This is actually a problem on my steam deck too. Anytime I plug the device into an exterior device (TV or monitor) that has built in speakers, I can't get the sound to pass through the HDMI. Any idea what could be going on? LG OLED TV and a portable monitor with speakers are the two things I've tested, but same results on both. Occasionally it'll randomly work, but most of the time despite lots fiddling around in sound settings, I can't get the sound out of the TV speakers. This is the one hangup I've had, otherwise the experience is great. I'll boot back over to windows (separate drive) when I need to use the TV screen and speakers, and windows just feels so slow in comparison. Any advice on things to look for? Been looking in the arch wiki, but a lot of the posts are old, and a lot of the drivers they recommend checking are enabled and working. Sorry, pretty new to this too. Not sure if I am missing something obvious.

I recently switched to Linux and I wanted to play Epic Games version of Marvel Rivals instead of Steam because I have progress in EGS. I tried to launch the game using Heroic Games Launcher but the game isn't starting at all. Please let me know how to play epic games marvel rivals with clear instructions.

So I don't know if this is a permissions issue or what but I installed Bazzite today and the os itself is working without issue. It looks alot like arch even though its fedora based. anyway none of my steam games run.

I have the games on a separate ssd and they worked today when I was on arch. I didn't redownload them, do I need to? Does steam log why a game doesn't launch? If so where can I find the logs?

I ran:

sudo chmod a+rwx /var/mnt/Games/Steam

Which is where my games are mounted at.

Linux newbie here,I recently installed arch on my laptop and everything works fine. Played a bot of cs2 and it was ok. So i was trying to get to make gsync work adn found out tha it can be done with nvidia-settings i intsalled it and when i opened it up it was missing a lot of features.I am using hyprland..My laptop is a legion 5 pro with Ryzen 7 5800h and rtx 3070
I am using the latest 570 driver from nvidia. Tried both dkms and non dkms versions. So out of curiosity i installed plasma and tried running the tool in x11 and wayland.On the wayland version its the samething in hyprland.But in X11 i have more options.. Is there any fix or workaround this,I really like hyprland and i dont want to switch to plasma

Hello I'm one of those lifelong windows users finally deciding to jump ship for the penguin

I've done the research on drivers, desktops and apps and I'm fine with all that

My only catch is that I'm running a laptop with an Intel i7 and GTX 1650 Hence gpu performance is already a concern on windows

The games i generally play are euro truck simulator 2, dirt rally 2, need for Speed heat i get 60 to 80 fps in these games and I'm satisfied with that, although I may pick up any new game here and there and play it for a bit . these new Unreal engine games barely run above 55 to 60fps on my laptop.

I understand proton is a translation layer, and there is performance loss, how much loss do i have to expect. Is the performance loss that great that I may have to consider staying on windows?

And no i do not have the funds to upgrade right now , staying with this for another 2 or 3 years.

Would love your advice on this thank you :)

I'm using void linux, I have installed mangohud, but I don't know why I can't enable the performance overlay? steam was installed not via flatpak. do I need to install something else?

A week ago I installed Manjaro on my computer as my main system. I only recently got to Linux this year. First, I tried Pop OS. I liked the modified Gnome environment, but it had very mediocre audio drivers. I opted for Archcraft to have ALSA (excellent sound), but I missed Gnome, so I went back to Linux Mint. This also has ALSA for audio. However, Gnome isn't well integrated in Linux Mint. The dock is hidden behind the start button (why?), and there's no notification area, so if I forget to close Steam, it'll be open. Hidden, but open.

So I decided to try another Arch-based distribution, but this time one that came with Gnome already built in and ALSA audio drivers, so I chose Manjaro.

Oh my God, everything just works here, including HDR! I had recently read somewhere that HDR on Linux doesn't work well, but here it works perfectly, fully mature. To my surprise, when I opened the settings menu and simply activated the HDR option with a single click, my screen flickered in a few moments, activating HDR mode, 10-bit color! Now I'll finally enjoy watching anime and movies again.

As for everything else regarding programs I've had to install, everything is in the store: Steam, VLC, Peazip, Handbreak, Lutris. Even OSU, which I had to install via console, works perfectly; in fact, it worked better than on any other distribution I've previously tried.

Oh, in case you're wondering what monitor I'm using, it's the 29-inch LG 29WQ500-B.

And that's it, I wanted to show my gratitude for finding the perfect setup for me and my computer. Thanks for reading.

