1.0.0.29 segfaults on startup

[kriebz]

Cannot run the client at all, but starting from a clean home directory downloads and update and login dialogs appear.

Debian 7.0 64-bit with glibc files from Ubuntu available in LD_LIBRARY_PATH

Output without debugger is the same with STEAM_RUNTIME set to 0 or 1, line 561, like issue 1226, but stack trace is totally different.

kriebel@farnsworth:~$ DEBUGGER=gdb steam
Running Steam on debian 7.0 64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
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Reading symbols from /home/kriebel/Downloads/steam-1.0.0.29/ubuntu12_32/steam...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
(gdb) r
Starting program: /home/kriebel/Downloads/steam-1.0.0.29/ubuntu12_32/steam
warning: Unable to find libthread_db matching inferior's thread library, thread debugging will not be available.
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(0_client)
Looks like steam didn't shutdown cleanly, scheduling immediate update check
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1.0_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1.0_client)
[New LWP 31227]
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1.0_client)
unlinked 0 orphaned pipes
removing stale semaphore last operated on by process 30835 with name 0eBlobRegistryMutex_40A0AB4B4182C7FDA3D4E36E4FD02E4E
removing stale semaphore last operated on by process 30835 with name 0eBlobRegistrySignal_40A0AB4B4182C7FDA3D4E36E4FD02E4E
removing stale semaphore last operated on by process 30835 with name 0emSteamEngineInstance
removing stale semaphore last operated on by process 30835 with name 0eSteamEngineLock
[New LWP 31301]
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1.0_client)
[0220/151003:ERROR:resource_bundle.cc(411)] Failed to load /home/kriebel/Downloads/steam-1.0.0.29/ubuntu12_32/cef_gtk.pak
Some features may not be available.
[0220/151003:WARNING:proxy_service.cc(646)] PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1.0_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1.0_client)
[New LWP 31309]
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1.0_client)
Generating new string page texture 7: 128x256, total string texture memory is 131.07 KB
Generating new string page texture 8: 48x256, total string texture memory is 180.22 KB
Generating new string page texture 9: 256x256, total string texture memory is 442.37 KB
Generating new string page texture 10: 64x256, total string texture memory is 507.90 KB
Generating new string page texture 11: 16x256, total string texture memory is 524.29 KB
Generating new string page texture 12: 24x256, total string texture memory is 548.86 KB
Generating new string page texture 13: 32x256, total string texture memory is 581.63 KB
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1.0_client)
Generating new string page texture 22: 384x256, total string texture memory is 974.85 KB
Generating new string page texture 24: 256x256, total string texture memory is 1.24 MB

Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.
[Switching to LWP 31309]
0xf7ccb6d1 in ?? () from /home/kriebel/Steamlibc/libc.so.6
(gdb) bt
#0 0xf7ccb6d1 in ?? () from /home/kriebel/Steamlibc/libc.so.6
#1 0xe9ae253e in ?? ()

from /home/kriebel/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steamclient.so
#2 0xe9d04f26 in ?? ()

from /home/kriebel/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steamclient.so
#3 0xe9d05237 in ?? ()

from /home/kriebel/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steamclient.so
#4 0xe9abae64 in ?? ()

from /home/kriebel/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steamclient.so
#5 0xe9abbb3e in ?? ()

from /home/kriebel/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steamclient.so
#6 0xf5a21bba in SteamThreadTools::CThread::ThreadExceptionWrapper(void*) ()

from /home/kriebel/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/libtier0_s.so
#7 0xf5a202a3 in ?? ()

from /home/kriebel/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/libtier0_s.so
#8 0xf5a20bd5 in CatchAndWriteMiniDumpExForVoidPtrFn ()

from /home/kriebel/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/libtier0_s.so
#9 0xf5a20c27 in CatchAndWriteMiniDumpForVoidPtrFn ()

from /home/kriebel/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/libtier0_s.so
#10 0xf5a22f20 in SteamThreadTools::CThread::ThreadProc(void*) ()

from /home/kriebel/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/libtier0_s.so
#11 0xf7d47d4c in start_thread () from /home/kriebel/Steamlibc/libpthread.so.0
#12 0xf7c85f4e in clone () from /home/kriebel/Steamlibc/libc.so.6

(gdb)

[slouken]

Can you get a debug version of Steamlibc and see where it's crashing?

[kisak-valve]

Hello @kriebz, if you are still experiencing this issue with an up to date system, please open a new issue report.