VAAPI doesn't work on Linux

[kkk]

With enabled hardware acceleration Steam failed to use VAAPI. vainfo and other tools using it just fine.

Specs: 7600 + 6650 XT on Mesa 24.1.2 (freeworld to enable h265/h265) , Fedora 40

GameOverlay: started '/home/user/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayui' (pid 567170) for game process 567132
06/27 14:13:23 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
06/27 14:13:23 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(20240627013513)/tid(567170)
06/27 14:13:23 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0)/tid(567170)
wine: using kernel write watches, use_kernel_writewatch 1.
Changing record window: 0x8800003
Video capture state changed
Video capture state changed
>>> Switching video stream from NONE to GameOverlay_MovieStream_567132
More than 2 seconds between reading frames: 4119ms
CGameStreamVideoStageVAAPI: Reinitializing 800x450 at 7500 Kbit/s and 60.00 FPS with quality 1
video libav error: Failed to initialise VAAPI connection: -1 (unknown libva error).
libav: Failed to initialise VAAPI connection: -1 (unknown libva error).
CGameStreamVideoStageVAAPI: Failed to create device context: Input/output error
CGameStreamVideoStageVAAPI: Reinitializing 800x450 at 7500 Kbit/s and 60.00 FPS with quality 1
video libav error: Failed to initialise VAAPI connection: -1 (unknown libva error).
libav: Failed to initialise VAAPI connection: -1 (unknown libva error).
CGameStreamVideoStageVAAPI: Failed to create device context: Input/output error
Detected 12 logical processors, using 4 threads
Detected 12 logical processors, using 4 threads
Configuring encoder: [threads=4][width=800][height=450][preset=veryfast][tune=film]
Video Encoder Changed
>>> Saw first frame, starting a session
Game Recording - Recording Started [recording=bg_1245620_20240627_101326]

Don't work for proton and native games. OBS with vkcapture works just fine.

[Vamist]

I think it's an issue with splash screens (?) in games. I was able to get it to work in a game like binding of isaac, but with anything that has splash screens (elden ring, cruelty squad) it either spits out that error or it ends up recording the splash screen the entire time.

[Salooki]

I can clip games like CS2 fine, albeit with a slight performance hit. Using Fedora 40 with a 6600 XT.

Elden Ring does not work correctly, recording the EAC splash screen for the whole duration of the game clip.

[kkk]

I figure that out. I have only x64 mesa-va-drivers, so I installed mesa-va-drivers-freeworld:i686 and VAAPI now works.

Issue with splash screen is separate issue. I guess it is not issue for steamdeck, because it using gamescope

[LZZ]

Originally posted by kkk:

I figure that out. I have only x64 mesa-va-drivers, so I installed mesa-va-drivers-freeworld:i686 and VAAPI now works.

Issue with splash screen is separate issue. I guess it is not issue for steamdeck, because it using gamescope

Worked like a charm.
sudo apt install mesa-va-drivers:i386

Should be a steam package dependency.