Help! Intel DG1 in Unraid

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Great work. With your help, I am able to run DG1 in Unraid. But DG1 can not be used as transcoding device. It seems it requires Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS)(https://github.com/intel-gpu/intel-gpu-i915-backports/issues/99#issuecomment-1620396358) . Is there anyway building DKMS in unraid kernel?

[thor2002ro]

from what I can gather I dont think you need the dkms oot driver anymore but you do need the va drivers

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Sorry, I am not familiar with va drivers. In Jellyfin, by running vainfo, I got this

Does it mean the va drivers works fine?

[thor2002ro]

looks fine.... video encoder and decoder for mpeg2 and h264...... with h264 low power variant .... from the picture....

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But when the Jellyfin use DG1 as transcoding device, it returns with errors.

more info:

root@Tower:~# lspci -k
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 8th Gen Core 4-core Desktop Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers [Coffee Lake S] (rev 08)
        DeviceName: Onboard - Other
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 8th Gen Core 4-core Desktop Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers [Coffee Lake S]
        Kernel driver in use: skl_uncore
        Kernel modules: ie31200_edac
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 200 Series/Z370 Chipset Family USB 3.0 xHCI Controller
        DeviceName: Onboard - Other
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 200 Series/Z370 Chipset Family USB 3.0 xHCI Controller
        Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 200 Series PCH CSME HECI #1
        DeviceName: Onboard - Other
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 200 Series PCH CSME HECI
        Kernel driver in use: mei_me
        Kernel modules: mei_me
00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 200 Series PCH SATA controller [AHCI mode]
        DeviceName: Onboard - SATA
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 200 Series PCH SATA controller [AHCI mode]
        Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1b.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 200 Series PCH PCI Express Root Port #19 (rev f0)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 200 Series PCH PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1b.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 200 Series PCH PCI Express Root Port #21 (rev f0)
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 200 Series PCH PCI Express Root Port #3 (rev f0)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 200 Series PCH PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.4 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 200 Series PCH PCI Express Root Port #5 (rev f0)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 200 Series PCH PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 200 Series PCH PCI Express Root Port #9 (rev f0)
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 200 Series PCH PCI Express Root Port
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Device a2cc
        DeviceName: Onboard - Other
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device 8694
00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation 200 Series/Z370 Chipset Family Power Management Controller
        DeviceName: Onboard - Other
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 200 Series/Z370 Chipset Family Power Management Controller
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation 200 Series PCH HD Audio
        DeviceName: Onboard - Sound
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 200 Series PCH HD Audio
00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation 200 Series/Z370 Chipset Family SMBus Controller
        DeviceName: Onboard - Other
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. 200 Series/Z370 Chipset Family SMBus Controller
        Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
        Kernel modules: i2c_i801
00:1f.6 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V
        DeviceName: Onboard - Ethernet
        Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V
        Kernel driver in use: e1000e
        Kernel modules: e1000e
02:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller: Silicon Motion, Inc. SM2263EN/SM2263XT (DRAM-less) NVMe SSD Controllers (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Silicon Motion, Inc. SM2263EN/SM2263XT SSD Controller
        Kernel driver in use: nvme
        Kernel modules: nvme
03:00.0 SATA controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE9215 PCIe 2.0 x1 4-port SATA 6 Gb/s Controller (rev 11)
        Subsystem: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88SE9215 PCIe 2.0 x1 4-port SATA 6 Gb/s Controller
        Kernel driver in use: ahci
04:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 4910
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 0000
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
05:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 490f
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 490f
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
05:04.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 490f
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 0000
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
05:05.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Device 490f
        Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device 0000
        Kernel driver in use: pcieport
06:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation DG1 [Iris Xe Graphics] (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Shenzhen Gunnir Technology Development Co., Ltd DG1 [Iris Xe Graphics]
        Kernel driver in use: i915
        Kernel modules: i915
07:00.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation Device 490d
        Subsystem: Shenzhen Gunnir Technology Development Co., Ltd Device da10
08:00.0 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Device 490e
        Kernel driver in use: intel_vsec
        Kernel modules: intel_vsec

root@Tower:~# dmesg | grep -iE "guc|huc"
[  116.414796] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] GT0: GuC firmware i915/dg1_guc_70.bin version 70.5.1
[  116.414799] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] GT0: HuC firmware i915/dg1_huc.bin version 7.9.3
[  116.420664] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] GT0: HuC: authenticated for all workloads
[  116.421251] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] GT0: GUC: submission enabled
[  116.421253] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] GT0: GUC: SLPC enabled
[  116.421439] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] GT0: GUC: RC enabled

root@Tower:~# dmesg |grep i915
[  116.377224] i915 0000:06:00.0: Force probing unsupported Device ID 4908, tainting kernel
[  116.377903] i915 0000:06:00.0: vgaarb: deactivate vga console
[  116.377922] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] Local memory IO size: 0x00000000fb800000
[  116.377923] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] Local memory available: 0x00000000fb800000
[  116.400845] i915 0000:06:00.0: vgaarb: VGA decodes changed: olddecodes=io+mem,decodes=io+mem:owns=none
[  116.402938] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] Finished loading DMC firmware i915/dg1_dmc_ver2_02.bin (v2.2)
[  116.414796] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] GT0: GuC firmware i915/dg1_guc_70.bin version 70.5.1
[  116.414799] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] GT0: HuC firmware i915/dg1_huc.bin version 7.9.3
[  116.420664] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] GT0: HuC: authenticated for all workloads
[  116.421251] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] GT0: GUC: submission enabled
[  116.421253] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] GT0: GUC: SLPC enabled
[  116.421439] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] GT0: GUC: RC enabled
[  116.460536] [drm] Initialized i915 1.6.0 20201103 for 0000:06:00.0 on minor 0
[  116.486610] fbcon: i915drmfb (fb0) is primary device
[  116.549154] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] fb0: i915drmfb frame buffer device
[  116.589349] i915 0000:06:00.0: [drm] Unsupported device. GVT-g is disabled
[ 1320.904149] Modules linked in: xt_nat xt_tcpudp veth xt_conntrack xt_MASQUERADE nf_conntrack_netlink nfnetlink xfrm_user xfrm_algo iptable_nat nf_nat nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_addrtype br_netfilter xfs md_mod zfs(O) spl(O) tcp_diag inet_diag amdgpu mfd_core drm_suballoc_helper drm_exec gpu_sched amdxcp drm_ttm_helper kvmgt vfio_iommu_type1 vfio iommufd mdev mei_gsc i915 drm_buddy i2c_algo_bit drm_display_helper ttm drm_kms_helper drm intel_gtt agpgart nct6775 nct6775_core hwmon_vid ip6table_filter ip6_tables iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables efivarfs bridge stp llc bonding tls ipv6 btrfs intel_rapl_msr intel_rapl_common intel_tcc_cooling x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp kvm_intel raid6_pq xor kvm mei_pxp mei_hdcp pmt_telemetry pmt_class mxm_wmi wmi_bmof irqbypass polyval_clmulni polyval_generic aesni_intel crypto_simd i2c_i801 rapl intel_cstate i2c_smbus e1000e intel_uncore i2c_core mei_me nvme nvme_core intel_vsec mei video tpm_crb backlight tpm_tis tpm_tis_core acpi_pad

[thor2002ro]

wow reading more and more about the DG1.... makes me think its a shit show... wow.....

[Schaka]

I use 6.12.6 with the 6.7.0 kernel and Jellyfin's transcode with my A380 works just fine. I didn't have to do anything special.

If you use the lsio Jellyfin image, you need to add Docker mods, iirc. Using the official Jellyfin image should sovle your problems. hopefully.

[thor2002ro]

he has DG1 .... its different from the rest of the arc cards...arc cards should work out of the box with all the kernels PS: curios if the new XE driver will work better... you need to force load the module tho....

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Trying to run DG1 in Unraid is a nasty work. 1. Adjust BIOS configuration, then we can get a visual output. 2. Replace Linux kernel, then Unraid is able to recognize DG1. 3. (maybe) install intel-gpu-i915-backports, then we can use DG1 as transcoding device.

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@thor2002ro Could you please help integrate 'intel-gpu-i915-backports' into the Unraid kernel? I have tried compiling it several times, but without success. It's definitely beyond my knowledge scope. I would be extremely grateful if you could lend a hand. Thank you very much!

[thor2002ro]

I will try when I have some free time...

[thor2002ro]

but will still be a shit show.... even with the backport driver you still need to modify every docker media-va for it to work...