Interesting Steam crash with TF2 and MvM

steamclosed MOVED: Team Fortress 2reviewed

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#1695 · opened 2013-02-14 by ghost · updated 2019-07-18 · 6 comments · github

?ghost 2013-02-14 github

Since the Update a few days ago, I been having this weird random crash problem showing up while playing TF2 MvM. I have not seen it happen during normal TF2 play.

Kubuntu 12.10 12GB ram, Nvidia Graphics 310 driver, KDE desktop.

Crash report as seen on the console: http://pastebin.com/Lrmh1L4m
Dumps from crash:
http://biovore.texnolyze.us/files/Steam_Debug_Dumps/assert_20130213225329_1.dmp
http://biovore.texnolyze.us/files/Steam_Debug_Dumps/crash_20130213225321_1.dmp

Logs seem to point out something with pulse audio. Was running TeamSpeak3 at the same time... Maybe caused from something weird from pulseAudio???

It happens almost every time I play, if I wait long enough... And TS3 need not be running to cause it..

-- Edit --
This is without setting any STEAM_RUNTIME enviroment variables..
will try playing with SDL_AUDIODRIVER=alsa when starting steam and see if it goes away..
New steam update (Feb 14) Problem still persists..
Running steam in STEAM_RUNTIME=0 seems to fix the crash problem....
Will try with STEAM_RUNTIME=1 and use ALSA as sound backend.. (eliminate pulse-audio as suspect)
Note: To get alsa to work with TF2 on 64bit (k)ubuntu you need to install ia32-libs

Jjorgenpt 2013-02-15 github

Issue transferred to ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games#140.

This issue is closed - continue conversation there.

Bbdeen-valve maintainer 2013-02-22 github

This is actually a crash in the overlay...mostly. There's some extra information in the entry here: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues/140 that may be useful.

?ghost 2013-03-20 github

Just an update that this bug still is persisting..
Crash is always connected to activating the mic in game.

But occur's at infrequent random times, after several mic activations.

FFusl 2013-04-15 github

System: Ubuntu 12.04.2 w/ Unity
GPU: Gainward BLISS GeForce 9400 GT, 1GB DDR2

root@thinktop:~# cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [SB ]: HDA-Intel - HDA ATI SB
HDA ATI SB at 0xf9ff4000 irq 16
1 [Alpha ]: USB-Audio - Sound Blaster Tactic(3D) Alpha
Creative Technology Ltd Sound Blaster Tactic(3D) Alpha at usb-0000:00:12.1-2, f

Processor Information:
Vendor: AuthenticAMD
Speed: 2100 Mhz
2 logical processors
2 physical processors
HyperThreading: Unsupported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Unsupported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Unsupported
SSE42: Unsupported

Network Information:
Network Speed:

Operating System Version:
Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS (64 bit)
Kernel Name: Linux
Kernel Version: 3.5.0-18-generic
X Server Vendor: The X.Org Foundation
X Server Release: 11203000
X Window Manager: Compiz
Steam Runtime Version: steam-runtime-release-i386_2013-03-25

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA Corporation GeForce 9400 GT/PCIe/SSE2

Driver Version:  3.3.0 NVIDIA 319.12
Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 74 Hz
VendorID:  0x10de
DeviceID:  0x641
Number of Monitors:  1
Number of Logical Video Cards:  1
Primary Display Resolution:  1400 x 1050
Desktop Resolution: 1400 x 1050
Primary Display Size: 16,14" x 10,24"  (19,09" diag)
                                        41,0cm x 26,0cm  (48,5cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 1024 MB
Supported MSAA Modes:  2x 4x 8x 16x

Sound card:
Audio device: Realtek ALC888

Memory:
RAM: 3954 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
LANG: en_US.UTF-8
Microphone: Not set
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 1873387 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 439597 Mb

Installed software:

Recent Failure Reports:
Mon Apr 15 11:39:49 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/crash_20130415133939_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-770c474d-de10-426d-b916-6cee02130415
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Mon Apr 15 11:39:53 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130415133949_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-98e3db69-908c-4e22-843c-7c5a82130415
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Mon Apr 15 11:40:13 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130415134011_2.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-b75ea005-cd66-4905-8f1a-0c3182130415
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Mon Apr 15 11:41:37 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130415134134_3.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-4f7026f4-2524-4771-83d3-ae0432130415
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Mon Apr 15 11:41:54 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130415134152_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-6ccb07b6-e2a3-4b25-b508-f820f2130415
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Mon Apr 15 11:55:15 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/crash_20130415135511_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-a4988a38-7d60-47e3-be14-b1c5b2130415
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Mon Apr 15 11:55:17 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130415135515_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-2e9e2b8f-7bc7-4e2e-be4f-528262130415
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Mon Apr 15 11:55:17 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130415135515_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-e11fff89-6a2a-4c1a-9fb2-45fdb2130415
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Mon Apr 15 12:10:33 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/crash_20130415141029_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-e8a4662f-804d-45d8-9073-a82242130415
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Mon Apr 15 12:10:36 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130415141033_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-4f4e5470-d22a-4634-804a-dd5ff2130415
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Mon Apr 15 12:10:38 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130415141036_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-3f3c801c-6208-49a8-8cc4-4730d2130415
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Mon Apr 15 13:04:08 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/crash_20130415150404_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-afda5d04-eabf-4a13-811e-29d4f2130415
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Mon Apr 15 13:04:11 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130415150408_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-b76fc9b8-8d55-485e-8267-2b2812130415
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Mon Apr 15 13:04:36 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130415150434_2.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-49a2677d-eda3-46ca-b7a9-6b26e2130415
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Mon Apr 15 13:06:00 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130415150558_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-adc7a750-4dc4-4413-9036-f67e92130415
''
Mon Apr 15 13:47:09 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/crash_20130415154706_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-c10b40a8-c8d7-4bfa-a3cb-b8cf72130415
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Mon Apr 15 13:47:11 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130415154709_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-e300524c-dcf4-4e2c-b885-7a12c2130415
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Mon Apr 15 13:47:50 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130415154748_2.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-278746a4-60bc-443d-8db4-7a8f32130415
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Mon Apr 15 13:47:52 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20130415154751_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-af886a19-9c49-4ef1-8a8b-e4b092130415
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Kkisak-valve maintainer 2017-04-05 github

Hello, is anyone still experiencing this issue with an up to date system?

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2017-05-08 github

Closing pending feedback.

Launch options

SDL_AUDIODRIVER=alsax1 2013-02