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pepepper · Jun 17, 2025 at 6:45 AM

I experienced "invalid_pointer" crash too.
You can supress "Failed to init default system:" message by adding

Code:

$pref::lightManager = "Advanced Lighting";

to ".local/share/BeamNG.drive/0.35/settings/game-settings.cs".
But this doesn't help crash problem.

Actual problem seems to be in the cef library. This is the suspicious stack trace.

Code:

                Stack trace of thread 107035:
                #0  0x00007f3a7e4a774c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9774c)
                #1  0x00007f3a7e44ddc0 raise (libc.so.6 + 0x3ddc0)
                #2  0x00007f3a7e43557a abort (libc.so.6 + 0x2557a)
                #3  0x00007f3a7e4365c9 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x265c9)
                #4  0x00007f3a7e4b1a35 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0xa1a35)
                #5  0x00007f3a7e4b1d7c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0xa1d7c)
                #6  0x00007f3a7e4b6ea2 __libc_free (libc.so.6 + 0xa6ea2)
                #7  0x00005592cd08b0d5 png_destroy_read_struct (/mnt/games/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/BeamNG.drive/BinLinux/BeamNG.drive.x64 + 0x1a710d5)
                #8  0x00007f3a0001e68d n/a (libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 + 0x1d68d)
                #9  0x00007f3a0001290f gdk_pixbuf_loader_close (libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 + 0x1190f)
                #10 0x00007f3a000133d4 n/a (libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 + 0x123d4)
                #11 0x00007f3a00013572 gdk_pixbuf_new_from_stream (libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 + 0x12572)
                #12 0x00007f39bdb583ab n/a (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x3583ab)
                #13 0x00007f39bdb5858a n/a (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x35858a)
                #14 0x00007f39bdb54e81 n/a (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x354e81)
                #15 0x00007f39bdb3e6b3 n/a (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x33e6b3)
                #16 0x00007f39bdb75cd1 n/a (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x375cd1)
                #17 0x00007f39bdb56950 n/a (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x356950)
                #18 0x00007f39bdb5be32 n/a (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x35be32)
                #19 0x00007f39bdb5c150 n/a (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x35c150)
                #20 0x00007f39bdcb3883 gtk_render_background (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x4b3883)
                #21 0x00007f3a8895e402 n/a (libcef.so + 0x9f5e402)
                #22 0x00007f3a8895e752 n/a (libcef.so + 0x9f5e752)
                #23 0x00007f3a8894ee3d n/a (libcef.so + 0x9f4ee3d)
                #24 0x00007f3a873653af n/a (libcef.so + 0x89653af)
                #25 0x00007f3a87364f2d n/a (libcef.so + 0x8964f2d)
                #26 0x00007f3a88958e1b n/a (libcef.so + 0x9f58e1b)
                #27 0x00007f3a88955a23 n/a (libcef.so + 0x9f55a23)
                #28 0x00007f3a8894e844 n/a (libcef.so + 0x9f4e844)
                #29 0x00007f3a8894e6ff n/a (libcef.so + 0x9f4e6ff)
                #30 0x00007f3a8894e59b n/a (libcef.so + 0x9f4e59b)
                #31 0x00007f3a8ae5e137 n/a (libcef.so + 0xc45e137)
                #32 0x00007f3a874d6018 n/a (libcef.so + 0x8ad6018)
                #33 0x00007f3a8397378e n/a (libcef.so + 0x4f7378e)
                #34 0x00007f3a839741c3 n/a (libcef.so + 0x4f741c3)
                #35 0x00007f3a81350690 n/a (libcef.so + 0x2950690)
                #36 0x00007f3a813dc078 n/a (libcef.so + 0x29dc078)
                #37 0x00007f3a8505c3c3 n/a (libcef.so + 0x665c3c3)
                #38 0x00007f3a8505d82a n/a (libcef.so + 0x665d82a)
                #39 0x00007f3a8505d6ed n/a (libcef.so + 0x665d6ed)
                #40 0x00007f3a8134f5e0 n/a (libcef.so + 0x294f5e0)
                #41 0x00007f3a8134f329 n/a (libcef.so + 0x294f329)
                #42 0x00007f3a81339a45 n/a (libcef.so + 0x2939a45)
                #43 0x00007f3a81339744 n/a (libcef.so + 0x2939744)
                #44 0x00007f3a812b37ca cef_initialize (libcef.so + 0x28b37ca)
                #45 0x00005592cd9d9146 n/a (/mnt/games/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/BeamNG.drive/BinLinux/BeamNG.drive.x64 + 0x23bf146)
                #46 0x00005592ccc01802 n/a (/mnt/games/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/BeamNG.drive/BinLinux/BeamNG.drive.x64 + 0x15e7802)
                #47 0x00005592cc360019 n/a (/mnt/games/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/BeamNG.drive/BinLinux/BeamNG.drive.x64 + 0xd46019)
                #48 0x00005592cbb1afb2 n/a (/mnt/games/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/BeamNG.drive/BinLinux/BeamNG.drive.x64 + 0x500fb2)
                #49 0x00007f3a7e4376b5 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x276b5)
                #50 0x00007f3a7e437769 __libc_start_main (libc.so.6 + 0x27769)
                #51 0x00005592cbb8284e _start (/mnt/games/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/BeamNG.drive/BinLinux/BeamNG.drive.x64 + 0x56884e)

