Install Linux if you want to play HD2 but you don't want a AC Tool with low level Kernel rights?

[Kobold]

If this is the case, then i found a solution, get rid (after time) of the Spy OS Win10/11 and install for example Manjaro/KDE (recommend by Valve) or other Distro's. For the first steps in Linux there is also recommendation to use Mint/Cinnamon.

Buy Helldivers2 in Steam and just install it through Steam/Proton and nProtect GameGuard won't get Kernel Access, because it doesn't has native Linux support.

Most FAQ's around Linux, Install & Gaming included in this Guide. AMD and Nvidia GPU's working today under Linux (AMD GPU's even better than my nvidia 2080Ti).

With Microsoft NEW Service Agreement to scan & use all (AI/Hatespeech/Advertising) your locale stored files, its a middle finger to the normal user. Set a clear sign to Microsoft to ♥♥♥♥ off and install Linux. Get your Privacy and control back!

Microsoft and this Rootkits (designed for Microsoft Products) own's your PC right now.
Show them you are not a sheep.

https://forum.manjaro.org/t/are-kernel-level-anti-cheat-like-in-helldivers2-for-example-a-security-issue-for-linux/156620

Linux is gaming ready today, we no longer need Microsoft! I'm mainly use Linux since almost 4 years now, as gamer! I have Win10 installed and used it only for VR Gaming today.

You don't have to decide between Linux or Windows, you can also use both and find the middle way between both worlds, you can do a slow progression, no one is forcing you!

Helldivers2 Steam Linux User Info's:
https://www.protondb.com/app/553850

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Information/Overview if you interested to try out Linux:

I just can recommend to everyone who is deciding to get his feet wet, instead jumping straight into Linux water, to buy another external/internal SSD (250-500GB should be enough). So you can easy decide which OS you want to boot when you start your PC and with a hotkey (for my Bios its F12) to choose which HDD/SSD you wanted to boot from, without messing around with dual boot function between Windows and Linux.
"You always need a additional USB Boot-Stick to install, same as installing Windows"

I bought 4 years ago a Samsung Portable SSD T5 (500GB) which performs really good and i can't even see the difference between my Linux Laptop which has a M.2 SSD.

"For (little) testing you can even install Linux on a USB stick, if you don't have the money for a second internal/external SSD, i think the bare minimum should be a 30-50GB USB Stick. Some people maybe try Virtual Machine, but a VM never gives Linux the performance as a native installation, at least not without advanced VM Settings!"

In the early phase i switched regularly between Win7 and Linux which gave me a good feeling for a better transition, to find program's for Linux that replaced my program's under Windows.

Distro (Fundament 40%) & Desktop Environment (Surface 60%):

Some Distributions allows to choose several different Desktop Environments. Depends on the liking and the eye candy or the age on your Hardware. I was in shock after i realised how much stuff rely on the DE and not the Distro.

So choosing a Desktop Environment (DE) is also a big decision, there are really beautiful DE's out there and you can (you don't have too) adjust them "MODDING" them, specially KDE has really good functions with Transparency Taskbar with Blur effects or to archive your old/retro Win2k or Win7 looks.

Youtube could probably give you a quick peek, KDE easy GUI Modification (no terminal needed) and I never was running into a single bug on my Rolling Release from this Layouts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJzfaqRLfpY

Budgie and Cinnamon DE's has probably also good layouts.
XFCE, LXQt and Mate DE's are for older hardware or just less RAM hungry.

Debian(noob)/Red Hat(Soldier)/Arch(Veteran) and their Distro's:

To choose a Distro is another Story, it depends on the Hardware (age) and Packages (age) that are available. A Rolling Release gets always the newest Kernel Updates (Device Drivers) for better performance/newer Hardware but that's require little bit more time for maintaining the OS. The support for Official Repositories, Flatpaks, AUR, AppImages and Snap's shows the amount of Package's/Program's for your Distro.

The Package Manager (GUI) like Pamac for example take care of that Packages. You just search your Progam's name> select it>click on apply to let it install, after that it shows up in your Taskbar. You can activate additional support for Flat/Snap/AUR under properties, that's not activated as default.

