Steam installed via install_steam.sh script not working

[AlphaCraft9658]

I installed Steam via the install_steam.sh script in the root of this repository inside of a proot-distro Debian instance, which was shipped with Termux_XFCE. I made sure that binutils is installed, because the ar command has failed to run. Steam is installed, as it seems, and I tried running it with the steam and box64 steam commands, but I am getting this error, together with the rest of the output (this example is from running it with box64 manually):

Dynarec for ARM64, with extension: ASIMD AES CRC32 PMULL ATOMICS SHA1 SHA2 PageSize:4096 Running on Cortex-A510 Cortex-A710 - with 8 Cores
Will use Hardware counter measured at 19.2 MHz emulating 2.4 GHz
Params database has 80 entries
Box64 with Dynarec v0.2.9 cac43a1f built on Jul  3 2024 06:22:30
BOX64: Didn't detect 48bits of address space, considering it's 39bits
Counted 25 Env var
BOX64 LIB PATH: ./:lib/:lib64/:x86_64/:bin64/:libs64/:/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/:/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/:/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/glibc/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
BOX64 BIN PATH: ./:bin/:/usr/local/sbin/:/usr/local/bin/:/usr/sbin/:/usr/bin/:/sbin/:/bin/:/usr/local/games/:/usr/games/:/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/:/system/bin/:/system/xbin/
Looking for steam
Apply RC params for steam
Applying BOX64_CRASHHANDLER=1
Applying BOX64_EMULATED_LIBS=libudev.so.0
Not an ELF file (sign=#!/b)
Error: Reading elf header of /usr/local/bin/steam, Try to launch natively instead
steam.sh[19913]: Running Steam on debian 12 64-bit
steam.sh[19913]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled by the user
setup.sh[19977]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date!
/home/alpha-craft/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/run.sh: line 85: steam-runtime-identify-library-abi: command not found
run.sh[19993]: steam-runtime-identify-library-abi --ldconfig-paths failed, falling back to ldconfig
steam.sh[19913]: Can't find 'steam-runtime-check-requirements', continuing anyway
/home/alpha-craft/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 792: /home/alpha-craft/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam: cannot execute: required file not found

I looked at some things but couldn't figure out what was going on. Am I doing something wrong or might this be a general issue/bug?

[RyuRaiko]

Are you using the BOX86_LOG=1 variable? if not I would do so as it will give you a more comprehensive log. Enable it by entering export BOX86_LOG=1

[AlphaCraft9658]

Are you using the BOX86_LOG=1 variable? if not I would do so as it will give you a more comprehensive log. Enable it by entering export BOX86_LOG=1

I wasn't using that, but setting this environment variable doesn't seem to have changed the output.

[AlphaCraft9658]

Are you using the BOX86_LOG=1 variable? if not I would do so as it will give you a more comprehensive log. Enable it by entering export BOX86_LOG=1

I tried tracing which commands and scripts are executed in which way when running the "steam" command, and I found the actual steam binary, which is started in the end. When executing it directly, I get the same error, that the required file is not found. Is that a potential architecture conflict here? Or what might be broken in this case? I read that a similar error happens when trying to run a DOS script in bash, which can be converted, but that's not the case here.

[AlphaCraft9658]

Are you using the BOX86_LOG=1 variable? if not I would do so as it will give you a more comprehensive log. Enable it by entering export BOX86_LOG=1

I tried tracing which commands and scripts are executed in which way when running the "steam" command, and I found the actual steam binary, which is started in the end. When executing it directly, I get the same error, that the required file is not found. Is that a potential architecture conflict here? Or what might be broken in this case? I read that a similar error happens when trying to run a DOS script in bash, which can be converted, but that's not the case here.

Apparently the scripts don't run steam with box64. Running the binary with box64 manually does start steam, but it immediately crashes, as steam needs to be online in order to update. How does steam not have an internet connection here? The script seems to be kinda broken.

[ptitSeb]

steam is a 32bits process, so it will run with box86 (and then, steam will launch steamwebhelper, that is a 64bits process, and needs box64, so will need both to run steam).

file no found means that you either lack binfmt integration, or the armhf subsystem entirely

Read the COMPILE.md to see how to add armhf subsystem on Debian/Ubuntu type of OS. For anything else, you'll to google it.
If you lack binfmt integration (it can happens with Termux), then you need to setup BOX64_BASH to point to a x86_64 version of bash (availabe in the tests folder of box64 repo) and launch the shell script with box64. box64 will then run the shell script with that bash, and launch any 64bits apps with box64 and x86 apps with box86 (as long as there are installed in the same folder). That should compensate for the lack of binfmt.

