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Sonicadvance1: Created page with "Proton is the Windows on Linux compatibility layer that Steam uses to run Windows titles. Read more about it [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_(software) here] == Prereq..."

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Created page with "Proton is the Windows on Linux compatibility layer that Steam uses to run Windows titles. Read more about it [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_(software) here] == Prereq..."

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Proton is the Windows on Linux compatibility layer that Steam uses to run Windows titles. Read more about it [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_(software) here]

== Prerequisites ==
=== Updating pressure-vessel ===
Pressure-vessel is the container software that Proton uses to containerize itself. Steam doesn't ship a version of pressure-vessel that supports FEX-Emu, so this needs to be built and overwrite the version that Steam ships.
* On an x86-64 device
* Clone this git repo https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/steamrt/steam-runtime-tools
* Follow build instructions here: https://gitlab.steamos.cloud/steamrt/steam-runtime-tools/-/blob/master/build-aux/many-builds.md
* If all dependencies are already installed then this can be as simple as following
** ./build-aux/many-builds.py setup
** ./build-aux/many-builds.py build
** ./build-aux/many-builds.py install
* After which it gives you an rsync command to follow to get the build in to the correct folder on an AArch64 device.

=== Gotchas ===
* When Steam updates its runtimes, it may overwrite the one you've installed. rsync again to overwrite again
* If pressure-vessel complains about missing lib64 files or unable to execute some adverb then two things could have happened
** Your pressure-vessel changes got overwritten, rsync again
** Your version of FEX is too old, needs at least FEX-2207

== Running ==
Selecting a Proton game inside of the Steam install and running it should be all that is necessary. Be patient as due to how pressure-vessel and FEX interacts with each other, building the chroot environment can take a few minutes. Watch the processes in htop if you want to make sure.

== DXVK ==
Lots of games require Vulkan in order to run since they will be executed using DXVK. Make sure your AArch64 device has a new enough Vulkan driver to handle DXVK.

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	** ./build-aux/many-builds.py install		** ./build-aux/many-builds.py install
	* After which it gives you an rsync command to follow to get the build in to the correct folder on an AArch64 device.		* After which it gives you an rsync command to follow to get the build in to the correct folder on an AArch64 device.
		+
		+	=== Shell for debugging ===
		+	Set environment variable:
		+	PRESSURE_VESSEL_SHELL=instead
		+
		+	eg: Launching a proton game from Steam
		+	PRESSURE_VESSEL_SHELL=instead %command%
		+
		+	This will open an xterm window that some work can be done before running the application.
		+
		+	To run the command from the xterm instance again
		+	"$@"
		+	The quotes are important

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 == Prerequisites ==
 === Updating pressure-vessel ===
-Pressure-vessel is the container software that Proton uses to containerize itself. Steam doesn't ship a version of pressure-vessel that supports FEX-Emu, so this needs to be built and overwrite the version that Steam ships.
+Make sure to use the SteamLinuxRuntime soldier beta branch. That way you can have a new enough version of pressure-vessel that supports FEX.
 === Gotchas ===
 * If pressure-vessel complains about missing lib64 files or unable to execute some adverb then two things could have happened
-** Your pressure-vessel changes got overwritten, rsync again
+** Your version of pressure-vessel is too old. Update to the beta
 ** Your version of FEX is too old, needs at least FEX-2207
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 == Testing on x86-64 host ==
 Sometimes it is good to test FEX-Emu on an x86-64 host. Setting this up for pressure-vessel to run under Proton takes a bit of setup.
 * Copy FEX binaries over to pressure vessel
 ** ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_soldier/soldier_platform_0.20220601.0/files/bin/
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 * Might be because your rootfs is currently "unbroken", thus having a `/tmp` folder inside of it. execute `break_chroot.sh` and ensure `/tmp` is not in the rootfs.
 * Not 100% triaged.

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 == DXVK ==
 Lots of games require Vulkan in order to run since they will be executed using DXVK. Make sure your AArch64 device has a new enough Vulkan driver to handle DXVK.
 == Running outside of pressure-vessel ==
 === Environment variables ===
 * STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH

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	=== Running ===		=== Running ===
	* ./proton waitforexitandrun $STEAM_LIBRARY/steamapps/common/Sonic\ Mania/SonicMania.exe		* ./proton waitforexitandrun $STEAM_LIBRARY/steamapps/common/Sonic\ Mania/SonicMania.exe
		+
		+
		+	=== Pressure-vessel errors ===
		+	bwrap: Can't get type of source /usr/lib64: No such file or directory
		+	* Might need /usr/lib64 in your AArch64 root?
		+	* Might be because your rootfs is currently "unbroken", thus having a `/tmp` folder inside of it. execute `break_chroot.sh` and ensure `/tmp` is not in the rootfs.
		+	* Not 100% triaged.

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 * STEAM_COMPAT_INSTALL_PATH
 ** Needs to point to the game install path
-** export STEAM_COMPAT_INSTALL_PATH=<STEAM_LIBRARY>/steamapps/common/Spelunky/
+** export STEAM_COMPAT_INSTALL_PATH=$STEAM_LIBRARY/steamapps/common/Sonic\ Mania/
 * STEAM_COMPAT_CLIENT_INSTALL_PATH
 ** Needs to point to steam
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 === Running ===
-* ./proton waitforexitandrun <STEAM_LIBRARY>/steamapps/common/Spelunky/Spelunky.exe
+* ./proton waitforexitandrun $STEAM_LIBRARY/steamapps/common/Sonic\ Mania/SonicMania.exe

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	== DXVK ==		== DXVK ==
	Lots of games require Vulkan in order to run since they will be executed using DXVK. Make sure your AArch64 device has a new enough Vulkan driver to handle DXVK.		Lots of games require Vulkan in order to run since they will be executed using DXVK. Make sure your AArch64 device has a new enough Vulkan driver to handle DXVK.
		+
		+	== Running outside of pressure-vessel ==
		+	=== Environment variables ===
		+	* STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH
		+	** This needs to point to a path where proton will set up a wine prefix
		+	** export STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH=$HOME/test_proton
		+	** mkdir $STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH
		+	* STEAM_COMPAT_INSTALL_PATH
		+	** Needs to point to the game install path
		+	** export STEAM_COMPAT_INSTALL_PATH=<STEAM_LIBRARY>/steamapps/common/Spelunky/
		+	* STEAM_COMPAT_CLIENT_INSTALL_PATH
		+	** Needs to point to steam
		+	** export STEAM_COMPAT_CLIENT_INSTALL_PATH=$HOME/.steam
		+
		+	=== Running ===
		+	* ./proton waitforexitandrun <STEAM_LIBRARY>/steamapps/common/Spelunky/Spelunky.exe