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[Steam RT3] Steam Runtime Diagnostics missing usual output

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#13006 · opened 2026-03-20 by tgurr · updated 2026-09-11 · 6 comments · github
Ttgurr 2026-03-20 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): 1773983034
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Exherbo Linux
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
  • Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz
  • GPU: AMD

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Running Help > Steam Runtime Diagnostics only produces this output:

"LD_* scout runtime" information:
/bin/sh: 1: /home/tgurr/.local/share/Steam/steamrt64/steam-runtime/amd64/usr/bin/steam-runtime-system-info: not found
"scout runtime container" information:
<some warning about hardlinks>
<4>pressure-vessel-wrap[25423]: W: "run/host/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2" is unlikely to appear in "/run/host"
<4>pressure-vessel-wrap[25423]: W: "run/host/usr/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2" is unlikely to appear in "/run/host"
<4>pressure-vessel-wrap[25423]: W: "run/host/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/lib/ld-linux.so.2" is unlikely to appear in "/run/host"
<4>pressure-vessel-wrap[25423]: W: "run/host/usr/i686-pc-linux-gnu/lib/ld-linux.so.2" is unlikely to appear in "/run/host"
<3>bwrap: execvp /usr/lib/pressure-vessel/from-host/libexec/steam-runtime-tools-0/pv-adverb: Too many levels of symbolic links

Complete log: steam-runtime-diagnostics.log

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Use Steam RT3
  2. Run Help > Steam Runtime Diagnostics
Ssmcv 2026-03-20 github

This is a known issue, tracked as steamrt/tasks#954 internally. The diagnostic tools stuff wasn't converted to the container mode yet, and is trying to run a container inside the container, which won't work.

Ssmcv 2026-03-20 github

<some warning about hardlinks>

This will also make getting diagnostic information extremely slow (it fails, but it takes a long time to fail), especially when running on HDD rather than SSD. When the diagnostic tools are fixed to be invoked in the right environment, that's likely to resolve the slowness and the warnings about hard-links as a side-effect.

Ssmcv 2026-07-17 github

This is now mostly fixed.

The "LD_* scout runtime" information: section still doesn't work: it tries to run ~/.local/share/Steam/steamrt64/steam-runtime/amd64/usr/bin/steam-runtime-system-info, which doesn't exist. Ideally, the containerized Steam Client would try to run steamapps/common/LegacySteamRuntime/legacy-steam-runtime steam-runtime-system-info if the Legacy Steam Runtime app happens to be installed, or skip this section otherwise.

The remaining sections (for SLR 1.0, 2.0, 3.0) work as intended now.

Ssmcv 2026-09-11 github

This should now be fixed as of beta 1788989629 (2026-09-09).

Ssmcv 2026-09-11 github

I think this can now be closed even though the fix is only in the beta, because the steamrt3c client is also a beta-only feature.

Ttgurr 2026-09-11 github

I think this can now be closed even though the fix is only in the beta, because the steamrt3c client is also a beta-only feature.

Can confirm, steam-runtime-diagnostics.log looking good to me with

Steam-Betabranch:  Steam Beta Update
Steam-Version:  1789086785
Steam-Client: Build-Datum:  Fr., 11. Sept. 2026 2:05 UTC +02:00
Datum des Steam-Web-Builds:  Fr., 11. Sept. 2026 2:21 UTC +02:00
Steam-API-Version:  SteamClient023

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