Help needed for steam
I have alot of games on steam but every time i start steam it gets stuck at waiting for network. i tried starting it with the flags -cef-disable-gpu and -no-cef-sandbox. this still did not work. this is the log when running it
steam -cef-disable-gpu -no-cef-sandbox
No IPv6 nameserver available for NDP/DHCPv6
Using default interface naming scheme 'v259'.
steam.sh[230]: Running Steam on fedora-asahi-remix 44 64-bit
steam.sh[230]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
setup.sh[282]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date!
steam.sh[230]: Steam client's requirements are satisfied
CProcessEnvironmentManager is ready, 5 preallocated environment variables.
[2026-08-13 16:24:11] Startup - updater built Aug 3 2026 19:41:02
[2026-08-13 16:24:11] Startup - Steam Client launched with: '/home/martin/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-srt-logger-opened' '-cef-force-occlusion' '-cef-disable-gpu' '-no-cef-sandbox'
08/13 16:24:12 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
08/13 16:24:12 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1785799196)/tid(338)
Looks like steam didn't shutdown cleanly, scheduling immediate update check
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Loading cached metrics from disk (/home/martin/.local/share/Steam/package/steam_client_metrics.bin)
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Failed to load cached hosts file (File 'update_hosts_cached.vdf' not found), using defaults
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] 1. https://client-update.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in'
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Checking for update on startup
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Checking for available updates...
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Downloading manifest: https://client-update.steamstatic.com/steam_client_ubuntu12
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Manifest download: send request
CProcessEnvironmentManager is ready, 5 preallocated environment variables.
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Process started with command-line: '/home/martin/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-child-update-ui' '-child-update-ui-socket' '14' '-srt-logger-opened' '-cef-force-occlusion' '-cef-disable-gpu' '-no-cef-sandbox'
08/13 16:24:12 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Using update UI: console
08/13 16:24:12 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(0)/tid(339)
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Create window
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Set percent complete: 0
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Set status message: Checking for available updates...
[ 0%] Checking for available updates...
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Set percent complete: -1
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Manifest download: waiting for download to finish
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Manifest download: finished
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Download skipped: /steam_client_ubuntu12 version 1785799196, installed version 1785799196, existing pending version 0
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Nothing to do
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Verifying installation...
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Verifying all executable checksums
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Set percent complete: -1
[2026-08-13 16:24:12] Set status message: Verifying installation...
[----] Verifying installation...
[2026-08-13 16:24:14] Show window
[2026-08-13 16:24:14] Verification complete
UpdateUI: skip show logo
[2026-08-13 16:24:14] Destroy window
Steam logging initialized: directory: /home/martin/.local/share/Steam/logs
[2026-08-13 16:24:14] ProcessNextMessage: socket disconnected
[2026-08-13 16:24:14] No more messages are expected - exiting
XOpenIM() failed, LANG = en_US.UTF-8
XOpenIM() failed, LANG = en_US.UTF-8pcilib: Cannot open /proc/bus/pci
lspci: Cannot find any working access method.
XRRGetOutputInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf5315190
XRRGetCrtcInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf5313980
08/13 16:24:16 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
08/13 16:24:16 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steamsysinfo)/version(1785799196)/tid(402)
Running query: 1 - GpuTopology
Response: gpu_topology {
gpus {
id: 1
name: "Apple M2 (G14G B0)"
vram_size_bytes: 8192524288
driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_Unknown
driver_version_major: 26
driver_version_minor: 0
driver_version_patch: 3
luid: 0
}
gpus {
id: 2
name: "llvmpipe (LLVM 22.1.0, 256 bits)"
vram_size_bytes: 3221225472
driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_MesaLLVMPipe
driver_version_major: 26
driver_version_minor: 0
driver_version_patch: 3
luid: 0
}
default_gpu_id: 1
}
Exit code: 0
Saving response to: /tmp/steameHckGa - 98 bytes
pcilib: Cannot open /proc/bus/pci
lspci: Cannot find any working access method.
srt-logger[414]: W: Unable to open terminal "/dev/hvc0"
srt-logger[420]: W: Unable to open terminal "/dev/hvc0"
Steam Runtime Launch Service: starting steam-runtime-launcher-service
Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service is running pid 475
bus_name=com.steampowered.PressureVessel.LaunchAlongsideSteam
reaping pid: 339 -- steam
[2026-08-13 16:26:20] Background update loop checking for update. . .
[2026-08-13 16:26:20] Checking for available updates...
[2026-08-13 16:26:20] Downloading manifest: https://client-update.steamstatic.com/steam_client_ubuntu12
[2026-08-13 16:26:20] Manifest download: send request
[2026-08-13 16:26:20] Manifest download: waiting for download to finish
[2026-08-13 16:26:21] Manifest download: finished
[2026-08-13 16:26:21] Download skipped by HTTP 304 Not Modified
[2026-08-13 16:26:21] Nothing to do
and it just gets stuck at nothing to do.
im unsure how to fix this.