I can’t get the more elaborate functions of my common Logitech mouse to work properly. And Linux systems like to cause my computer to periodically hang for some reason. In Windows, it used to BSOD, and I managed to fix the issue in Windows but it seems impossible for me to fix in Linux because of how vague of an issue it is.
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Kualdir@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
Time to encourage people to switch to Linux instead
dingus@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
AtariDump@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Sounds like a bad piece of hardware if it spans OS’s.
dingus@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Wouldn’t surprise me, but the point was that it’s fixable in Windows but not the Linux distro I have tried.
AtariDump@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I’d ask which ones you’ve tried but I can tell you already made up your mind.
CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
As much as I dislike Windows, it’s incredibly uncommon for it to blue screen unless there’s some kind of hardware fault. And if it’s happening in Linux too, you’ve got bad/dying hardware.
In Linux, if your system is hanging for a bit then coming back, then it’s probably a drying hard drive.
One thing you can check with is Burn In Test on Windows. It will stress all the individual components and tell you what’s failing.
dingus@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Like I said, my computer no longer has BSODs in Windows after some settings I changed.
I do remember when I first got the laptop, it was frustrating because it would BSOD with relative frequency. I was very frustrated with the manufacturer…because the laptop would always pass hardware benchmark tests and the BSODs were random, so they refused to look at it under warranty.
I don’t think I have ever tried that particular set of texts before, though. I tried googling it…is it the one by Pass Mark? If so, I’ll check it out, thanks.
Re: hanging in Linux…no, the system would completely freeze up and never recover until I manually powered down the system. Interestingly, I found some other users stating that they had this issue with Firefox because of some resources issue or something. So I planned to try to switch to Chrome, but got frustrated with the features mouse not being compatible anyway. So I left it at that.
spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 weeks ago
Do you remember what you fixed when you fixed it on the window side? Asking because what you’re describing almost sounds like you have a bad driving it, which would explain why your Linux side would also have a similar problem, IE locking up completely start, if it had the same bad driver and interacted with the hardware the same way causing a similar crash.
Honestly, if it’s fixable in the windows it’s definitely fixable Linux. It just might take a little bit more extra work to figure it out.
_carmin@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Just buy a working mouse, stupid
dingus@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
The basic mouse features work, stupid. It’s the gesture features that don’t work, stupid. No one has come up with good support for anything other than basic mouse features on Linux, stupid.
mooncake@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
If Linux had more support for games I would
levzzz@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Games aren’t much of an issue anymore, it’s the other software that keeps me from switching
Kualdir@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
Games with kernal anti-cheats sadly are the main issue still
brax@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Nah, the real problem is people willing installing rootkits on their computer because anticheat is somehow very important…
TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 5 weeks ago
You’re begging to get hacked by installing that garbage
theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
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Me spending 4 hours last night trying to get a repack to install in lutris for it to crash every 5 mins xD
Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Just play steam games. Then it’s only 90 minutes every other night of troubleshooting
(Mostly satire, proton has gotten incredible. I still have a windows install on my PC for gaming but I honestly don’t know the last time I’ve had an issue on my steam deck)
CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Oh no! Your pirated game isn’t working properly! Let’s blame the OS!
XM34@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
I’ve been gaming on Linux for close to two years now. I believe there have been two games that actually caused some issues in getting them to run. But for the most part Proton does everything out of the box. And especially older games work way better than on Windows. There are no problems with compatibility mode or deprecated WinAPI-Calls. It just works.
The only thing I would advise is to install Steam and all your other launchers via Lutris. That will save you some hassle.
TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
When’s the last time you tried?
I’ve been gaming on bazzite and haven’t found a game that doesn’t work. Haven’t had to touch a command line or anything, everything has been stable out of the box
Kualdir@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
How about Valorant? Its basically the only game (+ rainbow six siege / PUBG potentially, idk if these work) blocking me from switching. I know all my other games will work without issue cause they run on my steam deck as well.
ohshit604@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
EA’s fancy new kernel level anti-cheat is plaguing battlefield games. Also Rockstar broke GTA:O with their Anti-cheat (even though the Anti-cheat they use supports Linux)
visnudeva@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
Same here
LeninsOvaries@lemmy.cafe 5 weeks ago
Bazzite runs really badly
Crashumbc@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Funny because I tried 4 different distros before I found one that would load on my laptop… Bazzite.
