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Steam launcher doesn't run: "Download failed: http error 0"
Okay, so I've been scratching my head on this one for a few months now, and I have yet to come up with anything, so I may as well make a post here. I am currently running Debian Stretch amd64 with the Nvidia proprietary drivers, and I really just can't get Steam to even boot up. It gives me a progress bar for half a second, and then aborts with an error dialog box. This is the only error message I get in the console:
ILocalize::AddFile() failed to load file "public/steambootstrapper_english.txt". [2016-03-28 23:29:47] Startup - updater built Nov 17 2015 12:33:46 [2016-03-28 23:29:47] Verifying installation... [2016-03-28 23:29:47] Unable to read and verify install manifest /home/[user]/.steam/package/steam_client_ubuntu12.installed [2016-03-28 23:29:47] Verification complete [2016-03-28 23:29:47] Downloading Update... [2016-03-28 23:29:47] Checking for available update... [2016-03-28 23:29:48] Download failed: http error 0 [2016-03-28 23:29:48] Download failed: http error 0 [2016-03-28 23:29:48] failed to load manifest from buffer. [2016-03-28 23:29:48] Failed to load manifest [2016-03-28 23:29:48] Error: Download failed: http error 0 [2016-03-28 23:29:48] Error: Steam needs to be online to update. Please confirm your network connection and try again. [2016-03-28 23:29:49] Shutdown threadtools.cpp (3643) : Assertion Failed: Illegal termination of worker thread
Trying to Google the result only leads to a bunch of dead links and archived forum threads relating to SteamCMD, many of which have no replies. I've tried everything from completely purging and reinstalling the Steam launcher (including ~/.steam, ~/.local/share/Steam, and all related symlinks) to manually building and installing a 32-bit libcurl.so. I'm sure this is very basic, so any advice you have would be greatly appreciated.
the same on Arch Linux 64-bit. It seems like update server is unavailable
woolear@ArchWL ~]$ steam /home/woolear/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 161: VERSION_ID: unbound variable /home/woolear/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 161: VERSION_ID: unbound variable Running Steam on arch 64-bit /home/woolear/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 161: VERSION_ID: unbound variable STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(0) Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1.0) Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1.0) Startup - updater builInstalling breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1.0) Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1.0) ILocalize::AddFile() failed to load file "public/steambootstrapper_english.txt". [2016-03-31 14:00:17] Startup - updater built Nov 17 2015 12:33:46 [2016-03-31 14:00:17] Verifying installation... [2016-03-31 14:00:17] Unable to read and verify install manifest /home/woolear/.local/share/Steam/package/steam_client_ubuntu12.installed [2016-03-31 14:00:17] Verification complete [2016-03-31 14:00:17] Downloading Update... [2016-03-31 14:00:17] Checking for available update... [2016-03-31 14:00:47] Download failed: http error 0 [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file tenfoot_misc_all.zip.b9c015520018655499338cfc2c3a3159e28bbe14 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file tenfoot_dicts_all.zip.c74a3a9beb77a280cfd8761b901a80ed0f6a3173 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file tenfoot_fonts_all.zip.vz.b99d15e7a78b99cea4d0abb6c3f3badc0c6ad441_12073430 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file tenfoot_ambientsounds_all.zip.20ccff954777943069dd2c57576216f5f1db7389 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file tenfoot_sounds_all.zip.vz.7a3cc0ba5f5309183bca660227b8e0afa9922629_1223056 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file tenfoot_images_all.zip.vz.a63c03af96b4e61e506c7603dedf52caeeeb23ac_23617298 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file tenfoot_all.zip.vz.4b74123531437ffeea560c52d5d3060d911c5265_1930160 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file resources_misc_all.zip.vz.5b8f09b1f407d80780688930b071e340fe22600d_2028216 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file resources_all.zip.vz.c5c4d7641e2f0135a89abb660964a1346fd58c37_5010677 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file strings_en_all.zip.a68364052609591174d982233776fbc9a5c15bfa missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file