Some Distro's just give more freedom then others, while Mint is good for unexperienced users and mainly for people who just want to quick running their games, browse, print and don't care about adjustments... it also has its limitations.

So when you choose a Distro, get aware how old the package are... specially for gaming performance the Arch Tree and the Distro's that are based on Arch is the Ultimate gaming goal but probably at least Manjaro is only recommend for beginner who is willing to learn more. Red Hat Distro's like Nobara are in the middle. Debian Distro's are older but more stable.

I think its fair to say that some Distro's from Debian/Red Hat/Arch doesn't always follow the Big Tree Agenda and wants to make something special. Its your choice to chose, same as buying a car.

Arch Vanilla is the hardest Distro in Linux, while Manjaro (Arch) protect the user's and delay (per default branch) for 1-3 Weeks the packages when there are still bugs around that can't be fixed at the moment, downside in this situation's. People who using "heavily" AUR Packages (AUR not activated per default) are running into problem's, because AUR Updates won't get delayed.

Youtube Streamer's don't like that idea about package delay and downvoted Manjaro while at the other hand, they are unaware (incompetent) that you can switch Manjaro Branches between Stable (default), testing & unstable. The last branch are recommend for heavily AUR usage. https://wiki.manjaro.org/index.php/Switching_Branches

Terminal:

Yes, a Terminal Window is sometimes needed for Linux and is a mighty tool, but you can reduce it to a bare minimum and a lot functions are there as a simple Graphics User Interface (GUI), the most Youtube beginner video's still fool people with information that they need to install/adjust all possible settings inside a Terminal, but in most situations its a lie. With a few mouse clicks the Package-Manager will install/remove or update "almost" everything at just one place.
KDE Partition Manager (or GParted) are visually more userfriendly as the integrated Windows11 Tools today!

Disable Bios Features:

Its recommend that you disable "Fast Boot" when using Linux, you probably run into issues sooner or later because of this feature.

Also Keep in mind, that the whole Arch Tree don't give official support for "Secure Boot". Deactivate "Secure Boot".

Win11 user's are forced to activate TPM/Secure Boot in Bios, while Win10 User's are free to chose, Microsoft wants to control the PC Boot and steal your local passwords with TPM Cloud storage. This has nothing to do with security its only advertising from Microsoft, its a hardware dongle from Microsoft and it gives Microsoft (not you) the security, so its a verification process and is designed against free and open source.

Pre-Install Tip, if you don't want to use Dual Boot on a Single Drive:

Disable your Windows Drive while installing Linux, you can do that in Bios and disable the SATA Ports or unplug the power connector from your drive's. This gives you 2 advantages, first you can't do a mistake with your partitions/files while you installing.

Second there is no connection between Linux/Windows. Keep in mind to do the same (vise versa) when you re-install Windows in future. Of course you can activate your Windows Drive after you done with the install.

Install with USB-Bootstick:

You can Download the Image (ISO) File from your chosen Distro, create a Bootstick with Ventoy,Rufus or Etcher (But Etcher has shady telemetry). What can be confusion, that you may see 2 times the same Linux Boot option shown in your Bios from your fresh created Bootstick.

One entry is for "Legacy BIOS also called CSM" Boot and the other is for "UEFI BIOS also called EFI" Boot. If you selected the wrong you will later see while installing on the drive a error, no big deal no dmg will happen... just try the other Boot-entry then and it should work.

Nvidia user's should use Nvidia Proprietary Driver:

The most Distro's has used per default the Free (reversed engineered) Nvidia driver called "Nouveau" while the driver is good for older GPU's like nvidia 1060-1080Ti (Pascal) and will doing a goodjob for normal Browsing/Media. https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/FeatureMatrix.html

It's not the first choice for gaming!!! Most Distro's has a simple UI to switch between this driver's. For Manjaro it is in Taskbar>Settings>Manjaro Settings Manager>Hardware Configuration.

Setup Linux Steam/Proton:

1.Steam should be Pre-installed in most distro's but it can easily added with your Visually Package Manager from your Distro. Search it/Select it and click apply, that's it. Steam looks 97% identical to the Windows Version.