aivora · Jun 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM

pepepper said: ↑

I experienced "invalid_pointer" crash too.
You can supress "Failed to init default system:" message by adding

Code:

$pref::lightManager = "Advanced Lighting";

to ".local/share/BeamNG.drive/0.35/settings/game-settings.cs".
But this doesn't help crash problem.

Actual problem seems to be in the cef library. This is the suspicious stack trace.

Code:

                Stack trace of thread 107035:
                #0  0x00007f3a7e4a774c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x9774c)
                #1  0x00007f3a7e44ddc0 raise (libc.so.6 + 0x3ddc0)
                #2  0x00007f3a7e43557a abort (libc.so.6 + 0x2557a)
                #3  0x00007f3a7e4365c9 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x265c9)
                #4  0x00007f3a7e4b1a35 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0xa1a35)
                #5  0x00007f3a7e4b1d7c n/a (libc.so.6 + 0xa1d7c)
                #6  0x00007f3a7e4b6ea2 __libc_free (libc.so.6 + 0xa6ea2)
               #7  0x00005592cd08b0d5 png_destroy_read_struct (/mnt/games/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/BeamNG.drive/BinLinux/BeamNG.drive.x64 + 0x1a710d5)
                #8  0x00007f3a0001e68d n/a (libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 + 0x1d68d)
                #9  0x00007f3a0001290f gdk_pixbuf_loader_close (libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 + 0x1190f)
                #10 0x00007f3a000133d4 n/a (libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 + 0x123d4)
                #11 0x00007f3a00013572 gdk_pixbuf_new_from_stream (libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 + 0x12572)
                #12 0x00007f39bdb583ab n/a (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x3583ab)
                #13 0x00007f39bdb5858a n/a (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x35858a)
                #14 0x00007f39bdb54e81 n/a (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x354e81)
                #15 0x00007f39bdb3e6b3 n/a (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x33e6b3)
                #16 0x00007f39bdb75cd1 n/a (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x375cd1)
                #17 0x00007f39bdb56950 n/a (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x356950)
                #18 0x00007f39bdb5be32 n/a (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x35be32)
                #19 0x00007f39bdb5c150 n/a (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x35c150)
                #20 0x00007f39bdcb3883 gtk_render_background (libgtk-3.so.0 + 0x4b3883)
                #21 0x00007f3a8895e402 n/a (libcef.so + 0x9f5e402)
                #22 0x00007f3a8895e752 n/a (libcef.so + 0x9f5e752)
                #23 0x00007f3a8894ee3d n/a (libcef.so + 0x9f4ee3d)
                #24 0x00007f3a873653af n/a (libcef.so + 0x89653af)
                #25 0x00007f3a87364f2d n/a (libcef.so + 0x8964f2d)
                #26 0x00007f3a88958e1b n/a (libcef.so + 0x9f58e1b)
                #27 0x00007f3a88955a23 n/a (libcef.so + 0x9f55a23)
                #28 0x00007f3a8894e844 n/a (libcef.so + 0x9f4e844)
                #29 0x00007f3a8894e6ff n/a (libcef.so + 0x9f4e6ff)
                #30 0x00007f3a8894e59b n/a (libcef.so + 0x9f4e59b)
                #31 0x00007f3a8ae5e137 n/a (libcef.so + 0xc45e137)
                #32 0x00007f3a874d6018 n/a (libcef.so + 0x8ad6018)
                #33 0x00007f3a8397378e n/a (libcef.so + 0x4f7378e)
                #34 0x00007f3a839741c3 n/a (libcef.so + 0x4f741c3)
