Obs-studio: error: Failed to initialize video. Your GPU may not be supported, or your graphics drivers may need to be updated.

[zdavatz]

I am running Gentoo Linux with Kernel 5.9.0

1. Install obs-studio from source, using these steps:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio.git
cd obs-studio
mkdir build && cd build
cmake -DUNIX_STRUCTURE=1 ..
make -j4
sudo make install

1. run `/usr/local/bin/obs
2. results in
   
3. Attached logfile: 2020-11-26 08-29-13.txt
4. glxinfo | grep OpenGL results in

OpenGL vendor string: Mesa Project
OpenGL renderer string: Software Rasterizer
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 19.1.7
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20
OpenGL extensions:
OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 2.0 Mesa 19.1.7
OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 1.0.16
OpenGL ES profile extensions:

[Fenrirthviti]

Please use the Discord or forums for assistance.

OBS requires at least OpenGL 3.3 support to function, which your system does not have.

[zdavatz]

Ok, thank you, then I will try to install OpenGL from source. Why does the build script not check that?

[Fenrirthviti]

That's not how it works. OpenGL is a hardware function, not software. Your GPU does not support the minimum requirements to run OBS, you will need to use a different machine.

[zdavatz]

Ok, that is very interesting, thank you. I just bought a new Nvidia GP107 card and it runs great with Nouveau and the latest kernel. Is Nvidia not supported? I would think my card should handle Video well.

Do you think it will work if I install the Nvidia Drivers for GP107? I will also upgrade my media-libs/libglvnd to version 1.3.2

[Chiitoo]

Considering

OpenGL vendor string: Mesa Project
OpenGL renderer string: Software Rasterizer

it looks like nouveau might not be being used, but that's kind of getting off-topic here. :]

[zdavatz]

I am not using any Nvidia closed source drivers at the moment. I am only using what is in the Kernel and Gentoo supplies via emerge.

[Chiitoo]

Right, but I believe you should be seeing something along the lines of

OpenGL vendor string: nouveau

instead of Mesa Project.

Perhaps check the Gentoo wiki and/or forums/IRC to make sure things are set up right-like.

[zdavatz]

My setup is correct AFAICT. Everything works fine, only obs-studio is not working (but it does compile and install). Does it work on your Gentoo machine? If yes, what Graphics Card do you have?

[Fenrirthviti]

Again, please use the forums or Discord for support. This is not an appropriate place to troubleshoot environment issues.

[zdavatz]

@Fenrirthviti I do think obs-studio should offer a solution that is not based on Nvidia proprietary drivers and that works out of the box for Nouveau Users. FYI.

[Fenrirthviti]

We don't have any dependency on NVIDIA proprietary drivers, this is purely an issue with your environment not running properly, not OBS.