Steam doesn't launch any games

(I’m posting this for a friend of mine)

Direct to the point, any games we tried launching on steam won’t open.

We tried searching for it but no results at all. He has a very old processor which only supports opengl 2.0

   CPU: Pentium E5700 (2) @ 3.003GHz 
   GPU: Intel 4 Series Chipset
client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI
Device: Mesa DRI Intel(R) G41 (ELK) (0x2e32)
OpenGL renderer string: Mesa DRI Intel(R) G41 (ELK)
OpenGL version string: 2.1 Mesa 21.3.7
OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 2.0 Mesa 21.3.7

That was the log it returned (this game was ran with proton)


GameAction [AppID 291550, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to ProcessingInstallScript with ""
CGlibContextManager: g_main_context_iteration() exceeded budget, deferring outstanding requests to the next frame
fsync: up and running.
wine: RLIMIT_NICE is <= 20, unable to use setpriority safely                                                                                  
GameAction [AppID 291550, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to SiteLicenseSeatCheckout with ""                                             
GameAction [AppID 291550, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to CreatingProcess with ""                                                     
GameAction [AppID 291550, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp waiting for user response to CreatingProcess ""                                             
GameAction [AppID 291550, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp continues with user response "CreatingProcess"                                              
/bin/sh\0-c\0/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=291550 -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_soldier'/_v2-entry-point --verb=waitforexitandrun -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton 7.0'/proton waitforexitandrun  '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Brawlhalla/Brawlhalla.exe'\0                                                   
Game process added : AppID 291550 "/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=291550 -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_soldier'/_v2-entry-point --verb=waitforexitandrun -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton 7.0'/proton waitforexitandrun  '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Brawlhalla/Brawlhalla.exe'", ProcID 19793, IP 0.0.0.0:0  
chdir /home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Brawlhalla                                                                              
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.                                                                                                                        
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
GameAction [AppID 291550, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to WaitingGameWindow with ""
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
pid 19797 != 19794, skipping destruction (fork without exec?)
GameAction [AppID 291550, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to Completed with ""

We also tried to override the opengl version, but that was returned

> GameAction [AppID 291550, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to ProcessingInstallScript with ""
> fsync: up and running.
> wine: RLIMIT_NICE is <= 20, unable to use setpriority safely
> GameAction [AppID 291550, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to SiteLicenseSeatCheckout with ""
> GameAction [AppID 291550, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to CreatingProcess with ""
> GameAction [AppID 291550, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp waiting for user response to CreatingProcess ""
> GameAction [AppID 291550, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp continues with user response "CreatingProcess"
> /bin/sh\0-c\0/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=291550 -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_soldier'/_v2-entry-point --verb=waitforexitandrun -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton - Experimental'/proton waitforexitandrun  '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Brawlhalla/Brawlhalla.exe' MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.3 -noeac\0
> Game process added : AppID 291550 "/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=291550 -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_soldier'/_v2-entry-point --verb=waitforexitandrun -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton - Experimental'/proton waitforexitandrun  '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Brawlhalla/Brawlhalla.exe' MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.3 -noeac", ProcID 3153, IP 0.0.0.0:0
> chdir /home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Brawlhalla
> ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
> ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored.
> GameAction [AppID 291550, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to WaitingGameWindow with ""
> ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
> ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
> ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
> GameAction [AppID 291550, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to Completed with ""
> pid 3157 != 3154, skipping destruction (fork without exec?)
> 
> (steam:1949): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 22:29:04.198: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
> 
> (steam:1949): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 22:29:04.234: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
> 
> (steam:1949): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 22:29:04.235: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
> 
> (steam:1949): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 22:29:04.235: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
> 
> (steam:1949): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 22:29:04.235: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
> 
> (steam:1949): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 22:29:04.235: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
> 
> (steam:1949): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 22:29:04.236: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
> 
> (steam:1949): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 22:29:04.236: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
> 
> (steam:1949): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 22:29:04.236: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
> 
> (steam:1949): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 22:29:04.236: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
> 
> (steam:1949): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 22:29:04.236: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
> 
> (steam:1949): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 22:29:04.237: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
> 
> (steam:1949): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 22:29:04.237: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
> 
> (steam:1949): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 22:29:04.237: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
> 
> (steam:1949): LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 22:29:04.237: Trying to remove a child that doesn't believe we're it's parent.
> fsync: up and running.
> wine: RLIMIT_NICE is <= 20, unable to use setpriority safely
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3317
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3315
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3314
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3313
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3155
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3320
> Game process updated : AppID 291550 "/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=291550 -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_soldier'/_v2-entry-point --verb=waitforexitandrun -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton - Experimental'/proton waitforexitandrun  '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Brawlhalla/Brawlhalla.exe' MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.3 -noeac", ProcID 3316, IP 0.0.0.0:0
> Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 291550
> Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID:  Caching Steam ID:  76561198888386261 [API loaded no]
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3398
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3360
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3401
> pid 3318 != 3317, skipping destruction (fork without exec?)
> Game process removed: AppID 291550 "/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=291550 -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/SteamLinuxRuntime_soldier'/_v2-entry-point --verb=waitforexitandrun -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Proton - Experimental'/proton waitforexitandrun  '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Brawlhalla/Brawlhalla.exe' MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.3 -noeac", ProcID 3316 
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3380
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3354
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3348
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3334
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3325
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3322
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3316
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3312
> ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 3154
> Game 291550 created interface STEAMAPPLIST_INTERFACE_VERSION001 / AppList
> Game 291550 created interface STEAMAPPS_INTERFACE_VERSION008 / Apps
> Game 291550 created interface STEAMHTMLSURFACE_INTERFACE_VERSION_004 / HTMLSurface
> Game 291550 created interface STEAMHTTP_INTERFACE_VERSION002 / HTTP
> Game 291550 created interface STEAMINVENTORY_INTERFACE_V002 / Inventory
> Game 291550 created interface STEAMMUSICREMOTE_INTERFACE_VERSION001 / MusicRemote
> Game 291550 created interface STEAMMUSIC_INTERFACE_VERSION001 / Music
> Game 291550 created interface STEAMPARENTALSETTINGS_INTERFACE_VERSION001 / ParentalSettings
> Game 291550 created interface STEAMREMOTESTORAGE_INTERFACE_VERSION014 / RemoteStorage
> Game 291550 created interface STEAMSCREENSHOTS_INTERFACE_VERSION003 / Screenshots
> Game 291550 created interface STEAMUGC_INTERFACE_VERSION010 / UGC
> Game 291550 created interface STEAMUSERSTATS_INTERFACE_VERSION011 / UserStats
> Game 291550 created interface STEAMVIDEO_INTERFACE_V002 / Video
> Game 291550 created interface SteamController006 / Controller
> Game 291550 created interface SteamFriends015 / Friends
> Game 291550 created interface SteamMatchMaking009 / Matchmaking
> Game 291550 created interface SteamMatchMakingServers002 / MatchmakingServers
> Game 291550 created interface SteamNetworking005 / Networking
> Game 291550 created interface SteamUser019 / User
> Game 291550 created interface SteamUtils009 / Utils
> Game 291550 method call count for IClientAppManager::GetAppInstallDir : 2
> Game 291550 method call count for IClientAppManager::GetAppInstallState : 2
> Game 291550 method call count for IClientUtils::RecordSteamInterfaceCreation : 22
> Game 291550 method call count for IClientUtils::GetSteamUILanguage : 1
> Game 291550 method call count for IClientUtils::GetAppID : 24
> Game 291550 method call count for IClientUser::GetSteamID : 1
> Uploaded AppInterfaceStats to Steam

