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Black screen in store, library, profile etc....

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#8475 · opened 2022-03-11 by VanackSabbadium · updated 2023-07-19 · 7 comments · github
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VVanackSabbadium 2022-03-11 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): beta 1646806235, 2022-03-09
  • Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Debian 11.1 Bullseye
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

The issue is pretty much the same as #8420 and #8451, i start Steam and i can't see anything inside any of the menus (store, library, profile etc...) except for a black screen. Big picture mode works regularly.
I also tried using -no-cef-sandbox, but it doesn't change.

Log without -no-cef-sandbox
Log with -no-cef-sandbox

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Start Steam with or without -no-cef-sandbox

As you see, i've already opted for beta and downloaded the latest update. I'm using the standard deb version of Steam, no flatpak.

Thanks for your help.

Aarthurdead 2022-04-17 github

as i commented here
launching steam with BOTH -no-cef-sandbox -cef-single-process worked around any black screen issues i had

VVanackSabbadium 2022-04-18 github

as i commented here launching steam with BOTH -no-cef-sandbox -cef-single-process worked around any black screen issues i had

Thank you! That worked perfectly! Finally a solution...

EDIT: it worked 2 or 3 times, then it did not work anymore. It's a f*****g nightmare....

EDIT2: now it works again. It seems like my Nvidia drivers screwed and i had to reinstall them.

SStazzLad 2023-02-27 github

as i commented here launching steam with BOTH -no-cef-sandbox -cef-single-process worked around any black screen issues i had

hi i am new to all this, and literally have no idea. I started using linux due to a bet with a friend and i do not know what you mean by your comment could you give me brief tutorial for dummies ?

VVanackSabbadium 2023-03-01 github

as i commented here launching steam with BOTH -no-cef-sandbox -cef-single-process worked around any black screen issues i had

hi i am new to all this, and literally have no idea. I started using linux due to a bet with a friend and i do not know what you mean by your comment could you give me brief tutorial for dummies ?

Hi StazzLad.

Steam for Linux seems to have a little issue that prevents the client from showing all the content (store, library etc...), giving just a huge black screen.
The workaround for this issue is to launch Steam from a terminal, using a couple of "arguments".
So, you have to open a terminal, and type:

steam -no-cef-sandbox -cef-single-process

This way, Steam should open and show everything without any issue.
I hope i've been clear enough.

Rredthing1 2023-03-17 github

Same issue on Arch, and those args don't solve it.

Eeth-p 2023-03-17 github

One other possible cause I've seen for this is that /dev/shm is too small, which causes Chromium to not work.

For whatever reason, it was only a couple kilobytes on my system. That was way too small, and increasing it to 4G solved it for me.

Maybe that's your issue as well, @redthing1?

Mmaplepy 2023-07-19 github

One other possible cause I've seen for this is that /dev/shm is too small, which causes Chromium to not work.

For whatever reason, it was only a couple kilobytes on my system. That was way too small, and increasing it to 4G solved it for me.

nope didnt fix it for me