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How to upgrade firmware for Dualsense (PS5) controller on Linux?
I bought a Dualsense controller recently, but I don't have access to a Window machine to run the official Playstation Accessories app for upgrading the firmware of my controller. I have tried running the Playstation Accessories app through Wine/Proton, and it would not work at all. I have also tried following a guide where you use mitmproxy and some other things to run the Playstation Accessories app, and that doesn't work right now either.
Does anyone know of a current, still working method for updating a Dualsense controller's firmware on Linux? Preferably something you have used yourself recently and can confirm works. Below is the information about my Dualsense controller's current state:
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I'm struggling to make my laptop Nvidia GPU use its full power on Linux Mint
Disclaimer: I am a total noob at Linux and, at best, can copy and paste commands into the terminal to install/run/change some setting.
System specsComputer: Lenovo 82JW Legion 5 15ACH6
OS: Linux Mint 22.3 - Cinnamon 64-bit
Linux Kernel: 6.17.0-14-generic
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics × 8
Graphics Card: NVIDIA Corporation GA107BM [GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile]
Memory: 16.2 GB
Hard Drives: 1512.3 GB
Desktop Environment: Cinnamon 6.6.6
Display Server: X11
Secure Boot: Off
I switched from Windows to Linux in just November last year. And while most of the process has been smooth, the one main issue I have is not being able to make my Nvidia 3050 laptop GPU use its full power.
It should be able to use 80W + 15W with Dynamic Boost but it is stuck at 60W when benchmarking with GravityMark.
I've tried tons of different things, including:
- Switched to Discrete graphics via boot menu
- Used the Fn + Q shortcut to change power mode to performance (indicated by red light on power button)
- Installed the latest Nvidia GPU 590-open driver
- Reverted back to the latest non-open Nvidia GPU 535 driver
- Did a clean reinstall of Linux Mint with 535 driver and firmware (current)
- I ran nvidia-smi -q -d POWER which returned the following:
- Current Power Limit: 60.00 W
- Requested Power Limit 60.00 W
- Default Power Limit 60.00 W
- Min Power Limit: 1.00 W
- Max Power Limit: 95.00 W
- Using sudo nvidia-smi -pl 95 to change power limit returns the error: Changing power management limit is not supported for GPU: 00000000:01:00.0. Treating as warning and moving on. All done.
- Tried to enable nvidia-powerd service which returned this error: Failed to enable unit: Unit file nvidia-powerd.service does not exist.
- Did a whole bunch of shenanigans to copy and start the nvidia-powerd service (before doing a clean reinstall) which did not work
- Installed Lenovo Legion Linux, GreenWithEnvy and LACT, all of which don't show an option to change the power limits (greyed out)
I mostly play Dota 2 and Deadlock, and sometimes Hades I/II, which aren't the most graphically demanding games. But I want to make sure my system is utilizing its hardware to its full potential and for future-proofing since I have 300+ games on Steam (all of which show as compatible on Linux when toggling the penguin icon in library).
Also, Deadlock doesn't run that great even with a lot of performance tweaking. Although it is an in-development game, it doesn't have a Linux port and runs via Proton. And its had some graphically demanding visual updates in the latest big patch which drops performance significantly in certain areas of the map.
I have MangoHUD and GOverlay installed to monitor metrics. Temperature rarely goes over 60 degC on both CPU and GPU, and never even coming close to 70 degC, so no issue of thermal throttling.
Questions:
- Would switching to a different distro help solve my issues? I'm currently considering one of the following. Which one would be best?
- CachyOS
- ZorinOS
- PopOS
- I want my other, regular-use software like Zen Browser and DaVinci Resolve to work fine on these other distros.
- I want to be able to use apps and do stuff on the other distro with as little terminal usage as possible.
- While not a top priority, I'd like the other distro to look and feel as close to Linux Mint as possible. Very basic and noob-friendly with a software manager to install apps.
- Is my particular laptop model just cooked? In the sense that it can't hook into the firmware/hardware and manage power limits via Linux?
- I have my /root, /boot and /swap partitions on the internal 500GB SSD and the /home partition on a separate 1TB SSD. Will this allow for smooth and easy transition to a different distro while preserving all my files?
- I have my Timeshift backups on the same 1TB SSD as the /home folder. Will I be able to restore these backups if I decide to revert back to Linux Mint in case switching to another distro doesn't solve this issue?
Note: Despite this issue, I never want to go back to Windows again and would much rather prefer a solution on Linux so I can get the best out of my laptop.
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Crimson Dessert am I right??
Who else is stoked for Crimson Desert? I don’t know if I’ve ever been this excited for a game. Maybe I’m crazy idk.
Who else has preordered?
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Fallout 3 and New Vegas - Tale of Two Wastelands - Installation Guide
I recently felt like playing tale of two wastelands, and wanted to collect all the resources I ended up using to get the mod installed successfully for those that come after.
I'm running Fedora 43 with KDE Plasma/Wayland, using the RPM Fusion NVidia Driver and Codec packs. Both games are in Steam.
Step 1: Install the games and generate their config files:
- Start with a clean install of both games to ensure no old mods are going to cause you problems.
- Install Fallout 3 GOTY Edition and manually set the Proton version to 9.0-4 in the steam properties. Run the game to generate the needed files. I got as far as starting a new game and then quit.
- Install Fallout New Vegas and manually set the Proton version to 9.0-4 in the steam properties. Run the game to generate the needed files.
Step 2: Set up Mod Organizer 2 for Fallout New Vegas:
- I ended up using https://github.com/Furglitch/modorganizer2-linux-installer to install MO2 for FNV. The instructions on the github page worked for me. When prompted in the installer, I set the mod directory to the default value. It was ~/games/mod-organizer-2-newvegas/modorganizer2/mods/. You will need to note this directory for later when generating the Tale of Two Wasteland (TTW) mod files.
- I also had it set up New Vegas Script Extender (NVSE) for me so I could skip that step when following the TTW mod setup instructions, and register the mod organizer with steam, so it would automatically launch when I clicked 'Play' in steam.
- I then launched FNV which did the initial setup for Mod Organizer 2. I signed into my nexusmods account, and I checked all the options for making portable instance, generating instanced ini files and such as described in the official guide ( https://thebestoftimes.moddinglinked.com/mo2.html ), but I didn't have a Tale of Two Wastelands option in the setup, so I just picked 'New Vegas' instead.
- I then test-ran the game with the 'New Vegas' option and all the DLC I had enabled to verify that everything was still working at this point.
Step 3: Generate the TTW mod files:
- I used https://github.com/SulfurNitride/TTW_Linux_Installer?tab=readme-ov-file to generate the files. Thanks to /u/Sulfur_Nitride for making this, it worked perfectly!
- I pointed to the root install directories for Fallout 3 GOTY and Fallout New Vegas in the prompts.
- I downloaded the TTW mpi file from https://mod.pub/ttw/133/files and extracted it so I could link to the path in the installer, and I set the output directory to a subfolder in the MO2 mods folder I set above: ~/games/mod-organizer-2-newvegas/modorganizer2/mods/tale_of_two_wastelands/
- I then let the program generate all the required mod files. When I refreshed the mod list in MO2, a new tale_of_two_wastelands mod was present.
Step 4: Install and enable additional support mods:
- From here, I installed all the additional support mods in the official TTW install guides
- I did not install the NVSE mod listed in the 'root mods' section of the official guide, because it was already installed with MO2 for me.
Some issues I had and how I fixed them:
- I initially missed the YUPTTW mod on the https://mod.pub/ttw/133/files page, and the game would crash to desktop immediately without it even after all my other issues below were fixed.
- Some of the mods require both the mod file itself as well as an INI file. Make sure to download and install both with MO2 where noted in the guides or the game will crash to desktop.
- I had trouble getting the mod organizer to install the mods when clicking the 'install with mod manager' links on nexusmods, so I ended up downloading the zip files and using the 'Install from Archive' button on MO2 to install them all manually.
- I found a linux question in the FAQ ( https://thebestoftimes.moddinglinked.com/faq.html#Troubleshooting ) that recommended some additional programs be installed:
- I already had the gstreamer codec installed, but I found this page with instructions on installing it if you don't: https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/documentation/installing/on-linux.html?gi-language=c
- I installed the Visual C++ 2015-2022 package using protontricks. I selected Fallout New Vegas, went to the 'install application or DLL option, and found the correct one. I think it was named something like 'vc2022'
- I needed to patch the game executable using the 4GB patch. It has a linux script, you just have to run it inside the steam directory where your executable is: https://www.nexusmods.com/newvegas/mods/62552?tab=description
- The ML Utilities Checker mod listed on that page was helpful in telling me which mods had issues when the game was still crashing.
- I also followed the falloutcustom.ini instructions on the mod page of the official guide.
- https://imgur.com/a/cBoysGt - This is a link to how my MO2 window looked once everything was working.
Step 5: Play the game (or mod it more):
- At this point, I was able to launch the game, and it showed the Tale of Two Wastelands splash screen on startup, and was able to start a new game without issue.
- You should also be able to install additional mods once the game is working in this state as desired.
