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Transcoding errors using Intel Quick Sync

I get the this Error in the Logs when transcoding a video:
[Nest] 7 - 10/04/2023, 3:51:08 PM LOG [MediaService] Start encoding video de4ebb6f-e623-4618-b76c-ebf31e3ea95a {"inputOptions":["-init_hw_device qsv=hw","-filter_hw_device hw"],"outputOptions":["-c:v h264_qsv","-c:a aac","-movflags faststart","-fps_mode passthrough","-map 0:1","-map 0:0","-bf 7","-refs 5","-g 256","-v verbose","-vf format=nv12,hwupload=extra_hw_frames=64,scale_qsv=720:-1","-preset 7","-global_quality 23"],"twoPass":false}

[... ] 

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x5f89e160300] Trying to use DRM render node for device 0, with matching kernel driver (i915).

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x5f89e160300] libva: VA-API version 1.18.0

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x5f89e160300] libva: User requested driver 'iHD'

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x5f89e160300] libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x5f89e160300] libva: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_18

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x5f89e160300] libva: /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x5f89e160300] libva: va_openDriver() returns 1

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x5f89e160300] Failed to initialise VAAPI connection: 1 (operation failed).

Device creation failed: -5.

Failed to set value 'qsv=hw' for option 'init_hw_device': Input/output error

Error parsing global options: Input/output error

[Nest] 7 - 10/04/2023, 3:51:09 PM ERROR [MediaService] Error: ffmpeg exited with code 1: Device creation failed: -5.

Failed to set value 'qsv=hw' for option 'init_hw_device': Input/output error

Error parsing global options: Input/output error

[Nest] 7 - 10/04/2023, 3:51:09 PM ERROR [MediaService] Error occurred during transcoding. Retrying with QSV acceleration disabled.
[Nest] 7 - 10/04/2023, 3:51:08 PM LOG [MediaService] Start encoding video de4ebb6f-e623-4618-b76c-ebf31e3ea95a {"inputOptions":["-init_hw_device qsv=hw","-filter_hw_device hw"],"outputOptions":["-c:v h264_qsv","-c:a aac","-movflags faststart","-fps_mode passthrough","-map 0:1","-map 0:0","-bf 7","-refs 5","-g 256","-v verbose","-vf format=nv12,hwupload=extra_hw_frames=64,scale_qsv=720:-1","-preset 7","-global_quality 23"],"twoPass":false}

[... ] 

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x5f89e160300] Trying to use DRM render node for device 0, with matching kernel driver (i915).

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x5f89e160300] libva: VA-API version 1.18.0

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x5f89e160300] libva: User requested driver 'iHD'

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x5f89e160300] libva: Trying to open /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x5f89e160300] libva: Found init function __vaDriverInit_1_18

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x5f89e160300] libva: /usr/lib/jellyfin-ffmpeg/lib/dri/iHD_drv_video.so init failed

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x5f89e160300] libva: va_openDriver() returns 1

[AVHWDeviceContext @ 0x5f89e160300] Failed to initialise VAAPI connection: 1 (operation failed).

Device creation failed: -5.

Failed to set value 'qsv=hw' for option 'init_hw_device': Input/output error

Error parsing global options: Input/output error

[Nest] 7 - 10/04/2023, 3:51:09 PM ERROR [MediaService] Error: ffmpeg exited with code 1: Device creation failed: -5.

Failed to set value 'qsv=hw' for option 'init_hw_device': Input/output error

Error parsing global options: Input/output error

[Nest] 7 - 10/04/2023, 3:51:09 PM ERROR [MediaService] Error occurred during transcoding. Retrying with QSV acceleration disabled.


I am running Immich in Portainer.
I have added /dev/dri as a device in the container.
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