It is likely a graphics driver configuration issue. What graphics system do you have, and what driver do you have?
Can you copy/paste the output from glxinfo into a gist, and post it here?
https://gist.github.com/kolito/5067418 There is he info that I got
Odd question... does it have a dual-video setup (like Nvidia Optimus)?
@MrSchism: Based on his glxinfo, I think it may be a netbook type machine.
@kolito: I think you might be using xorg-edgers. Is that right? If so, can you try using the Mesa (9.0) that ships with Ubuntu 12.10 instead?
@kolito: Do you have any update on this issue? Have you been able to try mesa 9.0? Or, has Steam started working for you?
@kolito: I'm going to close this issue. If you get the chance to try steam with a stable release of Mesa >= 9.0 (rather than xorg-edgers), and it still fails, please re-open the issue.
Nothing extracted yet.
This is the problem I am getting
natoto@natoto-Intel-powered-classmate-PC:~$ steam
Running Steam on ubuntu 12.10 32-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1361807486_client)
SteamUpdateUI: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
Major opcode of failed request: 1 (X_CreateWindow)
Serial number of failed request: 23
xerror_handler: X failed, continuing
SteamUpdateUI: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
Major opcode of failed request: 18 (X_ChangeProperty)
Resource id in failed request: 0x4400002
Serial number of failed request: 24
xerror_handler: X failed, continuing
SteamUpdateUI: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
Major opcode of failed request: 18 (X_ChangeProperty)
Resource id in failed request: 0x4400002
Serial number of failed request: 27
xerror_handler: X failed, continuing
SteamUpdateUI: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request: BadWindow (invalid Window parameter)
Major opcode of failed request: 18 (X_ChangeProperty)
Resource id in failed request: 0x4400002
Serial number of failed request: 32
xerror_handler: X failed, continuing
SteamUpdateUI: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)
SteamUpdateUI: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter)