Proton games won't start after clean system reinstall - no errors

Hello, i have problem with running steam games with proton. Native linux games like CS2 works fine. The problem appeared after a complete system reinstallation, before i had no problems (
I had an updated system ).

There some system informations:

inxi -Fazy                                                                                                                            ✔ 
System:
  Kernel: 6.9.3-3-MANJARO arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.1.1
    clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
    parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-6.9-x86_64
    root=UUID=e9d10a33-4775-476b-bd21-9b5c6b835085 rw rootflags=subvol=@ quiet
    splash udev.log_priority=3
  Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.0.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.2.0
    wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Manjaro base: Arch Linux
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME X370-PRO v: Rev X.0x
    serial: <superuser required> part-nu: SKU UEFI: American Megatrends v: 6042
    date: 04/28/2022
CPU:
  Info: model: AMD Ryzen 5 3600X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 2 gen: 3
    level: v3 note: check built: 2020-22 process: TSMC n7 (7nm) family: 0x17 (23)
    model-id: 0x71 (113) stepping: 0 microcode: 0x8701021
  Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 6 tpc: 2 threads: 12 smt: enabled cache:
    L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 3 MiB desc: 6x512 KiB L3: 32 MiB
    desc: 2x16 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 4092 high: 4100 min/max: 2200/4409 boost: enabled
    scaling: driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 4087 2: 4088
    3: 4087 4: 4094 5: 4094 6: 4094 7: 4087 8: 4100 9: 4087 10: 4094 11: 4100
    12: 4094 bogomips: 91245
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3
  Vulnerabilities:
  Type: gather_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: itlb_multihit status: Not affected
  Type: l1tf status: Not affected
  Type: mds status: Not affected
  Type: meltdown status: Not affected
  Type: mmio_stale_data status: Not affected
  Type: reg_file_data_sampling status: Not affected
  Type: retbleed mitigation: untrained return thunk; SMT enabled with STIBP
    protection
  Type: spec_rstack_overflow mitigation: Safe RET
  Type: spec_store_bypass mitigation: Speculative Store Bypass disabled via
    prctl
  Type: spectre_v1 mitigation: usercopy/swapgs barriers and __user pointer
    sanitization
  Type: spectre_v2 mitigation: Retpolines; IBPB: conditional; STIBP:
    always-on; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected
  Type: srbds status: Not affected
  Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected
Graphics:
  Device-1: AMD Navi 21 [Radeon RX 6800/6800 XT / 6900 XT] vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-2 code: Navi-2x process: TSMC n7 (7nm)
    built: 2020-22 pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-2
    empty: DP-1, DP-3, HDMI-A-1, Writeback-1 bus-ID: 0a:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:73bf
    class-ID: 0300
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.0
    compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting,radeon
    alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 2560x1440 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 677x381mm (26.65x15.00")
    s-diag: 777mm (30.58")
  Monitor-1: DP-2 mapped: DisplayPort-1 model: Acer ED323QUR built: 2018
    res: 2560x1440 hz: 75 dpi: 93 gamma: 1.2 size: 697x392mm (27.44x15.43")
    diag: 800mm (31.5") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 2560x1440 min: 720x400
  API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
    device: 1 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi x11: drv: radeonsi
    inactive: gbm,wayland
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 24.0.9-manjaro1.1
    glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (radeonsi
    navi21 LLVM 17.0.6 DRM 3.57 6.9.3-3-MANJARO) device-ID: 1002:73bf
    memory: 15.62 GiB unified: no
  API: Vulkan v: 1.3.279 layers: 10 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu
    name: AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT driver: amd v: 2024.Q2.1 (LLPC)
    device-ID: 1002:73bf surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
  Device-1: AMD Navi 21/23 HDMI/DP Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
    gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 0a:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab28
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 0c:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
  API: ALSA v: k6.9.3-3-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
    type: oss-emulator tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
  Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.0.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel I211 Gigabit Network vendor: ASUSTeK driver: igb v: kernel
    pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 06:00.0
    chip-ID: 8086:1539 class-ID: 0200
  IF: enp6s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
  Info: services: NetworkManager,systemd-timesyncd
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.61 TiB used: 1.05 TiB (65.4%)
  SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:3 vendor: Plextor model: PX-512M8PeGN
    size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 1.06 temp: 40.9 C scheme: GPT
  ID-2: /dev/nvme1n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: A-Data model: LEGEND 800
    size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s
    lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: V1122B0 temp: 36.9 C
    scheme: GPT
  ID-3: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: A-Data model: SU750 size: 238.47 GiB
    block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s tech: SSD
    serial: <filter> fw-rev: 4R25 scheme: GPT
Partition:
  ID-1: / raw-size: 144.99 GiB size: 144.99 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 27.57 GiB (19.0%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:5
  ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 520 MiB size: 519 MiB (99.80%)
    used: 612 KiB (0.1%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:4
  ID-3: /home raw-size: 144.99 GiB size: 144.99 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 27.57 GiB (19.0%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:5
  ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 144.99 GiB size: 144.99 GiB (100.00%)
    used: 27.57 GiB (19.0%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:5
Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found.
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 74.5 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 55.0 C
    mem: 54.0 C
  Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 0
Info:
  Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.25 GiB used: 6.6 GiB (21.1%)
  Processes: 397 Power: uptime: 8m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
    avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
    suspend, test_resume image: 12.49 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
    power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 255 default: graphical
    tool: systemctl
  Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1358 libs: 436 tools: pamac,paru pm: flatpak
    pkgs: 0 Compilers: clang: 17.0.6 gcc: 14.1.1 Shell: Zsh v: 5.9 default: Bash
    v: 5.2.26 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.34

