The game stopped starting on linux

 

What version debian

6 hours ago, Jugginator said:

What version debian

cat /etc/os-release 
PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)"
NAME="Debian GNU/Linux"
VERSION_ID="11"
VERSION="11 (bullseye)"
VERSION_CODENAME=bullseye
ID=debian
HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"
 

@marksisma_deliri

 

System specs or it didn't happen.

 

It DOES run fine on linux. You might have a different problem.

14 hours ago, Liesel Weppen said:

@marksisma_deliri

 

System specs or it didn't happen.

 

It DOES run fine on linux. You might have a different problem.

The 7dtd has been working for me since the A18. Even the experimental A20 worked without problems. The problems started after the release of b238. My computer is certainly far from perfect, but I have no problems with most other games. Even Fallout4 via Proton works relatively stable. Now I've checked everything I had. Discovered a problem running Civilization6, Steam return "corrupted size vs. prev_size". Maybe it all has something to do with the Steam update that came out before the new year. I tried running 7dtd through 7dLauncher.x86_64, same result.

malloc(): invalid size (unsorted)

from your log points to some problem with memory allocation. Since your video shows you have 16G RAM it should be sufficient.

If your installation is corrupted, try verifying your files, or even better download it from scratch. If possible also try installing it to another hdd/ssd just to test if eventually your hdd/sdd is broken.

On 1/3/2022 at 7:14 PM, Liesel Weppen said:

malloc(): invalid size (unsorted)

from your log points to some problem with memory allocation. Since your video shows you have 16G RAM it should be sufficient.

If your installation is corrupted, try verifying your files, or even better download it from scratch. If possible also try installing it to another hdd/ssd just to test if eventually your hdd/sdd is broken.

I tried validating the game files through Steam earlier, there were no errors and no positive results either.
I cleared the directory of the game, then ran the validation Steam, all the files were loaded and the game ran. I was about to write a happy comment, but I decided to go out and run it again. But the game again did not start:( I moved the directory with the game on three different block devices (2 hdd and 1 ssd), creating a symlink in the Steam directory, with no positive result.
Finally I decided to check my RAM and got some pretty disturbing results:

# dmidecode 3.3
Getting SMBIOS data from sysfs.
SMBIOS 2.7 present.

Handle 0x0052, DMI type 17, 34 bytes
Memory Device
    Array Handle: 0x0053
    Error Information Handle: 0x0057
    Total Width: 64 bits
    Data Width: 64 bits
    Size: 8 GB
    Form Factor: DIMM
    Set: None
    Locator: ChannelA-DIMM0
    Bank Locator: BANK 0
    Type: DDR3
    Type Detail: Synchronous
    Speed: 1333 MT/s
    Manufacturer: 029E
    Serial Number: 00000000
    Asset Tag: 9876543210
    Part Number: CMX8GX3M1A1333C9  
    Rank: 2
    Configured Memory Speed: 1333 MT/s

Handle 0x0053, DMI type 16, 23 bytes
Physical Memory Array
    Location: System Board Or Motherboard
    Use: System Memory
    Error Correction Type: None
    Maximum Capacity: 16 GB
    Error Information Handle: 0x0054
    Number Of Devices: 2

Handle 0x0056, DMI type 17, 34 bytes
Memory Device
    Array Handle: 0x0053
    Error Information Handle: No Error
    Total Width: 64 bits
    Data Width: 64 bits
    Size: 8 GB
    Form Factor: DIMM
    Set: None
    Locator: ChannelB-DIMM0
    Bank Locator: BANK 2
    Type: DDR3
    Type Detail: Synchronous
    Speed: 1333 MT/s
    Manufacturer: 029E
    Serial Number: 00000000
    Asset Tag: 9876543210
    Part Number: CMX8GX3M1A1333C9  
    Rank: 2
    Configured Memory Speed: 1333 MT/s
 

memtester version 4.5.0 (64-bit)
Copyright (C) 2001-2020 Charles Cazabon.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 (only).

pagesize is 4096
pagesizemask is 0xfffffffffffff000
want 8192MB (8589934592 bytes)
got  8192MB (8589934592 bytes), trying mlock ...locked.
Loop 1/5:
  Stuck Address       : ok         
  Random Value        : ok
  Compare XOR         : ok
  Compare SUB         : ok
  Compare MUL         : ok
  Compare DIV         : ok
  Compare OR          : ok
  Compare AND         : ok
  Sequential Increment: ok
  Solid Bits          : ok         
  Block Sequential    : ok         
  Checkerboard        : ok         
  Bit Spread          : ok         
  Bit Flip            : ok         
  Walking Ones        : ok         
  Walking Zeroes      : ok         
  8-bit Writes        : ok
  16-bit Writes       : ok

