Still Trying to get Max Payne to run on Linux (Cachy was recommended), it install fine, but trying to load it has some errors, some about Vulkan and NVidia drivers, which I have a gtx 2070, It's failing to install and recognize my 2070, any ideas what could be wrong? I am fairly new to Linux but been using duck.ai to kinda guide me or lead me in the right direction, but all the suggestions it suggests are not working and the installs of the vulkan drivers and NVidia drivers are failing, same with dkms (i believe thats what it is called.)

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Hey folks,

I’m dual-booting Windows and Ubuntu 24.0424.04 on my gaming PC with an Nvidia GPU, and I’ve been trying to get Steam to recognize my existing game libraries on my NTFS drives.

At first, my drives were mounting inconsistently after boot, which caused Steam to forget the library paths. I fixed that by setting up /etc/fstab, and now I have three NTFS partitions mounting reliably at:

• /mnt/games-ssd1 — 688G688G, games/data
• /mnt/games-ssd2 — 233G233G, games
• /mnt/data-hdd — 931G931G, data

They’re all mounted with read/write and execute permissions, and this became stable after disabling Windows Fast Startup.

The problem is Steam itself. When I go to Storage and try + Add Drive / Add Library Folder, then select something like /mnt/games-ssd1/SteamLibrary, Steam just does nothing. No error message, no confirmation — the window closes and the folder isn’t added. It also won’t detect or add any NTFS library under /mnt, and none of the installed Windows games appear in Steam on Ubuntu except for the default library in my home folder.

What I’ve already tried:

• Symlinks
• Editing config.vdf
• steam --reset
• Reinstalling the native apt version after purging the snap version

Still no luck. Steam launches fine, Proton is available, but it refuses to add these existing libraries.

Has anyone run into this with Steam on Ubuntu 24.0424.04 and NTFS drives? Is this a Steam limitation, a permissions issue, or something specific to NTFS library folders on Linux?

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Hi !

I'm trying to run Cyberpunk 2077 through Heroic Launcher on Linux, but the game consistently freezes after about 15 minutes of gameplay.

The game runs perfectly at first at a stable 45-60 fps, then the video freezes while the audio keeps playing. No crashes to desktop, it just hangs until I kill it.

Other DX12 games run perfectly fine on the same system (e.g. The Witcher 3, Elden Ring and Clair Obscur), so this seems specific to Cyberpunk.

From the logs and dmesg, it looks like the crash is happening during VKD3D / Vulkan memory allocation, returning:

• VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DEVICE_MEMORY
• DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED
• NVRM: NV_ERR_NO_MEMORY

Monitoring VRAM usage on my second monitor with nvidia-smi however never shows more than 5.8 G of VRAM being used at any time and no spike in usage before the freezes neither.

System information

Distro: CachyOS (Arch-based)
Kernel: CachyOS kernel (latest)
Desktop environment: KDE Plasma
Session: Wayland

Laptop: ASUS ROG Zephyrus M15 (GU502)

CPU: Intel i7 (Comet Lake)
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 2070 Max-Q (Optimus laptop)
Driver: NVIDIA 590.48.01 (open kernel module)

Game launcher setup

Launcher: Heroic Games Launcher

Tested with:

• Proton-GE (latest)
• cachyos-proton-slr

Graphics settings tested

I tried reducing VRAM usage:

• Resolution: 1440p → 1080p
• Crowd density: High → Medium
• Ray tracing: Off
• DLSS: Off
• FSR: Tested

Still freezes.

Environment variables tested

Tried various ones combinations including:

VKD3D_CONFIG=force_host_cached VKD3D_CONFIG=nodxr VKD3D_LIMIT_DEVICE_MEMORY=6144 VKD3D_DESCRIPTOR_HEAP_SIZE=2048 PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 DXVK_NVAPI_DRIVER_VERSION=99999 __GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS=0

None solved the issue.

Logs

https://0x0.st/P_Zq.log

Any ideas on what I can try to fix it ?

Thanks a ton.

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I'm trying to play Terraria, and when I join worlds there's usually a lag spike initially, and when the game dips below 10 fps the audio just cuts out entirely. I want this to stop happening.

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The ONLY real issue I've had with Linux is rebinding side buttons on mice. I've tried: Piper, Solaar, and Input Remapper. I've tried a Corsair mouse, a Razer Naga mouse and a Logitech mouse. The above software only ever "sees" a couple of buttons.

I was able to get 3 side buttons working on my old Razer Naga mouse, and it just DIED😭. I stole my hubby's Razer Naga and tried rebinding the side buttons with Input Remapper and that programme doesnt see the buttons. I ran xinput to try to ping the side buttons and the side buttons just aren't being read.

My hubby probably wants his mouse back so I did a little bit of research on a new mouse. Does anyone here have any experience with this mouse? Redragon M908 RGB mouse.

And please tell me I'll be able to BIND THESE KEYS!!!

Thank you for any help.

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I'm running CachyOS with KDE plasma (wayland) and I have HDR enabled on the Monitors and in the system settings.

Hardware:

CPU - (950X3d)

GPU - (RTX 5080 Astral OC)

MOTHERBOARD - (X870e Aorus Xtreme X3d Ai Top)

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using a secondary Nvidia PhysX card along with a primary AMD card, running Linux. ?

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Basically the title, my gpu is extremely under utilized in some games under kde, some games work worse and others better, the screenshot is taken from re9, in some areas it runs under 30%, in other it suddenly goes to 90%~, when I play helldivers 2 the gpu utilization is all over the place, mostly under 50%.

This is not a bottleneck since I don't have this issue on xfce4, this is also not an x11/wayland's fault since I've had the same results with both, I have an amd gpu and an intel cpu if that's relevant.

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So obviously the game company would have to choose to use this, but why isn't there (or is there and I'm unaware) a kernel level anti cheat tech built into the kernel already that game companies could choose to use for Linux. Then not only would you not have to install something from some other random company that has full system access, but also there would be an easy option for devs to use to support Linux players. And if it was fully open source it could also be used by Windows so even with no action from the devs a proton translated game would work, or am I way off with that? Kinda like the Vulkan of anti cheat, everything supports it so everyone knows no matter what they choose to run it on, it's there!

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, running on NVK at Embedded World 2026.

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Windows 11 is getting almost too heavy to fuss with anymore, but it's a lot of work to install a distro and a bunch of software just to find all the little ways my hardware doesn't work with drivers and games. My primary at the moment is an ASUS ProArt px13.

Is there an efficient way to test how well a distro will work with my games on my device?

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When I get prompt to wait for Vulkan Shaders, no matter the game, it runs like shit. If I skip the shaders, I have stable fps, the game runs perfectly.

Helldivers 2 here for example, I have 45-20fps when I wait for the Shaders to load, but if I skip them, I get my normal 144fps.

What's the point of Vulkan Shaders if they make my games running worse?

https://preview.redd.it/3bbcchlq2oog1.png?width=408&format=png&auto=webp&s=db7f55da9aaeea373b4866f2d59ce006f168744b

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Has anyone been able to get Bedrock working using Proton-GDK and ProxyPass?

Ive tried to follow a youtube but never got it working 100%

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Hi everyone. I cannot launch any RE Engine game (Resident Evil 2, Resident evil 4 Remake, Exoprimal, etc) with HDR. Yes, HDR is turned on in my monitor settings. I'm using the latest version of KDE plasma in a Wayland session. Other games I've tried with HDR (Doom Dark Ages) work without issue, and I don't even have to set flags for them. I've tried everything so far, including running the game in Gamescope (I've only ever gotten specific games to work on Gamescope). I have an Nvidia 3080ti on the latest drivers. I can provide additional hardware info if needed. I've tried with Proton Experimental, ProtonGE20-32, as well as latest version of CachyOSProton.

These are my launch options for Resident Evil 4 remake:

PROTON_ENABLE_HDR=1 ENABLE_HDR_WSI=1 DXVK_HDR=1 PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 %command%

When I click in game to switch HDR on, the game says "make sure your monitor is HDR compatible. My monitor flashes the HDR on flag in the top right corner when I launch the game, so I know it's enabled on the monitor and the OS, something has to be going on on the translation layer with Proton? Any advice?

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Hey everyone,

I was having issues with my Xbox One S controller on Linux (fresh Nobara install). The controller wasn’t working properly in Steam games, and I couldn’t get it to connect over Bluetooth. Hoping to fix this, I updated the controller’s firmware on Windows.

Now, when I connect it via USB, the controller is recognized by the OS and Steam. I can navigate the Steam interface, but it still doesn’t work in games. The input isn’t registered at all. Bluetooth also still doesn’t work: the controller doesn’t appear in the taskbar Bluetooth menu. My phone can connect without any problem, so the controller itself is fine. xpadneo is installed correctly and Nobara itself states it shouldn't be a problem on their website, so the driver shouldn’t be the issue.

It seems like the firmware update didn’t fix anything and might have complicated the situation. Has anyone else dealt with similar issues, or does anyone know a way to get an Xbox One S controller fully working in Games on Linux after attempting a firmware update?

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Recently upgraded my CPU and GPU (Ryzen 7, 5700x and Radeon Rx 7800 xt) Running opensuse tumbleweed and very happy with it. (Yes I play normal games as well).

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Not sure if this is the subreddit for it b7t I'll ask anyways. 😏

I recently switched to NixOS and have been looking for a controller that would work with it (or Linux in general). I am considering these two options: 1. 8BitDo Ultimate 2 2. FlyDigi Vader 5 Pro

From what I've read online, the Ultimate 2 has decent support for Linux but I really dont like the ergonomics. The Vader 5 Pro on the other hand checks all my boxes but it seems that Linux support is very lacking.

Can anyone help me decide? Is there some other controller I should consider?

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I’ve recently downloaded Linux Mint and tried playing geometry dash on it. It has a lot of problems, like the quality looking pixelated, skipping, and smearing. It doesn’t do this in my windows drive, and I can’t find any fixes. I’m new to this whole thing so help would be appreciated

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