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I should probably try out that VRR stuff.
What display? I had this issue with my previous LG display, but newer one works fine. You can also experiment setting custom modelines to work around it, but that's not possible in Wayland session in KDE.
There is a huge bug about it here: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/1403
Last edited by Shmerl on 27 February 2023 at 7:47 pm UTC
- Yes
- No
- Planning to get one
- Would get one if they were available in my country
Last edited by anth on 27 February 2023 at 8:17 pm UTC
I'm back down at a minimum power level at max refresh rate. I didn't even realise it was a bug, just stupidly assumed more Hz = more wasted power.
The monitor is a AOC CU34G2X for reference.
You're welcome!
Yeah, the power is wasted becasue MCLK (GPU memory clock) stays on max frequency when driver detects certain patterns, which are caused by whatever it establishes from display EDID. And sometimes those modelines result in some edge cases, so making custom ones can help.
I hope AMD can sort it out somehow and also KDE developers implement some way to set custom modeline in KWin Wayland mode, becasue right now it's only possible in X11 one.
The last time I had to fiddle with modelines was for CRT displays. Didn't expect it to become useful again.
Last edited by Shmerl on 27 February 2023 at 8:41 pm UTC
That makes sense, coined like the VR question.
I think the thing in Linux gaming in a decade does deserve it's special treatment. I don't wanna add "Stem Deck" and "Steam Dreck" etc from a free form field to the number of "Steam Deck"...
Right now, I'm still using Manjaro, but I'm expecting to switch to Vanilla OS this weekend, but after a month or so of testing I'll probably stay with Tuxedo OS or Kubuntu Focus until October when lots of distro's WIP changes are done.
Yeah, I like this. I'm definitely on that last one.
What is the information that adds if somebody owns a Steam Deck or not? I understand the importance of the device for gaming since it's powered by a fork of Arch by Valve, and it has helped a lot the advance of software like Proton, Wine, the refinement of Vulkan and OpenGL, developers taking more seriously Linux, etc. but I have been following GamingOnLinux for years since the days the site was not popular as it is right now, and nowadays it feels each day that passes, more and more of the news of the site, ignores, or heavily prioritizes, all SteamDeck related, getting for me to the point it feels more GamingOnSteamdeck rather than GamingOnLinux.
The site is beginning to prioritize the SteamDeck more and more each day it passes, and because the staff and specially Liam can stay up only so much time, I know the site it's ignoring (or giving a lot less priority) to what's happening on the gaming on Linux desktop experience (which it's much more diverse and more complex, therefore it would benefit a lot more being covered... that was what attracted me in the first place at least).
I'm trying to be objective here, just remembering the GoL from 2 years ago compared to what is it now. A balance of news on both fronts would be the best option, but I also know it could be too much work.
I know most people won't like my comment but being able to discuss things like this are a key point in the open source world community.
Last edited by anokasion on 28 February 2023 at 12:21 pm UTC
Having one Steam Deck specific question is very far from prioritizing it. At least not more than the number of monitors, VRR or VR, which I would consider semi-important for most people. (Well, I could start a rant about how we'll look back at non VRR times with shudders, but don' get me started. :D )
In contrast, Steam Deck is the biggest thing in Linux gaming of the decade quite literally, 10 years after the start of Steam on Linux.
Don't get me wrong, I'm using Linux as my main desktop system for 25 years, reading GoL at least 9 years, having written a bunch of articles here and as said, still consider my box my main gaming system. I don't love Proton and I'd like to read more about native games.
But as you said, Liam is only one Liam sadly, and cannot concentrate on everything at once. And as Steam Deck is the biggest thing around for the topic at hand, he has to cover it extensively, and, fortunately, he doesn't forget about Linux boxes, native gaming and some stuff besides the gaming world. Which might lose him money.
What I expect from the question, you asked: With the proposed extension of wanting one and wanting one but living where you cannot get one, this would show the interest of our (non-representative) group in Steam Deck. It could even show that most of us are not interested in it and underline your point. Or not. Who knows. I'd like to know.
Last edited by Eike on 28 February 2023 at 2:09 pm UTC