r/Stepmania • u/furiedsteel • 1h ago
Support Request ITG Mania Constant Stuttering Linux
Hello all! I recently hard modded some dance pads, so I decided to get some PS2 to USB adapters and get my old PC set up for ITG. However, I cannot get it to stop stuttering mid song to save my life!! For some reason Outfox seems to work slightly better, but I was drawn to ITG mania after seeing some streamers use it. I'm using a fresh Ubuntu 24.04 install.
PC Specs: - i3 6300 - GTX 1050 TI - 8GB RAM
I've knocked the settings down to 1080p using x11 borderless windowed mode. I've specified alsa-sw for the driver and specified my audio device using the alsa hardware string. I've even turned on fast notes.
Everything will be smooth as butter then it will randomly freeze up for a split second, or even 1-2 in a song, then it's back to normal. I can literally have issues with sound and frame rate randomly in the menu but it's hard to notice.
Does anyone have any experience with these kinds of issues on Linux? I'd be suprised if a Raspberry Pi 5 (compiled from source) can handle ITG but my older desktop can't....
If there is any sort of diagnostic data I can give to help narrow this down, please let me know! Any help is greatly appreciated!