SOLVED: Jellyfin not transcoding on Docker

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Jellyfin not transcoding on Docker - beridam - 2025-05-09

SOLVED, check latest post. Drivers issue.

Open Media Vault (Debian base), latest version, Intel Celeron N100, 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, 500GB SSD for system, 12TB HDD for docker and media files.

Hi, as the title states, hardware transcoding doesn't seem to work at all. I try to play a file in 4K HEVC Dolby Video 8.1 (with HDR10 fallback) and the Firefox and Android Players instantly crash (fatal player error). On my LG C4 it works since it can direct play DV, but not on those other two.
And even before resorting to transcoding, shouldn't it first fallback to HDR10 since it's DV8.1? That's also weird.

On Plex, hardware transcoding worked out of the box, so my CPU (Intel Celeron N100) is capable enough of doing it.

My Jellyfin transcoding settings are as follows:

Hardware ac: VAAPI
Va-API device: /dev/dri/renderD128
Enable hw decoding for:

H264
HEVC
MPEG2
AV1
HEV 10bit

Enable hardware encoding
Enable Intel Low-Power H264 hw encoder
Enable Intel Low-Power HEVC hw encoder
Allow encoding in HEVC format
Allow encoding in AV1 format
Enable VPP Tone mapping (just in case, but disabling it doesn't change anything)

The rest are the default values. Changing VAAPI to QSV doesn't fix anything.

I'm attaching logs from right now, just after trying one of those files.

I've been troubleshooting via ChatGPT to see if I could fix it myself, but I'm at my wit's end. From what I understand, Jellyfin can't access the proper drivers. I can just start from scratch if needed, but I'm afraid I've mucked about with the video drivers (I've installed the non-free intel driver, for instance).

Here's the relevant bits of my compose file:

Code:
services:

  jellyfin:

    image: jellyfin/jellyfin

    container_name: jellyfin

    environment:

      - JELLYFIN_LOG_LEVEL=debug

      - LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=iHD

    devices:

      - /dev/dri:/dev/dri

      - /dev/dri/card0:/dev/dri/card0

      - /dev/dri/renderD128:/dev/dri/renderD128

    networks:

      - swag-net

    ports:

      - 8096:8096

    user: ${PUID}:${PGID}

    volumes:

      - ${appdata}/jellyfin/config:/config

      - ${appdata}/jellyfin/cache:/cache

      - ${data}/media/movies:/movies

      - ${data}/media/tv:/tv

      - ${data}/es-media/movies:/es-movies

      - ${data}/es-media/tv:/es-tv

    restart: unless-stopped

The declared user is called "plex" and belongs to both the "video" and "render" groups. "plex" is also the owner of the files in the declared volumes of the compose file.
I added that "LIBVA" line at chatgpt's suggestion, since I've got a headless system. But it doesn't make a difference.

this is ls -l /dev/dri

Code:
total 0

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root        80 May  9 04:00 by-path

crw-rw---- 1 root video  226,  0 May  9 04:00 card0

crw-rw---- 1 root render 226, 128 May  9 04:00 renderD128

vainfo returns

Code:
vainfo

error: can't connect to X server!

libva info: VA-API version 1.17.0

libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so

libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_17

libva error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed

libva info: va_openDriver() returns 1

libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so

libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1

vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit

And this is the jellyfin log.

Code:
[06:38:11] [INF] [79] Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer.WebSocketManager: WS 192.168.64.4 request

[06:38:17] [INF] [68] Jellyfin.Api.Helpers.MediaInfoHelper: User policy for germankupfer. EnablePlaybackRemuxing: True EnableVideoPlaybackTranscoding: True EnableAudioPlaybackTranscoding: True

[06:38:17] [INF] [54] Jellyfin.Api.Controllers.DynamicHlsController: Current HLS implementation doesn't support non-keyframe breaks but one is requested, ignoring that request

[06:38:17] [INF] [54] MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Transcoding.TranscodeManager: /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/ffmpeg -analyzeduration 200M -probesize 1G -f matroska -hwaccel vaapi -hwaccel_output_format vaapi -noautorotate -i file:"/tv/Daredevil - Born Again/Season 1/Daredevil - Born Again - S01E02 - With Interest WEBDL-2160p.mkv" -noautoscale -map_metadata -1 -map_chapters -1 -threads 0 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -map -0:s -codec:v:0 av1_vaapi -rc_mode VBR -b:v 14643678 -maxrate 14643678 -bufsize 29287356 -profile:v:0 main -force_key_frames:0 "expr:gte(t,n_forced*3)" -vf "setparams=color_primaries=bt709:color_trc=bt709:colorspace=bt709,scale_vaapi=format=nv12:extra_hw_frames=24" -codec:a:0 libfdk_aac -ac 2 -ab 256000 -af "volume=2" -copyts -avoid_negative_ts disabled -max_muxing_queue_size 2048 -f hls -max_delay 5000000 -hls_time 3 -hls_segment_type fmp4 -hls_fmp4_init_filename "69b44d266ffe65ef7e328139e56add9a-1.mp4" -start_number 0 -hls_segment_filename "/cache/transcodes/69b44d266ffe65ef7e328139e56add9a%d.mp4" -hls_playlist_type vod -hls_list_size 0 -y "/cache/transcodes/69b44d266ffe65ef7e328139e56add9a.m3u8"

[06:38:18] [ERR] [54] MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Transcoding.TranscodeManager: FFmpeg exited with code 187

[06:38:18] [ERR] [54] Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ExceptionMiddleware: Error processing request. URL GET /videos/15f64e7e-2d14-c434-7ec5-5772f02b9dae/hls1/main/-1.mp4.

MediaBrowser.Common.FfmpegException: FFmpeg exited with code 187

  at MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Transcoding.TranscodeManager.StartFfMpeg(StreamState state, String outputPath, String commandLineArguments, Guid userId, TranscodingJobType transcodingJobType, CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource, String workingDirectory)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Controllers.DynamicHlsController.GetDynamicSegment(StreamingRequestDto streamingRequest, Int32 segmentId)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Controllers.DynamicHlsController.GetHlsVideoSegment(Guid itemId, String playlistId, Int32 segmentId, String container, Int64 runtimeTicks, Int64 actualSegmentLengthTicks, Nullable`1 static, String params, String tag, String deviceProfileId, String playSessionId, String segmentContainer, Nullable`1 segmentLength, Nullable`1 minSegments, String mediaSourceId, String deviceId, String audioCodec, Nullable`1 enableAutoStreamCopy, Nullable`1 allowVideoStreamCopy, Nullable`1 allowAudioStreamCopy, Nullable`1 breakOnNonKeyFrames, Nullable`1 audioSampleRate, Nullable`1 maxAudioBitDepth, Nullable`1 audioBitRate, Nullable`1 audioChannels, Nullable`1 maxAudioChannels, String profile, String level, Nullable`1 framerate, Nullable`1 maxFramerate, Nullable`1 copyTimestamps, Nullable`1 startTimeTicks, Nullable`1 width, Nullable`1 height, Nullable`1 maxWidth, Nullable`1 maxHeight, Nullable`1 videoBitRate, Nullable`1 subtitleStreamIndex, Nullable`1 subtitleMethod, Nullable`1 maxRefFrames, Nullable`1 maxVideoBitDepth, Nullable`1 requireAvc, Nullable`1 deInterlace, Nullable`1 requireNonAnamorphic, Nullable`1 transcodingMaxAudioChannels, Nullable`1 cpuCoreLimit, String liveStreamId, Nullable`1 enableMpegtsM2TsMode, String videoCodec, String subtitleCodec, String transcodeReasons, Nullable`1 audioStreamIndex, Nullable`1 videoStreamIndex, Nullable`1 context, Dictionary`2 streamOptions, Boolean enableAudioVbrEncoding, Boolean alwaysBurnInSubtitleWhenTranscoding)

  at lambda_method1456(Closure, Object)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ActionMethodExecutor.TaskOfActionResultExecutor.Execute(ActionContext actionContext, IActionResultTypeMapper mapper, ObjectMethodExecutor executor, Object controller, Object[] arguments)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeActionMethodAsync>g__Awaited|12_0(ControllerActionInvoker invoker, ValueTask`1 actionResultValueTask)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeNextActionFilterAsync>g__Awaited|10_0(ControllerActionInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.Rethrow(ActionExecutedContextSealed context)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.Next(State& next, Scope& scope, Object& state, Boolean& isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeInnerFilterAsync>g__Awaited|13_0(ControllerActionInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeNextResourceFilter>g__Awaited|25_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.Rethrow(ResourceExecutedContextSealed context)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.Next(State& next, Scope& scope, Object& state, Boolean& isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeFilterPipelineAsync>g__Awaited|20_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeAsync>g__Awaited|17_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task task, IDisposable scope)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeAsync>g__Awaited|17_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task task, IDisposable scope)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ServerStartupMessageMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, IServerApplicationHost serverApplicationHost, ILocalizationManager localizationManager)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.WebSocketHandlerMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, IWebSocketManager webSocketManager)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.IPBasedAccessValidationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, INetworkManager networkManager)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.LanFilteringMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, INetworkManager networkManager, IServerConfigurationManager serverConfigurationManager)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.AuthorizationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.QueryStringDecodingMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)

  at Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.ReDoc.ReDocMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)

  at Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.SwaggerUI.SwaggerUIMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)

  at Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Swagger.SwaggerMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, ISwaggerProvider swaggerProvider)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AuthenticationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.RobotsRedirectionMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.LegacyEmbyRouteRewriteMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.ResponseCompression.ResponseCompressionMiddleware.InvokeCore(HttpContext context)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ResponseTimeMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context, IServerConfigurationManager serverConfigurationManager)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ExceptionMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)

[06:38:18] [INF] [73] Jellyfin.Api.Helpers.MediaInfoHelper: User policy for germankupfer. EnablePlaybackRemuxing: True EnableVideoPlaybackTranscoding: True EnableAudioPlaybackTranscoding: True

[06:38:18] [INF] [54] MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Transcoding.TranscodeManager: Deleting partial stream file(s) /cache/transcodes/69b44d266ffe65ef7e328139e56add9a.m3u8

