DotA 2 and TF2 (only games tested) have strange visual bugs that render them unplayable

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#3060 · opened 2013-12-26 by dubslow · updated 2014-02-02 · 1 comments · github

Ddubslow 2013-12-26 github

I just installed Linux Mint 16 Cinnamon on my laptop (Core i3 Sandy Bridge, HD 3000), and sadly, DotA 2 and TF2 are unplayable. I have no idea what the issue could be -- I highly doubt it's driver issues, because Intel's graphics drivers have always been great, and also because before LM16 I had Debian testing installed, and in that case DotA 2 and TF2 worked. (In Debian, I had a separate issue where they would periodically freeze for up to ten seconds before responding, but they were largely playable.) I'm thinking that there might be some issues with Cinnamon 2.0, but I couldn't even speculate what those might be.

Here's a screenshot of DotA 2: http://filesmelt.com/dl/Screenshot_from_2013-12-25_22:23:27.png

Here's a screenshot of TF2: http://filesmelt.com/dl/Screenshot_from_2013-12-26_17:50:00.png

And Steam's sysinfo:

Processor Information:
Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x2a
CPU Stepping: 0x7
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 2300 Mhz
4 logical processors
2 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported

Network Information:
Network Speed:

Operating System Version:
Linux Mint 16 Petra (64 bit)
Kernel Name: Linux
Kernel Version: 3.11.0-12-generic
X Server Vendor: The X.Org Foundation
X Server Release: 11403000
X Window Manager: Mutter (Muffin)
Steam Runtime Version: steam-runtime-release_2013-10-23

Video Card:
Driver: Intel Open Source Technology Center Mesa DRI Intel(R) Sandybridge Mobile x86/MMX/SSE2

Driver Version:  3.0 Mesa 9.2.1
OpenGL Version: 3.0
Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
VendorID:  0x8086
DeviceID:  0x116
Number of Monitors:  1
Number of Logical Video Cards:  1
Primary Display Resolution:  1366 x 768
Desktop Resolution: 1366 x 768
Primary Display Size: 13.54" x 7.64"  (15.51" diag)
                                        34.4cm x 19.4cm  (39.4cm diag)
Primary VRAM Not Detected

Sound card:
Audio device: Intel CougarPoint HDMI

Memory:
RAM: 3856 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
LANG: en_US.UTF-8
Microphone: Not set
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 142368 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 107494 Mb

Ddubslow 2014-02-02 github

Based on some screenshots posted by Ars Technica, they appeared to have the same issues with Mint 16 with all-Intel hardware. It's probably a Cinnamon issue.

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/02/linux-on-the-nuc-using-ubuntu-mint-fedora-and-the-steamos-beta/2/

Edit: User "duplicitea" commented on the Ars Technica article with the fix for Mint 16 rendering issues: it is sufficient to install the libtxc-dxtn-s2tc0 and libtxc-dxtn-s2tc0:i386 packages, which immediately fixed DotA 2 for me.

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