#1112002 kodi: Fails to start on Ivybridge laptop (Dell E6230) "Can not initialize OpenGL context"

Package:
kodi
Source:
kodi
Description:
Open Source Home Theatre (executable binaries)
Submitter:
Richard F
Date:
2025-08-25 12:17:01 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1112002#5
Date:
2025-08-24 21:57:22 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

Kodi does not start - immediate crash

Run kodi from command line:

libva info: VA-API version 1.22.0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_22
libva error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 1
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_22
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
libva info: VA-API version 1.22.0
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_22
libva error: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 1
libva info: Trying to open /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/dri/i965_drv_video.so
libva info: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_22
libva info: va_openDriver() returns 0
ERROR: Can not initialize OpenGL context. Exiting
ERROR: Unable to create GUI. Exiting
'this->recurse > 0' failed at ../src/pipewire/thread-loop.c:62 do_unlock()

Also logs the errors above in kodi.log

Upgraded to testing version of kodi and still fails.

Cannot downgrade mesa etc as suggested here

https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=381083

As dependencies mean deletion of almost all userspace packages
#1112002#10
Date:
2025-08-25 12:15:45 UTC
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Kodi worked OK on Debian 9, 10, 11 and 12. This problem occurred
immediately after Debian 13 upgrade.