Skype and Steam (x86_64) crash after system update

teozkr · 2013-08-15 19:51:42

I apologize if this is in the wrong section, but here goes.

Today I did a full system upgrade (pacman -Syu) and after that Skype started segfaulting every time I launched it, and Steam seems to have started doing the same.I've searched around a bit, but none of the earlier workarounds (downgrade lib32-glib2 etc) seemed to help. If it can help, here is the gdb log for Skype and the relevant snippet from pacman.log.

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teozkr · 2013-08-15 19:59:56

I found the issue! It seems like the issue was upgrading lib32-glibc 2.17-5 -> 2.18-1. Downgrading lib32-glibc fixed both Steam and Skype!

skottish · 2013-08-15 21:17:34

File a report in the bug tracker so that this can be fixed.

**EDIT**

My help-fu isn't real helpful in my last two posts.

If the glibc update is breaking closed source binaries in Arch, this is going to cause some pain. If these are closed source binaries, then the bug reports will need go upstream.

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Cdh · 2013-08-15 22:02:19

upgraded catalyst

Another fglrx user.

If you use bt in gdb after the crash, do you see it going through some fglrx library and then a corrupted stack?

We have had this bug here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 0#p1312640

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snufkin · 2013-08-16 00:22:28

I'm having problems too, with Steam crashing. Latest intel drivers, and downgrading glibc and lib32-glibc to 2.17-5 doesn't have any effect at all.

Is it confirmed to be caused by glibc?

cfr · 2013-08-16 00:54:56

Skype does not segfault on launch here. I can't test much because I never got it working right with my mic and now I can't remember my password. But it certainly launches fine. I'm using lib32-glibc 2.18-1 and skype 4.2.0.11-3 (i.e. stable repos). I have intel drivers.

stackptr · 2013-08-16 02:02:58

I'll go ahead and confirm the Skype/Steam breakage. Just updated catalyst, glibc, etc.

Edit: Downgrading lib32-glibc worked.

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skottish · 2013-08-16 02:33:33

Everyone, keep in mind that downgrading stuff on a rolling release often will break other things. When one is dealing with glibc, a package that nearly your entire system depends on, it's important to identify problems and report bugs ASAP. One simply cannot hold back this package for long.

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ghostwolf · 2013-08-16 05:21:20

teozkr wrote:

I found the issue! It seems like the issue was upgrading lib32-glibc 2.17-5 -> 2.18-1. Downgrading lib32-glibc fixed both Steam and Skype!

Didn't work for me.

$ steam
Running Steam on arch rolling 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1374875626_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1374875626_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1374875626_client)
unlinked 0 orphaned pipes
removing stale semaphore last operated on by process 717 with name 0eBlobRegistryMutex_8F29413B20C00B3F50652D321779A1B9
removing stale semaphore last operated on by process 717 with name 0eBlobRegistrySignal_8F29413B20C00B3F50652D321779A1B9
removing stale semaphore last operated on by process 717 with name 0emSteamEngineInstance
removing stale semaphore last operated on by process 717 with name 0eSteamEngineLock
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1374875626_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
Steam: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)
Major opcode of failed request: 155 (ATIFGLEXTENSION)
Minor opcode of failed request: 66
Serial number of failed request: 35
xerror_handler: X failed, continuing
Steam: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)
Major opcode of failed request: 154 (GLX)
Minor opcode of failed request: 19 (X_GLXQueryServerString)
Serial number of failed request: 66
xerror_handler: X failed, continuing
Steam: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)
Major opcode of failed request: 154 (GLX)
Minor opcode of failed request: 19 (X_GLXQueryServerString)
Serial number of failed request: 95
xerror_handler: X failed, continuing
Steam: An X Error occurred
X Error of failed request: BadRequest (invalid request code or no such operation)
Major opcode of failed request: 154 (GLX)
Minor opcode of failed request: 14 (X_GLXGetVisualConfigs)
Serial number of failed request: 124
xerror_handler: X failed, continuing
$

Any ideas?

UPD: Looks like catalyst driver is not working, even glxgears throws the same error.

Last edited by ghostwolf (2013-08-16 06:37:23)

Cdh · 2013-08-16 06:00:33

I think there is more than one problem here, but for one there is a bug:
https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/36556

Cirdan · 2013-08-16 06:09:21

The update broke Steam for me, however Skype is still working fine for me. How can I downgrade glib?

Allan · 2013-08-16 06:23:35

Is everyone with this issue using catalyst?

Cirdan · 2013-08-16 06:41:57

Allan wrote:

Is everyone with this issue using catalyst?

I have the catalyst installed

dRaiser · 2013-08-16 10:14:46

Works good with Nvidia.

teozkr · 2013-08-16 11:13:48

Allan wrote:

Is everyone with this issue using catalyst?

Catalyst for me as well, yep.

maroid · 2013-08-16 17:30:44

One more catalyst user here!

DarkCerberus · 2013-08-16 17:59:42

Have you all tried it without Catalyst? And just use the normal Xorg packages including libtxc_dxtn....

Cdh · 2013-08-16 19:18:24

For 32 bit users it should be fixed in testing anyway: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/36556

maroid · 2013-08-16 20:17:32

lib32-glibc-2.18-2 available @ multilib-testing.
issue is fixed for me now.

cfr · 2013-08-16 21:41:42

Allan wrote:

Is everyone with this issue using catalyst?

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 9#p1312759 seems to be intel although it works fine with intel here. (Skype does - I don't use steam.)

clfarron4 · 2013-08-16 22:30:47

To all of you using AMD Catalyst, which version of Catalyst are you using? I posted this in the AMD/ATi Bar/Grill

clfarron4 wrote:

Just to add to this discussion about this package, I am running Catalyst 13.6-3, with the 3.10.7-2 linux-ck-k10 kernel (with the elevator=bfq option) and I am having no problems with 32bit programs.

maroid · 2013-08-17 05:24:33

catalyst 13.8-2 beta with default kernel 13.10-6.

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