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Linux Mint 17 with Mate, GeForce 9500 GT

Steam itself works fine and I have a 32-bit prefix for it in PoL. I can play Magic 2014 and Mount & Blade just fine.

When I try to run Blood Bowl: Chaos Edition from Steam, I get a splash screen, then that goes away and I hear music / crowd noises but see nothing.

Things I have tried to no effect:

• Install ia32-libs, restart Steam
• Set Fullscreen to 1 and Shaders to 0 in Data/Options.xml

Since you can play Mount-n-Blade and Magic 2014 I can tell you have the proprietary drivers installed for your GeForce 9500 GT.  Its an older card, but there is a chance those unsupported drivers can't handle Blood Bowl. Not that its a new game or anything... I'm sure a laptop can handle it

Did you turn off the Steam In-Game Community Overlay?  This can cause games to crash.

I noticed a post on WineHQs about Securom DRM.  Did you see it trying to install or confirm?

Which components/packages did you install from PlayOnLinux?  d3dx9, dotnet, vcrun, etc?

You may want to try a manual installation, I found that I have more success installing games this way and it helps me learn how PlayOnLinux works.

Feel free to post the debug as well.

In order to get a clean answer for you, I made a fresh prefix. While writing this post I actually got into the main menu, but then I fiddled with the configs and couldn't get back there, so I'm reinstalling again. Will let you know how it goes.

BTW, I've since upgraded my graphics card to a second-hand GeForce GTX 260.

While installing Steam, it stalled at 95,548 KB. When I clicked "Cancel", it crashed. Crash log is below.

