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(Not an Nvidia problem) Games flickering despite running fine on Windows by dabster291 in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

[-] dabster291@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 hours ago

All that seems to do is force the game into windowed mode and cause heavy artifacting (using gamescope -f doesn't show the game at all, but it still seems to be running in the background).

(Not an Nvidia problem) Games flickering despite running fine on Windows by dabster291 in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

[-] dabster291@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 hours ago

Ah, so the issue isn't VRR then.

(Not an Nvidia problem) Games flickering despite running fine on Windows by dabster291 in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

[-] dabster291@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 hours ago

Yea, had to live-boot and figure out where Fedora stores the root filesystem so I could chroot in and uninstall the drivers from there.

(Not an Nvidia problem) Games flickering despite running fine on Windows by dabster291 in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

[-] dabster291@lemmy.zip 1 points 7 hours ago

How do I disable that? KDE's settings doesn't seem to have anything about VRR (searching for it leads me to the display setings, but there's nothing mentioning VRR there either).

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(Not an Nvidia problem) Games flickering despite running fine on Windows (lemmy.zip)

submitted 10 hours ago by dabster291@lemmy.zip to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/20949510

I'm trying to set up a Linux install for my mom (Ultramarine KDE on Wayland), and all her (2) Steam games are flickering. I thought it was from fractional scaling, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Her games don't flicker on Windows, and I've already tried multiple versions of Proton. I'm not quite sure what's happening, and any help would be appreciated.

Specs

OS: Ultramarine Linux KDE Edition

Host: Dell Inspiron 15 3511

CPU: Intel Core i5-1035G1

GPU: ~~pretty sure it uses integrated graphics~~ ~~apparently it uses Nvidia? First time I've seen that, gonna have to remember that in the future.~~ Both Linux and Windows are using integrated graphics with no sign of Nvidia anywhere??

If you need any more information, please ask me

Edit: other than the flickering, her games run perfectly fine.

Edit 2: Just learned my mom's laptop model has a discrete Nvidia GPU, gonna troubleshoot that in a bit.

Edit 3: Her laptop doesn't seem to have anything Nvidia inside, despite the fact that the Dell website says her laptop should, weird...

(Not an Nvidia problem) Games flickering despite running fine on Windows by dabster291 in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

[-] dabster291@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 hours ago

Some laptops come in different configurations so looking up specs may be confusing or misleading.

Turns out it really is, huh.

(Not an Nvidia problem) Games flickering despite running fine on Windows by dabster291 in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

[-] dabster291@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

The command inxi -G should list display drivers.

inxi only seems to see the integrated graphics, weird. I'm starting to doubt that her laptop even has a discrete Nvidia card inside...

(Not an Nvidia problem) Games flickering despite running fine on Windows by dabster291 in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

[-] dabster291@lemmy.zip 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I followed the manual and it softborked her install :(

(Not an Nvidia problem) Games flickering despite running fine on Windows by dabster291 in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

[-] dabster291@lemmy.zip 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

~~So it does! First time seeing a laptop with nvidia graphics, neat.~~

Edit: is the Dell website wrong? Her laptop doesn't seem to have anything Nvidia inside it.

(Not an Nvidia problem) Games flickering despite running fine on Windows by dabster291 in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

[-] dabster291@lemmy.zip 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

~~Huh, TIL to look up the specs of your laptop when troubleshooting.~~

Edit: apparently there's no Nvidia card inside her laptop, despite the fact that Dell says it should.

(Not an Nvidia problem) Games flickering despite running fine on Windows by dabster291 in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

[-] dabster291@lemmy.zip 1 points 18 hours ago

Better yet, export her shit to Firefox and tell her she’s using that now.

Already tried that, for some reason it won't copy some of her autofill information (this is stopping her from fully switching over).

(Not an Nvidia problem) Games flickering despite running fine on Windows by dabster291 in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

[-] dabster291@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

What kind pf GPU does she have?

~~It's a laptop, so no GPU installed.~~ ~~Turns out I'm a beeg dum stoopid, apparently my mom's laptop comes with nvidia graphics.~~ Turns out I'm an even beeger dumer stoopider, her computer shows no signs of having anything Nvidia inside it.

What drivers are installed?

idk, how do you check?

The ultimate mom dad or grandma distro is Linux Mint, might be worth trying it out to see if it has the same issue or not.

I was considering installing Mint for her, but decided against it because of the recent unverified flatpak controversy (she unfortunately still uses chrome, and I would rather have her distro manage all her updates for her); but I think I might install Mint on an external hard drive just to quickly see if any of her issues persist.

Edit: accidentally forgot an I

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(Not an Nvidia problem) Games flickering despite running fine on Windows (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by dabster291@lemmy.zip to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

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I'm trying to set up a Linux install for my mom (Ultramarine KDE on Wayland), and all her (2) Steam games are flickering. I thought it was from fractional scaling, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Her games don't flicker on Windows, and I've already tried multiple versions of Proton. I'm not quite sure what's happening, and any help would be appreciated.

Specs

OS: Ultramarine Linux KDE Edition
Host: Dell Inspiron 15 3511
CPU: Intel Core i5-1035G1
GPU: ~~pretty sure it uses integrated graphics~~ ~~apparently it uses Nvidia? First time I've seen that, gonna have to remember that in the future.~~ Both Linux and Windows are using integrated graphics with no sign of Nvidia anywhere??

If you need any more information, please ask me

Edit: other than the flickering, her games run perfectly fine.

Edit 2: Just learned my mom's laptop model has a discrete Nvidia GPU, gonna troubleshoot that in a bit.

Edit 3: Her laptop doesn't seem to have anything Nvidia inside, despite the fact that the Dell website says her laptop should, weird...

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LACT: Linux AMDGPU Controller for overclocking and fan curve control (github.com)

submitted 8 months ago by dabster291@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.zip

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cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/6776846

Current features:

Viewing information about the GPU

Power/thermals monitoring

Fan curve control

Overclocking (GPU/VRAM clockspeed, voltage)

Power states configuration

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kando: 🥧 The Cross-Platform Pie Menu. (github.com)

submitted 8 months ago by dabster291@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.zip

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cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/6776380

Kando will be a pie menu for the desktop. It will be highly customizable and will allow you to create your own menus and actions. For instance, you can use it to control your music player, to open your favorite websites or to simulate shortcuts.

It will be available for Windows, Linux and maybe macOS.

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Firefox 121 Is Looking Good For Having Wayland Enabled By Default (www.phoronix.com)

submitted 8 months ago by dabster291@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.zip

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Project Bluefin: A Linux Desktop for Serious Developers (thenewstack.io)

submitted 8 months ago by dabster291@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.zip

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.myserv.one/post/4373297

From The New Stack

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Ubuntu Budgie switches its approach to Wayland (www.theregister.com)

submitted 8 months ago by dabster291@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.zip

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ndlug.org/post/415302

We met project lead David "Fossfreedom" Mohammed and packaging guru Sam Lane from the Ubuntu Budgie team in Rīga, and they passed on news of a rift – and indeed possible divorce – between Budgie and Enlightenment… and it's caused by Wayland.

While Enlightenment does have some Wayland support, in the project's own words this is "still considered experimental and not for regular end users."

Thus, the Budgie team has been evaluating options to move forward. XFCE are doing some really great work in this area with libxfce4windowing – a compatibility layer bridging Wayland and X11, allowing the move in a logical direction without needing a big-bang approach. To date, most of the current codebase has already been reworked and is ready for a Wayland-only approach without impacting further development and enhancements.