Plex GPU Transcoding!!

[mort78]

Hi all,

Firstly, I just want to say sorry in advance, for yet another Plex Transcoding discussion. I know there have been a bunch in the past, which I've read through, but I still can't get mine working, using the GPU. It's constantly maxing out the CPU.

 

I have attached a bunch of screen captures to show you my setup. 

 

If anyone has any clue as to what is going on, it would be greatly appreciated. 

Thank you very much,

Mort

 

 

Edited March 5, 2023 by mort78
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[domrockt]

In your docker Check the Nvidia_visible_device Click on edit and Check if there is an Space at the end of your GPU ID sometimes it smuggles itselfe via copy and paste 

[mort78]

I wish that was the issue. 

 

I've checked that several times, and there are no spaces anywhere

 

[domrockt]

Is your GPU connected to an Monitor or has an dummyplug connected? It Needs to be connected to something to be used as Unraid GPU

Edited March 5, 2023 by domrockt

[mort78]

It isn't.... 

I will try do this tonight. Thanks mate. I'll post what I find

[domrockt]

100% succes have fun transcoding

[mort78]

Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to have solved it for me.

It's still using 100% of the CPU.

 

FYI, I have been using Tdarr and I've had zero issues with Unraid using my GPU. It's simply Plex that I can't get to work.

 

 

[ich777]

2 minutes ago, mort78 said:

FYI, I have been using Tdarr and I've had zero issues with Unraid using my GPU. It's simply Plex that I can't get to work.

Please read the second post in the Nvidia Driver plugin support thread, I think you ar missing some things in your Docker template.

[mort78]

Thx Ich, I'll have a look now. Thank you!

[domrockt]

could it be that? 

 

Add '--runtime=nvidia' in your Docker template in 'Extra Parameters' (you have to enable 'Advanced view' in the template to see this option)

 

 

Edited March 6, 2023 by domrockt

[ich777]

5 hours ago, mort78 said:

Thx Ich, I'll have a look now. Thank you!

Where you able to solve your issue?

[Murakamin]

10 hours ago, ich777 said:

Where you able to solve your issue?

I seem to be having the same issue here, and I believe that I have everything set correctly, but i'm also new to unraid so I may have missed something. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 7, 2023 by Murakamin

[ich777]

4 hours ago, Murakamin said:

and I believe that I have everything set correctly

Please look at the second post from the Nvidia Driver support page again:

 

Right at the beginning at 1.

You have set it at Additional Requiremens not at Extra Parameters.

 

@domrockt has posted the solution and the quote from the support thread one post above my previous post.

 

23 hours ago, mort78 said:

FYI, I have been using Tdarr and I've had zero issues with Unraid using my GPU. It's simply Plex that I can't get to work.

If Tdarr is working then you must have done this before…

[domrockt]

[Murakamin]

18 hours ago, ich777 said:

You have set it at Additional Requiremens not at Extra Parameters.

 

Ah! That seems to have gotten me a step closer. I've gotten that corrected but I still seem to be CPU encoding. My GPU shows some activity from plex, but my cpu is still maxing out.

 

 

[domrockt]

afaik the 980 does not use h.265, so when your video uses that the CPU takes over.

The FX is very old to.

 

When i start an Stream my 12900 spinns up one or two cores to 30% for a brief buffer period and my IGPU is transcoding. 

 

Your FX should be pegged 100% for a while. But should go lower after a while.

[Murakamin]

23 minutes ago, domrockt said:

afaik the 980 does not use h.265, so when your video uses that the CPU takes over.

The FX is very old to.

 

When i start an Stream my 12900 spinns up one or two cores to 30% for a brief buffer period and my IGPU is transcoding. 

 

Your FX should be pegged 100% for a while. But should go lower after a while.

ah, gotcha. I was afraid that might be it. This is an old gaming pc, hence the older gear. This was also transcoding a 4K HDR 10 bit video to 480p.

 

Edited March 8, 2023 by Murakamin

[mort78]

On 3/6/2023 at 9:48 PM, domrockt said:

could it be that? 

 

Add '--runtime=nvidia' in your Docker template in 'Extra Parameters' (you have to enable 'Advanced view' in the template to see this option)

 

 

Hi Dom,

I had that in already. I got mine working. I'll post below what I did wrong. I feel like such a muppet. 🤦‍♂️

[mort78]

On 3/6/2023 at 10:09 PM, ich777 said:

Where you able to solve your issue?

Good Morning Ich,

Yes, I was able to solve the problem. I had another look at it yesterday, as I've been away from home with work. 

I feel like a prize idiot.... 

So the issue was staring me straight in the face. In the DOCKER container, instead of having the NVIDIA_DRIVER_CAPABILITIES in the KEY field, I had mine in the NAME field. I simply must have forgotten to copy it into the key field as well. All of the other parameters were in the correct place already. 

Kind regards,

Mort

 

Edited March 9, 2023 by mort78
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[NetPlex]

Hi All I too have the same issue after I reinstalled plex media server. I don't find Extra parameters in the latest version. 

Edited May 19, 2023 by NetPlex

[itimpi]

1 hour ago, NetPlex said:

I don't find Extra parameters in the latest version

Have you tried switching the view to the Advanced view (via the toggle at the top right)?

[NetPlex]

Thank you very Much. Its working now

[Marshalleq]

I'm having the same issue.  I have NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES and my GPU pasted in there, I have a screen plugged in (it wasn't turned on though - I assume I don't have to actually have it on - that would be annoying - it was on at the wall though).  I also have --runtime=nvidia in extra parameters, no spaces.  I have the two checkboxes on in in Plex for hardware acceleration.  Have restarted docker, and the whole machine.  I can see the GPU is detected using the GPU stats plugin.

 

There used to be some other parameters needed - driver capabilities and such, these I assume are no longer required with the new driver?

 

I'm running unraid 6.12.0-rc6.

 

Also, I'm running official Plex docker.  Anything I've missed?

 

Thanks.

[Cyborg]

I have started have the same issue. I have everything setup as you say in this thread. I have no idea why my 1060 dont work anymore, my CPU just kick in in both PLEX and Tdarr. I dont know why...

[bobalot]

On 11/18/2023 at 10:12 PM, Cyborg said:

I have started have the same issue. I have everything setup as you say in this thread. I have no idea why my 1060 dont work anymore, my CPU just kick in in both PLEX and Tdarr. I dont know why...

Did you ever get this fixed?