I’m running Linux Mint (recently made the switch from Windows to the penguin side) and have my EXE games pre-installed on a separate SSD formatted in Windows style. I set up Wine, Lutris, Steam, and other launchers, but whenever I hit the start button for any game, it just flashes a running status and then quits instantly. I’ve even updated my kernel, and I remember Blasphemous launching once before crashing again. I’m stumped and could really use some advice on what to try next.
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Also, you mentioned some older hardware specs (i7 7500U and GTX 950M) and a mix of games like GTA and Hollow Knight. While your specs might struggle a bit with newer titles, they usually run fine in Windows. It might be worth revisiting your Proton settings on Steam to ensure compatibility, especially since you’re using Proton Experimental. Sometimes using the right driver updates or switching to proprietary ones can clear up these issues. And keep in mind, if the games had extra DRM measures or tweaks when on Windows, that could be tripping you up on Linux too.
It sounds like your games are on a separate drive that’s still in NTFS, and while NTFS-3G usually handles it, sometimes the filesystem mount or permissions might cause odd behavior with launchers like Lutris. You mentioned that these setups worked in a dual-boot scenario, so maybe double-check that the drive is properly mounted and that Lutris is pointed to the correct directories. Also, the endless ‘extracting game setup’ loop usually hints at a file access or path issue. Give your SSD settings a once-over and see if adjusting them helps.
Yeah, I’ve seen similar issues before – sometimes a remount or even tweaking the permissions can resolve those extraction loops. Worth a shot!
Good point – updating to the latest proprietary drivers has fixed a bunch of game-launch issues for me in the past.