Problems on your Linux version?

[mass airflow sensor]

There is a separated subforum for Linux related issues.

This post contains common solutions for the known issues: http://steamcommunity.com/app/362890/discussions/1/340412628175324858/

[worzel910]

Void-995님이 먼저 게시:

Is it on Public Beta of the game? Also, try to delete file glshaders.cfg in bms folder.

Worked for me on Mesa 18.1.4 on Antergos
RX64 here

edit:

Spoke too soon, Crashes with same error as soon as I try to load a game.

[geeronzero]

Have the same error. This is a fragment from my console:

Unknown command "sk_alien_grunt_melee_shot_rest_interval_max"
prop_door_rotating has Door model (models/props_generic/door_locked_01.mdl) with no door_options! Verify that SKIN is valid, and has a corresponding options block in the model QC file
prop_door_rotating has Door model (models/props_generic/door_locked_01.mdl) with no door_options! Verify that SKIN is valid, and has a corresponding options block in the model QC file

 ##### CTexture::LoadTextureBitsFromFile couldn't find materials/effects/models/model_blood_red.vtf
Out of memory or address space.  Texture quality setting may be too high.
mmap() failed: Cannot allocate memory
mmap() failed: Cannot allocate memory
/home/myhomedir/.local/share/Steam/steamapps/common/Black Mesa/bms.sh: line 69:  8478 segment error                   ${GAME_DEBUGGER} "${GAMEROOT}"/${GAMEEXE} "$@"
Game removed: AppID 362890 "", ProcID 8478 
No cached sticky mapping in ActivateActionSet.

I have already checked the integrity of a game before test.
i use gentoo linux (kernel-4.17.4, nvidia-drivers-396.24-r1). My pc is i5-7300, 8gb ram, 4gb 1050 video.

[cspbn]

Interesting little thing: I'm still having the same black screen problem, but as far as I can tell everything else works perfectly.

The framerate indicator in the top left reads a stable 20 on the menu screen (crappy notebook, that's normal).

The Menu BGM works, and I assume the background scene it produces is there... Somewhere. Rolling over the menu options produces a sound, and from that I can figure out where they are. Pressing the top option and then return (New game / Black Mesa Inbound) starts the game (I can hear the train sounds and the announcer's voice). The bottom option and return causes the game to close normally.

Still getting the same console errors, though. bms/glshaders.cfg appears to be gone in the latest public beta, so deleting it isn't something I can test.

[hikari968]

Requested a refund. To sell the game, it has at least to start up.

[Sλrgent Schultz]

hikari968님이 먼저 게시:

Requested a refund. To sell the game, it has at least to start up.

Its early access with bugs being fixed right now. Ffs wait like half a year for the full release be patient.

[vasypapa]

Hi
I can't start the game using -dev. Is there any trick ?

[Rareven_Kind]

Hi
The Helicopter Explosion from Surface Tension still crashes. With this Engine Error.
IVP Failed at /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/BlackMesa/src/ivp/ivp_physics/../ivp_collision/ivp_mindist_minimize.cxx 827

[cspbn]

Hi,

So I found an unconventional solution to the Black Screen on Startup problem: I bought a new computer, and that apparently fixed it.

... Not something I'd recommend for anyone else, tbh, unless you're already doing that.

Unfortunately, I've got a new problem. The game starts up fine, but the only chapter that seems to load is Black Mesa Inbound, even if I unlock later chapters in the console. That chapter doesn't load properly either, it crashes to desktop on the first level load area on the train ride, leaving:

Engine Error

failed to lock vertex buffer in CMeshDX8::LockVertexBuffer: nVertexCount=5454, nVertex=0

Anyone else seen this error?
System specs:

 OS: Debian 9.5 stretch
 Kernel: x86_64 Linux 4.9.0-6-amd64
 Resolution: 1366x768
 CPU: Intel Core i5-3320M CPU @ 3.3GHz
 GPU: Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ivybridge Mobile (HD Graphics 4000, I think)
 RAM: 8GB

I'm running the BMS Public Beta.

[Martine Dee]

Hey

A question here. I just read about the Xen update and reinstalled the game. It won't open. The steam item in game list attempts to run the game, gets to syncing and then returns to the original waiting state. I can repeat this but it's all the same.

Did someone deal with this? Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS here. The game used to run fine on this same box. I have whatever Steam was selling.

Thanks.

Here is what I get as an error

$ .steam/steam/steamapps/common/Black\ Mesa/bms.sh 
.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Black Mesa/bms_linux: error while loading shared libraries: libtcmalloc_minimal.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

after

$ sudo apt install libtcmalloc-minimal4

, it changes the flavor

$ .steam/steam/steamapps/common/Black\ Mesa/bms.sh 
.steam/steam/steamapps/common/Black Mesa/bms_linux: error while loading shared libraries: libtcmalloc_minimal.so.4: wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS64

A bit of help? I realize it might be something like 32 vs 64 bit arch, but does this mean BM is pinned to i386 and won't install what it needs?