Here’s the log of a non proton game


GameAction [AppID 711810, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to ProcessingInstallScript with ""
GameAction [AppID 711810, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to SynchronizingCloud with ""
GameAction [AppID 711810, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to SiteLicenseSeatCheckout with ""
GameAction [AppID 711810, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to CreatingProcess with ""
GameAction [AppID 711810, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp waiting for user response to CreatingProcess ""
GameAction [AppID 711810, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp continues with user response "CreatingProcess"
/bin/sh\0-c\0/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=711810 -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Never Split the Party/Never Split the Party.x86'\0
Game process added : AppID 711810 "/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=711810 -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Never Split the Party/Never Split the Party.x86'", ProcID 2386, IP 0.0.0.0:0
chdir /home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Never Split the Party
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
GameAction [AppID 711810, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to WaitingGameWindow with ""
GameAction [AppID 711810, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to Completed with ""
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1647446817)
Found path: /home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Never Split the Party/Never Split the Party.x86
Game process removed: AppID 711810 "/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=711810 -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Never Split the Party/Never Split the Party.x86'", ProcID 2386                                                           
ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 2387                                                                                                
Uploaded AppInterfaceStats to Steam

Same thing with override

GameAction [AppID 711810, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to ProcessingInstallScript with ""                                             
GameAction [AppID 711810, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to SynchronizingCloud with ""                                                  
GameAction [AppID 711810, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to SiteLicenseSeatCheckout with ""                                             
GameAction [AppID 711810, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to CreatingProcess with ""                                                     
GameAction [AppID 711810, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp waiting for user response to CreatingProcess ""                                             
GameAction [AppID 711810, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp continues with user response "CreatingProcess"                                              
/bin/sh\0-c\0/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=711810 -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Never Split the Party/Never Split the Party.x86' MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.3\0                                                                 
Game process added : AppID 711810 "/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=711810 -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Never Split the Party/Never Split the Party.x86' MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.3", ProcID 2715, IP 0.0.0.0:0
chdir /home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Never Split the Party
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored.
GameAction [AppID 711810, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to WaitingGameWindow with ""
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
GameAction [AppID 711810, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to Completed with ""
Found path: /home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Never Split the Party/Never Split the Party.x86
Game process removed: AppID 711810 "/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/reaper SteamLaunch AppId=711810 -- '/home/lixux/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Never Split the Party/Never Split the Party.x86' MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.3", ProcID 2715 
ThreadGetProcessExitCode: no such process 2716
Uploaded AppInterfaceStats to Steam

You set this in the startup options? PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 Your iGPU has no Vulkan support or maybe only partially. Even if you set MESA_GL_VERSION_OVERRIDE=3.3, Proton will try to use Vulkan if PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 is not set (It tells Proton to use the OpenGL Layer).

Proton tries to use Vulkan always.

This game: Never Split the Party on Steam need DX11, therefore you can expect it needs Vulkan on Linux or at least opengl 4.5 maybe less.

This game: Brawlhalla on Steam is nativ, but uses EAC: https://www.protondb.com/app/291550 You need to disable EAC I guess. The Devs there might disable it for Linux.

Try maybe this game: Ryzom on Steam or this one: Battle for Wesnoth on Steam These ones should work.

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About brawlhalla, we tried with -noeac and nothing worked. The cpu is very old and probably what you said about vulkan support is true. We’ll try more games and then we will return the results

Thanks alot it worked!

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