vulkaninfo --summary                                                                                                                  ✔ 
==========
VULKANINFO
==========

Vulkan Instance Version: 1.3.279


Instance Extensions: count = 23
-------------------------------
VK_EXT_acquire_drm_display             : extension revision 1
VK_EXT_acquire_xlib_display            : extension revision 1
VK_EXT_debug_report                    : extension revision 10
VK_EXT_debug_utils                     : extension revision 2
VK_EXT_direct_mode_display             : extension revision 1
VK_EXT_display_surface_counter         : extension revision 1
VK_EXT_surface_maintenance1            : extension revision 1
VK_EXT_swapchain_colorspace            : extension revision 4
VK_KHR_device_group_creation           : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_display                         : extension revision 23
VK_KHR_external_fence_capabilities     : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_external_memory_capabilities    : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_external_semaphore_capabilities : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_get_display_properties2         : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2 : extension revision 2
VK_KHR_get_surface_capabilities2       : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_portability_enumeration         : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_surface                         : extension revision 25
VK_KHR_surface_protected_capabilities  : extension revision 1
VK_KHR_wayland_surface                 : extension revision 6
VK_KHR_xcb_surface                     : extension revision 6
VK_KHR_xlib_surface                    : extension revision 6
VK_LUNARG_direct_driver_loading        : extension revision 1

Instance Layers: count = 10
---------------------------
VK_LAYER_AMD_switchable_graphics_32 AMD switchable graphics layer 1.3.280  version 1
VK_LAYER_AMD_switchable_graphics_64 AMD switchable graphics layer 1.3.280  version 1
VK_LAYER_MANGOAPP_overlay           Mangoapp Layer                1.3.0    version 1
VK_LAYER_MANGOAPP_overlay           Mangoapp Layer                1.3.0    version 1
VK_LAYER_MANGOHUD_overlay_x86       Vulkan Hud Overlay            1.3.0    version 1
VK_LAYER_MANGOHUD_overlay_x86_64    Vulkan Hud Overlay            1.3.0    version 1
VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_fossilize_32   Steam Pipeline Caching Layer  1.3.207  version 1
VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_fossilize_64   Steam Pipeline Caching Layer  1.3.207  version 1
VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_overlay_32     Steam Overlay Layer           1.3.207  version 1
VK_LAYER_VALVE_steam_overlay_64     Steam Overlay Layer           1.3.207  version 1

Devices:
========
GPU0:
        apiVersion         = 1.3.280
        driverVersion      = 2.0.304
        vendorID           = 0x1002
        deviceID           = 0x73bf
        deviceType         = PHYSICAL_DEVICE_TYPE_DISCRETE_GPU
        deviceName         = AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT
        driverID           = DRIVER_ID_AMD_OPEN_SOURCE
        driverName         = AMD open-source driver
        driverInfo         = 2024.Q2.1 (LLPC)
        conformanceVersion = 1.3.5.2
        deviceUUID         = 00000000-0a00-0000-0000-000000000000

 mhwd -li                                                                                                                          INT ✘ 
> Installed PCI configs:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           video-linux            2024.05.06                true            PCI

I tried:

  • many proton versions
  • both RADV and AMDVLK vulkan
  • PROTON_LOG and PROTON_LOG_DIR but no logs are saved
  • PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command%
  • few different games - installed on diffrent drives

Please help :wink:

Are those drives NTFS drives by any chance?

If not - run Steam from the command line, try to run a game, post the output.

