Has anyone encountered the issue that Intel GPUs do not work in certain games, but llvmpipe, which runs on the CPU, does? I recently installed an Arc A770 graphics card and started playing games. For example, Grim Dawn detects the graphics card and works, regardless of whether Xe or i915 is loaded in the kernel. However, Cyberpunk 2077 or Kingdom Come: Deliverance does not detect the card and runs on the CPU regardless of i915 or Xe loaded. Some other games, such as Diablo IV or The Last of Us: Part II, do not launch at all, displaying an error message about not being able to find a GPU.

MESA_VK_DEVICE_SELECT=list vulkaninfo

Shows only

"llvmpipe (LLVM 20.1.8, 256 bits)" CPU 0000:00:00.0

But

lspci -nn | grep VGA

shows that Arc A770 is present, and other tools such as LACT and GPU-Viewer provide accurate information about the GPU.

Already tried to: set DRI_PRIME=1 - no success; forced DRI_PRIME to use my GPU instead of llvmpipe - no luck. Turned off iGPU - does not help.

I'm running OpenSUSE Tumbleweed with latest updates as of today.

Kernel 6.15.7-1-default

Mesa 25.1.3 (git-ba95e694fe)

KDE Plasma 6.4.3

Ryzen 7800X3D

Wayland session (already tried X11 - same result)

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Remember the Windows 8 "Start Screen"? That full-screen, tile-based mess that made us all rage-quit back to the desktop? Well, I've had a revelation it wasn't a mistake it was an unintentional beta test. Microsoft spent millions to show the world exactly what a console-like PC interface shouldn't be. Years later, the Linux community took notes. Today, dedicated gaming distros like SteamOS, Nobara, and Bazzite have perfected the idea, giving us the streamlined, full-screen gaming experience that Windows 8 fumbled. The irony : Windows 8 crawled so Linux could run.

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I'm wanting to play Splitgate 2 for the first time ever and this "Unable to connect to online servers" error pops up.

I tried switching proton versions and it didn't work.

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I have this version of Frosty Mod Manager installed as a non-Steam game under Proton 9 (tried running it in Bottles: didn't work). It's worked perfectly with Dragon Age: Inquisition, but it can't locate Dragon Age: The Veilguard. I tried to point it to the exe file manually using the search function, but can't do so because I can't see the hidden .local or .steam folders while inside the wine/Proton file browser.

How do I give it access to view hidden files and folders? Or is there another way around this? Is this a use case for learning about symbolic links?

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I am using fedora KDE plasma, and i am running genshin impact using Heroic. I've done their advice where you must close and open internet upon starting game, if login is blank make just alt tab. But when I get in I'm always displayed with this notice. Any fixes for this?

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Whenever I use Proton 10.0-1 Beta for playing a game on Linux Mint, whatever color the pixel at the top left corner of the screen will be stuck that same color until the game using Proton is closed. I've tried this with three different games and they all experience this same issue.

If I have something bright like the top of my web browser, then the pixel is stuck bright. If I have something dark like my desktop background, then it's stuck dark. If I open KolourPaint and fill the Canvas red and drag that to the top left corner of the screen, then it's stuck red.

I've tried swapping Proton versions to Experimental and Hotfix, but now the games fail to start. On 9.0-1, the pixel issue doesn't come up, but the games throw a fit when trying to alt-tab to see something else.

Any thoughts/tips?

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So I tried using GE-Proton, Proton Hotfix and I got -nointro flag but I end up in a bug exception window. Anybody tried to do this before?

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I know that for a lot of games I have to use Proton. So in my steam compatibility setting, I have it set to use Proton Experimental as the default compatibility tool.

I assumed that was all I needed to do, so I downloaded and launched The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth to try it out and it just refused to open when I click play. It only works if I go into the properties of the game, go to compatibility, then click force specific compatibility tool and then select Proton Experimental. Only then will the game launch.

So my question is, what is the point of me having Proton Experimental set in steam's compatibility menu when I still have to go into the game's properties and select the same one anyway? What exactly is steam's option doing if not running all games in that selected proton version until I tell it otherwise in the game's properties?

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I've been using been using Bazzite for 4 months, but due to Davinci issues, had to go back to Windows a while ago. Now that my primary reason to use Resolve sorted itself out, I'm thinking about going back. But one thing is holding me back, and that's hit or miss screen share experience on Discord. When I used Vesktop, it would often bug out. I tested the OG flatpak's Wayland share with sound on a VM, and it seems to work, but people in other threads have been saying that the lack of GPU acceleration inevitably results in lag and bad quality. To people who have used the screen share on vanilla Discord - did people in call with you ever complain about lag and poor quality?

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I’ve been trying to play the sims 4 again on debian 12 like I used to about two years ago, but Origin switched to that stupid EA launcher, and it seems to be the reason I can’t get the game to run. Nothing I’ve found on ProtonDB has worked, and I think I’ve read all the comments since the launcher changed. That includes trying tons of Proton versions, Proton-GE, and all sorts of launch options.