[AlphaCraft9658]

steam is a 32bits process, so it will run with box86 (and then, steam will launch steamwebhelper, that is a 64bits process, and needs box64, so will need both to run steam).

file no found means that you either lack binfmt integration, or the armhf subsystem entirely

Read the COMPILE.md to see how to add armhf subsystem on Debian/Ubuntu type of OS. For anything else, you'll to google it.
If you lack binfmt integration (it can happens with Termux), then you need to setup BOX64_BASH to point to a x86_64 version of bash (availabe in the tests folder of box64 repo) and launch the shell script with box64. box64 will then run the shell script with that bash, and launch any 64bits apps with box64 and x86 apps with box86 (as long as there are installed in the same folder). That should compensate for the lack of binfmt.

That should be the solution then. I have been warned by apt that binfmt doesn't work inside containers. I gotta do that then. I'll report back to you once I tried it and tell you whether it worked.

[AlphaCraft9658]

steam is a 32bits process, so it will run with box86 (and then, steam will launch steamwebhelper, that is a 64bits process, and needs box64, so will need both to run steam).

file no found means that you either lack binfmt integration, or the armhf subsystem entirely

Read the COMPILE.md to see how to add armhf subsystem on Debian/Ubuntu type of OS. For anything else, you'll to google it.
If you lack binfmt integration (it can happens with Termux), then you need to setup BOX64_BASH to point to a x86_64 version of bash (availabe in the tests folder of box64 repo) and launch the shell script with box64. box64 will then run the shell script with that bash, and launch any 64bits apps with box64 and x86 apps with box86 (as long as there are installed in the same folder). That should compensate for the lack of binfmt.

I added the x86_64 version of bash and have also added the environment variable. In the logs I can see that it uses the x86_64 version of bash when running box64 steam, but it fails when trying to run srt-logger which also is an x86_64 binary?

[AlphaCraft9658]

steam is a 32bits process, so it will run with box86 (and then, steam will launch steamwebhelper, that is a 64bits process, and needs box64, so will need both to run steam).

file no found means that you either lack binfmt integration, or the armhf subsystem entirely

Read the COMPILE.md to see how to add armhf subsystem on Debian/Ubuntu type of OS. For anything else, you'll to google it.
If you lack binfmt integration (it can happens with Termux), then you need to setup BOX64_BASH to point to a x86_64 version of bash (availabe in the tests folder of box64 repo) and launch the shell script with box64. box64 will then run the shell script with that bash, and launch any 64bits apps with box64 and x86 apps with box86 (as long as there are installed in the same folder). That should compensate for the lack of binfmt.

I removed all steam files and re-ran the script. Now it updated the steam runtime environment, but it still fails running steam, with the x86_64 bash set up to be used by box64. Here is a part of the log:

Error: Reading elf header of /usr/local/bin/steam, Try to launch using bash instead
steam.sh[14433]: Running Steam on debian 12 64-bit
steam.sh[14433]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled by the user
setup.sh[14509]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date!
/home/alpha-craft/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/run.sh: line 85: steam-runtime-identify-library-abi: command not found
run.sh[14521]: steam-runtime-identify-library-abi --ldconfig-paths failed, falling back to ldconfig
steam.sh[14433]: Can't find 'steam-runtime-check-requirements', continuing anyway
/home/alpha-craft/.local/share/Steam/steam.sh: line 792: /home/alpha-craft/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam: cannot execute: required file not found

[kpyrkosz]

Does the issue persist if you either:

• perform a clean rebuild of the box86 with -D_TIME_BITS=32 in your CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS or
• use a version prior to commit d3d971d?

[AlphaCraft9658]

Does the issue persist if you either:

• perform a clean rebuild of the box86 with -D_TIME_BITS=32 in your CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS or
• use a version prior to commit d3d971d?

I would have to compile it then. I'm using the prebuilt package for Android. Also, I don't really know how to include those in the flags. I've never really messed with building things this much.

[ptitSeb]

Can you update and try again, it might work better now.

