Vega testing
@Ren run this command
sudo rpm-ostree usroverlay
this will make the /usr path on the filesystem writable until reboot (at which point all changes to it will be discarded)
Then run
then paste in the contents of this script
https://paste.centos.org/view/2b40476c
then press CTRL+X then Y then enter
then run
sudo chmod +x /usr/libexec/gamescope-sdl-workaroundSolution:Jump to solution
i will just sadly conclude that Vega cards are not supported based on this testing. thanks for the help and sorry it didnt work.
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once you have done that edit and run that chmod command, log out and tell me if gamemode works
if it doesnt work and you get stuck, force reboot and it will discard the edit
if vega cards require the same workaround as polaris i will write a patch to fix it
In the link you sent is which do I paste
everything from that box you copy
one by one or all together
all together
(Im sorry if Im asking alot of question)
thank you
since its the new script we will use for testing
i made a dirty edit to check for Vega
if i have to write a patch i will make a proper edit
as i dont think we have had anyone on Vega test yet 😅
well consider me a the first
:)
so did it go?
I'm back on desktop
so it didnt work?
I press return the game mode so I'll see if that loads
Nope
Maybe I did something wrong
ok can you give me your
.gamescope-cmd.log
it will show the last command gamescope-session tried to use
if you cant find it just type this into terminal
cat ~/.gamescope-cmd.log | fpaste
and give me the link insteadGive me a sec because now nothing is my browser is loading anything
https://paste.centos.org/view/09782925
used the wrong gamescope
ok lets try this then
sudo rpm-ostree usroverlay tell me when you have run itI ran it
sudo nano /usr/libexec/gamescope-sdl-workaround
that should bring up a text editor
then hold CTRL+K until it is empty
then copy all of this from the page and paste it into the editor
https://paste.centos.org/view/raw/2b40476cempty
then CTRL+X
Y
then enter
and logout and try again
to be clear logout as in shut it down or the terminal
actually you can test the script first too
should return 0
log out, do not shut down
shutting down will remove the changes
gotcha
test that now or logoff first
test first
if it says 0 when you run the 2nd command then it should work and it will apply the polaris fix when you log out from the desktop
alright logging off now
ok
🤞
Nope
ok can you
cat ~/.gamescope-cmd.log | fpaste againIt's doing this again
Do I reset my computer for that because nothing is loading anymore
if you just got a black screen yes
No I just got send to the os but nothing is loading
It did this with the other cmd
refreshing doesnt work?
never seen error 5 before
I'm really the first for everything
oh well
can you just
cat ~/.gamescope-cmd.log and tell me if it mentions gamescope-legacyDo I restart my computer or
no just open terminal and run the command then restart once you checked the log
hmm
seems to have ignored the edit
did the test return
0 when you ran it?Yes
weird
it should have tried gamescope-legacy instead of gamescope
We can retry the command just in case I did something wrong
And if we get the same result we can go from there
i can try automate it
reboot and i will write up a single copy paste for you
YESSIR
I don't know why that was all caps
Are you still writtting the script
then log out
thats the final test
make sure you copy this completely
if this does not work then vega will be unsupported for gamemode sadly
I reset the computer real quick because something else happened but I thought it was worth mentioning I got the splash screen for game mode
after running the script?
It still went back to desktop
O
No
oh
interesting
ran the script logging out now
ok
if it doesnt work, then there isnt anything we can do sadly
Damn it
no dice?
Sadly no I'ma try rerun some of the scripts just in case if anything wrong
last one live edits the file with the dirty change i did
tested it against your lspci output too
so it would have made sure that gamescope-legacy was used if you copy+pasted it
What does that mean (Im really bad at this)
polaris is the only card generation we know of that needs an older version of gamescope to work
since vega and polaris were released around the same time, i figured it was worth a shot to try the fix with vega too
thats a fair theory
yeah, sadly no dice 😦
I still got some other ideas to try
Im probably gonna rerun some of this first then reinstall and try it again
If not I try version of linux
well you wont get gamemode session working sadly on any version if gamescope-legacy didnt work
Solution
i will just sadly conclude that Vega cards are not supported based on this testing. thanks for the help and sorry it didnt work.
Yeah I know but I do prefer how linux does gaming
pretty sure desktop mode + big picture mode will still work fine though
True
np and Thank you for your help
np!
Ill update you if I found a solution
please do
pretty sure both us and chimeraos and others will appreciate it
No I'm glad I can somewhat help
I don't wanna go back to windows man
Seriously though thank you
i have been mostly windows free since 2009
used it for a handful of games where the addons dont work on linux
98% of my library works on linux
I use it for editing and such but the steam deck changed me
Also copliot scares me so I do wanna change it