2.Activate Proton in Steam: Open Top left Steam>Settings>Compatibility and choose Proton Experimental. Also activate the 2 Steam Play Switches! You only need a EXT4 Partition (instead NTFS) for maximum user experience and just install your games in your Steam Folder (default location is your Home Partition) or create a second library (same as in Windows to install on a second drive/another partition) more user friendliness isn't possible... In Steam its 1:1 the same feeling as under Windows. Around 80% of Steam Games works Plug & Play, the other's needs "maybe" a Steam launch command>Properties from your Steamgame and copy+paste it from ProtonDB Webpage, less then 3% of Steam Games will not run!

Wayland (NEW) vs X11 (old but still strong):

There is at the moment a big development change around the "Linux Display Server" inside the most DE's. Wayland will probably replace X11 over time and it will improve rendering performance.
AMD actually support Wayland better than Nvidia. While the most Program's still just working better under X11 right now, but this will change in future.

Its possible that you run into a Blackscreen with only a mouse cursor at the moment, when you using Nvidia. In KDE you can switch between X11 and Wayland at the bottom left of the Login Screen (SDDM).
From my viewpoint you may want to use Wayland for AMD GPU's and X11 for Nvidia, but it should be your choice. There is no right or wrong at this moment.

A little NTFS Warning just in case:

NTFS is a MS-Windows (emulated) Filesystem in Linux and could lead to data corruption, but "reading" files should be no problem. Better to mount it as Read-Only just in case. When you want to transfer data between MS-Windows and Linux use a (recommended) exFat Partition or Fat32.
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(Optional) Holding Hand's Install Linux Video Guide (Mint+Gaming):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyT4wfz5ZMg
(but with 4x critics from my side:)
1. Not telling about disabling Fast Boot
2. Using Balena "Etcher" has inbuilt Telemetrie, better is Ventoy.
3. Later he recommend to install Proton low level Kernel Anti Cheat Software
EAC or Battle-eye. This is against his own agenda to be against Kernel AC.
4. He failed with the explanation about the nvidia freedriver.

Win10 support end's at the end of 2025:

Older Hardware like (AMD) Zen1 or (Intel) Skylake don't have TPM and the newest Win11 Update 24H2 reject this system and bypassing is no longer allowed.

FPS Performance comparison Arch vs Win11:

https://www.computerbase.de/2023-12/welche-linux-distribution-zum-spielen/2/
(no need to watch part1 /its outdated):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5r1KSmOVss

Personal Manjaro Experience:

I had my first time with Linux (Red Hat "Caldera") as i was 14 years old, i uninstalled it pretty quick because nothing was running and it was very complicated this was 1997 (around Diablo1 times) and i saw nothing what Linux would give me at this time.
Windows wasn't all this years no data harvester but this changed finally with Win10.

Linux has developed greatly in the past 23 years. (But the outdated Rumor's from Windows user's, that Linux sucks are still there.)

So i started my real journey with Linux around 2020 collecting information about the big 3 Linux Tree's (Debian, Arch and Redhat) and it was a close decision between Mint and Manjaro the big difference im a Tech Nerd (not a coder) and i don't mind to learn and maintain my system. You get stable release (Kernel) updates every 2-3 Weeks pretty easy to install in the Package Manager UI and sometimes there are .pacnew files (config files, in general only 5 per year) or little bugs to fix and its required to look in https://forum.manjaro.org/c/announcements/stable-updates/12 the Forum to fix them, won't take long and they are rare but even as bloody noob i could pretty quick handle it. It was like destroying the final boss in Doom and i was total happy to archive the first experience and fight the little bug for Super Earth and Democracy, and that i don't need a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ MS Developer to get the job done xD

When i use my PC/Laptop around 12hours per day, i only spend maybe 1-2min with the Terminal per week average, no big deal for a average use case. Linux in general has really awesome driver support, you would be surprised even to boot into a Linux live environment how instant your PC is running without doing anything at all.. my yaw dropped to the bottom as the first time i booted from my Manjaro KDE (Full ISO)USB Stick and opened the filebrowser (called dolphin) to watch 30sec later Star Trek Voyager per drag+drop from NTFS drive in VLC Player, in a Linux OS without even installing it WTF.

