Fuzzy bottom half of screen on Legion Go running bazzite.

The bottom half of my Legion Go is fuzzy and occasionally the whole screen flickers. I have tried the troubleshooting step regarding fuzzy screens (I used the rm command but that file didnt exist).

I don't know what else to try. I've tried playing around with the display settings but nothing changes and the screen is always fuzzy.

Any ideas?

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:05 PM

read documentation
https://docs.bazzite.gg/Handheld_and_HTPC_edition/Handheld_Wiki/Lenovo_Legion_Go/?h=legion+go#changing-the-resolution-in-desktop-mode-or-connecting-an-external-monitor-has-dire-consequences

Lenovo Legion Go - Bazzite Documentation

Bazzite is a custom image built upon Fedora Atomic Desktops that brings the best of Linux gaming to all of your devices.

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:06 PM

I have tried those commands but they didn't work

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:06 PM

do not be in desktop mode when you switch to TTY as desktop mode will restore the files when you reboot or go back to gamemode because the files vanished while in the desktop mode

Pptz96 I have tried those commands but they didn't work

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:06 PM

see my last message

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:07 PM

how do you go to TTY if you aren't in desktop mode

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:07 PM

same way you do it in desktop mode

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:07 PM

TTY is not the same as opening the terminal

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:08 PM

I only see a steam login page when in gaming mode

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:08 PM

please read the documentation which explains how to go into TTY if you actually read it

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:08 PM

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:10 PM

access the TTY when youre in gamemode, not desktop mode, as desktop mode will recover the deleted config files when you leave desktop mode because they vanished while dekstop mode was running

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:19 PM

it couldn't find any matching file. This is a new install of bazzite. I purchased the legion Go with this issue with the hopes of fixing the screen. I did a clean install of the official Legion Go Windows 11 image and couldnt fix the issue there. Today I did a clean install of Bazzite

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:20 PM

The previous user was running Bazzite. His ebay listing said that it was working one day then had this screen issue after. After doing some research it looks like users who use Bazzite on the Legion Go can run into this issue if they change their resolution while in desktop mode or using an external display

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:22 PM

that issue seems to be even in tty

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:22 PM

that is not normal

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:22 PM

does it happen also in gamemode?

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:23 PM

yup, it happens everywhere

Pptz96 yup, it happens everywhere

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:23 PM

the screen is busted

Pptz96 The previous user was running Bazzite. His ebay listing said that it was working...

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:23 PM

yep the issue is only in desktop mode though, not anywhere else

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:24 PM

I bought a replacement screen from AliExpress and it had the same issue so I think it's not even the screen thats the issue. The video out via USB-C works fine. I'm considering jerry rigging a custom screen panel with some 3D printed screen adapter

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:25 PM

your issue is different and if its in gamemode and TTY it indicates its an issue with the screen (or rather how the screen reports its capabilities)

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:27 PM

could even be as simple as because this screen is different than what originally comes on the go, it does not like the options meant for the legion go (this is determined from the dmi product id, aka sysid)

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:29 PM

so if I purchase the official screen part from lenovo it will fix the issue? It costs about £145 (it's out of warranty). I'm considering just getting a portable monitor and using that instead, I might even be able to mount it to the legion go with a 3D printed part.

Do you have any suggestions for any display panels I could use that will work with a single USB-C PD cable to provide power/video/touch

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:29 PM

I've seen some raspberry pi type screens online

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:32 PM

in theory yes, as i suspect the screen is just not compatible with what we do to make the legion go work as we expect the official screen which is a portrait display so we rotate it and set the correct resolution (and i suspect the issue is related to this but i am not a hardware person so i cannot tell for sure).
no idea what this would do if the replacement screen for example is native landscape

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:32 PM

and no i dont have any recommendations for a portable screen since i dont own any

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:34 PM

okay thanks for your help, seems like this device is destined to become either a fully docked console or a DIY project.

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:37 PM

@antheas youre more of a hardware person than me, am i correct in my assumption that the cause is most likely related to the screen rotation and us expecting the screen to be portrait because it is a legion go.
since this looks like similar to what we get when we change display mode to something the official screen does not support (like changing the resolution in desktop mode)

antheas•3/10/25, 1:38 PM

Your screen is broken

antheas•3/10/25, 1:38 PM

Probably due to a fall

HikariKnight•3/10/25, 1:39 PM

they replaced it though

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:39 PM

I bought a replacement screen from AliExpress that said was compatible with the Legion Go and it still had the fuzzyness

antheas•3/10/25, 1:39 PM

With an OEM part?

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:39 PM

not an OEM part

antheas•3/10/25, 1:39 PM

You still get the same issue as before?

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:39 PM

yes it had the same issue when I installed the replacement screen

antheas•3/10/25, 1:40 PM

Well it looks like half of the mipi lines of the edp to mipi converter are broken

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:41 PM

could it be the MIPI to EDP flex cable that is broken somehow?

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:41 PM

I can't find a replacement for that, Lenovo don't even sell that

antheas•3/10/25, 1:41 PM

Seems like it might be that

antheas•3/10/25, 1:44 PM

But it could be the ic

antheas•3/10/25, 1:45 PM

Could be lots of things

antheas•3/10/25, 1:46 PM

The issue with the screen on bazzite is because if you feed the converter a resolution it doesn't support it becomes like that

antheas•3/10/25, 1:46 PM

But it's the whole screen

antheas•3/10/25, 1:46 PM

In your case it's a hardware fault

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:46 PM

@antheas do you have any suggestions for some screen panels I could use as a replacement screen that I could mount to the Legion Go. I want a single USB-C port to power the screen and touch screen

antheas•3/10/25, 1:47 PM

No, did you buy it for a good price?

ptz96OP•3/10/25, 1:47 PM

£115

Fuzzy bottom half of screen on Legion Go running bazzite.

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