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Dethe 13 hours ago

Moved from Windows to Linux Mint

Hi folks,

I chose Linux Mint in part because folks said running Steam was a non-issue, but I have not been able to get any games to run.

Manufacturer: MSI
Model: Z170A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A12)
CPU Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700K CPU @ 4.00GHz
Linux Mint 22.1 (64 bit)
Steam Runtime Version: steam-runtime_1.0.20250519.130917
Driver: NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070/PCIe/SSE2
Driver Version: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 570.133.07

(Pasting what seemed relevant from System Information, happy to add details if I missed anything)

Most of my games are Windows-only and do not have Linux versions. When I try to run, say Fallout 4, it will start running, process Vulcan shaders for a while, then quit without an error dialog or message. Other games act similarly, but not all have the Vulcan shaders step.

I am trying to run games I had already downloaded under Windows, don't know if that is a mistake.

I have tried forcing different versions of Proton, but nothing had a noticeable effect.

I suspect the problem is my Nvidia card, but not sure what, if anything, can be done about it. Also not sure where Steam saves its log files to. Any helpful suggestions appreciated.

Kind regards

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Bad 💀 Motha 11 hours ago

Look up how to enable and make use of the Proton options. This is how you get WINOS games working in Linuz for the most part

Why do you have an RTX 40 series on such an outdated CPU/Chipset. It's not even a good enough CPU and you have PCIE 3.0

Minimum for RTX 4070 would be around Intel 10th Gen CPUs

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DonMcK 11 hours ago

What format is being used on the drive that the games are installed on?

Zef 9 hours ago

Mint is terrible for gaming out of the box. First check whether you are using the propriatary nvidia drivers or not.

It prefers stability over performance, they are always behind on something, be it kernel related or otherwise.

If you want something with nvidia drivers out of the box get Pop OS, or just get Bazzite with the new nvidia driver option so you can't screw anything up seeing as it's an immutable distro.

AbedsBrother 8 hours ago

Originally posted by Dethe:
I am trying to run games I had already downloaded under Windows, don't know if that is a mistake.

This is likely your problem. Steam doesn't play nice with NTFS-formatted drives (the Windows default). Re-downloading & re-installing your games in linux should fix the issue. If you made a backup using the Steam backup feature, those should work and save you a ton of time & bandwidth.

Chaosolous 4 hours ago

You need to install games under Mint.

Use compatibility layers like proton;
- When you're in Linux Mint:
-=- Open Steam > Go to "Steam" in the upper left > "Settings" > Left side "Compatibility" > "Default compatibility tool" > Pick a proton layer (if you're unsure what one to use, the latest one is usually fine).

I don't know if you're dual booting or not. If you are, you'll need to install your games on Mint as well and run them through Proton.

If you're not dual booting and you're running games off an external drive, format it to a format that plays nice with Linux. IDR the name of it, someone here can tell you what to format it to.

If you're installing games on your primary drive and they're still not working, even with Proton enabled, come back and make a post about it.

My guess is you need to format your drive.

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Electric Cupcake 3 hours ago

Update kernel, and standalone drivers if need be.
In Steam, enable the Proton compatibility as described above.

Installing Protontricks and Glorious Eggroll is a good idea, too. And Flatseal can be useful, if you installed the Flathub version of Steam.

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