Open holy-elbow opened 4 months ago
edit. Steam Files were corrupted had to fully delete my .steam files
Nearly identical setup, same results here. EndeavourOS, NVIDIA RTX 2060.
Even running 'steam -cef-disable-gpu', htop shows memory usage at 47.3GB for steamwebhelper.exe, and another 24.2GB requested by X11. Attaching the usual files plus ~/.steam/root/logs/steamwebhelper.log. system-info.txt system-runtime-info.txt steamwebhelper.log
@miketo09 try deleting .steam and .local/share/Steam fixed it for me, at worst you will have to reinstall some games so make sure you back up saves.
Sadly, tried that already and reinstalled twice. Even rebuilt the OS. Happy to provide anything else I can toss your way.
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@miketo09https://github.com/miketo09 try deleting .steam and .local/share/Steam fixed it for me, at worst you will have to reinstall some games so make sure you back up saves.
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If -cef-disable-gpu
is not effective at fixing the black screen problem, try -system-composer
. Please report which of either (or both needed) fixes the issue for you.
steam -cef-disable-cpu resets the acceleration option and the Steam client is visible. Very slow load time, about ten seconds on an SSD. White flashing still occurs on menu items.
steam -system-composer resets the acceleration option and the Steam client is visible. BUT it loads quite quickly; without actually timing, it feels like the load time prior to the latest update. Say, < 5 sec? Also the white flashing effect no longer appears on menu items. It's frickin' wonderful again! Looks like I'll be starting Steam from the console for a while. Don't care though – as an Arch user I like the command line. 🙂
Still enrolled in Steam Beta:
Steam Beta Branch: Steam Beta Update Steam Version: 1709168962 Steam Client Build Date: Wed, Feb 28 16:39 UTC -08:00 Steam Web Build Date: Mon, Feb 26 12:21 UTC -08:00 Steam API Version: SteamClient021
Thank you for your looking into this issue, and tracking down a workaround. I know that hunting bugs is often a thankless task and want to let you know that I appreciate your hard work.
--Mike
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If -cef-disable-gpu is not effective at fixing the black screen problem, try -system-composer. Please report which of either (or both needed) fixes the issue for you.
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Using -system-composer alone seems to resolve the issue for me.
It's a workaround, definitely. Problem still exists but I don't mind starting Steam from the command line with the option.
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Using -system-composer seems to resolve the issue for me.
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I use Arch (bspwm) with 1660 Ti and have the same issue, hope they will fix it, until then I'll use -system-composer
Your system information
Steam client version (build number or date): 1708985249
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): EndeavourOS
Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
Steam Logs: steam-logs.tar.gz
GPU: Nvidia RTX 3060
Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:
When opening steam it is completely black but drop down menus and things that open in separate windows are fine. Example:![Example Screenshot](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/assets/69326872/a617a1c4-c7e8-4757-853a-dca7abb12d1d)
Closest thing to an error:
I have tried reinstalling steam, the beta branch, clearing the download cache, and logging in and out. I do not know what caused it, but my guess is the latest nvidia drivers. However I did downgrade the the previous driver version with no luck. steam --reset also did not work.
Steps for reproducing this issue: