Steam error after installing: Couldn't find Steam content, did you move it?

steamclosed reviewed

ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#82 · opened 2012-12-20 by satoriJPN · updated 2013-02-08 · 2 comments · github

SsatoriJPN 2012-12-20 github

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On AMD64/Radeon HD 5970 (fglrx-updates)

workaround: Install steam, launch steam from terminal by typing "steam steam", reinstall steam whenever you reboot or you get the same error

terminal from install to open:

root@scarlet-devil-mansion:~# sudo dpkg -i steam.deb && sudo apt-get install -f
Selecting previously unselected package steam:i386.
(Reading database ... 157359 files and directories currently installed.)
Unpacking steam:i386 (from steam.deb) ...
Setting up steam:i386 (1.0.0.17) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for bamfdaemon ...
Rebuilding /usr/share/applications/bamf.index...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 406 not upgraded.
root@scarlet-devil-mansion:~# steam steam
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1355957371_client)
Looks like steam didn't shutdown cleanly, scheduling immediate update check
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1355957371_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1355957371_client)
unlinked 0 orphaned pipes
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1355957371_client)
surface_linux.cpp (1383) : Assertion Failed: X context is not using direct rendering. Unfasten your seatbelt...

Assert( Assertion Failed: X context is not using direct rendering. Unfasten your seatbelt...
 ):/home/buildbot/buildslave_steam/steam_rel_client_ubuntu12_linux/build/src/vgui2/src/surface_linux.cpp:1383

Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1355957371_client)
Uploading dump (in-process) [proxy '']
/tmp/dumps/assert_20121220023125_1.dmp
[1220/023126:WARNING:proxy_service.cc(646)] PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation
success = yes
response:  CrashID=bp-415305f3-311f-4582-9d27-c37d12121219
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1355957371_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1355957371_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1355957371_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1355957371_client)
Home directory /home/flandre not ours.
PulseAudio connect failed (used only for Mic Volume Control) with error: Access denied
Process 3324 created /ValveIPCSharedObjects3
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1355957371_client)
Generating new string page texture 2: 48x256, total string texture memory is 49.15 KB
Generating new string page texture 3: 256x256, total string texture memory is 311.30 KB
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1355957371_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1355957371_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1355957371_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1355957371_client)
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roaming config store loaded successfully - 2617 bytes.

Sslouken 2013-01-10 github

What happens if you install the latest package from here: http://repo.steampowered.com/steam/
Then remove ~/.steam ~/.local/share/Steam
And then run steam by itself: steam

If you still get that issue, can you show the output of ls -l ~/.steam after you do the above steps?

Sslouken 2013-02-08 github

I believe this issue is fixed. Please reopen the bug with steps, if you're still running into it.

Nothing extracted yet.