One of them is NTFS, but i mounted it with permissions to write
Other are ext4 and brtfs.

logs

steam                                                                                                                                                                            ✔  54s  
steam.sh[21530]: Running Steam on manjarolinux 24.0.2 64-bit
steam.sh[21530]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
setup.sh[21603]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date!
steam.sh[21530]: Steam client's requirements are satisfied
[2024-06-14 20:17:23] Startup - updater built Jun 13 2024 18:39:06
[2024-06-14 20:17:23] Startup - Steam Client launched with: '/home/mate/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-srt-logger-opened'
06/14 20:17:23 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
06/14 20:17:23 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1718305227)/tid(21662)
[2024-06-14 20:17:23] Loading cached metrics from disk (/home/mate/.local/share/Steam/package/steam_client_metrics.bin)
[2024-06-14 20:17:23] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal
[2024-06-14 20:17:23] 1. https://client-update.akamai.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1000, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'
[2024-06-14 20:17:23] 2. https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com, /client/, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'
[2024-06-14 20:17:23] 3. https://cdn.steamstatic.com, /client/, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in'
[2024-06-14 20:17:23] Verifying installation...
[2024-06-14 20:17:23] Verification complete
UpdateUI: skip show logo
Steam logging initialized: directory: /home/mate/.local/share/Steam/logs

/usr/share/themes/Breeze/gtk-2.0/widgets/entry:70: error: unexpected identifier 'direction', expected character '}'
/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: 0xeb55fdc0
XRRGetCrtcInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xeb55e500
CAppInfoCacheReadFromDiskThread took 65 milliseconds to initialize
Steam Runtime Launch Service: starting steam-runtime-launcher-service
Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service is running pid 21849
bus_name=com.steampowered.PressureVessel.LaunchAlongsideSteam
BRefreshApplicationsInLibrary 1: 0ms
BuildCompleteAppOverviewChange: 317 apps
RegisterForAppOverview 1: 17ms
RegisterForAppOverview 2: 18ms
chdir "/run/media/mate/Gry_M2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Halo The Master Chief Collection"
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mate/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mate/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mate/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
Adding process 22252 for gameID 976730
Adding process 22253 for gameID 976730
Uploaded AppInterfaceStats to Steam
Removing process 22253 for gameID 976730
Removing process 22252 for gameID 976730
chdir "/run/media/mate/Gry_M2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Grand Theft Auto 3"
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mate/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mate/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mate/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
Adding process 22308 for gameID 12100
Uploaded AppInterfaceStats to Steam
Removing process 22308 for gameID 12100
chdir "/home/mate/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Grid"
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mate/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mate/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mate/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
Adding process 22331 for gameID 12750
Uploaded AppInterfaceStats to Steam
Removing process 22331 for gameID 12750
chdir "/run/media/mate/Gry_M2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/Dungeon Keeper 2"
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mate/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mate/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mate/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
Adding process 22356 for gameID 2616460
Uploaded AppInterfaceStats to Steam
Removing process 22356 for gameID 2616460
Fossilize INFO: Setting autogroup scheduling.

hi, did you also activated both Steam Play switches under Compatibility where you activated Proton?

Maybe also worth to try a LTS Kernel like 6.6 for example or switching between Wayland and X11.

Maybe use a Swap Partition or File?

Off-Topic, won’t change your Proton start problem’s:

If your system was idle while you checked your system settings, 75° is really high for a Ryzen 3600X CPU. Repaste Thermal Paste is probably recommend.

I honestly have no idea. The only messages there are the gameoverlayrenderer.so ones which aren’t real errors. I have Grid installed myself, just launched it to check and it works fine (using Proton7.0-6).

This is from ~/.local/share/Steam/logs/console-linux.txt

chdir "/home/mrlavender/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Grid"
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mrlavender/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mrlavender/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mrlavender/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mrlavender/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/mrlavender/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
Adding process 49978 for gameID 12750
Adding process 49979 for gameID 12750
Adding process 49980 for gameID 12750
Adding process 50084 for gameID 12750
Adding process 50085 for gameID 12750
Adding process 50086 for gameID 12750
Adding process 50087 for gameID 12750
fsync: up and running.
wine: RLIMIT_NICE is <= 20, unable to use setpriority safely
Adding process 50088 for gameID 12750
Adding process 50089 for gameID 12750
Adding process 50092 for gameID 12750
Adding process 50094 for gameID 12750
Adding process 50097 for gameID 12750
Adding process 50106 for gameID 12750
Adding process 50119 for gameID 12750
Adding process 50127 for gameID 12750
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 12750
:
:
etc

Yes, both

On LTS kernel or Wayland stil not working.

Idle 38C

Really strange that its no longer working for you… i don’t have a AMD Gaming System but did you maybe changes something special while installing?

Other USB Stick or Creation Tool? I heared that Rufus had problem’s for some Linux User’s in the last few month. :man_shrugging:

Did you installed with Full or Minimal ISO?

Did you used the newest iso? Otherwise you probably run into a regression on your fresh install.

Are this Grub entry’s normal?

The last straw that i heared about is maybe to use Proton UP to use Proton GE versions.

And what about the swap file? Not sure if that is needed for gaming… but probably not.

General advise from me, less features are sometimes better… i would remove plymouth and maybe also remove Desktop Widgets or something special stuff, which you probably installed and which is not needed.

thats not a correct fstab entry

Isn’t /run/media not from Dolphin Automount? This doesn’t sound like fstab.