Bazzite refuses to go into Gaming Mode through shortcut as of F42.20250731 update

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● ostree-image-signed:docker://ghcr.io/ublue-os/bazzite-deck:stable
                   Digest: sha256:12a9a60d195a4d1df6063c918bc1503990eaec78666d7db77115c06e2186591f
                  Version: 42.20250731 (2025-07-31T20:25:40Z)
          LayeredPackages: htop meson mullvad-vpn ninja-build sassc
            LocalPackages: protonvpn-stable-release-1.0.1-1.noarch

  ostree-image-signed:docker://ghcr.io/ublue-os/bazzite-deck:stable
                   Digest: sha256:12a9a60d195a4d1df6063c918bc1503990eaec78666d7db77115c06e2186591f
                  Version: 42.20250731 (2025-07-31T20:25:40Z)
          LayeredPackages: htop meson ninja-build sassc
            LocalPackages: protonvpn-stable-release-1.0.1-1.noarch

State: idle
Deployments:
● ostree-image-signed:docker://ghcr.io/ublue-os/bazzite-deck:stable
                   Digest: sha256:12a9a60d195a4d1df6063c918bc1503990eaec78666d7db77115c06e2186591f
                  Version: 42.20250731 (2025-07-31T20:25:40Z)
          LayeredPackages: htop meson mullvad-vpn ninja-build sassc
            LocalPackages: protonvpn-stable-release-1.0.1-1.noarch

  ostree-image-signed:docker://ghcr.io/ublue-os/bazzite-deck:stable
                   Digest: sha256:12a9a60d195a4d1df6063c918bc1503990eaec78666d7db77115c06e2186591f
                  Version: 42.20250731 (2025-07-31T20:25:40Z)
          LayeredPackages: htop meson ninja-build sassc
            LocalPackages: protonvpn-stable-release-1.0.1-1.noarch

ujust get-logs

Logs This Boot: https://paste.centos.org/view/9b028b91
 
Logs Last Boot: https://paste.centos.org/view/4a57a989

Logs This Boot: https://paste.centos.org/view/9b028b91
 
Logs Last Boot: https://paste.centos.org/view/4a57a989

The title says everything, after upgrading Bazzite to F42.20250731 and trying to return to Game Mode via shortcut, it just stuck in a black screen, and at the end Steam being reinstalled and causing logged out states. Checklist I have done: * Resetting Steam and reinstalling Decky with clean state - same issue * Disconnecting monitor and reconnecting it - same issue * Recreating shortcut - same issue * Reverting to past snapshot and reconnecting monitor somewhat fixes it * Or fully restarting from your desktop allows you to enter game mode without issue, only shortcut is affected

Solution:

Reinstalling seems to be working, for those who installed OS since Fedora 40, you might need to reinstall The constant update for some reason may be causing breakages...

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19 Replies

Lumaeris•4w ago

try ujust fix-reset-steam

RoonOP•4w ago

Oh wait I guess I know why

Aug 01 22:32:45 2025-Hada (rvice.sh)[36047]: virtual-surround-sound.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /home/roon/homebrew/plugins/decky-virtual-surround-sound/service.sh: No such file or directory

Aug 01 22:32:45 2025-Hada (rvice.sh)[36047]: virtual-surround-sound.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /home/roon/homebrew/plugins/decky-virtual-surround-sound/service.sh: No such file or directory

One of decky script got broken lemme try removing that one

Lumaeris•4w ago

probably that's the reason

RoonOP•4w ago

which interferes with the client It did not helped Got rid of that script but same issue Recreated log https://paste.centos.org/view/bf2bd385

Aug 01 22:45:21 2025-Hada steam[41973]: ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/extest/libextest.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
Aug 01 22:45:21 2025-Hada steam[41973]: ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/extest/libextest.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
Aug 01 22:45:21 2025-Hada steam[41973]: ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/extest/libextest.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.

Aug 01 22:45:21 2025-Hada steam[41973]: ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/extest/libextest.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
Aug 01 22:45:21 2025-Hada steam[41973]: ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/extest/libextest.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
Aug 01 22:45:21 2025-Hada steam[41973]: ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/extest/libextest.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.