                #35 0x00007f3a81350690 n/a (libcef.so + 0x2950690)
                #36 0x00007f3a813dc078 n/a (libcef.so + 0x29dc078)
                #37 0x00007f3a8505c3c3 n/a (libcef.so + 0x665c3c3)
                #38 0x00007f3a8505d82a n/a (libcef.so + 0x665d82a)
                #39 0x00007f3a8505d6ed n/a (libcef.so + 0x665d6ed)
                #40 0x00007f3a8134f5e0 n/a (libcef.so + 0x294f5e0)
                #41 0x00007f3a8134f329 n/a (libcef.so + 0x294f329)
                #42 0x00007f3a81339a45 n/a (libcef.so + 0x2939a45)
                #43 0x00007f3a81339744 n/a (libcef.so + 0x2939744)
                #44 0x00007f3a812b37ca cef_initialize (libcef.so + 0x28b37ca)
               #45 0x00005592cd9d9146 n/a (/mnt/games/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/BeamNG.drive/BinLinux/BeamNG.drive.x64 + 0x23bf146)
                #46 0x00005592ccc01802 n/a (/mnt/games/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/BeamNG.drive/BinLinux/BeamNG.drive.x64 + 0x15e7802)
                #47 0x00005592cc360019 n/a (/mnt/games/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/BeamNG.drive/BinLinux/BeamNG.drive.x64 + 0xd46019)
                #48 0x00005592cbb1afb2 n/a (/mnt/games/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/BeamNG.drive/BinLinux/BeamNG.drive.x64 + 0x500fb2)
                #49 0x00007f3a7e4376b5 n/a (libc.so.6 + 0x276b5)
                #50 0x00007f3a7e437769 __libc_start_main (libc.so.6 + 0x27769)
               #51 0x00005592cbb8284e _start (/mnt/games/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/BeamNG.drive/BinLinux/BeamNG.drive.x64 + 0x56884e)

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The stack trace is super helpful, thank you pepepper

During CEF initialization, it tries to get and initialize the "default Linux UI and theme", which is GTK in this case, and then it seems to be a problem in BeamNG exporting libpng symbols incompatible with `libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so`. We probably have enough information now to try to make a fix, but it would help if I could reproduce the crash, can you share your distribution + desktop environment name and versions?

aivora · Jun 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM

Hudsonator72 said: ↑

I read online more and found that whenever you put the %command% it runs whatever executable you put in the launch options, and I was able to confirm that because using '/bin/pavucontrol # %command%' it launched pavucontrol so the './BinLinux/BeamNG.drive.x64 # %command%' definetly launched the Linux version. That and there was no launcher when trying the Linux version, and the tilebar saying it's using vulkan. So the steam launch options does work but the game crashes when doing so and only sometimes launches as a non steam game before crashing and other times not at all
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Yes, it launches the Linux version (I also tried), but at least in my machine BeamNG running like this somehow uses a version of Vulkan which errors out during initialization withVulkan missing requested extension 'VK_KHR_xlib_surface'. I didn't encounter issues you describe with running BeamNG as a non-Steam game, but we'll have a look.

Car_Killer · Jun 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM

Please report issues only from BeamNG 0.36 from now on

As usual, we fixed some issues here and there on the Linux side.

Pessima lover aka blob · Jun 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM

Guys is the black screen issue fixed on wayland after 0.36? Let me know!

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