Loop 2/5:
  Stuck Address       : ok         
  Random Value        : ok
  Compare XOR         : ok
  Compare SUB         : ok
  Compare MUL         : ok
  Compare DIV         : ok
  Compare OR          : ok
  Compare AND         : ok
  Sequential Increment: ok
  Solid Bits          : ok         
  Block Sequential    : testing 113FAILURE: 0x7171717071717171 != 0x7171717171717171 at offset 0x2d9dd220.
  Checkerboard        : ok         
  Bit Spread          : ok         
  Bit Flip            : ok         
  Walking Ones        : ok         
  Walking Zeroes      : ok         
  8-bit Writes        : ok
  16-bit Writes       : ok

Loop 3/5:
  Stuck Address       : ok         
  Random Value        : ok
  Compare XOR         : ok
  Compare SUB         : ok
  Compare MUL         : ok
  Compare DIV         : ok
  Compare OR          : ok
  Compare AND         : ok
  Sequential Increment: ok
  Solid Bits          : ok         
  Block Sequential    : ok         
  Checkerboard        : ok         
  Bit Spread          : ok         
  Bit Flip            : ok         
  Walking Ones        : testing  53FAILURE: 0xffdffffeffffffff != 0xffdfffffffffffff at offset 0x2d9dd220.
  Walking Zeroes      : ok         
  8-bit Writes        : ok
  16-bit Writes       : ok

Loop 4/5:
  Stuck Address       : ok         
  Random Value        : ok
  Compare XOR         : ok
  Compare SUB         : ok
  Compare MUL         : ok
  Compare DIV         : ok
  Compare OR          : ok
  Compare AND         : ok
  Sequential Increment: ok
  Solid Bits          : ok         
  Block Sequential    : ok         
  Checkerboard        : ok         
  Bit Spread          : ok         
  Bit Flip            : ok         
  Walking Ones        : testing  11FAILURE: 0xfffffffefffff7ff != 0xfffffffffffff7ff at offset 0x2d9dd220.
  Walking Zeroes      : ok         
  8-bit Writes        : ok
  16-bit Writes       : ok

Loop 5/5:
  Stuck Address       : ok         
  Random Value        : ok
  Compare XOR         : ok
  Compare SUB         : ok
  Compare MUL         : ok
  Compare DIV         : ok
  Compare OR          : ok
  Compare AND         : ok
  Sequential Increment: ok
  Solid Bits          : ok         
  Block Sequential    : ok         
  Checkerboard        : ok         
  Bit Spread          : ok         
  Bit Flip            : ok         
  Walking Ones        : testing  71FAILURE: 0xfefffffeffffffff != 0xfeffffffffffffff at offset 0x2d9dd220.
  Walking Zeroes      : ok         
  8-bit Writes        : ok
  16-bit Writes       : ok

Done.
I have no idea what these errors mean. But apparently memtester writes some data and reads different data, when accessing a specific memory space, at offset 0x2d9dd220 right?
But shouldn't programs or operating systems have integrity control mechanisms when reading/writing and handle such cases calmly? Or such mechanisms work only with file system, but not with RAM?

17 hours ago, marksisma_deliri said:

But shouldn't programs or operating systems have integrity control mechanisms when reading/writing and handle such cases calmly?

Nope, they don't have. They assume your hardware works correctly.

 

17 hours ago, marksisma_deliri said:

Or such mechanisms work only with file system, but not with RAM?

Neither harddisks nor RAM have such mechanisms by default.

For RAM you need at least memory modules and mainboard/cpu that support ECC. And that can only correct certain types of errors but not everything.

For harddisks you need to put up a raid or similar yourself.

 

I also don't know the exact meanings of the errors, but if memtest prints such errors, your RAM might be broken.

I replaced the failed memory module. Also i found that the version of libc6 did not match the stable branch, while nvidia-driver, x-server and everything else was from the stable branch. Maybe it was because of some external repository. Anyway, i disabled all external repositories and updated my distribution to testing branch. 4 or 5 days i have no problem running 7dtd.
How do i close this thread now?