Linux Support (Beta)

[radcapricorn]

Given the above statement about ending beta with 2.50, can we hope that mouse pointer outlines and occasional startup crash will be fixed before then?

[BerndHohmann]

Given the above statement about ending beta with 2.50, can we hope that mouse pointer outlines and occasional startup crash will be fixed before then?

Be careful when writing about "we", because at least I dont have such errors

But a lot of other issues.

Bernd

[radcapricorn]

Be careful when writing about "we", because at least I dont have such errors

Both issues were reported in this thread, and someone even posted about statrup crashes elsewhere.

[Aron]

My game now has difficulty starting up...

From the console...

Starting app 392160
Loaded Config for Local Override Path for App ID 392160, Controller 0: /home/aronschatz/.steam//controller_base/empty.vdf
>>> Adding process 6805 for game ID 392160
GameAction [AppID 392160, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to WaitingGameWindow with ""
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/aronschatz/.steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/aronschatz/.steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
GameAction [AppID 392160, ActionID 1] : LaunchApp changed task to Completed with ""
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/aronschatz/.steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
pid 6809 != 6807, skipping destruction (fork without exec?)
ERROR: ld.so: object '/home/aronschatz/.steam/ubuntu12_32/gameoverlayrenderer.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
>>> Adding process 6806 for game ID 392160
>>> Adding process 6807 for game ID 392160
>>> Adding process 6808 for game ID 392160
>>> Adding process 6810 for game ID 392160
>>> Adding process 6811 for game ID 392160
Game update: AppID 392160 "", ProcID 6811, IP 0.0.0.0:0
Setting breakpad minidump AppID = 392160
Steam_SetMinidumpSteamID: Caching Steam ID: 76561198056081023 [API loaded no]
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File I/O: Could not find file './etc\xml\catalog'
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File I/O: Could not find file './etc\xml\catalog.sig'
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FileIORequest::WaitForResult() Failed './etc\xml\catalog' with 4
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XLib::XMLInputOpenCallback(): Failed to open the file: etc/xml/catalog
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File I/O: Could not find file './t\0002'
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FileIORequest::WaitForResult() Failed './t\0002' with 4
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File I/O: Could not find file './t\0002.sig'
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XLib::XMLInputOpenCallback(): Failed to open the file: t/0002
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Error parsing text file t/0002 with libxml2
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GetTextPage() TextPageTable for page 102 not found!
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JS method call SharedConnection.SendMsgAndAwaitResponse with 3 arguments
'GeForce GTX 970' NVidia-driver v415.27.0 (Vulkan 1.1.84) check=1
Fossilize INFO: Overriding serialization path: "/home/aronschatz/.steam/steamapps/shadercache/392160/steamapprun_pipeline_cache".
/home/aronschatz/.steam/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/testandlaunch: line 14: 6811 Hangup ./X4 "$@" 2>&1
Game removed: AppID 392160 "", ProcID 6811
Exiting app 392160

Ubuntu 18.04... This only recently started happening. I did get it to run once, but it is hanging more often than not. I have to send a HUP signal to get it to quit.

[tero]

EDIT: It worked now after i deinstalled again and installed diretly into the beta.

The 2.50 beta 2 isn't installing on mint 19.1. Steam downloaded 2.4gb but now hangs between validating and installing. Beta 1 worked without problems.
I tried deinstalling the whole game. After that the game itself installed normaly, but when i opt in to the new beta it's the same result: 2.4gb were downloaded but it won't install istead it goes endlessly from validating to installing.

