2.0.8 ok on rog (glitchy) 2.0.9 not #1189

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opened 2026-11-09 16:52:32 +00:00 by aligrispi · 11 comments
aligrispi commented 2026-11-09 16:52:32 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

Hookshot version

2.0.9

What kind of problem

Crash, freeze or black screen

What happened

black screen like 2.0.7 on 2.0.9
on 2.0.8 the game open with few graphical glitches but is ok

Where in the game

kokiri forest

How often

Every time

Graphics card and driver version

rog z1 extreme

CPU, RAM and operating system

rog z1 extreme

Changes from the defaults

No response

Other software hooked into the game

No, nothing hooked in

hookshot_log.txt

2.0.8

hookshot_log.2.txt

2.0.9

hookshot_log.1.txt

Screenshots or video

No response

Before you send it

  • I'm on the newest release, or the problem is still there on it.
  • I searched the open issues for this problem.
  • I'm not attaching game files, keys, hookshot.exe, the .bin caches or saves.
### Hookshot version 2.0.9 ### What kind of problem Crash, freeze or black screen ### What happened black screen like 2.0.7 on 2.0.9 on 2.0.8 the game open with few graphical glitches but is ok ### Where in the game kokiri forest ### How often Every time ### Graphics card and driver version rog z1 extreme ### CPU, RAM and operating system rog z1 extreme ### Changes from the defaults _No response_ ### Other software hooked into the game No, nothing hooked in ### hookshot_log.txt 2.0.8 [hookshot_log.2.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/34589351/hookshot_log.2.txt) 2.0.9 [hookshot_log.1.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/34589359/hookshot_log.1.txt) ### Screenshots or video _No response_ ### Before you send it - [x] I'm on the newest release, or the problem is still there on it. - [x] I searched the open issues for this problem. - [x] I'm not attaching game files, keys, hookshot.exe, the .bin caches or saves.
NotRexed commented 2026-11-09 17:17:05 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

Thanks, that's a useful data point: v2.0.8 started on the Ally and v2.0.9 doesn't. v2.0.9 turned two v2.0.8 changes off by default (the write-back diff and the separate present queue, #1161). Could you add RX_VK_WB_DIFF=1 to hookshot_env.txt (beside hookshot.exe), start v2.0.9, then try RX_VK_PRESENT_QUEUE=1 instead, and say which one brings the picture back? Linking to the AMD handhelds tracker #997.

Thanks, that's a useful data point: v2.0.8 started on the Ally and v2.0.9 doesn't. v2.0.9 turned two v2.0.8 changes off by default (the write-back diff and the separate present queue, #1161). Could you add RX_VK_WB_DIFF=1 to hookshot_env.txt (beside hookshot.exe), start v2.0.9, then try RX_VK_PRESENT_QUEUE=1 instead, and say which one brings the picture back? Linking to the AMD handhelds tracker #997.
NotRexed commented 2026-11-09 17:46:06 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

A second ROG Ally Z1E report says the same (#1206, closed into this): it worked before v2.0.9, and is now black from the Deku Tree scene and when loading saves, with audio running.

A second ROG Ally Z1E report says the same (#1206, closed into this): it worked before v2.0.9, and is now black from the Deku Tree scene and when loading saves, with audio running.
aligrispi commented 2026-11-09 18:12:56 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

hi, nothing worked. 2.0.9 with RX_VK_PRESENT_QUEUE=1 dosnt even start the music. with RX_VK_WB_DIFF=1 the music and game start under the black screen as usual. Should i update to 2.0.10?

RX_VK_PRESENT_QUEUE=1
hookshot_log.txt
RX_VK_WB_DIFF=1

hookshot_log.1.txt

hi, nothing worked. 2.0.9 with RX_VK_PRESENT_QUEUE=1 dosnt even start the music. with RX_VK_WB_DIFF=1 the music and game start under the black screen as usual. Should i update to 2.0.10? RX_VK_PRESENT_QUEUE=1 [hookshot_log.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/34592356/hookshot_log.txt) RX_VK_WB_DIFF=1 [hookshot_log.1.txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/34592371/hookshot_log.1.txt)
NotRexed commented 2026-11-09 18:17:18 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

Thanks for testing both. Since neither switch brings the picture back, it isn't those two v2.0.8 changes. Yes, please update to v2.0.10. The Ally's GPU shares system RAM and the texture budget doesn't account for that yet; a fix is coming in the next release, so that's worth a retest too.

