[Tech Support] Black Ops 3 - Safe Mode error and Black Screen
I had an issue with Manjaro a little while back and recently switched over to EndeavourOS. However, I noticed that when I installed and tried to run Black Ops III to play some zombies with a friend, I encounter a screen informing me that something went wrong since last launch and I should consider running the game in safe mode. Regardless of what I choose, I get a solid black screen. Game is installed on a 4TB hard drive in EXT4, not NTFS which was the cause of my last issue with this game.I tried a variety of launch options and proton versions, all to no avail. I was thinking it may be an issue regarding my drivers or something, but I reinstalled those with no issue, plus other games work fine. But I have had this game working before, so I am truly confused.
Neofetch:
<span style="color:#323232;"> ./o. </span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#a71d5d;">******</span><span style="color:#323232;">@</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#a71d5d;">*******
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> ./sssso- ---------------
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> `:osssssss+- OS: EndeavourOS Linux x86_64
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> `:+sssssssssso/. Kernel: 6.4.8-arch1-1
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> `-/ossssssssssssso/. Uptime: 1 hour, 59 mins
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> `-/+sssssssssssssssso+:` Packages: 1679 (pacman), 27 (flatpak), 3 (snap)
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> `-:/+sssssssssssssssssso+/. Shell: zsh 5.9
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> `.://osssssssssssssssssssso++- Resolution: 1080x1920, 1920x1080, 1920x1080
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> .://+ssssssssssssssssssssssso++: DE: Xfce 4.18
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> .:///ossssssssssssssssssssssssso++: WM: Xfwm4
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> `:////ssssssssssssssssssssssssssso+++. WM Theme: Matcha-dark-sea
</span><span style="color:#323232;">`-////+ssssssssssssssssssssssssssso++++- Theme: Flat-Remix-GTK-MORALES-Dark </span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#a71d5d;">[</span><span style="color:#323232;">GTK2</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#a71d5d;">]</span><span style="color:#323232;">, Arc-Darker </span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#a71d5d;">[</span><span style="color:#323232;">GTK3</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#a71d5d;">]
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> `..-+oosssssssssssssssssssssssso+++++/` Icons: Flat-Remix-Red-Dark </span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#a71d5d;">[</span><span style="color:#323232;">GTK2</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#a71d5d;">]</span><span style="color:#323232;">, Qogir </span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#a71d5d;">[</span><span style="color:#323232;">GTK3</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#a71d5d;">]
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> ./++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++/:. Terminal: xfce4-terminal
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> `:::::::::::::::::::::::::------`` Terminal Font: Fira Code 10
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (32) @ 3.400GHz
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Lite Hash Rate
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> Memory: 7129MiB / 32006MiB
</span>
Proton Log (I hope this link works… It is EXTREMELY long):
drive.google.com/file/d/…/view?usp=sharing
And, in case there is doubt to my driver idea, here is the output of inxi -G
<span style="color:#323232;">Graphics:
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> Device-1: NVIDIA GA102 </span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#a71d5d;">[</span><span style="color:#323232;">GeForce RTX 3080 Lite Hash Rate</span><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#a71d5d;">]</span><span style="color:#323232;"> driver: nvidia
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> v: 535.86.05
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> Device-2: Microdia Webcam Vitade AF driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> type: USB
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.8 with: Xwayland v: 23.1.2 driver: X:
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> loaded: nvidia unloaded: modesetting gpu: nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch resolution:
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> 1: 1920x1080~60Hz 2: 1920x1080~60Hz 3: 1080x1920~60Hz
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 535.86.05 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX
</span><span style="color:#323232;"> 3080/PCIe/SSE2
</span>
r/linux_gaming - Black Ops 3 - Safe Mode error and Black Screen inxi -G output
Original Reddit Link if interested: reddit.com/…/black_ops_3_safe_mode_error_and_blac…