Hi ,

Ich hab ein Problem , Ich hab ein Toshiba C855-21V mit Linux Mint 21.3 drauf und 8gb ddr3Ram und möchte gerne den racing manager 2014 über Steam spielen soweit startet das Spiel und ich kann es spielen aber es läuft ziemlich langsam und Stockt auch Mal . Wie kann ich das beheben laut Spiel Specs erfüllt mein Laptop alle Anforderungen .

Danke schonmal

Hello Everyone I recently switched from windows 10 to Linux mint. I tried to run Marvel rivals but at first the launcher wouldn't come up at all so I found commands like steam deck %command% to skip the launcher but then it constantly gives me the pop up that my system does not support DX12 despite it does. I've installed the latest nvidia drivers. I've installed Proton GE. Idk what else to do.( i have a 3080ti and a 5800x if that is of any relevance.

I have given NaK a few updates, for Limo and Vortex and a few other updates.

• Limo now has support which I think I set it up properly. It will ask you what game you are modding and let you pick any of your choice. It also includes the same fixes for Xedit and Synthesis that I have for MO2.
• Vortex has now been added and has the same setup process as MO2 setup. It will download the latest version and install it to the location of your choice, and ask you if you want to add it to steam. And then it has the same dependencies installs that MO2 has and adds enables dotfiles.
• And now dotfiles will be enabled when you run MO2 dependencies.
• Added the ability to remove NXM handling, as a request of some users.

Please let me know if there is anything I can maybe improve on, I don't use vortex or limo that much but I would be glad to a take a look into it. I'm planning on learning JavaScript or Go, to maybe make this project into a binary as well, and refine a few things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_tbFZr3asU&t=9s

Ubuntu Studio (25.04, but I rolled back to 24.10 for the meantime)

Ryzen 5700X3D

X570 Aorus Master

64GB 3666MHz RAM

Radeon RX 6900XT

I've tried Proton-GE 9.23 (what I use on 24.10), 9.27 and 10.1, all to the same effect.

WOW's frame rate dipped from about 120 to 40 in open world, and from 60 to 40 in Dornagal. For some reason, the game is really liking 40 FPS at 25.04.

If you need more information, I can try to respond, but I'm no longer on 25.04.

the entire controller settings for gta 4 complete edition are blank. i have tried many compatibly tool setting i can, proton (experimental, hotfix, even 10.0-1 beta). Using a PS5 controller on linux mint 22.1

I have an AMD 7900xt. I managed to get mesa 25.0.6 installed. Now I can launch the game and get to the main menu except no 3d objects appear on the main menu screen. All I can see are things like the fires and particles. Then when I try to start I have the same issue. Freezes before the opening Cinematic is done any ideas?

You see in the first image which is from official lenevo website i found out that my gpu should be 85W.

but in the third image when my laptop is not charging it is 30W and when it is charging my laptop is 60W.

is it supposed to be lower then advertised or am i seeing something diffrent? cause i don't see 3050 mobile in there official web page but i have a 3050 mobile. are the drivers wrong? i don't know.

i would appriciate help or information. thanks.

I've been playing Deadlock for a while, but it annoys me more than half the time. The matchmaking is awful. It's miserable to be on the losing end of uneven teams for five matches in a row.

I've tried Marvel Rivals and the Finals. They're alright, but I'm not as excited to play them as I was for Deadlock (for a while).

I'm open to any type of multiplayer game, except DOTA (I'm over it). I used to play Starcraft in the past. I could play strategy, FPS, whatever.

I didn't expect it to work the first day. I'm using Mint and ProtonDB 10.1 beta, and I get the video stuck after the first screen. Haven't had Denuvo tell me off yet.

Using the normal settings. Sadly I'm not Linux savvy just got Mint because I couldn't stand windows 🙂

ETA oh probably should add I'm running a 9070 xt and just whatever the default graphics were.

This doesn't seem related to performance at all. I have a 4090 but I also changed multiple settings and tried DLSS Ultra Performance and the FPS stays tacked at 60 no matter what. I feel like there is something off.

Anyone else? Launch options:

VKD3D_DISABLE_EXTENSIONS=VK_KHR_present_wait scopebuddy -f -r 120 -W 3840 -H 2160 --force-grab-cursor --hdr-debug-force-output --hdr-enabled -- %command%

Can I run Forza horizon 4 if unfortunately wine can run it but I steel need bypass drm ? Any way to do this ?