"Reading Data from disk" never completes and results in disconnect

Miscellaneous Linux Discussion
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Issue Type (Required):

Stuck on Loading Screen

Issue Description (Required):

CPU: 8-core AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (-MT MCP-) speed/min/max: 4831/426/5053 MHz
Kernel: 6.19.7-200.fc43.x86_64 x86_64 Up: 1d 2h 58m
Mem: 8.99/30.42 GiB (29.5%) Storage: 1.02 TiB (75.8% used) Procs: 8530
Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.40
OS: Fedora 43
Proton Hotfix
Graphics:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Navi 32 [Radeon RX 7700 XT /
7800 XT] driver: amdgpu v: kernel
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Raphael driver: amdgpu
v: kernel
Display: wayland server: X.Org v: 24.1.9 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.9
compositor: gnome-shell v: 49.4 driver: dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu
resolution: 1: 1920x1080~144Hz 2: 1920x1080~75Hz
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 vendor: amd mesa v: 25.3.6 renderer: AMD Radeon RX
7800 XT (radeonsi navi32 LLVM 21.1.8 DRM 3.64 6.19.7-200.fc43.x86_64)
API: EGL Message: EGL data requires eglinfo. Check --recommends.
Info: Tools: api: glxinfo x11: xdriinfo, xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr

Game is installed on a WD Black 1TB m.2 NVME ssd

Since the expedition update, I have not been able to load into any mission as the “Reading data from disk” never completes.

[PC] Do You Use Mods? (Optional):

No, I don’t use mods

Reproduction Rate (Required):

Constant (100%)

Platform (Required):

PC - Steam

Player ID (Optional):

[PC] Crash Report (Optional):

  1. Launch game
  2. Choose operative
  3. Launch any mission

Upload Supporting Evidence (Optional):

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[PC] Upload Console Log & darktide_launcher.log (Optional):

console-2026-03-18-00.30.28-80506e2f-5e4e-4db2-9da9-eb0831e3a0d2.log (186 KB)

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Hey Shirt, we aren’t able to directly assist with Linux-related issues with it being an unsupported platform, but we have a small but superb Linux-based community here that may be able to assist. :slight_smile: