new steam library folder

alex_arch · 2014-06-09 18:16:14

Hi.

I did a upgrade today, which pulled in the new mesa stuff. After that i had problems, because steam crashed X. so i downgraded mesa packages and ati-dri packages. Which worked and X didnt crash anymore because o steam. However steam seemed to be like a fresh install. No account was set and no games were in the library.

After all that i did a upgrade again for the new mesa stuff because i found a way to let steam start without crashing X with the new mesa by doing this stuff:

rm ~/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/i386/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1

rm ~/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/i386/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libstdc++.so.6

Well now steam starts fine. However my library is still empty. So i tried to "link" it to my old steamapps folder by choosing the instalation path but all i get is:

new steam library folder must be on a filesystem mounted with execute permissions arch

I had the same problem when first installing steam, which i fixed by changin owner and mod. But this time it seems not to work. I am still owner of this directory and i have the execution permission set as well.

Not sure if steam went crazy or some other stuff in my system changed.

http://pastebin.com/1iUSsMqe

clfarron4 · 2014-06-09 18:30:15

My steam library is on a separate ext4 "partition" (I use LVM). I also set the permissions and ownership to my user and it is working fine here.

I use AMD Catalyst though.

alex_arch · 2014-06-09 20:00:19

More information.
output when trying to set the folder for steamapps:

Generating new string page texture 156: 512x256, total string texture memory is 1.62 MB
sh: /games//SteamApps/.steam_exec_test.sh: No such file or directory

But I think it has to do with my partition or brtfs.

[root@archlx alex]# ls -l /dev/sdb1
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 17 Jun 9 20:57 /dev/sdb1

[root@archlx alex]# lsblk /dev/sdb1
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sdb1 8:17 0 59.6G 0 part /games

The execute mod is missing on it.

But i dont know how to set it. In fstab?
Anyone know how to do it?

Edit: my root and home have the same settings though:

[root@archlx alex]# ls -l /dev/sda
brw-rw---- 1 root disk 8, 0 Jun 9 20:57 /dev/sda

[root@archlx alex]# lsblk /dev/sda
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT
sda 8:0 0 59.6G 0 disk
├─sda1 8:1 0 2M 0 part
├─sda2 8:2 0 29G 0 part /
└─sda3 8:3 0 30.6G 0 part /home

Last edited by alex_arch (2014-06-09 20:11:51)

alex_arch · 2014-06-10 06:52:12

Still not working. However i could create a folder on the same partition using steam. And then just copied the steamapps folder into the new folder....

clfarron4 · 2014-06-10 12:15:40

Did you try something along the lines of

chmod +x [files/folders to make executable]

andmars · 2014-06-19 16:43:43

Hi, this issue is discussed on several locations now. Please, before posting anything, check if someone else has already postet about it, like here:

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=181679

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=182683

alex_arch · 2014-06-21 08:22:07

@ andmars

The problem with x crashing was solved by the solutions in the threads you posted already.

My problem was i couldnt choose where steam installs the games. But this is solved in some way as well.

Arch Linux

#1 2014-06-09 18:16:14

new steam library folder

#2 2014-06-09 18:30:15

Re: new steam library folder

#3 2014-06-09 20:00:19

Re: new steam library folder

#4 2014-06-10 06:52:12

Re: new steam library folder

#5 2014-06-10 12:15:40

Re: new steam library folder

#6 2014-06-19 16:43:43

Re: new steam library folder

#7 2014-06-21 08:22:07

Re: new steam library folder

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