Hi guys!

I don't really know what I'm doing here so I'm asking for help. Starting to get into play games on linux. Been using Fedora for over a year now. Not that much of a gamer, but through I'd try a couple of games.

Got angry at War Thunder - a real life tanker probably should not play tank games. Uninstalled.

Now trying Counter Strike 2. I got it to work on my beater walmart laptop. However, it's stretching it right to the limit to be able to play against bots on training and has a lot of freezes due to the iGPU not being very strong. Got it running in Steam but with the use of Proton, which as I understand it I shouldn't need to do on a linux native game.

I tried taking it off Proton and trying some launch options, none of which worked - crashed every time I got to the loading Vulcan Shaders screen (or sooner).

So I thought to look at the graphics driver to see if there is an updated one so I can increase the efficiency of my iGPU. I've not updated video drivers in many years - last time was at least 10 years ago on a windows desktop computer I frankenstein'ed together.

Can across a post saying the driver had been updated a couple of weeks ago.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/785597/intel-arc-iris-xe-graphics-windows.html

What I don't know is:
- Driver's are normally OS specific, right?
- Meaning a WinBlows driver will not work on a Linux machine?

What's the next step if this is not a usable option for updating the driver?

Here's my system specs if this helps:
lspci -k |grep -EA3 'VGA|3D|Display'
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Alder Lake-UP3 GT2 [Iris Xe Graphics] (rev 0c)
Subsystem: Lenovo Device 3802
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915, xe
and
glxinfo | grep -i vendor
server glx vendor string: SGI
client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI
Vendor: Intel (0x8086)
fastfetch:
OS: Fedora Linux 42 (Workstation Edition) x86_64
Host: 82R8 (IdeaPad Flex 5 16IAU7)
Kernel: Linux 6.14.6-300.fc42.x86_64
Packages: 2478 (rpm), 21 (flatpak)
Shell: bash 5.2.37
Display (Q2963): 2560x1080 @ 60 Hz in 63" [External] *
Display (BOE0A31): 1920x1200 @ 60 Hz in 16" [Built-in]
DE: KDE Plasma 6.3.5
WM: KWin (Wayland)
WM Theme: Breeze
Theme: Breeze (Light) [Qt], Breeze [GTK3]
Icons: breeze [Qt], breeze [GTK3/4]
Font: Noto Sans (10pt) [Qt], Noto Sans (10pt) [GTK3/4]
Cursor: breeze (24px)
Terminal: konsole 25.4.1
CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1255U (12) @ 4.70 GHz
GPU: Intel Iris Xe Graphics @ 1.25 GHz [Integrated]
Memory: 4.45 GiB / 7.31 GiB (61%)
Swap: 1.41 GiB / 7.31 GiB (19%)
Disk (/): 83.23 GiB / 475.35 GiB (18%) - btrfs

Thanks!

System Information:

• OS: Arch Linux (rolling) — Kernel: 6.14.6-arch1-1
• CPU: Intel Core i7-9750H (12 threads)
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 — Driver: 570.144, CUDA: 12.8
• Proton Version Tested: Proton-GE 10-1
• Filesystem: Btrfs on LUKS encrypted root
• Observed On: Steam Runtime / Native Runtime

Summary of Issue:
All Proton games on this system exhibit freezing or crashes likely due to a timing-related race condition. The severity varies by title — in extreme cases (e.g. Echoes of Yore), the game freezes nearly instantly on launch; in others, it may run briefly before locking up.

Troubleshooting Observations:

• Mitigating Workarounds:
  • Forcing Vulkan threading via VK_INSTANCE_LAYERS=VK_LAYER_LUNARG_threading can reduce or delay the freeze.
  • Pinning Proton processes to fewer cores (taskset -c 0,1) makes some titles more stable (though with very poor performance).
  • Adding verbose WINEDEBUG logging appears to delay onset of freezing, likely due to artificial slow-down of execution.
• Not a Proton-only or game-specific issue:
  • The issue occurs on multiple titles, not just Unity-based ones.
  • On a Debian system (same hardware), the games run without issue unless background load (e.g. OBS, Spotify) is high — further suggesting a race condition tied to CPU scheduling or driver behavior.

Conclusion:
This is likely a deeper interaction between Proton, Vulkan threading, NVIDIA’s drivers, and system load — not a bug in a specific game or even Proton itself. It’s a significant blocker for affected users.

