Hi! I'm currently still on windows and primarily use SteelSeries Sonar for it's noise cancelling on my microphone, I've looked into alternatives for linux and haven't seen any that have more than just EQ control, is there some project that I'm missing here? Thanks!

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every time i boot up Metaphor Refantazio on steam it opens a white screen with this error message really tiny. ive tried different solutions like changing to some different protons, uninstalling and reinstalling, verifying the integrity of the files, nothing. i really dont wanna have to refund this game so any help is massively appreciated.

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i’m using a dual sense controller in an unsupported game so i’m using steam input. I’m having an issue where steam is detecting 3 controllers. usually it’s 2, the dual sense and my keyboard. now it’s detecting 3 and the 3rd seems to be acting as the main controller, causing ghost input everywhere but the menus. how do i fix this?

EDIT: Forgot to mention that when i unplug my keyboard and only have my controller connected, 2 controllers still show as connected, but there’s no ghost input anymore

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love vesktop but cant seem to figure this out

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Hi All,

I'm exploring a new build for a windows / linux gaming PC, I'm generally new-ish to Linux but have been messing around with gaming on an old Laptop I recently converted to Fedora. Here's what I'm thinking:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120
• MoBo: MSI MPG B650I EDGE WIFI mini ITX
• Memory: G.Skill Flare X5 32GB
• Storage: WD Black SN850X 2TB
• GPU: Radeon RX 9070 Sapphire PULSE
• Case: Coolermaster NR200
• PSU: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 gm

PCPartPicker Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/MxdB8Q

What I'm concerned about is the MoBo, I've read that some of the wifi components can be a pain on Linux and I think this MoBo has a Mediatek wifi. What I can't tell from researching though is if this specific wifi card's drivers are supported in Linux or not. I think it has:

• Wireless: RZ616
• Ethernet: RealTEk RTL8125BG

The alternative, ASrock, sounds better, but I keep reading about them bricking CPUs so I'm kind of scared.

Any guidance on the motherboard would be appreciated, and if there's anything else I'm missing with the build -- please let me know.

Thanks!

Edit -- Realized I copied the wrong component names for mobo

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Hello!

I am trying to use Bottles to run small 2d games I wish to play. One is Bookworm Adventures Deluxe. When I try launching it via Bottles, it gives me the exact error of:

FATAL ERROR

Failed to load cdprops.xml

Does anyone know how I could fix this? If not, does anyone know where I should ask for help in getting this resolved? Thanks!! <3

I'm on Kubuntu btw!

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Hello everyone! I've finally got myself a new PC, in the mean time it arrives though I've been looking at which Linux distro should I use since I'm finally fed up with the AI push and general bullshit on Windows.

I'd be mainly using it for gaming, discord and web surfing but I'd also want to be able to satiate my creative moods so I'd like my os to run DaVinci Resolve, Audacity, LMMS, Blender, Affinity Photo, Godot and other creation software.

I've heard great things about Bazzite, Nobara and CachyOs but I wouldn't know which one is better suited for my needs. Here's my PC config in case that helps : https://fr.pcpartpicker.com/list/hMtH6Q

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Check Comments for Images.

I cant switch to Linux if this problem for me as a TV Gamer will not stop, I been wanting to switch for months but I cannot get this to stop flashing every minute or so but it's very frequent, it does not matter the distro it doesn't matter what display settings I change, I can't fix it, looking up anything online has no fix, and am losing my mind, windows sucks and I just wanna game with no issues.

The other problem with using anything that detects Linux is my BIOS and Boot Screen turn SOLID GREEN, I have recently switched motherboards from MSI to Asus and they both do this, so it's not Motherboard related, when connected to the Integrated GPU I have zero problems with green screen or color flickers as my CPU is a 7800X3D.

someone, help plz I have been trying to fix this for too long, I am using a 9070 XT on my TCL QM8K which works fantastic on Windows but not fantastic on Linux. I am lost.

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Dependent on DE of course, sometimes it's Alt.

I've known about it for quite a while but I was talking to some newbie Linux users recently and they weren't aware, since there's no tutoralizing of the feature I think there'd be quite a lot of long-time users who have no idea the feature exists too. It makes window management considerably faster to perform and even works for dragging full screen windows to other monitors (at least in KDE). Going back to a default Windows desktop makes me feel like I've cut my fingers off.

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Saw this tweet today and wondered if linux has a good option to emulate old games not available on steam.

https://preview.redd.it/3mo57ui4gb4g1.png?width=594&format=png&auto=webp&s=3694577c28d7e783e1b49dff2a3c60329edf1cd1

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Hej społeczności!

Walczę z problemem VAC (Valve Anti-Cheat) w CS:GO Legacy na Linux Mint. Gdy próbuję dołączyć do serwerów community, otrzymuję komunikat o błędzie VAC uniemożliwiający grę.

Kontekst sytuacji: Od kiedy Valve zastąpiło natywną wersję Linuksową CS:GO przez Windowsową wersję"Legacy", gra wymaga Protona do uruchomienia. Niestety, system VAC ma problem z poprawnym działaniem przez warstwę kompatybilności.

