I’ve been diving into Fallout New Vegas for the first time on Linux, and while it usually runs smoothly, I’ve encountered a frustrating issue where the game occasionally hangs, freezing my entire system. This has happened about 4-5 times in over 50 hours of gameplay. When it hangs, I can’t switch to other TTYs using Ctrl+Alt+F2 or even SSH into the system; it’s completely unresponsive, forcing me to perform a hard reboot each time. Is there a way to prevent these hangs? I’d honestly prefer a crash to desktop over this problem any day!
3 Answers
These hangs can often stem from running out of system memory or RAM. If you’re using swap, you might see high I/O activity. Consider installing ‘earlyoom’ and setting up ‘zram’ to help manage memory more effectively. Additionally, check if you have the latest drivers and kernel updates, as bugs in these can cause issues too. Lastly, if it’s hardware-related, like a faulty CPU or power supply, that could be a culprit too. It’s worth checking RAM with ‘memtest’ for peace of mind.
It sounds like you might be experiencing a GPU hang. If you’re using an AMD card, try setting the `amdgpu.gpu_recovery` kernel module parameter to 1, which helps reset the GPU if it hangs. Check your boot manager to configure this. If you’re on Nvidia or Intel, look for Timeout Detection and Recovery (TDR) information. However, since you mentioned you can’t SSH into your system either, there may be a different underlying issue. Let us know your hardware details for better advice!
Can you provide details about which Linux distribution you’re using? It’ll help in narrowing down the issue! Some distros may have specific quirks that contribute to these freezes. Let us know so we can assist better!
Just a heads up, the GPU recovery might not do anything since it’s often unreliable, especially on older GPUs.