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Setting Nvidia GPU to be the only Laptop Screen controller (via laptops mux) leads to games only starting with a black screen

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ValveSoftware/Proton#9146 · opened 2025-10-26 by izerotwo · updated 2025-10-26 · 0 comments · github
Iizerotwo 2025-10-26 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1759461205
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Fedora 43
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes
  • Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz
  • GPU:Hybrid (AMD radeon 780M/RTX4060 Max Q tho currently via MUX Nvidia GPU only enabled)

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Once i set my Laptops Nvidia GPU to be the only GPU on the system Steam games will not run only providing a blank screen. My other games which run via Lutris work absolutely fine running on Proton-GE, On steam both Proton GE and Proton Experimental are non functional.
I have tried more than one game and all have the same issue
To note i have also tried disabling Mangohud to see if it was causing the issue but to no avail.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Set main display out to be Nvidia GPU
  2. Open Game
  3. Instead of the games UI coming up the result will only be a blank black screen.

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