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Steam failed to load: *SteamStartEngine(0xff94d2c0) on latest update

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#2914 · opened 2013-10-11 by ghost · updated 2019-07-18 · 12 comments · github
?ghost 2013-10-11 github

Hello,

Steam automatically updated today and I am now unable to play any games.

The error I get when loading up Steam is the following:

"Fatal Error: Steam failed to load: *SteamStartEngine(0xff94d2c0) fail with error 1: A Steam Engine Instance already exists"

However the window opens after I press on the error message's, it does load up Steam but I then cannot open games because it says I do not have an instance of the Steam Engine.

"Steam is not running. You must start Steam in order to play this game."

Smells like some dodgy exception handling has snuck in to the code.

Ggdrewb-valve maintainer 2013-10-28 github

Does this still happen after you restart your computer?

?ghost 2013-10-29 github

I booted back to Windows for a week and then I booted back into Ubuntu afterwards. I am up-to-date and it seems fine now.

Ggdrewb-valve maintainer 2013-10-29 github

OK, closing until we have a repro case.

Rrawcoder 2013-12-31 github

Hi, I am facing exactly the same issue.

System information:

Processor Information:
    Vendor:  GenuineIntel
    CPU Family:  0x6
    CPU Model:  0x3c
    CPU Stepping:  0x3
    CPU Type:  0x0
    Speed:  3200 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 13.10 (64 bit)
    Kernel Name:  Linux
    Kernel Version:  3.12.0-031200-generic
    X Server Vendor:  The X.Org Foundation
    X Server Release:  11403000
    X Window Manager:  Compiz
    Steam Runtime Version:  steam-runtime-release_2013-10-23

Video Card:
    Driver:  Intel Open Source Technology Center Mesa DRI Intel(R) Haswell Desktop x86/MMX/SSE2

    Driver Version:  3.0 Mesa 9.2.1
    OpenGL Version: 3.0
    Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
    Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
    VendorID:  0x8086
    DeviceID:  0x412
    Number of Monitors:  1
    Number of Logical Video Cards:  1
    Primary Display Resolution:  1920 x 1080
    Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080
    Primary Display Size: 18.74" x 10.55"  (21.50" diag)
                                            47.6cm x 26.8cm  (54.6cm diag)
    Primary VRAM Not Detected

Sound card:
    Audio device: Intel Haswell HDMI

Memory:
    RAM:  6765 Mb

Miscellaneous:
    UI Language:  English
    LANG:  en_IN
    Microphone:  Not set
    Total Hard Disk Space Available:  762906 Mb
    Largest Free Hard Disk Block:  427309 Mb

Installed software:

Recent Failure Reports:
    Tue Dec 31 05:53:08 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20131231112308_4.dmp'', upload no: ''Couldn't resolve host name''
    Tue Dec 31 05:53:31 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20131231112331_5.dmp'', upload no: ''Couldn't resolve host name''
    Tue Dec 31 07:21:55 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20131231125154_4.dmp'', upload no: ''HTTP response code said error''
    Tue Dec 31 07:22:05 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20131231125204_5.dmp'', upload no: ''HTTP response code said error''
    Tue Dec 31 07:50:47 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20131231132045_4.dmp'', upload no: ''HTTP response code said error''
    Tue Dec 31 07:57:08 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20131231132705_5.dmp'', upload no: ''HTTP response code said error''
    Tue Dec 31 08:24:54 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20131231135345_4.dmp'', upload no: ''Failure when receiving data from the peer''
    Tue Dec 31 08:26:36 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20131231135427_5.dmp'', upload no: ''Couldn't connect to server''
    Tue Dec 31 08:27:59 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20131231135550_4.dmp'', upload no: ''Couldn't connect to server''
    Tue Dec 31 08:30:32 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20131231135910_5.dmp'', upload no: ''Failure when receiving data from the peer''
    Tue Dec 31 08:30:45 2013 GMT: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20131231135831_4.dmp'', upload no: ''Couldn't connect to server''
Ggdrewb-valve maintainer 2014-01-07 github

Does it still happen after rebooting?

Rrawcoder 2014-01-07 github

Yes it happens every time.

Jjohndrinkwater 2014-01-09 github

Do you have Steam set to launch on login?

Rrawcoder 2014-01-13 github

No, I haven't.
I also updated steam client to latest version but the error is still there.
screenshot from 2014-01-13 21 57 00

Rrawcoder 2014-02-26 github

I think my issue is same as #3154 :
screenshot from 2014-02-26 19 06 13

The count went to 9 before I 'kill all'ed them.

Hhrasdt 2014-02-27 github

OK; if you've got the respawning thing, you should be able to run games.

Set auto-login to be off. This should stop them respawning constantly; they only seem to start when the last one fully loads.
Then, enter your login details once, into the first login dialog.
When that one loads, don't close the new login box that appears.

This has worked consistently for me for the past week or so; well enough that I forgot to update the Github bug...

Rrawcoder 2014-02-28 github

Thanks! that worked.

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