic maybe can help you -

https://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/topic/543365

https://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/topic/562610

Thanks

Zachary