Why does LIBVA return an error while trying to init Intel GM965 driver?

Question

Ubuntu 12.04 amd64, Intel 965GM chipset.

Here is the result of vainfo command:

libva: VA-API version 0.32.0
libva: va_getDriverName() returns 0
libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
libva error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so init failed
libva: va_openDriver() returns -1
vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exit.

This file is actually exists, libva-intel-vaapi-driver is installed, even path to libva_driver is written to /etc/environment. I've tried to install those drivers with or without stopping the lightdm service, with bleeding edge Intel drivers or with standard canonical drivers, already. But have all the same result as at the beginning of the post.

update: after some research i have found that there is a non-zero possibility that VAAPI doesn't support GM965 (X3100) chipset. Is it really so?

Answer 1

I should say that answer as simple as sad: from this 01.org link and this wikipedia link I knew that my GM965 chipset in particular isn't supported by VA-API.

Answer 2

https://01.org/linuxgraphics/downloads/2013/2013q1-intel-graphics-stack-release

Apparently it is supported now but I guess we will need to either find a PPA or wait for them to hit the repos as it would be too much effort to get going and certainly keep going really.