Borderlands 2 on Linux with AMD Graphics Card

[owen746]

I have been waiting a long time to play this on Linux and I am very happy this is now available.

However....

Looking at the requirements it says it does not currently support Intel or AMD graphics.

Was wondering if anyone is able to run this using an AMD card and if so what drivers open source, proprietary etc.

[Maui Mallard]

Well, since there's no linux executable yet (it won't even download the other files), I don't think anyone is able to run it at all atm. I'm using Catalyst. I will post my results here as soon as the game runs (at least lets hope it does).

[Nerdachse]

I will post my results (using the open source drivers) asap, but my connection is very slow, so I guess someone else will be faster :)

[Maui Mallard]

Originally posted by Castiel:

Well, since there's no linux executable yet (it won't even download the other files), I don't think anyone is able to run it at all atm. I'm using Catalyst. I will post my results here as soon as the game runs (at least lets hope it does).

Emm, it just showed a new queued update. It's 5.7 gigs. I don't know whether an executable is included in the download, but I'll keep updating this.

[Nerdachse]

Originally posted by Castiel:

Originally posted by Castiel:

Well, since there's no linux executable yet (it won't even download the other files), I don't think anyone is able to run it at all atm. I'm using Catalyst. I will post my results here as soon as the game runs (at least lets hope it does).

Emm, it just showed a new queued update. It's 5.7 gigs. I don't know whether an executable is included in the download, but I'll keep updating this.

9.1 gigs for me, but I've a lot of dlcs, so I guess that's it :)

[Miblo]

Cheers for this thread. My system is well under spec – Athlon64 3700+, Radeon HD 6670 (driven by mesa-10.2.8), 2GiB DDR – so I wouldn't expect it to run very well at all, but it'll be great to hear how it runs for you guys.

[Maui Mallard]

Well the executable is unlikely to have already rolled out for me. We'll see. It's not as if linux gaming can't wait for a few more hours or days.

[AspyrRyan]

It'll run on ATI. We just don't feel like the experience on ATI cards is at a level we can call supported.

[Positiveinflux]

running but crashing on menuscreen screen for me..running updatedb and hoping to find an .ini

[Maui Mallard]

Originally posted by AspyrRyan:

It'll run on ATI. We just don't feel like the experience on ATI cards is at a level we can call supported.

Thank you for passing by the forums, Not every developer does so. I'd like to ask. Are there any logs implemented into the game?

[AspyrRyan]

About 5 seconds into being on the main menu?

Here's the information from Blair's post about it:
Also note, some users will see an infrequent crash to desktop from the game menus. This is due to some instability when the game is attempting to communicate with the Shift servers. Simply relaunching the game gets you back in action, and gameplay/saves/golden keys/content are NOT effected. Gearbox and Aspyr are hard at work on this, and we expect a hotfix to be out asap.

[Nerdachse]

Originally posted by AspyrRyan:

It'll run on ATI. We just don't feel like the experience on ATI cards is at a level we can call supported.

Are we talking proprietary drivers or open source drivers here?

[owen746]

I will download this shouldn't take to long I will post my results here, this is my rig:

FX 6300 @ 4ghz
R9 270 (not Overclocked)
8gb Ram
I am currently using proprietary update drivers in additional drivers

[Positiveinflux]

Originally posted by AspyrRyan:

About 5 seconds into being on the main menu?

Here's the information from Blair's post about it:
Also note, some users will see an infrequent crash to desktop from the game menus. This is due to some instability when the game is attempting to communicate with the Shift servers. Simply relaunching the game gets you back in action, and gameplay/saves/golden keys/content are NOT effected. Gearbox and Aspyr are hard at work on this, and we expect a hotfix to be out asap.

Yeah did see that..tried waiting a few mins..would love to try to play but looks like its running @1024x768 unstreched ..running in verbose gives me a Illegal instruction



Edit..Starting a new game fixed it ..Thanks though its so nice to play with in linux.Suprised amd cards aren't officially supported..running perfectly now with almost everything high @ 1080p on my 7870 with yesterdays lateste binary driver

[owen746]

I should also mention I am using Ubuntu 14.04 which is the recommended, let me know if anyone gets this working on another distribution :)

[Maui Mallard]

Just finished my download and launched the game. Except from the initial resolution aspect thingy (though it went back to normal after setting it to my resolution) it seems to be ok (didn't try actual gameplay yet). When the I got to the menu, a message box popped up, claiming that it had hound a save from the original borderlands and offered me an item. I'm go check the campaign.