[SOLVED]Games and YouTube randomly freeze for 1-2 seconds every 10 min

seth · 2022-10-18 13:34:27

Were the games affected by "__GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=0"?

Miuzore · 2022-10-18 16:07:09

seth wrote:

Were the games affected by "__GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=0"?

Doesn't seem like it. If I start Lutris and give the env variable to the game, or go on steam and put __GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=0 %command% in launch option, freezes still happen.

seth · 2022-10-18 19:42:05

As for software, I use awesomewm and picom as my window manager/compositor.

Is it also a problem if you kill picom?

Miuzore · 2022-10-19 11:35:48

seth wrote:

As for software, I use awesomewm and picom as my window manager/compositor.
Is it also a problem if you kill picom?

Nope, the stutters seem to disappear after I kill picom as well. Though, I'm getting screen tearing, as expected.

seth · 2022-10-19 12:00:34

I'm getting screen tearing, as expected.

That's not "expected".
Are you still running w/ "__GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=0" ?

Miuzore · 2022-10-19 12:30:48

seth wrote:

I'm getting screen tearing, as expected.
That's not "expected".
Are you still running w/ "__GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=0" ?

I've tested in on Minecraft (running via PolyMC with the env setting), firefox (via __GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=0 firefox), and Satisfactory (Steam proton title, with __GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=0 %command% launch option) and in all 3 cases I am getting screen tearing. I've tried exporting the setting as well, and it's the same result.

seth · 2022-10-19 12:40:27

The plan was to try steam w/o picom and also w/o downforcing vblank via "__GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=0"
Tearing isn't overly surprising when you export that to the game.

Miuzore · 2022-10-19 13:11:51

seth wrote:

The plan was to try steam w/o picom and also w/o downforcing vblank via "__GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=0"
Tearing isn't overly surprising when you export that to the game.

Restarted my PC, cleared the launch options so it no longer forces __GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=0 to the game and screen tearing still happens. Still the same thing with firefox and Minecraft too.

When I turn picom on momentarily, the screen tearing is gone.

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seth · 2022-10-19 13:26:29

Can you configure VSYNC in the game?

Miuzore · 2022-10-19 13:33:20

seth wrote:

Can you configure VSYNC in the game?

Yes. I have a 60 hz monitor, and I've tried vsync with various FPS cap settings (unlimited - 120 - 60) and without vsync, but tearing still happened no matter what.

seth · 2022-10-19 14:02:27

Try w/o picom but "__GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=1" (fps caps are not the same as vblank alignment)
Ftr:

I have a 60 hz monitor

That means "one"?

Miuzore · 2022-10-19 14:14:44

seth wrote:

Try w/o picom but "__GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=1" (fps caps are not the same as vblank alignment)

Screen tearing still happens, tried with vsync and without.

seth wrote:

Ftr:
I have a 60 hz monitor
That means "one"?

Yup.

seth · 2022-10-19 14:35:10

Try the game w/o vulkan "PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 __GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=1"

Miuzore · 2022-10-19 14:46:52

seth wrote:

Try the game w/o vulkan "PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 __GL_SYNC_TO_VBLANK=1"

Tried, basically unplayable. Screen tearing still does happen though.

I don't think it's a Vulkan-specific issue, as I am getting screen tearing literally everywhere - Firefox on videos, when scrolling through a page (happens on steam too), and of course, in games, be it native (Minecraft for instance) or non-native (Satisfactory).

Miuzore · 2022-10-20 15:44:59

Okay, I'm going to mark this as solved. I have been using an autostart command at the start to run "picom --experimental-backends", since it's what I started to use like a year ago, and I didn't have any issues with it. Changing it to just regular "picom" command solved it, and I think the triple buffer option mentioned earlier in the thread did help things too. I don't have a large sample size, as I've been using my PC for like few hours, but I haven't experienced any stutters since.

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