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Hi all,
suddenly found out my chromium doesn’t have HW acceleration:
chrome://gpu/ tab says “Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable” on almost all positions.
Below on the same tab, I think the explanation:
“Problems Detected
GPU process was unable to boot: GPU access is disabled in chrome://settings.
Disabled Features: all”
Chrome doesn’t have this problem on the same system.
Having Intel internal GPU.
chrome://settings/ has "Use hardware acceleration when available" checked on.
Here is my gpu tab:
Code:
Graphics Feature Status
Canvas: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
Flash: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
Flash Stage3D: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
Flash Stage3D Baseline profile: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
Compositing: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
Multiple Raster Threads: Disabled
Native GpuMemoryBuffers: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
Rasterization: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
Video Decode: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
Video Encode: Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable
WebGL: Unavailable
Driver Bug Workarounds
clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use
count_all_in_varyings_packing
disable_post_sub_buffers_for_onscreen_surfaces
disable_texture_storage
scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args
Problems Detected
GPU process was unable to boot: GPU access is disabled in chrome://settings.
Disabled Features: all
Clear uniforms before first program use on all platforms: 124764, 349137
Applied Workarounds: clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use
Mesa drivers in Linux handle varyings without static use incorrectly: 333885
Applied Workarounds: count_all_in_varyings_packing
Disable partial swaps on linux drivers: 339493
Applied Workarounds: disable_post_sub_buffers_for_onscreen_surfaces
Always rewrite vec/mat constructors to be consistent: 398694
Applied Workarounds: scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args
Linux Mesa drivers crash on glTexSubImage2D() to texture storage bound to FBO: 521904
Applied Workarounds: disable_texture_storage
Raster is using a single thread.
Disabled Features: multiple_raster_threads
Native GpuMemoryBuffers have been disabled, either via about:flags or command line.
Disabled Features: native_gpu_memory_buffers
Version Information
Data exported 7/29/2016, 5:34:49 PM
Chrome version Chrome/51.0.2704.103
Operating system Linux 3.10.17
Software rendering list version 0
Driver bug list version 8.66
ANGLE commit id unknown hash
2D graphics backend Skia
Command Line Args --ppapi-flash-path=/usr/lib64/chromium/PepperFlash/libpepflashplayer.so --ppapi-flash-version=22.0.0.192 --window-depth=24 --flag-switches-begin --enable-gpu-rasterization --enable-nacl --disable-offline-auto-reload --ignore-gpu-blacklist --flag-switches-end
Driver Information
Initialization time 0
In-process GPU true
Sandboxed false
GPU0 VENDOR = 0x0000, DEVICE= 0x0000
Optimus false
AMD switchable false
Driver vendor Mesa
Driver version 9.1.7
Driver date
Pixel shader version
Vertex shader version
Max. MSAA samples
Machine model name
Machine model version
GL_VENDOR Intel Open Source Technology Center
GL_RENDERER Mesa DRI Intel(R) Sandybridge Mobile
GL_VERSION 3.0 Mesa 9.1.7
GL_EXTENSIONS
Disabled Extensions
Window system binding vendor
Window system binding version
Window system binding extensions
Window manager KWin
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP KDE
Compositing manager Yes
Direct rendering Yes
Reset notification strategy 0x0000
GPU process crash count 1
Compositor Information
Tile Update Mode One-copy
Partial Raster Enabled
GpuMemoryBuffers Status
ATC Software only
ATCIA Software only
DXT1 Software only
DXT5 Software only
ETC1 Software only
R_8 Software only
RGBA_4444 Software only
RGBX_8888 Software only
RGBA_8888 Software only
BGRX_8888 Software only
BGRA_8888 Software only
YUV_420 Software only
YUV_420_BIPLANAR Software only
UYVY_422 Software only
Log Messages
GpuProcessHostUIShim: The GPU process exited with code 256.
Does anybody else have such behavior?
What can I do with it?
Please help
Hmm, things getting better somehow - now I have almost all Graphics Features Hardware accelerated, but my gpu tab still differs from Gordie's.
