Just in case anyone else wants to download it, you can try here: File on MEGA
Just in case anyone else wants to download it, you can try here: File on MEGA
Thanks LivingLinux,。
I cannot open this link in China. I added this link in the article, which can be used by people outside of China.
hi .LivingLinux,
Labwc customized version (supports 1080p streaming hardware decoding):Unique Download Link | WeTransfer Expiration date: February 4, 2025
After the system starts, enter the following command line: labwc
Chinese explanation in writing
Thanks for the update.
I logged in with: user
pw: starfive
Typed labwc to start the desktop environment.
Unfortunately YouTube playback is still slow with Firefox.
I uploaded to Mega, but it looks like you have to use their software to download large files. Here is the link anyway: 2.56 GB file on MEGA
Think LivingLinux, This link has been added to the article,
Was this also the case in the previous version of the image?
If they were all ,‘YouTube playback is still slow with Firefox‘,So it’s possible that VF2 is not compatible with YouTube。
In china, Unable to connect to YouTube,So I can’t violate local laws to test YouTube。
If it’s just a customized version of labwc‘ YouTube playback is still slow with Firefox‘,So it’s possible。
Labwc customized version (supports 1080p streaming hardware decoding),Only VPU driver, no GPU driver, So hardware decoding of streaming media is possible, but video output requires a CPU, and when the CPU is busy, video playback may be slow.
So when the playback speed is slow, try lowering the monitor resolution to see if it can improve playback speed。
wlr-randr --output HDMI-A-1 --mode 1920x1080
wlr-randr --output HDMI-A-1 --mode 1366x768
Finally, a reminder that the key to hardware decoding for this version of streaming media is to use Firefox119.
This system has been fully upgraded with apt, except for Firefox119.
It can also be fully upgraded with apt in the future, except for Firefox119.
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Sorry, I wasn’t aware that YouTube is not officially available in China.
Yes, the previous release also had slow performance with YouTube.
Can you give me an URL that you use to test hardware video decoding in Firefox?
https://ddys.tv/ This is a free video website within China,The kind that has not obtained video authorization。Can you try connecting to the website?
The streaming videos on this website are mostly 1080p. I can play videos smoothly on both systems, but the custom version of labwc is slightly slower.
You can also install Firefox-esr, Compare video playback between Firefox-119 and Firefox-esr.
https://www.bilibili.com/ Or this, a Chinese streaming website similar to YouTube。This website, You need to modify the video playback strategy to AVC/H.264 encoding. After modification, restart Firefox 119.
Perhaps, YouTube also needs to modify its video playback strategy to: AVC/H.264 encoding.
These Chinese websites do play better, but I still have my doubts it is really using the VPU.
I forced YouTube to h264 with enhanced-h264ify, but it didn’t improve the playback. In the stats for nerds I could see that it is serving avc (h264), but it’s still dropping a lot of frames.
Using Firefox-119 、firefox-esr、chromium, Play streaming videos for comparison. Frefox-esr and chromium cannot be decoded using VPU hardware.
Unfortunately, I am unable to assist with the issue with YouTube as I am unable to connect to it.
Can Firefox 119 on VisionFive 2 Debian 202409 system play YouTube smoothly? These firefox119 are all the same deb package.
If VisionFive 2 Debian 202409 also cannot play videos smoothly on YouTube, You can submit the issue to StarFive and have them solve it in the next version.
hi, LivingLinux.
Debian-13 for VF2 image , I have upgraded to V3, Including GPU and VPU driver, not upgrade < 60 。
Do you need it? The download link is in the original post。
Thanks, I would like to test it.
I don’t see a download link. Can you upload it to WeTransfer?
When playing local videos, try to use VLC as much as possible. Compared to MPV, VLC has a much lower CPU usage.
I don’t know if I missed a step somewhere, but I don’t have much success playing video.
On another note, have you managed to get Vulkan working? I get the error that the VK_KHR_swapchain extension is not available.
I may not be able to handle this.
I just try my best not to disrupt the operation of GPU and VPU, Upgrade VisionFive 2 Debian 202409 to debian13. The GPU and VPU drivers are original to VisionFive 2 Debian 202409.
I don’t know if I missed a step somewhere, but I don’t have much success playing video.
I have left a video file in the /home/user/Videos/ , which you can play in VLC.
You can try the two websites I gave you before for streaming playback.。
I have confirmed the GPU and VPU software packages that cannot be upgraded, not upgrade < 40