Irelephant@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
What games don’t work?
Most of the time, the issue is the drm on games or anticheat.
PeteZa@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Ironically SteamOS is based on Arch Linux lol
boreengreen@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
If yoy have a fairly recent gpu, windows games run fine on linux. The exception is games with agressive anti-cheat.
grue@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I’ve been using my nearly 8-year-old GPU (an AMD Vega 56) in Linux just fine for nearly 8 years (i.e., since the day I bought it). Even in the first few years, before Proton existed, I had been playing Windows games on it using plain old WINE via PlayOnLinux.
The even older GPU I used to use before that (an AMD Radeon R7 260X) is still installed in my Linux home server, and I would expect to be able to play Windows games on it just fine too (at least in terms of compatibility, if not raw performance of decade-plus-old hardware).
All that is to say, I’m confused about what you mean by “fairly recent.”
Crashumbc@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Isn’t that counter to telling people to switch because their computer is too old for win 11?
Hawke@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Yes but it more “the manufacturer decided not to pay us to test it” rather than “it actually won’t work”
boreengreen@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Everyone should try it out by all means. I’d like everyone to use linux. All I’m conveying is my own experience. If you have an ancient GPU, and things are seemingly running fine on windows, you might yet find that it does not run fine on linux. I guess I should have emphasised that I am refering to hardware from a decade ago.
Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 5 weeks ago
I’m not a huge gamer myself but the handful of games I do like to play every now and then all run on Linux.
visnudeva@lemmy.ml 5 weeks ago
Same here
Kualdir@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
Real, Valorant is the only game really keeping me from Linux at this point. Steam with proton has really improved linux gaming
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Dude…c’mon now. Check my history. I am NOT a linux defender. I am more along the lines of a linux user mocker. I find the OS to be confusing, but I find the userbase to just be SO…SO mockable. Just making fun of linux brings them out in droves. And it’s so funny to point out how the whole OS is clearly terminal mandated to enjoy the OS. Just say something like that, and you’ll twist somebodies knickers.
That being said, of all the things that are legitimately awful about linux, you chose the GAME SUPPORT??? My god. Steam is THE storefront on PC. They have a vested interest in helping linux’s development, as long as that development goes towards making games work. The steamdeck is literally their financial incentive to make certain that your claim isn’t close to being true.
And sure, you could say you disagree with Steam’s practice of LICENSING you a game. Not selling. There is a difference. I get it. That is something that is in itself a problem, but that also doesn’t relate to your issue. Because even if you stayed on Windows, you’d still have to buy from Steam. They’re just as dominant on Windows, as they are on linux.
So, you COULD buy from GOG. The issue is, they specialize in retro games. So, their library may have massive gigantic gaps in titles. But again, this would also be true on Windows.
So…yeah, I don’t know how you would defend linux game support being lackluster.
Darkmoon_UK@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
I agree with what you’re saying but you could sound less insane.
Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I had to check which comment you were referencing. I thought it was going to be the one where I said how hot it would be if Taylor Swift wore a strap-on, and made Mr Feenie (the teacher from boy meets world) her bitch. But about linux gaming? Me? Insane sounding? :O
Kualdir@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
I don’t like how you worded this because you overlook the fact that games with a kernal anti-cheat don’t work on Linux. This is the only reason I haven’t switched over yet. The only arguments people make is “just play other games” which is not helpful at all and suggesting dual booting which I’d have to do what? Daily? Maybe twice a day? Whats the use of having Linux then?
lime@feddit.nu 5 weeks ago
which game?
PeteZa@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Unless you use something other than iOS or Android, you’re also a *nix user. Have fun lol
gnutrino@programming.dev 5 weeks ago
Check out distros like Pop!_OS or Nobara. Linux gaming has come a long way recently due to Valve going all in on linux for the Steam Deck. Frankly even just the standard mainline distros aren’t terrible for gaming these days tbh.