Elite Dangerous crashes on Linux Mint (2025)

[AZRAEL-II]

Hi !

So at First, happy new year !

Okay so i use linux Mint 22.1 (Xia) with an Intel Arc A750 (Acer Predator Bifrost), i'm using the 6.12.11-x64v3-xanmod1 kernel (because i cannot install the mainline 6.12 kernel)

I have that exact issue, the game crashing at 0% of "Planet Generation", the same bug as the 1st message of the thread, i'm using the last drivers (GPU, mesa drivers, Resize bar is ON)

On Elite Dangerous, i can only load the game on an early version of proton (6.3-8) but crashes my entire X session when i play for 3 minutes, i need to switch tty to kill the process before i can return to my session.

I used Windows before and it worked with the last driver version, now i'm on Mint 22.1 and it doesn't works, so it's a driver or a kernel issue.

Is there a very specific driver that i can use (and how to install it) or a specific kernel to use ?

PS: I tried for the last 3 months, on linux Mint, Manjaro, Arch and Pop_os! to get it working, but it seems that this is a mesa issue.

[RandyT_Intel]

Hello AZRAEL-II,

As per checking, Intel does not provide direct downloads and technical support for Linux drivers for these products. The Intel Graphics Linux driver is primarily supported through the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or the Linux distribution vendor. 

Documentation and instructions for installing, deploying, and updating Intel software to enable general-purpose GPU (GPGPU) capabilities for Ubuntu* 22.04 on 11th Gen and newer Intel® Core™ processors with Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics can be found at dgpu-docs.intel.com.

Additional Linux distributions are not supported at this time.

Reference:

Supported Operating Systems for Intel® Graphics Products

Where Can I Find Linux Drivers for Intel® Arc™ Graphics?

Elite Dangerous* Crashes on Startup Using Intel® Arc™... (for Windows OS)

Best regards, 

Randy T. 

Intel Customer Support Technician