Two days ago I was able to play Diablo 4 for hours. Now every ten minutes my system shows me a lock screen. I've spent the past day trying to find an answer. So far all I've learned:

1. Some swear by GAMEMODED - Never needed it before, now suddenly perhaps I do. What changed? (Spoiler alert - it's not working.)

2, There is a discussion over whether GAMEMODE is even needed anymore.

1. Some swear by Caffiene. I installed it and activated it. It did nothing.

2. Apparently this is happening because I am using a controller, which doesn't count as activity. Two days ago, it worked, and so far the workarounds I've found are not working.

Linux Mint 22.3, home built AMD system. Everything was working up to 2 days ago. I haven't changed anything. (This is a game system, I intentionally don't change anything unless I have to. Upgrading breaks stuff.)

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After beating Expedition 33, I got curious regarding how much performance I was losing out on if I played it on windows. Overall, not much, I saw ~10% loss in average FPS, 1% and 0.1% lows. This was over the first ~30 minutes of gameplay. I tried my best to make linux and windows gameplay as identical as possible for the side-by-side comparison.

Hardware: RTX 5080, 9800x3D, 32GB System RAM.
CachyOS kernel 6.19.8-1

NVIDIA 595.45.04 officially pushed by cachyos developers.

Windows Nvidia 595.79 drivers

Interestingly, I saw ~800MB VRAM usage on linux not present on windows, which I assume is from the DX12 -> Vulkan translation?

I am attaching my screenshots summarizing the findings. I overclocked and undervolted with MSI afterburner on windows and used the nvidia-ml-py python package on CachyOS (both are screenshotted for more information).

Also GPU usage is very similar between linux and windows which is a great step in the direction for NVIDIA gpus on linux

If people are interested, here is my video for more visual information.

Steam launch options:
PROTON_DLSS_UPGRADE=1 PROTON_NVIDIA_LIBS_NO_32BIT=1 mangohud %command%

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Hi! I have an old laptop with these specs:

• Intel Core i7‑4710HQ

• 16 GB DDR3 RAM

• GeForce GTX 860M

• 512 GB SSD

• Two Xbox One controllers

I use it connected to my TV as a “console,” and I'm wondering if switching to Linux would be worth it for gaming. I was thinking about Linux Mint or maybe a distro made specifically for gaming. Stability is very important to me, and since this is an Nvidia laptop, I’m not sure if I should just stay on Windows instead. RAM shouldn’t be an issue for the games I play. The next game I plan to play is Batman: Arkham Asylum, and later maybe Skyrim, Fallout: New Vegas, or Dark Souls 2. I’d really appreciate practical advice from people who aren’t Linux fanatics ;)

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Hi everyone, earlier today I made a post asking how I would go about switching over from windows 11 to Linux. I made the decision to switch to bazzite. I thought I was done, but when trying to boot up my pc with bazzite for the first time I got this error message. Can anyone help me out please?

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Hi all,

Recently back to linux (I went for straight debin) and trying to play a little WoW. Having trouble with lutris and apparently steam with proton works better with WoW anyway.

How can I change the proton install directory in steam? I've been searching for ages and can only find people saying that the directory is in ~/.steam, nothing about how to change it. (I do have a steam library on a different drive, but it's not using it to install)

my ~ drive doesnt have enough space for WoW

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I'm about to switch from Windows 11 to Manjaro Linux on my main computer. I'm currently using SteelSeries GG, LG Hub and iCue on Windows, and I'm a bit afraid of breaking everything if I switch to Linux.

I know there are a few alternatives, but are they good ?

For the reference, I'm using corsair keyboard, logitech mouse + speakers, and steelseries headphones.

Sorry if it was asked before, and thanks in advance!

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I'm using Windows 10 on my desktop, and Microslop won't even let me upgrade to Windows 11 (thank God). So I'm considering which Linux distribution to install.

I have some experience with Linux, mainly Ubuntu (WSL) in my laptop for work, and I once installed Linux Mint for a project, although I didn't use it for very long (and didn't do any gaming). But anyways, I'm not afraid to touch the terminal.

Right now CachyOS stands out the most for me, but I'm a little apprehensive about using a rolling release distro as my first real experience. Another option I have in mind is Bazzite, but I also feel I shouldn't chicken out on Cachy just because it's Arch based.

