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Klinger: Category:Software removed (Gaming is enough)

2024-06-25T20:34:39Z

Category:Software removed (Gaming is enough)

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	[[Category:Gaming]]		[[Category:Gaming]]
	~~[[Category:Software]]~~

Tomodachi94: Adding categories

2024-06-22T23:02:42Z

Adding categories

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Tomodachi94: Tomodachi94 moved page Gamemode to GameMode: "GameMode" is the casing used in the documentation: https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode?tab=readme-ov-file#gamemode

2024-06-22T21:59:52Z

Tomodachi94 moved page Gamemode to GameMode: "GameMode" is the casing used in the documentation: https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode?tab=readme-ov-file#gamemode

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Tomodachi94: link to homepage

2024-06-22T21:59:24Z

link to homepage

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	GameMode is a daemon/lib combo for Linux that allows games to request a set of optimisations be temporarily applied to the host OS and/or a game process.		[https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode GameMode] is a daemon/lib combo for Linux that allows games to request a set of optimisations be temporarily applied to the host OS and/or a game process.

	== Installation ==		== Installation ==

Mic92: imported from old wiki

2024-05-03T08:09:12Z

imported from old wiki

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 <syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
 programs.gamemode.settings.general.inhibit_screensaver = 0;
 </syntaxhighlight>
 [[Category:Gaming]]

Klinger: added to category gamemode

2024-04-19T16:26:47Z

added to category gamemode

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	programs.gamemode.settings.general.inhibit_screensaver = 0;		programs.gamemode.settings.general.inhibit_screensaver = 0;
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

			[[Category:Gaming]]

imported>IgorM: Fixed syntax highlighting

2023-09-29T09:30:28Z

Fixed syntax highlighting

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	To run games with GameMode start it like this:		To run games with GameMode start it like this:

	<syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang=console>
	gamemoderun ./game		$ gamemoderun ./game
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	When you have started your game you can verify that GameMode is running with the command:		When you have started your game you can verify that GameMode is running with the command:
	<syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang=console>
	gamemoded -s		$ gamemoded -s
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

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	To make sure Steam starts a game with GameMode, right click the game, select Properties..., then Launch Options and enter:		To make sure Steam starts a game with GameMode, right click the game, select Properties..., then Launch Options and enter:

	<syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang=text>
	gamemoderun %command%		gamemoderun %command%
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>
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	== Verifying Optimisations ==		== Verifying Optimisations ==
	<code>gamemoded -t</code> can be used to verify that the optimisations for your configuration get applied:		<code>gamemoded -t</code> can be used to verify that the optimisations for your configuration get applied:
	<syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang = console>
			$ gamemoded -t
	: Loading config		: Loading config
	Loading config file [/nix/store/p8dbmpdak57psrb5c0mz7crsc95nfzs6-gamemode-1.6.1/share/gamemode/gamemode.ini]		Loading config file [/nix/store/p8dbmpdak57psrb5c0mz7crsc95nfzs6-gamemode-1.6.1/share/gamemode/gamemode.ini]
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	Renice & ioprio optimisations sometimes fail. This is caused by GameMode trying to apply optimisations on processes that exit before the optimisations can be applied. See [https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode/issues/167#issuecomment-524277666 FeralInteractive/gamemode#167 (comment)].		Renice & ioprio optimisations sometimes fail. This is caused by GameMode trying to apply optimisations on processes that exit before the optimisations can be applied. See [https://github.com/FeralInteractive/gamemode/issues/167#issuecomment-524277666 FeralInteractive/gamemode#167 (comment)].

	<syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang=text>
	ERROR: Could not inspect tasks for client [329118]! Skipping ioprio optimisation.		ERROR: Could not inspect tasks for client [329118]! Skipping ioprio optimisation.
	ERROR: Refused to renice client [31477,31477]: prio was (-10) but we expected (0)		ERROR: Refused to renice client [31477,31477]: prio was (-10) but we expected (0)
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	If you don't have an Intel CPU, you will get errors about failing to read the energy levels. This isn't a real problem. It just means that optimizations for integrated graphics cards won't be enabled:		If you don't have an Intel CPU, you will get errors about failing to read the energy levels. This isn't a real problem. It just means that optimizations for integrated graphics cards won't be enabled:

	<syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang=text>
	ERROR: Failed to open file for read /sys/class/powercap/intel-rapl/intel-rapl:0/intel-rapl:0:0/energy_uj		ERROR: Failed to open file for read /sys/class/powercap/intel-rapl/intel-rapl:0/intel-rapl:0:0/energy_uj
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

	If you don't have a screensaver installed, you will get the following error:		If you don't have a screensaver installed, you will get the following error:
	<syntaxhighlight>		<syntaxhighlight lang=text>
	ERROR: Could not call Inhibit on org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver: No route to host		ERROR: Could not call Inhibit on org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver: No route to host
	org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown		org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown

imported>Kira-bruneau at 01:31, 23 July 2022

2022-07-23T01:31:54Z

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	~~{{Warning\|As of June/2021, Gamemode is only on unstable and master branches.}}~~

	GameMode is a daemon/lib combo for Linux that allows games to request a set of optimisations be temporarily applied to the host OS and/or a game process.		GameMode is a daemon/lib combo for Linux that allows games to request a set of optimisations be temporarily applied to the host OS and/or a game process.

imported>Kira-bruneau at 14:44, 19 June 2021

2021-06-19T14:44:30Z

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	{{Warning\|As of June/2021, Gamemode is only on unstable and master ~~branchs~~.}}		{{Warning\|As of June/2021, Gamemode is only on unstable and master branches.}}

	GameMode is a daemon/lib combo for Linux that allows games to request a set of optimisations be temporarily applied to the host OS and/or a game process.		GameMode is a daemon/lib combo for Linux that allows games to request a set of optimisations be temporarily applied to the host OS and/or a game process.

imported>Bryanasdev000 at 12:45, 17 June 2021

2021-06-17T12:45:08Z

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	{{Warning\|~~GameMode hasn't been merged to Nixpkgs yet. See [https:~~/~~/github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/123433 #123433]~~.}}		{{Warning\|As of June/2021, Gamemode is only on unstable and master branchs.}}

	GameMode is a daemon/lib combo for Linux that allows games to request a set of optimisations be temporarily applied to the host OS and/or a game process.		GameMode is a daemon/lib combo for Linux that allows games to request a set of optimisations be temporarily applied to the host OS and/or a game process.