vkBasalt does not work at all

[sidreshot]

Everything is done according to the instructions. Doesn't work in steam, nowhere at all. Tried it in wine, exposed the keys in various ways - no reaction. How does it work at all? Operating System - Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon The program compiled fine. Log files are not created.

Examples: Driver 3

crapbug@XEONST:~/vkBasalt$ ENABLE_VKBASALT=1 VKBASALT_LOG_FILE="vkBasalt.log" wine-development /home/crapbug/.wine/drive_c/Driv3r/Driv3r.exe
019a:err:winediag:xrandr12_init_modes Broken NVIDIA RandR detected, falling back to RandR 1.0. Please consider using the Nouveau driver instead.
info:  Game: Driv3r.exe
info:  DXVK: v1.7
info:  Built-in extension providers:
info:    Win32 WSI
info:    OpenVR
warn:  OpenVR: Failed to locate module
info:  Enabled instance extensions:
info:    VK_KHR_surface
info:    VK_KHR_win32_surface
warn:  D3D9: VK_FORMAT_D16_UNORM_S8_UINT -> VK_FORMAT_D24_UNORM_S8_UINT
info:  GeForce GTX 1080:
info:    Driver: 450.57.0
info:    Vulkan: 1.2.133
info:    Memory Heap[0]: 
info:      Size: 8192 MiB
info:      Flags: 0x1
info:      Memory Type[7]: Property Flags = 0x1
info:    Memory Heap[1]: 
info:      Size: 24012 MiB
info:      Flags: 0x0
info:      Memory Type[0]: Property Flags = 0x0
info:      Memory Type[1]: Property Flags = 0x0
info:      Memory Type[2]: Property Flags = 0x0
info:      Memory Type[3]: Property Flags = 0x0
info:      Memory Type[4]: Property Flags = 0x0
info:      Memory Type[5]: Property Flags = 0x0
info:      Memory Type[6]: Property Flags = 0x0
info:      Memory Type[8]: Property Flags = 0x6
info:      Memory Type[9]: Property Flags = 0xe
info:    Memory Heap[2]: 
info:      Size: 246 MiB
info:      Flags: 0x1
info:      Memory Type[10]: Property Flags = 0x7
info:  Process set as DPI aware
info:  Device properties:
info:    Device name:     : GeForce GTX 1080
info:    Driver version   : 450.57.0
info:  Enabled device extensions:
info:    VK_EXT_depth_clip_enable
info:    VK_EXT_host_query_reset
info:    VK_EXT_shader_demote_to_helper_invocation
info:    VK_EXT_shader_viewport_index_layer
info:    VK_EXT_transform_feedback
info:    VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor
info:    VK_KHR_create_renderpass2
info:    VK_KHR_depth_stencil_resolve
info:    VK_KHR_draw_indirect_count
info:    VK_KHR_driver_properties
info:    VK_KHR_image_format_list
info:    VK_KHR_sampler_mirror_clamp_to_edge
info:    VK_KHR_swapchain
info:  Device features:
info:    robustBufferAccess                     : 1
info:    fullDrawIndexUint32                    : 1
info:    imageCubeArray                         : 1
info:    independentBlend                       : 1
info:    geometryShader                         : 1
info:    tessellationShader                     : 0
info:    sampleRateShading                      : 1
info:    dualSrcBlend                           : 0
info:    logicOp                                : 0
info:    multiDrawIndirect                      : 0
info:    drawIndirectFirstInstance              : 0
info:    depthClamp                             : 1
info:    depthBiasClamp                         : 1
info:    fillModeNonSolid                       : 1
info:    depthBounds                            : 1
info:    multiViewport                          : 1
info:    samplerAnisotropy                      : 1
info:    textureCompressionBC                   : 1
info:    occlusionQueryPrecise                  : 1
info:    pipelineStatisticsQuery                : 1
info:    vertexPipelineStoresAndAtomics         : 1
info:    fragmentStoresAndAtomics               : 0
info:    shaderImageGatherExtended              : 0
info:    shaderStorageImageExtendedFormats      : 1
info:    shaderStorageImageReadWithoutFormat    : 0
info:    shaderStorageImageWriteWithoutFormat   : 1
info:    shaderClipDistance                     : 1
info:    shaderCullDistance                     : 1
info:    shaderFloat64                          : 0
info:    shaderInt64                            : 0
info:    variableMultisampleRate                : 0
info:  VK_EXT_conditional_rendering
info:    conditionalRendering                   : 0
info:  VK_EXT_custom_border_color
info:    customBorderColors                     : 0
info:    customBorderColorWithoutFormat         : 0
info:  VK_EXT_depth_clip_enable
info:    depthClipEnable                        : 1
info:  VK_EXT_host_query_reset
info:    hostQueryReset                         : 1
info:  VK_EXT_memory_priority
info:    memoryPriority                         : 0
info:  VK_EXT_robustness2
info:    robustBufferAccess2                    : 0
info:    robustImageAccess2                     : 0
info:    nullDescriptor                         : 0
info:  VK_EXT_shader_demote_to_helper_invocation