Any advice? These are my specs (it's an old PC, I know):
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
- AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
- 16 GB RAM

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Hello

This is most likely not the widespread PCIe lane negotiation bug. That one supposedly prevents PCs from displaying anything at boot, and I have not encountered that issue.

Running 590.44.01 in Debian 13 (6.12.73) on a Ryzen 9700X (iGPU turned off), and everything is stable, fast and nice. Getting 100 fps in War Thunder @ 4K. PC has been running for days, everything is swell.

The suddenly while gaming, the screen goes black. The PC still operates - or at least the music is playing - but the monitor complains about "no DisplayPort signal".

So I cut the power and reboot, and everything is fine for another couple of weeks until it happens again.

I can't find anything in logs, temps are fine, voltages are fine - but then again my troubleshooting skills may not be up to the task.

This has only happened when I played War Thunder, but that may be because I spend most time with it. Or that it is the most graphically demanding of my games - the rest are like XCOM and Civilization. It has never happened outside of a game.

Where do I go from here?

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Hello, I have a clone ps4 controller and I'm having some issues with running on cachyos like automatic connection, I've been digging for a solution for couple months, the only thing I found is to modify the hid-playstation kernel... I'll appreciate the help. Thank you.

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Today is the 3rd year anniversary since I started developing The Last General!!

Here is a pretty long video compiling some of the videos I captured during those 3 years (some never seen before and some new ones from yesterday and today)

This weekend I also uploaded the first alpha build including native Linux support, to start testing it with friends and family, and works great on Ubuntu!

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2566700/The_Last_General

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I have tried proton 10,9,3 wine ge thru 32 bit prefix, nothing seems to work. Even tried from heroic launcher, still no success.

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alguém sabe como faço pra remover esse blur que está no canto da tela? tô executando o jogo pelo heroic, ele fica com esse blur estranho e ja tentei varias configurações no heroic e ele não sai de jeito nenhum, é estranho pq se eu executar o jogo pela steam, como jogo não steam, esse blur não aparece. se eu executar pelo próprio executável do Dodi ele tbm não aparece, isso só acontece no heroic💔 tô usando o cachyos plasma

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I want to install osu lazer on linux i know theres no stable i think but i need help installing osu lazer

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https://preview.redd.it/cg745empv7pg1.png?width=700&format=png&auto=webp&s=83991cf23740787efe7d2fbbe70e36bd3544e21f

https://preview.redd.it/oi6qtwdqv7pg1.png?width=1600&format=png&auto=webp&s=8018389ed778fe0558c526a19adceb510de79cc4

im pretty sure im using proton right so im not sure what to do.

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How to increase saturation like AMD Adrenaline or Hyprland shader? but for KDE plasma.

I'm using Wayland and a AMD GPU

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Issue: Forza Horizon 5 (Cracked/Repack) launches, shows intro logos and menu. After clicking "Start Game," Ramiro's subtitles appear and audio plays, but the 3D world is 100% black. High FPS (200+) is reported by the HUD.

System Specs: * OS: Arch/CachyOS (Kernel 6.19.5) * GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3060 (Driver 590.48.01) * Desktop: KDE Plasma 6 (Wayland) * Wine/Proton: GE-Proton 9-25, 10-32, and Proton 8.0-5.

What I've already tried: * Disabled SSAO and Ray Tracing in settings. * Deleted User_Config.cfg and cleared ShaderCache. * Applied Goldberg Steam Emulator (fixed the Signal 9 kernel kills). * Tried VKD3D_CONFIG=no_rt,force_static_cbv. * Tried VKD3D_FEATURE_LEVEL=12_0. * Tried launching in a Virtual Desktop (1080p). * Tried Alt+Enter to toggle window modes.

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Distro: cachyos, hyprland
Proton: proton-cachyos-slr
Launch with lutris

My usual ping is about 40 (gen1 server), but since I switched to linux I sometimes have games where my ping is 200 on the same gen1 server. This has never happened with me on windows. On screenshots you can see an example. I did not notice any correlation with other apps opened, and I do not believe that this is ow servers problem. Also probably not isp, because it literally continues for one game and the next one is fine, or it can be fixed by restarting the game and reentering the lobby. Has anyone dealt with that?

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