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"FATAL ERROR: vulkan encountered unrecoverable error VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST" en CS2

11 May 2026 - 11:56pm

Alguien sabe porque en cualquier sistema Linux que he usado (Bazzite, CachyOs, etc.) A la hora de ejecutar Counter Strike 2 desde Steam, siempre tengo el mismo error "FATAL ERROR: vulkan encountered unrecoverable error VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST"? nunca pude solucionarlo.
Intenté diversas soluciones como usar parámetros de lanzamiento, desactivar overlays, mangohud, añadir memoria swap, actualizar drivers mesa o vulkan, cambiar al kernel nativo de linux, cambiar de Wayland a X11 y otras varias soluciones. Sin embargo jamás pude solucionarlo.
Les dejo las características de mi equipo por si pueden ayudarme:

Notebook HP Pavilion 15 (Modelo: 310G4LA)
-AMD Ryzen 3 4300U
-8gb RAM
-Linux actual: BAZZITE
-GPU: AMD Radeon RX Vega 5
-SSD interno 256gb + SSD Externo USB 500gb

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I NEED HELP!!!!

11 May 2026 - 11:15pm

I NEED HELP!!!!

I want to install Nobara HTPC on my MSI B560 PRO-VDH (MS-7D18)

The system installs fine but there's an issue: There's a Black screen on boot. I can hear the Steam big picture sound but I can't login in the TTY because I never was able to create a user at all, I can still do manual partitioning tho.

My GPU: NVIDIA Geforce RTX 3060

CPU: Intel Core i5-10-400F

RAM: TEAMGROUP-UD4-320 DDR4-2400

I've:

Downloaded the NVIDIA ISO ✓

Redownload iso and checksum check ✓

Flash successfully and verify files ✓

Reset bios and disable secure boot ✓

And still NO user creation option on the installation wizard and black screen at first boot.

PLEASE HELP ME!!!!

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I'm trying to play Portal: Revolution (a mod of Portal 2) on CachyOS. I'm running via Proton and pretty much anywhere there is audio, there's this constant popping sound in the background.

11 May 2026 - 10:33pm

I've tried many different Proton versions, setting the launch option PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=30 %command% , reinstalling, verifying files, and this exact same popping still persists. I've had audio popping and buzzing issues with other games in the past but it was usually at random moments which I fixed by adding a .conf file to /home/user/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/ with this:

context.properties = { default.clock.rate = 48000 default.clock.allowed-rates = [ 48000 ] default.clock.quantum = 1024 default.clock.min-quantum = 1024 default.clock.max-quantum = 2048 default.clock.force-quantum = 512 default.clock.force-rate = 48000 }

I don't understand why this game in particular has to be a massive outlier. It did have a Linux version in the past but the devs stopped supporting it.

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Need help using wired Switch2 controller on Ryujinx Emulator.

11 May 2026 - 10:08pm

Hello I'd greatly appreciate some help.

I am using a wired PowerA Switch2 controller on my Linux Mint Ryujinx emulator.

I had drift on my last controller so I bought a new one today and out of the box, the A button won't map. It says im not hitting anything, even after resetting the config settings. When I map the Y button it shows as the A button. I've downloaded joycond as this guide recommends but it seems to have no change. Using this controller on Steam works perfectly fine so I'm certain this is a Ryujinx issue or a driver issue. I did not have this issue with my Steam1 wired controller.

https://preview.redd.it/bp1cccu0fk0h1.png?width=1100&format=png&auto=webp&s=46ceb327669ed74cb456cf2154cf9deb06ba1f84

I went and bought 2 Switch1 controllers for cheap on Amazon but I'd rather solve why my new controller doesn't work.

I'm on the current version of Ryujinx, the most current version of Cinnamon and my controller works perfectly on Steam(well as good as a Nintendo switch controller can) 😅

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Switching To CachyOS

11 May 2026 - 9:23pm

Hey everyone, I need some advice on something. I'm wondering if it's a good idea to switch from Windows 11 to CachyOS. I'm a gamer and I also love to customize my setup, even though I'm working with a pretty low-spec fucking potato laptop.

Here are my laptop's specs:

- CPU: i3-1315U

- RAM: 8GB DDR4 3200mhz

-GPU: iGPU 4GB shared (Intel UHD graphics)

- Storage: 512GB SSD Gen 4

- Battery Health: 90%

My laptop still works fine, but I run into a lot of bottlenecks and my frame rates often drop to single digits, mainly because of how the RAM is optimized. As for games, I've played and finished a ton – probably over 70 played and about 20 or 22 completed. Most of them are story-driven games and indies.

When it comes to customization, I'm currently using Flow Launcher, Windhawk, Komorebi, and YASB on Windows. It's not super heavy, but it's not super light either.

I'm Planing to buy another Ram stick to make it dual channel.

submitted by /u/Impossible-Ask-5081
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Far Cry 3 refusing to launch

11 May 2026 - 8:54pm

when i press the play button it goes to stop and then back to play, im using linux mint cinnamon and i tried alot of things

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Modding STS2 on Linux: most Nexus mods need Proton, and I ported a mod manager

11 May 2026 - 8:50pm

Quick PSA plus a small thing I worked on, in case anyone else is going through the same headache.

The mod situation on Linux

STS2 ships a native Linux build, which is great for actually playing the game but is what trips most people up when they try to mod. Mods on Nexus are built against the Windows version and ship as .dll files that don't load against the native Linux runtime.

The fix is to run the Windows build of STS2 through Proton instead:

  1. Right-click STS2 in Steam → Properties → Compatibility → "Force the use of a specific Steam Play compatibility tool" → Proton Experimental
  2. In the same Properties window, go to General, set launch options to: --rendering-driver vulkan

After that, mods load normally.

The mod manager

There's a decent STS2 mod manager already in the community, but it was Chinese, Windows-only, and only recently got an English UI when someone made a PR that wasn't merged yet. I forked it, taught it to detect the Proton compatdata prefix so saves and logs resolve to the right place, and built proper .deb and .rpm packages.

Repo + releases: https://github.com/jichuan-zhang/sts2-mod-manager/releases/tag/v1.1.1-linux

The English version on windows: https://github.com/Gamingjojo909/sts2-mod-manager/releases/tag/Custom-Release

Caveats:

  • No AppImage. linuxdeploy's bundled libraries ABI-conflict with system libs on rolling distros and crash during file ops; .deb/.rpm use system libs and just work
  • On immutable distros (Bazzite, Silverblue, etc.): rpm-ostree install + reboot, or run it inside a distrobox, or run the unpacked binary directly
  • There are some issues with resizing on the top bar, which I may or may not fix before the Workshop is released.

Thanks for reading.

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hyprland performance

11 May 2026 - 8:15pm

im using a lowend dell latittude 3310 and im using arch linux-zen with hyprland, i was installing windows7 becuase simply my dad wanted it on his computer and i noticed windows7 had WAY more performance than the linux i spent hours configuring. so i was wondering what is the BEST distro to use or maybe even different os. i dont mind how complicated or hard itd be to use aslong as i get every last bit of performance

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Steam or emulated party games?

11 May 2026 - 8:12pm

I'm looking for fun games to play with friends who aren't gamers around the TV. Pico Park is the only example I can think of.

Hardware:

For emulation: Raspberry pi 5

For steam: Ubuntu 24.04 ryzen 3800x 2070 super

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What wireless controller should I buy?

11 May 2026 - 8:04pm

I'm looking for controllers for my PI 5 tvbox. Currently running Kodi and emulating and moonlight -> steam big picture mode on Ubuntu server. I'm fine with USB dongles, if I ever need more controllers than I have ports I'll get a powered hub. But its hard to find budget controllers that claim Linux/pi support.

I am aware of wired options and will be buying some, but I want at minimum 2 wireless. I am aware of the 8Bitdo SN30 but am looking for more full sized. And hopefully cheaper.

I'm also fine with needing to do some setup to make things work so long as the solutions don't require active maintenance.

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What is the TRUE situation on Anti-cheats on Linux?

11 May 2026 - 7:59pm

As we all know by know, Proton supports running EAC and Battleye if enabled by the developer. But. From my understanding enabling Proton-support significantly decreases effictiveness. I've seen many Posts with comments about games "the devs just have to press one button it's so easy", but is that actually true?
Because these Anti-cheats are more or less kernel level but their proton versions aren't even trying to be. Furthermore, is it even possible to have a working Kernel-level (native or not-native) anticheat on Linux? How can an Application verify the integrity of it's own execution enviroment in terms of cheat-protection if the entire kernel might be modified to specifically bypass its checks?