[thray]

Martine Dee님이 먼저 게시:

Hey

Are you subscribed to the beta?

[Martine Dee]

Schrödinger's Dog님이 먼저 게시:

Are you subscribed to the beta?

Apparently not. Did I miss a messaging to my e-mail or profile? Nay, I haven't. The game can also tell that before it terminates upon crash.

Is there intent to ultimately make the purchased instance working without side installs and hand-patching outside the Steam? If the pruchased instance of Black Mesa will be fixed in the end for Linux, I'd just move to Windows to see the Xen, cause frankly I just wanted to have a peek and had ended up debugging things I don't have the power to build myself. Or do I?

If Linux release is officially dead for some users and it won't be fixed, well that'd be outright terrible, but what does running that beta actually entail?

@k00pa?

[Void-995]

Martine Dee님이 먼저 게시:

Schrödinger's Dog님이 먼저 게시:

Are you subscribed to the beta?

Apparently not. Did I miss a messaging to my e-mail or profile? Nay, I haven't. The game can also tell that before it terminates upon crash.

Is there intent to ultimately make the purchased instance working without side installs and hand-patching outside the Steam? If the pruchased instance of Black Mesa will be fixed in the end for Linux, I'd just move to Windows to see the Xen, cause frankly I just wanted to have a peek and had ended up debugging things I don't have the power to build myself. Or do I?

If Linux release is officially dead for some users and it won't be fixed, well that'd be outright terrible, but what does running that beta actually entail?

@k00pa?

You could just look at Linux forum or simply read previous messages instead of debugging, but anyway, Public Beta for Linux version: https://steamcommunity.com/app/362890/discussions/1/3307213006836757658/

[Martine Dee]

Fwiw, the solution to my trouble was to target i386 version of the lib.

$ sudo apt install libtcmalloc-minimal4:i386

Void-995님이 먼저 게시:

You could just look at Linux forum or simply read previous messages instead of debugging, but anyway, Public Beta for Linux version: https://steamcommunity.com/app/362890/discussions/1/3307213006836757658/

Hi,

Thanks for the link.

I did have a 'simple' look, but nothing caught my eye. If I was told to 'simply' read e-mail that would have worked for me. :) People can get lost in these forums without using them daily. Mind us who work full days, and were about 20s when the original HL showed up.

[Not Sure]

Martine Dee님이 먼저 게시:

Fwiw, the solution to my trouble was to target i386 version of the lib.
...
I did have a 'simple' look, but nothing caught my eye. If I was told to 'simply' read e-mail that would have worked for me. :) People can get lost in these forums without using them daily. Mind us who work full days, and were about 20s when the original HL showed up.

I know what you mean, so I'm posting for my own benefit as well as for the benefit of others.

It eluded me for a while too. So are you running 64 bit? If so, you don't need the :386. What are your system specs?

inxi -SGCx

To make sure you are using the updated BETA, right-click on Black Mesa, choose Properties.
Select the BETAS tab and choose the dropdown:
"public beta - This branch is for our public.."

Then, click CLOSE. The Beta version will now be installed.

I totally missed that little tidbit for a couple of months..

TIPS FOR Ubuntu/Mint 64bit NVIDIA users, Continue reading:
if you are 64-bit, then:

sudo apt install libtcmalloc-minimal4

This will remove the 32bit only version and verify the right ones installed.

If your video driver is less than 390 and Driver Manager doesn't show newer versions then:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt-get update

You may now have a lot of extra options in Drivers. I went to 396.45, installed any new updates, rebooted, and now I'm able to play the Beta with no more issues so far. BE CAREFUL because some choices cause problems for some systems and you'll spend time in safe mode.

Also, with this setup, I don't need any command options in Properties..

I'm sure there's a similar way for other distros. This is just how I managed after reading through many posts by users that I couldn't tell which install they were using or whether they were using the beta..

HTH

[Martine Dee]

Hi, let's talk though those things one by one.

Not Sure님이 먼저 게시:

BETA[/b], right-click on Black Mesa, choose Properties.
Select the BETAS tab and choose the dropdown:
"public beta - This branch is for our public.."

Then, click CLOSE. The Beta version will now be installed.

I totally missed that little tidbit for a couple of months..

Indeed, same here .

Now, with the public-beta checked out and game showing as such (Black Mesa [public-beta]) from the launch bar, I still cannot start a Xen level. Chapters 16-20 are grayed out. Are they supposed to be available? I am asking because I understand two of them should be. If so, what else do I need to do to get to them?