I guess enough time has passed that there should be some fix for the headache that the EA launcher on Linux has become. I’d really appreciate any info or tips anyone might have :’)

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Did this game recently get a patch for easy anti cheat or something? Online wasn't supported on this game in linux before.

edit: seems to most likely be a scripted event unfortunately

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Hi everyone! I've been on the search for some games from my childhood that have felt like a fever dream but I SWEAR I played them. I don't have pictures sadly, but all I can remember is little me sitting in front of my mom's computer and playing a variety of Linux games, the one I remember (slightly) more is one of Lux sliding through the snow, it was some kind of race I believe. Please if someone has any clue of what I'm talking about I'd highly appreciate it, I swear I've been on the hunt for these games since like forever!

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System Background

I am running fedora 42 on a Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ITH6 which means i7-11800H and a nvidia 3050 laptop gpu. I installed the nvidia linux drivers using rpm-fusion.

My laptop has integrated and dedicated graphics. I would like to use integrated for everything except gaming (battery life reasons). I think my hdmi port is wired only to the dedicated graphics. I play on a separate monitor.

Problem

Assume I am an idiot. I downloaded lutris, then linked my epic games account. When I try to launch the epic games launcher (to claim free games) or launch celeste, it says running for a few seconds before showing nothing is running. Here is the wine console log for celeste

lutris-wrapper: Celeste Started initial process 18416 from gamemoderun /home/<user>/.local/share/lutris/runners/wine/wine-ge-8-26-x86_64/bin/wine /home/<user>/Games/epic-games-store/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Epic Games/Launcher/Portal/Binaries/Win32/EpicGamesLauncher.exe -opengl -SkipBuildPatchPrereq -com.epicgames.launcher://apps/Salt?action=launch Start monitoring process. gamemodeauto: Monitored process exited. Initial process has exited (return code: 0) All processes have quit Exit with return code 0

Can anyone tell me why lutris isnt launching games?

Secondly, I have installed steam and downloaded hollow knight. When on my integrated display, the game says over 200 fps (which is expected), but the game doesnt feel as smooth as on windows. It feels like there is something wrong. The audio also sounds a bit different (using same bluetooth headphones). When the game runs on my separate monitor (intended way to play), it is stuttering so bad I cannot even enter my save file. I tried adding __GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=nvidia __VK_LAYER_NV_optimus=NVIDIA_only to the steam game settings, but it made no difference for either issue.

I am not sure about the lutris issue, but I am sure the steam one is due to the nvidia drivers. On both screens I ran nvidia-smi and say that hollow knight was showing up in the list of running processes. All software mentioned was installed using dnf on command line.

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System Background

I recently switched my laptop to fedora 42. I have a Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ITH6 which means i7-11800H and rtx 3050 mobile gpu.

I installed the Nvidia Linux Drivers from rpm-fusion. My laptop can dynamically switch between integrated and dedicated. I wish to keep everything on integrated graphics for battery life, except for games. I use a separate monitor when gaming, and I think the hdmi port is wired only to the dedicated graphics.

Problem

Lutris wont launch games. I have added epic games as a source and installed celeste. Assume I am an idiot. When I click launch epic games, or run celeste, it says running for a few seconds, before it says nothing is running. Here is the console log

lutris-wrapper: Celeste Started initial process 18416 from gamemoderun /home/<user>/.local/share/lutris/runners/wine/wine-ge-8-26-x86_64/bin/wine /home/<user>/Games/epic-games-store/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/Epic Games/Launcher/Portal/Binaries/Win32/EpicGamesLauncher.exe -opengl -SkipBuildPatchPrereq -com.epicgames.launcher://apps/Salt?action=launch Start monitoring process. gamemodeauto: Monitored process exited. Initial process has exited (return code: 0) All processes have quit Exit with return code 0 submitted by /u/chaos_anarchy_hell
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Note: Speaking about the GNOME versions.

I switched my main PC from Windows 11 to Project Bluefin then to Bazzite as I was testing both. If you don't want the most up to date gaming version then I can't recommend Bluefin enough. All the settings make sense the initial packages are great. Bazzite is a great gaming distro but I tweaked it to make the initial settings more like Bluefin.

The Bazaar store looks really nice and the curated apps are great. I don't know what else to say really. I think I am a universal blue convert. This is coming from a Windows native person for the past I don't know how long. I have used Linux here and there for 20+ years so it's not new to me and I have managed Linux and Unix servers for past work. But something always made me drop Linux. My last favorite distro was OpenSUSE but no longer.

Time to get WEMOD working. I got it working on Bluefin yesterday, it was a pain. Also was able to get a Podman Desktop container for ComfyUI working for my Intel Arc A770 also surprisingly not trivial to do because they all expect NVIDIA by default. I am used to Docker but Podman Desktop is so nice to use.

IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT GOING LINUX DO IT! Just buy 1 month of Claude AI or ChatrGPT or whatever AI you like usually they are $20 a month. And it's like having a Linux expert next to you. Ask it questions and use it to learn.

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