No usable encoding entrypoint found for profile VAProfileH264High

lethis kwsk

Failed to transcode with error
libav: AVCodecContext: No usable encoding entrypoint found for profile VAProfileH264High (7).

vaapi is enabled

error: can't connect to X server!
libva info: VA-API version 1.20.0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/radeonsi_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_20
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.20 (libva 2.12.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Mesa Gallium driver 24.0.9-0ubuntu0.1 for AMD Radeon Vega 3 Graphics (radeonsi, raven2, LLVM 17.0.6, DRM 3.57, 6.8.0-38-generic)
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
      VAProfileMPEG2Simple            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileMPEG2Main              :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Simple              :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Main                :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Advanced            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:	VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264Main               :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264Main               :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264High               :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264High               :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileHEVCMain               :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain               :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileHEVCMain10             :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileJPEGBaseline           :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVP9Profile0            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVP9Profile2            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileNone                   :	VAEntrypointVideoProc

lethis kwsk

It does not support low power profile,
After Set Low Power false, Failed with another error

Jul 13 10:18:57 t640 tvheadend[1225]: libav: AVCodecContext: Driver does not support some wanted packed headers (wanted 0xd, found 0x1). Jul 13 10:19:02 t640 tvheadend[1225]: libav: No supported streams available Jul 13 10:19:02 t640 tvheadend[1225]: webui: Stop streaming /stream/channel/1d41265a162bd4721b5142c0a71ac5ed, muxer reported errors

lethis kwsk

It was no problem vaapi encoding with ffmpeg 6.1.1 command line (pipe)
So I think tvheadend transcoding problem
Here is debug log

Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: transcode: 0004: 01:MPEG2VIDEO: ==> Using profile vaapi
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: transcode: 0004: 02:AAC: ==> Using profile webtv-aac
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: transcode: 0004: 05:PCR: ==> Filtered out
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pat: 0x5bce50b7e130: tsid 7FE0 (32736)
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pat:  nit on pid 0010 (16)
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pat:  sid 0400 (1024) on pid 01F0 (496)
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pat: completed pid 0 table 00000000 / 00000000
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt: pipe:///home/user/stream 27 in px4_usb: PID 01F0 CC error 7 != 6
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt: sid 0400 (1024)
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:  pcr_pid 01FF
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:  caid 0005 (0x5) provider 00000000 pid 0901
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0100 estype 2
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:    type MPEG2VIDEO position 0
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0110 estype 15
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:    type AAC position 0
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0130 estype 6
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:  caid 0005 (0x5) provider 00000000 pid 1FFF
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0138 estype 6
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:  caid 0005 (0x5) provider 00000000 pid 1FFF
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0140 estype 13
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0160 estype 13
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0161 estype 13
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0162 estype 13
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0170 estype 13
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0171 estype 13
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0172 estype 13
Jul 15 22:36:18 t640 tvheadend[82778]: tbl-base: pmt: completed pid 496 table 00000002 / 000000ff
Jul 15 22:36:19 t640 tvheadend[82778]: vaapi: Bitrate = 1500 kbps; Buffer size = 9000 kbps; Max bitrate = 0 kbps
Jul 15 22:36:19 t640 tvheadend[82778]: transcode: 0004: 01:H264: [mpeg2video => h264_vaapi]: opts: rc_mode=2,b=1536000,bufsize=9216000,bf=0,quality=0,async_depth=2,level=30,force>
Jul 15 22:36:19 t640 tvheadend[82778]: libav: AVCodecContext: Driver does not support some wanted packed headers (wanted 0xd, found 0x1).

lethis kwsk

Same error is occurred with ffmpeg cli command
It does not exit. but continuously next process

Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [h264_vaapi @ 0x5d9bc953e140] Using input frames context (format vaapi) with h264_vaapi encoder.
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [h264_vaapi @ 0x5d9bc953e140] Input surface format is nv12.
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [h264_vaapi @ 0x5d9bc953e140] Using VAAPI profile VAProfileH264High (7).
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [h264_vaapi @ 0x5d9bc953e140] Using VAAPI entrypoint VAEntrypointEncSlice (6).
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [h264_vaapi @ 0x5d9bc953e140] Using VAAPI render target format YUV420 (0x1).
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [h264_vaapi @ 0x5d9bc953e140] Driver supports RC modes CQP, CBR, VBR.
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [h264_vaapi @ 0x5d9bc953e140] RC mode: CQP.
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [h264_vaapi @ 0x5d9bc953e140] RC quality: 32.
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [h264_vaapi @ 0x5d9bc953e140] RC framerate: 30000/1001 (29.97 fps).
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [h264_vaapi @ 0x5d9bc953e140] Driver does not report any additional prediction constraints.
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [h264_vaapi @ 0x5d9bc953e140] Using intra and P-frames (supported references: 1 / 0).
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [h264_vaapi @ 0x5d9bc953e140] Driver does not support some wanted packed headers (wanted 0xd, found 0x1).  <- same error
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [h264_vaapi @ 0x5d9bc953e140] Using nv12 as format of reconstructed frames.
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [AVHWFramesContext @ 0x5d9bc9613140] Created surface 0x13.
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [AVHWFramesContext @ 0x5d9bc9613140] Direct mapping possible.
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [h264_vaapi @ 0x5d9bc953e140] Using fixed QP = 32 / 32 / 38 for IDR- / P- / B-frames.
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [h264_vaapi @ 0x5d9bc953e140] Using level 4.
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [mpegts @ 0x5d9bc95526c0] service 1 using PCR in pid=256, pcr_period=67ms
Jul 16 18:31:07 t640 tvheadend[85773]: spawn: [mpegts @ 0x5d9bc95526c0] muxrate VBR, sdt every 500 ms, pat/pmt every 100 ms

ukn_unknown

Let me start by saying; I never used AMD vaapi, but looking at the logs I have the following recommendations:

make sure you installed the latest drivers for video card. I use intel and installed the latest drivers from intel repository (I assume AMD has also some ubuntu repository with latest drivers).
https://www.amd.com/en/support/download/linux-drivers.html
probably you should read also:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1432449/how-to-install-amd-gpu-drivers-ubuntu-22-04-lts
use the following settings: RED --> keep it as it is (Intel might sound strange ... but select Intel). GREEN --> start with those settings ... you can play with it (select other rc_modes ... find the one that works). ORANGE --> is also something to play with ... maybe you have to force a particular format (from the one available).
Unfortunately ... without ability to test my self this AMD driver is hard to recommend what to do next.

lethis kwsk

Thank you for reply
I configured follow your instruction
But, It stiil failed to transcode with AMD gpu

Aug 03 00:34:46 t640 tvheadend[17751]: transcode: 0002: 01:H264: [mpeg2video => h264_vaapi]: opts: rc_mode=1,qp=32,quality=0,async_depth=2,level=30,force_key_frames=expr:gte(t\,n_forced*3),pix_fmt=44,tvh_filter_deint=1,width=1440,height=1080,bf=3,tvh_require_meta=1
Aug 03 00:34:46 t640 tvheadend[17751]: libav: AVCodecContext: Driver does not support some wanted packed headers (wanted 0xd, found 0x1).
Aug 03 00:34:46 t640 tvheadend[17751]: transcode: 0002: 01:H264: [mpeg2video => h264_vaapi]: filters: source args: 'video_size=1440x1080:pix_fmt=vaapi:time_base=1/90000:pixel_aspect=4/3'
Aug 03 00:34:46 t640 tvheadend[17751]: transcode: 0002: 01:H264: [mpeg2video => h264_vaapi]: filters: filters: 'deinterlace_vaapi,sharpness_vaapi=44'
Aug 03 00:34:46 t640 tvheadend[17751]: transcode: 0002: 01:H264: [mpeg2video => h264_vaapi]: opts: force_key_frames=expr:gte(t\,n_forced*3)
Aug 03 00:34:51 t640 tvheadend[17751]: globalheaders: gh disable stream 1 H264 (PID 256) threshold 1 qd 450450 qd_max 450450
Aug 03 00:34:51 t640 tvheadend[17751]: globalheaders: gh disable stream 2 AAC-LATM (PID 272) threshold 1 qd 0 qd_max 450450
Aug 03 00:34:51 t640 tvheadend[17751]: webui: Start streaming /stream/channel/1d41265a162bd4721b5142c0a71ac5ed
Aug 03 00:34:51 t640 tvheadend[17751]: libav: No supported streams available
Aug 03 00:34:51 t640 tvheadend[17751]: webui: Stop streaming /stream/channel/1d41265a162bd4721b5142c0a71ac5ed, muxer reported errors

