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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by Shartking on 11/11/2024 in #🛟bazzite-help
Audio only outputting stereo even when setting to 5.1 or 7.1
Surround Sound Audio under Linux has been an absolute pain in the rear for the entire time that I have been using Linux as my primary OS.
Be glad that 5.1 & 7.1 are even detected as possible options within BazziteOS in ANY form, for most Linux Distributions 5.1 & 7.1 Surround Sound aren't often available as Output options, at least when you're using Optical Audio Out for the interface type, regardless of the Audio Co-Processor that your particular Motherboard or USB/PCI-E Attached Audio Device uses.
My solution so far has been to rely on Arch Linux based Distributions as they seem to be the only Distribution type that has consistently allowed me to utilise 5.1 & 7.1 Surround Sound as a Output option.
A lot of this is caused by a lack of people that actively run 5.1 & 7.1 Surround Sound Systems while using a Linux-based Computer, additional friction is caused by the fact that most Audio Formats, but especially those used for Surround Sound, are Proprietary, Closed-Source, and, Require a Per-Device License, as well as a Commercial Distribution License in order to be accessed, these License's are NOT Cheap.
Linux currently as a community doesn't have enough funds to Pay for the Developers & Hardware resources needed to overcome these limitations by developing truly Free & Open-Source replacement solutions that are fully Compatible with the Proprietary Closed-Source Standards without at all relying on the need to pay for any subsequent Licencing that the Proprietary Closed-Source Software License Holders require you to have in order to use your hardware the way you want to use it.
So, in short, you can blame excessive Licensing Fee's and Limited Appeal to develop Free & Open-Source replacement solutions for the core reasons as to why 5.1, 7.1, and other Surround Sound formats are not currently widely supported under Linux.
As for the BazziteOS Gamemode Specific problems it sounds like it is defaulting to a "Stock" mode for Audio Output when you switch to Gamemode.
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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by Uneek Geek on 1/6/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Anaconda Installer not Showing the GUI
So this was the solution;
1• Remove all the display outputs on the secondary GPU.
2• Remove all but 1 display output on the primary GPU
3• Start the computer and go through the entire installation process using 1 Display.
4• After installation has finished shutdown, plug in all of your displays again, then boot back up.
5• Success.
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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by pastrami on 5/28/2024 in #🛟bazzite-help
Can anyone get ckb-next working?
The issue is that really CKB-Next needs to be rebased to work with Wayland, you're best off reaching out to the developer of CKB-Next via GitHub, and, opening a new issue over there if one doesn't already exist that requests a move to Wayland.
Relyjng on XWayland won't be an option forever so the software will have to make the switch eventually.
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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by Uneek Geek on 1/6/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Anaconda Installer not Showing the GUI
To note, I have TWO AMD Graphics Cards Installed, they are a REQUIREMENT of my current setup, if Bazzite isn't going to be compatible with such a Hardaare Configuration then I will save everyone a lot of time if that's the issue and simply use a different Distribution instead, such is the way things go sometimes.
GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro W5700 8GB
GPU 2: AMD Radeon VII 16GB
Both Graphics Cards work fine under Arch Linux (EndeavourOS Derivative).
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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by Uneek Geek on 1/6/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Anaconda Installer not Showing the GUI
If you couldn't tell, I've dealt with Manjaro Linux being broken before, so I know some basics in regards to navigating the TTY, but I've stuck as to how to fix this, and I haven't even managed to install the OS yet.
Additionally under TTY4 (CTRL+ALT+F4) it keeps on saying things about a WiFi Scanning Process and also Bluetooth being unsupported, which is strange because I am not even that far into the installation process yet to need those components..... Why are they triggering like that? Maybe it is a unrelated bug in the OS? Something to keep in mind that may be worth looking at, especially as it could be slowing down the Boot Up of the OS.
I have included some poor smartphone photos for reference.
Thanks to anyone that can help!
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