Can't install Steam games "CORRUPT UPDATE FILES"

yjrothenewbie · 2025-07-30 01:07:18

Guys, I've been running Arch for a month now, Steam's kinda been giving me issues since the first week, but managed to solve them temporarily, because I would have to repeat the process twice per week and I didn't know these forums existed.

The problem is that I've been trying to install games for two days now and I get the message "CORRUPT GAME FILES" in the downloads section of the client. Previously, I managed to get around this by deleting the downloading folder in the steamapps directory (~/.local/share/steam/steamapps), but it would work for hours or just a couple of days, as I said before.
I'm running the Runtime version of Steam, installed via Pacman, my system is up to date, and aside from caffeine-ng, I haven't downloaded anything that could be messing with steam to my knowledge. I booted steam from the terminal to see more or less what was happening but I have no idea, here's what's being displayed on the terminal:

 
XRRGetOutputInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf731bdc0
XRRGetCrtcInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf731a500
07/29 20:13:35 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
07/29 20:13:35 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steamsysinfo)/version(1751405894)/tid(88357)
Running query: 1 - GpuTopology
Response: gpu_topology {
  gpus {
    id: 1
    name: "AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT"
    vram_size_bytes: 17163091968
    driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_AmdOpenSource
    driver_version_major: 2
    driver_version_minor: 0
    driver_version_patch: 349
  }
  default_gpu_id: 1
}

Exit code: 0
Saving response to: /tmp/steampDEAdE - 46 bytes
steamwebhelper.sh[88372]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap steamrt steam runtime via: /home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/steamrt64/steam-runtime-steamrt/_v2-entry-point
steamwebhelper.sh[88372]: Starting steamwebhelper with steamrt steam runtime at /home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/steamrt64/steam-runtime-steamrt/_v2-entry-point
Steam Runtime Launch Service: starting steam-runtime-launcher-service
Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service is running pid 88525
bus_name=com.steampowered.PressureVessel.LaunchAlongsideSteam
exec ./steamwebhelper -nocrashdialog -lang=en_US -cachedir=/home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/config/htmlcache -steampid=88330 -buildid=1751405894 -steamid=0 -logdir=/home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/logs -uimode=7 -startcount=0 -steamuniverse=Public -realm=Global -clientui=/home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/clientui -steampath=/home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam -launcher=0 --valve-initial-threadpool-size=8 --valve-enable-site-isolation --enable-smooth-scrolling --password-store=basic --log-file=/home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/logs/cef_log.txt --disable-quick-menu --disable-component-update --enable-features=PlatformHEVCDecoderSupport --disable-features=SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,DcheckIsFatal,BlockPromptsIfIgnoredOften,ValveFFmpegAllowLowDelayHEVC
steamwebhelper.sh[88596]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap steamrt steam runtime via: /home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/steamrt64/steam-runtime-steamrt/_v2-entry-point
steamwebhelper.sh[88596]: Starting steamwebhelper with steamrt steam runtime at /home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/steamrt64/steam-runtime-steamrt/_v2-entry-point
exec ./steamwebhelper -nocrashdialog -lang=en_US -cachedir=/home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/config/htmlcache -steampid=88330 -buildid=1751405894 -steamid=0 -logdir=/home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/logs -uimode=7 -startcount=1 -steamuniverse=Public -realm=Global -clientui=/home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/clientui -steampath=/home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam -launcher=0 --valve-initial-threadpool-size=8 --valve-enable-site-isolation --enable-smooth-scrolling --password-store=basic --log-file=/home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/logs/cef_log.txt --disable-quick-menu --disable-component-update --enable-features=PlatformHEVCDecoderSupport --disable-features=SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,DcheckIsFatal,BlockPromptsIfIgnoredOften,ValveFFmpegAllowLowDelayHEVC
/usr/share/themes/Breeze-Dark/gtk-2.0/widgets/entry:70: error: unexpected identifier 'direction', expected character '}'
/usr/share/themes/Breeze-Dark/gtk-2.0/widgets/styles:36: error: invalid string constant "combobox_entry", expected valid string constant
Desktop state changed: desktop: { pos:    0,   0 size: 4480,1440 } primary: { pos:    0,   0 size: 2560,1440 }
Caching cursor image for , size 60x60, serial 3, cache size = 0
reaping pid: 88331 -- steam
reaping pid: 89046 -- steam
[2025-07-29 20:15:35] Background update loop checking for update. . .
[2025-07-29 20:15:35] Checking for available updates...
[2025-07-29 20:15:35] Downloading manifest: https://client-update.fastly.steamstatic.com/steam_client_ubuntu12
[2025-07-29 20:15:35] Manifest download: send request
[2025-07-29 20:15:35] Manifest download: waiting for download to finish
[2025-07-29 20:15:36] Manifest download: finished
[2025-07-29 20:15:36] Download skipped: /steam_client_ubuntu12 version 1751405894, installed version 1751405894, existing pending version 0
[2025-07-29 20:15:36] Nothing to do
src/clientdll/depotreconstruct.cpp (1296) : pInfo->listLocations.pChangedFile != NULL
src/clientdll/depotreconstruct.cpp (1296) : pInfo->listLocations.pChangedFile != NULL
assert_20250729201911_58.dmp[89459]: Uploading dump (out-of-process)
/tmp/dumps/assert_20250729201911_58.dmp
assert_20250729201911_58.dmp[89459]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes
assert_20250729201911_58.dmp[89459]: response: CrashID=bp-7976c1a0-1310-4801-8eeb-93add2250729
assert_20250729201911_58.dmp[89459]: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20250729201911_58.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-7976c1a0-1310-4801-8eeb-93add2250729''
src/clientdll/depotreconstruct.cpp (690) : DownloadCorruptLocalSHA: chunk not found
src/clientdll/depotreconstruct.cpp (690) : DownloadCorruptLocalSHA: chunk not found
assert_20250729205050_72.dmp[89819]: Uploading dump (out-of-process)
/tmp/dumps/assert_20250729205050_72.dmp
src/clientdll/depotreconstruct.cpp (690) : DownloadCorruptLocalSHA: chunk not found
src/clientdll/depotreconstruct.cpp (690) : DownloadCorruptLocalSHA: chunk not found
src/clientdll/depotreconstruct.cpp (690) : DownloadCorruptLocalSHA: chunk not found
src/clientdll/depotreconstruct.cpp (690) : DownloadCorruptLocalSHA: chunk not found
src/clientdll/depotreconstruct.cpp (690) : DownloadCorruptLocalSHA: chunk not found
src/clientdll/depotreconstruct.cpp (690) : DownloadCorruptLocalSHA: chunk not found
assert_20250729205050_72.dmp[89819]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes
assert_20250729205050_72.dmp[89819]: response: CrashID=bp-3c4043ee-826d-48d7-8611-a0e822250729
assert_20250729205050_72.dmp[89819]: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20250729205050_72.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-3c4043ee-826d-48d7-8611-a0e822250729''
/home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 928: 88330 Segmentation fault         (core dumped) "$STEAMROOT/$STEAMEXEPATH" "$@"

