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TeaMaster

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Registered: 2024-06-30

Posts: 17

Steam's window freezes after changing workspace

I'm using i3 on X11 with a ryzen integrated gpu + nvidia dedicated gpu (nvidia-open-lts) + linux-lts kernel. When I launch steam, everything works fine, but after i change my workspace and later come back to the one with steam open, steam doesn't update its window. You can click on different stuff and also my cursor changes when I hover over stuff, but nothing changes visually. I have to close the window and reopen it to see normally again. Normal linux kernel doesn't change anything.

mak1

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Registered: 2023-03-15

Posts: 3

Re: Steam's window freezes after changing workspace

Please try to restart the i3 first, the default keybind is "$mod+Shift+r" (where $mod is your configured mod key), if it does not work, please start steam in a terminal and send the logs here.

TeaMaster

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Registered: 2024-06-30

Posts: 17

Re: Steam's window freezes after changing workspace

Restarting i3 also fixes the window, but why does it happen like that?

Steam logs:

steam.sh[868044]: Running Steam on arch rolling 64-bit
steam.sh[868044]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
setup.sh[868234]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date!
steam.sh[868044]: Log already open
steam.sh[868044]: Steam client's requirements are satisfied
CProcessEnvironmentManager is ready, 6 preallocated environment variables.
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] Startup - updater built Nov 22 2025 07:00:25
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] Startup - Steam Client launched with: '/home/wojtek/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-srt-logger-opened'
12/09 16:12:30 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
12/09 16:12:30 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1763795278)/tid(868771)
CProcessEnvironmentManager is ready, 6 preallocated environment variables.
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] Process started with command-line: '/home/wojtek/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-child-update-ui' '-child-update-ui-socket' '8' '-srt-logger-opened'
12/09 16:12:30 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] Using update UI: xwin
12/09 16:12:30 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(0)/tid(868805)
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] Create window
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] Loading cached metrics from disk (/home/wojtek/.local/share/Steam/package/steam_client_metrics.bin)
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] 1. https://client-update.akamai.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 400, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] 2. https://client-update.fastly.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 900, source = 'update_hosts_cached.vdf'
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] 3. https://client-update.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in'
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] Verifying installation...
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] Verifying file sizes only
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] Verification complete
UpdateUI: skip show logo
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] Set percent complete: 0
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] Set percent complete: -1
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] Set status message: Verifying installation...

Steam logging initialized: directory: /home/wojtek/.local/share/Steam/logs

[2025-12-09 16:12:30] ProcessNextMessage: socket disconnected
[2025-12-09 16:12:30] No more messages are expected - exiting
XRRGetOutputInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xeabf7370
XRRGetCrtcInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xeabf5cc0
12/09 16:12:31 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
12/09 16:12:31 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steamsysinfo)/version(1763795278)/tid(869864)
Running query: 1 - GpuTopology
Response: gpu_topology {
  gpus {
    id: 1
    name: "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU"
    vram_size_bytes: 6442450944
    driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_NvidiaProprietary
    driver_version_major: 580
    driver_version_minor: 105
    driver_version_patch: 8
    luid: 0
  }
  default_gpu_id: 1
}

Exit code: 0
Saving response to: /tmp/steambGigbG - 61 bytes
steamwebhelper.sh[870383]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap steamrt steam runtime via: /home/wojtek/.local/share/Steam/steamrt64/steam-runtime-steamrt/_v2-entry-point
steamwebhelper.sh[870383]: Starting steamwebhelper with steamrt steam runtime at /home/wojtek/.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 871866
bus_name=com.steampowered.PressureVessel.LaunchAlongsideSteam
exec ./steamwebhelper -nocrashdialog -lang=en_US -cachedir=/home/wojtek/.local/share/Steam/config/htmlcache -steampid=868771 -buildid=1763795278 -steamid=0 -logdir=/home/wojtek/.local/share/Steam/logs -uimode=7 -startcount=0 -steamuniverse=Public -realm=Global -clientui=/home/wojtek/.local/share/Steam/clientui -steampath=/home/wojtek/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam -launcher=0 --valve-initial-threadpool-size=4 --valve-enable-site-isolation --enable-smooth-scrolling --password-store=basic --log-file=/home/wojtek/.local/share/Steam/logs/cef_log.txt --disable-quick-menu --disable-component-update --gaia-url=http://disabled.invalid --enable-features=PlatformHEVCDecoderSupport --disable-features=WinRetrieveSuggestionsOnlyOnDemand,SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,DcheckIsFatal,BlockPromptsIfIgnoredOften,ValveFFmpegAllowLowDelayHEVC
Desktop state changed: desktop: { pos:    0,   0 size: 1920,1080 } primary: { pos:    0,   0 size: 1920,1080 }
Caching cursor image for , size 24x24, serial 407, cache size = 0
reaping pid: 868805 -- steam

killertofus

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Registered: 2025-02-10

Posts: 112

Re: Steam's window freezes after changing workspace

try the steam beta

TeaMaster

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Registered: 2024-06-30

Posts: 17

Re: Steam's window freezes after changing workspace

Nah, it doesn't change anything.

wbiker

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Registered: Yesterday

Posts: 1

Re: Steam's window freezes after changing workspace

Unfortunately, I have the same issue. On two pc with steam and i3wm. I think the problem is caused by i3 and should probably ask there.