Only recently have I thought to try out Counter-Strike:Source on Linux. Until now I have not been able to successfully start the game. I can launch the Steam client fine, I see my list of Linux activated games, including CSS, TF2, HL (the classic version, not Source), CS Condition Zero, Hacker Evolution Duality and Solar 2. All non-Source games start up fine, only CSS and TF2 will not load.

When I start the game, the window pops up for less than a second, then closes right away and leaves me back with my game library, ready to start anything else. Trying to force Window Mode does not work, same thing as without the launch parameter.

Steam should be up to date (just downloaded last update minutes before posting here). Now, I realize I may not have the very latest graphics drivers directly from AMD (currently using Ubuntu's current version from fglrx-updates (proprietary)) - it's just that installing those has not worked for me since Ubuntu 12.10 (resulting in GUI errors like LightDM or Unity not starting or not having 3D support), and I was hoping for another solution. If not, I might have to wait for 13.04 or some future (maybe working) update from AMD, and fall back to my Windows installation for Source games in the meantime.

Maybe someone here has a suggestion as to what I could try or how to solve the problem alltogether, I would be happy to test out theories.

I am posting some basic output from my system here, let me know if you need more.

My HW info according to Steam:

Processor Information:
    Vendor:  GenuineIntel
    Speed: 3501 Mhz
    4 logical processors
    4 physical processors
    HyperThreading:  Unsupported
    FCMOV:  Supported
    SSE2:  Supported
    SSE3:  Supported
    SSSE3:  Supported
    SSE4a:  Unsupported
    SSE41:  Supported
    SSE42:  Supported

Network Information:
    Network Speed:  

Operating System Version:
    Ubuntu 12.10 (64 bit)
    Kernel Name:  Linux
    Kernel Version:  3.5.0-27-generic
    X Server Vendor:  The X.Org Foundation
    X Server Release:  11300000
    X Window Manager:  Compiz
    Steam Runtime Version:  steam-runtime-release-i386_2013-03-25

Video Card:
    Driver:  ATI Technologies Inc. AMD Radeon HD 7800 Series 

    Driver Version:  4.2.11903 Compatibility Profile Context
    Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
    Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
    VendorID:  0x1002
    DeviceID:  0x6819
    Number of Monitors:  1
    Number of Logical Video Cards:  1
    Primary Display Resolution:  1920 x 1080
    Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080
    Primary Display Size: 23,54" x 13,23"  (26,97" diag)
                                            59,8cm x 33,6cm  (68,5cm diag)
    Primary VRAM Not Detected

Sound card:
    Audio device: Intel PantherPoint HDMI

Memory:
    RAM:  7948 Mb

Miscellaneous:
    UI Language:  English
    LANG:  en_US.UTF-8
    Microphone:  Not set
    Total Hard Disk Space Available:  240308 Mb
    Largest Free Hard Disk Block:  182517 Mb

Installed software:

Recent Failure Reports:
    Fri Mar 29 23:03:10 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/crash_20130330000308_1.dmp'', upload no: ''HTTP response code said error''
    Fri Mar 29 23:07:02 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/crash_20130330000702_1.dmp'', upload no: ''HTTP response code said error''
    Fri Mar 29 23:13:51 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/crash_20130330001350_1.dmp'', upload no: ''HTTP response code said error''
    Fri Mar 29 23:16:28 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/crash_20130330001628_1.dmp'', upload no: ''HTTP response code said error''
    Fri Mar 29 23:20:08 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/crash_20130330002008_1.dmp'', upload no: ''HTTP response code said error''

Terminal output from Steam (just launching Steam client, launching CSS once, exiting Steam):

Running Steam on ubuntu 12.10 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1364340477_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1364340477_client)
unlinked 0 orphaned pipes
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "overlay-scrollbar"
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1364340477_client)
[0330/004749:WARNING:proxy_service.cc(646)] PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1364340477_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1364340477_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1364340477_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1364340477_client)
Generating new string page texture 2: 48x256, total string texture memory is 49,15 KB
Generating new string page texture 3: 256x256, total string texture memory is 311,30 KB
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1364340477_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1364340477_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1364340477_client)
`menu_proxy_module_load': /home/maxime/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam: undefined symbol: menu_proxy_module_load

(steam:5552): Gtk-WARNING **: Failed to load type module: (null)

roaming config store loaded successfully - 5266 bytes.
migrating temporary roaming config store
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ExecCommandLine: "/home/maxime/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam"
Generating new string page texture 81: 1024x256, total string texture memory is 1,36 MB
Generating new string page texture 82: 64x256, total string texture memory is 1,43 MB
Generating new string page texture 83: 128x256, total string texture memory is 1,56 MB
Generating new string page texture 84: 128x256, total string texture memory is 131,07 KB
Generating new string page texture 85: 32x256, total string texture memory is 1,59 MB
Generating new string page texture 87: 128x256, total string texture memory is 1,72 MB
Generating new string page texture 89: 16x256, total string texture memory is 1,74 MB
CAPIJobRequestUserStats - Server response failed 2
System startup time: 12,73 seconds
Running Steam on ubuntu 12.10 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME has been set by the user to: /home/maxime/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime
ExecCommandLine: "/home/maxime/.steam/root/ubuntu12_32/steam steam://open/driverhelperready"
ExecSteamURL: "steam://open/driverhelperready"
Generating new string page texture 104: 384x256, total string texture memory is 2,13 MB
Game update: AppID 240 "Counter-Strike: Source", ProcID 5671, IP 0.0.0.0:0
ERROR: ld.so: object 'gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object 'gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object 'gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object 'gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object 'gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded: ignored.
SDL video target is 'x11'
SDL video target is 'x11'
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(20130325213747_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0_client)
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "overlay-scrollbar"
[0330/004817:WARNING:proxy_service.cc(646)] PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation
saving roaming config store to 'sharedconfig.vdf'
roaming config store 2 saved successfully
Using breakpad crash handler
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 240
Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID:  Caching Steam ID:  76561197986948851 [API loaded yes]
Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID:  Setting Steam ID:  76561197986948851
Did not detect any valid joysticks.
Gtk-Message: Failed to load module "overlay-scrollbar"
[0330/004819:ERROR:resource_bundle.cc(411)] Failed to load /home/maxime/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/mpmuc84/Counter-Strike Source/cef_gtk.pak
Some features may not be available.
[0330/004819:WARNING:proxy_service.cc(646)] PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation
Uploading dump (out-of-process) [proxy '']
/tmp/dumps/crash_20130330004819_1.dmp
/home/maxime/.local/share/Steam/SteamApps/mpmuc84/Counter-Strike Source/hl2.sh: line 72:  5677 Segmentation fault      (core dumped) ${GAME_DEBUGGER} "${GAMEROOT}"/${GAMEEXE} "$@"
Game removed: AppID 240 "Counter-Strike: Source", ProcID 5677 
Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = no
error: HTTP response code said error
saving roaming config store to 'sharedconfig.vdf'
roaming config store 2 saved successfully
Generating new string page texture 105: 24x256, total string texture memory is 2,15 MB
unlinked 6 orphaned pipes
CAsyncIOManager: 0 threads terminating.  0 reads, 0 writes, 0 deferrals.
CAsyncIOManager: 174051 single object sleeps, 0 multi object sleeps
CAsyncIOManager: 537 single object alertable sleeps, 1 multi object alertable sleeps
[2013-03-30 00:47:48] Startup - updater built Mar 25 2013 21:37:41
[2013-03-30 00:47:48] Verifying installation...
[2013-03-30 00:47:48] Verification complete
Shutting down. . .
[2013-03-30 00:48:27] Shutdown