I made a git hub issue, but I want to ask here as well in hope of finding success
After running heroic in the terminal, the following thing catchs my eye: The terminal hangs at either
[Backend]: Running Wine command: wineboot --init
or
[Legendary]: Using cached install info
or
ERROR:gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc(260)] GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 1 -and 2 & 3- times!
sometimes I get a notification to install mono when switching WINE versions (WINE-GE).
Somewhere along the loading process a "wineboot.exe" blank windows appears depending on the wine version (heppens with proton) and stays for a while. I am using Wine-GE
Things I tried:
-Deleting the "Games" folder in my home folder - Only heroic used it anyway.
-Adding the game to steam through Heroic's "Add to steam" button.
-Reinstalling heroic and all of its dependencies.
-Manually adding the game's EXE to steam and forcing a Proton version.
-Launching the game by double clicking it in my file manager Nemo.
Surprisingly, only the last two things succeeded in running the game properly.
Terminal output after a successful run:
(Excuse my inability to use a code block on this)
`[doods@doods-pc-7500 ~]$ flatpak run com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl [13:0803/011856.095179:ERROR:bus.cc(399)] Failed to connect to the bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory Gtk-Message: 01:18:56.754: Failed to load module "xapp-gtk3-module" Gtk-Message: 01:18:56.791: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module" Gtk-Message: 01:18:56.791: Failed to load module "pk-gtk-module" Gtk-Message: 01:18:56.792: Failed to load module "canberra-gtk-module" Gtk-Message: 01:18:56.792: Failed to load module "pk-gtk-module" [13:0803/011856.811049:ERROR:bus.cc(399)] Failed to connect to the bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory [13:0803/011856.811105:ERROR:bus.cc(399)] Failed to connect to the bus: Failed to connect to socket /run/dbus/system_bus_socket: No such file or directory [13:0803/011856.819964:ERROR:socket_posix.cc(147)] bind() failed: Address already in use (98) [13:0803/011856.820012:ERROR:devtools_http_handler.cc(312)] Cannot start http server for devtools. which: no wine in (/app/bin:/app/bin:/app/utils/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/lib/extensions/vulkan/MangoHud/bin:/usr/lib/extensions/vulkan/OBSVkCapture/bin:/app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/linux) (01:18:56) INFO: [Legendary]: Running command: XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/home/doods/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/legendaryConfig /app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/linux/legendary --version (01:18:56) INFO: [Legendary]: Legendary location: /app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/linux/legendary (01:18:56) INFO: [Gog]: GOGDL location: /app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/linux/gogdl (01:18:56) INFO: [Connection]: Connectivity: check-online (01:18:56) INFO: [Connection]: Pinging external endpoints (01:18:56) INFO: [Backend]: DRM module staus { oimompecagnajdejgnnjijobebaeigek: { name: 'Widevine Content Decryption Module', status: 'new', version: '4.10.2557.0' } } APPIMAGE env is not defined, current application is not an AppImage LaunchProcess: failed to execvp: xdg-settings (01:18:57) WARNING: [Backend]: Failed to register protocol with OS. [13:0803/011857.103342:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(274)] Gtk: gtk_widget_add_accelerator: assertion 'GTK_IS_ACCEL_GROUP (accel_group)' failed [13:0803/011857.103557:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(274)] Gtk: gtk_widget_add_accelerator: assertion 'GTK_IS_ACCEL_GROUP (accel_group)' failed [13:0803/011857.103689:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(274)] Gtk: gtk_widget_add_accelerator: assertion 'GTK_IS_ACCEL_GROUP (accel_group)' failed (01:18:57) INFO: [Gog]: Running command: /app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/linux/gogdl --auth-config-path /home/doods/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/gog_store/auth.json --version (01:18:57) INFO: [Connection]: Connectivity: online (01:18:57) ERROR: [Gog]: Unable to syncQueued playtime, userData not present (01:18:57) INFO: [Nile]: Running command: XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/home/doods/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/nile_config /app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/linux/nile --version (01:18:57) INFO: [Backend]: Loading Screen Ready (01:18:57) INFO: [Backend]: AreWeAntiCheatYet data downloaded (01:18:57) INFO: [Frontend]: Refreshing undefined Library (01:18:57) INFO: [Legendary]: Refreshing library... (01:18:57) INFO: [Legendary]: Refreshing Epic Games... (01:18:57) WARNING: [Backend]: refresh not implemented on Sideload Library Manager (01:18:57) INFO: [Legendary]: Game list updated, got 26 games & DLCs (01:18:57) INFO: [Backend]: Frontend Ready (01:18:57) WARNING: [Backend]: listUpdateableGames not implemented on Sideload Library Manager (01:18:57) INFO: [Gog]: Found 0 game(s) to update (01:18:57) INFO: [Backend]: Checking for current version changelog hostname: invalid option -- 'f' Try 'hostname --help' for more information. (01:18:58) INFO: [Legendary]: Checking for game updates: XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/home/doods/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/legendaryConfig /app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/linux/legendary list --third-party (01:18:58) INFO: [Legendary]: Running command: XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/home/doods/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/legendaryConfig /app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/linux/legendary list --third-party (01:18:58) INFO: [Backend]:
Heroic Version: 2.9.1 Boa Hancock Legendary Version: 0.20.32 Dark Energy (hotfix #6) GOGdl Version: 0.7.3 Nile Version: 1.0.0 Jonathan Joestar
Electron Version: 24.4.1 Chrome Version: 112.0.5615.204 NodeJS Version: 18.14.0
OS: Freedesktop SDK KERNEL: 6.4.6-200.fc38.x86_64 ARCH: x64 CPU: Intel Core™ i5-7500 @3.4 GOVERNOR: powersave RAM: Total: 7.62 GiB Available: 4.68 GiB GRAPHICS: GPU0: HD Graphics 630 VRAM: 256MB PROTOCOL: x11
(01:18:58) INFO: [Legendary]: Checking if EOS Overlay is enabled: XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/home/doods/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/legendaryConfig /app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/linux/legendary eos-overlay info --prefix "/home/doods/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/Tomb Raider GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION" (01:18:58) INFO: [ExtraGameInfo]: Using cached ExtraGameInfo data for Tomb Raider GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION (01:18:58) DEBUG: [Legendary]: Using cached install info (01:18:58) INFO: [ExtraGameInfo]: Using cached ExtraGameInfo data for Tomb Raider GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION (01:18:58) DEBUG: [Legendary]: Using cached install info (01:18:58) DEBUG: [Legendary]: Using cached install info (01:18:59) INFO: [Legendary]: Abort command "XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/home/doods/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/legendaryConfig /app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/linux/legendary eos-overlay info --prefix "/home/doods/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/Tomb Raider GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION"" Error occurred in handler for 'isEosOverlayEnabled': AbortError: The operation was aborted at abortChildProcess (node:child_process:746:27) at EventTarget.onAbortListener (node:child_process:816:7) at [nodejs.internal.kHybridDispatch] (node:internal/event_target:735:20) at EventTarget.dispatchEvent (node:internal/event_target:677:26) at abortSignal (node:internal/abort_controller:308:10) at AbortController.abort (node:internal/abort_controller:338:5) at callAbortController (/app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar/build/electron/main.f23c4159.js:2:404) at Object.onOutput (/app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar/build/electron/main.f23c4159.js:190:23627) at Socket. (/app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar/build/electron/main.f23c4159.js:100:743) at Socket.emit (node:events:513:28) { code: 'ABORT_ERR' } which: no wine in (/app/bin:/app/bin:/app/utils/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/lib/extensions/vulkan/MangoHud/bin:/usr/lib/extensions/vulkan/OBSVkCapture/bin:/app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/linux) (01:18:59) INFO: [Winetricks]: Downloading Winetricks (01:18:59) DEBUG: [Legendary]: Using cached install info which: no wine in (/app/bin:/app/bin:/app/utils/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/lib/extensions/vulkan/MangoHud/bin:/usr/lib/extensions/vulkan/OBSVkCapture/bin:/app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/linux) (01:19:00) INFO: [Legendary]: Found 0 games to update (01:19:00) DEBUG: [Legendary]: Using cached install info (01:19:00) DEBUG: [Legendary]: Using cached install info (01:19:01) INFO: [Backend]: d6264d56f5ba434e91d4b0a0b056c83a: Setting wineVersion to {"bin":"/home/doods/.local/share/Steam/compatibilitytools.d/GE-Proton8-7/proton","name":"Proton - GE-Proton8-7","type":"proton"} (01:19:02) DEBUG: [Legendary]: Using cached install info (01:19:02) INFO: [Backend]: Starting the Download Queue (01:19:02) INFO: [Backend]: Launching Tomb Raider GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION (d6264d56f5ba434e91d4b0a0b056c83a) (01:19:02) INFO: [Backend]: Preventing display from sleep (01:19:02) INFO: [Backend]: Checking if wine version exists: Proton - GE-Proton8-7 (01:19:02) INFO: [Backend]: Preventing machine to sleep (01:19:02) INFO: [Backend]: Stopping Power Saver Blocker (01:19:02) DEBUG: [Legendary]: Using cached install info (01:19:02) DEBUG: [Legendary]: Using cached install info (01:19:02) DEBUG: [Legendary]: Using cached install info (01:19:02) DEBUG: [Legendary]: Using cached install info (01:19:03) INFO: [Backend]: Checking if wine version exists: Proton - GE-Proton8-7 (01:19:03) WARNING: [Backend]: You are using Proton, this can lead to some bugs. Please do not open issues with bugs related to games (01:19:03) INFO: [Backend]: Checking if wine version exists: Proton - GE-Proton8-7 (01:19:03) INFO: [Backend]: Checking if wine version exists: Proton - GE-Proton8-7 (01:19:03) DEBUG: [Backend]: Running Wine command: run wineboot --init (01:22:57) INFO: [Legendary]: Launching Tomb Raider GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION: XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/home/doods/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/legendaryConfig STEAM_COMPAT_CLIENT_INSTALL_PATH=/home/doods/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/.steam/steam STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH="/home/doods/Games/Heroic/Prefixes/default/Tomb Raider GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION" STEAM_COMPAT_INSTALL_PATH=/mnt/9d0ba9a2-ba39-4b1c-84d9-1198e5020470/EGS/TombRaiderGOTYE WINE_FULLSCREEN_FSR=0 PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 PROTON_NO_FSYNC=1 STEAM_COMPAT_APP_ID=0 SteamAppId=0 SteamGameId=heroic-TombRaiderGOTYE PROTON_LOG_DIR=/home/doods/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl /app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/linux/legendary launch d6264d56f5ba434e91d4b0a0b056c83a --language en --no-wine --wrapper " '/home/doods/.local/share/Steam/compatibilitytools.d/GE-Proton8-7/proton' run
(01:25:05) INFO: [Backend]: Stopping Display Power Saver Blocker [13:0803/012505.514317:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(274)] Gtk: gtk_widget_add_accelerator: assertion 'GTK_IS_ACCEL_GROUP (accel_group)' failed [13:0803/012505.514366:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(274)] Gtk: gtk_widget_add_accelerator: assertion 'GTK_IS_ACCEL_GROUP (accel_group)' failed [13:0803/012505.514425:ERROR:browser_main_loop.cc(274)] Gtk: gtk_widget_add_accelerator: assertion 'GTK_IS_ACCEL_GROUP (accel_group)' failed (01:25:05) INFO: [Frontend]: Refreshing legendary Library (01:25:05) INFO: [Legendary]: Refreshing library... (01:25:05) INFO: [Legendary]: Refreshing Epic Games... (01:25:05) INFO: [Legendary]: Game list updated, got 26 games & DLCs (01:25:05) DEBUG: [Legendary]: Using cached install info (01:25:05) DEBUG: [Legendary]: Using cached install info (01:25:05) INFO: [Legendary]: Running command: XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/home/doods/.var/app/com.heroicgameslauncher.hgl/config/heroic/legendaryConfig /app/bin/heroic/resources/app.asar.unpacked/build/bin/linux/legendary list --third-party `
Update: I found a repo for fedora on their github page, downloaded it and games started working fine.
Listing which games you're having issues with would be helpful. Also check ProtonDB for each game as there are lots of great comments and fixes there.
All 4 games that I have installed, and they used to work fine but then I switched from Debian 11 to Fedora 38 and this issue started.
Somewhere along the loading process a "wineboot.exe" blank windows appears depending on the wine version (Happens with Proton) and stays for a while. (I will add this to the post)
I've seen lots of issues mentioned with F38 and gaming for some reason. Maybe try Lutris or Heroic so you can quickly switch wine profiles and try different things out. I find plain Wine installs rarely work with serious tinkering.
As a TF2 player, I agree.