[AlphaCraft9658]

steam is a 32bits process, so it will run with box86 (and then, steam will launch steamwebhelper, that is a 64bits process, and needs box64, so will need both to run steam).

file no found means that you either lack binfmt integration, or the armhf subsystem entirely

Read the COMPILE.md to see how to add armhf subsystem on Debian/Ubuntu type of OS. For anything else, you'll to google it.
If you lack binfmt integration (it can happens with Termux), then you need to setup BOX64_BASH to point to a x86_64 version of bash (availabe in the tests folder of box64 repo) and launch the shell script with box64. box64 will then run the shell script with that bash, and launch any 64bits apps with box64 and x86 apps with box86 (as long as there are installed in the same folder). That should compensate for the lack of binfmt.

What do you mean with both in the same folder? You mean that the binaries run for steam are all in the same folder, or that also an x86 version of bash is located in the same folder? Or even box64 and box86 being located in the same folder?

[AlphaCraft9658]

Can you update and try again, it might work better now.

Running the steam script with box64 and the BOX64_BASH variable set, after reinstalling steam, and with the latest version of box64, doesn't seem to work either. Still the same error when it's trying to execute the 32-bit steam binary.

[lilezek]

I'm experiencing the same issue. I have created a proot with ubuntu (termux) and I have compiled following the instructions for the snapdragon 888 both box86 and box64 (for a samsung tab s9 ultra). After that I used the installer script in this repo for steam.

I'm not sure if everything is setup correctly. I ran box64 box64/tests/bash and then steam, when I got this output

Dynarec for ARM64, with extension: ASIMD AES CRC32 PMULL ATOMICS SHA1 SHA2 USCAT FLAGM FLAGM2 FRINT PageSize:4096 Running on Cortex-A510 Cortex-A715 Cortex-A710 - with 8 Cores
Will use Hardware counter measured at 19.2 MHz emulating 2.4 GHz
Params database has 92 entries
Box64 with Dynarec v0.3.1 cce43790 built on Oct 13 2024 17:40:58
BOX64: Didn't detect 48bits of address space, considering it's 39bits
Counted 27 Env var
BOX64 LIB PATH: BOX64 BIN PATH: ./:bin/:/usr/local/sbin/:/usr/local/bin/:/usr/sbin/:/usr/bin/:/sbin/:/bin/:/usr/local/games/:/usr/games/:/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/:/system/bin/:/system/xbin/
Looking for box64/tests/bash
bash detected, disabling banner
Apply RC params for bash
Dynarec for ARM64, with extension: ASIMD AES CRC32 PMULL ATOMICS SHA1 SHA2 USCAT FLAGM FLAGM2 FRINT PageSize:4096 Running on Cortex-A510 Cortex-A715 Cortex-A710 - with 8 Cores
Will use Hardware counter measured at 19.2 MHz emulating 2.4 GHz
Params database has 92 entries
Box64 with Dynarec v0.3.1 cce43790 built on Oct 13 2024 17:40:58
BOX64: Didn't detect 48bits of address space, considering it's 39bits
Counted 31 Env var
BOX64 LIB PATH: BOX64 BIN PATH: ./:bin/:/usr/local/sbin/:/usr/local/bin/:/usr/sbin/:/usr/bin/:/sbin/:/bin/:/usr/local/games/:/usr/games/:/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/:/system/bin/:/system/xbin/
Looking for box64/tests/bash
bash detected, disabling banner
Apply RC params for bash
Dynarec for ARM64, with extension: ASIMD AES CRC32 PMULL ATOMICS SHA1 SHA2 USCAT FLAGM FLAGM2 FRINT PageSize:4096 Running on Cortex-A510 Cortex-A715 Cortex-A710 - with 8 Cores
Will use Hardware counter measured at 19.2 MHz emulating 2.4 GHz
Params database has 92 entries
Box64 with Dynarec v0.3.1 cce43790 built on Oct 13 2024 17:40:58
BOX64: Didn't detect 48bits of address space, considering it's 39bits
Counted 34 Env var
BOX64 LIB PATH: BOX64 BIN PATH: ./:bin/:/usr/local/sbin/:/usr/local/bin/:/usr/sbin/:/usr/bin/:/sbin/:/bin/:/usr/local/games/:/usr/games/:/data/data/com.termux/files/usr/bin/:/system/bin/:/system/xbin/
Looking for box64/tests/bash
bash detected, disabling banner
Apply RC params for bash
Error: File is not found. (check BOX64_PATH)