ValveSoftware / ValveSoftware/Proton
No games launch with Proton, unreadable error in console
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Description
So I've tried using Proton Experimental and 6.3-7, both don't work. I'm trying to launch Hitman 2 specifically but this does happen with other games. Hitting Play has the game say "Launching" then "Stop" for a brief moment before reverting back to "Play". No windows shows up, nothing visible happens apart from the game status changing for a brief moment. I'm running Pop!_OS 21.04
Things I've tried:
- Checking drivers
- Using the NTFS fix
- Moving Hitman 2 from a NTFS partition to an Ext4 partition
Here is what shows up in console before running the game:
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Here is what shows up after running the game:
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the launch failure with Hitman 2 on Proton Experimental and 6.3-7, then compare the before- and after-launch console logs in the two linked Pastebin reports. Done means identifying a specific, actionable cause for the failed launch rather than only confirming that the game returns from “Stop” to “Play”.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, linux
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100