I am stuck how to configure QSV access to an enabled iGPU onboard an Intel Core i7-6700K (Skylake). This is a legacy, rebuilt workstation with additional, discrete Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 GPU on a MSI-Z170-A Pro mobo. Any idea and code modification below? Details as follows: inxi -CGMSz System: Kernel: 6.10.5-1-default arch: x86_64 bits: 64 Desktop: GNOME v: 46.3.1 Distro: openSUSE Tumbleweed-Slowroll 20240803 Machine: Type: Desktop Mobo: MSI model: Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) v: 1.0 serial: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1.K0 date: 07/10/2018 CPU: Info: quad core model: Intel Core i7-6700K bits: 64 type: MT MCP cache: L2: 1024 KiB Speed (MHz): avg: 800 min/max: 800/4200 cores: 1: 800 2: 800 3: 800 4: 800 5: 800 6: 800 7: 800 8: 800 Graphics: Device-1: Intel HD Graphics 530 driver: i915 v: kernel Device-2: NVIDIA GM206 [GeForce GTX 960] driver: nvidia v: 550.100 Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.12 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.1 compositor: gnome-shell driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 vendor: nvidia v: 550.100 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960/PCIe/SSE2 API: Vulkan v: 1.3.290 drivers: N/A surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland API: EGL Message: EGL data requires eglinfo. Check --recommends. lspci -k | grep -EA3 'VGA|3D|Display' 00:02.0 Display controller: Intel Corporation HD Graphics 530 (rev 06) DeviceName: Onboard IGD Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device 7971 Kernel driver in use: i915 -- 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM206 [GeForce GTX 960] (rev a1) Subsystem: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. [MSI] Device 3201 Kernel driver in use: nvidia Kernel modules: nouveau, nvidia_drm, nvidia ===================================================================== Trying to test QSV via FFmpeg benchmark similar like this Vulkan code ffmpeg -init_hw_device "vulkan=vk:0" -hwaccel vulkan -hwaccel_output_format vulkan -i INPUT -f null - -benchmark https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/HWAccelIntro#Vulkan cause an output error which reports: "device type qsv needed". Intel Skylake with HD 530 graphics gen 9, should be capable to decode and encode MPEG-2/H.264/H.265 according to https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Hardware/QuickSync#HardwareSupport ffmpeg -hide_banner -hwaccel qsv -hwaccel_output_format qsv -i h264_8bit_yuv420p.mp4 -f null - -benchmark [AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x557526873500] Error creating a MFX session: -9. Device creation failed: -1313558101. [vist#0:0/h264 @ 0x55752685c6c0] [dec:h264_qsv @ 0x55752685b300] No device available for decoder: device type qsv needed for codec h264_qsv. [vist#0:0/h264 @ 0x55752685c6c0] [dec:h264_qsv @ 0x55752685b300] Hardware device setup failed for decoder: Unknown error occurred [vost#0:0/wrapped_avframe @ 0x55752685a740] Error initializing a simple filtergraph Error opening output file -. Error opening output files: Unknown error occurred bench: maxrss=67452KiB I have tried to define and add a qsv device according to the last section here https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Hardware/QuickSync#Transcode |-qsv_device| is an qsv customized option can be used to specify a hardware device and avoid the default device initialization failure when multiple devices usable (eg: an Intel integrated GPU and an AMD/Nvidia discrete graphics card). One example on Linux (more details please see https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/7649 <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/7649>) ffmpeg -hwaccel qsv -qsv_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -c:v h264_qsv -i input.mp4 -c:v h264_qsv output.mp4 and also had a look at this answer https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44747381/i-cant-use-hw-encoder-of-qsv-by... --------------------------------------------------- Other HWA verification info: vulkaninfo | egrep 'GPU|driver' VK_LUNARG_direct_driver_loading : extension revision 1 GPU id = 0 (Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 (SKL GT2)) GPU id = 1 (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960) GPU id = 0 (Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 (SKL GT2)) GPU id = 1 (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960) GPU id : 0 (Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 (SKL GT2)): GPU id : 1 (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960): GPU id : 0 (Intel(R) HD Graphics 530 (SKL GT2)): GPU id : 1 (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960): GPU0: driverVersion = 24.1.5 (100667397) deviceType = PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_INTEGRATED_GPU driverUUID = cc628f46-3d02-8624-0c8a-e98e0420c4f6 driverID = DRIVER_ID_INTEL_OPEN_SOURCE_MESA driverName = Intel open-source Mesa driver driverInfo = Mesa 24.1.5 VK_KHR_driver_properties : extension revision 1 GPU1: driverVersion = 550.100.0.0 (2308505600) deviceType = PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_DISCRETE_GPU driverUUID = 63390c76-60ef-5529-a6ac-99167eb42a9c driverID = DRIVER_ID_NVIDIA_PROPRIETARY driverName = NVIDIA driverInfo = 550.100 VK_KHR_driver_properties : extension revision 1 ----------- Verifying VA-API vainfo Trying display: wayland libva info: VA-API version 1.22.0 libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib64/dri/iHD_drv_video.so libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_21 libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0 vainfo: VA-API version: 1.22 (libva 2.22.0) vainfo: Driver version: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics - 24.1.5 () vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints VAProfileNone : VAEntrypointVideoProc VAProfileNone : VAEntrypointStats VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileMPEG2Simple : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileMPEG2Main : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointFEI VAProfileH264Main : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointFEI VAProfileH264High : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP VAProfileVC1Simple : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVC1Main : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVC1Advanced : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileJPEGBaseline : VAEntrypointEncPicture VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointFEI VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSliceLP VAProfileVP8Version0_3 : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileVP8Version0_3 : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointVLD VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointEncSlice VAProfileHEVCMain : VAEntrypointFEI ------- Verifying VDPAU vdpauinfo | egrep 'Driver|GPU' Information string: NVIDIA VDPAU Driver Shared Library 550.100 Thu Jun 27 18:11:42 UTC 2024 ===========================================