Problems with starting game dota 2

[ravega1693]

Hi there. I have linux mint, cinnamon x64. When i start dota 2 i have frozen dota's main menu. And that's all. i can't play. Now i haven't found any solutions, so i do need your help. On other OS i could play dota 2 without any problems. thank you in advance

[MiZoG]

Welcome to Mint forums, ravega1693.
We cannot offer any meaningful insight without knowing your setup.
Open "System Reports" from the menu, select the System Information tab, press the actual Copy button and paste the output here - ideally edit your original post.
+ Tell us how you installed Steam into your Mint system (distro package, flatpak, official deb installer from steam site?)

[Yusuke]

Hi,

Hi there. I have linux mint, cinnamon x64. When i start dota 2 i have frozen dota's main menu.

I have the same issue with my linux system and I don't know why it isn't working. My guess that the ldme faye 6 distribution isn't made for games, even though you can install steam from in-build appstore.

My system:

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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-13-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 Desktop: Cinnamon v: 5.8.4
    tk: GTK v: 3.24.38 wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: LMDE 6 Faye base: Debian 12.1 bookworm
Machine:
  Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: P8P67 LE v: Rev X.0X serial: <superuser required>
    UEFI: American Megatrends v: 1020 date: 07/27/2011
CPU:
  Info: quad core model: Intel Core i5-2500K bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Sandy Bridge rev: 7 cache:
    L1: 256 KiB L2: 1024 KiB L3: 6 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 1853 high: 2175 min/max: 1600/3700 cores: 1: 1766 2: 1830 3: 2175 4: 1643
    bogomips: 26485
  Flags: avx ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GM206 [GeForce GTX 950] vendor: CardExpert driver: nvidia v: 525.125.06
    arch: Maxwell pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1402
  Device-2: Logitech Webcam B500 type: USB driver: snd-usb-audio,uvcvideo bus-ID: 3-1:2
    chip-ID: 046d:0807
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 driver: X: loaded: nvidia
    unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa alternate: nv gpu: nvidia display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 93
  Monitor-1: DVI-I-1 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 94 diag: 598mm (23.53")
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 525.125.06 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950/PCIe/SSE2
    direct-render: Yes
Repos:
  Packages: 2523 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2508 pm: flatpak pkgs: 15
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
    1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com faye main upstream import backport
    2: deb https: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    3: deb https: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    4: deb http: //security.debian.org bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    5: deb https: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/steam-beta.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/steam-stable.list
    1: deb [arch=amd64,i386 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/steam.gpg] https: //repo.steampowered.com/steam/ stable steam
    2: deb-src [arch=amd64,i386 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/steam.gpg] https: //repo.steampowered.com/steam/ stable steam
Info:
  Processes: 242 Uptime: 5m Memory: 15.6 GiB used: 2.56 GiB (16.4%) Init: systemd v: 252
  target: graphical (5) default: graphical Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12 Client: Unknown
  python3.11 client inxi: 3.3.26

[dkhom]

I have the same problem.

My system is:

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System:
  Kernel: 6.1.0-18-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.0.4
    tk: GTK v: 3.24.38 wm: muffin vt: 7 dm: LightDM v: 1.26.0 Distro: LMDE 6 Faye
    base: Debian 12.1 bookworm
Machine:
  Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 83ER v: IdeaPad Slim 3 15IAH8 serial: <superuser required>
    Chassis: type: 10 v: IdeaPad Slim 3 15IAH8 serial: <superuser required>
  Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: NO DPK serial: <superuser required> UEFI: LENOVO v: LTCN27WW
    date: 07/21/2023
CPU:
  Info: 8-core (4-mt/4-st) model: 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12450H bits: 64 type: MST AMCP
    smt: enabled arch: Alder Lake rev: 3 cache: L1: 704 KiB L2: 7 MiB L3: 12 MiB
  Speed (MHz): avg: 573 high: 959 min/max: 400/4400:3300 cores: 1: 638 2: 400 3: 804 4: 400
    5: 959 6: 400 7: 707 8: 400 9: 590 10: 400 11: 482 12: 704 bogomips: 59904
  Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-P GT1 [UHD Graphics] vendor: Lenovo driver: i915 v: kernel
    arch: Gen-12.2 ports: active: eDP-1 empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3, HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 00:02.0
    chip-ID: 8086:46a3 class-ID: 0300
  Device-2: Syntek Integrated Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 3-8:3 chip-ID: 174f:2469
    class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 driver: X: loaded: modesetting
    unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: iris gpu: i915 display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 508x285mm (20.00x11.22") s-diag: 582mm (22.93")
  Monitor-1: eDP-1 model: ChiMei InnoLux 0x1552 res: 1920x1080 hz: 60 dpi: 142
    size: 344x193mm (13.54x7.6") diag: 394mm (15.5") modes: 1920x1080
  API: OpenGL v: 4.6 Mesa 22.3.6 renderer: Mesa Intel Graphics (ADL GT2) direct-render: Yes
Repos:
  Packages: 2169 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2145 pm: flatpak pkgs: 24
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list
    1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com faye main upstream import backport
    2: deb https: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    3: deb https: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    4: deb http: //security.debian.org bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
    5: deb https: //deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main contrib non-free non-free-firmware
Info:
  Processes: 291 Uptime: 15m wakeups: 459 Memory: 15.32 GiB used: 3.19 GiB (20.8%) Init: systemd
  v: 252 target: graphical (5) default: graphical Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 12 Client: Cinnamon
  v: 6.0.4 inxi: 3.3.26

I installed Steam into my system using application manager, flatpak (flathub).

[Kory]

Apparently you are not the only ones: https://www.protondb.com/app/570

One user states that there have been problems for a while now and that Valve is aware but there's no fix yet.

[1000]

On other OS i could play dota 2 without any problems.

On Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS Mate Working.

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System:
  Kernel: 5.15.0-91-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 11.4.0
    Desktop: MATE 1.26.0 wm: marco dm: LightDM
    Distro: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA GA106 [Geforce RTX 3050] vendor: Gigabyte driver: nvidia
    v: 535.154.05 pcie: speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 8 ports: active: none
    off: HDMI-A-2 empty: DP-1,DP-2,HDMI-A-1 bus-ID: 01:00.0
    chip-ID: 10de:2507
  Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.4 compositor: marco v: 1.26.0
    driver: X: loaded: nvidia gpu: nvidia display-ID: :0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 69
  Monitor-1: HDMI-1 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 70 diag: 801mm (31.5")
  OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050/PCIe/SSE2
    v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 535.154.05 direct render: Yes

Steam and Dota2 have frequent updates.
Maybe something has been updated.

1. Try create logs.
- Steam log from terminal
- Dota 2 log
and compare with log where worked using some diff grogram ( for example Kdiff , Meld )

2. I noticed that I have a newer driver. ( But it's not the newest, new it is 550.54.14)
I use Steam from apt, not from flatpak.
I seen something that from Steam from snap worked ( but topic from 2023 )
somewhere was in github->ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/ ...

I do not recommend testing if you are a new user,
- But you can check from a new user account.
- You can check with Steam from repository apt if exist.
- A more advanced user can check more, of course at the risk of damaging the system.
Timeshift tool may be useful if you want to restore your system to a previous state.

3. Try check support / ask
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Dota-2/issues?q=Debian

Good luck!

[1000]

You can also run the game itself without the Steam application.

Close Steam app.
Find folder steamapps/common/dota 2 beta/game/
For example with locate command ( locate use database that must be updated )

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locate dota.sh

and run game in terminal

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./dota.sh

- the main menu should work
- hero testing should work ( with some bugs, I have a whole team of heroes there xD )
- playing with bots doesn't work, probably need Steam app running.

You can also use for example strace command to debug game.
For example you can
- check place where game not working
- You can make a list of files that this game runs on two systems and compare with diff app.