strings_all.zip.vz.bd2a329d462766923cc73d6d22f92d9402014fa8_1952126 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file remoteui_all.zip.vz.c3eceeaa19b297032eb8511f44f7f9a49bfdfe01_141152 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file public_all.zip.vz.9bb85b3ed63c0e9bd3f670000dd310c8f4b11bb2_791273 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file bins_ubuntu12.zip.vz.73c726b21dfcd7f0839ef5bda40bf4289b596d2f_15027018 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file bins_pub_ubuntu12.zip.vz.6333c289a611b7441aa0ad4d62a26d13776b7b87_9030237 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file bins_sdk_ubuntu12.zip.vz.d4ffbf3bf1f15a2e83d279218ae3c0663b088578_9520741 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file bins_codecs_ubuntu12.zip.vz.11b6edae15c9060d91c0730ecbdad978a1bc7f0a_1830793 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file bins_misc_ubuntu12.zip.9e5c4f09c8cbdfb1b04cc8d0c93da2fee3b09bb1 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file webkit_ubuntu12.zip.vz.388ca9c5c49a79520a1e7017c80f40451280d67f_30507894 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file miles_ubuntu12.zip.vz.1b7a19905752a14821fcba42b49fe1a1ed6ba836_299743 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file sdl2_ubuntu12.zip.vz.f37f83cc217f9155ab964addb080ddb1549db2c8_288005 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file steam_ubuntu12.zip.vz.4a7ff28b30d7a7a839f12a573bf434a5bcefdfc3_1414095 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file runtime_part0_ubuntu12.zip.4742a6f20429e36d3068bc3e1be64bcaa5b039ca missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Package file runtime_part1_ubuntu12.zip.33e62d95c5ee2b8ec63d0ed7aca0f6f5928d00e9 missing or incorrect size [2016-03-31 14:00:48] Downloading update (0 of 245 364 KB)... [2016-03-31 14:01:18] Error: Download of package (tenfoot_misc_all) failed after 0 bytes (0). [2016-03-31 14:02:18] Error: Download of package (tenfoot_fonts_all) failed after 0 bytes (0). [2016-03-31 14:02:18] Error: Download of package (tenfoot_dicts_all) failed after 0 bytes (0). [2016-03-31 14:02:48] Error: Download of package (tenfoot_ambientsounds_all) fai
Same problem for me right now. I can't access https://client-download.steampowered.com/ in chromium as well. If I'm interpeting wireshark output correctly, clients (chromium/steam) repeatedly send TCP SYN packets but there's no response from steam servers.
No proxy involved "on my side of the internet". :)
Edit: Now it suddenly works again (but I still can't load that page in chromium).
My problem was solved by connecting cable directly to a computer and than changing router to better one.
Its problem with non-working mirrors on Valve's side. If you try host on client-download.steampowered.com you will find that it points to multiple IP addresses. Most of them are not accessible (or better timeouts on con cnect).
You can try put some of these IP in /etc/hosts and try which ones will work. I.e. in my case it was
208.64.200.7 client-download.steampowered.com
Just getting the same issue, solved by switching to 162.254.195.19. What's the idea of having multiple mirrors, if the client uses just the first one and hangs if it's down?
(For the record, if it helps someone:)
~ $ host client-download.steampowered.com
client-download.steampowered.com has address 162.254.192.22
client-download.steampowered.com has address 205.196.6.151
client-download.steampowered.com has address 162.254.195.19
client-download.steampowered.com has address 162.254.192.19
client-download.steampowered.com has address 162.254.193.39
client-download.steampowered.com has address 205.196.6.150
client-download.steampowered.com has address 162.254.192.17
client-download.steampowered.com has address 162.254.192.20
client-download.steampowered.com has address 162.254.192.21
client-download.steampowered.com has address 162.254.192.16
client-download.steampowered.com has address 205.196.6.132
client-download.steampowered.com has address 162.254.195.14
client-download.steampowered.com has address 205.196.6.152
client-download.steampowered.com has address 162.254.193.37
client-download.steampowered.com has address 162.254.195.18
client-download.steampowered.com has address 162.254.195.13
client-download.steampowered.com has address 162.254.193.40
client-download.steampowered.com has address 162.254.193.38
@MightyPork same issue here executing steam binary from Spain (Vodafone Network) in Ubuntu 17.04 (development).
