No vsync in Linux

[Mountain Man]

Vsync isn't working in Linux.

Latest version of Kubuntu
Kernel 3.13.0-35-generic
Nvidia GTX 760
Driver Version 340.32

It shows as enabled in the settings, but I see tearing in-game.

[gb]

Use driconf

[Mountain Man]

I get a "libGL is too old" error when I run driconf, and a Google search informs me that driconf doesn't work with proprietary drivers anyway.

[Mountain Man]

Work-around for now is to run the game in a borderless window. No more screen tearing.

[Arcanoxer]

I have the same problem.
Run the Game in a borderless window is not realy a workaround for me.

[Jormundgand]

Very little is able to run tear free in linux -- I can't think of anything actually. I believe that's one of the reasons wayland is being developed.

Originally posted by Mountain_Man:

I get a "libGL is too old" error when I run driconf, and a Google search informs me that driconf doesn't work with proprietary drivers anyway.

nvidia has it's own software, similar to driconf. I believe amd also has something similar.

[glunker]

This fixed screen tearing in full screen mode for me (Ubuntu 14.04, & Nvidia):

Postby tomtom » September 24th, 2014, 11:08 am
I just found a solution that is working for me.

I turned off "Unredirect Fullscreen Windows" in Compiz (Ubuntu 14.04, unity desktop environment). You can do that by using "ccsm" (Compiz Settings Manager). Go to "General > Composite" and uncheck "Unredirect Fullscreen Windows". After doing this, Wasteland 2 fullscreen performance was the same as windowed mode performance.

The funny thing is that enabling this setting should actually _improve_ your full screen gaming frame rate and enabling reliable vsync in fullscreen video playback. But it seems to break vsync in Unity3D based games.

Also have a look at: http://askubuntu.com/questions/99228/do ... nce-for-vi

Using "gconftool-2" did not work for me. Just be careful with ccsm (read: http://askubuntu.com/questions/80589/wh ... o-avoid-it).


link to the thread:

https://forums.inxile-entertainment.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=8923

[Mountain Man]

I'm not using Compiz. KDE has its own compositing manager.

It might be worth noting that the only other Unity game I own at the moment is Euro Truck Simulator 2, and it also has screen tearing, so I'm wondering if it's a problem with Unity.

[vMarsi<3]

I have same problem. In fullscreen mode i have a tearing, but when I turn of full screen and plaing in window vsync is good. I try change config in compiz but this not working. My spec: Linux mint 17 x64 (ubuntu 14.04) AMD Phenom II 965 6GB RAM GTX 660 drivers nvidia 343.22. Somebody know what to do ????

[vMarsi<3]

I know how fix it. If you have Nvidia Kepler (exaple GTX 660) edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf

in section "Screen"

put or replace: "metamodes" "nvidia-auto-select +0+0 { ForceFullCompositionPipeline = On }"

I check it. It works !!!! on fullscreen i have vsync without tearing !!!!

[Mountain Man]

Most distros have done away with xorg.conf, so that's not a solution for everybody.