libva error: i965_drv_video.so init failed

Hi,

I hope that I'm asking this question at the right place. If not please tell me where I should ask it. If you need any more information, please tell me.

I'm facing a systematic segfault when launching Kodi du to libva:

libva info: VA-API version 1.1.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_1
libva error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so init failed
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1
libva info: VA-API version 1.1.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_1
libva error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so init failed
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1
Segmentation fault (core dumped)

The problem appeared when I rebooted my laptop after a `sudo apt upgrade` that installed a new kernel yesterday and upgraded a bunch of packages.

Here is the result of the `vainfo` command.

~> vainfo
libva info: VA-API version 1.1.0
libva info: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_1
libva error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so init failed
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1
vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit

As such I guess that it is not a problem with Kodi (everything was working fine until yesterday.)

The driver exists:

~> la /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7.8M mar 20 2018 /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so

The result of `uname -a` is the following:

Linux vagrantlinux 5.3.0-40-generic #32~18.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Mon Feb 3 14:05:59 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Here is the list of VA-related packages that are installed (:

gstreamer1.0-vaapi/bionic-updates,now 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~ubuntu18.04.1 amd64 [installed]
i965-va-driver/bionic,now 2.1.0-0ubuntu1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libva-drm2/bionic,now 2.1.0-3 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libva-wayland2/bionic,now 2.1.0-3 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libva-x11-2/bionic,now 2.1.0-3 amd64 [installed,automatic]
libva2/bionic,now 2.1.0-3 amd64 [installed,automatic]
vainfo/bionic,now 2.1.0+ds1-1 amd64 [installed]

here is the result of `lspci`

:~> lspci
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Device 9b41 (rev 02)

Here is the list of packages that were installed / upgraded when I did the `sudo apt upgrade` and after what the problem appeared:

Install: libxmlb1:amd64 (0.1.8-1~ubuntu18.04.1, automatic), linux-image-5.3.0-40-generic:amd64 (5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1, automatic), linux-modules-extra-5.3.0-40-generic:amd64 (5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1, automatic), linux-headers-5.3.0-40-generic:amd64 (5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1, automatic), fwupd-signed:amd64 (1.10~ubuntu18.04.3+1.2.10-1ubuntu2~ubuntu18.04.3, automatic), linux-headers-5.3.0-40:amd64 (5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1, automatic), linux-modules-5.3.0-40-generic:amd64 (5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1, automatic)
Upgrade: fdisk:amd64 (2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.4, 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.5), bluez:amd64 (5.48-0ubuntu3.2, 5.48-0ubuntu3.3), gnome-control-center-data:amd64 (1:3.28.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.5, 1:3.28.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.6), libcomerr2:amd64 (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.2, 1.44.1-1ubuntu1.3), e2fsprogs-l10n:amd64 (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.2, 1.44.1-1ubuntu1.3), libcom-err2:amd64 (1.44.1-1ubuntu1.2, 1.44.1-1ubuntu1.3), language-pack-gnome-fr:amd64 (1:18.04+20190718, 1:18.04+20200123), libwayland-egl1:amd64 (1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1~18.04.1, 1.16.0-1ubuntu1.1~18.04.3), uuid-runtime:amd64 (2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.4, 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.5), libfdisk1:amd64 (2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.4, 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.5), gnome-control-center:amd64 (1:3.28.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.5, 1:3.28.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.6), python-samba:amd64 (2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.14, 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.15), libsasl2-modules-db:amd64 (2.1.27~101-g0780600+dfsg-3ubuntu2, 2.1.27~101-g0780600+dfsg-3ubuntu2.1), linux-libc-dev:amd64 (4.15.0-74.84, 4.15.0-88.88), xserver-common:amd64 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What I tried:

- boot with the previous kernel, but it does not fix the problem
- reinstall `i965-va-driver` package, again no success
- force a redownload and reinstall of all packages, but it changed nothing.
- search the internet for similar issues, I only found old topics, no "solution" appeared to be working
- upgraded the bios of the laptop, but it chaged nothing.

Last but not least, the graphic card is an intel UHD 620.

I have no clue what to try now. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Best regards