Additionally I have to add also the media.steampowered.com to my /etc/hosts with IP 77.209.227.66
Take in mind that this IPs are changing often, since are CDN or proxies/load balancers:
For figure out which is the right IP, even out of your network, the DIG tool online from google could be useful looking for A records (glue records) in DNS:
https://toolbox.googleapps.com/apps/dig/#A/client-download.steampowered.com https://toolbox.googleapps.com/apps/dig/#A/media.steampowered.com
I am astonished, that Valve don't try to check other IPS or give us so bad warning error, no trying alternative ways to fetch the connection.
I had the same problem as @myconix (in a Ubuntu 17.04, "freshly" upgraded from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS). this is possible a duplicate of: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/4661
I had to install: sudo apt install libnss-resolve:i386 libcurl3:i386
I have added nothing to my /ets/host file for it to work properly again.
My experience: Ubuntu 17.04
Tried a number of older fixes after getting this error, including installing some different DPI fonts. I think this all started after I configured and connected to a Chinese VPN while the client was running. At first, I couldn't download and install any games; I also noticed that community pages wouldn't load. A few days later, the client wouldn't get past this error.
I attempted host client-download.steampowered.com and timed out.
@Octav14n 's fix worked for me. I installed the libraries, attempted to start the client, but got a strange error about the update package not being a valid tar package. I had to uninstall the client, removed my .steam folder from my home directory, and re-install. Everything is working great for me now. Thanks.
Also running Ubuntu 17.04 with the same issue, can confirm that @Octav14n's fix works.
Chinese User Ubuntu 17.04: The way from @Octav14n is available
sudo apt install libnss-resolve:i386 libcurl3:i386
I also was facing the same problem after upgrading to ubuntu 17.04, game updates were failing to download and thus I removed the whole steam and then I was unable to install it again. Then I looked for the logs and I saw this line :
error: libcurl.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
@Octav14n 's fix just solved the problem by installing 32bit libcurl and libnns.
Hit this today on Mac. Here's a bash one-liner to test all the servers:
$ for ip in $(host client-download.steampowered.com | cut -d ' ' -f 4); do nc -G 1 -v -z $ip 443 2> >(tail -n1); done
nc: connectx to 162.254.192.22 port 443 (tcp) failed: Operation timed out
nc: connectx to 162.254.195.19 port 443 (tcp) failed: Operation timed out
nc: connectx to 162.254.195.18 port 443 (tcp) failed: Operation timed out
Connection to 205.196.6.152 port 443 [tcp/https] succeeded!
nc: connectx to 162.254.192.19 port 443 (tcp) failed: Operation timed out
Connection to 205.196.6.150 port 443 [tcp/https] succeeded!
Connection to 205.196.6.151 port 443 [tcp/https] succeeded!
nc: connectx to 162.254.192.20 port 443 (tcp) failed: Operation timed out
nc: connectx to 162.254.192.16 port 443 (tcp) failed: Operation timed out
nc: connectx to 162.254.193.37 port 443 (tcp) failed: Operation timed out
nc: connectx to 162.254.192.17 port 443 (tcp) failed: Operation timed out
Connection to 205.196.6.132 port 443 [tcp/https] succeeded!
nc: connectx to 162.254.193.39 port 443 (tcp) failed: Operation timed out
nc: connectx to 162.254.195.13 port 443 (tcp) failed: Operation timed out
nc: connectx to 162.254.193.40 port 443 (tcp) failed: Operation timed out
nc: connectx to 162.254.192.21 port 443 (tcp) failed: Operation timed out
nc: connectx to 162.254.195.14 port 443 (tcp) failed: Operation timed out
nc: connectx to 162.254.193.38 port 443 (tcp) failed: Operation timed out
@rdj which version of netcat are you using? it seems that -G option doesn't exist in my 1.10-41 from Ubuntu (netcat-traditional)
@Octav14n solution worked for me, in an Ubuntu 17.04 and a freshly installed steam.
Thanks a lot.
@shakaran The /usr/bin/nc on macOS 10.12 may very well have Apple-specific flags. -G is TCP timeout. I think you could just use -w on Linux. Seems to work, for example, on Ubuntu 16.04.
@rjd thanks I test with -w and this was my results too:
$ for ip in $(host client-download.steampowered.com | cut -d ' ' -f 4); do nc -w 1 -v -z $ip 443 2> >(tail -n1); done
nc: connect to 162.254.193.40 port 443 (tcp) timed out: Operation now in progress
nc: connect to 162.254.192.20 port 443 (tcp) timed out: Operation now in progress
Connection to 205.196.6.152 443 port [tcp/https] succeeded!
nc: connect to 162.254.195.14 port 443 (tcp) timed out: Operation now in progress
nc: connect to 162.254.193.37 port 443 (tcp) timed out: Operation now in progress
nc: connect to 162.254.192.21 port 443 (tcp) timed out: Operation now in progress
Connection to 205.196.6.151 443 port [tcp/https] succeeded!
nc: connect to 162.254.192.16 port 443 (tcp) timed out: Operation now in progress
nc: connect to 162.254.195.18 port 443 (tcp) timed out: Operation now in progress
nc: connect to 162.254.195.19 port 443 (tcp) timed out: Operation now in progress
nc: connect to 162.254.192.17 port 443 (tcp) timed out: Operation now in progress
nc: connect to 162.254.193.38 port 443 (tcp) timed out: Operation now in progress
nc: connect to 162.254.195.13 port 443 (tcp) timed out: Operation now in progress
nc: connect to 162.254.193.39 port 443 (tcp) timed out: Operation now in progress
Connection to 205.196.6.150 443 port [tcp/https] succeeded!
nc: connect to 162.254.192.19 port 443 (tcp) timed out: Operation now in progress
nc: connect to 162.254.192.22 port 443 (tcp) timed out: Operation now in progress
Connection to 205.196.6.132 443 port [tcp/https] succeeded!
Having the issue now, ubuntu 17.04 and cant update apps. Signing in requires spamming retry for like 10 seconds
Also the host commands give a
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
FIxed, just added the code below to my /etc/host and it works
162.254.192.17 na.client.steamcontent.akadns.net
162.254.192.17 client-download.steampowered.com
Also running Ubuntu 17.04 with the same issue, can confirm that @Octav14n's fix works.
Works for me too.
I now suspect this was the cause of the "Content servers unreachable" that caused me to reinstall steam, too; too bad that search term never led me here...
Chinese User Ubuntu 17.04: The way from @Octav14n is available
sudo apt install libnss-resolve:i386 libcurl3:i386
Thanks, work for me ;)
Chinese User Ubuntu 17.04: The way from @Octav14n is available
sudo apt install libnss-resolve:i386 libcurl3:i386
Thanks, work for me too 👍
This worked for me on Ubuntu 20.04 when nothing else did.
Running steam from terminal shows something like 'Adding Pending Downlod' for every package it tries to download. I copied every link and downloaded them manually. Then I ran steam from terminal again and when it starts to download those packages, i pasted my previously downloaded files. It fails again, but then it picks up those packages and starts to extracting them.
nabilanam's solution worked for me. Just to expand on it a touch:
- Open terminal and run "steam"
- There will be a number lines printed to the terminal then it will start downloading stuff. Scroll up and find where it lists what downloads are getting queued up like so:
Add pending download: media4.steampowered.com/client/tenfoot_images_all.zip.vz.4e9a101f45f3ed44e5465ce414b5349c3548c920_31340363 - For each line like that copy the url after the ":" and drop it into a new browser tab which should trigger a file download. I had to download 4. I personally just used a terminal and wget to retrieve each.
- For Linux at least, go to
~/.local/share/Steam/packageand paste/move the files you downloaded into that folder. - Quit steam (if it is still trying to download stuff) and run it again. This time it should see the new files you pasted there and try to extract them.
- If all goes well, once it's done with setup the steam login screen should show up.
I had this same issue, and scoured these forums. Here's one you've probably seen before but with a special twist that worked for me:
- ping media.steampowered.com to get its IP
- then edit /etc/hosts --- add [The IP] client-download.steampowered.com
The important change for me was "client-download" rather than "media" which is what I'd seen previously and hadn't solved my problem.
Hope this helps
I had this same issue, and scoured these forums. Here's one you've probably seen before but with a special twist that worked for me:
- ping media.steampowered.com to get its IP
- then edit /etc/hosts --- add [The IP] client-download.steampowered.com
The important change for me was "client-download" rather than "media" which is what I'd seen previously and hadn't solved my problem.
Hope this helps
TKS!
