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Steam sometimes locks up or crashes when switching apps in game mode

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#11131 · opened 2024-07-24 by Wibbbs · updated 2024-07-24 · 0 comments · github
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Your system information

  • Steam client version:
  • SteamOS version: 3.5.19
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] No
  • Opted into SteamOS beta?: [Yes/No] No
  • Have you checked for updates in Settings > System?: [Yes/No] Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

I like to have a browser running while I am playing some games. Lately I have been playing a lot of RuneScape and I like to have Chrome running along side for the wiki. I switch back and forth using the steam overlay.

Sometimes (not every time but fairly frequently) the overlay will lock up, as in I press the steam button and the overlay doesn't come up. When this happens there are either of two outcomes. I either wait about 5-20 seconds and it then eventually comes up OR after 15 seconds or so steam just crashes and restarts. When it restarts I see the steam start up animation and it throws me back to the home screen. The game and chrome are still running when this happens, I just have to "resume" them..

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Have two apps running in game mode (In my case RuneScape and Chrome)
  2. Switch between the two apps via the steam button overlay
  3. Sometimes when pressing the Steam button when switching back and forth between apps the overlay doesn't come up. Sometimes it will come up after a while, other times Steam crashes and restarts.

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