Thanks for testing both. Since neither switch brings the picture back, it isn't those two v2.0.8 changes. Yes, please update to v2.0.10. The Ally's GPU shares system RAM and the texture budget doesn't account for that yet; a fix is coming in the next release, so that's worth a retest too.
SeigyoSabriel commented 2026-11-09 19:06:13 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

I should add my 2 cents as someone on an Ally X (same Z1 extreme, 8GB more RAM)

I also saw the black screen issue. On 2.0.9 I was able to bypass this by keeping the F1 menu open (hoping that's some kind of clue there), but all graphics after that were very epilepsy-inducing (A lot of flashing white/pastel), the hud was flickering and stretching all over the place, and characters' eyeballs were very poorly tracking their bodies. I now have a save past that point, and there's no difference between 2.0.9 and 2.0.10. A short snippet of the general visual glitches here:

https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0f47141c-a656-4fc8-8b00-f3e0bd1cd504

I should add my 2 cents as someone on an Ally X (same Z1 extreme, 8GB more RAM) I also saw the black screen issue. On 2.0.9 I was able to bypass this by keeping the F1 menu open (hoping that's some kind of clue there), but all graphics after that were very epilepsy-inducing (A lot of flashing white/pastel), the hud was flickering and stretching all over the place, and characters' eyeballs were very poorly tracking their bodies. I now have a save past that point, and there's no difference between 2.0.9 and 2.0.10. A short snippet of the general visual glitches here: https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/0f47141c-a656-4fc8-8b00-f3e0bd1cd504
Stevo4863288 commented 2026-11-09 20:32:03 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

With new hookshot update v2.0.11 the black screen after loading save and also intro video of deku tree is now working!! Then after resetting game it back to black screen again.

hookshot_log (1).txt

With new hookshot update v2.0.11 the black screen after loading save and also intro video of deku tree is now working!! Then after resetting game it back to black screen again. [hookshot_log (1).txt](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/34599527/hookshot_log.1.txt)
NotRexed commented 2026-11-09 21:20:44 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

@aligrispi on v2.0.11 (#1289, closed into this): still freezes on black after selecting the save, with music, jumping and the menu working (log in #1289). Stevo4863288's Ally Z1E is fixed on v2.0.11; the VRAM setting may differ: a Legion Go owner says 5 GB or less assigned to the GPU works.

@aligrispi on v2.0.11 (#1289, closed into this): still freezes on black after selecting the save, with music, jumping and the menu working (log in #1289). Stevo4863288's Ally Z1E is fixed on v2.0.11; the VRAM setting may differ: a Legion Go owner says 5 GB or less assigned to the GPU works.
Stevo4863288 commented 2026-11-09 22:27:14 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

It worked first time after downloading v.2.0.11 if i stayed in game i could load saves and also start new game to which deku scene actually showed upon closing the game it now black screens everything again same as before. I did attach another log on comment above.

It worked first time after downloading v.2.0.11 if i stayed in game i could load saves and also start new game to which deku scene actually showed upon closing the game it now black screens everything again same as before. I did attach another log on comment above.
NotRexed commented 2026-11-09 22:46:50 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

@Stevo4863288: thanks, that's a useful detail. The first start after the v2.0.11 download worked (saves loaded, the Deku Tree scene showed), and after closing and restarting it's black again. That points at something saved between runs (the shader and pipeline caches made on the first run) rather than the Ally itself.

@Stevo4863288: thanks, that's a useful detail. The first start after the v2.0.11 download worked (saves loaded, the Deku Tree scene showed), and after closing and restarting it's black again. That points at something saved between runs (the shader and pipeline caches made on the first run) rather than the Ally itself.
NotRexed commented 2026-11-09 22:51:27 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

Thanks for the report. To keep each problem in one place, this is tracked in #997 (AMD handhelds and APUs: black screen, device lost, reboot), which links your details. Closing this as a duplicate; please follow #997 for updates.

Thanks for the report. To keep each problem in one place, this is tracked in #997 (AMD handhelds and APUs: black screen, device lost, reboot), which links your details. Closing this as a duplicate; please follow #997 for updates.
aligrispi commented 2026-11-10 07:13:38 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)

I tried with 5gb vram but my pc crashed after the title screen

I tried with 5gb vram but my pc crashed after the title screen
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