Hardware Acceleration and Docker

[missmintygreen]

I'm wondering if there are mismatched drivers or something.  Since you're using Ubuntu you can check out their documentation or Nvidia drivers.  Ubuntu includes some tools to make things easier.

https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/nvidia-dr...stallation

Is there a way to just clean uninstall any drivers on the system and start over?

[missmintygreen]

I'm wondering if there are mismatched drivers or something.  Since you're using Ubuntu you can check out their documentation or Nvidia drivers.  Ubuntu includes some tools to make things easier.

https://ubuntu.com/server/docs/nvidia-dr...stallation

Is there a way to just clean uninstall any drivers on the system and start over?

Also, I ran this to see what packages I have installed from nvidia: "dpkg -l | grep -i nvidia"

Code:

me@me-OptiPlex-7010:/$ dpkg -l | grep -i nvidia
ii  libnvidia-cfg1-535:amd64                  535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            amd64        NVIDIA binary OpenGL/GLX configuration library
ii  libnvidia-common-535                      535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            all          Shared files used by the NVIDIA libraries
ii  libnvidia-compute-535:amd64                535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            amd64        NVIDIA libcompute package
ii  libnvidia-compute-535:i386                535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            i386        NVIDIA libcompute package
rc  libnvidia-compute-545:amd64                545.29.06-0ubuntu0.22.04.2              amd64        NVIDIA libcompute package
rc  libnvidia-compute-550:amd64                550.67-0ubuntu1.22.04.2                amd64        NVIDIA libcompute package
ii  libnvidia-container-tools                  1.15.0-1                                amd64        NVIDIA container runtime library (command-line tools)
ii  libnvidia-container1:amd64                1.15.0-1                                amd64        NVIDIA container runtime library
ii  libnvidia-decode-535:amd64                535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            amd64        NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries
ii  libnvidia-decode-535:i386                  535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            i386        NVIDIA Video Decoding runtime libraries
ii  libnvidia-encode-535:amd64                535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            amd64        NVENC Video Encoding runtime library
ii  libnvidia-encode-535:i386                  535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            i386        NVENC Video Encoding runtime library
ii  libnvidia-extra-535:amd64                  535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            amd64        Extra libraries for the NVIDIA driver
ii  libnvidia-fbc1-535:amd64                  535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            amd64        NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library
ii  libnvidia-fbc1-535:i386                    535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            i386        NVIDIA OpenGL-based Framebuffer Capture runtime library
ii  libnvidia-gl-535:amd64                    535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            amd64        NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD
ii  libnvidia-gl-535:i386                      535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            i386        NVIDIA OpenGL/GLX/EGL/GLES GLVND libraries and Vulkan ICD
ii  linux-modules-nvidia-535-6.5.0-35-generic  6.5.0-35.35~22.04.1                    amd64        Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 6.5.0-35
ii  linux-modules-nvidia-535-generic-hwe-22.04 6.5.0-35.35~22.04.1                    amd64        Extra drivers for nvidia-535 for the generic-hwe-22.04 flavour
ii  linux-objects-nvidia-535-6.5.0-35-generic  6.5.0-35.35~22.04.1                    amd64        Linux kernel nvidia modules for version 6.5.0-35 (objects)
ii  linux-signatures-nvidia-6.5.0-35-generic  6.5.0-35.35~22.04.1                    amd64        Linux kernel signatures for nvidia modules for version 6.5.0-35-generic
ii  nvidia-compute-utils-535                  535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            amd64        NVIDIA compute utilities
rc  nvidia-compute-utils-545                  545.29.06-0ubuntu0.22.04.2              amd64        NVIDIA compute utilities
ii  nvidia-container-toolkit                  1.15.0-1                                amd64        NVIDIA Container toolkit
ii  nvidia-container-toolkit-base              1.15.0-1                                amd64        NVIDIA Container Toolkit Base
rc  nvidia-dkms-545                            545.29.06-0ubuntu0.22.04.2              amd64        NVIDIA DKMS package
ii  nvidia-driver-535                          535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            amd64        NVIDIA driver metapackage
ii  nvidia-firmware-535-535.171.04            535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            amd64        Firmware files used by the kernel module
ii  nvidia-firmware-545-545.29.06              545.29.06-0ubuntu0.22.04.2              amd64        Firmware files used by the kernel module
ii  nvidia-kernel-common-535                  535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            amd64        Shared files used with the kernel module
rc  nvidia-kernel-common-545                  545.29.06-0ubuntu0.22.04.2              amd64        Shared files used with the kernel module
ii  nvidia-kernel-source-535                  535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            amd64        NVIDIA kernel source package
ii  nvidia-prime                              0.8.17.1                                all          Tools to enable NVIDIA's Prime
ii  nvidia-settings                            510.47.03-0ubuntu1                      amd64        Tool for configuring the NVIDIA graphics driver
ii  nvidia-utils-535                          535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            amd64        NVIDIA driver support binaries
ii  screen-resolution-extra                    0.18.2                                  all          Extension for the nvidia-settings control panel
ii  xserver-xorg-video-nvidia-535              535.171.04-0ubuntu0.22.04.1            amd64        NVIDIA binary Xorg driver

