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Issues with AVMATRIX Driver on newer Kernels

24 Dec 2025 - 5:29pm

Hey all,

I am a bit of a noob when it comes to troubleshooting on Linux. I have an AVMATRIX VC12 4K capture card and it has been working beautifully on Linux for months now using this driver. However, after kernel version 6.17.8 and any newer kernel version the driver will still run and I can pull audio using OBS, but the device no longer shows up as an option when trying to pull video from it in OBS.

I'm not necessarily needing someone to hold my hand, just looking for ways to troubleshoot this issue so I can assist with getting this driver working again.

Thanks!

submitted by /u/ProtagonistTech
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Connect wii controller to steam

24 Dec 2025 - 5:09pm

I tried to connect my wii controller + nunchuk to steam on my pc running pop os, it is seen as a ximput and the only key that works is the home key, and when pressed it opens the steam big picture mode, is there a way to make it work properly?

submitted by /u/Giak24_
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Multi-player games

24 Dec 2025 - 5:03pm

Hi everyone, so I'm not technically new to Linux gaming, as I've been gaming recent titles (mostly single player) on my system. Now I know multi-player games are run different than single player games due kernel level anti cheat, but I've seen some posts that some are supported, so I was really curious about these 3 titles if they are supported, and if so, how has your experience been? I really miss those days where I would pop up an online shooter with my friends, so I'm trying to get back with Hunt showdown, arc raiders, and the finals. I've heard arc raiders and the finals are supported (for the moment) but I haven't seen too much about hunt showdown (which is the one I'm more interested in purchasing). Arc and hunt are on sale, that's why I'm really eager to buy anyone of those two but I want to stick with one, and probably the one which is more stable per se.

submitted by /u/NietzscheTheMADMAN
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Fedora 43 MangoHUD not working with 32bit games, fix.

24 Dec 2025 - 3:39pm
sudo dnf install mangohud.i686

This should fix that.

The only other alternative is using cope, but performance is worse and it's not ideal.

submitted by /u/Isaac-_-Clarke
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Dota2 freezes on 9070 xt in random time

24 Dec 2025 - 3:23pm

Running Debian with AMD 9070 xt. dota2 freezes in random times, plasmashell get unresponsive. Only reboot helps.

Kernel 6.17.13+deb14-amd64. I used mesa from debian unstable, now moved to AMD's driver with mesa 25.3.0.70101-2255337.24.04. No helps.

No suspisios messages in dmesg.

Any help/ideas?

submitted by /u/rmrfchik
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Winetricks data sharing command

24 Dec 2025 - 3:17pm

So i just got a Steam Deck and im trying to install stalker gama, i accidentally turned the data sharing function for winetricks via heroic, how do i undo that?

submitted by /u/VecArhfiReX7
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Cyberpunk 2077 hard freezes on CachyOS (AMD RDNA3, Proton) – virtual_setup_exception nested exception on signal stack

24 Dec 2025 - 2:31pm

Hi, I’m having serious stability issues with Cyberpunk 2077 on Linux and I’m running out of ideas and need help! I'm experiencing consistent crashes/freezes. The game always launches, runs smoothly, but no Proton version is stable. Crashes happen randomly during gameplay, often after 2-30 minutes. Usually after like 5 minutes. Running the game with PROTON_LOG=1 produces the exact same error in every proton version.

Proton versions tested:

  • Proton-CachyOS 10.0-20251126 (steam linux runtime):
  • Proton Experimental
  • GE-Proton10-27: game ran the longest (~1 h), but crash here soft-locked the system (could alt+tab but nothing would launch, not even a terminal window), requiring a hard reset. Previous Protons allowed killing the process normally.

Proton GE:

err:virtual:virtual_setup_exception nested exception on signal stack addr 0x7f3a518b2e60 stack 0x7ffcce50

Proton Experimental:

err:virtual:virtual_setup_exception nested exception on signal stack addr 0x7ff6178b2e60 stack 0x7ffcce50

Notably, the address is always identical, suggesting a deterministic memory allocation issue.

