[Bug 40834] New: Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40834

Bug ID: 40834
           Summary: Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to
                    run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.
           Product: Wine
           Version: 1.9.12
          Hardware: x86
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: blocker
          Priority: P2
         Component: -unknown
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
      Distribution: ---

Created attachment 54796
  --> https://bugs.winehq.org/attachment.cgi?id=54796
this is from the crash report I have no idea what it says

Upon launching steam using WINE I get a crash report. I saved it, you can read
up on it. Basically using Linux Zorin I am, the UI is horribly glitchy and the
entire app is completely unusable. The only reason I need to use a windows
version of steam should be obvious: Windows games and all. Anyways, I am not
sure about this bug, nor do I know enough about linux to provide much more
info, other than the saved doc with the error imprinted in it from the report
itself.

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40834

Nikolay Sivov  changed:

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            Version|1.9.12                      |1.6.2
           Severity|blocker                     |normal

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

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[e-mail] changed:

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--- Comment #1 from [e-mail] ---
It's known issue. Your wine version is really outdated.

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

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Austin English  changed:

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         Resolution|---                         |INVALID
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |RESOLVED

--- Comment #2 from Austin English  ---
Not a blocker.

Running from windows isn't supported.

1.6.2 is very old and not supported.

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

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Bruno Jesus  changed:

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             Status|RESOLVED                    |CLOSED

--- Comment #3 from Bruno Jesus  ---
Closing invalid bugs.

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

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--- Comment #4 from [e-mail] ---
First of all that was as high as  your version list would go (then you need to
update your own version list) secondly, no, I'm not running this on windows,
I'm running it on linux zorin core 9. So please don't end this ticket. Besides
even after a recent update (linux updated wine by itself before running steam)
results are still the same... its a blocker because its so severe that Steam
simply will not work at all anymore after a restart. Sometimes won't work at
all the second its installed. Not sure why.

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

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--- Comment #5 from [e-mail] ---
1.6.2 was the version it was the upon first launch, but Linux Zorin did update
wine later on after I installed the updates linux has, but it didn't matter cuz
results were still the same even after. I guess I'll have to post a more recent
bug report then. Later today I'll give you a more recent updated text file...

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

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[e-mail] changed:

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         Resolution|INVALID                     |---
             Status|CLOSED                      |UNCONFIRMED
            Version|1.6.2                       |1.9.13

--- Comment #6 from [e-mail] ---
Linux automatically updates... wine is the latest. Issue still exists... not
running on windows.... only running on linux Zorin... I thought wine was for
running windows apps on linux.... somehow this issue is confused.... why would
anyone use wine on windows? We don't need it on windows I thought.... oh
well...

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

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--- Comment #7 from Bruno Jesus  ---
Please attach a log, read https://wiki.winehq.org/FAQ#get_log

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

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[e-mail] changed:

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--- Comment #8 from [e-mail] ---
(In reply to cherrytreesforever from comment #6)
> Linux automatically updates... wine is the latest. Issue still exists... not
> running on windows.... only running on linux Zorin... I thought wine was for
> running windows apps on linux.... somehow this issue is confused.... why
> would anyone use wine on windows? We don't need it on windows I thought....
> oh well...

What wine --version says?

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

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Rosanne DiMesio  changed:

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            Version|1.9.13                      |1.6.2
             Status|UNCONFIRMED                 |NEEDINFO
     Ever confirmed|0                           |1

--- Comment #9 from Rosanne DiMesio  ---
Setting version field back to the original reported version. That field should
not be changed; when updating, simply leave a comment that the problem is still
present in the newer version.

You still need to retest in 1.9.21 or later and if the problem is still
present, attach the full terminal output.

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

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--- Comment #10 from [e-mail] ---
(In reply to Rosanne DiMesio from comment #9)
> Setting version field back to the original reported version. That field
> should not be changed; when updating, simply leave a comment that the
> problem is still present in the newer version.
>
> You still need to retest in 1.9.21 or later and if the problem is still
> present, attach the full terminal output.

I think the version field should be updated in a case that the report is opened
against really outdated wine and the next test is done with more recent. He
just used too old wine at report time and the bug isnt an old one.

