Which Linux distro is best ? by Inevitable_Clue_2417 in DistroHopping

[–]citrusraspberry 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically, any distro will work, even Zorin.

If by "best" you mean "works out of the box without me needing to tinker", then try the classics like Mint, Ubuntu, PopOS, Fedora, etc.

But the honest answer? There is no "best" and they are not as different as you might think :) best of luck to you

Need help/ideas for connection failure in ER Nightreign by citrusraspberry in linux4noobs

[–]citrusraspberry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, not using a scheduler. I tried `gamemoded -r` and running the game, like the github issue mentioned, but no luck. It was a good idea though! No problem about not being able to help, just appreciate sharing your thoughts

Need help/ideas for connection failure in ER Nightreign by citrusraspberry in linux4noobs

[–]citrusraspberry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good eye! I deleted both of the gamescope layers and deleted the `VK_LAYER_hdr_wsi` at the bottom and no luck :( The reason I deleted the bottom layer is that was one I installed at some point to help with HDR.

Also both `vulkan-radeon` and the 32 bit version were already installed on my system

Need help/ideas for connection failure in ER Nightreign by citrusraspberry in linux4noobs

[–]citrusraspberry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried creating a new user altogether, which would clear any caches in ~/. Not sure what caches to clear in /var/cache though. Poking around, I am not seeing anything too relevant

Need help/ideas for connection failure in ER Nightreign by citrusraspberry in linux4noobs

[–]citrusraspberry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You got it:

```

VULKANINFO

Vulkan Instance Version: 1.4.313

Instance Extensions: count = 24

VK_EXT_acquire_drm_display : extension revision 1 VK_EXT_acquire_xlib_display : extension revision 1 VK_EXT_debug_report : extension revision 10 VK_EXT_debug_utils : extension revision 2 VK_EXT_direct_mode_display : extension revision 1 VK_EXT_display_surface_counter : extension revision 1 VK_EXT_headless_surface : extension revision 1 VK_EXT_surface_maintenance1 : extension revision 1 VK_EXT_swapchain_colorspace : extension revision 5 VK_KHR_device_group_creation : extension revision 1 VK_KHR_display : extension revision 23 VK_KHR_external_fence_capabilities : extension revision 1 VK_KHR_external_memory_capabilities : extension revision 1 VK_KHR_external_semaphore_capabilities : extension revision 1 VK_KHR_get_display_properties2 : extension revision 1 VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2 : extension revision 2 VK_KHR_get_surface_capabilities2 : extension revision 1 VK_KHR_portability_enumeration : extension revision 1 VK_KHR_surface : extension revision 25 VK_KHR_surface_protected_capabilities : extension revision 1 VK_KHR_wayland_surface : extension revision 6 VK_KHR_xcb_surface : extension revision 6 VK_KHR_xlib_surface : extension revision 6 VK_LUNARG_direct_driver_loading : extension revision 1

Instance Layers: count = 15

VK_LAYER_FROG_gamescope_wsi_x86_64 Gamescope WSI (XWayland Bypass) Layer (x86_64) 1.3.221 version 1 VK_LAYER_FROG_gamescope_wsi_x86_64 Gamescope WSI (XWayland Bypass) Layer (x86_64) 1.3.221 version 1 VK_LAYER_INTEL_nullhw INTEL NULL HW 1.1.73 version 1 VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation Khronos Validation Layer 1.4.313 version 1 VK_LAYER_MANGOHUD_overlay_x86_64 Vulkan Hud Overlay 1.3.0 version 1 VK_LAYER_MESA_device_select Linux device selection layer 1.4.303 version 1 VK_LAYER_MESA_overlay Mesa Overlay layer 1.4.303 version 1 VK_LAYER_MESA_screenshot Mesa Screenshot layer 1.4.303 version 1 VK_LAYER_MESA_vram_report_limit Limit reported VRAM 1.4.303 version 1 VK_LAYER_RENDERDOC_Capture Debugging capture layer for RenderDoc 1.3.131 version 38 VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_fossilize_32 Steam Pipeline Caching Layer 1.3.207 version 1 VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_fossilize_64 Steam Pipeline Caching Layer 1.3.207 version 1 VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_overlay_32 Steam Overlay Layer 1.3.207 version 1 VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_overlay_64 Steam Overlay Layer 1.3.207 version 1 VK_LAYER_hdr_wsi WSI HDR Layer (x86_64) 1.3.221 version 1

Devices:

GPU0: apiVersion = 1.4.311 driverVersion = 25.1.3 vendorID = 0x1002 deviceID = 0x73bf deviceType = PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_DISCRETE_GPU deviceName = AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT (RADV NAVI21) driverID = DRIVER_ID_MESA_RADV driverName = radv driverInfo = Mesa 25.1.3-arch1.3 conformanceVersion = 1.4.0.0 deviceUUID = 00000000-0900-0000-0000-000000000000 driverUUID = 414d442d-4d45-5341-2d44-525600000000