[06:38:18] [INF] [54] Jellyfin.Api.Controllers.DynamicHlsController: Current HLS implementation doesn't support non-keyframe breaks but one is requested, ignoring that request

[06:38:18] [INF] [54] MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Transcoding.TranscodeManager: /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/ffmpeg -analyzeduration 200M -probesize 1G -f matroska -hwaccel vaapi -hwaccel_output_format vaapi -noautorotate -i file:"/tv/Daredevil - Born Again/Season 1/Daredevil - Born Again - S01E02 - With Interest WEBDL-2160p.mkv" -noautoscale -map_metadata -1 -map_chapters -1 -threads 0 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -map -0:s -codec:v:0 av1_vaapi -rc_mode VBR -b:v 14643678 -maxrate 14643678 -bufsize 29287356 -profile:v:0 main -force_key_frames:0 "expr:gte(t,n_forced*3)" -vf "setparams=color_primaries=bt709:color_trc=bt709:colorspace=bt709,scale_vaapi=format=nv12:extra_hw_frames=24" -codec:a:0 libfdk_aac -ac 2 -ab 256000 -af "volume=2" -copyts -avoid_negative_ts disabled -max_muxing_queue_size 2048 -f hls -max_delay 5000000 -hls_time 3 -hls_segment_type fmp4 -hls_fmp4_init_filename "d1cafab2ba024a07ffa0a51693d3d443-1.mp4" -start_number 0 -hls_segment_filename "/cache/transcodes/d1cafab2ba024a07ffa0a51693d3d443%d.mp4" -hls_playlist_type vod -hls_list_size 0 -y "/cache/transcodes/d1cafab2ba024a07ffa0a51693d3d443.m3u8"

[06:38:18] [ERR] [67] MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Transcoding.TranscodeManager: FFmpeg exited with code 187

[06:38:18] [INF] [79] Jellyfin.Plugin.PlaybackReporting.EventMonitorEntryPoint: Adding playback tracker : TW96aWxsYS81LjAgKFdpbmRvd3MgTlQgMTAuMDsgV2luNjQ7IHg2NDsgcnY6MTM4LjApIEdlY2tvLzIwMTAwMTAxIEZpcmVmb3gvMTM4LjB8MTc0NjI5OTQ4MjQ5NA11-657a5cc861bb4ca8a577a6fe192d3377-15f64e7e2d14c4347ec55772f02b9dae

[06:38:18] [INF] [79] Jellyfin.Plugin.PlaybackReporting.Data.PlaybackTracker: PlaybackTracker : Adding Start Event : 05/09/2025 06:38:18

[06:38:18] [INF] [79] Jellyfin.Plugin.PlaybackReporting.EventMonitorEntryPoint: Creating StartPlaybackTimer Task

[06:38:18] [INF] [68] Jellyfin.Plugin.PlaybackReporting.EventMonitorEntryPoint: StartPlaybackTimer : Entered

[06:38:18] [ERR] [68] Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ExceptionMiddleware: Error processing request. URL GET /videos/15f64e7e-2d14-c434-7ec5-5772f02b9dae/hls1/main/-1.mp4.

MediaBrowser.Common.FfmpegException: FFmpeg exited with code 187

  at MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Transcoding.TranscodeManager.StartFfMpeg(StreamState state, String outputPath, String commandLineArguments, Guid userId, TranscodingJobType transcodingJobType, CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource, String workingDirectory)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Controllers.DynamicHlsController.GetDynamicSegment(StreamingRequestDto streamingRequest, Int32 segmentId)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Controllers.DynamicHlsController.GetHlsVideoSegment(Guid itemId, String playlistId, Int32 segmentId, String container, Int64 runtimeTicks, Int64 actualSegmentLengthTicks, Nullable`1 static, String params, String tag, String deviceProfileId, String playSessionId, String segmentContainer, Nullable`1 segmentLength, Nullable`1 minSegments, String mediaSourceId, String deviceId, String audioCodec, Nullable`1 enableAutoStreamCopy, Nullable`1 allowVideoStreamCopy, Nullable`1 allowAudioStreamCopy, Nullable`1 breakOnNonKeyFrames, Nullable`1 audioSampleRate, Nullable`1 maxAudioBitDepth, Nullable`1 audioBitRate, Nullable`1 audioChannels, Nullable`1 maxAudioChannels, String profile, String level, Nullable`1 framerate, Nullable`1 maxFramerate, Nullable`1 copyTimestamps, Nullable`1 startTimeTicks, Nullable`1 width, Nullable`1 height, Nullable`1 maxWidth, Nullable`1 maxHeight, Nullable`1 videoBitRate, Nullable`1 subtitleStreamIndex, Nullable`1 subtitleMethod, Nullable`1 maxRefFrames, Nullable`1 maxVideoBitDepth, Nullable`1 requireAvc, Nullable`1 deInterlace, Nullable`1 requireNonAnamorphic, Nullable`1 transcodingMaxAudioChannels, Nullable`1 cpuCoreLimit, String liveStreamId, Nullable`1 enableMpegtsM2TsMode, String videoCodec, String subtitleCodec, String transcodeReasons, Nullable`1 audioStreamIndex, Nullable`1 videoStreamIndex, Nullable`1 context, Dictionary`2 streamOptions, Boolean enableAudioVbrEncoding, Boolean alwaysBurnInSubtitleWhenTranscoding)

