Hello all,

Hardware:

  • ASUS TUF A16 2023 Edition Laptop (FA617NS)
  • Ryzen7 7735HS CPU
  • RX 7600S d-GPU
  • 32GB RAM
  • 2x 2TB M.2 SSD
  • 1920x1200 165hz display
  • USB4, displayport over USB-C, HDMI
  • Gigabit Ether, WI-FI 6

I installed Linux Mint v21.2 from USB and followed instructions from the good folks at Linux Mint to get kernel v6.5.0 installed (needed to address internal keyboard, touch pad, and other issues), and I installed BIOS v410. I installed the Steam v5.0 package from the software manager.

When I launch steam from the menu. Steam loads, drops an icon on the panel next to the bottom right side icons. However, the Steam client Window partially draws and then disappears in split second. It will then repeat the partial draw and disappear behavior every few seconds. When the partial draw occurs the client window’s panel button appears. When the client window disappears, the panel button disappears as well. It is as though the Steam client is going through a minimize and restore process every few seconds. I am able to close steam by right-clicking on the Steam icon on the panel and choosing exit. Even more strange is that when I launch steam from the terminal it behaves normally. This is the first time I’ve encountered this behavior.

Question #1: Is there an activity log for the Steam client similar to the output one would get from running Steam at the terminal? If yes, where can I find it and what would the file name?

Question #2: Is this a known issue?.. If yes, is there a fix for it?

  • HemeMena@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    While I have another distro (I’m running the latest Ubuntu) I had the same issue.

    Tried a lot of things that were recommended in the gitHub issue but nothing worked for me.

    What ultimately fixed it for me is starting steam through the terminal, going into settings and disabling “Enable GPU accelerated rendering in web views” under the interface section. Had no further problems with starting steam from the menu so far, so maybe worth trying it out.

    For me it seems to be an issue with the integrated GPU on my main board or something.