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Can't start game from big picture mode

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#4205 · opened 2015-12-26 by af7567 · updated 2016-03-04 · 2 comments · github
Aaf7567 2015-12-26 github

Trying to use a steam controller from big picture mode with a few games but whenever I start a game it tells me it is "running" but nothing happens. I have to use the mouse to click the play button again (even though it is running), or alt tab, and then the game suddenly appears.

In the terminal I see:

sh: /usr/bin/alienware_wmi_control.sh: No such file or directory
COpenGLSurface::BInitialize: Current session is /org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Session1
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1450493858)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1450493858)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1450493858)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1450493858)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1450493858)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1450493858)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1450493858)
DispatchAsyncEvent backlog, failed to dispatch all this frame. Queue depth: 1349 (1351 input number was)
Warning, someone is using SetHTTPRequestRequiresVerifiedCertificate on Linux, where it doesn't work, and we won't actually verifyDispatchAsyncEvent backlog, failed to dispatch all this frame. Queue depth: 57 (1396 input number was)
Slow image load - /home/adamf/.local/share/Steam/tenfoot/resource/images/profile/activity_bg_wash.png (dimensions 1879x928, took 56 msec)
Slow image load - /home/adamf/.local/share/Steam/tenfoot/resource/images/profile/profile_bg_wash.png (dimensions 1879x928, took 61 msec)
Slow image load - /home/adamf/.local/share/Steam/tenfoot/resource/images/panel_background.png (dimensions 1920x1080, took 72 msec)
Slow image load - /home/adamf/.local/share/Steam/tenfoot/resource/images/mainmenu_bg_2.png (dimensions 1920x1080, took 104 msec)
Slow image load - /home/adamf/.local/share/Steam/tenfoot/resource/images/overlay/overlay_bg_wash.png (dimensions 1879x928, took 79 msec)
DispatchAsyncEvent backlog, failed to dispatch all this frame. Queue depth: 184 (186 input number was)
Slow image load - /home/adamf/.local/share/Steam/tenfoot/resource/images/background_alpha_mask.png (dimensions 1920x1080, took 34 msec)
HTTP Response for https://steamcommunity-a.akamaihd.net/news/newsforapp/v0001/?appid=255220&count=5&maxlength=500&format=json: 200, 3999
Slow image load - http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/575652270862543136/7691D9574494D800BC724F42E6A4DB9A902A414D/ (dimensions 1920x1080, took 63 msec)
Slow image load - http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/559885232888417968/9D7E897D2E14FDAD81AA5DFBE5875184B840DE08/ (dimensions 1440x1440, took 71 msec)
Warning: The game hasn't rendered a frame from us in over 10 seconds
Warning: The game hasn't rendered a frame from us in over 10 seconds

That "Warning: The game hasn't rendered a frame from us in over 10 seconds" message just repeats until I alt-tab or something. Tested with shadow of mordor, grid autosport and CS:GO, all do the same thing

I also noticed that once alt-tabbing to get it to start from big picture grid autosport has choppy sound the whole time, running it from steam desktop mode the sound is fine.

Aaf7567 2015-12-26 github

An update to the GRID autosport sound issue. If I use my other soundcard which supports hardware mixing then the sound is OK with or without big picture. If I use my headset soundcard which uses ALSA dmix then sound is bad when started from big picture, but OK when started from desktop. This seems to be a GRID autosport issue though since in other games the sound is OK whichever soundcard I use.

Aaf7567 2016-03-04 github

The issue with starting a game from big picture seems to be because of the i3 window manager not allowing a game to start in fullscreen because big picture is already in full screen.

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