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Skyrim "Failed to initialize renderer" on Wayland

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ValveSoftware/Proton#4900 · opened 2021-06-15 by RavenOchlich · updated 2021-06-15 · 1 comments · github
RRavenOchlich 2021-06-15 github

Compatibility Report

  • Name of the game with compatibility issues: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • Steam AppID of the game: 72850

System Information

https://gist.github.com/RavenOchlich/ab89e8b570c8a8540084b300fa1b2e3d

I confirm:

  • [X ] that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game. One similar Issue is: #4859
  • [X ] that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

##Log File
https://gist.github.com/RavenOchlich/cc361f3de7a84c8658cdf71aadb3e7a6

Symptoms

The Launcher starts fine, but when i hit Play a messagebox opens with "Failed to initialize renderer". Changing the resolution or enable windowed mode doesn't changes the error. The game was running under Xorg (Awesome vm) fine. Now on Wayland(Sway) the error occurs.

Reproduction

start Skyrim
hit Play in the Launcher
the Messagebox appears, hitting ok closes Skyrim

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2021-06-15 github

Hello @RavenOchlich, we're using one issue report per unofficially supported game title, so I've gone ahead and transferred this issue report to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/460#issuecomment-861508554.

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