Here is the content.log from steam. ( i cut out repeated stuff)

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[2019-04-16 23:40:11] AppID 392160 update changed : Running,
[2019-04-16 23:40:11] AppID 392160 update changed : Running,Validating,
[2019-04-16 23:40:11] Validating files (all active,full) ...
[2019-04-16 23:40:22] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/test_txc"
[2019-04-16 23:40:22] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/test_X4"
[2019-04-16 23:40:22] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/X4"
[2019-04-16 23:40:23] Current download rate: 0.000 Mbps
[2019-04-16 23:40:25] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/05.cat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:25] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/05.dat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:25] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/05_sig.cat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:25] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/05_sig.dat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:25] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/06.cat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:25] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/06.dat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:25] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/06_sig.cat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:25] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/06_sig.dat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:26] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/07_sig.cat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:26] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/07_sig.dat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:26] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/08.cat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:26] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/08.dat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:26] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/08_sig.cat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:26] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/08_sig.dat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:26] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/09.cat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:26] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/09.dat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:26] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/09_sig.cat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:26] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/09_sig.dat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:26] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/version.dat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:56] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/03.cat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:56] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/03.dat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:56] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/03_sig.cat"
[2019-04-16 23:40:56] Validation: file missing "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/03_sig.dat"
[2019-04-16 23:41:11] HTTP (CS,503) - valve503.steamcontent.com (162.254.197.13:80 / 162.254.197.13:80, host: valve503.steamcontent.com): Closing connection
[2019-04-16 23:41:11] HTTP (CS,522) - valve522.steamcontent.com (162.254.197.82:80 / 162.254.197.82:80, host: valve522.steamcontent.com): Closing connection
[2019-04-16 23:41:11] HTTP (SteamCache,82) - cache16-ams1.steamcontent.com (155.133.248.27:80 / 155.133.248.27:80, host: cache16-ams1.steamcontent.com): Closing connection
[2019-04-16 23:41:20] File validation finished: 275 files (13950501247 bytes) total, 26 files (3364431002 bytes) mismatched (68742 msec).
[2019-04-16 23:41:20] AppID 392160 state changed : Update Required,Fully Installed,Update Queued,Files Missing,Update Running,Update Started,
[2019-04-16 23:41:20] AppID 392160 update changed : Running,
[2019-04-16 23:41:20] AppID 392160 update started : download 2547049200/2547049200, store 0/0, reuse 0/0, delta 0/0, stage 3471867355/3471867355
[2019-04-16 23:41:20] AppID 392160 update changed : Running,Committing,
[2019-04-16 23:41:20] AppID 392160 file commit : 35 updated, 0 moved, 0 deleted
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] AppID 392160 update canceled : File commit failed: previous install file locked "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/03.dat" (Corrupt game files) "/media/tero/GamesTux2/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X4 Foundations/03.dat"
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] AppID 392160 update changed : Running,Committing,Stopping,
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] AppID 392160 state changed : Update Required,Fully Installed,Update Queued,Files Missing,Files Corrupt,Update Running,Update Started,
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] AppID 392160 update changed : Running,Stopping,
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] AppID 392160 update changed : None
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] AppID 392160 state changed : Update Required,Fully Installed,Update Queued,Files Missing,Files Corrupt,Update Started, (Corrupt game files)
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] AppID 392160 state changed : Update Required,Fully Installed,Files Missing,Files Corrupt,Update Started,
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] AppID 392160 scheduler finished : removed from schedule
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] AppID 392160 scheduler update : Priority Last, legacy=no, restore="", timeSinceLastPlayed=63017, appDisableSecondsRemaining=0
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] AppID 392160 state changed : Update Required,Fully Installed,Update Queued,Files Missing,Files Corrupt,Update Started,
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] AppID 392160 state changed : Update Required,Fully Installed,Update Queued,Files Missing,Files Corrupt,Update Running,Update Started,
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] AppID 392160 update changed : Running,
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] AppID 392160 update changed : Running,Reconfiguring,
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] Created download interface of type 'SteamCache' (7) to host cache16-ams1.steamcontent.com (cache16-ams1.steamcontent.com)
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] Created download interface of type 'CS' (1) to host valve503.steamcontent.com (valve503.steamcontent.com)
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] Created download interface of type 'CS' (1) to host valve522.steamcontent.com (valve522.steamcontent.com)
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] HTTP (CS,522) - valve522.steamcontent.com (162.254.197.82:80 / 162.254.197.82:80, host: valve522.steamcontent.com): CDepotHTTPDownloadInterface::BYldTestConnection - Server response 'OK' (200)
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] HTTP (CS,522) - valve522.steamcontent.com (162.254.197.82:80 / 162.254.197.82:80, host: valve522.steamcontent.com): AuthenticateDepotID (392162) - Success!
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] HTTP (CS,522) - valve522.steamcontent.com (162.254.197.82:80 / 162.254.197.82:80, host: valve522.steamcontent.com): AuthenticateDepotID (392164) - Success!
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] HTTP (CS,503) - valve503.steamcontent.com (162.254.197.13:80 / 162.254.197.13:80, host: valve503.steamcontent.com): CDepotHTTPDownloadInterface::BYldTestConnection - Server response 'OK' (200)
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] HTTP (CS,503) - valve503.steamcontent.com (162.254.197.13:80 / 162.254.197.13:80, host: valve503.steamcontent.com): AuthenticateDepotID (392166) - Success!
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] HTTP (SteamCache,82) - cache16-ams1.steamcontent.com (155.133.248.27:80 / 155.133.248.27:80, host: cache16-ams1.steamcontent.com): CDepotHTTPDownloadInterface::BYldTestConnection - Server response 'OK' (200)
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] HTTP (CS,503) - valve503.steamcontent.com (162.254.197.13:80 / 162.254.197.13:80, host: valve503.steamcontent.com): Received 404 (Not Found) HTTP response for depot 392166
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] HTTP (CS,522) - valve522.steamcontent.com (162.254.197.82:80 / 162.254.197.82:80, host: valve522.steamcontent.com): Received 404 (Not Found) HTTP response for depot 392162
[2019-04-16 23:41:23] HTTP (CS,522) - valve522.steamcontent.com (162.254.197.82:80 / 162.254.197.82:80, host: valve522.steamcontent.com): Received 404 (Not Found) HTTP response for depot 392164