I hope this guide helps others to pull together all the spread-out info and makes your TTW experience on Linux smoother than my own. Here are some other relevant threads/links I came across when researching this are included below in case they can be of use to others:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamPlay/comments/9yqvkn/fallout_new_vegas_nvse_4gbpatch_working/ https://www.reddit.com/r/FalloutMods/comments/1mgsl5j/fnv_nvtf_not_found_but_nvtf_is_downloaded/ https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1orix2i/native_linux_ttw_installer_initial_release/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Fallout/comments/1c6d87x/best_ways_to_play_fo3_and_fnv/
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Discord is about to require age verification for everyone
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GOG is preparing a client with native Linux support
The news is finally out—GOG confirmed in their recent AMA that a native Linux client is officially in development. After years of being the "DRM-free king" but ignoring the most "freedom-oriented" OS, they are finally moving.
But it brings up an interesting question for the community: Is this a "too little, too late" situation?
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New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck, with Jackal and the Dark Rites of Arkham - 2026-02-07 Edition
Splinter Cell Blacklist Crash
How to fix sc blacklist crashing on faugus launcher?
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Gaming WIth Window Maker
I have been wanting to daily drive Window Maker x11 DE and everything has been running fine until I start to game. When I start and play the game, it runs fine, but when I either alt+tab or close the game, all of the windows start to trail duplicates when I move them around and then after a few seconds the whole computer crashes with only a forced reboot will make it work again. I have done some research on it and X11 does have problems with full screen gaming but it does the same thing with window border-less and windowed as well. Some other things I've looked up said to just use a different DE but that answer already is just ignorant. I also wanted to ask in case other users who want to use window maker can hopefully use this thread as well incase they are having problems with it as well. Thank you for your time.
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Arc Raiders crash (THEIA)
Every time after the EAC splash screen my game crash, I'm on Nobara right now but on arch the game worked. I tried with almost every proton variant. I have installed EAC runtime on steam. Can anyone help me with this? :(
edit: I have Ryzen 7 5700x and 6800xt with 32gb ram, and the newest drivers of mesa and the kernel.
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New dev update for my TBS+TD+RPG game for linux: unit upgrades, new languages, new structures and more. Alpha build available for Linux if you want to try it
Linux Mint | Logitech G205 X Mouse (Fullscreen) Sensitivity/Scaling issue?
Constant Stuttering in Amnesia The Dark Descent
Recently switched to Linux Mint and have been getting bad stuttering every few seconds, regardless of what's happening in-game.
Runs 60fps for a around 5 seconds, stutters to 15-20fps for 5 seconds, repeat.
Anyone here have the same problem and find a solution?
I've tried:
- Changing to full compsition (Nvidia)
- Disabling/re-anabling Steam overlay
- Changing scaling back and forth
- Tried various Proton versions
- Launch with specific command (can't recall command right now)
- Dropping graphics settings (Same problem whether it's low or maxed)
- Disabled applets in taskbar
Haven't had this problem with other games so far!
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KDE Linux gets performance improvements, new default apps and goes all-in on Flatpak
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Linux kernel 6.19 arrives and the next will be 7.0
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best linux compatible peripherals
Im looking to replace a few of my peripherals now that im on linux for a bit.
currently im using a razer naga trinity mouse, a logitech g510 and and old wireless xbox 360 controller.
For a mouse and keyboard im thinking about going back to something simple with only some rgb, thought about some corsair stuff, have yet to look though how comatible they are with linux to configure the rgb stuff. dont mind some other suggestions here.
But im not sure about the controller yet, currently have problems with my xbox as the dpad is somehow wrong ingame and im not able to fix it, and as i was about to look for a new one anyway i thought something that has a good compebility with linux would be best.
another thing is, since switching to linux i wasnt able to use all the makro keys from the g510 or the razer naga, but in the long run i would love to have something similar back for gaming with makros and stuff, something like the razer tartarus. is there something like that, also design wise that has a good compability with linux. i know there are many little keypads and stuff but they are not really optimized for gaming, in my opinion.
Can some linux veterans maybe share some suggestions and insight on linux peripherals ?
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Gamescope disables HDR support in Doom: TDA
I am on Hyprland, nixos unstable. HDR works fine without gamescope.
I have a bug in Doom where my cursor will, at random moments, leave the game and enter my second screen. Usually to fix this i use gamescope, but now for some reason gamescope doesn't provide HDR support like it usually does.
Here is the command I used: ENABLE_GAMESCOPE_WSI=1 DXVK_HDR=1 gamescope -W 2560 -w 2560 -H 1440 -h 1440 -r 240 -f --hdr-enabled --force-grab-cursor -- %command% +com_skipIntroVideo 1
I am using Proton GE 10-29 and have the env variables PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND and PROTON_ENABLE_HDR, set globally because I am tired of doing it manually.
When entering the game using gamescope I also only have a single screen named default to chose from, which it doesn't think supports HDR even though it should.
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Mesa 25.3.5 arrives with bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers
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