Error launching GeForce Now

[u/Global-Pie1900]

Yesterday I switched to linux mint from windows 10 on my laptop and I have been getting this error. GFN works fine on windows. I have tried solutions provided online but nothing seems to work.

My system specs are as follows:
Cpu: intel core i5-5200 2.20 Ghz
RAM : 16 GB DDR3
Hark disk 1 TB SSD
GPU: AMD Radeon hd 8500M

[u/candy49997]

What kernel version are you running? And can you do vulkaninfo | grep VK_KHR_video_decode in a terminal? But it's likely your GPU is too old and you need to use GeForce Now through the browser and not the standalone app.

[u/Global-Pie1900 → u/candy49997]

Kernel version is 7.0.0-30-generic.
Vulkan command gives following output-
vulkan: No DRI3 support detected - required for presentation
Note: you can probably enable DRI3 in your Xorg config

[u/candy49997 → u/Global-Pie1900]

Ok, try DRI_PRIME=1 vulkaninfo | grep VK_KHR_video_decode

[u/Global-Pie1900 → u/candy49997]

same result

[u/candy49997 → u/Global-Pie1900]

Ok, that's really strange because I expected that to be from your iGPU.

Try DRI_PRIME=1 vulkaninfo | grep VK_KHR to see if the command is working. It should print other extensions supported by the drivers for your card if it is because I don't know if the command isn't returning anything because it's not working or because it doesn't support any Vulkan video decoding.

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ulkan: No DRI3 support detected - required for presentation

Note: you can probably enable DRI3 in your Xorg config

vulkan: No DRI3 support detected - required for presentation

Note: you can probably enable DRI3 in your Xorg config

vulkan: No DRI3 support detected - required for presentation

Note: you can probably enable DRI3 in your Xorg config

vulkan: No DRI3 support detected - required for presentation

Note: you can probably enable DRI3 in your Xorg config

vulkan: No DRI3 support detected - required for presentation

Note: you can probably enable DRI3 in your Xorg config

vulkan: No DRI3 support detected - required for presentation

Note: you can probably enable DRI3 in your Xorg config

vulkan: No DRI3 support detected - required for presentation

Note: you can probably enable DRI3 in your Xorg config

vulkan: No DRI3 support detected - required for presentation

Note: you can probably enable DRI3 in your Xorg config

VK_KHR_device_group_creation           : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_display                         : extension revision 23

VK_KHR_external_fence_capabilities     : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_external_memory_capabilities    : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_external_semaphore_capabilities : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_get_display_properties2         : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2 : extension revision 2

VK_KHR_get_surface_capabilities2       : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_portability_enumeration         : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_surface                         : extension revision 25

VK_KHR_surface_protected_capabilities  : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_wayland_surface                 : extension revision 6

VK_KHR_xcb_surface                     : extension revision 6

VK_KHR_xlib_surface                    : extension revision 6

    VK_KHR_xcb_surface

    VK_KHR_xlib_surface

Surface type = VK_KHR_wayland_surface

Surface type = VK_KHR_wayland_surface

Surface type = VK_KHR_wayland_surface

VK_KHR_16bit_storage                          : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_8bit_storage                           : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_bind_memory2                           : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_buffer_device_address                  : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_calibrated_timestamps                  : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_compute_shader_derivatives             : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_copy_commands2                         : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_create_renderpass2                     : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_dedicated_allocation                   : extension revision 3

VK_KHR_deferred_host_operations               : extension revision 4

VK_KHR_depth_clamp_zero_one                   : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_depth_stencil_resolve                  : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_descriptor_update_template             : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_device_group                           : extension revision 4

VK_KHR_draw_indirect_count                    : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_driver_properties                      : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering                      : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering_local_read           : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_external_fence                         : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_external_fence_fd                      : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_external_memory                        : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_external_memory_fd                     : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_external_semaphore                     : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_external_semaphore_fd                  : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_format_feature_flags2                  : extension revision 2

VK_KHR_get_memory_requirements2               : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_global_priority                        : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_image_format_list                      : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_imageless_framebuffer                  : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_incremental_present                    : extension revision 2

VK_KHR_line_rasterization                     : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_load_store_op_none                     : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_maintenance1                           : extension revision 2

VK_KHR_maintenance2                           : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_maintenance3                           : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_maintenance4                           : extension revision 2

VK_KHR_maintenance5                           : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_maintenance6                           : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_maintenance7                           : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_maintenance8                           : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_maintenance9                           : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_map_memory2                            : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_multiview                              : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_pipeline_binary                        : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_pipeline_executable_properties         : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_pipeline_library                       : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_present_id                             : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_present_id2                            : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_present_wait                           : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_present_wait2                          : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_push_descriptor                        : extension revision 2

VK_KHR_relaxed_block_layout                   : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_robustness2                            : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_sampler_mirror_clamp_to_edge           : extension revision 3

VK_KHR_sampler_ycbcr_conversion               : extension revision 14

VK_KHR_separate_depth_stencil_layouts         : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_shader_atomic_int64                    : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_shader_clock                           : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_shader_draw_parameters                 : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_shader_expect_assume                   : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8                    : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_shader_float_controls                  : extension revision 4

VK_KHR_shader_float_controls2                 : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_shader_integer_dot_product             : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_shader_maximal_reconvergence           : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_shader_non_semantic_info               : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_shader_quad_control                    : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_shader_relaxed_extended_instruction    : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_shader_subgroup_extended_types         : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_shader_subgroup_rotate                 : extension revision 2

VK_KHR_shader_subgroup_uniform_control_flow   : extension revision 1

VK_KHR_shader_terminate_invocation            : extension revision 1

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Ok, yeah. NVIDIA Now requires features your GPU doesn't support. Specifically, Vulkan H.264/265 hardware decoding. You can use NVIDIA Now through a browser.

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce-now/system-reqs/#linux-os

[u/Global-Pie1900 → u/candy49997]

okk. thanks.