Cannot enable nVidia hardware acceleration on Linux

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Luca Carlon

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Oct 26, 2020, 4:42:58 AM10/26/20
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Hello! I used to have hardware acceleration on nVidia working properly on my Manjaro. Now it seems something broke somewhere and both Chrome and Chromium seems to be falling back to software.

I used to offload Chrome to nVidia using the command line:

__NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia /usr/bin/google-chrome-stable

now this is what I get in chrome://flags for Chromium (same setup):

Graphics Feature Status
Canvas: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
Flash: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
Flash Stage3D: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
Flash Stage3D Baseline profile: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
Compositing: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
Multiple Raster Threads: Enabled
Out-of-process Rasterization: Disabled
OpenGL: Disabled
Hardware Protected Video Decode: Disabled
Rasterization: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
Skia Renderer: Enabled
Video Decode: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
Vulkan: Disabled
WebGL: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
WebGL2: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
Problems Detected
Gpu compositing has been disabled, either via blacklist, about:flags or the command line. The browser will fall back to software compositing and hardware acceleration will be unavailable.
Disabled Features: gpu_compositing
Version Information
Data exported 2020-10-25T12:31:34.197Z
Chrome version Chrome/85.0.4183.121
Operating system Linux 5.8.16-2-MANJARO
ANGLE commit id unknown hash
2D graphics backend Skia/85 8ae885386e910cff8c543ae0d952a2c43f46e4ad
Command Line /usr/lib/chromium/chromium --ppapi-flash-version=32.0.0.433 --ppapi-flash-path=/usr/lib/PepperFlash/libpepflashplayer.so --flag-switches-begin --ignore-gpu-blacklist --enable-features=UseSkiaRenderer --flag-switches-end
Driver Information
Initialization time 30
In-process GPU false
Passthrough Command Decoder false
Sandboxed true
GPU0 VENDOR= 0x10de, DEVICE=0x13b6 *ACTIVE*
GPU1 VENDOR= 0x8086, DEVICE=0x591d
Optimus true
AMD switchable false
Driver vendor
Driver version 4.1.0.7
GPU CUDA compute capability major version 0
Pixel shader version 3.00
Vertex shader version 3.00
Max. MSAA samples 4
Machine model name
Machine model version
GL_VENDOR Google Inc.
GL_RENDERER Google SwiftShader
GL_VERSION OpenGL ES 3.0 SwiftShader 4.1.0.7
GL_EXTENSIONS GL_OES_compressed_ETC1_RGB8_texture GL_OES_depth24 GL_OES_depth32 GL_OES_depth_texture GL_OES_depth_texture_cube_map GL_OES_EGL_image GL_OES_EGL_image_external GL_OES_EGL_image_external_essl3 GL_OES_EGL_sync GL_OES_element_index_uint GL_OES_fbo_render_mipmap GL_OES_framebuffer_object GL_OES_packed_depth_stencil GL_OES_rgb8_rgba8 GL_OES_standard_derivatives GL_OES_surfaceless_context GL_OES_texture_float GL_OES_texture_float_linear GL_OES_texture_half_float GL_OES_texture_half_float_linear GL_OES_texture_npot GL_OES_texture_3D GL_OES_vertex_array_object GL_OES_vertex_half_float GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_color_buffer_float GL_EXT_color_buffer_half_float GL_EXT_draw_buffers GL_EXT_float_blend GL_EXT_instanced_arrays GL_EXT_occlusion_query_boolean GL_EXT_read_format_bgra GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_format_BGRA8888 GL_EXT_texture_rg GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ANGLE_framebuffer_blit GL_ANGLE_framebuffer_multisample GL_ANGLE_instanced_arrays GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt3 GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt5 GL_CHROMIUM_color_buffer_float_rgba GL_CHROMIUM_texture_filtering_hint GL_NV_depth_buffer_float2 GL_NV_fence GL_NV_read_depth GL_NV_read_stencil