[ajmind66]

It seems that the Linux beta doesn't sign saved games as valid, and so it isn't really possible to test ventures.

works here (i'll test again) but i imported the folder from windows. Also check your save is not modified/moded.

I don't know how to check that. I have never modified a saved game or installed a mod; the closest is that I sync them between Windows and Linux, and can freely load/save them from either OS. I had assumed that's what caused the game to appear to be modified.

I could confirm this behaviour too. I am copying save games between Linux Arch and WIN10 and also getting the "modified" without any mod or manual edit of a save game.

[Kernel Panic]

So I started a new game to see what it's like to play as a miner from the beginning. I am doing ok, and I am almost ready to build my first large money making factory. I decided that what I wanted was a 3M6S dock and hunted around and found one in Paranid space. I didn't want to take chances so I found this little cubby hole on one of the lower corners of the dock. I decided it would be a great place to hide if the station went hostile when I exploded my EMP. I got out of my ship, launched my EMP, got into position, and told my ship to leave the sector. I exploded my EMP and luckily the station didn't go hostile. Unluckily, all of the data leaks created by EMP are inside the structure of the dock and I can't get to them. I even tried calling my ship back and flying inside the geometry of the station but I can't. This is happening on 2.21 and I have a save game if needed.

[tero]

Automated money transfer from station to player account doesn't work. i set the amount via 'manage funds' from the station menu on the map. (as explained in one of the threads here, the explanation came from one of the egosoft guys). However no funds are tranfered. i set 3 stations, all to 2 mil credits and expected they send money when they reach 3 mil. I waited till all 3 station were between 5 and 8 mil credits, nothing was transfered. I set the target credits to another sum but the stations stll refuse to transfer money.

Mint 19.1; No mods; Version 2.50 beta 2 - (No money were transfered in older versions too)
Save:
https://workupload.com/file/wB5V2qmS

[hakzsam]

HI,

Do you still have problems with RADV and Mesa-git these days?
How about the GPU hang and the graphical glitches?

Thanks!

[hakzsam]

Found the root cause of the GPU hangs with RADV!