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Unhandled exception: page fault on write access to 0x00000039 in 32-bit code (0x7bc50043).
Register dump:
 CS:0023 SS:002b DS:002b ES:002b FS:0063 GS:006b
 EIP:7bc50043 ESP:00a2df90 EBP:00a2dfa8 EFLAGS:00010202(  R- --  I   - - - )
 EAX:00610014 EBX:7bcb3520 ECX:00639470 EDX:00639278
 ESI:00000000 EDI:00000035
Stack dump:
0x00a2df90:  00639470 00000002 00639288 7bcb3520
0x00a2dfa0:  00610014 00639278 00a2dff8 7bc501d9
0x00a2dfb0:  000001f8 7bcb3520 00a2e01c 7bc3bc77
0x00a2dfc0:  00a2dfe0 7bcb3520 00a2e038 0000003a
0x00a2dfd0:  00610000 00000002 00a2e03c 000001f8
0x00a2dfe0:  006393f8 00610000 00a2e058 7bcb3520
Backtrace:
=>0 0x7bc50043 in ntdll (+0x40043) (0x00a2dfa8)
  1 0x7bc501d9 in ntdll (+0x401d8) (0x00a2dff8)
  2 0x7bc50409 RtlFreeHeap+0x98() in ntdll (0x00a2e058)
  3 0x0047199f in steam (+0x7199e) (0x00a2e070)
  4 0x00429154 in steam (+0x29153) (0x00a2e084)
  5 0x0040c2e1 in steam (+0xc2e0) (0x00a2e09c)
  6 0x00410c21 in steam (+0x10c20) (0x00a2e0b4)
  7 0x00413cbc in steam (+0x13cbb) (0x00a2e550)
  8 0x00414f26 in steam (+0x14f25) (0x00a2e568)
  9 0x0042ea40 in steam (+0x2ea3f) (0x00a2e574)
  10 0x004300df in steam (+0x300de) (0x00a2e5a4)
  11 0x0043089c in steam (+0x3089b) (0x00a2e5c8)
  12 0x0042f5a9 in steam (+0x2f5a8) (0x00a2ea08)
  13 0x7bc7da40 call_thread_func_wrapper+0xb() in ntdll (0x00a2ea18)
  14 0x7bc7dc9d call_thread_func+0x7c() in ntdll (0x00a2eae8)
  15 0x7bc7da1e RtlRaiseException+0x21() in ntdll (0x00a2eb08)
  16 0x7bc886de in ntdll (+0x786dd) (0x00a2f358)
  17 0xf7587f70 start_thread+0xcf() in libpthread.so.0 (0x00a2f428)
  18 0xf74be70e __clone+0x5d() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
  19 0xf74be70e __clone+0x5d() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
  20 0xf74be70e __clone+0x5d() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
  21 0xf74be70e __clone+0x5d() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
  22 0xf74be70e __clone+0x5d() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
  23 0xf74be70e __clone+0x5d() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
  24 0xf74be70e __clone+0x5d() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
  25 0xf74be70e __clone+0x5d() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
  26 0xf74be70e __clone+0x5d() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
  27 0xf74be70e __clone+0x5d() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
  28 0xf74be70e __clone+0x5d() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
  29 0xf74be70e __clone+0x5d() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
  30 0xf74be70e __clone+0x5d() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
  31 0xf74be70e __clone+0x5d() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
  32 0xf74be70e __clone+0x5d() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
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  34 0xf74be70e __clone+0x5d() in libc.so.6 (0x00000000)
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0x7bc50043: movl    %esi,0x4(%edi)
Modules:
Module    Address            Debug info    Name (74 modules)
PE      400000-  609000    Export          steam
PE    10000000-100b2000    Deferred        crashhandler
ELF    7b800000-7ba4d000    Deferred        kernel32<elf>
  \-PE    7b810000-7ba4d000    \               kernel32
ELF    7bc00000-7bcd0000    Dwarf           ntdll<elf>
  \-PE    7bc10000-7bcd0000    \               ntdll
ELF    7bf00000-7bf03000    Deferred        <wine-loader>
ELF    7dd87000-7dda4000    Deferred        libgcc_s.so.1
ELF    7de24000-7de3c000    Deferred        libresolv.so.2
ELF    7dec3000-7dee5000    Deferred        imm32<elf>
  \-PE    7ded0000-7dee5000    \               imm32
ELF    7dfa8000-7dfcd000    Deferred        mpr<elf>
  \-PE    7dfb0000-7dfcd000    \               mpr
ELF    7dfcd000-7e041000    Deferred        wininet<elf>
  \-PE    7dfe0000-7e041000    \               wininet
ELF    7e041000-7e074000    Deferred        uxtheme<elf>
  \-PE    7e050000-7e074000    \               uxtheme
ELF    7e074000-7e07a000    Deferred        libxfixes.so.3
ELF    7e07a000-7e085000    Deferred        libxcursor.so.1
ELF    7e085000-7e096000    Deferred        libxi.so.6
ELF    7e096000-7e09a000    Deferred        libxcomposite.so.1
ELF    7e09a000-7e0a5000    Deferred        libxrandr.so.2
ELF    7e0a5000-7e0b0000    Deferred        libxrender.so.1
ELF    7e0b0000-7e0b6000    Deferred        libxxf86vm.so.1
ELF    7e0b6000-7e0ba000    Deferred        libxinerama.so.1
ELF    7e0ba000-7e0c1000    Deferred        libxdmcp.so.6
ELF    7e0c1000-7e0c5000    Deferred        libxau.so.6
ELF    7e0c5000-7e0e7000    Deferred        libxcb.so.1
ELF    7e0e7000-7e21b000    Deferred        libx11.so.6
ELF    7e21b000-7e22e000    Deferred        libxext.so.6
ELF    7e237000-7e23e000    Deferred        libnss_dns.so.2
ELF    7e23f000-7e252000    Deferred        psapi<elf>
  \-PE    7e240000-7e252000    \               psapi
ELF    7e254000-7e2df000    Deferred        winex11<elf>
  \-PE    7e260000-7e2df000    \               winex11
ELF    7e310000-7e339000    Deferred        libexpat.so.1
ELF    7e339000-7e374000    Deferred        libfontconfig.so.1
ELF    7e374000-7e39c000    Deferred        libpng12.so.0
ELF    7e39c000-7e3b0000    Deferred        libz.so.1
ELF    7e3b0000-7e450000    Deferred        libfreetype.so.6
ELF    7e476000-7e4f0000    Deferred        rpcrt4<elf>
  \-PE    7e480000-7e4f0000    \               rpcrt4
ELF    7e4f0000-7e608000    Deferred        ole32<elf>
  \-PE    7e510000-7e608000    \               ole32
ELF    7e608000-7e71f000    Deferred        oleaut32<elf>
  \-PE    7e620000-7e71f000    \               oleaut32
ELF    7e71f000-7e78f000    Deferred        shlwapi<elf>
  \-PE    7e730000-7e78f000    \               shlwapi
ELF    7e78f000-7e9ae000    Deferred        shell32<elf>
  \-PE    7e7a0000-7e9ae000    \               shell32
ELF    7e9ae000-7ea15000    Deferred        advapi32<elf>
  \-PE    7e9c0000-7ea15000    \               advapi32
ELF    7ea15000-7eb23000    Deferred        gdi32<elf>
  \-PE    7ea20000-7eb23000    \               gdi32
ELF    7eb23000-7ec6b000    Deferred        user32<elf>
  \-PE    7eb40000-7ec6b000    \               user32
ELF    7ec6b000-7ed64000    Deferred        comctl32<elf>
  \-PE    7ec70000-7ed64000    \               comctl32
ELF    7ed64000-7ed96000    Deferred        ws2_32<elf>
  \-PE    7ed70000-7ed96000    \               ws2_32
ELF    7ed96000-7eda3000    Deferred        libnss_files.so.2
ELF    7eda3000-7edaf000    Deferred        libnss_nis.so.2
ELF    7edaf000-7edc8000    Deferred        libnsl.so.1
ELF    7edc8000-7edd1000    Deferred        libnss_compat.so.2
ELF    7efd1000-7efda000    Deferred        librt.so.1
ELF    7efe7000-7f000000    Deferred        version<elf>
  \-PE    7eff0000-7f000000    \               version
ELF    f7387000-f73cd000    Deferred        libm.so.6
ELF    f73cd000-f73d2000    Deferred        libdl.so.2
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ELF    f75c4000-f7778000    Dwarf           libwine.so.1
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ELF    f779c000-f779d000    Deferred        [vdso].so
Threads:
process  tid      prio (all id:s are in hex)
0000000e services.exe
    0000001d    0
    0000001c    0
    00000014    0
    00000010    0
    0000000f    0
00000012 winedevice.exe
    0000001b    0
    00000018    0
    00000017    0
    00000013    0
00000019 plugplay.exe
    0000001f    0
    0000001e    0
    0000001a    0
00000020 explorer.exe
    00000021    0
00000027 (D) C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe
    0000002d    0
    0000002a    0 <==
    00000028    0
System information:
    Wine build: wine-1.7.22
    Platform: i386
    Host system: Linux
    Host version: 3.13.0-24-generic