Disabled Extensions
Disabled WebGL Extensions
Window system binding vendor Google Inc.
Window system binding version 1.4 SwiftShader 4.1.0.7
Window system binding extensions EGL_KHR_create_context EGL_KHR_get_all_proc_addresses EGL_KHR_gl_texture_2D_image EGL_KHR_gl_texture_cubemap_image EGL_KHR_gl_renderbuffer_image EGL_KHR_fence_sync EGL_KHR_image_base EGL_KHR_surfaceless_context EGL_ANGLE_iosurface_client_buffer EGL_ANDROID_framebuffer_target EGL_ANDROID_recordable
Window manager KWin
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP KDE
Compositing manager Yes
System visual ID 0
RGBA visual ID 0
Direct rendering version unknown
Reset notification strategy 0x0000
GPU process crash count 3
gfx::BufferFormats supported for allocation and texturing R_8: not supported, R_16: not supported, RG_88: not supported, BGR_565: not supported, RGBA_4444: not supported, RGBX_8888: not supported, RGBA_8888: not supported, BGRX_8888: not supported, BGRA_1010102: not supported, RGBA_1010102: not supported, BGRA_8888: not supported, RGBA_F16: not supported, YVU_420: not supported, YUV_420_BIPLANAR: not supported, P010: not supported
Compositor Information
Tile Update Mode One-copy
Partial Raster Enabled
GpuMemoryBuffers Status
R_8 Software only
R_16 Software only
RG_88 Software only
BGR_565 Software only
RGBA_4444 Software only
RGBX_8888 Software only
RGBA_8888 Software only
BGRX_8888 Software only
BGRA_1010102 Software only
RGBA_1010102 Software only
BGRA_8888 Software only
RGBA_F16 Software only
YVU_420 Software only
YUV_420_BIPLANAR Software only
P010 Software only
Display(s) Information
Info Display[21691165392764994] bounds=[0,0 1920x1080], workarea=[0,0 1920x1080], scale=2, rotation=0, panel_rotation=0 external.
Color space (all) {primaries:BT709, transfer:IEC61966_2_1, matrix:RGB, range:FULL}
Buffer format (all) BGRA_8888
SDR white level in nits 100
Bits per color component 8
Bits per pixel 24
Refresh Rate in Hz 59
Video Acceleration Information
Vulkan Information
Device Performance Information
Driver Information for Hardware GPU
Initialization time 221
In-process GPU false
Passthrough Command Decoder true
Sandboxed true
GPU0 VENDOR= 0x10de, DEVICE=0x13b6 *ACTIVE*
GPU1 VENDOR= 0x8086, DEVICE=0x591d
Optimus true
AMD switchable false
Driver vendor ANGLE (NVIDIA)
Driver version 2.1.0.unknown
GPU CUDA compute capability major version 0
Pixel shader version 1.00
Vertex shader version 1.00
Max. MSAA samples 8
Machine model name
Machine model version
GL_VENDOR Google Inc.
GL_RENDERER ANGLE (NVIDIA Corporation, Quadro M1200/PCIe/SSE2, OpenGL 4.5 core)
GL_VERSION OpenGL ES 2.0.0 (ANGLE 2.1.0.unknown hash)
GL_EXTENSIONS GL_ANGLE_base_vertex_base_instance GL_ANGLE_client_arrays GL_ANGLE_depth_texture GL_ANGLE_explicit_context GL_ANGLE_explicit_context_gles1 GL_ANGLE_framebuffer_blit GL_ANGLE_framebuffer_multisample GL_ANGLE_instanced_arrays GL_ANGLE_memory_size GL_ANGLE_multi_draw GL_ANGLE_program_cache_control GL_ANGLE_provoking_vertex GL_ANGLE_request_extension GL_ANGLE_robust_client_memory GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt3 GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt5 GL_ANGLE_texture_external_update GL_ANGLE_texture_rectangle GL_ANGLE_translated_shader_source GL_APPLE_clip_distance GL_ARB_sync GL_CHROMIUM_bind_generates_resource GL_CHROMIUM_bind_uniform_location GL_CHROMIUM_color_buffer_float_rgb GL_CHROMIUM_color_buffer_float_rgba GL_CHROMIUM_copy_texture GL_CHROMIUM_lose_context GL_CHROMIUM_sync_query GL_EXT_blend_func_extended GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_color_buffer_half_float GL_EXT_debug_marker GL_EXT_discard_framebuffer GL_EXT_disjoint_timer_query GL_EXT_draw_buffers