[TF2][Linux] Failed to create SDL window: Couldn't find matching GLX visual #3455

callec · 2020-12-08T16:33:01Z

TF2 crashes on launch with the message Failed to create SDL window: Couldn't find matching GLX visual. Counter Strike Source does the same. This started happening after a steam client update today, it worked fine yesterday. I have tried #2866 (comment) to fix but it did not work.

uname -a:

Linux nixos 5.8.18 #1-NixOS SMP Sun Nov 1 11:45:43 UTC 2020 x86_64 GNU/Linux

strace steam gives this on launch of tf2

GameAction [AppID 440, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to ProcessingInstallScript with ""
GameAction [AppID 440, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to SynchronizingCloud with ""
GameAction [AppID 440, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to SiteLicenseSeatCheckout with ""
GameAction [AppID 440, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to CreatingProcess with ""
GameAction [AppID 440, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp waiting for user response to CreatingProcess ""
GameAction [AppID 440, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp continues with user response "CreatingProcess"
Game update: AppID 440 "", ProcID 467, IP 0.0.0.0:0
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/carl/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/carl/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
Starting app 440
>>> Adding process 467 for game ID 440
GameAction [AppID 440, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to WaitingGameWindow with ""
pid 469 != 468, skipping destruction (fork without exec?)
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/carl/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/carl/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_64/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64): ignored.
GameAction [AppID 440, ActionID 2] : LaunchApp changed task to Completed with ""
>>> Adding process 468 for game ID 440
SDL video target is 'x11'
SDL video target is 'x11'
Failed to create SDL window: Couldn't find matching GLX visual>>> Adding process 470 for game ID 440
>>> Adding process 471 for game ID 440

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eglaysher · 2020-12-08T23:39:36Z

This started happening to me too. Also on nixos, exact same kernel. Also worked fine yesterday.

carassius1014 · 2020-12-09T06:12:27Z

Sorry to mention it here but I've got a similar issue trying to start Counter-Strike Condition Zero since the last Steam client update.
My error message just says "Fatal Error: Failed to create SDL Window".

λ uname -a
Linux nixos 5.4.72 #1-NixOS SMP Sat Oct 17 08:11:24 UTC 2020 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Since it's not the Source engine so I guess the keywords here are "latest Steam update", "SDL", "NixOS".

PS: csgo works just fine.

kisak-valve · 2020-12-09T14:41:38Z

Hello, please also bring this issue to the attention of the Steam package maintainer(s) for NixOS if it hasn't been already and link the issue report here.

jasonwhite · 2020-12-10T06:04:48Z

I wrote a comment at NixOS/nixpkgs#106503 (comment) describing the problem.

TLDR: Source Engine games (or at least TF2) seem to be missing an important library search path: /run/opengl-driver-32/lib. This is where libGLX_nvidia.so gets loaded from, hence the error message.

lunyaUwU · 2023-01-31T11:45:19Z

i fixed it on my end by installing lib32-nvidia-utils
nvm

kisak-valve · 2023-01-31T13:45:46Z

Hello, is anyone on NixOS still experiencing this issue?

kisak-valve · 2023-03-03T20:46:33Z

Closing pending feedback.

hughobrien · 2023-05-29T03:14:25Z

Looks like there's some disconnect between the steam-fhs / proton linking and nixos (which doesn't ship 32bit libs). I've hacked it to work but hopefully someone can do it properly.

cd ~/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Half-Life
./hl_linux
bash: ./hl_linux: cannot execute: required file not found
file ./hl_linux
./hl_linux: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib/ld-linux.so.2, for GNU/Linux 2.6.34, with debug_info, not stripped

nix-shell -p patchelf
cp hl_linux hl_linux.old
patchelf --print-interpreter hl_linux
/lib/ld-linux.so.2 # This isn't Nix-ey

# I'm sure there's a smarter way of finding the correct nix store path
find /nix/store | grep steam-fhs | grep ld-linux.so.2 | grep lib32
/nix/store/0sy4x7l94yxd59aqc4360hl37fncqi88-steam-fhs/usr/lib32/ld-linux.so.2
/nix/store/qadmzry4nm2baxd47lr0s3pnpab8lin4-steam-fhs/usr/lib32/ld-linux.so.2 # I chose this one
/nix/store/gnvpvrv7j16nqpylqbm14dk1qn6h90l4-steam-fhs/usr/lib32/ld-linux.so.2


patchelf  --set-interpreter /nix/store/qadmzry4nm2baxd47lr0s3pnpab8lin4-steam-fhs/usr/lib32/ld-linux.so.2  hl_linux
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/nix/store/qadmzry4nm2baxd47lr0s3pnpab8lin4-steam-fhs/usr/lib32:~/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/lib/i386-linux-gnu:. ./hl_linux
Using breakpad crash handler
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 70
Forcing breakpad minidump interfaces to load
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(70)/version(8684)/tid(2568588)
Looking up breakpad interfaces from steamclient
Calling BreakpadMiniDumpSystemInit
Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID:  Caching Steam ID:  76561197985962090 [API loaded yes]
Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID:  Setting Steam ID:  76561197985962090
GL_SIZES:  r:8 g:8 b:8 a:0 depth:24

@kisak-valve

hughobrien · 2023-05-29T03:42:30Z

Actually this also works (presumably steam-run does the patching at runtime).

LD_LIBRARY_PATH=~/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/lib/i386-linux-gnu:. steam-run ./hl_linux

hughobrien · 2023-05-29T03:47:23Z

And also, just for completeness, we can skip all of this by reminding ourselves that we use wayland and some things don't like that.

Set the game launcher to this in the steam ui and forget the other stuff.

SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 %command%

kisak-valve · 2023-05-29T11:10:07Z

Hello @hughobrien, please report your findings to the Steam package maintainer(s) for NixOS.

kisak-valve added Linux Team Fortress 2 labels Dec 8, 2020

flisk mentioned this issue Dec 10, 2020

Steam games fail to start with "Couldn't find matching GLX visual" NixOS/nixpkgs#106503

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kisak-valve closed this as not planned Won't fix, can't repro, duplicate, stale Mar 3, 2023

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[TF2][Linux] Failed to create SDL window: Couldn't find matching GLX visual #3455

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[TF2][Linux] Failed to create SDL window: Couldn't find matching GLX visual #3455

[TF2][Linux] Failed to create SDL window: Couldn't find matching GLX visual #3455

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