ubuntu lts 16.04 error swrast

steamclosed NVIDIA driversDistro Family: Ubuntu

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#5126 · opened 2017-08-12 by mchoccac · updated 2020-04-03 · 4 comments · github

Mmchoccac 2017-08-12 github

Your system information

Steam client version (build number or date):
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial
Opted into Steam client beta?: No
Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Describe what you expected should happen and what did happen. Please link any large code pastes as a Github Gist

Steps for reproducing this issue:

start steam

out:

Running Steam on ubuntu 16.04 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(0)
libGL error: unable to load driver: swrast_dri.so
libGL error: failed to load driver: swrast

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2017-08-14 github

Hello @mchoccac, please describe how you installed steam.

What video card do you have and can you confirm you have a working 32 bit opengl implementation installed? Swrast is mesa's slower software opengl implementation and steam trying to use it usually indicates that the preferred video driver is not setup properly.

MMysteryPig 2017-09-17 github

I'm having the same issue. I have the same ubuntu version and an Intel HD Graphics 400. I installed steam with a .deb from the steam website. LibGL seems to be working, at least for my xscreensaver.

I am running this on a chromebook, so it might be due to another issue.

Never mind, this works: https://askubuntu.com/questions/771032/steam-not-opening-in-ubuntu-16-04-lts/771507

Mmchoccac 2017-12-27 github

@kisak-valve hi use video nvidia

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2020-02-28 github

Hello @mchoccac, are you still experiencing this issue on an up to date system? This was a nvidia driver install issue.

Nothing extracted yet.