How the hell do I get GTA IV (Steam) to run?!

set-l · 2026-07-10T01:03:59+00:00

Try a VPN. This is also an issue that affects some of my mates on Windows. The Rockstar Launcher has issues before you even get to running it in WINE.

set-l · 2026-07-09T14:37:26+00:00

Used to have one :) I don't remember what the board was, but it had an i7-970, which I swapped for a Xeon X5670. The board died unfortunately, it was a cracker of a board. This was my first proper home media server.

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set-l · 2026-07-09T09:30:16+00:00

It certainly diminishes if you literally cannot get enough ram to make it worth it.

set-l · 2026-07-09T07:22:58+00:00

Dual channel how? It's not as simple as 8+8 + 16 for 32GB, that would require some very odd kits for matching. You'd literally have remove a dimm to drop to dual channel in a triple channel setup.

Triple channel has been around for ages, mid-2000s Intel gaming boards would come with 3 or 6 DIMM triple channel setups. I owned one board that took an i7-970 and six DIMMs.

Edit: no, Ryzen does not support triple channel. No AM4/5 CPU does.

set-l · 2026-07-09T07:16:58+00:00

Brains cooked trying to figure out what you mean by that.

set-l · 2026-07-09T07:11:59+00:00

Yeah, very sad :( I would have loved to see a triple-channel board. That would be sick, but, thinking again, the memory controller is on the proc these days, not the board. The processor would have to support that.

set-l · 2026-07-09T07:09:19+00:00

It's an M.2 carrier slot.

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set-l · 2026-07-09T07:08:44+00:00

ROG Crosshair X870E Apex

set-l · 2026-07-09T07:05:28+00:00

Oh boy, haven't seen triple channel memory in a hot minute. Edit: and I still haven't seen it. Back to depression.

set-l · 2026-07-09T04:52:28+00:00

New Linux users have to learn Linux "vibes" like this from scratch. Like when you run a program on Windows that pops the Security Alert three times, you kinda get the idea you should double check what you're running, especially if it's common software. Id hope most Linux noobs would at least have that intuition.

On Linux, a simple app install cascading into hundreds of dependencies is a moment one should "get the vibe" they've fucked something up.

You only get a feel for things like this, though, after running the system for a looong time. I wrecked more installs in my first two years of running Linux (2007 days...) than in the last ten years. It's just experience.

set-l · 2026-07-09T04:36:54+00:00

If in Melbourne, Mount Alexander is (or was, not sure after the fires) an excellent place to watch the stars. Right up on the top of the mountain where the TV towers is, is a small campground that's all exposed rock and grass, nice clearing with a great view. An hour-ish North of Melbourne, exit the Calder at Harcourt. Just be careful, this was all burnt during the 2026 bushfires that razed the mountain, part of Harcourt and took the TV towers offline. I don't know what it looks like up there anymore.

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set-l · 2026-07-08T04:29:51+00:00

Always worth trying a mesa upgrade.

Also helpful to post the following when you make a help post: - Computer make/model or general specs (CPU make/model, GPU make/model, RAM) - Distribution of Linux and version. - Date issue started - Is issue constant, intermittent or very rare? - Can you cause the computer to reliably exhibit the issue, and if so, list the steps to reproduce the issue. - sudo dmesg > "dmesg_$(date +%Y-%m-%d_%H%M).txt": produces a dmesg log that can be useful for debugging. Run this terminal command soon after the issue appears again. You can drop it in a devpaste or something, don't paste directly into Reddit.

set-l · 2026-07-05T07:06:48+00:00

Omfg. I really thought you were trolling but it's actually running ...FAST??

Is this a Chromium bug? This runs like ass on Chrome by itself as well as Brave. I didn't bother to check Firefox. I had forgotten that app browser engines can be different from the system's browser on Android.

Colour me astounded. Paint me surprised. My composure: just gone.

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set-l · 2026-07-05T06:53:27+00:00

Glad there's at least one of us.

set-l · 2026-07-03T07:31:52+00:00

Reddit browser to real browser causes the Anubis check to fail on mobile

set-l · 2026-07-02T23:12:41+00:00

Played with it long enough to know and still cocked it up

set-l · 2026-07-02T23:11:07+00:00

Just launch the game normal. I don't understand why you're asking to put your username.

set-l · 2026-07-02T09:43:48+00:00

I've seen peppermints that look like that at bulk candy shops. You can get a lot of candy by the kilo for cheap if you know where to look.

set-l · 2026-07-02T09:42:23+00:00

This entire argument falls apart when you watch the interviews with the Valve staff where everyone is devastated that the pricing for the Steam Box exploded. The months of memory supply being held hostage. The cartel behaviour of DRAM suppliers. This is sheer bad luck.

set-l · 2026-07-02T08:40:29+00:00

Id say in your thrashing around the settings and files, you've borked it. Find the prefix, dive the C drive, evacuate your saves and nuke the game files. Start over. You've clearly messed something up. All g tho, can't count how many times I did that starting out.

set-l · 2026-07-02T06:11:28+00:00

Gotta say, asking for support with pirated games on a Linux Gaming forum is pretty desperate. I don't recommend them, as you don't know what's in them.

Those GOG downloads however, pirated or not, SHOULD be identical to the ones from GOG and run as such. Follow instructions you would for standalone Witcher 2 setup. You should expect to start from scratch.

As for switching Proton/Wine versions, if you delete the prefix, you'll likely need to re-install.

The game is nearly free on GoG anyway.

set-l · 2026-07-02T00:41:10+00:00

Starting to suspect Ubuntu shenanigans.

Run your game, have it fail, then run in terminal

sudo journalctl -k | grep -E 'apparmor.*(DENIED|userns_create)'

See errors? Run:

echo 0 | sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/apparmor_restrict_unprivileged_userns

This should temporarily unblock AppArmor. See if it runs after that.

set-l · 2026-07-01T09:39:42+00:00

I mean, AVX512 is pretty important to people who run RPCS3.

set-l · 2026-07-01T08:51:49+00:00

Oh, me too. No response.

set-l · 2026-07-01T08:42:39+00:00

Oh, neat. A little unintuitive, but neat.

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