1 I NEED HELP WITH PROTON
3 [linux_gaming] 2018-10-09_19-00
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6 o News link: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/9lguyj/i_need_help_with_proton/
10 Hey guys, its been several days now that Im trying to play
11 Elder Scrolls Online through proton but im getting some
14 I am new to linux, and that may be the major reason.
16 I'm running steam in a debian 9, have updated to beta version
17 and turned on steam play settings. At the first try after
18 downloading ESO i've tried to just click play button and it
19 showed "running" for a brief moment and then it was gone. So
20 i've tried to build proton myself following [1]this
21 instructions but ended up with an error [2]that i couldn't
22 solve yet . So i've tried to run it again with
23 PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 mesa_glthread=true vblank_mode=0 launch
24 options and no success. I don't know what to do now and thats
25 why im posting here to see if anyone can help or knows what to
28 I appreciate any help and many thanks in advance.
32 [1] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/
34 [2] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/494
38 You might want to post in [1]SteamPlay
39 I'm not totally sure because I've never built proton
40 I wish there was a debug like in PlayOnLinux so we can see what
46 [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamPlay/
53 Proton can produced debug logs if you turn them on:
54 [1]https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/wiki/Proton-FAQ
55 Check this site for compatibility and tips:
56 [2]https://spcr.netlify.com/
57 For each entry on that list, there's usually a link to the
58 Proton issues on GitHub which sometimes has posts regarding
60 Make sure you have Vulkan installed! Type vulkaninfo to confirm
65 [1] https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/wiki/Proton-FAQ
66 [2] https://spcr.netlify.com/
69 Have you tried another game to confirm whether it's a problem
70 with just ESO, or a problem with Proton in general? Bejeweled 2
71 Deluxe has a free trial that works well in Proton. Also try
72 restarting the Steam client if you haven't.
75 What are your specs and what graphics drivers are you using?
82 Try installing Python 2.7.
85 Python 2.7 isn't needed anymore. [1]That was fixed in
92 https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/blob/proton_3.7-
100 Then I'm not sure. You seem to have things set up
102 However, I'm using Xubuntu and not Debian. Valve
103 recommends Ubuntu by the way.
105 ** ImpersonalComputer
106 Ubuntu is based on Debian. Ubuntu derives its
107 packages from Debian Unstable.
110 What's your point? Ubuntu may have things that
111 Steam Play needs and isn't installed by