[HL2][EP1][EP2] Verify game is not working in the SteamPipe Beta

[Victor-Gomez]

So basically EP1 and EP2 are not working for me. I tried verifying the game files but it said everything was ok.
To test if it was the verification process not working I deleted various files, including hl2.exe.
When I hit verify again it says everything is ok again, but hl2.exe is still missing, which means verify game is doing nothing.

This means I can't repair my games, and they're like that currently:

[d00m3d]

Just in case: Did you try to first restart Steam before you try again to verify?

[Victor-Gomez]

I've restarted Steam like three times and my PC one another. Still the same.

[alfred-valve]

Does HL2 work properly? Can you post your steam account name (or email me) and a directory listing of the Half-Life 2 folder under /SteamApps/common , along with logs/content_log.txt after a validate.

[Victor-Gomez]

HL2 works properly from what I've tested out.
But I can't find your email at www.valvesoftware.com/company/people.html to email what you asked for.

[Victor-Gomez]

I've decided to put the content_log.txt file on pastebin: http://pastebin.com/i8TTVSsf
And the commons/half-Life 2 directory listing: http://pastebin.com/2MMHtw95
But I had previously deleted hl2.exe so I doubt all files are ok. In fact now the games don't start, they say hl2.exe is missing but download it.
Hopefully I made a backup of hl2.exe, but still the rest of the missing/corrupt files remain missing/corrupt, so episodes don't work.

[Freeman-AM]

Do a full half-life 2 reinstall and episode reinstall, it may normally work. because the converting stuff don't do his job correclty.

[Victor-Gomez]

Too much size. It would take several days with my connection. I'd like to be able to use the verification so it only downloads what's missing or corrupt.

[alfred-valve]

Make sure your Steam client is up to date, it looks like you are running an older version. If you validate the HL2 app it should fix it also.

[Victor-Gomez]

I'm running the Steam Beta from May 10th 2013 (manual checking says I'm running the latest version) and I've tried validating Half-Life 2 many times too. I even tried validating Lost Coast too.
I deleted hl2.exe, validated EP2 (which btw validates also Half-Life 2, or at least it says so...), then EP1, and then Half-Life 2. hl2.exe was never re-downloaded and the three validations said every file was ok.
I'm pretty sure there're more files missing or corrupt since EP1 and EP2 don't work at all, but I can't say which files.

[alfred-valve]

Can you re-post your content_log.txt after running steam, doing those 3 validates and then quitting Steam please.

[Victor-Gomez]

I'm re-downloading Half-Life 2 right now so I won't be able to validate them for... a few hours. I'll do it a soon as I can.

[Victor-Gomez]

Here's the new content_log: http://pastebin.com/13s5RDDC
Steps I followed.

1. HL2 finished downloading (not episodes)
2. Restarted Steam.
3. Verified HL2
4. Verified EP1
5. Verified EP2
6. Restarted Steam.
7. Copied the content_log.

[alfred-valve]

And the game still fails to run after your download correct?

[Victor-Gomez]

Amazingly not. I swear I don't know what happened but now both EP2 and EP1 work (as far as I've tested).
I've done all these steps (except re-downloading HL2) several times each of them. So that still means the verification wasn't catching the problem.
But well, it works, so thanks Alfred, d00m3d and luckynator for your help.

[alfred-valve]

If you make it happen again please don't re-download right away, we have a few more debug steps that would help us narrow down the underlying bug here.

[Victor-Gomez]

Wow, I'm sorry. I tried deleting hl2.exe again but now it found it was missing and downloaded it, so I guess whatever was happening is gone now. I'll be sure to contact you if it happens again.

[alfred-valve]

No worries, I understand the want to get in the game :) That message was mostly a breadcrumb in case someone else has the problem in the future :)