Sorry not sure what happened I accidentally closed this.
+1 For -cef-disable-gpu letting the web component load all the way up.
also on Arch based
Steam version 1.0.0.78-2 -- 1709168962
All updated and reinstalled - No change
All of the components loaded, the on hover menus open, the app updates at page changes and will launch games
Exactly the same issue with an arch-based linux distro (artix/runit).
Steam information:
Steam Beta Branch: Stable Client
Steam Version: 1709168962
Steam Client Build Date: Thu, Feb 29 01:39 UTC +01:00
Steam Web Build Date: Mon, Feb 26 21:21 UTC +01:00
Steam API Version: SteamClient021
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3060
Disabling the gpu acceleration for web ui fix the issue, and games are not impacted.
Same issue. Entirely Black window with working Hover Windows as the Issue states.
Running arch spin (Garuda) with steam vers:
Steam Beta Branch: Stable Client
Steam Version: 1709168962
Steam Client Build Date: Thu, Feb 29 2:39 AM UTC -08:00
Steam Web Build Date: Mon, Feb 26 10:21 PM UTC -08:00
Steam API Version: SteamClient021
nvidia-smi
NVIDIA-SMI 550.54.14 Driver Version: 550.54.14 CUDA Version: 12.4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
Running with -cef-disable-gpu makes it work again.
Might be the 550.54.14. remember updating the GFX driver, but I did it with the steam client update so unclear if it's the cause.
I don't think it's specific to the 550 graphics driver release. My steam client updated when I was still on 545 and that is when the issue started. Afterwards, I did a full system update including the 550 graphics driver (545.29.06 -> 550.54.14) and nothing changed (same issue with same workaround).
Indeed, still having this issue with nvidia 550.54.14-3.
I was able to start the steam ui with hardware acceleration without having a black windows one single time. Thus I think the problem does not happen 100% of the time, it may be a sort of race condition.
I seem to be hit by this one as well, and -cef-disable-gpu seems to resolve it, but makes the UI very sluggish, and Big Screen almost unusable.
Steam Version: 1709846872
Distribution: EndeavourOS/Arch
System fully up to date, with Nvidia Driver Version: 550.54.14 on a GTX 1060 6GB
Same issue, reporting config:
Distribution: Gentoo Linux
Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes and No, doesn't seems to matter
Have you checked for system updates?: Yes, fresh build
GPU: NVIDIA Corporation GA102 [GeForce RTX 3090] (rev a1)
And again, -cef-disable-gpu works for me too. Two weeks ago, there were no such issue
Everyone should check again.
It's working for me now.
Steam Beta Branch: Stable Client
Steam Version: 1709846872
Steam Client Build Date: Wed, Mar 6 10:28 PM UTC -08:00
Steam Web Build Date: Thu, Mar 7 11:17 PM UTC -08:00
Steam API Version: SteamClient021
NVIDIA-SMI 550.54.14 Driver Version: 550.54.14 CUDA Version: 12.4
Replying to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/10561#issuecomment-2002427110
Still having the issue with the exact same nvidia and steam version.
Steam updated today but the webview is still broken in apparently the same way for me
Tested again. As of today it is still broken.
Also had this exact behavior, but specifically with an AMD GPU & the flatpak distributable of steam.
I noticed that during startup, I only had LLVMpipe in the GPU topology.
Once I removed the flatpak version and installed the package from the repository (Fedora) instead, the GPU was detected and it worked without disabling GPU acceleration
Specific context, not sure if it matters:
It's probably a good idea to just disable GPU compositing, instead of disabling hardware acceleration entirely. Relevant docs: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Command_line_options_(Steam)#:~:text=-cef-disable-gpu,compositing in browsers
steam -cef-disable-gpu-compositing this worked for me, tested on cachyos.
https://github.com/CachyOS/CachyOS-PKGBUILDS/issues/1376 issue that clued me in to this fix.
Every time I open Steam, except by using
-cef-disable-gpuwhen launching, Steam's UI would seemingly not visually load.Running
steam,steam-runtime, orsteam -vguiwill produce no obvious errors but produce an entirely black window with working menus (video). Runningsteam -cef-disable-gpuwould load in the UI fine (video). Attempting to reinstall Steam (rm -rf ~/.local/share/Steam/,steam, click reinstall) also did not work. Not familiar with the logs so I haven't gone through them, sorry.