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author | Peter Hoeg <peter@hoeg.com> | 2017-09-10 11:18:00 +0800 |
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committer | Peter Hoeg <peter@hoeg.com> | 2017-09-10 13:14:43 +0800 |
commit | a9a3af423fc734de0489ed10660509c1e00102fc (patch) | |
tree | 8cbad5a20d4d9a32dbb82f3fb58ef030571c854d /doc | |
parent | 15502421c72de368f23ee13f1df56ebb1f424935 (diff) |
manual: steam on nouveau also requires newStdCpp
Diffstat (limited to 'doc')
-rw-r--r-- | doc/package-notes.xml | 58 |
1 files changed, 33 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/doc/package-notes.xml b/doc/package-notes.xml index 230f0ec7b93f..e1aea62f7848 100644 --- a/doc/package-notes.xml +++ b/doc/package-notes.xml @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ modulesTree = [kernel] $ nix-env -i ncurses $ export NIX_CFLAGS_LINK=-lncurses $ make menuconfig ARCH=<replaceable>arch</replaceable></screen> - + </para> </listitem> @@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ $ make menuconfig ARCH=<replaceable>arch</replaceable></screen> </listitem> </orderedlist> - + </para> - + </listitem> <listitem> @@ -409,24 +409,24 @@ it. Place the resulting <filename>package.nix</filename> file into <title>Steam in Nix</title> <para> - Steam is distributed as a <filename>.deb</filename> file, for now only - as an i686 package (the amd64 package only has documentation). - When unpacked, it has a script called <filename>steam</filename> that + Steam is distributed as a <filename>.deb</filename> file, for now only + as an i686 package (the amd64 package only has documentation). + When unpacked, it has a script called <filename>steam</filename> that in ubuntu (their target distro) would go to <filename>/usr/bin - </filename>. When run for the first time, this script copies some - files to the user's home, which include another script that is the - ultimate responsible for launching the steam binary, which is also + </filename>. When run for the first time, this script copies some + files to the user's home, which include another script that is the + ultimate responsible for launching the steam binary, which is also in $HOME. </para> <para> Nix problems and constraints: <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>We don't have <filename>/bin/bash</filename> and many + <listitem><para>We don't have <filename>/bin/bash</filename> and many scripts point there. Similarly for <filename>/usr/bin/python</filename> .</para></listitem> <listitem><para>We don't have the dynamic loader in <filename>/lib </filename>.</para></listitem> - <listitem><para>The <filename>steam.sh</filename> script in $HOME can + <listitem><para>The <filename>steam.sh</filename> script in $HOME can not be patched, as it is checked and rewritten by steam.</para></listitem> <listitem><para>The steam binary cannot be patched, it's also checked.</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> @@ -446,10 +446,10 @@ it. Place the resulting <filename>package.nix</filename> file into <title>How to play</title> <para> - For 64-bit systems it's important to have - <programlisting>hardware.opengl.driSupport32Bit = true;</programlisting> - in your <filename>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>. You'll also need - <programlisting>hardware.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true;</programlisting> + For 64-bit systems it's important to have + <programlisting>hardware.opengl.driSupport32Bit = true;</programlisting> + in your <filename>/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</filename>. You'll also need + <programlisting>hardware.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true;</programlisting> if you are using PulseAudio - this will enable 32bit ALSA apps integration. To use the Steam controller, you need to add <programlisting>services.udev.extraRules = '' @@ -470,23 +470,31 @@ it. Place the resulting <filename>package.nix</filename> file into <varlistentry> <term>Steam fails to start. What do I do?</term> - <listitem><para>Try to run + <listitem><para>Try to run <programlisting>strace steam</programlisting> to see what is causing steam to fail.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term>Using the FOSS Radeon drivers</term> + <term>Using the FOSS Radeon or nouveau (nvidia) drivers</term> <listitem><itemizedlist><listitem><para> - The open source radeon drivers need a newer libc++ than is provided - by the default runtime, which leads to a crash on launch. Use - <programlisting>environment.systemPackages = [(pkgs.steam.override { newStdcpp = true; })];</programlisting> - in your config if you get an error like + Both the open source radeon drivers as well as the nouveau drivers (nvidia) + need a newer libc++ than is provided by the default runtime, which leads to a + crash on launch. Use <programlisting>environment.systemPackages = + [(pkgs.steam.override { newStdcpp = true; })];</programlisting> in your config + if you get an error like <programlisting> libGL error: unable to load driver: radeonsi_dri.so libGL error: driver pointer missing libGL error: failed to load driver: radeonsi libGL error: unable to load driver: swrast_dri.so +libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast</programlisting> + or + <programlisting> +libGL error: unable to load driver: nouveau_dri.so +libGL error: driver pointer missing +libGL error: failed to load driver: nouveau +libGL error: unable to load driver: swrast_dri.so libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast</programlisting></para></listitem> <listitem><para> Steam ships statically linked with a version of libcrypto that @@ -504,7 +512,7 @@ libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast</programlisting></para></listitem> <listitem><para> There is no java in steam chrootenv by default. If you get a message like <programlisting>/home/foo/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/common/towns/towns.sh: line 1: java: command not found</programlisting> - You need to add + You need to add <programlisting> steam.override { withJava = true; };</programlisting> to your configuration. </para></listitem> @@ -519,14 +527,14 @@ libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast</programlisting></para></listitem> <title>steam-run</title> <para> -The FHS-compatible chroot used for steam can also be used to run +The FHS-compatible chroot used for steam can also be used to run other linux games that expect a FHS environment. -To do it, add +To do it, add <programlisting>pkgs.(steam.override { nativeOnly = true; newStdcpp = true; }).run</programlisting> -to your configuration, rebuild, and run the game with +to your configuration, rebuild, and run the game with <programlisting>steam-run ./foo</programlisting> </para> |