vchiq_lib: Very incompatible VCHIQ library - cannot retrieve driver version

[asayler]

Running 'rpi-update' on a recently shipped (6/6/12) Raspberry Pi using the standard 4/19/12 RPI Debain Squeeze image results in the following error:

2282281000: vchiq_lib: Very incompatible VCHIQ library - cannot retrieve driver version

The rpi-update run then completes, and the RPi seems to boot and function correctly. I have not verified whether or not the firmware was actually updated, but it appears to have been given that the time stamps for the files in the /boot directory were updated.

Prior to running 'rpi-update', I ran 'apt-get update; apt-get upgrade' in order to update the OS to the latest version of all packages. I also had to run 'ldconfig' prior to running 'rpi-update' to fix the issue discussed here: #7.

It seems this may be related to the very similar issue discussed in basn's Jun 05, 2012 5:59pm post here: http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=5037&p=92585.

[Hexxeh]

This isn't an issue with rpi-update. As the thread you linked describes, you'll see this error when you use an application compiled against an older version of the VC libs this tool updates.

[asayler]

Noted. I mainly posted this here in case others that use rpi-update encounter it.

Is there a fix that you know of? Is it even really an issue that I should be concerned about?

[Hexxeh]

The "fix" is to recompile the application that complains against a new version of the libraries. The app probably won't work until you do.

[asayler]

Subsequent runs if rpi-update (removing /boot/.firmware_revision between each) do not produce the error. It appears that it's only the first run of rpi-update on an un-updated board lead to the error.

The "application" that was complaining was the rpi-updater itself (or since it is a script, one of the utilities that it calls, maybe whatever uses the SoftFP libraries). But since it seems to resolve itself after one run, it seems to be a non issue.

[XavM]

Probleme can be reproduced with any first run of rpi-update against a fresh "install" on the stock 20120419 Debian Squeeze image.

Sequence :

First boot ever from a fresh 20120419 image
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ca-certificates
sudo apt-get install git-core
sudo wget http://goo.gl/1BOfJ -O /usr/bin/rpi-update
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/rpi-update
sudo rpi-update
    ---> ERROR : /opt/vc/sbin/vcfiled: error while loading shared libraries: libvchiq_arm.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
    ---> CF : https://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update/issues/7
sudo rm /boot/.firmware_revision
sudo ldconfig
sudo rpi-update
    ---> ERROR : 2769590689: vchiq_lib: Very incompatible VCHIQ library - cannot retrieve driver version
    ---> CF : https://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update/issues/8
sudo rm /boot/.firmware_revision
sudo reboot
sudo rpi-update
    ---> OK

Could it be something in the rpi-update logic around the sdk update that occurs but is not roll-backed after a ldconfig error ?

[spiliot]

Before running rpi-update you should:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

or rpi-update should be changed to be asking/doing it for you

[asayler]

As mentioned in my OP, I ran both apt-get update and apt-get upgrade prior to experiencing this error. The error XavM describes still occurs even after the upgrade (unless the issue has been fixed via a package upgrade in the last week).

[spiliot]

In my case, running upgrade fixed it and did it just yesterday. I don't have another sdcard at the moment to try from scratch but I will to confirm it.

[AXYPB]

The steps above to upgrade and ldconfig still return this error for me.

[singpolyma]

The updater prints this error even after the first update, for me

[singpolyma]

It seems to be vcfiled throwing this error

[mikebranderhorst]

Fresh Debian 20120419 image

$ sudo passwd root
$ su
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get upgrade
$ apt-get install git
$ wget http://goo.gl/1BOfJ -O /usr/bin/rpi-update
$ chmod +x /usr/bin/rpi-update
$ swapon -a
$ rpi-update
    ---> ERROR : 2769590689: vchiq_lib: Very incompatible VCHIQ library - cannot retrieve driver version
$ rm /boot/.firmware_revision
$ reboot
$ su
$ rpi-update
    ---> OK

[mgcrea]

Same here.

[stefek99]

(somehow related)

http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1139

Quake III binaries available (only tested so far on the most recent Debian release) at radium.hexxeh.net/quake3.zip.

vchiq_lib: Very incompatible VCHIQ library

Hexxeh: #8 (comment)

The "fix" is to recompile the application that complains against a new version of the libraries. The app probably won't work until you do.

Are there any new versions of site:http://hexxeh.net/ quake3 ?