  at lambda_method1456(Closure, Object)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ActionMethodExecutor.TaskOfActionResultExecutor.Execute(ActionContext actionContext, IActionResultTypeMapper mapper, ObjectMethodExecutor executor, Object controller, Object[] arguments)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeActionMethodAsync>g__Awaited|12_0(ControllerActionInvoker invoker, ValueTask`1 actionResultValueTask)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeNextActionFilterAsync>g__Awaited|10_0(ControllerActionInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.Rethrow(ActionExecutedContextSealed context)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.Next(State& next, Scope& scope, Object& state, Boolean& isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeInnerFilterAsync>g__Awaited|13_0(ControllerActionInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeNextResourceFilter>g__Awaited|25_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.Rethrow(ResourceExecutedContextSealed context)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.Next(State& next, Scope& scope, Object& state, Boolean& isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeFilterPipelineAsync>g__Awaited|20_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeAsync>g__Awaited|17_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task task, IDisposable scope)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeAsync>g__Awaited|17_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task task, IDisposable scope)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ServerStartupMessageMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, IServerApplicationHost serverApplicationHost, ILocalizationManager localizationManager)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.WebSocketHandlerMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, IWebSocketManager webSocketManager)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.IPBasedAccessValidationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, INetworkManager networkManager)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.LanFilteringMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, INetworkManager networkManager, IServerConfigurationManager serverConfigurationManager)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.AuthorizationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.QueryStringDecodingMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)

  at Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.ReDoc.ReDocMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)

  at Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.SwaggerUI.SwaggerUIMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)

  at Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Swagger.SwaggerMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, ISwaggerProvider swaggerProvider)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AuthenticationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.RobotsRedirectionMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.LegacyEmbyRouteRewriteMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.ResponseCompression.ResponseCompressionMiddleware.InvokeCore(HttpContext context)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ResponseTimeMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context, IServerConfigurationManager serverConfigurationManager)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ExceptionMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)

[06:38:18] [INF] [68] Jellyfin.Api.Helpers.MediaInfoHelper: User policy for germankupfer. EnablePlaybackRemuxing: True EnableVideoPlaybackTranscoding: True EnableAudioPlaybackTranscoding: True

[06:38:18] [INF] [68] MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Transcoding.TranscodeManager: Deleting partial stream file(s) /cache/transcodes/d1cafab2ba024a07ffa0a51693d3d443.m3u8

[06:38:18] [INF] [68] Jellyfin.Api.Controllers.DynamicHlsController: Current HLS implementation doesn't support non-keyframe breaks but one is requested, ignoring that request

[06:38:18] [INF] [68] MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Transcoding.TranscodeManager: /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/ffmpeg -analyzeduration 200M -probesize 1G -f matroska -hwaccel vaapi -hwaccel_output_format vaapi -noautorotate -i file:"/tv/Daredevil - Born Again/Season 1/Daredevil - Born Again - S01E02 - With Interest WEBDL-2160p.mkv" -noautoscale -map_metadata -1 -map_chapters -1 -threads 0 -map 0:0 -map 0:1 -map -0:s -codec:v:0 av1_vaapi -rc_mode VBR -b:v 14643678 -maxrate 14643678 -bufsize 29287356 -profile:v:0 main -force_key_frames:0 "expr:gte(t,n_forced*3)" -vf "setparams=color_primaries=bt709:color_trc=bt709:colorspace=bt709,scale_vaapi=format=nv12:extra_hw_frames=24" -codec:a:0 libfdk_aac -ac 2 -ab 256000 -af "volume=2" -copyts -avoid_negative_ts disabled -max_muxing_queue_size 2048 -f hls -max_delay 5000000 -hls_time 3 -hls_segment_type fmp4 -hls_fmp4_init_filename "b90405838276d70908d14ec79ac320c2-1.mp4" -start_number 0 -hls_segment_filename "/cache/transcodes/b90405838276d70908d14ec79ac320c2%d.mp4" -hls_playlist_type vod -hls_list_size 0 -y "/cache/transcodes/b90405838276d70908d14ec79ac320c2.m3u8"

[06:38:18] [ERR] [79] MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Transcoding.TranscodeManager: FFmpeg exited with code 187

[06:38:18] [ERR] [79] Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ExceptionMiddleware: Error processing request. URL GET /videos/15f64e7e-2d14-c434-7ec5-5772f02b9dae/hls1/main/-1.mp4.