The NVME where Arch is installed is new, and it should be working as intended, also, I'm running KDE Plasma, the game in question is Street Fighter 6, which I uninstalled because the performance, for some reaso, during week 1 was amazing, and now it runs like shit on my system for some reason, though in windows it runs as intended.

Also, for some reason, when finishing the download, Steam goes crazy, closes itself, then reopens and asks me if i wanna add a non-steam game, then if i close that window, tells me there's a new controller firmware, but no controller is plugged in and then asks me if i wanna uninstall a game.

Last edited by yjrothenewbie (2025-07-30 01:10:56)

Lone_Wolf · 2025-07-30 11:47:28

src/clientdll/depotreconstruct.cpp (1296) : pInfo->listLocations.pChangedFile != NULL
src/clientdll/depotreconstruct.cpp (1296) : pInfo->listLocations.pChangedFile != NULL
assert_20250729201911_58.dmp[89459]: Uploading dump (out-of-process)
/tmp/dumps/assert_20250729201911_58.dmp
assert_20250729201911_58.dmp[89459]: Finished uploading minidump (out-of-process): success = yes
assert_20250729201911_58.dmp[89459]: response: CrashID=bp-7976c1a0-1310-4801-8eeb-93add2250729
assert_20250729201911_58.dmp[89459]: file ''/tmp/dumps/assert_20250729201911_58.dmp'', upload yes: ''CrashID=bp-7976c1a0-1310-4801-8eeb-93add2250729''

