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Valorant being even more of an pita than usual with my dual boot (VAN: STATUS_SB_POLICY) (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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So probably not clear from title but I’d say this is a Linux problem. Basically I’m using sbctl to sign the cachyos kernel on fedora since it eeks out a little performance and also as I understand it it uses a slightly differently scheduler so my computer doesn’t lock up when hitting a steam download hard. I’ve only just started getting the error recently so I’m assuming it’s related to the MS secure boot key stuff that happened in June. I have confirmed that using the default provision from my mobo doesn’t trigger the vanguard error. Trying to figure out a solution, otherwise I guess I have half a mind to just nuke shitty windows forever again. I’ll take either an alternative solution to the cachyos kernel or a solution to the keys. What I don’t understand is doesn’t sbctl enroll the default keys from your mobos firmware anyway? Is this simply that ANY modification to my secure boot keys is somehow a problem with vanguard now? Thanks all!

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[–] 15 points 4 months ago (1 child)

I mean

Even if it only occurs because of the presence of Linux, it's still a Valorant problem. They intentionally made it this way with their kernel-level anticheat "Vanguard".

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 4 months ago

    That’s fair, I guess really it should be a “Rootkit anticheat problem that only happens to be an issue for me because I use Linux in a specific way”. Either way solving it is ultimately going to be from the Linux side anything short of just giving up on the game

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    • [–] 12 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Kernel level anticheat decides to consider the presence of linux a problem : "I'd say this is a linux problem".

    Yes, blaming the victim...

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 4 months ago

    sigh what I clearly meant was it’s only solvable on the Linux side if at all. I realize that my wording wasn’t immaculate in this instance but it seems an overreaction for everyone to be responding this way. I’m primarily a Linux user first I literally only dual boot for this one game. In fact at this point I’ve been using Linux longer than I’ve been using Windows, and clearly reading the post I don’t really like windows. Feels disingenuous. I’m not blaming Linux, I’m merely qualifying it to actually make sense in this community otherwise the post would seem off base.

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    • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    What’s the “default provision” on your motherboard and which one are you currently using? If secure boot is enabled with TPM, Valorant should boot. It doesn’t matter that you have another OS installed as long as it isn’t running at the same time as Windows.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Default is whatever the motherboard provisions when reset to default settings. I’m using custom which is my own keys generated with sbctl + whatever is baked into my motherboard or at least that’s what I understand sbctl will do.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah that’s weird. Does sbctl status say Secure Boot: Enabled? What does it say on Vendor Keys?

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    • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Stop. Playing. These. Games. That. Have. Zero. Respect. For. Your. Digital. Autonomy.

    It’s not fucking hard. These people don’t give a shit because you sheep keep playing them anyways no matter how horrible they treat gamers. It’s like watching a fucking abusive relationship where the victim always returns to the one doing horrible things to them.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    You see the problem is that I like the game and there isn’t anything I’ve found that scratches the same itch. Plus game is free so it’s not like they’re actively getting money from me

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    Plus game is free so it’s not like they’re actively getting money from me

    They might not be getting money from you, but they're getting a lot of other things like harvesting your data, advertising (like this thread)... Always remember that free to play is a business model, not a charity.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 4 months ago

    Sure I’m advertising I guess, but I mean their primary model is agressive battle pass and skin sales which subsidize me playing. I’m not entirely sure what they’d do with my data with whatever they’re even collecting except try to make me and other players more enticed to buy skins. I’m aware free is not free but I mean saying “harvesting my data” doesn’t mean anything to me unless I know what they’re harvesting or using it for. Everyone is harvesting my data. Bots are scraping my Lemmy data right now, minimizing that is fine but there’s no way to have a vacuum sealed private existence on the internet.

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    • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Every time you do anything on that computer even on Linux that kernel level anticheat they use can see it all.

    Is it worth playing that game?

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