MediaBrowser.Common.FfmpegException: FFmpeg exited with code 187

  at MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Transcoding.TranscodeManager.StartFfMpeg(StreamState state, String outputPath, String commandLineArguments, Guid userId, TranscodingJobType transcodingJobType, CancellationTokenSource cancellationTokenSource, String workingDirectory)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Controllers.DynamicHlsController.GetDynamicSegment(StreamingRequestDto streamingRequest, Int32 segmentId)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Controllers.DynamicHlsController.GetHlsVideoSegment(Guid itemId, String playlistId, Int32 segmentId, String container, Int64 runtimeTicks, Int64 actualSegmentLengthTicks, Nullable`1 static, String params, String tag, String deviceProfileId, String playSessionId, String segmentContainer, Nullable`1 segmentLength, Nullable`1 minSegments, String mediaSourceId, String deviceId, String audioCodec, Nullable`1 enableAutoStreamCopy, Nullable`1 allowVideoStreamCopy, Nullable`1 allowAudioStreamCopy, Nullable`1 breakOnNonKeyFrames, Nullable`1 audioSampleRate, Nullable`1 maxAudioBitDepth, Nullable`1 audioBitRate, Nullable`1 audioChannels, Nullable`1 maxAudioChannels, String profile, String level, Nullable`1 framerate, Nullable`1 maxFramerate, Nullable`1 copyTimestamps, Nullable`1 startTimeTicks, Nullable`1 width, Nullable`1 height, Nullable`1 maxWidth, Nullable`1 maxHeight, Nullable`1 videoBitRate, Nullable`1 subtitleStreamIndex, Nullable`1 subtitleMethod, Nullable`1 maxRefFrames, Nullable`1 maxVideoBitDepth, Nullable`1 requireAvc, Nullable`1 deInterlace, Nullable`1 requireNonAnamorphic, Nullable`1 transcodingMaxAudioChannels, Nullable`1 cpuCoreLimit, String liveStreamId, Nullable`1 enableMpegtsM2TsMode, String videoCodec, String subtitleCodec, String transcodeReasons, Nullable`1 audioStreamIndex, Nullable`1 videoStreamIndex, Nullable`1 context, Dictionary`2 streamOptions, Boolean enableAudioVbrEncoding, Boolean alwaysBurnInSubtitleWhenTranscoding)

  at lambda_method1456(Closure, Object)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ActionMethodExecutor.TaskOfActionResultExecutor.Execute(ActionContext actionContext, IActionResultTypeMapper mapper, ObjectMethodExecutor executor, Object controller, Object[] arguments)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeActionMethodAsync>g__Awaited|12_0(ControllerActionInvoker invoker, ValueTask`1 actionResultValueTask)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeNextActionFilterAsync>g__Awaited|10_0(ControllerActionInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.Rethrow(ActionExecutedContextSealed context)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.Next(State& next, Scope& scope, Object& state, Boolean& isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ControllerActionInvoker.<InvokeInnerFilterAsync>g__Awaited|13_0(ControllerActionInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeNextResourceFilter>g__Awaited|25_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.Rethrow(ResourceExecutedContextSealed context)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.Next(State& next, Scope& scope, Object& state, Boolean& isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeFilterPipelineAsync>g__Awaited|20_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task lastTask, State next, Scope scope, Object state, Boolean isCompleted)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeAsync>g__Awaited|17_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task task, IDisposable scope)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Infrastructure.ResourceInvoker.<InvokeAsync>g__Awaited|17_0(ResourceInvoker invoker, Task task, IDisposable scope)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ServerStartupMessageMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, IServerApplicationHost serverApplicationHost, ILocalizationManager localizationManager)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.WebSocketHandlerMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, IWebSocketManager webSocketManager)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.IPBasedAccessValidationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, INetworkManager networkManager)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.LanFilteringMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, INetworkManager networkManager, IServerConfigurationManager serverConfigurationManager)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.AuthorizationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.QueryStringDecodingMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)

  at Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.ReDoc.ReDocMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)

  at Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.SwaggerUI.SwaggerUIMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)

  at Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Swagger.SwaggerMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext, ISwaggerProvider swaggerProvider)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.AuthenticationMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.RobotsRedirectionMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.LegacyEmbyRouteRewriteMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)

  at Microsoft.AspNetCore.ResponseCompression.ResponseCompressionMiddleware.InvokeCore(HttpContext context)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ResponseTimeMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context, IServerConfigurationManager serverConfigurationManager)

  at Jellyfin.Api.Middleware.ExceptionMiddleware.Invoke(HttpContext context)

[06:38:18] [INF] [54] MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Transcoding.TranscodeManager: Deleting partial stream file(s) /cache/transcodes/b90405838276d70908d14ec79ac320c2.m3u8

[06:38:20] [INF] [67] Emby.Server.Implementations.Session.SessionManager: Playback stopped reported by app Jellyfin Web 10.10.7 playing Optics. Stopped at 0 ms

[06:38:20] [INF] [27] Jellyfin.Plugin.PlaybackReporting.EventMonitorEntryPoint: Playback stop tracker found, processing stop : TW96aWxsYS81LjAgKFdpbmRvd3MgTlQgMTAuMDsgV2luNjQ7IHg2NDsgcnY6MTM4LjApIEdlY2tvLzIwMTAwMTAxIEZpcmVmb3gvMTM4LjB8MTc0NjI5OTQ4MjQ5NA11-657a5cc861bb4ca8a577a6fe192d3377-15f64e7e2d14c4347ec55772f02b9dae

[06:38:20] [INF] [27] Jellyfin.Plugin.PlaybackReporting.Data.PlaybackTracker: PlaybackTracker : Adding Stop Event : 05/09/2025 06:38:20

[06:38:20] [INF] [27] Jellyfin.Plugin.PlaybackReporting.EventMonitorEntryPoint: Playback stop but TrackedPlaybackInfo not found! not storing activity in DB

Any help at all would be much appreciated.

