Steam from Arch-Distrobox is black-screening and not loading steam UI for me on desktop PC.

Steam from the arch-distrobox is doing..... this.......

sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found

sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found

sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found

sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found
sh: line 1: xdg-user-dir: command not found

Maybe that error spam is not ideal?

This issue started for me sometime between yesterday afternoon and 1am my time.
Running
```
steam
```
steam
```
steam
```
steam
from the
```
arch-distrobox-terminal
```
arch-distrobox-terminal
```
arch-distrobox-terminal
```
arch-distrobox-terminal
works just fine.
Running it from the old desktop shortcut or from the application menu (and there's double entries for me), leads to the black screen issue (and lack of the steam UI loading)

Eeyore_SyndromeOP•8/25/23, 9:25 PM

steam.error.log4.25KB

termdisc•8/25/23, 9:40 PM

what are the contents of the .desktop shortcut?

Ttermdisc what are the contents of the .desktop shortcut?

Eeyore_SyndromeOP•8/25/23, 9:49 PM

/usr/bin/distrobox-enter/usr/bin/distrobox-enter for Program and -n bazzite-arch -- /usr/bin/bazzite-steam-runtime %U-n bazzite-arch -- /usr/bin/bazzite-steam-runtime %Ufor the Argument

Eeyore_SyndromeOP•8/25/23, 10:04 PM

bazzite-arch-steam.desktop11.84KB

termdisc•8/26/23, 12:25 AM

You’re running

steam

steam

manually but bazzite-steam-runtimebazzite-steam-runtime in the shortcut. Try changing that to

steam

steam

Ttermdisc You’re running `steam` manually but `bazzite-steam-runtime` in the shortcut. Try...

Eeyore_SyndromeOP•8/26/23, 7:04 PM

I was running it manually from the distrobox because otherwise it's black screening issue like in the video.

Can launch games but the black screening is basically micro-input stuttering in games.

I tried editing it to just steam and same issue.

I deleted the desktop entry and even re-exported steam from the Arch box but that does the same thing.

@nickname any luck yourself?

termdisc•8/26/23, 7:25 PM

running

steam

steam

manually the way you're doing it is functionally equivalent to distrobox-enter bazzite-arch -- steamdistrobox-enter bazzite-arch -- steam

Eeyore_SyndromeOP•9/3/23, 1:36 AM

@termdisc @nickname I believe I solved the issue.

It basically boils down to a Steam-Linux issue. Not flatpak, not distrobox.

I changed the steam desktop file from: PrefersNonDefaultGPU=truePrefersNonDefaultGPU=true to PrefersNonDefaultGPU=falsePrefersNonDefaultGPU=false and now steam launches just fine.

See these issues:

Maybe it was making my igpu from my zen4 fighting my GPU.

Not sure why it didn't affect me till very recently....

GitHub

Default `steam.desktop` has BAD options causing it to close and ope...

Your system information Steam client version (build number or date): Jun 21 2023 21:17:38 Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Ubuntu 23.10 KDE Plasma Opted into Steam client beta?: No Have you checked for ...

GitHub

New steam UI does not open if run with DRI_PRIME=1 · Issue #9383 · ...

Your system information Steam client version (build number or date): 1682634349 Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Fedora Silverblue 38 Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] Yes Have you checked for sys...

GitHub

Remove PrefersNonDefaultGPU=true from .desktop file of Steam · Iss...

counter-part to #7089 PrefersNonDefaultGPU is broken by design, intended to mean "Use the Discrete GPU if possible" but instead generalized to mean "Use anything that we aren't u...

tryhardsoccermomswag•9/3/23, 2:54 AM

Thanks for this! Yup i have 2 GPUs too

tryhardsoccermomswag•9/3/23, 2:54 AM

AMD APU + dedicated AMD GPU

Eeyore_SyndromeOP•9/3/23, 2:55 AM

I totally didn't spend all day trying to figure out the issue with steam in general

Eeyore_SyndromeOP•9/3/23, 2:55 AM

But launching from CLI worked -.-

tryhardsoccermomswag•9/3/23, 5:12 AM

oh yeah thats how ive been getting around it too

tryhardsoccermomswag•9/3/23, 5:12 AM

so annoying

Ttryhardsoccermomswag so annoying

Eeyore_SyndromeOP•9/3/23, 5:07 PM

And it wasn't until the last few days I'm seeing more lemmy posts etc about this issue.

No wonder it wasn't affecting my old PC as it's zen 3 no igpu.

Steam from Arch-Distrobox is black-screening and not loading steam UI for me on desktop PC.

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