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jwatte

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Registered: 2012-06-22

Posts: 58

Native Steam package on x86_64 with intel-dri causes text corruption

I'm using the current native Steam client. I'm running lxde as my desktop environment. I'm using a Core i5-2500 CPU (intel HD 2000 graphics) with the open-source intel DRI driver and lib32-mesa for GL.

When I start the client, I get unreadable text -- it looks like corrupt textures. Here's a screen shot:

>>moderator edit: Please use thumbnails and read Forum Etiquette: Pasting Pictures and Code. Thanks. --fsckd<<

There is nothing in the client output that gives a clue about what this is:

Running Steam on arch  64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
unlinked 0 orphaned pipes
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 70: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig error: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 70: non-double matrix element
Fontconfig warning: "/etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf", line 78: saw unknown, expected number
[0616/115522:ERROR:object_proxy.cc(239)] Failed to call method: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files
[0616/115522:WARNING:proxy_service.cc(646)] PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
_libnm_glib_nm_state_cb: dbus returned an error.
  (org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown) The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files

** (steam:1711): WARNING **: Could not initialize NMClient /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager: The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files

** (steam:1711): WARNING **: _nm_remote_settings_ensure_inited: (NMRemoteSettings) error initializing: The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files

PulseAudio connect failed (used only for Mic Volume Control) with error: Access denied
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1370553818_client)
Generating new string page texture 12: 48x256, total string texture memory is 49.15 KB
Generating new string page texture 13: 256x256, total string texture memory is 311.30 KB
Generating new string page texture 14: 128x256, total string texture memory is 442.37 KB
Generating new string page texture 15: 384x256, total string texture memory is 835.58 KB
unlinked 2 orphaned pipes
CAsyncIOManager: 0 threads terminating.  0 reads, 0 writes, 0 deferrals.
CAsyncIOManager: 162 single object sleeps, 0 multi object sleeps
CAsyncIOManager: 0 single object alertable sleeps, 1 multi object alertable sleeps
[2013-06-16 11:55:22] Startup - updater built Jun  6 2013 13:48:29
[2013-06-16 11:55:22] Verifying installation...
[2013-06-16 11:55:22] Verification complete
Shutting down. . .
[2013-06-16 11:55:25] Shutdown

Most of the Steam discussion here seems to be about the Wine version, rather than the native version. I prefer to use the native version.

How do I debug this? How do I fix it?

jwatte

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Registered: 2012-06-22

Posts: 58

Re: Native Steam package on x86_64 with intel-dri causes text corruption

So, thumbnail of the corrupt text Steam window. Click it to see the full thing, and the terminal window that launched it:

I also deleted the /etc/fonts/conf.d/10-scale-bitmap-fonts.conf file, as the instructions in there seemed to want to divide by zero, and deleting the file is suggested in this bug: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/35039

This still doesn't work right, and there hasn't been an update to the native Steam package since I posted the original question, so this is still open. How do I debug and/or fix this?

Last edited by jwatte (2013-06-23 17:02:21)

DarkCerberus

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Registered: 2011-12-31

Posts: 252

Re: Native Steam package on x86_64 with intel-dri causes text corruption

The garbled text as seen in the thumbnail indicates a missing font, have you installed ttf-ms-fonts from AUR and then install ttf-dejavu & ttf-freefont - once that's done reboot the system and see if the text issue still happens.

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donny

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Registered: 2013-07-03

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Re: Native Steam package on x86_64 with intel-dri causes text corruption

Works for me (the same issue). Thanks.

abarahc

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Posts: 128

Re: Native Steam package on x86_64 with intel-dri causes text corruption

posted on the wrong trhead sorry.

Last edited by abarahc (2013-07-16 23:03:13)

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