RE: Jellyfin not transcoding on Docker - bitmap - 2025-05-09

Check here for some troubleshooting steps: https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-transcoding-fails-with-ffmpeg-exit-code-187

The first one I'd suggest is looking at your encoding settings. Hardware acceleration for Intel requires some extra steps depending on processor. You can consult the HWA guide on whether the N100 has any quirks: https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/post-install/transcoding/hardware-acceleration/known-issues#intel-on-linux.

I didn't see any with the N100 specifically, but above may have more info. The first topic I posted pegged low-power encoding as the culprit.

RE: Jellyfin not transcoding on Docker - beridam - 2025-05-09

(2025-05-09, 07:50 PM)bitmap Wrote: Check here for some troubleshooting steps: https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-transcoding-fails-with-ffmpeg-exit-code-187

The first one I'd suggest is looking at your encoding settings. Hardware acceleration for Intel requires some extra steps depending on processor. You can consult the HWA guide on whether the N100 has any quirks: https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/post-install/transcoding/hardware-acceleration/known-issues#intel-on-linux.

I didn't see any with the N100 specifically, but above may have more info. The first topic I posted pegged low-power encoding as the culprit.

As you said, there is no specific info regarding N100. I've disabled low power hardware encoding, but still no dice. I'm thinking it might be a permissions or general file location issue because of:

Code:
AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x556502910d00] No VA display found for device /dev/dri/renderD128.

Device creation failed: -22.

Failed to set value 'vaapi=va:/dev/dri/renderD128,driver=iHD' for option 'init_hw_device': Invalid argument

Error parsing global options: Invalid argument

But permissions should be fine, my user "plex", which is declared inside the container, belongs to both video and render.

RE: Jellyfin not transcoding on Docker - bitmap - 2025-05-09

Try changing your docker compose to this:

Code:
services:

  jellyfin:

    image: jellyfin/jellyfin

    container_name: jellyfin

    environment:

      - JELLYFIN_LOG_LEVEL=debug

    devices:

      - /dev/dri/card0:/dev/dri/card0

      - /dev/dri/renderD128:/dev/dri/renderD128

    group_add:

      - 104 # run 'id' and change this to your render group

    networks:

      - swag-net

    ports:

      - 8096:8096

    user: ${PUID}:${PGID}

    volumes:

      - ${appdata}/jellyfin/config:/config

      - ${appdata}/jellyfin/cache:/cache

      - ${data}/media/movies:/movies

      - ${data}/media/tv:/tv

      - ${data}/es-media/movies:/es-movies

      - ${data}/es-media/tv:/es-tv

    restart: unless-stopped

Make sure that QSV is selected and that /dev/dri/renderD128 is listed. You weren't specific whether vainfo was run inside the container or outside the container. Run it again inside the container.

Code:
docker exec -it jellyfin /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/vainfo

Here's info for decode support and encode support on codecs:

Decode (most important): https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/onevpl/developer-reference-media-intel-hardware/1-1/overview.html#DECODE-OVERVIEW-OTHER
Encode: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/docs/onevpl/developer-reference-media-intel-hardware/1-1/overview.html#ENCODE-OVERVIEW-OTHER

Ensure that the decode section in Jellyfin matches what is supported according to the Intel documentation. Uncheck allow encoding in AV1 (not supported). Seems like HEVC is supported.

RE: Jellyfin not transcoding on Docker - beridam - 2025-05-10

(2025-05-09, 08:29 PM)beridam Wrote:
(2025-05-09, 07:50 PM)bitmap Wrote: Check here for some troubleshooting steps: https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-transcoding-fails-with-ffmpeg-exit-code-187

The first one I'd suggest is looking at your encoding settings. Hardware acceleration for Intel requires some extra steps depending on processor. You can consult the HWA guide on whether the N100 has any quirks: https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/post-install/transcoding/hardware-acceleration/known-issues#intel-on-linux.

I didn't see any with the N100 specifically, but above may have more info. The first topic I posted pegged low-power encoding as the culprit.
As you said, there is no specific info regarding N100. I've disabled low power hardware encoding, but still no dice. I'm thinking it might be a permissions or general file location issue because of:

Code:
AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x556502910d00] No VA display found for device /dev/dri/renderD128. Device creation failed: -22. Failed to set value 'vaapi=va:/dev/dri/renderD128,driver=iHD' for option 'init_hw_device': Invalid argument Error parsing global options: Invalid argument

But permissions should be fine, my user "plex", which is declared inside the container, belongs to both video and render.

Hey, thanks for your help.

I've now changed the encoding and decoding settings to what's listed there in the Intel page.

id plex confirms that the user "plex" belongs to "render(105)".