Co zaobserwowałem:

· CS:GO Legacy uruchamia się poprawnie z Protonem, ale blokuje dostęp do serwerów z VAC · Bez Protona gra nie uruchamia się w ogóle (brak natywnej wersji Linuksowej)

LinuxGaming #CSGO #Proton #VAC #LinuxMint #Steam #Valve #Compatibility submitted by /u/Suspicious-Cloud749
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Hey everyone,

Finally deciding to ditch Windows for Arch, but I'm a bit worried about gaming performance on my main rig since the hardware is fairly new.

My setup: * CPU: i5-14600KF * GPU: RTX 5060 Ti (16GB GDDR7) * RAM: 32GB DDR5 6000MHz

I know "Nvidia on Linux" is a meme, but for those of you running modern cards, I have a few specific questions before I wipe my drive:

1. Real-world FPS: Is the overhead in DX12 games actually noticeable? I don't care about a 5% benchmark difference, but does it feel sluggish or stuttery compared to Windows?
2. Frame Gen / DLSS 3: Does Frame Gen actually work reliably yet? I rely on it for some heavier titles.
3. The E-core situation: Does the standard kernel handle the 14600KF's hybrid cores properly now for gaming, or do I still need to mess with manual configs to stop games running on E-cores?
4. Wayland: Is the 50-series stable enough on Wayland for a daily driver, or should I just stick to X11 for now to avoid flickering?

Thanks for any help!

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Hi, I was trying to play Risk of Rain 2 and Touhou Mystia Izakaya on Debian 13 XFCE, but they won't open.

I'm using Wine 10.0 with dxvk and various dependencies installed. I also tried using Bottles, PortProton, and Lutris, but nothing worked.

Here's a screenshot of my Wine debug (Touhou Mystia's Izakaya) and the error message:

https://pastebin.com/xe6SKdFz

https://imgur.com/a/ZXu2Xhb

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when i play a game ( for example car x street...) after a few minutes fps drops massively to like 20-30fps.... its absolutely fine for the first few minutes though... whats the fix for this?

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Hi everyone!

I'm trying to leave the Windows ecosystem and start using Linux on both my desktop PC and laptop. The problem is that I enjoy playing games with kernel-level anti-cheat (like League of Legends and Valorant), which forces me to set up a dual boot on my desktop PC. I have a few questions about making this transition as smooth and painless as possible.

1. Setup Architecture & Isolation

I have two physical SSDs. I plan to install Windows on SSD 1 and Arch Linux on SSD

Is this the best practice for a dual-boot configuration? My main goal is maximum isolation—I don't want either operating system to have access to the other's disk partitions.

1. Stability, Maintenance, and Arch

I want to use Arch to create my own custom "rice." Are there any known incompatibility or greater setup complexities with dual-booting specific Linux distros like Arch?

Does dual-booting, even with separate physical SSDs, lead to excessive maintenance or too many recurring issues? I'm already anticipating the common problem where Windows updates overwrite the bootloader.

Maintenance: How much daily or monthly maintenance should I budget for this configuration (e.g., fixing GRUB, dealing with time synchronization issues)?

1. Community Resources

Recommendations: Can anyone recommend helpful subreddits, YouTube channels, webpages, or forums that specialize in configuring stable dual-boot setups and Arch Linux ricing? (I know AI is a great tool, but community experience is invaluable here!)

Thanks in advance for all your help and advice! Have a nice day, folks!

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(info : I use pop os , I also even updated my distro , but still won’t work .) before this all happened I got logged out my account so I logged back in bc like why wouldn’t i but anyways the day after no matter what I did , I couldn’t open sober , I tried every command I could find, nothing worked . idk why it won’t work but ts pmo and I just want to play flicker bro .

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Crashing Error

Hey,

I recently built a new PC and everything runs great — except CS2, which is driving me insane right now. I keep getting "Device Lost" crashes, usually at specific spots on Inferno. The game runs perfectly smooth up until the moment it just insta-crashes with no warning. If I switch to Proton Experimental or Proton 9, the game actually runs fine — but VAC blocks me because of “invalid files”, so I can’t play on official servers, which kinda defeats the purpose. Other games run flawlessly for hours (Cyberpunk maxed out, no issues at all), so I don’t think the hardware is bad. Is anyone with similar hardware running into this and managed to fix it?

Specs:
Fedora 43 Workstation
49" Odyssey G9
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
RX 9070 XT OC
64GB CL28 DDR5 6000Mhz Ram
x870 Mainboard

Already tried:
Disabled integrated graphics (CPU Graphics) in BIOS
Reinstalled Vulkan drivers / forced RADV only, OpenGL launch option
Updated Mesa manually & even compiled it from source
Tuned launch options, disabled MSAA, tried lower res (works a little bit, but mostly only just worked a little bit longer until crashing), different settings
Removed shader cache & reverified files

Thanks for any tips, I appreciate every bit of help

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