Bugs should be opened against wine-development version. Because wine offers
also 1.8 stable it makes things a bit more complicated. 1.8 series of stable
might have bugs that are already fixed at 1.9 series. And reporting against 1.8
would still be valid.

If people would really test against development version of wine this would
prevent lots of bugs to be created that are already fixed.

Always reporting against development version would make the fixes eventually
land in next stable and also the regressions would have been already fixed in
development version and not in stable. If people would be active.

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40834

--- Comment #11 from Austin English  ---
(In reply to winetest from comment #10)
> (In reply to Rosanne DiMesio from comment #9)
> > Setting version field back to the original reported version. That field
> > should not be changed; when updating, simply leave a comment that the
> > problem is still present in the newer version.
> >
> > You still need to retest in 1.9.21 or later and if the problem is still
> > present, attach the full terminal output.
>
> I think the version field should be updated in a case that the report is
> opened against really outdated wine and the next test is done with more
> recent. He just used too old wine at report time and the bug isnt an old one.

The wine version should be the first known version with the bug.

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40834

--- Comment #12 from [e-mail] ---
Well this is the case. (I thought this ticket was over--I'm glad it is not). I
could spend several hours downloading games on the windows version of steam.
When I have playonlinux going, it says steam for windows needs to be installed.
So it installs it. Most of the time everything works in the UI for steam for
windows (under wine) until I restart Linux. Then for some reason when linux
boots back up, everything in the steam (windows version) is broken. The entire
UI is non-functional, and all the games are dead in the dirt. Its like (each
time after linux starts) I have to re-open PlayOnLinux, have it reinstall steam
for windows, then re-download all the games just to play in that session. I
just know something isn't right, and since WINE is suppose to make windows apps
work on steam, I feel this is somehow an issue related to WINE. I'm not really
sure who else to go to, since Steam support tells me Steam for windows does not
run on Linux unless its ran through WINE. I know there is a version of Steam
for linux, but no windows games can be downloaded or bought for the Linux
version of Steam. I hope I was more detailed this time. I re-reviewed my last
posts and I didn't think I was clear enough. Sorry about that.

The UI breaks, Everything is forgotten, games no longer work (click the links
to say "South Park Stick Of Truth (for windows)" game does nothing. Click the
steam icon for windows version of steam--steam loads, but the UI is nothing at
all. It is still doing it. tested in 1.9.21... It just won't do what it is
suppose to. So still I'm stuck using Microsoft windows to run windows games on
windows and the windows version of steam on windows--forever I am stuck with
windows :(   ---- I really would love to switch to Linux SOOOOOO BADLY!!! :(  
Its just too bad games are always produced by windows. But thankfully you guys
help make Wine so great and others work on PlayOnLinux--hopefully in the future
these two software will be so good we all can play our windows games on
linux...

Anyways. I hope this issue is resolved soon. I will test again next version.

P.S. I don't like windows...

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

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--- Comment #13 from Austin English  ---
We don't support PlayonLinux, try in 1.9.21, with a clean wineprefix.

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

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--- Comment #14 from [e-mail] ---
PlayOnLinux uses wine to install steam though I thought.

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

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--- Comment #15 from Rosanne DiMesio  ---
(In reply to cherrytreesforever from comment #14)
> PlayOnLinux uses wine to install steam though I thought.

PlayOnLinux scripts often add unnecessary overrides, use unsupported patches,
and/or obsolete Wine versions. They often cause problems that do not exist in
plain Wine.

If you are incapable of running the Steam installer on your own, use winetricks
to install it.

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

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joaopa  changed:

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--- Comment #16 from joaopa  ---
Clearly INVALID. The OP used PlayOnLinux.
And  no answer from the OP since 4 years and tons of bug for steam are reported
already.

Can an administrator close this bug as INVALID?

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40834

Ken Sharp  changed:

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         Resolution|---                         |INVALID

--- Comment #17 from Ken Sharp  ---
Indeed

[Bug 40834] Steam for windows, used on a linux OS, using WINE to run, hardly works at all, I don't know why.

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

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Gijs Vermeulen  changed:

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--- Comment #18 from Gijs Vermeulen  ---
Closing INVALID.