This is the script I use to get things working. You will want to adjust how many cores you allow until you find a sweet spot.

#!/bin/bash

# Set environment variables

export VK\INSTANCE_LAYERS=VK_LAYER_LUNARG_threading)

# Launch the game bound to specific cores

taskset -c 0,1,2,3 "$@"

Create the script and add it as a launch option on steam. Replace with your path to the script you made. My script was just run_with_taskset.sh saved in my home folder.

/home/usr/run_with_taskset.sh %command%

I did some research but most guides are outdated i did install proton with steam play. Can someone help me run the game

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So got Dead Island 2 from the Epic Game Store and installed it using Heroic launcher, game seems to work ok but the video/cutscenes only shows a Test Pattern which makes me think if i continue i'll miss all the story.


I tried playing around with settings and trying different Proton versions and eventually got video working properly when launched through steam only but lost it when I mistakenly mistook denuvo DRM lockout with the proton prefix being corrupted and now can't find one that works again :(

Anyone have figured out the setting combo that allows video to work on steam?

System:
Operating System: Arch Linux
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.5
Kernel Version: 6.14.6-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 32 × AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core Processor
Memory: 62.7 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

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I want to repair my xbox one s controller (the white controller) it has broken socket the question here do xbox controllers work in linux games steam and lutris and how to connect it can it even work wired like windows.

Thanks

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So I have recently installed a version of the Limo Mod manager from Flathub to play a modded version of Fallout New Vegas which I installed from the Epic Games via Heroic with Proton-GE. I also set up the instance complete with staging directory, command, and version (I typed epic as the version). However, when I launched it, nothing seems to happen. Is there any problem with how I handled this?

Hi all, I will try to make this concise. Is there any way with launch options to make a game open up on my primary monitor instead of the secondary one through Steam?

I have to do it this way because the in game options of this game are limited with no monitor selection option, the windowed/fullscreen/borderless fullscreen options all stay full screen, and it always opens on the wrong monitor which can only run 60Hz and is meant for web browsing.

Just tested the ultimate 3-mode on the SteamDeck which perfectly detects the controller in any of the connection modes.

However, while on Windows trigger vibration/rumble works well in racing games when using 2.4Ghz, it does not work on SteamOS 3.7 latest beta.

Seems there was a recent commit to include official driver support in kernel 6.15. Does anybody known if this will include trigger rumble support? Or is this somehow limited by Proton? The main rumble motors are working, the trigger motors are off.

I currently have a Evga GeForce rtx 3070 but feel frustrated that Nvidia doesn't have proper drivers installed on Linux and that there's weird oddities (ex. When on Steam's gaming/big picture mode, when you have the GPU accelerating to reduce menu lag, it makes the left and right sub menus glitchy). I understand that AMD users don't have these issues. At first, I thought that if I want to get an AMD, I'd have to replace my current graphics card. But I remember that I can have 2 on my motherboard.

This makes me wonder: how would it work for a computer? Can I have the AMD one handle most of the Linux OS while I use the Nvidia for other things like games? Could I use both at once for a game (perhaps they could cover each other's weaknesses. Ex. The Nvidia is better at Ray Tracing and dlss while the AMD is better at other aspects) and have the best of both worlds?

Forgive me for being a n00b. I never used 2 graphics cards at once. I'd like to be able to have an AMD to operate Linux (specifically Bazzite as it's like the Steam Deck's desktop mode) whilst still be able to use Nvidia in cast if I need it (plus, I like its flashy look with its led lights).

I've used Linux Mint for a bit over a month now and I love, I love it so much, but there's so much about the nature of Linux that started making me resent it bit by bit.

For once, Steam is glitchy for whatever reason, doesn't open from the panel bar, then you add the piss poor compatibility some "verified/platinum" games have and how many other games are borked.
Lutris never worked for me, neither did Sober(roblox). And I couldn't get a sigle "free" game to work, no matter what I tried.

Outside of gaming, having to manually update programs was a bit annoying. But the thing that is really making me switch is the lack of compatibility for much stuff I need/want.

LibreOffice/WPS fall short of MS Office
Niche programs only for Windows NEVER work on Wine
Audio glitching and crackling happens under high RAM usage
Proper battery life management
and more.

As much as I want to use Linux forever, it's just not for me

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I need to run a file. I double click, and the option for "run in terminal" is missing. I can only open, execute, and cancel the action.

I have already allowed the file to be executable through properties. Thank you again for any help!