Core dumps are a bad sign, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Core_d … _core_dump

yjrothenewbie · 2025-07-31 14:24:31

This is the output of the coredumpctl info

PID: 88330 (steam)
           UID: 1001 (ysmael)
           GID: 1001 (ysmael)
        Signal: 11 (SEGV)
     Timestamp: Tue 2025-07-29 20:50:50 EDT (1 day 13h ago)
  Command Line: /home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam -srt-logger-opened
    Executable: /home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam
 Control Group: /user.slice/user-1001.slice/user@1001.service/app.slice/app-org.kde.konsole@a2f8c684cdd04e8d92bd079c3aaae8f9.service
          Unit: user@1001.service
     User Unit: app-org.kde.konsole@a2f8c684cdd04e8d92bd079c3aaae8f9.service
         Slice: user-1001.slice
     Owner UID: 1001 (ysmael)
       Boot ID: ed14c14b5cdc47088884a01ff423919e
    Machine ID: 7bd394fdd90949eeaf00d1a4687933b6
      Hostname: devYsma
       Storage: /var/lib/systemd/coredump/core.steam.1001.ed14c14b5cdc47088884a01ff423919e.88330.1753836650000000.zst (present)
  Size on Disk: 75.9M
       Message: Process 88330 (steam) of user 1001 dumped core.
                
                Stack trace of thread 88430:
                #0  0x00000000d648dc46 n/a (steamclient.so + 0x1240c46)
                #1  0x00000000d62d73f5 n/a (steamclient.so + 0x108a3f5)
                #2  0x00000000d61fb480 n/a (steamclient.so + 0xfae480)
                #3  0x00000000d61f9e6f n/a (steamclient.so + 0xface6f)
                #4  0x00000000d61f9671 n/a (steamclient.so + 0xfac671)
                #5  0x00000000d61f84cd n/a (steamclient.so + 0xfab4cd)
                #6  0x00000000d6150da2 n/a (steamclient.so + 0xf03da2)
                #7  0x00000000d7b08d3c n/a (steamclient.so + 0x28bbd3c)
                #8  0x00000000f3b1d9f6 n/a (libvstdlib_s.so + 0x9e9f6)
                #9  0x00000000f3b1e06f n/a (libvstdlib_s.so + 0x9f06f)
                #10 0x00000000f3b1e0c2 Coroutine_Continue (libvstdlib_s.so + 0x9f0c2)
                #11 0x00000000d7b086cc n/a (steamclient.so + 0x28bb6cc)
                #12 0x00000000d7b15a4d n/a (steamclient.so + 0x28c8a4d)
                #13 0x00000000d7dc8488 n/a (steamclient.so + 0x2b7b488)
                #14 0x00000000d7dcc19f n/a (steamclient.so + 0x2b7f19f)
                #15 0x00000000d7b12d6f n/a (steamclient.so + 0x28c5d6f)
                #16 0x00000000d7ab0df3 n/a (steamclient.so + 0x2863df3)
                #17 0x00000000d6aca6e7 n/a (steamclient.so + 0x187d6e7)
                #18 0x00000000d6acaf11 n/a (steamclient.so + 0x187df11)
                #19 0x00000000f3bf2d0e _ZN16SteamThreadTools7CThread22ThreadExceptionWrapperEPv (libtier0_s.so + 0x32d0e)
                #20 0x00000000f3bf05de n/a (libtier0_s.so + 0x305de)
                #21 0x00000000f3bf0ea0 CatchAndWriteMiniDumpExForVoidPtrFn (libtier0_s.so + 0x30ea0)
                #22 0x00000000f3bf0ee8 CatchAndWriteMiniDumpForVoidPtrFn (libtier0_s.so + 0x30ee8)
                #23 0x00000000f3bf5972 _ZN16SteamThreadTools7CThread10ThreadProcEPv (libtier0_s.so + 0x35972)
                #24 0x00000000f7c80a8b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x93a8b)
                #25 0x00000000f7d1c508 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x12f508)
                