 

It will be better to get Steam installed first, then give us the debug after launching BloodBowl.

Here is a step-by-step guide on manually installing Steam:  Steam Guide

This will help you setup things properly in PlayOnLinux.  Note, you probably won't need all of those libraries for Blood Bowl.

Also, did you install the Nvidia drivers for that GTX 260?

Doh, I forgot to mention it but I did get Steam installed. All it needed was running again and it finished installing.

The GTX 260 uses the same drivers as the 9500 GT, so no change was required.

Also after deleting and reinstalling again I realised where the configs are kept: in your home directory, under a directory called "BloodBowlChaos". Sigh.

Edited by Thrawcheld

Ok, great, so go ahead and download/install Blood Bowl, then launch it with Debug and lets see what errors there are when it crashes.

Don't forget to disable that overlay

It seems to be working now... I honestly have no idea what changed.

Thanks for your help, for what it's worth :)

Edited by Thrawcheld

What?  Really?

That has happened to me before as well.  Sometimes just changing Wine versions fixes it.  Or if Securom is causing problems, it could have finally decided to allow you to play.

Cool, mark this post as "solved" (even though we don't know how it was solved )

FWIW I don't think SecuROM has anything to do with it since it's the Steam version and the store page says nothing about third party DRM. Anyway, I'm marking it solved.

Good to hear.  I have read about games that have an additional DRM even if they are a Steam game.  Like Bioshock 2.  Can't play it because Securom doesn't work.