Some vertex shaders actually consume vertex attributes that are not provided by the pipeline. Per the Vulkan spec this is definitely invalid and it's undefined, and might hang...
After running the game with validation layers, I found this:

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Validation(ERROR): msg_code: 0:  [ UNASSIGNED-CoreValidation-Shader-InputNotProduced ] Object: 0x1 (Type = 15) | Vertex shader consumes input at location 5 but not provided
UNASSIGNED-CoreValidation-Shader-InputNotProduced(ERROR / SPEC): msgNum: 0 - Vertex shader consumes input at location 6 but not provided

I wrote a workaround for Mesa 19.0.x [1] which will be part of Mesa 19.0.3 hopefully.

I will report the problem to EGOSOFT.

[1] https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch ... 9824&rev=1

[andrewpc]

Found the root cause of the GPU hangs with RADV!

Some vertex shaders actually consume vertex attributes that are not provided by the pipeline. Per the Vulkan spec this is definitely invalid and it's undefined, and might hang...
After running the game with validation layers, I found this:

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Validation(ERROR): msg_code: 0:  [ UNASSIGNED-CoreValidation-Shader-InputNotProduced ] Object: 0x1 (Type = 15) | Vertex shader consumes input at location 5 but not provided
UNASSIGNED-CoreValidation-Shader-InputNotProduced(ERROR / SPEC): msgNum: 0 - Vertex shader consumes input at location 6 but not provided

I wrote a workaround for Mesa 19.0.x [1] which will be part of Mesa 19.0.3 hopefully.

I will report the problem to EGOSOFT.

[1] https://patchwork.freedesktop.org/patch ... 9824&rev=1

I can confirm that the game is running fine with the following versions without the need to turn off dcc and I no longer need to have either of the workarounds.

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Extended renderer info (GLX_MESA_query_renderer):
    Vendor: X.Org (0x1002)
    Device: Radeon RX Vega (VEGA10, DRM 3.27.0, 5.0.10-1-default, LLVM 8.0.0) (0x687f)
    Version: 19.1.0

Good catch on the root cause; a user program doing an illegal call shouldn't cause a GPU hang.

[radcapricorn]

With latest updates (can't say which, I haven't played in a while, currently at 2.50b4), the crash-on-launch seems to have gotten much worse. Just now I had to click "Play" in Steam about 10 times before the game actually started.

Another issue I've noticed, if I cause a system overlay to appear while the game is loading, then the main menu will look like this. For example, I'm using Plasma, and have sound volume controls bound to mouse shift button + wheel. This causes a volume indicator to appear at the topmost level. If I use such shortcut while X4 is loading, the screen blinks, the indicator appears, and shortly after that - the empty menu.

[radcapricorn]

...and these 3km distances are likely a result of an alt-tab (notice I've dropped a beacon nearby, which also happens to be ~3km away).

[radcapricorn]

Does anyone encounter crashes in combat with 2.50 Beta 4?

[steve_v]

Awaiting removal of Steam requirement.

Forcing the use of a third-party DRM platform is simply not okay, I'd love to give you money and provide some useful feedback on the beta, but I'm not going to install Steam - ever.
Please push the linux builds to GOG or some other non-obnoxious distribution platform.

[Rastuasi]

Awaiting removal of Steam requirement.

Forcing the use of a third-party DRM platform is simply not okay, I'd love to give you money and provide some useful feedback on the beta, but I'm not going to install Steam - ever.
Please push the linux builds to GOG or some other non-obnoxious distribution platform.

GOG is a new unvetted version of Steam. They're the same thing, only GOG has no proof of security and skill. Inaccurate argument.

Just say you don't want to install steam. I for one, don't trust GOG, all their certificates are expired.

[CBJ]

Let's not start the Steam discussion all over again. If you don't want to use Steam then that's your choice, and the Linux version will be available on GOG when 2.50 is released, which is not far away now.

[g04tn4d0]

Let's not start the Steam discussion all over again. If you don't want to use Steam then that's your choice, and the Linux version will be available on GOG when 2.50 is released, which is not far away now.

I'm excited for the GOG version, as well!

[CBJ]

Well it's out now, so you can try it.

[radcapricorn]

Well it's out now, so you can try it.

It doesn't look like GOG has updated the information. Looking at https://www.gog.com/game/x4_foundations, they still advertise only Windows support.