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steam segfaults when trying to start it

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#2703 · opened 2013-07-18 by InmanInman · updated 2014-03-31 · 1 comments · github
IInmanInman 2013-07-18 github

This is on linux mint

It works fine on Cinnamon2d but does not work on regular cinnamon:

Running Steam on linuxmint 14 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1374006489_client)
Gen6+ requires Kernel 3.6 or later.
steam: ../../../../../src/mesa/main/context.c:1501: _mesa_make_current: Assertion newCtx->Version > 0' failed. [2013-07-18 22:36:16] Startup - updater built Apr 30 2013 10:04:24 [2013-07-18 22:36:16] Opted in to client beta 'publicbeta' via beta file /home/inman/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 704: 5855 Segmentation fault (core dumped) $STEAM_DEBUGGER "$STEAMROOT/$PLATFORM/$STEAMEXE" "$@" Installing bootstrap /home/inman/.local/share/Steam/bootstrap.tar.xz Running Steam on linuxmint 14 64-bit STEAM_RUNTIME has been set by the user to: /home/inman/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1374006489_client) Gen6+ requires Kernel 3.6 or later. steam: ../../../../../src/mesa/main/context.c:1501: _mesa_make_current: AssertionnewCtx->Version > 0' failed.
[2013-07-18 22:36:17] Startup - updater built Apr 30 2013 10:04:24
[2013-07-18 22:36:17] Opted in to client beta 'publicbeta' via beta file
/home/inman/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 704: 5943 Segmentation fault (core dumped) $STEAM_DEBUGGER "$STEAMROOT/$PLATFORM/$STEAMEXE" "$@"

IInmanInman 2013-07-18 github

nevermind. it seems i somehow, in a fit of stupidity, managed to uninstall my graphics drivers

Nothing extracted yet.