My vainfo inside the container:

Code:
docker exec -it jellyfin /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/vainfo

Trying display: drm

libva info: VA-API version 1.22.0

libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so

libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_22

libva error: /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed

libva info: va_openDriver() returns 1

libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/lib/dri/i965_drv_video.so

libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_22

libva error: /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/lib/dri/i965_drv_video.so init failed

libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1

vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit

Still, I get the error when playing a DV 8.1 file on Firefox. Meaning it's not transcoding. This is the log:

Code:
ffmpeg version 7.0.2-Jellyfin Copyright (c) 2000-2024 the FFmpeg developers

  built with gcc 12 (Debian 12.2.0-14)

  configuration: --prefix=/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg --target-os=linux --extra-version=Jellyfin --disable-doc --disable-ffplay --disable-ptx-compression --disable-static --disable-libxcb --disable-sdl2 --disable-xlib --enable-lto=auto --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-shared --enable-gmp --enable-gnutls --enable-chromaprint --enable-opencl --enable-libdrm --enable-libxml2 --enable-libass --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libharfbuzz --enable-libbluray --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libdav1d --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libwebp --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libzvbi --enable-libzimg --enable-libfdk-aac --arch=amd64 --enable-libshaderc --enable-libplacebo --enable-vulkan --enable-vaapi --enable-amf --enable-libvpl --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-nvdec --enable-nvenc

  libavutil      59.  8.100 / 59.  8.100

  libavcodec    61.  3.100 / 61.  3.100

  libavformat    61.  1.100 / 61.  1.100

  libavdevice    61.  1.100 / 61.  1.100

  libavfilter    10.  1.100 / 10.  1.100

  libswscale      8.  1.100 /  8.  1.100

  libswresample  5.  1.100 /  5.  1.100

  libpostproc    58.  1.100 / 58.  1.100

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x559a99190d00] libva: /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x559a99190d00] Failed to initialise VAAPI connection: 1 (operation failed).

Device creation failed: -5.

Failed to set value 'vaapi=va:/dev/dri/renderD128,driver=iHD' for option 'init_hw_device': Input/output error

Error parsing global options: Input/output error

This is my current compose file:

Code:
services:

  jellyfin:

    image: jellyfin/jellyfin

    container_name: jellyfin

    environment:

      - JELLYFIN_LOG_LEVEL=debug

    devices:

      - /dev/dri/card0:/dev/dri/card0

      - /dev/dri/renderD128:/dev/dri/renderD128

    group_add:

      - 105 # run 'id' and change this to your render group

    networks:

      - swag-net

    ports:

      - 8096:8096

    user: ${PUID}:${PGID}

    volumes:

      - ${appdata}/jellyfin/config:/config

      - ${appdata}/jellyfin/cache:/cache

      - ${data}/media/movies:/movies

      - ${data}/media/tv:/tv

      - ${data}/es-media/movies:/es-movies

      - ${data}/es-media/tv:/es-tv

    restart: unless-stopped

And these are the hw enc/dec settings (QSV chosen, not VAAPI, although the docker exec command talks about VAAPI, I guess because QSV is based on it).

[Image: imagen.png]

Edit. Just to see what happened, I disabled every decoding option except for HEVC and HEVC 10 bit, still getting the error.

Another edit. My N100 doesn't appear in the list of QSV supported devices. Switched to VAAPI. This is the error now:

Code:
ffmpeg version 7.0.2-Jellyfin Copyright (c) 2000-2024 the FFmpeg developers

  built with gcc 12 (Debian 12.2.0-14)

  configuration: --prefix=/usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg --target-os=linux --extra-version=Jellyfin --disable-doc --disable-ffplay --disable-ptx-compression --disable-static --disable-libxcb --disable-sdl2 --disable-xlib --enable-lto=auto --enable-gpl --enable-version3 --enable-shared --enable-gmp --enable-gnutls --enable-chromaprint --enable-opencl --enable-libdrm --enable-libxml2 --enable-libass --enable-libfreetype --enable-libfribidi --enable-libfontconfig --enable-libharfbuzz --enable-libbluray --enable-libmp3lame --enable-libopus --enable-libtheora --enable-libvorbis --enable-libopenmpt --enable-libdav1d --enable-libsvtav1 --enable-libwebp --enable-libvpx --enable-libx264 --enable-libx265 --enable-libzvbi --enable-libzimg --enable-libfdk-aac --arch=amd64 --enable-libshaderc --enable-libplacebo --enable-vulkan --enable-vaapi --enable-amf --enable-libvpl --enable-ffnvcodec --enable-cuda --enable-cuda-llvm --enable-cuvid --enable-nvdec --enable-nvenc

  libavutil      59.  8.100 / 59.  8.100

  libavcodec     61.  3.100 / 61.  3.100

  libavformat    61.  1.100 / 61.  1.100

  libavdevice    61.  1.100 / 61.  1.100

  libavfilter    10.  1.100 / 10.  1.100

  libswscale      8.  1.100 /  8.  1.100

  libswresample   5.  1.100 /  5.  1.100

  libpostproc    58.  1.100 / 58.  1.100

Input #0, matroska,webm, from 'file:/tv/Star Wars - Andor/Season 2/Andor - S02E04 - TBA WEBDL-2160p.mkv':

  Metadata:

    encoder         : libebml v1.4.5 + libmatroska v1.7.1

  Duration: 00:53:50.56, start: 0.000000, bitrate: 10661 kb/s

  Stream #0:0: Video: hevc (Main 10), yuv420p10le(tv, bt2020nc/bt2020/smpte2084), 3840x2160 [SAR 1:1 DAR 16:9], 24 fps, 24 tbr, 1k tbn (default)

      Metadata:

        BPS             : 9888166

        DURATION        : 00:53:50.542000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 77533

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 3993017181

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:1(eng): Audio: eac3 (Dolby Digital Plus + Dolby Atmos), 48000 Hz, 5.1(side), fltp, 768 kb/s (default)

      Metadata:

        BPS             : 768000

        DURATION        : 00:53:50.560000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 100955

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 310133760

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:2(eng): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : English [SDH]

        BPS             : 63

        DURATION        : 00:49:20.875000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 709

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 23623

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:3(chi): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China)

        BPS             : 46

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.625000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 705

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 18682

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:4(chi): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : Chinese Traditional

        BPS             : 47

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.625000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 702

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 19160

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:5(cze): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : Czech

        BPS             : 54

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.625000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 699

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 21748

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:6(dan): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : Danish

        BPS             : 50

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.792000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 442

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 20363

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:7(dut): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : Dutch

        BPS             : 56

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.625000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 650

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 22850

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:8(spa): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : European Spanish

        BPS             : 57

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.625000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 699

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 23234

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:9(fin): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : Finnish

        BPS             : 56

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.625000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 699

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 22706

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:10(fre): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : French

        BPS             : 50

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.625000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 707

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 20487

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:11(ger): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : German

        BPS             : 59

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.625000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 740

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 24130

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:12(gre): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : Greek

        BPS             : 98

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.625000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 701

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 39613

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:13(hun): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : Hungarian

        BPS             : 55

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.625000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 687

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 22451

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:14(ita): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : Italian

        BPS             : 55

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.625000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 699

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 22370

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:15(jpn): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : Japanese

        BPS             : 44

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.625000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 696

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 18086

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:16(kor): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : Korean

        BPS             : 60

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.625000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 703

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 24430

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:17(spa): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : Latin America Spanish

        BPS             : 54

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.625000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 700

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 21936

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:18(nor): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : Norwegian

        BPS             : 54

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.625000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 700

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 21856

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:19(pol): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : Polish

        BPS             : 58

        DURATION        : 00:49:21.500000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 699

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 21637

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:20(por): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : Portuguese

        BPS             : 57

        DURATION        : 00:53:40.625000000

        NUMBER_OF_FRAMES: 698

        NUMBER_OF_BYTES : 23046

        _STATISTICS_WRITING_APP: mkvmerge v84.0 ('Sleeper') 64-bit

        _STATISTICS_TAGS: BPS DURATION NUMBER_OF_FRAMES NUMBER_OF_BYTES

  Stream #0:21(por): Subtitle: subrip (srt)

      Metadata:

        title           : Portuguese Brazilian

        BPS             : 60

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[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x559ee2caf640] libva: /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x559ee2caf640] libva: /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/lib/dri/i965_drv_video.so init failed

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x559ee2caf640] Failed to initialise VAAPI connection: -1 (unknown libva error).

Device creation failed: -5.

[vist#0:0/hevc @ 0x559ee2c8d280] [dec:hevc @ 0x559ee2c9d240] No device available for decoder: device type vaapi needed for codec hevc.

[vist#0:0/hevc @ 0x559ee2c8d280] [dec:hevc @ 0x559ee2c9d240] Hardware device setup failed for decoder: Input/output error

[vost#0:0/h264_vaapi @ 0x559ee2c8b140] Error initializing a simple filtergraph

Error opening output file /cache/transcodes/331f7a7a1f16a950c290f7aa3477c42e.m3u8.

Error opening output files: Input/output error

RE: Jellyfin not transcoding on Docker - beridam - 2025-05-15

Sorry for the bump. I don't know what else to try. From what I understand by reading the logs, jellyfin can't find vaapi. But vaapi is (apparently) correctly configured, declared inside the container, and my user "plex" which runs the container and owns all the files that jellyfin reads (as well as the qbittorrent, sonar, radarr, etc. containers) belongs to both "video" and "render". Not only that, but "group add: 105" is declared inside the container as well, just to be on the safe side, but that doesn't seem to do anything.

Is there any way to diagnose whether it's the graphics drivers misbehaving? Because that is my last idea.

Edit. this is my vainfo output. It seems i965 failed to initialize?

Code:
error: can't connect to X server!

libva info: VA-API version 1.17.0

libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so

libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_17

libva error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed

libva info: va_openDriver() returns 1

libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so

libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1

vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit

EDIT: SOLVED

I seem to have fixed it. It was a drivers issue. Fixed it, with chatgpt's help, by installing missing blobs for my iGPU. Reinstalling the intel va firmware did nothing, only these commands worked.

Code:
mkdir -p /tmp/linux-firmware-i915 && cd /tmp/linux-firmware-i915

wget https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/i915/adlp_dmc.bin

wget https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/i915/adlp_dmc_ver2_16.bin

wget https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/i915/tgl_guc_70.bin

wget https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/i915/tgl_guc_70.1.1.bin

wget https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/i915/tgl_guc_69.0.3.bin

sudo mkdir -p /lib/firmware/i915

sudo cp *.bin /lib/firmware/i915/

sudo chmod 644 /lib/firmware/i915/*.bin

sudo reboot

And that did it.