GL_EXT_draw_elements_base_vertex GL_EXT_float_blend GL_EXT_frag_depth GL_EXT_gpu_shader5 GL_EXT_instanced_arrays GL_EXT_map_buffer_range GL_EXT_memory_object GL_EXT_memory_object_fd GL_EXT_multisample_compatibility GL_EXT_occlusion_query_boolean GL_EXT_read_format_bgra GL_EXT_robustness GL_EXT_sRGB GL_EXT_sRGB_write_control GL_EXT_semaphore GL_EXT_semaphore_fd GL_EXT_shader_texture_lod GL_EXT_texture_compression_bptc GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1 GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc_srgb GL_EXT_texture_cube_map_array GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_format_BGRA8888 GL_EXT_texture_rg GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode GL_EXT_texture_storage GL_EXT_unpack_subimage GL_KHR_debug GL_KHR_parallel_shader_compile GL_NV_depth_buffer_float2 GL_NV_fence GL_NV_pack_subimage GL_NV_pixel_buffer_object GL_NV_read_depth GL_NV_read_stencil GL_NV_shader_noperspective_interpolation GL_OES_compressed_EAC_R11_signed_texture GL_OES_compressed_EAC_R11_unsigned_texture GL_OES_compressed_EAC_RG11_signed_texture GL_OES_compressed_EAC_RG11_unsigned_texture GL_OES_compressed_ETC1_RGB8_texture GL_OES_compressed_ETC2_RGB8_texture GL_OES_compressed_ETC2_RGBA8_texture GL_OES_compressed_ETC2_punchthroughA_RGBA8_texture GL_OES_compressed_ETC2_punchthroughA_sRGB8_alpha_texture GL_OES_compressed_ETC2_sRGB8_alpha8_texture GL_OES_compressed_ETC2_sRGB8_texture GL_OES_depth24 GL_OES_depth32 GL_OES_depth_texture GL_OES_draw_elements_base_vertex GL_OES_element_index_uint GL_OES_fbo_render_mipmap GL_OES_get_program_binary GL_OES_mapbuffer GL_OES_packed_depth_stencil GL_OES_rgb8_rgba8 GL_OES_standard_derivatives GL_OES_surfaceless_context GL_OES_texture_3D GL_OES_texture_border_clamp GL_OES_texture_cube_map_array GL_OES_texture_float GL_OES_texture_float_linear GL_OES_texture_half_float GL_OES_texture_half_float_linear GL_OES_texture_npot GL_OES_vertex_array_object GL_WEBGL_video_texture
Disabled Extensions GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced_coherent GL_NV_path_rendering
Disabled WebGL Extensions
Window system binding vendor
Window system binding version 1.5 (ANGLE 2.1.0.unknown hash)
Window system binding extensions EGL_EXT_create_context_robustness EGL_KHR_create_context EGL_KHR_get_all_proc_addresses EGL_ANGLE_create_context_webgl_compatibility EGL_CHROMIUM_create_context_bind_generates_resource EGL_EXT_pixel_format_float EGL_KHR_surfaceless_context EGL_ANGLE_display_texture_share_group EGL_ANGLE_create_context_client_arrays EGL_ANGLE_program_cache_control EGL_ANGLE_robust_resource_initialization EGL_ANGLE_create_context_extensions_enabled EGL_ANDROID_blob_cache EGL_ANDROID_recordable EGL_ANGLE_create_context_backwards_compatible EGL_KHR_create_context_no_error EGL_NOK_texture_from_pixmap
Window manager KWin
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP KDE
Compositing manager Yes
System visual ID 0
RGBA visual ID 0
Direct rendering version unknown
Reset notification strategy 0x8252
GPU process crash count 3
gfx::BufferFormats supported for allocation and texturing R_8: not supported, R_16: not supported, RG_88: not supported, BGR_565: not supported, RGBA_4444: not supported, RGBX_8888: not supported, RGBA_8888: not supported, BGRX_8888: not supported, BGRA_1010102: not supported, RGBA_1010102: not supported, BGRA_8888: not supported, RGBA_F16: not supported, YVU_420: not supported, YUV_420_BIPLANAR: not supported, P010: not supported
Graphics Feature Status for Hardware GPU
Canvas: Hardware accelerated
Flash: Hardware accelerated
Flash Stage3D: Hardware accelerated
Flash Stage3D Baseline profile: Hardware accelerated
Compositing: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
Multiple Raster Threads: Enabled
Out-of-process Rasterization: Disabled
OpenGL: Enabled
Hardware Protected Video Decode: Hardware accelerated
Rasterization: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
Skia Renderer: Enabled
Video Decode: Hardware accelerated
Vulkan: Disabled
WebGL: Hardware accelerated but at reduced performance
WebGL2: Hardware accelerated but at reduced performance
Driver Bug Workarounds for Hardware GPU
adjust_src_dst_region_for_blitframebuffer
clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use
exit_on_context_lost
scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args
disabled_extension_GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced
disabled_extension_GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced_coherent
disabled_extension_GL_NV_path_rendering
Problems Detected for Hardware GPU
Clear uniforms before first program use on all platforms: 124764, 349137
Applied Workarounds: clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use
Always rewrite vec/mat constructors to be consistent: 398694
Applied Workarounds: scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args
NVIDIA drivers before 346 lack features in NV_path_rendering and related extensions to implement driver level path rendering.: 344330
Applied Workarounds: disable(GL_NV_path_rendering)
Disable KHR_blend_equation_advanced until cc shaders are updated: 661715
Applied Workarounds: disable(GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced), disable(GL_KHR_blend_equation_advanced_coherent)
Some drivers can't recover after OUT_OF_MEM and context lost: 893177
Applied Workarounds: exit_on_context_lost
adjust src/dst region if blitting pixels outside framebuffer on Linux NVIDIA: 830046
Applied Workarounds: adjust_src_dst_region_for_blitframebuffer
Gpu compositing has been disabled, either via blacklist, about:flags or the command line. The browser will fall back to software compositing and hardware acceleration will be unavailable.
Disabled Features: gpu_compositing
Log Messages
[27071:27071:1025/133126.140828:WARNING:vaapi_wrapper.cc(416)] : VAAPI video acceleration not available for angle
GpuProcessHost: The GPU process crashed!
[27175:27175:1025/133127.210499:WARNING:vaapi_wrapper.cc(416)] : VAAPI video acceleration not available for angle
GpuProcessHost: The GPU process crashed!
[27206:27206:1025/133128.032953:WARNING:vaapi_wrapper.cc(416)] : VAAPI video acceleration not available for angle
GpuProcessHost: The GPU process crashed!
[27231:27231:1025/133128.737227:ERROR:vaapi_wrapper.cc(436)] : vaInitialize failed: unknown libva error

If I do the same with Chrome instead, I also get these errors:

Errors:
Program binary could not be loaded. Binary is not compatible with current driver/hardware combination. Driver build date Sep 30 2020. Please check build information of source that generated the binary.

[24409:24409:1025/132550.136814:ERROR:shared_context_state.cc(74)] Skia shader compilation error

If I remove the env variables, I get Chrome and Chromium running on Intel properly.
Offloading to nVidia is working if I do the same for glxgears.

Anyone who knows why this is happening?
Thanks!

Luca Carlon

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Oct 26, 2020, 5:06:06 PM10/26/20
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Hello,
I discovered that:

__NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia /usr/bin/chromium

runs in software, reporting:

"Gpu compositing has been disabled, either via blacklist, about:flags or the command line. The browser will fall back to software compositing and hardware acceleration will be unavailable."

while adding the param:

__NV_PRIME_RENDER_OFFLOAD=1 __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia /usr/bin/chromium --use-gl=desktop

I'm back with nVidia hardware acceleration.

Is this expected?
Regards.

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