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Posted: **25 Jan 2026 07:01**

Alas, it was too early to celebrate. After the update, the SMPlayer plays youtube videos with the settings I wrote in my previous message, but with much worse performance. The same video which my old netbook's hardware played in 720p normally, with an average CPU load around 40%, now it needs over 85% cpu and the performance suffers from halts and gaps. Actually, no hardware acceleration via my old radeon driver takes place anymore.

I checked my hardware acceleration capabilities with vainfo and indeed, it supports acceleration only on H264 and VC1, but this same hardware performed much better before.

And the strangest of all, after the update I can no more open the volume control dialog. Clicking on the speaker and selecting "Volume Control..." from the pop up menu, has no effect.

Posted: **25 Jan 2026 07:25**

Probably the following is related to the volume control error:

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damian[~]$ which pavucontrol
/usr/bin/pavucontrol
damian[~]$ pavucontrol
pavucontrol: error while loading shared libraries: libcolord.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

I can't find libcolord. Where it should be located?

Posted: **25 Jan 2026 07:47**

Thanks you. running depfinder -f pavucontrol-6.2-x86_64-1.txz, colord is not included as a dependency in pavucontrol.dep file. So i had to added by hand. Here it was working since i had installed it in the past.

But to check if it is downloaded as a dependency file
try this.

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sudo slapt-get -u
sudo slapt-get -i --reinstall pavucontrol

colord is a native slackware package.

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sudo slapt-get -i --reinstall colord

Smplayer plays youtube videos here without to change the settings you wrote.
I also removed the settings to be recreated rm -rf .config/smplayer and run smplayer
I click on url on menus and paste a youtube url video. It plays fine. My laptop is a
LENOVO LNVNB161216

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djemos[~]$ neofetch 
              _aawmmmmmwwaaaaas,,,_.       djemos@slackel-laptop.example.net 
           .ammmmm###mmmmmmm###BQmm##mws   --------------------------------- 
         .am###mmBmBmBmBmBmBmmmmm#mmmm#2   OS: Slackel Linux 6.12.67 x86_64 
        <q###mmBmBmBmBmBmBmBmBmBmBmmBmZ`   Host: LENOVO LNVNB161216 
       um#mmmBmBm##U##mmBmBmBmWmmBmWm#(    Kernel: 6.12.67 
     .wm#mmBBmm#Y~   ~XmBmBmWmmmmmBm#e     Uptime: 10 hours, 35 mins 
    .dm#mmWmm#Z'      ]#mBmBmmBZ!""""`     Packages: 1318 (pkgtool), 6 (flatpak) 
   .dm#mmBmm#2`       ]mmmBmBm#2           Shell: bash 5.3.9 
   jm#mmWmm#2`        dmmBmBmB#(           Resolution: 1920x1080 
  )m##mBmmWZ`        )##mBmBmmZ            WM: Openbox 
 :dmmmBmBm#'        .d#mBmBmWZ(            WM Theme: Clearlooks-Olive 
 j#mmBmBmme         jmmmBmBm#2             Theme: Adwaita [GTK2/3] 
_m#mBmWmmm'        )mmmBmBmmZ`             Icons: matefaenza [GTK2/3] 
]##mBmmm#2        <m#mBmBmB#^              Terminal: lxterminal 
dmmmBmWm#C       <m#mBmBmB#(               Terminal Font: Terminus 14 
ZmmBmBmmmh.    _jm#mmBmBm#(                CPU: 11th Gen Intel i5-1155G7 (8) @ 4.500GHz 
XBmBmBmBmm6s_aum##mmBmBm&^                 GPU: Intel TigerLake-LP GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] 
3$mBmBmBmmm#mmmmmmBmBm#2'                  Memory: 3144MiB / 7724MiB 
+ZmBmBmWmBmBmWmmBmBm##!
 )ZmBmBmmmBmBmmBmB##!`                                             
  -4U#mBmWmBmBm##2"                                                
    -!!XU##US*?"

Posted: **25 Jan 2026 08:08**

I confirm that the dependency is now updated.

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damian[~]$ sudo slapt-get -i --reinstall pavucontrol
Ανάγνωση Λίστας Πακέτων...Ολοκληρώθηκε
Τα παρακάτω ΝΕΑ πακέτα πρόκειται να εγκατασταθούν:
  colord 
Τα ακόλουθα πακέτα θα επανεγκατασταθούν:
  pavucontrol 
τα 0 αναβαθμίστηκαν, το 1 επανεγκαταστάθηκε,το 1 μόλις εγκαταστάθηκε,τα 0 είναι προς απομάκρυνση,τα 0 δεν αναβαθμίστηκαν.
Χρειάζεται να ανακτηθούν 988,0kB αρχείων.
Μετά το άνοιγμα θα χρησιμοποιηθούν 7,7MB στο δίσκο.
Θέλεις να συνεχίσεις? [y/N] y

After the reinstallation, the volume control dialog shows up as expected.

Posted: **25 Jan 2026 08:24**

By the way install minitube just to check if you like it and also its performance.
I updated it in latest version 4.0
pressing ALT key menus line shows up in minitube.

Running here vainfo returns error

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djemos[~]$ vainfo 
Trying display: wayland
Trying display: x11
libva error: /usr/lib64/dri/i965_drv_video.so init failed
vaInitialize failed with error code -1 (unknown libva error),exi

So i installed these packages

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sudo slapt-get -i intel-gmmlib intel-media-driver

and vainfo is working now. No errors.

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djemos[~]$ vainfo 
Trying display: wayland
Trying display: x11
vainfo: VA-API version: 1.23 (libva 2.23.0)
vainfo: Driver version: Intel iHD driver for Intel(R) Gen Graphics - 26.1.0 ()
vainfo: Supported profile and entrypoints
      VAProfileNone                   :	VAEntrypointVideoProc
      VAProfileNone                   :	VAEntrypointStats
      VAProfileMPEG2Simple            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileMPEG2Simple            :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileMPEG2Main              :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileMPEG2Main              :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264Main               :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264Main               :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264Main               :	VAEntrypointFEI
      VAProfileH264Main               :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileH264High               :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264High               :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264High               :	VAEntrypointFEI
      VAProfileH264High               :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileVC1Simple              :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Main                :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVC1Advanced            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileJPEGBaseline           :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileJPEGBaseline           :	VAEntrypointEncPicture
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:	VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:	VAEntrypointFEI
      VAProfileH264ConstrainedBaseline:	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileVP8Version0_3          :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain               :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain               :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileHEVCMain               :	VAEntrypointFEI
      VAProfileHEVCMain               :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileHEVCMain10             :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain10             :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileHEVCMain10             :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileVP9Profile0            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVP9Profile1            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVP9Profile2            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileVP9Profile3            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain12             :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain12             :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileHEVCMain422_10         :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain422_10         :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileHEVCMain422_12         :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain422_12         :	VAEntrypointEncSlice
      VAProfileHEVCMain444            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain444            :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileHEVCMain444_10         :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCMain444_10         :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileHEVCMain444_12         :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCSccMain            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCSccMain            :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileHEVCSccMain10          :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCSccMain10          :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileHEVCSccMain444         :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCSccMain444         :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP
      VAProfileAV1Profile0            :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCSccMain444_10      :	VAEntrypointVLD
      VAProfileHEVCSccMain444_10      :	VAEntrypointEncSliceLP

Posted: **25 Jan 2026 08:50**

Thanks. I'll try minitube. As for SMPlayer, that simple advice of yours, deleting my old .config/smplayer directory and let the application recreate it, restored the performance to the good old levels.

My poor netbook is much weaker than your notebook.

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damian[~]$ neofetch
              _aawmmmmmwwaaaaas,,,_.       damian@cherubino 
           .ammmmm###mmmmmmm###BQmm##mws   ---------------- 
         .am###mmBmBmBmBmBmBmmmmm#mmmm#2   OS: Slackel Linux 6.1.38 x86_64 
        <q###mmBmBmBmBmBmBmBmBmBmBmmBmZ`   Host: Hewlett-Packard 148B 
       um#mmmBmBm##U##mmBmBmBmWmmBmWm#(    Kernel: 6.12.67 
     .wm#mmBBmm#Y~   ~XmBmBmWmmmmmBm#e     Uptime: 2 hours, 2 mins 
    .dm#mmWmm#Z'      ]#mBmBmmBZ!""""`     Packages: 1007 (pkgtool) 
   .dm#mmBmm#2`       ]mmmBmBm#2           Shell: bash 5.3.9 
   jm#mmWmm#2`        dmmBmBmB#(           Resolution: 1366x768 
  )m##mBmmWZ`        )##mBmBmmZ            WM: Openbox 
 :dmmmBmBm#'        .d#mBmBmWZ(            WM Theme: Bear2 
 j#mmBmBmme         jmmmBmBm#2             Theme: Adwaita [GTK2/3] 
_m#mBmWmmm'        )mmmBmBmmZ`             Icons: matefaenza [GTK2/3] 
]##mBmmm#2        <m#mBmBmB#^              Terminal: lxterminal 
dmmmBmWm#C       <m#mBmBmB#(               Terminal Font: Terminus 12 
ZmmBmBmmmh.    _jm#mmBmBm#(                CPU: AMD Athlon II Neo K125 (1) @ 1. 
XBmBmBmBmm6s_aum##mmBmBm&^                 GPU: AMD ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4225 
3$mBmBmBmmm#mmmmmmBmBm#2'                  Memory: 1051MiB / 1710MiB 
+ZmBmBmWmBmBmWmmBmBm##!
 )ZmBmBmmmBmBmmBmB##!`                                             
  -4U#mBmWmBmBm##2"                                                
    -!!XU##US*?"-

Posted: **25 Jan 2026 11:22**

There is OS: Slackel Linux 6.1.38 x86_64 in neofetch output.
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sudo lsb_release-update

to update the /etc/lsb-release with new kernel version.
Then neofetch will show OS: Slackel Linux 6.12.67 x86_64

Posted: **25 Jan 2026 22:55**

Thanks, I hadn't noticed it. Updated. By the way, I installed also minitube 4.0. Looks nice, with its minimalistic user interface. I presume that it uses youtube api calls. I wonder whether it will encounter api key calls license limits, like the smtube. Performance-wise it is sluggish and picks erroneously the youtube streams. For example, with my test video, played the german audio stream and stuck the video stream. On a low powered device such as my netbook, I can see these small problems magnified. I'll keep using the SMPlayer with the youtube urls. Has better and more consistent performance.

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