In gamemode, the screen freezes but game audio still plays.

Takes about 30min to freeze, I can't open a terminal and have to reboot. No signal on external display, but fan is still running. GPDWin4 KDE Bazzite Similar thread https://discord.com/channels/1072614816579063828/1322463188939182151 Also booting to black screen, no logo sometimes https://discord.com/channels/1072614816579063828/1317810592190435328. Not sure if same issue, Desktop now cranks brightness up when woken from sleep, turning screen off till reboot.... https://discord.com/channels/1072614816579063828/1323842623135416431
Solution:
remove decky
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LeftyPencil
LeftyPencilOP2mo ago
Still testing, but so far I (Disabled unused fingerprint scanner, applied long shutdown fix from GDP Win Tricks) Updated Handheld Daemon Updated the Decky plugin SimpleTDP Control from 0.3ish to current 0.5.7 -Reduced max from 24 to 20w; tdp from 12 to 10
Fluffy
Fluffy2mo ago
Have you fixed the issue. I'm having the same issue on kde bazzite not gnome bazzite. Rog ally x
LeftyPencil
LeftyPencilOP2mo ago
Sorry, no, sticking to desktop mode :/ Rebased to stable, got flickering in gamemode, rebased to stable-41 still flickering in both modes.. Im still, testing but try setting power saving to performance mode. It fixed another screen issue: https://discord.com/channels/1072614816579063828/1323842623135416431/1323848476869529660 Sorry, that didn't fix it
antheas
antheas2mo ago
you cant update handheld daemon you mean you updated? we dont provide support for simple decky tdp youd have to find its author if you are using its polling functionality that causes crashes
LeftyPencil
LeftyPencilOP2mo ago
The decky plugin
antheas
antheas2mo ago
thats mega super not supported
LeftyPencil
LeftyPencilOP2mo ago
Should I remove the simple decky tdp
Solution
antheas
antheas2mo ago
remove decky
antheas
antheas2mo ago
period
LeftyPencil
LeftyPencilOP2mo ago
Aw
antheas
antheas2mo ago
what do you use it for anyway?
LeftyPencil
LeftyPencilOP2mo ago
Thanks, ill try in the morning
antheas
antheas2mo ago
if its not polling i dont know what it is
LeftyPencil
LeftyPencilOP2mo ago
Just some ricing,no biggie
Ivan Po
Ivan Po2mo ago
Hi folks, did you find a solution in the end? I’m having the same issue on my gpd win 4 hx370; KDE bazzite-deck. In game mode the screen completely freezes after ~20-30 minutes of playing, audio is still playing but none of the buttons do anything. Not even power button to turn off the screen. Only hard reset works. Tried sticking with the desktop mode; haven’t seen freezes yet but game mode is just more convenient 😦
antheas
antheas2mo ago
What tdp are you using Hx370 is still a bit new try not to push it too much I don't have a strix point handheld yet Also, make sure you're using hhd for tdp
Ivan Po
Ivan Po2mo ago
I’m at 15w most of the time, experimenting with 10w to see how much battery I can save. I saw this thread and deleted decky loader all together, testing now!
antheas
antheas2mo ago
It has issues with sleep below 7w
Ivan Po
Ivan Po2mo ago
One thing I can report is CPU boost switch on hhd doesn’t do anything. Have to turn the boost off in BIOS
antheas
antheas2mo ago
What do you expect it to do Post a log after you play with it and I will look into it
Ivan Po
Ivan Po2mo ago
I thought it disables the cpu boost? Like the bios setting but in runtime
antheas
antheas2mo ago
Yes what do you expect to see A bug report in hhd as in
LeftyPencil
LeftyPencilOP4w ago
I haven't seen the issue since removing Decky and that KDE workaround. Most of my gaming is in Waydroid at 15W. Shouldn't marking the fix generate a link..
kaptewn
kaptewn3w ago
Hi, I have the same Freezing problem with my Ally z1 extreme. I do not have Simple Decky tdp plugin. Are there any fixes to the freezing problem other than that? 🙂

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