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Steam auto shutdown itself when computer is in screen saver mode

steamclosed Steam clientDistro Family: Ubuntu
ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#7312 · opened 2020-08-10 by notnotme · updated 2023-04-10 · 3 comments · github
Nnotnotme 2020-08-10 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): July 31 2020
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Linux Mint 20
  • 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:

Steam just seem to kill itself or hang if my screen saver turn on for too long. When I unlock the screen steam client is not running nor my download. I figured out this behavior tonight, patiently waiting for 64GO to download at 512Kbps.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Start steam and start downloading a game (a big one, the one you take 1 or 2 day to get)
  2. Before going to seelp, just lock your screen
  3. When you wake up, unlock your screen. Steam is not running.

It does not happen right after a screen lock but after a while. I can't tell for the delay because I was just trying to sleep but because it was too hot I checked the download state time to time and noticed this behavior.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2023-03-31 github

Hello @notnotme, are you still experiencing this issue on an up to date system?

Nnotnotme 2023-04-10 github

Hello @kisak-valve the issue did not reproduce anymore, I'm running Mint 21.1.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2023-04-10 github

Thanks for retesting. Closing.

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