Sim racing on Linux
Posted by TkoSamNeZnam@reddit | linux | View on Reddit | 9 comments
Hi there!
I had a chance to try out Bazzite but ultimately I turned it away because I just couldnt get my thrustmaster wheel to work properly
The experience I had in other games and the OS overall was amazing but I mostly just sim race so I went back to W11
Well Windows 11 is absolute , pardon my language, dogshit
So I'm kinda stuck in the middle. I don't wanna use W11 but from my experience on Bazzite/Linux it doesnt offer me what I need/want
I'm hoping since I'm a newbie I made some mistake and thats why my tm wheel didn't work
I did try to trouble shoot it for a couple of days but ultimately I gave up because I just dont have too much free time and I'd rather spend that time playing
I'd love if anyone who sim races as well could pitch in and tell me just if it is possible or not
(for reference the wheel is a T300RS GT)
Thanks for reading , have a good day
Traditional_Hat3506@reddit
Have you tried https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.lawstorant.boxflat and https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.github.berarma.Oversteer ? According to an issue on Oversteer, your wheel has some problems with detection that have been fixed https://github.com/berarma/oversteer/issues/229
Boxflat README links to https://simracingonlinux.com/ which has links to linux sim racing communities that might be able to help you. It also links to this database that lists your wheel as Gold tier support https://github.com/JacKeTUs/linux-steering-wheels
TkoSamNeZnam@reddit (OP)
Yeah I am aware of those and I tried using Oversteer and also hid-tmff2 which was a procedure and a half to install but in the end it didnt work ,
undrwater@reddit
I want this to sound supportive, not harsh, so please keep this in mind!
"It didn't work" is not useful for those of us in the open source world that want to help you. It's important to gather as much data related to the failure as you can and report it. This includes all the steps you went through, and any logs you can provide.
I have a Ferrari set that was intended only for Xbox working in Linux thanks to xpad capture. It doesn't work on Windows at all.
Espionage724-0x21@reddit
I use a Logitech G920 on Fedora Workstation with City Car Driving in Steam (Proton Experimental) fine! I recall a difference with
new-lg4ffvs in-kernel default for force-feedback, but FFB worked with both.Iirc it worked in VR too with SteamVR (City Car Driving does some glitching thing with Oculus headsets ran though SteamVR though any-OS)
The_EXorcist86@reddit
My full MOZA setup works on linux mint with boxflat. It's only been games without kernel anti cheat that didn't work. That being said I didn't get it working with Bazzite and many games were hit or miss on starting at all
xXBongSlut420Xx@reddit
sim racing is def possible on linux, but you need to be buying your hardware with linux in mind
daanjderuiter@reddit
Wish I could share better experiences, but sim racing is why I keep my W10 dual boot at the moment. I gave it a shot on Linux, and the few sims I tried all had different issues. Couldn't be arsed to go bug squatting, so I gave up
TkoSamNeZnam@reddit (OP)
Damn that's sad to hear , when sim racing gets better on linux i'll probably never use windows again , but at the moment it doesnt make sense to dual boot when I mostly just use the computer for sim races :/
da_peda@reddit
Searched for "T300RS GT Linux" -> this Reddit thread in /r/trucksim -> GitHub - Kimplul/hid-tmff2: Linux kernel module for Thrustmaster T300RS, T248 and (experimental) TX, T128, T-GT II and TS-XW wheels
Hope that helps