My printer was instant running also, the sames goes with many other devices, "almost" everything just works. My Creative Soundcard X-fi was running instant, but my new Creative Soundblaster AE-5 is another story and required Alsamixer but still it was working with Forum help and this super Linux Brains which reversed Engineered the creative driver for my AE-5 Soundcard holy crap... take this Duke Nukem 3D Boss yaaay :D

It took me 6month to learn the most advanced stuff around Linux (like FSTAB, GRUB, Alsamixer, Timeshift, Pacman and most used Terminal Commands), when i remember how many years i need to learn the most stuff from MS-DOS, Win3.11, Win95... to Windows10 the road had stones too.

Im 40years old now and i could do it to learn Linux, you can do it too.

DONATION:

Don't forget to Donate Money to the smaller Open Source Projects and don't play the greedy card, this social coders need to eat too and they have a Soul... not like this closed source Demons :D I donated the last 3 years around 400€ and split the money to around 12 Open Source Projects.

[GatoMancer]

Първоначално публикувано от Kelset:

Първоначално публикувано от LongTimeAgo:

Running under Proton =/= a VM.
fyi

I just checked proton it doesn't really act as a vm or an emulator even if there's partial emulation. If so the issue might be contained still, it remains to be seen what is translated and how between proton and the OS. At that I'm totally ignorant.

Question: Is Proton Linux native?

Btw proton itself isn't immune and I assume it requires a certain access level?

I mean it's not an application integrated vm, but it does function like an universal one at first glance.
How does it convert bytecode if it does?

Does Proton run on a VM itself? can it run with the same code on win and linux as well?
Is it a runtime?

Answers to these questions will tell you how safe it is.

I really don't know Proton so that's why I'm asking.

I am a long time Linux endorser, though I won't say I'm an expert, been using it on and off since the Late 90's. And yes, gaming has been the larger reason why I haven't fully changed to it, but that is becoming less of an issue.

Currently playing Helldivers 2 in Kubuntu Linux.

To my humble understanding with past experience with WINE, Games on Linux, and Proton and Linux in general:

A comparison that may help: a random English speaking tourist going into a non-English speaking country, there's areas where the Hotels, Stores, Cafes do speak English and do business in US Dollars but when you go outside of that sphere the tourist can't communicate or operate at all cause no one speaks English. Further it's doubtful any business outside the tourist sphere will accept US Dollars for payment. The tourist ends up returning to the tourist trap sphere to do things again.

In this case the Windows Apps/Games are the tourists inside Linux.

Proton/WINE are an "application layer" that allows functions of Windows OS system operations within Linux so apps can run. It's not emulation though more like a translation, it's open sources coding that allows the software to run in a non-windows environment. Proton is the more game specific API. The API layer operates in a small simulated environment and doesn't leak into Linux. This does create a faux windows drive directory structure so the game can still place and find its config files, save files, registry keys, etc in this faux "C Drive" so the game functions normally.

Steam does this on a per-game basis so there's a small "compatdata" folder for each game run under Proton which contains these files.

As far as concerns about it leaking commands into OS: the Linux OS functions fundamentally different than Windows as it's Unix based. So if any code or command calls from something like GameGuard attempts to "leak" out of the WINE/Proton API layer the OS will reject it and/or the commands won't even function. Further Unix handles it's core/kernel security VERY differently than Windows so anything that would affect Windows kernel can't affect Linux/Unix kernel or core OS functions.

Now yes, WINE/Proton is code written in Linux to act as a translator for Windows but due to the security model of how Linux works, a translated app can not access Admin or greater permissions on the system. you CAN go through some hoops to do so (why would you?) but since the Windows app is issuing Windows commands those won't work in Linux since it's basically a different language. The Windows tourist is only allowed to wander and do business inside the tourist trap.

I ramble a bit but hope this description helps a little.

[Kobold]

You earned your Treasure of gold GatoMancer, i gave you mine that i had saved for people like you at the end of the rainbow :)

[ConnorTheCone]

Honestly after reading this post I installed Linux mint on a partition on one of my disks and I'm surprised how easy was to run some games I already had installed on my Windows system.

I think that I only needed to do more work because the file system that Microsoft uses NTFS doesn't work perfectly fine with Linux but it didn't took more than a few hours of try and error.

Sooner or later I'll do the full change but I think that I want to be sure that these kids of AC are harmless in Linux so I need to do more tests.

[Kobold]

Първоначално публикувано от ConnorTheCone:

Honestly after reading this post I installed Linux mint on a partition on one of my disks and I'm surprised how easy was to run some games I already had installed on my Windows system.

I think that I only needed to do more work because the file system that Microsoft uses NTFS doesn't work perfectly fine with Linux but it didn't took more than a few hours of try and error.

Sooner or later I'll do the full change but I think that I want to be sure that these kids of AC are harmless in Linux so I need to do more tests.

Yeah, Linux isnt this hard to fight as the most people think first, its more like a Stage Boss :D

Get for your Steam Library enough space ready for a EXT4 Partition instead NTFS... its working much better with a Linux Gaming partition.

And its super easy to add another Steam Library, the Linux support is user friendly from Steam.

[ConnorTheCone]

Първоначално публикувано от Kobold:

Първоначално публикувано от ConnorTheCone:

Honestly after reading this post I installed Linux mint on a partition on one of my disks and I'm surprised how easy was to run some games I already had installed on my Windows system.

I think that I only needed to do more work because the file system that Microsoft uses NTFS doesn't work perfectly fine with Linux but it didn't took more than a few hours of try and error.

Sooner or later I'll do the full change but I think that I want to be sure that these kids of AC are harmless in Linux so I need to do more tests.

Get for your Steam Library enough space ready for a EXT4 Partition instead NTFS... its working much better with a Linux Gaming partition

I know but since it was for testing I didn't wanted to buy a new drive for that. But yeah, not a big deal.

[Kobold]

Първоначално публикувано от ConnorTheCone:

I know but since it was for testing I didn't wanted to buy a new drive for that. But yeah, not a big deal.

For people with a small drive a bigger issue, atleast it was to me to learn that NTFS Partition Sharing isnt good working... (its possible with adjustments, but i wouldnt recommend it).

Today, my Steam Windows Gaming library gets smaller and smaller, while under Linux its growing... just like my middle finger to Microsoft :D

Also a big Warning, don't write as much as possible under Linux when your NTFS Partition is mounted... Read Only when possible. NTFS access is only simulated and in some situations you could run into data corruption.

[ConnorTheCone]

Първоначално публикувано от Kobold:

Първоначално публикувано от ConnorTheCone:

I know but since it was for testing I didn't wanted to buy a new drive for that. But yeah, not a big deal.

For people with a small drive a bigger issue, atleast it was to me to learn that NTFS Partition Sharing isnt good working... (its possible with adjustments, but i wouldnt recommend it).

Today, my Steam Windows Gaming library gets smaller and smaller, while under Linux its growing... just like my middle finger to Microsoft :D

Also a big Warning, don't write as much as possible under Linux when your NTFS Partition is mounted... Read Only when possible. NTFS access is only simulated and in some situations you could run into data corruption.

Thanks for the warning, I only intended to try out how easy was to set up the LM and play games, seeing that it's easy and it works well I'm probably installing it definitely sooner than later.

And since most of my other programs are open source anyways I don't have to worry about them.

[Kobold]

Първоначално публикувано от ConnorTheCone:

Thanks for the warning, I only intended to try out how easy was to set up the LM and play games, seeing that it's easy and it works well I'm probably installing it definitely sooner than later.

And since most of my other programs are open source anyways I don't have to worry about them.

I just can recommend to everyone who is deciding to get his feet wet instead jumping straight into Linux water, to buy a external SSD... so you can easy decide which OS you want to start when you start your PC and with a hotkey (for my Bios its F12) to choose which HD you wanted to boot from without messing around with dual boot function between Windows and Linux.

