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Title: I'm a beginner. Can I play videos using the iGPU on Tiny Core Linux?
Post by: sakusaku on August 18, 2026, 05:23:32 AM

CPU: i3 7130U / Integrated GPU: Intel Graphics 620. When I play a 1080p YouTube video in Firefox ESR, the video stutters, and CPU usage is at 70%. I ran `tce-load -wi graphics-KERNEL.tcz Xorg-7.7`. but the system is still under heavy load.

Title: Re: I'm a beginner. Can I play videos using the iGPU on Tiny Core Linux?
Post by: CNK on August 18, 2026, 07:27:00 PM

You'll need the xf86-video-intel.tcz extension and either intel-media.tcz or intel-vaapi-driver.tcz.

It looks like your system has "Intel HD Graphics", so I think it uses intel-media.tcz. But if it doesn't work try the other one. Firefox might also need libGL.tcz, but I haven't tried video playback in Firefox myself so I'm not sure.

In Firefox enter "about:support" in the address bar and check the Graphics section to see if "HARDWARE_VIDEO_DECODING" has been detected as "available". You can check if the drivers are loaded with the "vainfo" command in a terminal window, which also requires the libva2-utils.tcz extension to be loaded.

Title: Re: I'm a beginner. Can I play videos using the iGPU on Tiny Core Linux?
Post by: Juanito on August 19, 2026, 06:47:43 AM

I gave this a try on a machine with Mesa Intel(R) HD Graphics 4400 (HSW GT2).

Loading xf86-video-intel, Xorg-7.7-3d, intel-vaapi-driver and libva22-utils

I needed to copy this to /usr/local/share/X11/xorg.conf.d:

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cat 20-intel.conf
Section "Device"
        Identifier "Intel Graphics"
        Driver "intel"
        Option "DRI" "crocus"
EndSection

Then:

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vainfo
Trying display: wayland
Trying display: x11
libva info: VA-API version 1.22.0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/local/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1
libva info: Trying to open /usr/local/lib/dri/i965_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_22
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.22 (libva 2.22.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Intel i965 driver for Intel(R) Haswell Mobile - 2.4.1
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
      VAProfileMPEG2Simple            : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileMPEG2Simple            : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileMPEG2Main              : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileMPEG2Main              : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264MultiviewHigh      : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264MultiviewHigh      : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264StereoHigh         : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264StereoHigh         : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileVC1Simple              : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Main                : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Advanced            : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileNone                   : VAEntrypointVideoProc
      VAProfileJPEGBaseline           : VAEntrypointVLD

i.e. H264 is supported.

In firefox about:support I got:

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GPU #1
Active	Yes
Description	Mesa Intel(R) HD Graphics 4400 (HSW GT2)
...
Codec Support Information
Codec Name	Software Decoding	Hardware Decoding
H264	Supported	Supported

Title: Re: I'm a beginner. Can I play videos using the iGPU on Tiny Core Linux?
Post by: sakusaku on August 19, 2026, 08:22:50 AM

Thank you. I can't do it right now, but I'd like to try it when I'm able to!

Title: Re: I'm a beginner. Can I play videos using the iGPU on Tiny Core Linux?
Post by: sakusaku on August 23, 2026, 04:43:40 AM

It was a training camp, but I’ve managed to figure it out now. I’m sorry—I’m a beginner. What should I install, and what steps do I need to take? I’d appreciate it if you could explain it clearly, step by step.

Title: Re: I'm a beginner. Can I play videos using the iGPU on Tiny Core Linux?
Post by: Juanito on August 23, 2026, 05:51:42 AM

Boot to the console prompt (or exit to the console prompt if you are already running a gui).

Load the required extensions and start the gui:

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tce-load -i xf86-video-intel Xorg-7.7-3d flwm aterm wbar intel-vaapi-driver intel-media libva22-utils
startx

Note that we are loading both intel-vaapi-driver and intel-media to check which driver you need.