info:    shaderDemoteToHelperInvocation         : 1
info:  VK_EXT_transform_feedback
info:    transformFeedback                      : 0
info:    geometryStreams                        : 0
info:  VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor
info:    vertexAttributeInstanceRateDivisor     : 1
info:    vertexAttributeInstanceRateZeroDivisor : 1
info:  Queue families:
info:    Graphics : 0
info:    Transfer : 1
warn:  DXVK: No state cache file found
warn:  DXVK: Creating new state cache file
info:  DXVK: Using 7 compiler threads
info:  D3D9DeviceEx::ResetSwapChain:
info:    Requested Presentation Parameters
info:      - Width:              640
info:      - Height:             480
info:      - Format:             D3D9Format::A8R8G8B8
info:      - Auto Depth Stencil: true
info:                  ^ Format: D3D9Format::D24S8
info:      - Windowed:           false
info:  Presenter: Actual swap chain properties:
info:    Format:       VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM
info:    Present mode: VK_PRESENT_MODE_IMMEDIATE_KHR
info:    Buffer size:  640x480
info:    Image count:  2
info:    Exclusive FS: 0
info:  Setting display mode: 640x480@62
warn:  DxsoCompiler::processInstruction: unhandled opcode: Phase
warn:  D3D9DeviceEx::SetRenderState: Unhandled render state D3DRS_DITHERENABLE
warn:  D3D9DeviceEx::SetRenderState: Unhandled render state D3DRS_DEBUGMONITORTOKEN
info:  Presenter: Actual swap chain properties:
info:    Format:       VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM
info:    Present mode: VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR
info:    Buffer size:  640x480
info:    Image count:  3
info:    Exclusive FS: 0
info:  D3D9DeviceEx::ResetSwapChain:
info:    Requested Presentation Parameters
info:      - Width:              640
info:      - Height:             480
info:      - Format:             D3D9Format::A8R8G8B8
info:      - Auto Depth Stencil: true
info:                  ^ Format: D3D9Format::D24S8
info:      - Windowed:           false
info:  Setting display mode: 640x480@62
019a:err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {ca503b60-b176-11d4-a094-d0c0bf3a560c} not registered
019a:err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {ca503b60-b176-11d4-a094-d0c0bf3a560c} could be created for context 0x1
info:  D3D9DeviceEx::ResetSwapChain:
info:    Requested Presentation Parameters
info:      - Width:              1920
info:      - Height:             1080
info:      - Format:             D3D9Format::A8R8G8B8
info:      - Auto Depth Stencil: true
info:                  ^ Format: D3D9Format::D24S8
info:      - Windowed:           false
info:  Setting display mode: 1920x1080@53
info:  Presenter: Actual swap chain properties:
info:    Format:       VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM
info:    Present mode: VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR
info:    Buffer size:  1920x1080
info:    Image count:  3
info:    Exclusive FS: 0
019a:err:ole:CoGetClassObject class {ca503b60-b176-11d4-a094-d0c0bf3a560c} not registered
019a:err:ole:CoGetClassObject no class object {ca503b60-b176-11d4-a094-d0c0bf3a560c} could be created for context 0x1
info:  D3D9DeviceEx::ResetSwapChain:
info:    Requested Presentation Parameters
info:      - Width:              1920
info:      - Height:             1080
info:      - Format:             D3D9Format::A8R8G8B8
info:      - Auto Depth Stencil: true
info:                  ^ Format: D3D9Format::D24S8
info:      - Windowed:           false
info:  Setting display mode: 1920x1080@53
info:  Presenter: Actual swap chain properties:
info:    Format:       VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM
info:    Present mode: VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR
info:    Buffer size:  1920x1050
info:    Image count:  3
info:    Exclusive FS: 0
info:  Presenter: Actual swap chain properties:
info:    Format:       VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM
info:    Present mode: VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR
info:    Buffer size:  1920x1080
info:    Image count:  3
info:    Exclusive FS: 0
info:  Presenter: Actual swap chain properties:
info:    Format:       VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM
info:    Present mode: VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR
info:    Buffer size:  1920x1080
info:    Image count:  3
info:    Exclusive FS: 0
info:  Presenter: Actual swap chain properties:
info:    Format:       VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM
info:    Present mode: VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR
info:    Buffer size:  1920x1080
info:    Image count:  3
info:    Exclusive FS: 0
info:  Restoring display mode: 1920x1080@50
info:  Setting display mode: 1920x1080@50