I bought 4 years ago a Samsung Portable SSD T5 which performance really good and i can't even see the difference between my Linux Laptop with has integrated M.2 Module.

In the early phase i switched regularly between Win7 and Linux which gave me a good feeling for a better transition, to find program's for Linux that replaced my program's under Windows.

Choosing a Desktop Environment (DE) is also a big decision, there are really beautiful DE's outthere and you can adjust them "MODDING" them, specially KDE has really good functions with Transparency Taskbar with Blur effects and there is a long list to archive your old/retro Win2k or Win7 navigation feeling.

Youtube could probably give you a quick peek.

Easy Modification even for unexperienced noobs (I never was running into a single bug on my Rolling Release from this Layouts):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJzfaqRLfpY

This looks more advance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFr4tqk7Mvg

Budgie and Cinnamon DE's has probably also good layouts.

Yes, a Terminal Window is sometimes needed for Linux and is a mighty tool, but you can reduce it to a minimum and alot functions are there as a simple User Interface (UI).

To choose a Distro is another Story, it depends on the Hardware and Packages that are available. The support for Official Reposition/Flatpak/AppImage/AUR or Snaps (While Snaps the last recommend Package installer is and forced for Ubuntu Users, as far as i know).

Some Distro's just give more freedom then others, while Mint is good for unexperienced users and mainly for people who just want to quick running their games and browse and don't care about adjustments... it also has its limitations.

[ConnorTheCone]

I'll buy a disk to test more stuff and use it as a transition device like you said, isn't my first time in Linux, I used it on one of my last jobs and when I was at school. I will need a little practice for sure.

Right now I'm fine with mint, I prefer something easy to start with.

[fnart]

I can say that i successfully ran HD2 and gameguard thru Proton on a new SSD with Linux Mint after a bit of tweaking to fix some bugs (white border, black screen on launch) but I was able to play through 4 missions with no issues!

[LongTimeAgo]

Първоначално публикувано от Kobold:

Първоначално публикувано от LongTimeAgo:

Tried to get Manjaro on my laptop, wont work due to Secure Boot and too new hardware. Dual boot is still a necessity.

Why not just disable secure boot?

Secure Boot don't give security anyways... but if you have installed Win11 (which forced the users to use their Secure Boot function) is maybe understandable.

Still Secure Boot/TPM is in control of Microsoft... its a verification option and has its own security risks... but its everyone's own decision to use it or not.

Anyways, there is a reason why most linux distro's won't support it official... but Ubuntu does.

Ubuntu is the last recommend Linux Distro today... the whole distro forced people to use "snaps" which are the most hated option to install program's.

Because my Windows wont boot if I turn it off and I have no desire to go in to the bios each and every time to switch on/off the secure boot.
Installed Ubuntu. Works great so far. But I am figuring out how to install Nvidia Optimus so I can switch between the iGPU (intel Iris Xe) and dGPU (RTX3070Ti) better/more easy/automatically.

[Kobold]

Първоначално публикувано от LongTimeAgo:

Първоначално публикувано от Kobold:

Why not just disable secure boot?

Secure Boot don't give security anyways... but if you have installed Win11 (which forced the users to use their Secure Boot function) is maybe understandable.

Still Secure Boot/TPM is in control of Microsoft... its a verification option and has its own security risks... but its everyone's own decision to use it or not.

Anyways, there is a reason why most linux distro's won't support it official... but Ubuntu does.

Ubuntu is the last recommend Linux Distro today... the whole distro forced people to use "snaps" which are the most hated option to install program's.

Because my Windows wont boot if I turn it off and I have no desire to go in to the bios each and every time to switch on/off the secure boot.
Installed Ubuntu. Works great so far. But I am figuring out how to install Nvidia Optimus so I can switch between the iGPU (intel Iris Xe) and dGPU (RTX3070Ti) better/more easy/automatically.

Another option would be, not install Win11 and still using Win10 without secure boot,
Rufus created Win11 Bootstick still allow disable TPM/Secure Boot.

Can't take long till Microsoft forced them to activate it with the next big Win11 Update.

