Steamwebhelper is not responding

[zachvlat]

I get this image

I can run through system tray a game that is already installed but not open the main steam window.

Here is the complete log from terminal: flatpak run com.valvesoftware.Steam INFO:root:https://github.com/flathub/com.valvesoftware.Steam/wiki INFO:root:Will set XDG dirs prefix to /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam DEBUG:root:Checking input devices permissions INFO:root:Overriding TZ to Europe/Athens DEBUG:root:Addding /usr/lib/extensions/vulkan/gamescope/bin to PATH steam.sh[3]: Running Steam on org.freedesktop.platform 23.08 64-bit steam.sh[3]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically setup.sh[76]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date! steam.sh[3]: Steam client's requirements are satisfied tid(110) burning pthread_key_t == 0 so we never use it [2024-05-03 10:50:16] Startup - updater built Mar 6 2024 20:27:25 [2024-05-03 10:50:16] Startup - Steam Client launched with: '/home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-no-cef-sandbox' minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps 05/03 10:50:16 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1709846872)/tid(110) [2024-05-03 10:50:16] Loading cached metrics from disk (/home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/package/steam_client_metrics.bin) [2024-05-03 10:50:16] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal [2024-05-03 10:50:16] 1. https://client-update.akamai.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1000, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf' [2024-05-03 10:50:16] 2. https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com, /client/, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf' [2024-05-03 10:50:16] 3. https://cdn.steamstatic.com, /client/, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in' [2024-05-03 10:50:16] Verifying installation... [2024-05-03 10:50:16] Verification complete UpdateUI: skip show logo Steam logging initialized: directory: /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/logs

XRRGetOutputInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xddf068f0 XRRGetCrtcInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xddf051c0 steamwebhelper.sh[143]: === Fri May 3 10:50:17 EEST 2024 === steamwebhelper.sh[143]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap sniper steam runtime at /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper CAppInfoCacheReadFromDiskThread took 113 milliseconds to initialize Steam Runtime Launch Service: starting steam-runtime-launcher-service Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service is running pid 247 bus_name=com.steampowered.PressureVessel.LaunchAlongsideSteam INFO: process vulkandriverquery is blacklisted in MangoHud INFO: process vulkandriverquery is blacklisted in MangoHud skipping config: /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/MangoHud.conf [ not found ] skipping config: /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.config/MangoHud/vulkandriverquery.conf [ not found ] skipping config: /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.config/MangoHud/MangoHud.conf [ not found ] INFO: process vulkandriverquery is blacklisted in MangoHud INFO: process vulkandriverquery is blacklisted in MangoHud skipping config: /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/MangoHud.conf [ not found ] skipping config: /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.config/MangoHud/vulkandriverquery.conf [ not found ] skipping config: /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.config/MangoHud/MangoHud.conf [ not found ] steamwebhelper.sh[292]: === Fri May 3 10:50:27 EEST 2024 === steamwebhelper.sh[292]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap sniper steam runtime at /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper steamwebhelper.sh[372]: === Fri May 3 10:50:37 EEST 2024 === steamwebhelper.sh[372]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap sniper steam runtime at /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper src/steamUI/steamuisharedjscontroller.cpp (546) : Failed creating offscreen shared JS context src/steamUI/steamuisharedjscontroller.cpp (546) : Failed creating offscreen shared JS context 05/03 10:50:38 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1709846872)/tid(110) assert_20240503105038_27.dmp[453]: Uploading dump (out-of-process) /tmp/dumps/assert_20240503105038_27.dmp assert_20240503105038_27.dmp[453]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes assert_20240503105038_27.dmp[453]: response: CrashID=bp-727de3d9-a4f9-4176-a9da-9b10a2240503 assert_20240503105038_27.dmp[453]: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20240503105038_27.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-727de3d9-a4f9-4176-a9da-9b10a2240503'' steamwebhelper.sh[461]: === Fri May 3 10:50:47 EEST 2024 === steamwebhelper.sh[461]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap sniper steam runtime at /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper BRefreshApplicationsInLibrary 1: 0ms steamwebhelper.sh[3321]: === Fri May 3 10:50:57 EEST 2024 === steamwebhelper.sh[3321]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap sniper steam runtime at /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper steamwebhelper.sh[3401]: === Fri May 3 10:51:07 EEST 2024 === steamwebhelper.sh[3401]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap sniper steam runtime at /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper src/steamUI/steamuisharedjscontroller.cpp (546) : Failed creating offscreen shared JS context src/steamUI/steamuisharedjscontroller.cpp (546) : Failed creating offscreen shared JS context reaping pid: 461 -- unknown src/steamexe/main.cpp (264) : Assertion Failed: ReapProcess: waitid failed: 'No child processes'. Possibly leaking a zombie.

src/steamexe/main.cpp (264) : Assertion Failed: ReapProcess: waitid failed: 'No child processes'. Possibly leaking a zombie.

05/03 10:51:11 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1709846872)/tid(110) assert_20240503105111_35.dmp[3485]: Uploading dump (out-of-process) /tmp/dumps/assert_20240503105111_35.dmp assert_20240503105111_35.dmp[3485]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes assert_20240503105111_35.dmp[3485]: response: CrashID=bp-9d9f5cb8-e59a-488b-a9c8-1e1d02240503 assert_20240503105111_35.dmp[3485]: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20240503105111_35.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-9d9f5cb8-e59a-488b-a9c8-1e1d02240503'' steamwebhelper.sh[3486]: === Fri May 3 10:51:18 EEST 2024 === steamwebhelper.sh[3486]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap sniper steam runtime at /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper steamwebhelper.sh[3565]: === Fri May 3 10:51:28 EEST 2024 === steamwebhelper.sh[3565]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap sniper steam runtime at /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper steamwebhelper.sh[3644]: === Fri May 3 10:51:38 EEST 2024 === steamwebhelper.sh[3644]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap sniper steam runtime at /home/zatsando/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/steam-runtime-sniper steamwebhelper.sh[3723]: === Fri May 3 10:51:48 EEST 2024 ===

My system: CPU: 4x AMD Ryzen 3 2200G with Radeon Vega Graphics Memory: 8.27 GB (used: 3.54 GB) GPUs: GPU 0: Name: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Ellesmere [Radeon RX 470/480/570/570X/580/580X/590] IDs: D=67df V=1002 SD=0b31 SV=1002 Driver: amdgpu OS: Arch Linux 6.8.8-arch1-1 (linux)

[3ri4nG0ld]

same problem, steam installed from pacman works perfectly (the same error appears, but just starts).

[dltaylor404]

I had the same problem with the Steam webhelper not responding and I personally solved it by doing the following:

flatpak remove com.valvesoftware.Steam

then:

sudo rm -rf ~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/

Then reinstalled with:

flatpak install com.valvesoftware.Steam

Then it was all fine.

I think my issue was because I messed around with folder permissions... and a lot of the error messages said Permission Denied

Not sure if it will help you though.

EDIT: There was also a similar issue here and a possible fix/workaround: https://github.com/flathub/com.valvesoftware.Steam/issues/1251#issuecomment-1968955201

[zachvlat]

I had the same problem with the Steam webhelper not responding and I personally solved it by doing the following:

flatpak remove com.valvesoftware.Steam

then:

sudo rm -rf ~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/

Then reinstalled with:

flatpak install com.valvesoftware.Steam

Then it was all fine.

I think my issue was because I messed around with folder permissions... and a lot of the error messages said Permission Denied

Not sure if it will help you though.

EDIT: There was also a similar issue here and a possible fix/workaround: #1251 (comment)

It worked! Thank you!