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SteamCMD can't validate files on ZFS

steamopen duplicatereviewedSteamCMD
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#2827 · opened 2013-09-04 by hellmind · updated 2019-07-18 · 20 comments · github
Hhellmind 2013-09-04 github

I'm running SteamCMD on a debian 7 with zfs onlinux.
The problem is the validate option for app_upgrade
Every time I run it, start to download the whole game again.

Why SteamCMD can't validate like if were in ext3?

What SteamCMD do to validate a file?

How it calculates the hashes?

More info about this issue in here:
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=34889169#post34889169

Hhellmind 2013-09-09 github

So, nobody cares, right?

Nobody uses steamcmd or steam in zfs

Dderi82 2013-09-09 github

I quess ZFS is not that commonly used.

MMrSchism 2013-09-09 github

I wouldn't say that. On Solaris/Indiana and BSD variants, it's quite common.

Hhellmind 2013-09-09 github

I think this bug doesn't reduce to zfs...

MMrSchism 2013-09-09 github

Someone claimed that the client doesn't seem to install on non-Ext3/4 filesystems, so it wouldn't surprise me that SteamCMD has the same issue and that ZFS is just the one that made this obvious.

Jjohndrinkwater 2013-09-11 github

It’s a lower priority bug to be fixed, that is all. This is strictly a duplicate of #2533, though likely wants to be tracked separately so its not lost when the other bug is fixed.

MMrSchism 2013-09-11 github

I didn't think to label it as a dupe because the other one was aimed at the Client whereas this is SteamCMD. Sorry about that.

Hhellmind 2013-09-11 github

I don't how many steam products uses that procedure to do the verification, I think it's global. If steam is affected too there should be another product with the same behavior

Hhellmind 2013-09-23 github

Asking for the source code to fix it myself its too crazy?

Ssanmadjack 2013-09-24 github

I'm having this issue as well. I realize statistically this isn't a significant issue, but it means that I cannot use steamcmd on my server.

Jjohndrinkwater 2013-09-25 github

@hellmind too crazy :)

Hhellmind 2013-09-26 github

I cant continue with my project neither :(

Ssanmadjack 2013-10-01 github

Steam also can't validate the files if you create an ext4 partition inside of a ZFS volume, same issue.

Hhellmind 2013-10-17 github

still doesn't work?

Hhellmind 2013-10-21 github

i hate when nobody cares

MMrSchism 2013-10-22 github

It's not that nobody cares. Yes, it has been 2 months. However, as John said, it is a lower-priority bug than some of the others.

Hhellmind 2013-10-22 github

So, how long till the low priority bug got fixed, a year?

Sstephan48 2014-01-20 github

any progress on this?
i am trying to use zfs on linux(debian wheezy) for synergy(for the benefit of a caseinsensitive fs) but upon validation all files are redownloaded.

Dderi82 2014-01-20 github

Well I doubt there has been any process. Its been so quit on here git. Valve team has so much to do. Porting games, fixing bugs, steam oss, steam and current games it has ported.

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