similar to: Steam not working properly

I should probably admit I am new to linux. well that's not entirely true but the last time I messed with it there was no gui. anyway I dicided to give ubuntu a try, crashed my system in the process. anyway the problum I am having is this. programs install just fine, and I've tried installing in several different ways. just running the .exe file, going through play on linux, wine tricks.

I follow the instruction at http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=19444 to install wine in order to play Steam. However `wine Steam.exe` throws Code: err:menubuilder:init_xdg error looking up the desktop directory fixme:process:GetLogicalProcessorInformation ((nil),0x32e49c): stub fixme:process:GetLogicalProcessorInformation (0x1dcfc00,0x32e49c): stub

I'm trying to run Steam on Fedora 16. Steam was installed with windows, and games where downloaded. when I try to launch with wine /media/disk/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Steam/Steam.exe i get fixme:process:GetLogicalProcessorInformation ((nil),0x32e48c): stub fixme:process:GetLogicalProcessorInformation (0xce0c00,0x32e48c): stub CellID: Fetching server list from CSDS. . .

Hi, I use Debian Sid 32bits and Wine 1.3.11 and steam crash after to the connection (Log and password) In the console, i havr this error message : Code: berillions at debian2:~/Desktop$ env WINEPREFIX=/home/berillions/.wine/Steam wine /home/berillions/.wine/Steam/drive_c/Program\ Files/Steam/Steam.exe fixme:process:SetProcessShutdownParameters (00000100, 00000000): partial stub.

Hey guys, Can anyone help me close the gap between my POL and Wine setups? I currently have a laptop running PlayOnLinux 3.8.8 and a desktop running only Wine 1.3.9 (Fedora 14). As the subject read, the laptop with POL is running fine, but a generic install with the latest .msi file from the Steam website is not. Steam on Wine, was able to run it's own autoupdate, but after that refuses

I had just installed Linux Mint katya on my Dell Dimension 5000 computer because Windows kept making it lag and so on. I installed Wine and Steam soon after installing it, but whenever I tried to launch Steam it always crashes and quits as soon as the welcome and update screens pop up. I've googled for solutions to this problem and they have come to nil.

Hello! I've followed the Steam install guide for Wine, but I still can't get Steam to start. It just shows up in the task bar for a couple of seconds, then it disappears and nothing happens. I get these error messages when I launch from console, but they dont't make me much smarter. I'm running Fedora 14 x64 with the standard open source non-Nvidia Nvidia drivers. Code:

So, steam doesn't seem to be working very well, (at least on my computer) with about the 10 latest wine versions. I'm running: Kubuntu 7.10 on an old, nvidia nforce2 amd athlon 2400+ nvidia fx5900xt with proper working drivers (glxgears gives me +5000fps) 512mb ram. Here's console output: alex at Burken:~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Steam$ wine steam fixme:mixer:ALSA_MixerInit No

Hi, i have a very crazy issue: Im connecting with a NX Client to a XFCE Desktop. There is Wine, some Fonts and the Gecko Engine installed. The Installation and Update of Steam was very good, but after the Update was finished, i only see a Ghost Window of Steam (even when i kill it and start it again): [Image: http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/5858/xfcesteamghost.png ] I also tried a reinstall

I've installed wine 1.1.8 after a fresh installation of ubuntu intrepid, and while steam downloads and installs properly, when I go to my games list and select a game to install wine just quits. 1.1.9 was just released a short while ago, I was hoping it would fix it, but I'm still stuck. Help please I'm kinda new to this.

I've followed all the instructions on the appDB page, yet the Steam (new 2010 UI version) crashes after being shown for less than a second. here is the output of WINEDEBUG=warn+all: http://pastebin.com/T0K8w1Uv I'm running wine 1.1.44 compiled from source on ubuntu 10.04

I am trying to run AlienAssault.exe in terminal I type: wine AlienAssault.exe Then I get the following fixme:mixer:ALSA_MixerInit No master control found on MPU-401 UART, disabling mixer fixme:system:SetProcessDPIAware stub! fixme:dwmapi:DwmIsCompositionEnabled 0x33cf24 fixme:file:MoveFileWithProgressW MOVEFILE_WRITE_THROUGH unimplemented fixme:advapi:SetNamedSecurityInfoW

Wine Version 1.2, Ubuntu Lycid Lynx Games that I've tried to launch: Half-Life (Goldsource) Day of Defeat Sven Co-op I have tried to run the games with Steam normal installation and with Steam Installed with winetricks Terminal Output when I tried to run Steam and then Half-Life under Steam. Code: mand at mand-desktop:~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Steam$ wine Steam.exe CellID: Fetching

Alright. Fedora 13. Wine. Steam. kgo. It's not working. Steam 'updates' to its latest release on installation (as it should) but the app quits as soon as it launches. I ran it from the terminal and get the following error dump: Code: [David at localhost Steam]$ wine steam fixme:process:GetLogicalProcessorInformation ((nil),0x32e488): stub

Hi, I have preordered natural selection quite a while ago and it seems like it is getting to a playable state, so I wanted to know if anyone could help me (and many others :)), to get natural selection 2 to work with wine. I would gladly give you a console log, but i don't even know how i start steam-games from console :/. (when i try "wine Natural\ Selection\ 2.exe", it says that i

I'm wondering if anyone can help me? I'm trying to run Secret of Monkey Island special edition in Steam on wine with Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat. I can install steam and use it to install the game (after it installs directx), apparently with no problems, but when I try to run the game, a window opens saying "Preparing to launch The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition". This

[1.3.9]-Red Faction Guerrilla/Steam Does Not Start? Hi, Got the current Wine on Ubuntu 10.10 32bit. I installed Red Faction Guerrilla via Steam client. When I run the game it does not start? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Jesse

I? trying to run Rome: Total War over steam, through wine. It used to run, and run nearly perfectly, however, with the latest release it throws a: Direct X 9 not found error! Help would be greatly appreciated, especially if I can avoid having to delete my .wine folder, because I have SO many applications. Thanks!

I had Steam/TF2 working. Using Suse 11.1 64-bit, Nvidia card/driver, 4Gb RAM, 2.6 Intel Quad CPU. ALSA sound (pulse audio uninstalled), Windows Vista, full settings in winecfg. My TF2 crashed and when I started Steam again, the Steam update downloaded and installed. Then Steam wouldn't start any more. I tried a new .wine dir. Followed instructions for removing/reinstalling Steam. Nada.

The Steam client crashes after I login. After submitting my credentials, Steam displays a dialog box informing me the client is 'connecting'. I then see the Steam main page and a blank news page displayed for roughly a second or so before the client crashes. I'm running Ubuntu 10.10 maverick which I've installed on a usb flash drive using a capser-rw file for persistence.