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--- ubuntu:gpu:vdpau:override_the_driver_for_vdpau [2023/06/16 15:34] – created peter
+++ ubuntu:gpu:vdpau:override_the_driver_for_vdpau [2023/06/16 15:47] (current) – peter
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   * For Intel graphics you need to set it to va_gl.
-  * For the open source AMD driver set it to the proper driver version depending on your GPU, see #Verification.
+  * For the open source AMD driver set it to the proper driver version depending on your GPU.
   * For the open source Nouveau driver set it to nouveau.
   * For NVIDIA's proprietary version set it to nvidia.
+----
+===== Example =====
+<code bash>
+unset VDPAU_DRIVER
+export VDPAU_DRIVER=radeonsi
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**
+  * The installed drivers are often found in **/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/vdpau/** or **/usr/lib/vdpau/**.
+    * They are used as **/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/vdpau/libvdpau_${VDPAU_DRIVER}.so**.
+  * Some drivers are installed several times under different names for compatibility reasons.
+    * You can see which by running: <code bash>sha1sum /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/vdpau/*</code>
+  * For hybrid setups (both NVIDIA and AMD), it may be necessary to set the **DRI_PRIME** environment variable.
+    * For more information see PRIME.
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== References =====
+https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Hardware_video_acceleration#Configuring_VDPAU