What I did:
- check off "Use hardware acceleration when available" in chrome://settings/. Restart browser
- check on "Use hardware acceleration when available" again. Restart
Now my gpu tab looks following:
Code:
Graphics Feature Status
Canvas: Hardware accelerated
Flash: Hardware accelerated
Flash Stage3D: Hardware accelerated
Flash Stage3D Baseline profile: Hardware accelerated
Compositing: Hardware accelerated
Multiple Raster Threads: Disabled
Native GpuMemoryBuffers: Software only. Hardware acceleration disabled
Rasterization: Hardware accelerated
Video Decode: Hardware accelerated
Video Encode: Hardware accelerated
WebGL: Hardware accelerated
Driver Bug Workarounds
clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use
count_all_in_varyings_packing
disable_post_sub_buffers_for_onscreen_surfaces
disable_texture_storage
scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args
Problems Detected
Clear uniforms before first program use on all platforms: 124764, 349137
Applied Workarounds: clear_uniforms_before_first_program_use
Mesa drivers in Linux handle varyings without static use incorrectly: 333885
Applied Workarounds: count_all_in_varyings_packing
Disable partial swaps on linux drivers: 339493
Applied Workarounds: disable_post_sub_buffers_for_onscreen_surfaces
Always rewrite vec/mat constructors to be consistent: 398694
Applied Workarounds: scalarize_vec_and_mat_constructor_args
Linux Mesa drivers crash on glTexSubImage2D() to texture storage bound to FBO: 521904
Applied Workarounds: disable_texture_storage
Raster is using a single thread.
Disabled Features: multiple_raster_threads
Native GpuMemoryBuffers have been disabled, either via about:flags or command line.
Disabled Features: native_gpu_memory_buffers
Version Information
Data exported 7/29/2016, 5:50:56 PM
Chrome version Chrome/52.0.2743.82
Operating system Linux 3.10.17
Software rendering list version 0
Driver bug list version 8.68
ANGLE commit id unknown hash
2D graphics backend Skia
Command Line Args --ppapi-flash-path=/usr/lib64/chromium/PepperFlash/libpepflashplayer.so --ppapi-flash-version=22.0.0.192 --window-depth=24 --wm-user-time-ms=430462038 --x11-visual-id=33 --window-depth=24 --x11-visual-id=33 --wm-user-time-ms=430561399 --flag-switches-begin --enable-gpu-rasterization --enable-nacl --disable-offline-auto-reload --ignore-gpu-blacklist --flag-switches-end
Driver Information
Initialization time 187
In-process GPU false
Sandboxed true
GPU0 VENDOR = 0x0000, DEVICE= 0x0000
Optimus false
AMD switchable false
Driver vendor Mesa
Driver version 9.1.7
Driver date
Pixel shader version 1.30
Vertex shader version 1.30
Max. MSAA samples 4
Machine model name
Machine model version
GL_VENDOR Intel Open Source Technology Center
GL_RENDERER Mesa DRI Intel(R) Sandybridge Mobile
GL_VERSION 3.0 Mesa 9.1.7
GL_EXTENSIONS GL_ARB_ES2_compatibility GL_ARB_ES3_compatibility GL_ARB_blend_func_extended GL_ARB_color_buffer_float GL_ARB_copy_buffer GL_ARB_debug_output GL_ARB_depth_buffer_float GL_ARB_depth_clamp GL_ARB_depth_texture GL_ARB_draw_buffers GL_ARB_draw_buffers_blend GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex GL_ARB_draw_instanced GL_ARB_explicit_attrib_location GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions GL_ARB_fragment_program GL_ARB_fragment_program_shadow GL_ARB_fragment_shader GL_ARB_framebuffer_object GL_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB GL_ARB_get_program_binary GL_ARB_half_float_pixel GL_ARB_half_float_vertex GL_ARB_instanced_arrays GL_ARB_internalformat_query GL_ARB_invalidate_subdata GL_ARB_map_buffer_range GL_ARB_multisample GL_ARB_multitexture GL_ARB_occlusion_query2 GL_ARB_occlusion_query GL_ARB_pixel_buffer_object GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_point_sprite GL_ARB_provoking_vertex GL_ARB_robustness GL_ARB_sampler_objects GL_ARB_seamless_cube_map GL_ARB_shader_bit_encoding GL_ARB_shader_objects GL_ARB_shader_texture_lod GL_ARB_shading_language_100 GL_ARB_shading_language_packing GL_ARB_shadow GL_ARB_sync GL_ARB_texture_border_clamp GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_ARB_texture_compression_rgtc GL_ARB_texture_cube_map GL_ARB_texture_cube_map_array GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_float GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two GL_ARB_texture_rectangle GL_ARB_texture_rgb10_a2ui GL_ARB_texture_rg GL_ARB_texture_storage GL_ARB_texture_swizzle GL_ARB_timer_query GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_ARB_uniform_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_array_bgra GL_ARB_vertex_array_object GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_vertex_program GL_ARB_vertex_shader GL_ARB_vertex_type_2_10_10_10_rev GL_ARB_window_pos GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_equation_separate