                Stack trace of thread 88345:
                #0  0x00000000f7c89a9b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9ca9b)
                #1  0x00000000f7c7ca40 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x8fa40)
                #2  0x00000000f7c7cae9 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x8fae9)
                #3  0x00000000f7d1ca45 epoll_wait (libc.so.6 + 0x12fa45)
                #4  0x00000000f598cf16 n/a (steamui.so + 0x1d6ef16)
                #5  0x00000000f598bccf n/a (steamui.so + 0x1d6dccf)
                #6  0x00000000f3bf05de n/a (libtier0_s.so + 0x305de)
                #7  0x00000000f3bf0ea0 CatchAndWriteMiniDumpExForVoidPtrFn (libtier0_s.so + 0x30ea0)
                #8  0x00000000f3bf0ee8 CatchAndWriteMiniDumpForVoidPtrFn (libtier0_s.so + 0x30ee8)
                #9  0x00000000f598b401 n/a (steamui.so + 0x1d6d401)
                #10 0x00000000f7c80a8b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x93a8b)
                #11 0x00000000f7d1c508 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x12f508)
                
                Stack trace of thread 88330:
                #0  0x00000000f7c89a9b n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9ca9b)
                #1  0x00000000f7c7ca40 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x8fa40)
                #2  0x00000000f7c7cae9 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x8fae9)
                #3  0x00000000f7d0f353 __poll (libc.so.6 + 0x122353)
                #4  0x00000000ef00ce63 n/a (vgui2_s.so + 0x140e63)
                #5  0x00000000ef0191ec n/a (vgui2_s.so + 0x14d1ec)
                #6  0x00000000f50d12ce n/a (steamui.so + 0x14b32ce)
                #7  0x00000000f50d34b8 n/a (steamui.so + 0x14b54b8)
                #8  0x00000000f50d50c0 n/a (steamui.so + 0x14b70c0)
                #9  0x00000000568d9dfd n/a (/home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam + 0x290dfd)
                #10 0x00000000568db070 n/a (/home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam + 0x292070)
                #11 0x00000000568dc165 n/a (/home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam + 0x293165)
                #12 0x00000000f7c0f535 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x22535)
                #13 0x00000000f7c0f60e __libc_start_main (libc.so.6 + 0x2260e)
                #14 0x00000000568c3031 n/a (/home/ysmael/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam + 0x27a031)
                ELF object binary architecture: Intel 80386

V1del · 2025-07-31 16:07:58

FWIW since this normally shouldn't happen for the heck of it and that dump not being overy useful due to lack of symbols because steam is steam. When this happens do you have corresponding file system errors in your journal? e.g. there have been reports of BTRFS having issues on current kernels, might be worth testing linux-lts or so (though as those issues seem to have gotten introduced in the stable series chances are they got backported)

Maybe after having reproduced such a situation post

sudo journalctl -b | curl -F 'file=@-' 0x0.st

Btw as for the SF6 perf issues this could have been this bug: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 6#p2249146 -- which can be workarounded as mentioned.

Last edited by V1del (2025-07-31 16:08:59)

SeregaMP21 · 2025-08-03 22:46:39

Hello, I'm having kinda similar problem.

I can download games without problem, but verification (manual or automatic) is most cases leads to "Update files corrupted" error, it can be somehow "fixed" by deleting `steamapps/downloading` but only sure way is to delete game and reinstall it from scratch.

Especially I experience `Steam goes crazy, closes itself, then reopens and asks me if i wanna add a non-steam game, then if i close that window, tells me there's a new controller firmware, but no controller is plugged in and then asks me if i wanna uninstall a game.`.

I have tried running runtime Steam, Flatpak Steam I even tired on different network (mobile internet), still same stuff.

I use `ext4` (NVME), disk's SMART reporting `good`.
I don't experience any "disk dying" symptoms (outside of Steam).

(Everything is up-to-date and stuff)

Lone_Wolf · 2025-08-04 08:11:43

It's good you checked things mentioned by V1del, but without error messages / logs it's impossible to tell if you and OP have the same issue.

Please start a new thread and link to this one (so you don't have to repeat everything)

Include the link outputted by the journalctl command V1del posted in #2.

Arch Linux

#1 2025-07-30 01:07:18

Can't install Steam games "CORRUPT UPDATE FILES"

#2 2025-07-30 11:47:28

Re: Can't install Steam games "CORRUPT UPDATE FILES"

#3 2025-07-31 14:24:31

Re: Can't install Steam games "CORRUPT UPDATE FILES"

#4 2025-07-31 16:07:58

Re: Can't install Steam games "CORRUPT UPDATE FILES"

#5 2025-08-03 22:46:39

Re: Can't install Steam games "CORRUPT UPDATE FILES"

#6 2025-08-04 08:11:43

Re: Can't install Steam games "CORRUPT UPDATE FILES"

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