Linux support?

[ba$ gordulian]

Bought a new RX 7600 just to play this game, I've got latest Linux Mint but as soon as I get to the title screen it crashes. Any other Linux user getting this? Any way to fix it?

[uberdai]

As far as I'm aware you need to install the latest Mesa package, supposedly fixes the issue - though I'm not sure they're available yet.

I'm also curious how the game is going to run with a NVIDIA GPU on Linux before I buy it.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/doom-the-dark-ages-needs-workarounds-on-linux-with-amd-gpus-a-fix-has-been-merged-into-mesa/

[בתאניה]

Originally posted by ba$ gordulian:

Bought a new RX 7600 just to play this game, I've got latest Linux Mint but as soon as I get to the title screen it crashes. Any other Linux user getting this? Any way to fix it?

It runs on CachyOS Kernel 6.15.0-RC5-2-gcc
With Proton GE 10-1
MESA 25.1.0

But only at 1440p, (2560x1440) on my ultrawide monitor, if I try to change the resolution to 3440x1440 the whole screen goes distorted with a bunch of multi colored dots.

Other than that it seems playable, but my research says you need to update the mesa to 25.1.1 because it has a fix, something related to "force_64k_sparse_alignment" configuration setting for AMD RADV (the open source AMD Vulkan driver) and then enables radv_force_64k_sparse_alignment, radv_zero_vram, radv_disable_dedicated_sparse_queue and radv_disable_dcc_stores settings by default in the driver. Which then allows it to run correctly.

System specs:
9600X
64gigs ram
9070(nonXT)

[kenobi]

Nvidia here, 4090 latest drivers. I'm not sure why but the game is literally tacked at 60FPS and won't go above no matter what. Can set everything to low, DLSS to ultra performance but it will not break 60.

Doesn't seem performance related at all but somethings amiss.

[ba$ gordulian]

Originally posted by בתאניה:

Originally posted by ba$ gordulian:

Bought a new RX 7600 just to play this game, I've got latest Linux Mint but as soon as I get to the title screen it crashes. Any other Linux user getting this? Any way to fix it?

It runs on CachyOS Kernel 6.15.0-RC5-2-gcc
With Proton GE 10-1
MESA 25.1.0

But only at 1440p, (2560x1440) on my ultrawide monitor, if I try to change the resolution to 3440x1440 the whole screen goes distorted with a bunch of multi colored dots.

Other than that it seems playable, but my research says you need to update the mesa to 25.1.1 because it has a fix, something related to "force_64k_sparse_alignment" configuration setting for AMD RADV (the open source AMD Vulkan driver) and then enables radv_force_64k_sparse_alignment, radv_zero_vram, radv_disable_dedicated_sparse_queue and radv_disable_dcc_stores settings by default in the driver. Which then allows it to run correctly.

System specs:
9600X
64gigs ram
9070(nonXT)

Yeah the problem is I have no idea how to do that lol, I too have Mesa 25.1.0. Maybe Linux Mint is the problem? Too late in my timezone to boot up Arch though.
Hopefully this gets fixed quickly.
As per specs, I've only got:
i3 12100f
16gb ram
RX 7600

[ba$ gordulian]

Originally posted by kenobi:

Nvidia here, 4090 latest drivers. I'm not sure why but the game is literally tacked at 60FPS and won't go above no matter what. Can set everything to low, DLSS to ultra performance but it will not break 60.

Doesn't seem performance related at all but somethings amiss.

Have you tried unlocking FPS with mangohud?

[kenobi]

Originally posted by ba$ gordulian:

Originally posted by kenobi:

Nvidia here, 4090 latest drivers. I'm not sure why but the game is literally tacked at 60FPS and won't go above no matter what. Can set everything to low, DLSS to ultra performance but it will not break 60.

Doesn't seem performance related at all but somethings amiss.

Have you tried unlocking FPS with mangohud?

Not using mangohud but the steam overlay FPS counter. The ingame FPS counter shows the same.

[MapleOmega]

I didn't notice any mesa updates on the terminal today, however they had a 256mb update and that got me past the Bethesda logo crash.

[בתאניה]

I wanted to record it running it on Linux but this screen distortion issue is preventing that, but at least it's playable atm.. with 1440p..lol

[kenobi]

Just coming back to say if you're running the game with gamescope, you'll be locked at 60fps even with "-r 120". That was my issue. Have to run without it.

[בתאניה]

Ran into the stupid activation limit trying to test different Linux versions..

On Openmandriva Linux it played perfectly for about 5 minutes and then the screen froze, then the system froze and had to force restart the PC, btu it played on native 1440p ultrawide without screen distortion on 6.14 kernel and MESA 25.1.0.

Garuda Linux refused to launch due to a DRM error

CachyOS it runs but only at 2560X1440 on primary ultra wide screen but gets distorted if I increase to native rez. I also tried second screen, it's a 4k screen and that one went distorted immediately even after reducing it to 1440p.

[Ceee]

Originally posted by ba$ gordulian:

Bought a new RX 7600 just to play this game, I've got latest Linux Mint but as soon as I get to the title screen it crashes. Any other Linux user getting this? Any way to fix it?

Running natively w/o proton here on Linux avg 110fps on the best settings with the RX 6800.. though I get a black screen if I dont launch with these launch options right now: radv_legacy_sparse_binding=true radv_zero_vram=true RADV_DEBUG=nodcc %command%

[henryfleischer01]

It seems to be kinda iffy on Linux, it ran for me on Debian with Proton 9.x, but at about half speed and 8FPS.

[MapleOmega]

Apparently new MESA drivers for AMD will be deployed publicly on the 21st, I recall reading a terminal command that could get them early if you want to jump through the hoops.

[ba$ gordulian]

Yeah I've read that a few times, bummer. Hope it's rolled out sooner tho. Not in a complete rush to play it but still was kinda anxious.
Probably gonna move back to Arch tho.

[בתאניה]

Got it to work on CachyOS
Kernel: Linux 6.15.0-rc6-1-cachyos-rc-gcc
Mesa 25.1.0-cachyos1.4
Proton GE 10-1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-EscYeTTVU <-- spoiler warning of course, but I recorded it.