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OpenRGB possibly killing RAM?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 18. Februar 2026 - 12:05

I just seen this post on buildapc and this person was using Linux Mint and OpenRGB. They have stated that OpenRGB has killed their memory. And others have said there’s a very real risk of it happening.

I plan on removing the program and living with my rainbow RAM as I can’t risk losing it. The cost is simply too high.

Use OpenRGB at your own risk!

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Steam games that work on Wayland don't work on X11 - am I alone?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 18. Februar 2026 - 11:44

A while ago, I noticed that some Steam games that work perfectly fine on Wayland don't even start or freeze after startup on X11; GTA V Enhanced in particular is giving me trouble, that freezes my desktop on X11 but always works flawlessly on Wayland. I mainly tested it on Gnome, but also tried Xfce (with compositor turned off) with the same result. I also tried it on both hybrid (Nvidia/AMD) mode and dGPU-only (MUX) mode, the result is always the same. There isn't a single game in my library that works on X11 but not on Wayland, it's really like Wayland works better overall - which seems odd to me, as I keep reading that people are primarily having issues with Steam games on Wayland, rarely the other way around. I feel like I'm missing something here... Also, performance on X11 tends to be better in those games that work, especially in dGPU-only mode, which is the main reason I'm interested in fixing this.

Anybody else experiencing this? I'd appreciate a fix very much. I read that people are using gamescope on X11, but that unfortunately isn't in the Debian Stable repos and I don't really want to install it manually.

My system is a laptop with Nvidia 4060 and AMD iGPU, I'm on Debian 13 (with 590 Nvidia drivers from the upstream repo, but the issue is exactly the same with the Debian-packaged 550 drivers).

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Tell me how to install EZFN (Fortnite) on Linux

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 18. Februar 2026 - 11:27

Hello everyone! I saw that you can install EZFN (private Fortnite server) on Linux, but I don't know how to install it on the official discord server, there are no instructions, I know how to install the ezfn Linux launcher, only there you need to build and I don't know how to install it, I've already searched half of the Internet and didn't find it. I tried to log in to windows and installed build there and transferred it to a disk with Linux, but nothing worked for a couple of minutes, it loaded and crashed

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Single GPU passthrough with AMD integrated graphics possible?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 18. Februar 2026 - 10:50

I have an AMD ryzen 5 5600G with integrated graphics and 16 GB of ram. Currently on windows. Most AAA games like MW2019,BO6, RE2 and stuff like CS2, SCP secret lab and Ready or not run at ~40 to 60 FPS on Medium settings [depending on game]. idk if it's possible at all but if its please tell me how?

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Would swapping a 5080 to a 9070 XT be a good idea?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 18. Februar 2026 - 10:44

I bought the 5080 back when I was using windows, great card (albeit pricey) and I've since moved over to Cachy OS and really don't see myself moving back to windows any time soon. The gaming experience has mostly been very solid, but honestly I just love the OS on the whole.

The only problem I really have is Dota 2, it's by the far the game I play the most no contest, and it's performance is not good. I get perfect performance on max settings (as you'd expect with that hardware) but every minute or so I get 5-15 seconds of hard lag spikes. I've not exhausted every avenue of fixes yet but the things I have tried don't work.

Whether or not the card is the problem for dota though, it's not necessarily the only driving force behind the card swap. Primarily, stability is my main goal, and the lower power draw is nice too. I'm past the days of needing the absolute best hardware and all the ray tracing bells and whistles. As long as I get 100+ frames at 1440 on med-high settings, I'm happy. And I can pick up a 9070 for £600 and sell my 5080 for £900-£1000 so I'd be getting a nice chunk back anyway.

What do you think is the right move here, anything I'm not considering that I should be? (Ryzen 7 9800x3d is my cpu if that's relevant)

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Legends of runeterra broke after last update 😕

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 18. Februar 2026 - 10:10

I was using Lutris with wine-ge-lol-8-27 to run it and it was working perfectly.

But since last week, it crashes upon launch and throws me back to the launcher.

The logs say:
wine: Call from 000000007B013AD7 to unimplemented function coremessaging.dll.DllGetActivationFactory, aborting

every time I try to launch it.

Tried installing d3dcompiler_47 and vcrun2022 with winetricks since I saw somewhere that to solve the coremessaging.dll those 2 are needed but no luck.

If anyone manages to get it up and running please let us know 🙏

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Problems with Minecraft shaders on Arch (NVIDA RTX 2060 Super, Ryzen 5 3600)

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 18. Februar 2026 - 10:02

Hello,

I recently switched to Arch and now wanted to play Minecraft with the same shaders on same settings as on Windows, but whatever I do, I only get about 30-50 fps, whereas I got about 80 on Windows. It doesnt matter how far I set the settings down, it stays at those 30-50 fps, but also doesnt get lower at higher settings. I guess I tried almost everything in the shader settings (decreasing shadow distance, TAA disabled, etc), but nothing changed the fps pretty much. Do you have any ideas how to fix that?