In steam i add ENABLE_VKBASALT=1 %command% for launch option. No change.

[MrDrMcCoy]

I'm having the same issue. Seems that vkBasalt just doesn't want to load. Nothing is logged about it, and the hotkey to [de]activate does nothing in game. This used to work great, not sure what changed.

vkBasalt (32 and 64-bit): 0.3.2.3-4 Distro: arch Kernel: 5.9.8-zen1-1-zen Mesa: 20.2.2 GPU: Radeon 5700 XT Game: Deep Rock Galactic (and others) Proton: 5.13-1

Game launch options in Steam: PROTON_LOG=1 ENABLE_VKBASALT=1 VKBASALT_CONFIG_FILE=/home/w00t/vkbasalt/vkBasalt.conf VKBASALT_LOG_LEVEL=info VKBASALT_LOG_FILE=/home/w00t/vkbasalt/vkBasalt.log __GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS=1 DXVK_ASYNC=1 RADV_PERFTEST=aco,cswave32,dccmsaa,dfsm,gewave32,pswave32 mesa_glthread=true VSYNC=1 FPS=100 RADV_TEX_ANISO=16 AMD_TEX_ANISO=16 PICMIP=-1 EQAA=4,2,2 AMD_DEBUG=forcedma,dpbb,dfsm VK_ICD_FILENAMES=/usr/share/vulkan/icd.d/amd_icd64.json AMDVLK_ENABLE_DEVELOPING_EXT="all" EnableVmAlwaysValid=2 gamemoderun mangohud %command%

[Faalagorn]

vkBasalt and other layers doesn't work with Proton 5.13 yet, see https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/4289

[smcv]

vkBasalt and other layers doesn't work with Proton 5.13 yet

Versions >= 0.20201124.0 of the pressure-vessel container runner will import Vulkan layers from the host system, in addition to Vulkan ICDs. This is not currently included in the SteamLinuxRuntime_soldier Steam depot, but should be in the next public release.

The container does not have the same /etc or /usr as the host system, so not all system-wide configuration files will be available. For best results, use a configuration file in your home directory. Alternatively, there is a new environment variable PRESSURE_VESSEL_FILESYSTEMS_RO which can be used to pull in configuration files from other directories (although not /usr for technical reasons): for example you could use PRESSURE_VESSEL_FILESYSTEMS_RO="$MANGOHUD_CONFIGFILE:$VKBASALT_CONFIG_FILE".

[DadSchoorse]

@smcv Thanks for the work on layers! Sadly there seem to still be some issues, I've reported them here: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-runtime/issues/295#issuecomment-734291030

[jarrard]

with the beta update to steam runtime it should work. Mangohud works but vkBasalt causes games to fail on launch or never launch at all. very odd.

[jarrard]

when building the 32bit version I get this error but do not know what it really means. I do have vulkan sdk installed.

[56/57] Linking target src/libvkbasalt.so
FAILED: src/libvkbasalt.so 
c++  -o src/libvkbasalt.so src/libvkbasalt.so.p/basalt.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/buffer.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/command_buffer.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/config.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/descriptor_set.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/effect_cas.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/effect.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/effect_deband.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/effect_dls.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/effect_fxaa.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/effect_lut.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/effect_reshade.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/effect_simple.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/effect_smaa.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/effect_transfer.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/fake_swapchain.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/format.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/framebuffer.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/graphics_pipeline.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/image.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/image_view.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/keyboard_input.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/keyboard_input_x11.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/logger.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/logical_swapchain.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/lut_cube.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/memory.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/renderpass.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/reshade_uniforms.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/sampler.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/shader.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/stb_image.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/stb_image_resize.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/util.cpp.o src/libvkbasalt.so.p/vkdispatch.cpp.o -Wl,--as-needed -Wl,--no-undefined -Wl,-O1 -shared -fPIC -Wl,--start-group -Wl,-soname,libvkbasalt.so -m32 src/reshade/libreshade.a /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so -Wl,--end-group -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -Wl,-rpath-link,/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
/usr/bin/ld: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so: error adding symbols: file in wrong format
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
ninja: build stopped: subcommand failed.

Turns out I was missing some dependencies. Doing the below command allows for proper installation.

apt install build-essential gcc-multilib libx11-dev libx11-dev:i386 glslang-tools spirv-tools spirv-headers g++-multilib

Unfortunately games like KCD will just infinitely sit at loading exe when vkbasalt is enabled (proton).

War Thunder (native) will produce a lovely annoying Exception error box where you must press OK for it to crash back to desktop.

[DadSchoorse]

@jarrard That sounds like you are on debian and aren't using PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/pkgconfig.

[jarrard]

I managed to fix it in the end. However vkbasalt still doesn't work for me (crashes or freezes games when used).

I posted a full build log here: I'm using Pop!_OS 20.10

https://github.com/DadSchoorse/vkBasalt/issues/119

Installed manjaro, complete new install. Using mesa-12 lvmm11, kernel 5.10rc6 and vkbasalt won't work with anything. Perhaps my issue is related to vkbasalt only working on early mesa or kernel versions.

Unfortunately I have a Navi2 card, so I can't test on earlier mesa/kernel.

[L1Q]

Does not work for me on DXVK. Notably Portal 2 (-vulkan flag). Mangohud loads, vkBasalt logs config file variables, but then does nothing. Works with vkcube and talos principle.

vkbasalt: 0.3.2.4-1 distro: manjaro mesa: 21.0.3-3 gpu: rx570

[DadSchoorse]

@L1Q works for me, make sure you have 32bit vkbasalt installed. (lib32-vkbasalt or something like that)

[L1Q]

Yes, it's named lib32-vkbasalt on AUR. Now that 32bit is installed it works, for Proton even affects mangohud. Having to install both versions is worth mentioning in readme. Thanks a ton!