Putting aside wether one likes or dislikes kernel level anticheat, doesn't enabling proton support effectively mean opening more potential doors for cheat developers? Isn't it quite expected for devs to not enable it then?

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How I got Skyrim Mo2 to work properly on Linux with dialogue audio | How did you get Skyrim MO2 to work on linux?

11 May 2026 - 7:59pm

So a few days ago I had gotten Linux Mint and I had tried getting skyrim mo2 to work on it. I had managed that, but there was one issue, there was no dialogue audio or music audio. I tried switching proton versions, that didnt work. I had tried another tutorial, that didnt work, I decided, maybe it was my distro? Maybe I needed to switch to a fedora based distro perhaps? I switched to Nobara, and I had tried [the tutorial](https://youtu.be/OEbZ3hNcoRg?si=SXyEVQD-WRjly3\_n) again, and it worked. Skyrim has its dialogue audio, as well as its music.

So yeah, that was how I managed to install skyrim with mo2 seamlessly on Linux. So how did you guys manage to get skyrim with mo2 to work on Linux? What distro are you using? What issues did you run into? What tutorial did you use? It doesnt even have to be skyrim, it could be other games with mo2.

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Almost done

11 May 2026 - 7:02pm

So I made this for u so u can fix your shit when needed

Also made TUI if you because of some reason need to fix brightness colors from ssh.

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Diablo IV random freezes in cachyOS

11 May 2026 - 6:35pm

Hi Linux gamers!

I'm getting gray hair before time and i'm getting desperate.

I'm trying to get Diablo4 running on Linux and it starts and works...for a while. Then randomly (can be 5 mins or 2 hours) the game stops responding. I can move my char around but i cannot attack anything nor click any objects. I cannot "Leave game" but i can "Exit game" without problems.

I recently (2 days ago) switched from Kubuntu to CachyOS as my PC is primarily for gaming and i've heard alot of positive things about CachyOS. (Issue was on Kubuntu too tho)

Some specs:

Operating System: CachyOS Linux

KDE Plasma Version: 6.6.4

KDE Frameworks Version: 6.26.0

Qt Version: 6.11.0

Kernel Version: 7.0.5-2-cachyos (64-bit)

Graphics Platform: Wayland

Processors: 20 × 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700KF

Memory: 64 GiB of RAM (62,6 GiB usable)

Graphics Processor: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070

Nvidia Driver Version: 595.71.05 (i dont recall which driver i was using on Kubuntu besides 595.something)

I'm using Faugus launcher and i've tried Proton-cachyOS / Proton EM / Proton GE - same issue.

I tried running it in X11 instead of Wayland - same issue

I've created dxvk.conf with correct memory values in the install-dir. Didnt help

I've disabled Raytracing and forced FPS to 60 + lowered overall graphics ingame to a mix of high/medium (default is Ultra) - didnt help

I've tried various launch-options in Faugus such as PROTON_ENABLE_NVAPI=1 PROTON_ENABLE_WAYLAND=1 WINE_SIMULATE_WRITECOPY=1 - didnt help

I've forced D4 to run with DX11 instead of DX12 - didnt help

I've disabled HW ACC in Brave-browser and discord - didnt help

What "annoys" me the most is that on protondb Diablo IV is marked "Platinum" and most feedback is "Its running fine!"

One weird thing is last time it happend i tabbed out and wanted to browse something but brave (which has hardware acceleration on at the time) had problems rending the website when i was scrolling.

Any ideas? I feel like i'm running out of options - is it worth "downgrading" a nvidia-driver and how big is the risk that i'm gonna mess up my GUI? :) I'm pretty confident in "linux" but having Arch as a base is new to me

sorry for the long post

Thanks in advance!

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Civ v issue

11 May 2026 - 6:18pm

I have been trying to get civ v to work normally with proton ge on cachy os.

I have tried the latest proton ge, proton experimental and proton 10.4 and 9.3

It usually gets stuck on updating executable. I also tried clearing the Metadata for all so I don't really know what the issue is.

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