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Minecraft causes system failure on Arch Linux using KDE Plasma on Wayland.

Minecraft causes system failure on Arch Linux using KDE Plasma on Wayland.

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NinjaGirl236
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03-12-2025, 10:11 PM
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I chose to test Arch Linux. I thought I'd try Minecraft first, but after some installation hiccups, the game launched smoothly. However, whenever I focus on anything—whether looking out or using TNT—the system freezes and crashes with graphical errors. There were moments of a black screen lasting 5-10 seconds between glitches, which the capture card missed. Usually I have to restart the system after this, but it recovers once crash reports appear across all programs. KWin shows a seg fault, PlasmaShell signals a stop. The problem isn't hardware; Windows handles demanding games well. Untitled (1).mp4
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NinjaGirl236
03-12-2025, 10:11 PM #1

I chose to test Arch Linux. I thought I'd try Minecraft first, but after some installation hiccups, the game launched smoothly. However, whenever I focus on anything—whether looking out or using TNT—the system freezes and crashes with graphical errors. There were moments of a black screen lasting 5-10 seconds between glitches, which the capture card missed. Usually I have to restart the system after this, but it recovers once crash reports appear across all programs. KWin shows a seg fault, PlasmaShell signals a stop. The problem isn't hardware; Windows handles demanding games well. Untitled (1).mp4

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Its_Mizz
Member
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03-12-2025, 10:11 PM
#2
I think it was an issue with arch. Although the memtest was a good call, I found some faulty memory and now I'm RMAing it. But now with good memory it behaves the same, Windows and Ubuntu works perfectly fine. I guess I'm giving up on arch for now, maybe I'll try again at a later date.
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Its_Mizz
03-12-2025, 10:11 PM #2

I think it was an issue with arch. Although the memtest was a good call, I found some faulty memory and now I'm RMAing it. But now with good memory it behaves the same, Windows and Ubuntu works perfectly fine. I guess I'm giving up on arch for now, maybe I'll try again at a later date.

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tom5553
Junior Member
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03-12-2025, 10:11 PM
#3
It seems like the graphics card was reset. Consider using an older kernel version, such as 6.6 LTS.
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tom5553
03-12-2025, 10:11 PM #3

It seems like the graphics card was reset. Consider using an older kernel version, such as 6.6 LTS.