Specs:
Kernel: Linux 6.18.2-3-cachyos
KDE Plasma 6.5.4
WM: KWin (Wayland)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7500F (12) @ 5.08 GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB [Discrete]
RAM: 32GB

Happens in:

  • Missions (e.g. Heist, Braindance)
  • Menus (skills/perks)
  • Sometimes after only 2–5 minutes, sometimes works up to ~1h if little happens on-screen

Things that I've already tested (all with cache clean + verify files):

  • Ray Tracing OFF / ON
  • FSR 3 / 4
  • With / without gamescope
  • With / without mangohud
  • FPS limit only in-game (monitor 200 Hz)
  • vm.max_map_count increased to 2147483642

Crashes occur in all configurations. Flags seem irrelevant. Ray Tracing may speed up the crash.

Game is opened through Steam, Launch commands tested:

Raw:

%command% --launcher-skip --intro-skip

Gamescope:

mangohud DXVK_ASYNC=1 VKD3D_ASYNC=1 PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 PROTON_NO_FSYNC=1 \

PROTON_FSR4_UPGRADE=1 PROTON_ADD_CONFIG=fsr4rdna4 \

WINEDLLOVERRIDES="winmm,version=n,b" RADV_PERFTEST=nggc \

gamescope -f -w 2560 -h 1440 -r 200 --force-grab-cursor -- \

%command% --launcher-skip --intro-skip -skipStartScreen

Without gamescope (last crash on proton GE):

VKD3D_CONFIG=no_upload_hvv PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 PROTON_FSR4_UPGRADE=1 \

PROTON_LOG=1 PROTON_ADD_CONFIG=fsr4rdna4 mangohud \

%command% --launcher-skip --intro-skip

Last 100 lines of the PROTON LOG:
Proton LOG

submitted by /u/Least-Bar-9142
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Having trouble installing Reshade & ps2 controllers in Clair Obscure.

24 Dec 2025 - 2:23pm

I'm following this guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNvfgYSmwwc

But reshade doesn't show up.

I tried putting a PS2 controller in the game, but it doesn't seem to recognize it. But on steam's big picture, it can recognize the controller.

submitted by /u/Far-Mode6546
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Tekken 8, can't connect to the server

24 Dec 2025 - 2:22pm

I'm on popOS, i have an asus a15 (nvidia 4060), don't know if its relevant.
i've tried proton experimental, hotfix, 8-0-5 and 7-0-6. i made sure to have Easy anti cheat installed and chatgpt suggested to "disable" ipv6 or something like that.
Still cant connect, anything i'm missing? I'm not a linux expert, i've been using it for less than a month and i dont have very good knowledge in terms of "internet" and "network" stuff tbh, so i don't really know what could be the problem.

(everytime it gives the same error: C-00001-00898-1)

i also pased this into the lauch options:

PROTON_EAC_RUNTIME=1 %command% HOST_LC_ALL=$(echo $LANG) %command%

submitted by /u/Pretend_Truck_5821
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Can I play Rust on Linux?

24 Dec 2025 - 2:01pm

Installed Rust today as I used to play it on windows all the time, tried to get into a server and was met with a no EAC detected error.

noticed that Rust had installed via proton, and so the EAC installed was an .exe

Wanted to make a thread in case older threads had outdated info.

Is there any ways around this issue or am I going to have a Christmas without Rust?

Cheers.

submitted by /u/Xoijin
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Recording games using Steam flatpak

24 Dec 2025 - 1:45pm

Hello,

I am currently using Fedora 43 Cosmic. I have Steam installed via Flatpak because I don't see a system installation.

The problem is that I can't record gameplay. It seems to save a temporary file with the recording, etc., but when I try to play it back or save it, I always get an error saying that it can't be done.

Does this feature even work on Linux?

Does anyone know how to fix this?

Could it be a problem with my distribution?

I should mention that I switched to Linux from Windows about a year ago, so I'm still learning the ropes.

submitted by /u/Ricc3_XOXD
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Steam "The Farmer was replaced" sudden graphics issue

24 Dec 2025 - 1:41pm

I installed and played "The Farmer was replaced" from Steam yesterday. No issues, everything worked OOTB.