Also games like Assassin's Creed II, Brotherhood and Revelations have to install Uplay client even though you purchased them in Steam and downloaded them in Steam.  

Its pretty dumb.

Can I sort of pirate this thread and go back to the original problem, as I have the same thing happening?

Steam works fine (as far as I can tell), I installed BB through Steam, but upon starting it I only hear music, there's no game window anywhere. I'm on Gnome3, if that makes a difference.

 

I found reference to a bug on the winehq where apparently someone works around this by setting wine to Windows 7 instead XP, but that doesn't help me much, as then I get various error messages when starting steam and while I get a BB window, it's just black and does nothing as far as I can see.

Sorry if this is somewhat vague, I'm currently at work, but any help would be much appreciated.

How did you install Blood Bowl... Script or Manual?

What distro are you running? 64-bit?

Video card?

I installed PoL from the Ubuntu 14.04 64Bit repos, then Steam via the script in PoL and BB right from inside Steam.

My graphics card is a GeForce GTX 750 Ti with 2GB memory. I've tried running steam with wine 1.9.3-staging, 1.8-steam_crossoverhack, 1.8-staging and 1.7.53-steam_crossoverhack, each as Win7 or WinXP, setting wine do emulate a full-screen size desktop or running full-screen.

If I use Win7 in any combination I get popup windows informing me of problems with steamwebhelper.exe and the details look like this:

http://pastebin.com/Ts8khjvD

Despite what it says here:

https://www.playonlinux.com/en/topic-13306.html

I get that even when using 1.7.53-steam_crossoverhack

 

I just tried installing Steam manually through PoL into a 64bit prefix, same error about steamhelper

Ok, looks like you have messed with this stuff before.
The Steamwebhelper.exe error isn't serious, it just means you can't browse the store with Steam in Wine.

Do you have the Nvidia drivers installed for your GTX 750 Ti?
Did you install the 32-bit libraries for your Ubuntu 64-bit?

I have indeed been around the blocks a few times over the years, yeah. ;)

 

I'm using the 352.63 driver installed through the repos. I honestly don't think I've installed any 32bit binaries, unless PoL pulled them in.

 

I actually had half a success earlier. I installed IE8 in the 32-bit Steam installation, the error is gone but I can't see the store (no biggie, really). Still couldn't play BB. But after setting wine to Windows Vista, I could actually play! Ha! Unfortunately the game crashed dead at the end-of-game whistle of my first game, so I'm still not quite happy ;)

Those 32-bit libraries are pretty important with programs and games that are only 32-bit compatible.  Search for multi-arch for Ubuntu 14.04
There are some Terminal commands to execute in order to install them.

Are you able to play any other games in Linux?

I play Pillars of Eternity and Tales of MajEyal a lot both without problems. I occasionally play Civ V as well, all smooth.

Just checked, turns out I have multiarch-support installed already. :D

Strange, then I'm not sure why Blood Bowl is causing problems?  You have everything setup perfectly and confirmed that games  are working.  There is a chance that multi-arch is missing some specific libraries....

Here is the command you can run to install all the typical 32-bit libraries:

sudo apt-get install libasound2:i386 libasound2-plugins:i386 libfontconfig1:i386 lib32nss-mdns libgnutls26:i386 libxslt1.1:i386 libxcursor1:i386 libxcomposite1:i386 libosmesa6:i386 libopenal1:i386 libmpg123-0:i386 libldap-2.4-2:i386 liblcms2-2:i386 libgstreamer0.10-0:i386 libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0:i386 libgsm1:i386 libxinerama1:i386 libxi6:i386 libv4l-0:i386 libsane:i386 libudev1:i386 libxml2:i386 libcups2:i386 libxrandr2:i386 libice6:i386 libsm6:i386

There were actually a few packages in there that the meta "multiarch-support" didn't pull in. I just played an Exhibition Game all the way through (ok, I intentionally ended my turns 16 times) and it didn't crash. here's to hoping this will do.

 

Thank you!
 

I still can't believe Ubuntu doesn't have a package anymore that supports all of those libraries.  Its so frustrating because they are necessary for most game.  Native or non-native.

Glad its working.  Don't forget to mark this thread as "solved"