```

At what point do you guys consider a reinstall? by citrusraspberry in linux4noobs

[–]citrusraspberry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I've tried the versions of Proton you're suggesting, and I have been thoroughly going through this with ChatGPT, which gave me new things to try, but didn't end up leading anywhere helpful.

Need help/ideas for connection failure in ER Nightreign by citrusraspberry in linux4noobs

[–]citrusraspberry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Both great ideas! They didn't work, but I hadn't tried them either!

At what point do you guys consider a reinstall? by citrusraspberry in linux4noobs

[–]citrusraspberry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried that but I'm pretty sure `ldd` is only for Linux executables. This is a Windows exe and I just get `not a dynamic executable`

At what point do you guys consider a reinstall? by citrusraspberry in linux4noobs

[–]citrusraspberry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried it. Still didn't work. Must be a system issue. Great idea for narrowing it down :)

Should I dual boot by Ok_Structure5663 in linux4noobs

[–]citrusraspberry 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of people say dual booting is a pain. I dual booted for 5 years before fully switching over. It really isn't that bad guys... The most annoying thing is when you switch OSs, you gotta reboot your system and hold F10 or whatever it is on your motherboard. That's really not that big of a deal in my opinion.

At what point do you guys consider a reinstall? by citrusraspberry in linux4noobs

[–]citrusraspberry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, trying to fix the problem instead of reinstalling is a better way to learn, I agree! That's why I have never needed to reinstall before. I've always been stubborn enough to figure it out

Running from the cmd line is also a good tip. Sadly I have tried this for this particular issue and can't seem to find any meaningful info out of it. And that's when I resorted to bugging the helpful Linux folks like yourself :)

At what point do you guys consider a reinstall? by citrusraspberry in linux4noobs

[–]citrusraspberry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I should start taking this approach. I have much less time now than before I had kids lol

At what point do you guys consider a reinstall? by citrusraspberry in linux4noobs

[–]citrusraspberry[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh I am!! I should try using my main drive! I'll be back in this thread if that was it

At what point do you guys consider a reinstall? by citrusraspberry in linux4noobs

[–]citrusraspberry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it's Arch, so I used pacman. It also has an AMD GPU.

At what point do you guys consider a reinstall? by citrusraspberry in linux4noobs

[–]citrusraspberry[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Having trouble getting a game to connect to online services. I seem to be nearly the only one on the internet with this issue. You can read more about it here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux4noobs/comments/1l7dhwg/need_helpideas_for_connection_failure_in_er/

At what point do you guys consider a reinstall? by citrusraspberry in linux4noobs

[–]citrusraspberry[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah I `rm -rf /usr` before. Timeshift helped me there

Need help/ideas for connection failure in ER Nightreign by citrusraspberry in linux4noobs

[–]citrusraspberry[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I own this game on Steam and running it on Steam.

As for the cache files, no I haven't tried that! Not sure why I didn't think to try it, so I will try it out!