ukn_unknown

Can you confirm also the container used:

lethis kwsk

Nothing changed after Container set to mkv
Error message is included in src/muxer/muxer_libav.c?

  if(!lm->lm_oc->nb_streams) {
    tvherror(LS_LIBAV,  "No supported streams available");
    lm->m_errors++;
    goto fail;
  } else if(avformat_write_header(lm->lm_oc, &opts) < 0) {
    tvherror(LS_LIBAV,  "Failed to write %s header", 
             muxer_container_type2txt(lm->m_config.m_type));
    lm->m_errors++;
    goto fail;
  }

lethis kwsk

I can insert debug log, If you let me know instruction

ukn_unknown

"bf=3" In your log I see you enabled B frames ... please disable those. AMD Introduced B frames only on latest platforms.
I think the issue started with:
Aug 03 00:34:46 t640 tvheadend[17751]: libav: AVCodecContext: Driver does not support some wanted packed headers (wanted 0xd, found 0x1).
Can you print screen your codec profile settings?
I don't have a clear understanding of the problem (also I never debugged AMD vaapi 🙁 ) ...
Can you confirm you installed the latest drivers? from your log I see you have MESA 2.0.9 and latest driver available for ubuntu is https://www.amd.com/en/support/download/linux-drivers.html 2.10.3.
Make sure you disable Hardware Acceleration ... this is referring to Decoding (not Encoding). To minimize the points of failure let's start with SW decoding and HW encoding.

lethis kwsk

OK I disabled bf=3 to bf=0
But It still failed with same error

Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: transcode: 0003: 01:MPEG2VIDEO: ==> Using profile vaapi
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: transcode: 0003: 02:AAC: ==> Using profile webtv-aac
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: transcode: 0003: 05:PCR: ==> Filtered out
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pat: 0x5dc958a48050: tsid 7FE0 (32736)
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pat:  nit on pid 0010 (16)
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pat:  sid 0400 (1024) on pid 01F0 (496)
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pat: completed pid 0 table 00000000 / 00000000
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt: sid 0400 (1024)
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:  pcr_pid 01FF
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:  caid 0005 (0x5) provider 00000000 pid 0901
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0100 estype 2
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:    type MPEG2VIDEO position 0
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0110 estype 15
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:    type AAC position 0
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0130 estype 6
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:  caid 0005 (0x5) provider 00000000 pid 1FFF
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0138 estype 6
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:  caid 0005 (0x5) provider 00000000 pid 1FFF
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0140 estype 13
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0160 estype 13
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0161 estype 13
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0162 estype 13
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0170 estype 13
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0171 estype 13
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt:  pid 0172 estype 13
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: tbl-base: pmt: completed pid 496 table 00000002 / 000000ff
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: vaapi: Bitrate = 0 kbps; Buffer size = 0 kbps; Max bitrate = 0 kbps
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: transcode: 0003: 01:H264: [mpeg2video => h264_vaapi]: opts: rc_mode=1,qp=32,quality=0,async_depth=2,level=30,force_key_frames=expr:gte(t\,n_forced*3),pix_fmt=44,tvh_filter_deint=0,width=1440,height=1080,bf=3,tvh_require_meta=1
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: libav: AVCodecContext: Driver does not support some wanted packed headers (wanted 0xd, found 0x1).
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: transcode: 0003: 01:H264: [mpeg2video => h264_vaapi]: filters: source args: 'video_size=1440x1080:pix_fmt=vaapi:time_base=1/90000:pixel_aspect=4/3'
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: transcode: 0003: 01:H264: [mpeg2video => h264_vaapi]: filters: filters: 'sharpness_vaapi=44'
Aug 05 22:10:17 t640 tvheadend[28582]: transcode: 0003: 01:H264: [mpeg2video => h264_vaapi]: opts: force_key_frames=expr:gte(t\,n_forced*3)
Aug 05 22:10:22 t640 tvheadend[28582]: globalheaders: gh disable stream 1 H264 (PID 256) threshold 1 qd 450450 qd_max 450450
Aug 05 22:10:22 t640 tvheadend[28582]: globalheaders: gh disable stream 2 AAC-LATM (PID 272) threshold 1 qd 0 qd_max 450450
Aug 05 22:10:22 t640 tvheadend[28582]: webui: Start streaming /stream/channel/1d41265a162bd4721b5142c0a71ac5ed
Aug 05 22:10:22 t640 tvheadend[28582]: libav: No supported streams available
Aug 05 22:10:22 t640 tvheadend[28582]: webui: Stop streaming /stream/channel/1d41265a162bd4721b5142c0a71ac5ed, muxer reported errors

