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Blank login window

steamclosed Distro Family: Arch
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#4910 · opened 2017-03-25 by Kubuxu · updated 2019-07-18 · 12 comments · github
KKubuxu 2017-03-25 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): recent, no idea how to check
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Arch Linux
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

When starting Steam only thing I get is "invisible" (in color of previous foreground) login window. I can move it around and it will sometimes change the color to other foreground.

Logs:

/home/kubuxu/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 154: VERSION_ID: unbound variable
/home/kubuxu/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 154: VERSION_ID: unbound variable
Running Steam on arch  64-bit
/home/kubuxu/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 154: VERSION_ID: unbound variable
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1490228413)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1490228413)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1490228413)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1490228413)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1490228413)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1490228413)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1490228413)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1490228413)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1490228413)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1490228413)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1490228413)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1490228413)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1490228413)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1490228413)
Generating new string page texture 12: 48x256, total string texture memory is 49.15 KB
Generating new string page texture 13: 256x256, total string texture memory is 311.30 KB
Generating new string page texture 14: 128x256, total string texture memory is 442.37 KB

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Install steam sudo pacman -S steam
  2. Start steam with steam.
Kkisak-valve maintainer 2017-03-25 github

Hello @Kubuxu, what your screenshot is showing is an uninitialized X window. What video card and driver version are you using? Can you verify you have a sane opengl driver with glxgears or glxinfo?

Kkbrenneman 2017-04-01 github

I'm running into the same behavior on Mint 18, using MATE desktop, running on a GTX 1060 with version 375.39 of the NVIDIA driver.

glxinfo prints everything that I'd expect, and every other GLX application I've tried so far seems to work correctly.

I get the same results with different window managers, and with and without compositing.

Also, if I force it to use indirect rendering (but still on the same local X server), then it displays correctly.

Kkbrenneman 2017-04-01 github

One other thing just occurred to me: This problem only started on my system after a CPU upgrade. Combined with the fact that indirect rendering works okay, that might point to a synchronization problem between X and GLX.

KKubuxu 2017-04-01 github

Can you try starting glxgears32. It is black for me also.

Kkbrenneman 2017-04-01 github

Ah, you're right. A 32-bit build of glxgears is solid black. I'm not sure if that's from the same problem as the steam client, though.

KKubuxu 2017-04-01 github

I think they are.

LLeopard1907 2017-04-02 github

Can you try that workaround?

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/4792

Kkbrenneman 2017-04-04 github

I just figured out what the problem is on my system, at least. In the BIOS settings for my new motherboard, I had the PCI-E "Above 4G decoding" flag enabled. If I disable that, then 32-bit GLX programs work again.

@Kubuxu -- Does that match your system?

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2017-04-04 github

Also encountered in #4846.

KKubuxu 2017-04-04 github

@kbrenneman It might be it. I will be back home in a week I will check it. If it is it, thank you a lot.

KKubuxu 2017-04-11 github

Disabling 'Above 4G Decoding' have resolved it.

KKubuxu 2017-04-11 github

Disabling 'Above 4G Decoding' have resolved it.

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