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Emulators?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 18. Februar 2026 - 09:33

Hi I'm just wondering if is there a way to play pokemon fan games specifically that is made from rpgmaker xp(pokemon essentials)? Please help me 🥺

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FSR4 not working with Mesa 26.0

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 18. Februar 2026 - 09:01

Hi All,

I was able to build the latest mesa for Ubuntu 25.10 using those instructions:
https://gist.github.com/Venemo/a9483106565df3a83fc67a411191edbd

but it looks like the FSR4 is not working. Here is the result in Horizon Forbidden West:

https://preview.redd.it/3wq5ncchm7kg1.jpg?width=5120&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc89a7989980612fcbb6239ba846abf16c88f851

I was able to force load the dll through Optiscaler it won't be loaded without it. I'm using Proton-GE 10.31. This works fine with kisak mesa fresh ppa.

Anyone had similar experience?

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I can't get schedule 1 to install

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 18. Februar 2026 - 08:42

It won't let me install the game

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Раскладка

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 18. Februar 2026 - 07:51

Всем хай, нуждаюсь в помощи Ситуация такая, я играю в Сталкер Аномали Epilogue и у меня проблема в том что раскладка не меняется, по умолчанию стоит английская, но мне нужна русская для выполнения задания То есть я не могу писать на русском а только на английском, играю через PortProton, CachyOs, KDE

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Fedora 43 kde vs Cachy Os performance (Performance better on Cachy os)

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 18. Februar 2026 - 07:06

I really like Fedora 43 Kde, but gaming performance haven't been perfect compared to Cachy os. I have full amd system (ryzen 5 3600 and 9060 xt). In some games performance is mostly the same, but in Counter strike 2 performance is much better in Cachy os.

What are the tweaks that I should make to match Cachy os's performance?

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Gotham Knights No abre

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 18. Februar 2026 - 06:46

When I run the game, it just stops the GPU outputting video, then I have to manually restart my PC to try again. Does anyone know what I can do?

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New Re engine games with Intel Arc Alchemist

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 18. Februar 2026 - 05:38

From a Niche inside a Niche, anybody have an intel arc Alchemist? Do MH Wilds (after Tu3) and the new MH Stories 3 plays fine for you?

Because no matter if using the i195 or xe driver, or any proton. These games open fine but the moment they need to load something they freeze.

In both if a put new game, it also freezes but i can hear music and cutscene audio being played just fine. Is it just me?

For specs Ryzen 5600 | Intel Arc a750 | 32gb DDR4 | Nvme (BTRFS)SSD+HDD(EXT4)

CachyOS (Normal and RC) Mesa 25 and 26.1-git

Xwayland and Wayland

Nothing works

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Need help with mesa bug reports

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 18. Februar 2026 - 05:28

Hi, I submitted 2 bug reports at the mesa repo and I need help to get additional info needed for the bug reports.

1st issue is this. (https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/9403). This issue is for Feral Interactive native Linux port of Dirt Rally (1) with OpenGL. Basically shows that the higher shader setting, the shader look messed up for terascale GPUs. I tested it on terascale 2 GPU and terascale 3 GPU and it is the same issue. Haven't tested it on terascale 1 though. I have been trying to get the apitrace for the native Linux OpenGL version. However, it seems whatever DRM that feral use doesn't allow it. This issue has been open since 2023 so it would be nice to be able to close it.

2nd issue with this (https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/14429). It is an issue for Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA where there is a large frame drop every time a text is rendered. I have also detected the same issue for Ys IX: Monstrum Nox and Ys: Memories of Celceta. Potentially also affect the Trails from Zero and Trails to Azure. This issue also only affect Meteor Lake iGPU with i915 kernel driver. Other GPU I have tested from Radeon 780M, RX 6600 XT, Skylake iGPU and RTX 4070 Super does not show same behavior. It is also not an issue with Meteor Lake GPU if Xe kernel driver is used or WineD3D with OpenGL is used. According to u/-YoRHa2B- (doitsujin or DXVK creator), this is a game issue (https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/issues/5368). However, for some reason it only shows weird behavior in Meteor Lake iGPU with i915 kernel driver. Haven't ask u/DuranteA (He ports most of Falcom game to PC) if he can help since it is a game issue ultimately, but it also indicates an issue with ANV driver. Honestly, I already provided API trace for the game, and I just wanted to get more attention to the issue. Alternatively, how would I, with minimal c knowledge, fix this bug myself? Like, how do I know which part of ANV code that cause an issue? Is this fixable in mesa, or you have to fix it in i915 kernel driver since this is not an issue with Xe kernel driver.

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