📅 2025-07-10 — Session: Diagnosed and resolved Steam and Proton issues on Linux
🕒 02:15–03:00
🏷️ Labels: Steam, Proton, Linux, Gaming, Troubleshooting
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The session aimed to diagnose and resolve various issues related to Steam and Proton on Linux, focusing on gaming performance and compatibility.
Key Activities
- Analyzed Steam installation logs to identify successful components and minor warnings, providing recommendations for potential fixes.
- Diagnosed DirectX 11 GPU errors using Proton on Linux, including checks for GPU detection, Vulkan support, and DXVK configuration.
- Resolved Vulkan ICD configuration issues on Intel HD Graphics 520, addressing conflicts with llvmpipe and ensuring proper Vulkan driver installation.
- Identified and resolved issues with multiple active Vulkan ICDs, ensuring the correct GPU is utilized for gaming applications.
- Analyzed game launch failures on Steam using Proton, outlining potential causes and a step-by-step action plan.
- Addressed silent crashes in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition by installing the Visual C++ 2015–2019 runtime using protontricks or cabextract.
- Installed Microsoft Visual C++ runtime for AoE2:DE, including troubleshooting steps for potential launch failures.
- Fixed ‘SyntaxError: Invalid file magic number’ in Protontricks by regenerating the ‘appinfo.vdf’ file.
Achievements
Successfully diagnosed and resolved multiple issues related to Steam and Proton on Linux, improving gaming performance and compatibility across several games.
Pending Tasks
- Monitor the performance of games post-fix to ensure stability and identify any further issues that may arise.