Now, the next day, I only get this screen:

https://preview.redd.it/w6u2p8i4d59g1.png?width=1918&format=png&auto=webp&s=3017c9ec820dcdcc79cd58212d9d7674b3f74458

I can hear the games music, and it reacts to me pressing "ESC" (the screen gets a little darker).

I tried every common tinker steps:
Proton Experimental, Proton-GE, Proton Latest Stable, Launch options mentioned on ProtonDB: https://www.protondb.com/app/2060160

I'm running out of ideas here :(

submitted by /u/byte21516
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I can't get my 8BitDo Pro 2 to work wirelessly

24 Dec 2025 - 12:30pm

Inxi:

System: Host: c-Core-230 Kernel: 6.14.0-37-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0 Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.4.8 tk: GTK v: 3.24.41 wm: Muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 22.2 Zara base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble CPU: Info: 6-core model: 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400F bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Alder Lake rev: 5 cache: L1: 480 KiB L2: 7.5 MiB L3: 18 MiB Speed (MHz): avg: 1265 high: 2375 min/max: 800/5600 cores: 1: 909 2: 841 3: 800 4: 799 5: 2375 6: 800 7: 1016 8: 1769 9: 1020 10: 1261 11: 1474 12: 2119 bogomips: 59904 Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA AD106 [GeForce RTX 4060 Ti] vendor: ZOTAC driver: nvidia v: 580.95.05 arch: Lovelace pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 8 ports: active: none off: HDMI-A-1 empty: DP-1,DP-2,DP-3 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:2803 Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.11 with: Xwayland v: 23.2.6 driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa gpu: nv_platform,nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch display-ID: :0 screens: 1 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2560x1440 s-dpi: 92 Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-0 note: disabled model: MSI MAG 32CQ6F res: 2560x1440 dpi: 93 diag: 800mm (31.5") API: EGL v: 1.5 platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 1 drv: nouveau device: 2 drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia x11: drv: nvidia inactive: wayland API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 580.95.05 glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti/PCIe/SSE2 API: Vulkan v: 1.3.275 surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 0 type: discrete-gpu driver: N/A device-ID: 10de:2803 device: 1 type: cpu driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000 Audio: Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-S HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:7ad0 Device-2: NVIDIA vendor: ZOTAC driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 8 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:22bd Device-3: SteelSeries ApS Arctis Nova 7 driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 1-2:3 chip-ID: 1038:2202 API: ALSA v: k6.14.0-37-generic status: kernel-api Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin

I can connect it wirelessly through Bluetooth, but Steam doesn't recognize it, and it doesn't work in any games. It works without problem if I use a cable though. Everything worked fine when I used it on Windows before.

submitted by /u/Longshot02496
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Fedora: Anno 117 stuck on "Running" in Steam but never really starts.

24 Dec 2025 - 11:51am

hi guys

I recently made the switch from Windows to Fedora. So far all the games I tried have worked, except for Anno 117.

When I press Play, it says "Running" but nothing happens. I tried using GE Proton 10.26 and 10.27 and adding the startup parameters suggested here: https://www.protondb.com/app/3274580

But nothing seems to do the trick. Are there any other suggestions by any chance?

Cheers and happy holidays!

submitted by /u/saga_87
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Frequent Stuttering on games CachyOS

24 Dec 2025 - 11:12am

Hi, I got a new monitor (1440p) and since then, Ive been getting heavy stuttering on games like cyberpunk (video), final fantasy rebirth and Warframe. I'd appreciate any help/advice in solving this!

I tried running it on windows and the stuttering doesn't happen at all, silky smooth.

Specs:

CPU: Ryzen 7 5800XT

GPU: Radeon RX 9070 XT ASRock Taichi

RAM: 32GB 3600 MT/s

1440p 180Hz monitor Freesync

1080p 75Hz

CachyOS w KDE plasma Kernel: 6.18.2-2.cachyos Running the latest packages

I did install the gaming packages through the cachyos "hello" screen

submitted by /u/Mr_M4yhem
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