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I'm sorry I tried.... (self.linux_gaming)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by thezeesystem to c/[email protected]

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I'm disabled and no way to get anything from what I have now, which is a omen laptop from 2016 and no matter what ditro, and whatever fixes I try, I can't get Linux to work with my games through steam without a lot of problems.

When do you think Nvidia will actually be usable for gaming on a laptop?

Distro I used was Ubuntu, nobara, pop os, EndeavourOS, umm like others I can't currently remember.

Always seems to be some minor thing that just breaks things or little nuanced glitches in the desktop environment, like kde plasma just not showing specific things.

If I could get a better laptop or computer that wouldn't have these problems I would.

I'm forced to be on windows 10.

My computer is a omen laptop

https://support.hp.com/ee-en/document/c06425980

With a Nvidia 1660gt iirc

EDIT: forgot to mention my Logitech mouse that didn't seem to work besides basic mouse functionality, I need certain macros and things on it which doesn't save on the mouse it self (mouse was a gift from my mom)

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[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Hate to say it but I agree with bilb, you might need to stick with windows. I tried Linux on a hybrid graphics laptop a few years ago and it was a disaster. I did get a handful of games to work but nothing that would actually push the graphics card. It was more trouble than it was worth.

I know it doesn't help you, but on desktop with AMD it’s been smooth sailing .

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

How often do you use hybrid mode? Even back when I used Windows, I found I had so little use for it that I disabled it in the BIOS in order to maximize FPS.

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce 1 points 6 months ago

I mostly used that laptop for non gaming stuff, and hybrid worked well in Windows. The problem in Linux was that I couldn’t get it to switch modes reliably.

It’s an old laptop though. Newer ones may work much better for all I know.