[SOLVED] Changing focus from a window in i3 causes some games to freez

l1ivi1l · 2025-01-29 18:26:22

I'm using the hybrid mode. The issue remains in openbox. I removed both nouveau packages. Xorg log: https://0x0.st/88Ml.txt

❯ xrandr --prop | grep -i PRIME                     
	PRIME Synchronization: 1 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
~   
❯ sudo cat /sys/module/nvidia_drm/parameters/modeset
Y

Last edited by l1ivi1l (2025-01-29 19:06:01)

seth · 2025-01-29 20:37:03

All output are on intel, what happens if you disable the prime synchronization?

l1ivi1l · 2025-01-29 21:45:59

l1ivi1l wrote:

❯ xrandr --prop | grep -i PRIME                     
	PRIME Synchronization: 1

I'm sorry, using grep here was a mistake

❯ xrandr --prop
Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1920 x 1080, maximum 16384 x 16384
eDP-1 connected primary 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 344mm x 194mm
	EDID: 
		00ffffffffffff0009e5000700000000
		011a0104a522137802c9a0955d599429
		24505400000001010101010101010101
		0101010101019c3b803671383c403020
		360058c21000001a0000000000000000
		00000000000000000000000000fe0042
		4f452043510a202020202020000000fe
		004e5631353646484d2d4e34380a007c
	Colorspace: Default 
		supported: Default, BT709_YCC, XVYCC_601, XVYCC_709, SYCC_601, opYCC_601, opRGB, BT2020_CYCC, BT2020_RGB, BT2020_YCC, DCI-P3_RGB_D65, RGB_WIDE_FIXED, RGB_WIDE_FLOAT, BT601_YCC
	max bpc: 12 
		range: (6, 12)
	Broadcast RGB: Automatic 
		supported: Automatic, Full, Limited 16:235
	panel orientation: Normal 
		supported: Normal, Upside Down, Left Side Up, Right Side Up
	scaling mode: Full aspect 
		supported: Full, Center, Full aspect
	link-status: Good 
		supported: Good, Bad
	CTM: 	1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
		0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
		0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
	CONNECTOR_ID: 99 
		supported: 99
	non-desktop: 0 
		range: (0, 1)
   1920x1080     60.03*+  60.01    59.97    59.96    59.93  
   1680x1050     59.95    59.88  
   1400x1050     59.98  
   1600x900      59.99    59.94    59.95    59.82  
   1280x1024     60.02  
   1400x900      59.96    59.88  
   1280x960      60.00  
   1440x810      60.00    59.97  
   1368x768      59.88    59.85  
   1280x800      59.99    59.97    59.81    59.91  
   1280x720      60.00    59.99    59.86    59.74  
   1024x768      60.04    60.00  
   960x720       60.00  
   928x696       60.05  
   896x672       60.01  
   1024x576      59.95    59.96    59.90    59.82  
   960x600       59.93    60.00  
   960x540       59.96    59.99    59.63    59.82  
   800x600       60.00    60.32    56.25  
   840x525       60.01    59.88  
   864x486       59.92    59.57  
   700x525       59.98  
   800x450       59.95    59.82  
   640x512       60.02  
   700x450       59.96    59.88  
   640x480       60.00    59.94  
   720x405       59.51    58.99  
   684x384       59.88    59.85  
   640x400       59.88    59.98  
   640x360       59.86    59.83    59.84    59.32  
   512x384       60.00  
   512x288       60.00    59.92  
   480x270       59.63    59.82  
   400x300       60.32    56.34  
   432x243       59.92    59.57  
   320x240       60.05  
   360x202       59.51    59.13  
   320x180       59.84    59.32  
HDMI-1-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
	PRIME Synchronization: 1 
		supported: 0, 1
	CTM: 	1.000000 0.000000 0.000000
		0.000000 1.000000 0.000000
		0.000000 0.000000 1.000000
	CscMatrix: 65536 0 0 0 0 65536 0 0 0 0 65536 0 
	BorderDimensions: 4 
		supported: 4
	Border: 0 0 0 0 
		range: (0, 65535)
	SignalFormat: TMDS 
		supported: TMDS
	ConnectorType: HDMI 
	ConnectorNumber: 0 
	_ConnectorLocation: 0 
	non-desktop: 0 
		supported: 0, 1

There is no PRIME Synchronization option for the primary display, it seems. Although I'm not currently using an external monitor.
I plugged one in and tested. When PRIME Sync is on, the problem occurs just like before; when it is off, the problem just occurs on its own a few seconds after the games launch.

Last edited by l1ivi1l (2025-01-29 21:46:53)

seth · 2025-02-04 14:17:03

Have you already tried the 570.86.16 drivers?
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 3#p2224493

l1ivi1l · 2025-02-05 12:49:55

Yes, I updated to 570, but it didn't solve my problem

l1ivi1l · 2025-02-05 14:38:58

l1ivi1l wrote:

Anyways, when I run games using iGPU, it appears to be harder to come over the problem and I can fix it by reloading i3 with mod+shift+r. However, with dGPU, reloading i3 doesn't help.

I discovered that running in nvidia mode leads to the same result, so the issue must be connected to the hybrid graphics

seth · 2025-02-06 15:15:21

"nvidia mode" means something like envycontrol, not disabling the IGP in the UEFI?
That's just like running everything (incl X11) with prime-run.

game can freeze after you just move the window. This also happens both with and without a compositor.
While running with "PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%"[, the problem still appears after alt-tabbing for a while, however in this case it isn't as fatal, the games continue running and respond to inputs but all I see is a white screen.

Since it's somehow prime/sync related, let's play w/ that

__GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=0 PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%

__GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK is only interpreted by nvidia and will this way completely disable VSYNC (while "1" will activate it)

l1ivi1l · 2025-02-09 17:56:06

seth wrote:

__GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=0 PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%

I can't encounter my issue when using this, so I guess it is solved now. Although using PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 makes performance worse for me.
Anyways, thanks a lot for the help, I guess this can be marked as [SOLVED] now.

Last edited by l1ivi1l (2025-02-09 17:56:30)

seth · 2025-02-09 18:09:42

Although using PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 makes performance worse for me.

Have you tried w/o?

The primary issue would be the vsync failure?

Anyways, thanks a lot for the help, I guess this can be marked as [SOLVED] now.

Please mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

l1ivi1l · 2025-02-09 18:22:00

seth wrote:

Have you tried w/o?

Yes, the problem was still there unless I ran with PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1

Last edited by l1ivi1l (2025-02-09 18:22:45)

seth · 2025-02-09 20:47:39

The _GL parameter likely doesn't impact vulkan and I didn't immediately find an equivlant way to disable VSYNC there (ie. besides selecting VK_PRESENT_MODE_IMMEDIATE_KHR when creating the swapchain, ie. in the game/proton)

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