Can't start Steam anymore

i got this. when tarting Steam Runtime or nativ,…

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steam.sh[20457]: Running Steam on manjarolinux 22.0.1 64-bit
steam.sh[20457]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
setup.sh[20531]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date!
steam.sh[20457]: Steam client's requirements are satisfied
[2023-01-29 20:48:22] Startup - updater built Dec 15 2022 21:26:49
[2023-01-29 20:48:22] Startup - Steam Client launched with: '/home/lucy/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam'
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
Looks like steam didn't shutdown cleanly, scheduling immediate update check
[2023-01-29 20:48:22] Loading cached metrics from disk (/home/lucy/.local/share/Steam/package/steam_client_metrics.bin)
[2023-01-29 20:48:22] Failed to load cached hosts file (File 'update_hosts_cached.vdf' not found), using defaults
[2023-01-29 20:48:22] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal
[2023-01-29 20:48:22] 1. http://media.steampowered.com, /client/, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in'
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
[2023-01-29 20:48:22] Checking for update on startup
[2023-01-29 20:48:22] Checking for available updates...
[2023-01-29 20:48:22] Downloading manifest: http://media.steampowered.com/client/steam_client_ubuntu12
[2023-01-29 20:48:22] Manifest download: send request
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
[2023-01-29 20:48:22] Manifest download: waiting for download to finish
[2023-01-29 20:48:22] Manifest download: finished
[2023-01-29 20:48:22] Download skipped: /client/steam_client_ubuntu12 version 1674790765, installed version 1674790765, existing pending version 0
[2023-01-29 20:48:22] Nothing to do
[2023-01-29 20:48:22] Verifying installation...
[2023-01-29 20:48:22] Performing checksum verification of executable files
[2023-01-29 20:48:23] Verification complete
Loaded SDL version 2.27.0-p7692409
/usr/share/themes/Breeze/gtk-2.0/widgets/entry:70: error: unexpected identifier 'direction', expected character '}'

(steam:20600): Gtk-WARNING **: 20:48:23.830: Im Modulpfad »adwaita« konnte keine Themen-Engine gefunden werden,
/usr/share/themes/Breeze/gtk-2.0/widgets/styles:36: error: invalid string constant "combobox_entry", expected valid string constant
XRRGetOutputInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf384cdb0
XRRGetCrtcInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf384b500
steamwebhelper.sh[20605]: Runtime for steamwebhelper: defaulting to /home/lucy/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-heavy
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
steamwebhelper.sh[20605]: glibc >= 2.34, partially disabling sandbox until CEF supports clone3()
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
CAppInfoCacheReadFromDiskThread took 0 milliseconds to initialize
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
src/vstdlib/strtools.cpp (252) : n == 0 || s1 != NULL
src/vstdlib/strtools.cpp (252) : n == 0 || s1 != NULL
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1674790765)
assert_20230129204824_23.dmp[20706]: Uploading dump (out-of-process)
/tmp/dumps/assert_20230129204824_23.dmp
/home/lucy/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: Zeile 798: 20600 Speicherzugriffsfehler  (Speicherabzug geschrieben) "$STEAMROOT/$STEAMEXEPATH" "$@"
assert_20230129204824_23.dmp[20706]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes                                                                                                                                                                        ✔  4s  
assert_20230129204824_23.dmp[20706]: response: CrashID=bp-dba8cbfd-7948-47c6-a09f-33a0e2230129
assert_20230129204824_23.dmp[20706]: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20230129204824_23.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-dba8cbfd-7948-47c6-a09f-33a0e2230129''

cant start it anymore

There’s already a thread on this here

Not sure if there’s a fix yet though

At least I can take solace in the fact that it is not only on my system, so it is probably not just because I messed up. Hopefully the Steam devs will push a fix.

Out of curiosity, are you on an NVIDIA graphics card?

I have a hybrid set up with nvidia card so I’m using the prime drivers. I am on the testing branch so might be worth looking at branch compare see if there’s anything that pops out. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than me can figure out why not everyone is affected

I did do a fresh install on the testing branch, which resulted in the same segfault. However, we should probably pick one of the two threads to continue this discussion, or ask a moderator to merge them.

yes iam on NVIDA :face_vomiting:
reset of steam not working and also delete al configs an reinstall same issue

In my experience, steam-native-runtime is not recommended in the Steam/Troubleshooting article on the Arch Wiki due to compatibility issues. Try uninstalling it.