GL_EXT_blend_func_separate GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_EXT_copy_texture GL_EXT_draw_buffers2 GL_EXT_draw_instanced GL_EXT_draw_range_elements GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_EXT_framebuffer_blit GL_EXT_framebuffer_multisample GL_EXT_framebuffer_object GL_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB GL_EXT_gpu_program_parameters GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_EXT_packed_depth_stencil GL_EXT_packed_float GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_pixel_buffer_object GL_EXT_point_parameters GL_EXT_polygon_offset GL_EXT_provoking_vertex GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_separate_shader_objects GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_shadow_funcs GL_EXT_stencil_two_side GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_subtexture GL_EXT_texture3D GL_EXT_texture_array GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1 GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt3 GL_ANGLE_texture_compression_dxt5 GL_EXT_texture_compression_rgtc GL_EXT_texture_cube_map GL_EXT_texture_edge_clamp GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic GL_EXT_texture_integer GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_texture_object GL_EXT_texture GL_EXT_texture_rectangle GL_EXT_texture_shared_exponent GL_EXT_texture_snorm GL_EXT_texture_sRGB GL_EXT_texture_sRGB_decode GL_EXT_texture_swizzle GL_EXT_timer_query GL_EXT_transform_feedback GL_EXT_vertex_array_bgra GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_OES_EGL_image GL_OES_read_format GL_3DFX_texture_compression_FXT1 GL_AMD_draw_buffers_blend GL_APPLE_object_purgeable GL_APPLE_packed_pixels GL_APPLE_vertex_array_object GL_ATI_blend_equation_separate GL_ATI_draw_buffers GL_ATI_envmap_bumpmap GL_ATI_separate_stencil GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3 GL_ATI_texture_float GL_IBM_multimode_draw_arrays GL_IBM_rasterpos_clip GL_IBM_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_INGR_blend_func_separate GL_MESA_pack_invert GL_MESA_texture_array GL_MESA_texture_signed_rgba GL_MESA_window_pos GL_MESA_ycbcr_texture GL_NV_blend_square GL_NV_conditional_render GL_NV_depth_clamp GL_NV_light_max_exponent GL_NV_packed_depth_stencil GL_NV_primitive_restart GL_NV_texgen_reflection GL_NV_texture_env_combine4 GL_NV_texture_rectangle GL_S3_s3tc GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap GL_SGIS_texture_border_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_edge_clamp GL_SGIS_texture_lod GL_SUN_multi_draw_arrays
Disabled Extensions
Window system binding vendor SGI
Window system binding version 1.4
Window system binding extensions GLX_ARB_create_context GLX_ARB_create_context_profile GLX_ARB_multisample GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile GLX_EXT_import_context GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap GLX_EXT_visual_info GLX_EXT_visual_rating GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer GLX_OML_swap_method GLX_SGI_swap_control GLX_SGIS_multisample GLX_SGIX_fbconfig GLX_SGIX_pbuffer GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group GLX_INTEL_swap_event
Window manager KWin
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP KDE
Compositing manager Yes
Direct rendering Yes
Reset notification strategy 0x8261
GPU process crash count 0
Compositor Information
Tile Update Mode One-copy
Partial Raster Enabled
GpuMemoryBuffers Status
ATC Software only
ATCIA Software only
DXT1 Software only
DXT5 Software only
ETC1 Software only
R_8 Software only
BGR_565 Software only
RGBA_4444 Software only
RGBX_8888 Software only
RGBA_8888 Software only
BGRX_8888 Software only
BGRA_8888 Software only
YUV_420 Software only
YUV_420_BIPLANAR Software only
UYVY_422 Software only
Log Messages
[9916:9916:0729/175050:WARNING:bpf_gpu_policy_linux.cc(384)] : Failed to call vaInitialize()
Note I have now "Rasterization: Hardware accelerated", which is not for Gordie,
but my "Multiple Raster Threads: Disabled" whereas Gordie's enabled.
I have Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 847, if that matter.
Daedra, yes I had screen tearing too - that is how I found my disabled HW acceleration. I should re-test now.
Also I'll check if --disable-gpu-sandbox gives any difference, thanks
You will get a warning banner about option not compatible or something like that. You can ignore that. This, by default, will start Chromium with gpu enabled without having to pass the argument on the command line. Use whichever option is better.
If you're using Slackware 14.1, then I think it's worth mentioning that I had this problem in 14.1 but's it's gone away for me as of 14.2. At least on the box that has a desktop Nvidia card and is using proprietary drivers.
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