Are you aware that Microsoft can collect and send all your local Passwords to the USA and could denie your Boot option and denie your access when you have encryption drive like BitLocker... and you can expect, even if they don't do it intentional.

It could happend by mistake and mistakes happends from Microsoft developers all the time... take Microsoft Azure Server Admin Keys as example, which was shown in public for several years... the story is just 1-2 years old, how incompetent this guys are.

I would thinking twice before i would using TPM/Secure Boot... strange that germany was the only country which voted against TPM2.0... who likes hardware dongles? besides the big company which gain additional access above your Hardware when you enable this devices.

Intresting that EA try with the last FIFA Game to implement TPM stuff. But who cares, right? Accept everything as long it is new technology... otherwise you got a branding that you living under a rock.

[LongTimeAgo]

Първоначално публикувано от Kobold:

Първоначално публикувано от LongTimeAgo:

Because my Windows wont boot if I turn it off and I have no desire to go in to the bios each and every time to switch on/off the secure boot.
Installed Ubuntu. Works great so far. But I am figuring out how to install Nvidia Optimus so I can switch between the iGPU (intel Iris Xe) and dGPU (RTX3070Ti) better/more easy/automatically.

Another option would be, not install Win11 and still using Win10 without secure boot,
Rufus created Win11 Bootstick still allow disable TPM/Secure Boot.

Can't take long till Microsoft forced them to activate it with the next big Win11 Update.

Are you aware that Microsoft can collect and send all your local Passwords to the USA and could denie your Boot option and denie your access when you have encryption drive like BitLocker... and you can expect, even if they don't do it intentional.

It could happend by mistake and mistakes happends from Microsoft developers all the time... take Microsoft Azure Server Admin Keys as example, which was shown in public for several years... the story is just 1-2 years old, how incompetent this guys are.

I would thinking twice before i would using TPM/Secure Boot... strange that germany was the only country which voted against TPM2.0... who likes hardware dongles? besides the big company which gain additional access above your Hardware when you enable this devices.

Intresting that EA try with the last FIFA Game to implement TPM stuff. But who cares, right? Accept everything as long it is new technology... otherwise you got a branding that you living under a rock.

I have the i7-12700H, under win10, the thread scheduler is not optimized (MS can easily fix that, but they wont, out of spite so people need to get Win11.)

So another reason... But since I have the Steamdeck, Ive seen how Linux is heading in a proper direction for work, privacy and gaming. It just takes a bit of getting used to and a lot of manual setup.

[Kobold]

Първоначално публикувано от LongTimeAgo:

I have the i7-12700H, under win10, the thread scheduler is not optimized (MS can easily fix that, but they wont, out of spite so people need to get Win11.)

This is media propaganda from microsoft, the scheduler from Win11 in relation to efficiency (E-)cores is more or less fake... i saw endless performance comparison between win10 and win11 and alot games not using Power (P-)cores in Win11 when needed, instead the stupid scheduler redirect E-Cores to games while P-Cores idle and the game has ♥♥♥♥ fps... thats why so many people since Alder/Raptor-Lake (specially gamers) deactivate this E-Cores in Bios (for Win10 and Win11) and in 50% games they get even better fps, because when the CPU has 8 P-Cores, there is no need for E-Cores anymore... only when you do Image Processing or Video Encoding... but not for gaming... exceptions confirm the rules.

Fun Fact, with deactivated E-Cores you can UnderVolt this Ultra Hot CPU even better and you will see the difference in your Temps and Powerdraw.

[Deathcheater]

Първоначално публикувано от fnart:

I can say that i successfully ran HD2 and gameguard thru Proton on a new SSD with Linux Mint after a bit of tweaking to fix some bugs (white border, black screen on launch) but I was able to play through 4 missions with no issues!

How'd you fix the white border? (if you did) I dont get any black screen issues just a small white line at the edges of my screen while playing which isnt the end of the world. I get some frame drops and audio issues here and there but not too much to be a big deal. All in all I thought the process of booting Linux on an external SSD was pretty smooth and not the huge headache I was expecting.