For example I couldn't launch game Dystopia https://store.steampowered.com/app/17580/ because it affected by well known bug https://github.com/ValveSoftware/portal2/issues/204 http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/sw/inodes64.html which don't allow launch Valve games such (Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Portal, Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2) and all HL and Portal based mods from large XFS partition (My partition have size 12TB).
And when I tried launch such games steam client may crashed.
Refresh raOpted-in Controller Mask: 30 Loaded Config for Local Override Path for App ID 17580: /home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam//controller_base/empty.vdf [17580]Non-Steam Controller Configs Enabled: 1 GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 40] : LaunchApp changed task to SynchronizingCloud with "" GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 40] : LaunchApp changed task to SiteLicenseSeatCheckout with "" GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 40] : LaunchApp changed task to CreatingProcess with "" GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 40] : LaunchApp waiting for user response to CreatingProcess "" GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 40] : LaunchApp continues with user response "CreatingProcess" Opted-in Controller Mask: 30 Game update: AppID 17580 "", ProcID 4502, IP 0.0.0.0:0 ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. Loaded Config for Local Override Path for App ID 17580: /home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam//controller_base/empty.vdf >>> Adding process 4502 for game ID 17580 GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 40] : LaunchApp changed task to WaitingGameWindow with "" ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 40] : LaunchApp changed task to Completed with "" >>> Adding process 4503 for game ID 17580 pid 4504 != 4503, skipping destruction (fork without exec?) pid 4505 != 4503, skipping destruction (fork without exec?) pid 4506 != 4503, skipping destruction (fork without exec?) ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. >>> Adding process 4508 for game ID 17580 pid 4507 != 4503, skipping destruction (fork without exec?) pid 4509 != 4503, skipping destruction (fork without exec?) pid 4511 != 4503, skipping destruction (fork without exec?) ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. >>> Adding process 4510 for game ID 17580 ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored. >>> Adding process 4512 for game ID 17580 >>> Adding process 4513 for game ID 17580 SDL video target is 'x11' SDL video target is 'x11' Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(20180518145035) Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0) Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0) Using Breakpad minidump system. Version: 1 AppID: 17580 Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 17580 Using breakpad crash handler Game update: AppID 17580 "", ProcID 4513, IP 0.0.0.0:0 Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID: Caching Steam ID: 76561198082472541 [API loaded yes] Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID: Setting Steam ID: 76561198082472541 Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0) tcmalloc: large alloc 4293754880 bytes == (nil) @ Out of memory or address space. Texture quality setting may be too high. OnFocusWindowChanged to game window type: AppID 17580, 17580 Controller 0 mapping uses xinput : false Loaded Config for Local Override Path for App ID 17580: /home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam//controller_base/empty.vdf Controller 0 mapping uses xinput : false Game removed: AppID 17580 "", ProcID 4513 OnFocusWindowChanged to window type: k_nGameIDControllerConfigs_Desktop, AppID 413080 Loaded Config for Local Override Path for App ID 413080: /home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam//controller_base/empty.vdf saving roaming config store to 'sharedconfig.vdf' roaming config store 2 saved successfully Loaded Config for Local Override Path for App ID 17580: /home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam//controller_base/empty.vdf GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 41] : LaunchApp changed task to SynchronizingCloud with "" GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 41] : LaunchApp changed task to SiteLicenseSeatCheckout with "" GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 41] : LaunchApp changed task to CreatingProcess with "" GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 41] : LaunchApp waiting for user response to CreatingProcess "" GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 41] : LaunchApp continues with user response "CreatingProcess" Opted-in Controller Mask: 30 Game update: AppID 17580 "", ProcID 4549, IP 0.0.0.0:0 Loaded Config for Local Override Path for App ID 17580: /home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam//controller_base/empty.vdf >>> Adding process 4549 for game ID 17580 GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 41] : LaunchApp changed task to WaitingGameWindow with "" ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 41] : LaunchApp changed task to Completed with "" ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. >>> Adding process 4550 for game ID 17580 pid 4551 != 4550, skipping destruction (fork without exec?) pid 4552 != 4550, skipping destruction (fork without exec?) pid 4553 != 4550, skipping destruction (fork without exec?) ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. pid 4554 != 4550, skipping destruction (fork without exec?) >>> Adding process 4555 for game ID 17580 pid 4556 != 4550, skipping destruction (fork without exec?) pid 4558 != 4550, skipping destruction (fork without exec?) ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored. >>> Adding process 4557 for game ID 17580 ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored. >>> Adding process 4559 for game ID 17580 >>> Adding process 4560 for game ID 17580 SDL video target is 'x11' SDL video target is 'x11' Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(20180518145035) Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0) Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0) Using Breakpad minidump system. Version: 1 AppID: 17580 Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 17580 Using breakpad crash handler Game update: AppID 17580 "", ProcID 4560, IP 0.0.0.0:0 Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID: Caching Steam ID: 76561198082472541 [API loaded yes] Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID: Setting Steam ID: 76561198082472541 Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0) tcmalloc: large alloc 4293165056 bytes == (nil) @ Out of memory or address space. Texture quality setting may be too high. Loaded Config for Local Override Path for App ID 17580: /home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam//controller_base/empty.vdf GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 42] : LaunchApp changed task to WaitingPrevProcess with "" GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 42] : LaunchApp failed with AppError_16 with "" GameAction [AppID 17580, ActionID 42] : LaunchApp changed task to Failed with "" AL lib: (WW) alGetError: Querying error state on null context (implicitly 0xa004) Failed to open digital audio driver No mixer services exist. crash_20180519151449_1.dmp[4592]: Uploading dump (out-of-process) /tmp/dumps/crash_20180519151449_1.dmp crash_20180519151449_1.dmp[4592]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes crash_20180519151449_1.dmp[4592]: response: CrashID=bp-c21c0b85-c1f2-4f78-8a58-c4ec12180519 crash_20180519151449_1.dmp[4592]: file ''/tmp/dumps/crash_20180519151449_1.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-c21c0b85-c1f2-4f78-8a58-c4ec12180519'' /home/mikhail/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 927: 12128 Segmentation fault (core dumped) $STEAM_DEBUGGER "$STEAMROOT/$STEAMEXEPATH" "$@" te: 60 Refresh rate: 60 Refresh rate: 60 Refresh rate: 1 Refresh rate: 1 Refresh rate: 1 Refresh rate: 1 Refresh rate: 1 Refresh rate: 1 Assert( CClientPipe::BWriteAndReadResult: BWaitResult failed, disconnected ):../common/pipes.cpp:766 Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(gameoverlayui)/version(1.0) assert_20180519200356_6.dmp[4658]: Uploading dump (out-of-process) /tmp/dumps/assert_20180519200356_6.dmp assert_20180519200356_6.dmp[4658]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes assert_20180519200356_6.dmp[4658]: response: Discarded=1 assert_20180519200356_6.dmp[4658]: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20180519200356_6.dmp'', upload yes: ''Discarded=1'' [mikhail@localhost ~]$
/tmp/dumps/crash_20180519151449_1.dmp
/tmp/dumps/assert_20180519200356_6.dmp
steam backtrace
Hello @NTMan, the minidump you attached to this issue matches your other recent issue report, making this another symptom of the previous report.
Closing in favor of #5489.
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Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:
For example I couldn't launch game Dystopia https://store.steampowered.com/app/17580/
because it affected by well known bug https://github.com/ValveSoftware/portal2/issues/204 http://www.tcm.phy.cam.ac.uk/sw/inodes64.html which don't allow launch Valve games such (Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Portal, Portal 2, Left 4 Dead 2) and all HL and Portal based mods from large XFS partition (My partition have size 12TB).
And when I tried launch such games steam client may crashed.
/tmp/dumps/crash_20180519151449_1.dmp
/tmp/dumps/assert_20180519200356_6.dmp
steam backtrace