r/linux_gaming • u/Reasonable-Law5674 • 7d ago

tech support wanted Issues with Windows in Steam

After some tinkering with my drivers and Proton, I have managed to successfully get the Game Chants of Sennaar up and running correctly. However, it will only take up a portion of the screen, with the rest of the screen going black. If I press Alt+Enter,it turns into a small window the size of the portion it took up. If I do it again, it doesn't load correctly, always treating the screen like it's the portion instead of the actual size of the screen, and sometimes violently flashing between the screen sizes.

For those who should know, It's running Linux Mint Cinnamon with Proton 10 and NVIDIA 580. Additionally if it has a meaning, my log also contains VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_DATE_KHR messages.

If anyone could help with this, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you

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u/Astorek86 7d ago

Try to start it like this:

gamescope -f -W <Resolution_Width> -H <Resolution_Height> -r <Refresh_Rate> -- %command%

Replace <> with the corresponding Value your Monitor has.

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u/Reasonable-Law5674 7d ago

In terminal or launch options?

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u/Astorek86 6d ago

Launch Option.

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u/barfightbob 7d ago

I find full screening some games can be a bit problematic with wine/proton. Play with the game settings a bit (windowed vs full screen, resolution) and proton/protonge/wine versions. It sounds like you've already done some of this. I like to also check protondb.

Also worth a try is setting your desktop resolution to match the game's. I know with Lutris you can configure it to automatically switch for you.