How to fix random crashes with Linux+AMD on Vulkan & Source Engine games?
Problems:
- TF2 crash after 30 minutes of gameplay with random texture or dx8 errors
- Source games like Portal 2 (and mods like Thinking with Time Machine) or Insurgency does not start or crash
- Vulkan games does not start (Like Rise of tomb raider or talos principle)
- Steam play (Valve's winehq) cant start anything
Applies to:
Linux (maybe all newer distros, I'm not sure), Ubuntu +16.XX (up to 18.04.1) with GPU AMD Radeon™ HD7700 or any newer
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How do I fix Vulkan crash?
Vulkan engine might be trying to open the wrong graphic card. To fix this you can temporarily disable a graphic card in your device manager without physically taking the card out of your machine. We are aware that on Windows 8/8.1 the minimum recommended driver version is officially not supported by AMD anymore.Why do my games keep crashing AMD?
If your game crashes despite your system's hardware being capable of running it, your graphics card driver might have been corrupted. You should update your graphics card driver from the Device Manager. Another cause of the game crash is the excessive heat generation during the gameplay.How do you force Vulkan on any game?
You can force Valheim to use Vulkan by typing "-force-vulkan" into Steam's Launch Options for the game. You may also see a pop-up in Steam as you try to run the game (whether or not you did the above) asking whether or not you want to run Valheim using Vulkan.🔧 Have an AMD Radeon GRAPHICS CARD? You should use these SETTINGS! *FIX LOW PERFORMANCE \u0026 CRASHES* ✅
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