[Bug 24601] New: L4D2: Client.dll always fails validation when verifying game cache.

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24601

Summary: L4D2:  Client.dll always fails validation when
                    verifying game cache.
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.3.4
          Platform: x86-64
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
        AssignedTo: [e-mail]
        ReportedBy: [e-mail]

Using the Steam "Verify Integrity of Game Cache" option produces the following
in the GameValidation.log file:

Starting validation of Left 4 Dead 2
Validation failure: w:\games\steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead
2\left4dead2\bin\client.dll
Validation complete: 24850 Total Files, 1 Failed Validation

The file is then re-downloaded.

Rerunning the check produces the same results.

Deleting the file has no effect: it will be re-downloaded, and will fail the
validation check the next time you run it.

I noted that the message in the log showed "client.dll" as all lowercase, while
the filename is actually "Client.dll".  I tried creating a link, but it still
failed the check.  I tried renaming the DLL, and it still failed the check.

The game is installed on a BtrFS partition.  I'm using Kubuntu 10.10 (AMD64),
kernel 2.6.35-22.

[Bug 24601] L4D2: Client.dll always fails validation when verifying game cache.

http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24601

Luke Bratch  changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Luke Bratch  2010-10-02 18:28:48 CDT ---
I'm seeing this too, and have been kicked from games due to it a few times too.
 I'm using ext4.

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--- Comment #2 from byteframe  2010-10-13 18:55:28 CDT ---
Same problem here. I get kicked around 10-20 minutes into a online game,:
"Disconnected, Server is enforcing consistency for this file: File
left4dead2/pak01_dir.vpk was not found."

[Bug 24601] L4D2: Client.dll always fails validation when verifying game cache.

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PLL  changed:

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--- Comment #3 from PLL  2010-10-15 23:55:48 CDT ---
(In reply to comment #2)
> Same problem here. I get kicked around 10-20 minutes into a online game,:
> "Disconnected, Server is enforcing consistency for this file: File
> left4dead2/pak01_dir.vpk was not found."

The exact same problem here.

I am using wine git.

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--- Comment #4 from [e-mail] 2010-10-27 14:50:21 CDT ---
*** This bug has been confirmed by popular vote. ***

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Ezequiel  changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Ezequiel  2010-11-20 10:27:30 CST ---
Same here: wine 1.3.6 with ubuntu 10.04 64 bits ext4

[Bug 24601] L4D2: Client.dll always fails validation when verifying game cache.

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--- Comment #6 from Juan Lang  2010-11-22 12:46:20 CST ---
What does a +wintrust log say?

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--- Comment #7 from Stuart Freeman  2010-11-27 15:24:06 CST ---
Created an attachment (id=32187)
 --> (http://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=32187)
Log with +wintrust while validating l4d2 game files

Attached log with +wintrust of failed game file validation on wine-1.3.6
running on Debian Sid 64bit.

[Bug 24601] L4D2: Client.dll always fails validation when verifying game cache.

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--- Comment #8 from Juan Lang  2010-11-27 16:20:09 CST ---
Okay, it's not using wintrust do validate the file then.  Please attach a
+relay log, compressed if necessary.

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--- Comment #9 from Stuart Freeman  2010-11-28 10:35:34 CST ---
Even after compressing it the +relay log was too big to attach. Here's a link
to it: http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~dfreeman31/steam-validate-l4d2-relay.tar.bz
it's 27M compressed 2.8G uncompressed.

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Fredrik Lindroth  changed:

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--- Comment #10 from Fredrik Lindroth  2010-12-08 06:36:48 CST ---
Arch Linux x86_64 here, wine version 1.3.8. Confirmed. Also, some sounds seem
to cut out when this happens (or just before).

Using an EXT4 file system.

[Bug 24601] L4D2: Client.dll always fails validation when verifying game cache.

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--- Comment #11 from Kimmo Huoso  2010-12-20 03:32:04 CST ---
I can confirm this problem with my left4dead2 too. And it has been since i
bought the game. Happens always in dead center. Also having sound disappearing
but dont know does it relate to this bug. My system Arch linux x86_64 nvidia
latest wine and nvidia.

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--- Comment #12 from Jan Kalab  2011-05-07 10:48:35 CDT ---
I still have this problem.

Ubuntu 10.10 64bit, ext4, Wine 1.3.19

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--- Comment #13 from Jan Kalab  2011-10-23 14:26:35 CDT ---
Still exists in Wine 1.3.31!

[Bug 24601] L4D2: Client.dll always fails validation when verifying game cache.

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--- Comment #14 from 3vi1  2011-12-07 14:24:57 CST ---
Confirming that this is still present in 1.3.34:

Starting validation of Left 4 Dead 2
Validation failure: w:\games\steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead
2\left4dead2\bin\client.dll
Validation complete: 51984 Total Files, 1 Failed Validation

This is now running from an Ext4 partition (as opposed to BtrFS when I first
reported it).  The system is a completely reinstalled - Ubuntu 12.04-alpha1
w/3.2r4(mainline) kernel.

The game appears to work fine for me otherwise.

[Bug 24601] L4D2: Client.dll always fails validation when verifying game cache.

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Vitaliy Margolen  changed:

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--- Comment #15 from Vitaliy Margolen  2011-12-07 22:21:42 CST ---
That's the way it supposed to work. I've ran two consecutive game cache
validations on Windows and every single time it said the same exact thing:

Starting validation of Left 4 Dead 2
Validation failure: d:\steam\steamapps\common\left 4 dead
2\left4dead2\bin\client.dll
Validation complete: 51984 Total Files, 1 Failed Validation

This is a new DRM "feature" of Steam.

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--- Comment #16 from Vitaliy Margolen  2011-12-07 22:26:54 CST ---
Note that this did not work properly in Wine around Portal 2 release time.
Resulting in failure to launch Portal 2 and some other games Valve switched to
this new DRM. That bug is fixed now.

Closing invalid - not a bug.

[Bug 24601] L4D2: Client.dll always fails validation when verifying game cache.

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--- Comment #17 from 3vi1  2011-12-08 16:47:27 CST ---
Hmmm...  that's a very insightful observation, Vitaliy.  I don't know if I
would have ever thought to test for that "error" in a "normal" Windows install
(I never boot Windows).  Great work!

It's not really 'new', since I opened this over a year ago, but I do agree that
your DRM scenario is the most likely given the behavior.  Pity you just made
their DRM completely useless via your observation... or pity not.  :)

So%

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