codec profile

{
	"quality": 0,
	"level": 30,
	"platform": 1,
	"device": "/dev/dri/renderD128",
	"low_power": false,
	"async_depth": 2,
	"desired_b_depth": 0,
	"rc_mode": 1,
	"qp": 32,
	"qmin": 0,
	"qmax": 0,
	"bit_rate": 0,
	"max_bit_rate": 0,
	"buff_factor": 0,
	"bit_rate_scale_factor": 0,
	"hw_denoise": 0,
	"hw_sharpness": 44,
	"deinterlace": false,
	"height": 0,
	"scaling_mode": 0,
	"hwaccel": true,
	"pix_fmt": -1,
	"name": "vaapi",
	"codec_name": "h264_vaapi",
	"profile": -99
}

ukn_unknown

Can you confirm you installed the latest drivers? from your log I see you have MESA 2.0.9 and latest driver available for ubuntu is https://www.amd.com/en/support/download/linux-drivers.html 2.10.3.
Apparently we are back to square 1:
libav: AVCodecContext: Driver does not support some wanted packed headers (wanted 0xd, found 0x1).
In my case i found the log:
libav: AVCodecContext: All wanted packed headers available (wanted 0xd, found 0x1f).
This is an interesting post:

MESA didn't had a fix 1y a go (2.41.0):
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/3524

Can you upload the file with results from command:
vainfo -a

Also please use the following debug when you acquire logs. (only 5 sec is enough - please upload the file as attachment).

ukn_unknown

I found a place in the code where we have an overwrite for bf to 3.
Go to /src/transcoding/codec/profile_video_class.c and replace the '3' with '0' on the highlighted line and recompile.
This is not required if you select AMD for Platform.

ukn_unknown

Don't select Platform Intel (as I recommended initially), select AMD. This will force bf=0 on the argument. You don't have to recompile.

lethis kwsk

Sorry for late
I have uploaded log file

Failed to upload tar.gz file, I uploaded another site
https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArdMIiJRNkWVrDRQEo1rqIn59Iox?e=eccwLE

ukn_unknown

I reviewed the logs:

please enable deinterlace (check that box).
if you select CQP you have to use something like 27 for some reasonable quality (FYI)
From the logs I see that driver is encoding frames ... so you are saying that actually is not working?

BTW: I can confirm your driver is missing B frames encoding.

lethis kwsk

After update mesa driver git version
Success to transcode without error
Thank you for support

mesa-va-drivers:amd64 24.3~git2409270600.27295c~oibaf~n