SOLVED Steam refuse to lauch on my CLDM

Kenopir · September 2, 2023, 5:40pm

Hi Calculate team

Since 2 days steam refuses to launch.

My CLDM is up to date. My graphic drivers are correctly selected (amdgpu here).

Do you have any advise or idea on what to do to repair my steam please?

Have a nice day!

Ben

NickM · September 3, 2023, 4:17pm

github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux

Steam crashes at launch with libgudev 238

opened 11:00PM - 06 Jul 23 UTC

camperboy1000

runtime Need Retest Distro Family: Arch

#### Your system information * Steam client version (build number or date): 1…687386907 * Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Archlinux * Opted into Steam client beta?: No * Have you checked for system updates?: Yes * Steam Logs: [steam-logs.tar.gz](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/files/11973055/steam-logs.tar.gz) * GPU: AMD Radeon RX 570 8GB #### Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible: Arch Linux recently updated the `libgudev` and `lib32-libgudev` packages to version `238` in accordance with the release upstream. After updating, Steam crashes during launch. I have included the last couple lines before the crash below: ``` [...] steamwebhelper.sh[32091]: glibc >= 2.34, partially disabling sandbox until CEF supports clone3() CAppInfoCacheReadFromDiskThread took 144 milliseconds to initialize Failed to init SteamVR because it isn't installed Assertion 'device' failed at src/libsystemd/sd-device/device-private.c:103, function device_get_tags_generation(). Aborting. crash_20230706184645_26.dmp[32280]: Uploading dump (out-of-process) /tmp/dumps/crash_20230706184645_26.dmp [...] ``` Downgrading `libgudev` and `lib32-libgudev` to version `237-2` works. #### Steps for reproducing this issue: 1. Update `libgudev` and `lib32-libgudev` to version `238-1` 2. Attempt to launch Steam 3. Steam aborts after updating and uploads a crash report #### ~~Temporary Workaround~~ ~~Downgrading the `libgudev` and `lib32-libgudev` packages to version `237-2` is a temporarily workaround to get Steam to launch. The [downgrade AUR package](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/downgrade) can be used to do this. Remember to update these packages when this issue is fixed.~~ ### Solutions See [this comment by devkarthin](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/9805#issuecomment-1626486059) for a couple solutions.

echo sys-libs/libudev-compat abi_x86_32 > /etc/portage/package.use/steam
emerge -vq  sys-libs/libudev-compat

Kenopir · September 3, 2023, 6:34pm

Hi , Thank you for your help.

However this package is not installed on my conputer and not on my others computers.
For information steam refuses to launch only on one computer, no issue on this others with Calculate installed.
I did something wrong on my main computer I guess

Anyway if you have an idea it wiill be appreciated

Peace <3

Kenopir · September 4, 2023, 9:45am

I do not understand why but it fixed the issue Thank you so Much NickM <3

Should sys-libs/libudev-compat be added as dependency of steam-launcher?

Enjoy! Peace!

NickM · September 4, 2023, 10:10am

Required a 32-bit library to work;

You have already added the flag and thus specified the dependency.

In the same thread, where this bug is discussed, one of the specialists indicated the dependency in His overlay:
games-util/steam-client-meta: Make libudev-compat[abi_x86_32] dep unc… · anyc/steam-overlay@6641eea · GitHub