If the gui starts, run these commands and paste the results in this thread:

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grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log
vainfo

Title: Re: I'm a beginner. Can I play videos using the iGPU on Tiny Core Linux?
Post by: sakusaku on August 23, 2026, 08:03:29 AM

Thank you so much.

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tc@box:~$ grep EE /var/log/Xorg.0.log
   (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown.
[     6.589] (EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/local/lib/dri/i965_dri.so failed (/usr/local/lib/dri/i965_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
[     6.589] (EE) AIGLX error: unable to load driver i965
[     6.589] (EE) Initializing extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
[     7.256] (EE) AIGLX error: dlopen of /usr/local/lib/dri/i965_dri.so failed (/usr/local/lib/dri/i965_dri.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory)
[     7.256] (EE) AIGLX error: unable to load driver i965

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tc@box:~$ vainfo
Trying display: x11
libva info: VA-API version 1.22.0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/local/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so
libva info: va_openDriver() returns -1
libva info: Trying to open /usr/local/lib/dri/i965_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_22
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.22.0 (libva 2.22.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Intel i965 driver for Intel(R) Kaby Lake - 2.4.1
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
      VAProfileMPEG2Simple            : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileMPEG2Simple            : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileMPEG2Main              : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileMPEG2Main              : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline: VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264Main               : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264High               : VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileH264MultiviewHigh      : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264MultiviewHigh      : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264StereoHigh         : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264StereoHigh         : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileVC1Simple              : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Main                : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Advanced            : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileNone                   : VAEntrypointVideoProc
      VAProfileJPEGBaseline           : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileJPEGBaseline           : VAEntrypointEncPicture
      VAProfileVP8Version0_3          : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVP8Version0_3          : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileHEVCMain               : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain               : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileHEVCMain10             : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain10             : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileVP9Profile0            : VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVP9Profile0            : VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileVP9Profile2            : VAEntrypointVLD
tc@box:~$

Title: Re: I'm a beginner. Can I play videos using the iGPU on Tiny Core Linux?
Post by: Juanito on August 23, 2026, 09:01:31 AM

So it looks like your GPU supports h264, hevc, vp8 and vp9 acceleration.

You could also try creating a file containing this:

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Section "Device"
        Identifier "Intel Graphics"
        Driver "intel"
        Option "DRI" "crocus"
EndSection

..naming it 20-intel.conf, copying it to /usr/local/share/X11/xorg.conf.d, exiting to the console prompt and "startx" again - this might get rid of the 965_dri.so error you saw in /var/log/Xorg.0.log.

You can now look under "about:support" in firefox and scroll down to "Codec Support Information" to check if hardware decoding is supported.

Title: Re: I'm a beginner. Can I play videos using the iGPU on Tiny Core Linux?
Post by: Rich on August 23, 2026, 09:20:33 AM

Hi sakusaku

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Title: Re: I'm a beginner. Can I play videos using the iGPU on Tiny Core Linux?
Post by: sakusaku on August 23, 2026, 09:49:42 AM

Got it. Thank you. I'll keep that in mind.

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command

Title: Re: I'm a beginner. Can I play videos using the iGPU on Tiny Core Linux?
Post by: sakusaku on August 23, 2026, 09:15:41 PM

I was able to place the 20-intel.conf file. In Firefox ESR, under “about:support” > “Codec Support Information” > “Hardware Decoding,” H.264, VP9, VP8, and HEVC were listed as “Supported.”

Title: Re: I'm a beginner. Can I play videos using the iGPU on Tiny Core Linux?
Post by: Juanito on August 24, 2026, 04:28:20 AM

Great - you should be able to play videos in firefox with hardware decoding now.

Title: Re: I'm a beginner. Can I play videos using the iGPU on Tiny Core Linux?
Post by: sakusaku on August 24, 2026, 07:10:29 AM

By enabling iGPU support in Firefox ESR’s “about:config” and using an extension that converts YouTube videos to H.264 format, I was able to play 1080p videos without any issues while keeping CPU usage at around 20%. Enabling iGPU support on tiny core linux is by no means an easy task, so thank you very much for your help.