I wonder if that  libnvidia-compute-550:amd64 is the issue.

[TheDreadPirate]

What happens when you run

sudo ubuntu-drivers install nvidia:550

[missmintygreen]

What happens when you run

sudo ubuntu-drivers install nvidia:550

Code:

me@me-OptiPlex-7010:/$ sudo ubuntu-drivers install nvidia:550
All the available drivers are already installed.

[TheDreadPirate]

If you don't have a GUI, rip out all the Nvidia drivers you don't need and only keep what you do.

[missmintygreen]

If you don't have a GUI, rip out all the Nvidia drivers you don't need and only keep what you do.

Any advice on the best way to remove a specific driver or wipe all of them?

Tried uninstalling everything to do with nvidia using "sudo apt-get remove --purge nvidia*" and "sudo apt-get autoremove" and followed it up with restarting the whole process of installing nvidia, according to the guide, but I'm still getting hit with an error on playback when the hardware acceleration is turned on.

[missmintygreen]

Still looking for more help on this, if anyone has any further advice or guidance!

[TheDreadPirate]

One thing that just came to mind is that newer Nvidia drivers may require a newer version of the Nvidia Container Toolkit than what is available in 22.04's repo. You can try manually downloading and installing a new version of the container toolkit.

https://github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit

[missmintygreen]

One thing that just came to mind is that newer Nvidia drivers may require a newer version of the Nvidia Container Toolkit than what is available in 22.04's repo.  You can try manually downloading and installing a new version of the container toolkit.

https://github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit

I'll definitely give this a shot!

[rambro1stbud]

Jellyfin version: 10.9.6
Install method: Docker Engine container
CPU: Intel i5 3470
GPU: Nvidia Quadro P400

New to Linux and I've managed to get a Docker install with Home Assistant and Jellyfin up and running. While video playback works just fine in Chrome, in the Jellyfin app, and on Swiftfin on my AppleTV, I picked up a GPU because I'd like to take some of the load off the CPU so that I can share access to my media library with some friends in the future. The majority of my movies and shows are just MKV files, and when I switch on hardware acceleration on the Dashboard, I'm not able to play back any of my media until it's switched off again.
I've tried to install the proper GPU driver for my P400, but I'm not sure that Jellyfin has proper access to it. I've been a bit confused by the directions on the Jellyfin website, considering my installation method. I'm relatively certain jellyfin-ffmpeg was installed when I created the container, so I think it's just a matter of configuring my GPU to work with Docker and Jellyfin.

I have a Quadro P400 as well. Like you, I struggled to get Jellyfin to recognize my GPU. I'm on the latest TrueNAS, running Jellyfin through Dockge. The official documentation wasn't really helpful at all. I looked at a bunch of Reddit and TrueNAS forum posts. This the docker compose that worked for me. Relevant parts highlighted:

Code:

services:
  jellyfin:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/jellyfin:latest
    container_name: jellyfin
    environment:
      - PUID=568
      - PGID=568
      - TZ=$TZ
[b]      - NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all[/b]
      - JELLYFIN_PublishedServerUrl=$URL
    volumes:
      - /path/to/jellyfin:/config
      - /path/to:/tv
      - /path/to:/movies
    ports:
      - 8096:8096
      - 8920:8920 #optional
      - 7359:7359/udp #optional
      - 1900:1900/udp #optional
    restart: unless-stopped
    [b]deploy:[/b]
[b]      resources:[/b]
[b]        reservations:[/b]
[b]          devices:[/b]
[b]            - driver: nvidia[/b]
[b]              count: 1[/b]
[b]              capabilities:[/b]
[b]                - gpu[/b]
networks: {}