Thomas Helzle

Thanks a ton tommy,

I didn't investigate further since there is so much else to learn about CachyOS.
So far I always used debian or fedora based distros (started 1996 with Suse on a server actually ;-) ) but somehow never liked them too much. Cachy so far feels much better and I have a good basic system with all important tools set up now, that I use as my daily system to get used to it and learn.

Will probably keep Windows around though, since my main version is Houdini 16.5 Core, which I bought ages ago and which still does all I really need for my generative work - and I don't expect that to run on a current distro :-)

Will test the driver.
And yes, I have the game package installed, since that was recommended somewhere else (not a gamer here).
It's an Asus ROG STRIX laptop with a Radeon on board GPU and a RTX 3070.

Thanks for everybodies help!

Cheers,

Tom

Thanks alex, I'll check that out.
ATM the interface is brutally slow, when I click something it takes 10-20 seconds until it reacts.
Will report if I find a solution.

Cheers,

Tom

Thanks alex - I solved it now:

I'm using a laptop with AMD onboard and RTX 3070 dedicated GPU.
-> The installer seems not to set Houdini to use the dedicated GPU.

I had problems changing this before, so I investigated, found out how to set it up and now Houdini starts.
I'll have to see how stable it is (still using wayland).

Thanks for bearing with me and all the pointers! 🙏🙏🙏

Cheers,

Tom