Ubuntu and Proton

[Jade]

I am attempting to run the game through Proton via the compatibility settings. The game opens fine, but when I try to load my save, the game loads very slowly, and afterwards it runs at less than 1 FPS. Could this be because it isn't using my GPU? I launched Steam with the option forcing a dedicated GPU, but I am not sure if this is translating to Proton and thus Elden Ring. How can I make sure it is running on my GPU?

[ODTech]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Buttermilk Sky:

I get near identical FPS in Unturned, which suggests that the GPU is in fact being used.

Here's what I get from radeontop:
https://imgur.com/a/XhWzvbN

So what should I do then? Is it possible to make Elden Ring work or am I simply limited by my OS?

Just upgrade the kernel, it is dead simple.

https://ostechnix.com/ukuu-an-easy-way-to-install-and-upgrade-linux-kernel-in-ubuntu-based-systems/

Then upgrade mesa, also dead simple.

https://itsfoss.com/install-mesa-ubuntu/

I remember when the mesa driver launched I had heavy lag in dark souls 3 with a RX580. After upgrading to the latest kernel then difference was like night and day due to better driver support in the new kernel.

[Jade]

People keep saying it's simple and what not but when I try these links, the packages no longer exist or something because it can never find the files. Is ukuu under a different name now?

[nfinite.recursion]

ukuu is probably no longer in development.

https://github.com/teejee2008/ukuu

Last update was in 2019.

Ubuntu has HWE (hardware enablement) versions of its kernels that are just patched to support newer hardware. I did an apt search and saw linux-generic-hwe-22.04 was available to use in my repos which mostly mirror the Ubuntu repos.

It may be worth a try to install an HWE kernel to see if your dGPU is recognized with it.

[Señor Brown]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Buttermilk Sky:

I get near identical FPS in Unturned, which suggests that the GPU is in fact being used.

Here's what I get from radeontop:
https://imgur.com/a/XhWzvbN

So what should I do then? Is it possible to make Elden Ring work or am I simply limited by my OS?

Not the OS, but possibly the version. If I recall correctly, Ubuntu 22.04 is a Long-Term Support (LTS) release. Since its priority is stability, it may not work well with the latest hardware out-of-the-box. It's also why people are pointing out the kernel. You're on 5.19, while non-LTS systems are on 6.0, 6.1, and even 6.2.

You just have to follow the advice of the links provided by Magic A.I. You can start by:
- Updating your kernel to 6.0 or higher (preferably the latter if possible)
- Updating your linux-firmware to at least 20230117 (or whatever version is listed on the response)

You can also check out the site ProtonDB to see reviews of the latest Elden Ring compatability: https://www.protondb.com/app/1245620/

There may be reviews by users who have the same CPU, GPU, operating system, kernel, drivers, etc.

[Jade]

Great! I updated to Kernel 6.0+ and my Mesa installation. The game runs perfectly now, but my bluetooth controller no longer works. Love it.

[Jade]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Buttermilk Sky:

Great! I updated to Kernel 6.0+ and my Mesa installation. The game runs perfectly now, but my bluetooth controller no longer works. Love it.

To be specific, it shows it as connected, but I can't get any input from it.

[nfinite.recursion]

You may need to remove the controller manually and then reconnect it.

[ODTech]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Buttermilk Sky:

People keep saying it's simple and what not but when I try these links, the packages no longer exist or something because it can never find the files. Is ukuu under a different name now?

Sorry my bad, I assumed it's still working and i was about to test it but then my power went off. Linux Mint has a similar tool built in so i'm used to just doing it via update manager so i'm not aware of what third party tool is relevant at the moment.

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Buttermilk Sky:

Great! I updated to Kernel 6.0+ and my Mesa installation. The game runs perfectly now, but my bluetooth controller no longer works. Love it.

Is it a bluetooth usb dongle or an onboard module?

[Jade]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von ODTech:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Buttermilk Sky:

People keep saying it's simple and what not but when I try these links, the packages no longer exist or something because it can never find the files. Is ukuu under a different name now?

Sorry my bad, I assumed it's still working and i was about to test it but then my power went off. Linux Mint has a similar tool built in so i'm used to just doing it via update manager so i'm not aware of what third party tool is relevant at the moment.

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Buttermilk Sky:

Great! I updated to Kernel 6.0+ and my Mesa installation. The game runs perfectly now, but my bluetooth controller no longer works. Love it.

Is it a bluetooth usb dongle or an onboard module?

It's the built-in bluetooth on my motherboard. I am trying to use my Xbox controller. It was working before-hand. Got it to work now after a few reboots. Not sure what happened.

[Jade]

I will say, sorting all these weird issues is very annoying. I'm not much of a "user" of Linux as much as I am a developer. I primarily just use it to write software for work without a GUI.

[ODTech]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Buttermilk Sky:

I will say, sorting all these weird issues is very annoying. I'm not much of a "user" of Linux as much as I am a developer. I primarily just use it to write software for work without a GUI.

I don't see it as "weird issues", they are just necessary updates to support new hardware.

If the bluetooth problem persist then you have to identify the chipset on the bluetooth module and check if there are any issues with it on the new kernel. Some hardware is supported but disables for various reasons. Example: Cambridge bluetooth modules has loads of chinese clones of various quality which causes issues so all cambridge modules were disables. It is easily enabled if you have a genuine one or one that doesn't trigger said issues.

Identify the chipset with lspci command or check for errors in dmesg

lspci -vk

sudo dmesg

You can filter each ones output if you know what you are searching for like so but start without it until you know what search term to use.

sudo dmesg | grep Bluetooth
lspci -vk | grep Bluetooth

Edit: capitalize the Bluetooth for dmesg command filter as above and it should show you all bluetooth events if you want to check for errors.

[bilbop]

...
1. install newest xubuntu
2. edit grub and add kernel params, for dual graphics, tweak as is your gpu.. in my case old gpu driver and extra new amd driver from mesa
3. edit xsettings
4. edit flimit
5. use custom proton ge
6. use this ... DRI_PRIME=1 PULSE_LATENCY_MSEC=30 vblank_mode=0 mesa_glthread=true PROTON_USE_D11VK=1 PROTON_NO_ESYNC=0 PROTON_LOG=0 WINEDEBUG=-all MESA_DEBUG=silent MESA_GLSL_CACHE_MAX_SIZE=8G WINEDLLOVERRIDES="dinput8.dll=n,b" %command%
simple)
all you need is dx11 able gpu, DONT USE RAYTRACING! (ITS USELESS FEATURE!)