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Lack of Progress Report
🕑 Added 2026-01-30 16:44:07 +0000 UTC(unexpected from me) delay + but how is this even possible + ETA
Greetings. It's me.
I'm fighting my computing machine again. I'll try to be more specific, because just two months after my SSD died, I wouldn't believe myself either. Sorry this post is so long and isn't really about the game, but I want to be transparent.
My iGPU driver started crashing horribly around last week. Even while writing the previous post, I've been restarting my PC every 10 minutes or so. I didn't mention it because I thought it was just a matter of reverting some firmware packages to older versions until they're fixed - not my first time, not a big deal. But in reality, this week I've been only kind of working on the game and constantly crashing - sometimes it took less than a minute after a restart, sometimes it could last an hour or two.
This loop is the reason I didn't post about it a couple of days earlier (apart from the fact that I kept feeling optimistic):
1. It crashes
2. I ask the global "Internet" network or clank*rs (absolute last resort)
3. You're absolutely right! The issue is now clear as day. Here's a solution that will 100% work (verified)
4. I try to fix the issue, revert or update packages, maybe try another boot option
5. Looks like it works? Cool, I can make it in time, no need to post about it
6. It crashes again after a couple of hours. I need to fix it ASAP to make everything in time. Go back to 1
My bad. I finally escaped this loop last night and am now making a post.
Yesterday I finally found (at least I hope so) a temporary workaround - manually locking my iGPU frequency to lower values - and it hasn't crashed since then. I can tolerate this performance drop and non-fatal artifacts, but I can't stand not being able to rely on my tools. I need to file an issue and wait until it's fixed in the upstream (to stop worrying about it entirely) and maybe find alternative hardware for the time being. Or even install windows - last resort as well + it won't help if it's a hardware issue.
If you're curious what kind of errors I've been getting - "ring timeouts" followed by GPU driver resets. If the reset is successful, only the software I was using crashes, and if not, I need to force a restart. These "ring timeouts" can be caused by numerous issues - firmware regressions, OpenGL, kernel, RAM, iGPU power management features, failing hardware, decoders, encoders, BIOS, DMUB, DMCUB, DPM, SMU, DVFS, DC, D4C, KC, Marvel, TMNT, T*en Titans Go!, AoT, JJK, AFK, BRB, BPM, DnB, ABC, XYZ, etc etc. And that's just for AMD iGPUs.
From what I've seen on forums, this has happened to a lot of people recently, but it looks like all similar issues are now marked as fixed on bug trackers. I'm very glad it's fixed for everyone but me. Since I've tried reverting packages to older versions that previously worked fine and tested many different combinations unsuccessfully, I can't rule out hardware failure, even though the issue became widespread (again) only recently. Another possible reason is a government spec op specifically targeted at nuk*ng indie H-dev PCs (joke stolen from the FXXz*ne thread)
The new ETA depends. If my temporary solution holds until the game update, I'll need around one more week to finish the update - the week I lost to diagnostics and fixing attempts. If not, I'll make another post in advance to keep you updated. Once again, I'm sorry, and a huge thank you for your patience.
That's all for today. Thank you for your support. Until next time!
Comments
MISTER LOL
Kingston's NV2 model specifically? No...
literally cheese
sounds like you're having a tough time. Thanks for being transparent and telling us about the issues. Hopefully your solution works well enough. Wish you the best.
StarGreg .
If you are running Nv2 ssds those can also be an issue. I had to replace mine because it would seemingly cause GPU and app crashes and nothing worked. If your bootup is even a bit slower than normal that might just be the issue
Erick Inzunza
It happens but glad your on it so no big deal, keep on going champ;]
Eudrey Crrscal
:/
Andre_aka_Ceres
No problem man, let's hope that everything goes well👍
Tobashi98
Dang if I would've known this. I wouldn't have subscribed again. I would've just waited to re-subscribe. 😕
Noel
Well that's life i guess, all round shitstorm with occasional ray of sunshine ;d Here's hoping everything will turnout better soon!
Reaper Tank
Sounds like hell in a hambasket. My last pc crashing in many wonderful ways so I feel ya before dying. Keep sain :) ya doing what ya can that counts. Ya not just taking money n ghosting so respect.
ggwp09
All the best. It's okay to solve the problems first.
Ezra Nobleheart
Ahah, are you a Linux user? Completely understandable. I kinda wanna do it myself.