This is something else

Aug 01 22:45:28 2025-Hada steam[41973]: [2025-08-01 22:45:28] Destroy window
Aug 01 22:45:28 2025-Hada steam[41973]: Steam logging initialized: directory: /var/home/roon/.local/share/Steam/logs
Aug 01 22:45:28 2025-Hada steam[41973]: [2025-08-01 22:45:28] ProcessNextMessage: socket disconnected
Aug 01 22:45:28 2025-Hada steam[41973]: [2025-08-01 22:45:28] No more messages are expected - exiting
Aug 01 22:45:28 2025-Hada steam[41973]: ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/extest/libextest.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
Aug 01 22:45:28 2025-Hada steam[41973]: ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/extest/libextest.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
Aug 01 22:45:28 2025-Hada steam[41973]: XRRGetOutputInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf62f1f90
Aug 01 22:45:28 2025-Hada steam[41973]: XRRGetCrtcInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf62f0670
Aug 01 22:45:29 2025-Hada steam[41973]: ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/extest/libextest.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
Aug 01 22:45:29 2025-Hada steam[41973]: 08/01 22:45:29 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
Aug 01 22:45:29 2025-Hada steam[41973]: 08/01 22:45:29 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steamsysinfo)/version(1751405894)/tid(44199)

Aug 01 22:45:28 2025-Hada steam[41973]: [2025-08-01 22:45:28] Destroy window
Aug 01 22:45:28 2025-Hada steam[41973]: Steam logging initialized: directory: /var/home/roon/.local/share/Steam/logs
Aug 01 22:45:28 2025-Hada steam[41973]: [2025-08-01 22:45:28] ProcessNextMessage: socket disconnected
Aug 01 22:45:28 2025-Hada steam[41973]: [2025-08-01 22:45:28] No more messages are expected - exiting
Aug 01 22:45:28 2025-Hada steam[41973]: ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/extest/libextest.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
Aug 01 22:45:28 2025-Hada steam[41973]: ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/extest/libextest.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
Aug 01 22:45:28 2025-Hada steam[41973]: XRRGetOutputInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf62f1f90
Aug 01 22:45:28 2025-Hada steam[41973]: XRRGetCrtcInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf62f0670
Aug 01 22:45:29 2025-Hada steam[41973]: ERROR: ld.so: object '/usr/lib/extest/libextest.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
Aug 01 22:45:29 2025-Hada steam[41973]: 08/01 22:45:29 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
Aug 01 22:45:29 2025-Hada steam[41973]: 08/01 22:45:29 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steamsysinfo)/version(1751405894)/tid(44199)

I am going to rebase into old revision and see if this makes any differences

bazzite-rollback-helper rebase 42.20250720

bazzite-rollback-helper rebase 42.20250720

Nope still the same I am suspecting Decky right now and doing full reset of it including Steam itself Reconnecting monitor somewhat fixes it... But will keep this issue open in case it happens again (Sorry posted on wrong area) Still did not fixed, assuming this is still a bug on F42.20250731 Current workaround is only fully restarting the client

RoonOP•4w ago

https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite/issues/3001

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The system refuses to go into Gaming Mode through shortcut as of F4...

Describe the bug After upgrading to F42.20250731, clicking on Return to Gaming Mode causes the Steam Deck to stuck into loading loop, and causing Steam to be reset and returns into Desktop Mode. Tr...

RoonOP•4w ago

I have tested this but I have noticed that it only happens when you try to go back to Gaming Mode through shortcut, fully restarting and booting into Gaming Mode works fine

PegaSys•4w ago

I cannot recreate this issue is there anything you can think of that you might have done?

RoonOP•4w ago

No, it worked before and it started to happen after upgrade

PegaSys•4w ago

that's a given, i mean even further before that

RoonOP•4w ago

No It remained the same Nothing was ever changed even in system side and script wise

PegaSys•4w ago

no, i mean even before that any system configuration you might have changed, yesterday, last week, whenever

DefiniteIntegral•4w ago

Are you using the steam beta client. The July 31 beta client is completely broken for both game mode and desktop

RoonOP•3w ago

Nope Stable Nothing It is stock configuration with some additional packages like Mullvad Proton @PegaSys Are you sure you are using Steam Deck It seems to be only happening on Steam Deck version then Does anyone can confirm if the switching to game mode works with your monitor? If so which monitor are you guys using

Robbeh•3w ago

it works fine for me using the shortcut (just tried it) monitor is an Iiyama ultra wide screen thing and i use the bazzite-deck image too 🙂

Pelo190e•3w ago

It worked fine for me up until .804 stable but anything after that breaks returning to game mode, restarting doesn't seem to get me into gaming mode either(rog ally)

PegaSys•3w ago

it happens to me now as well after trying to use ujust setup-waydroid fixed it with ujust fix-reset-steam

Pelo190e•2w ago

.809 stable seems to have fixed the issue, booted like normal

RoonOP•2w ago

I am suspecting some gamescope bug right now that Bazzite shipped Will be checking if that is related (I tested Gaming mode with other os Nobara but that one seems to be working so I am assuming that is the Gamescope for some reason is buggy with current setup) Really? That's so weird Mine did not got fixed after upgrade, so I am reinstalling Bazzite right now to check if this issue persists (I had to reinstall anyways due to permanent visual bug with the change of F41)

Solution

Roon•2w ago

Reinstalling seems to be working, for those who installed OS since Fedora 40, you might need to reinstall The constant update for some reason may be causing breakages

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Bazzite refuses to go into Gaming Mode through shortcut as of F42.20250731 update

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