Fatal Error: Steam needs to be online to update. Please confirm your network connect.

Please help!


aleksandar@linux-tmot:~> steam
Running Steam on   64-bit
STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(0_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1.0_client)
Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1.0_client)
ILocalize::AddFile() failed to load file "public/steambootstrapper_english.txt".
[2013-04-15 16:49:44] Startup
Looks like steam didn't shutdown cleanly, scheduling immediate update check
[2013-04-15 16:49:44] Checking for update on startup
[2013-04-15 16:49:44] Checking for available update...
[2013-04-15 16:49:45] Package file strings_all.zip.206bcb1903995ed8863d7d2ba5b31f632ce3c1b4 missing or incorrect size

[2013-04-15 16:49:45] Package file resources_all.zip.7ad672422490098819d39d10a4bc494d3d28fc7f missing or incorrect size

[2013-04-15 16:49:45] Package file tenfoot_all.zip.65fb2265ba6e6b1f211aa2cc70cbf036bbf367b0 missing or incorrect size

[2013-04-15 16:49:45] Package file tenfoot_ambientsounds_all.zip.ac31503c42f094976f64844d8ff54705cadc7dd3 missing or incorrect size

[2013-04-15 16:49:45] Package file tenfoot_sounds_all.zip.e8cce9ed600fc09e4a3f510fc3595d515bba6cd6 missing or incorrect size

[2013-04-15 16:49:45] Package file tenfoot_images_all.zip.b4b49c07ae879243999e3ce550be262075c18fe6 missing or incorrect size

[2013-04-15 16:49:45] Package file public_all.zip.a61e1581168fe690e645833272ba77ea6ded6159 missing or incorrect size

[2013-04-15 16:49:45] Package file bins_ubuntu12.zip.a098f39847f15b913751b112d338f6bf0d2568f3 missing or incorrect size

[2013-04-15 16:49:45] Package file webkit_ubuntu12.zip.381e75bfc3340cf5eae9d265abb6de501f393f18 missing or incorrect size

[2013-04-15 16:49:45] Package file steam_ubuntu12.zip.6ef6f2ae90ab8f68fbb13a2f232d0feec9a6a4ec missing or incorrect size

[2013-04-15 16:49:45] Package file runtime_part0_ubuntu12.zip.2aa026e1bed25df64c0b760962a39c3269e7a9f1 missing or incorrect size

[2013-04-15 16:49:45] Downloading update (0 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:46] Downloading update (39 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:46] Downloading update (77 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:47] Downloading update (117 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:47] Downloading update (154 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:47] Downloading update (194 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:47] Downloading update (235 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:48] Downloading update (273 of 153,372 KB)...                                                                                                                     
[2013-04-15 16:49:48] Downloading update (315 of 153,372 KB)...                                                                                                                     
[2013-04-15 16:49:48] Downloading update (355 of 153,372 KB)...                                                                                                                     
[2013-04-15 16:49:48] Downloading update (395 of 153,372 KB)...                                                                                                                     
[2013-04-15 16:49:49] Downloading update (435 of 153,372 KB)...                                                                                                                     
[2013-04-15 16:49:49] Downloading update (476 of 153,372 KB)...                                                                                                                     
[2013-04-15 16:49:49] Downloading update (516 of 153,372 KB)...                                                                                                                     
[2013-04-15 16:49:49] Downloading update (558 of 153,372 KB)...                                                                                                                     
[2013-04-15 16:49:50] Downloading update (593 of 153,372 KB)...                                                                                                                     
[2013-04-15 16:49:50] Downloading update (633 of 153,372 KB)...                                                                                                                     
[2013-04-15 16:49:50] Downloading update (673 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:50] Downloading update (715 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:51] Downloading update (755 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:51] Downloading update (795 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:51] Downloading update (836 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:51] Downloading update (878 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:52] Downloading update (918 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:52] Downloading update (958 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:52] Downloading update (995 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:52] Downloading update (1,035 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:53] Downloading update (1,076 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:53] Downloading update (1,116 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:53] Downloading update (1,157 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:53] Downloading update (1,197 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:54] Downloading update (1,237 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:54] Downloading update (1,279 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:54] Downloading update (1,320 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:54] Downloading update (1,360 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:55] Downloading update (1,364 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:55] Downloading update (1,383 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1.0_client)
04-15 16:49:55] Downloading update (1,384 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:55] Downloading update (1,386 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:57] Downloading update (1,396 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:57] Downloading update (1,412 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:57] Downloading update (1,464 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:58] Downloading update (1,796 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:58] Downloading update (1,864 of 153,372 KB)...
[2013-04-15 16:49:58] Error: Download of package (resources_all) failed after 0 bytes (0).


And then I get:


Fatal Error: Steam needs to be online to update. Please confirm your network connect.


and I was online :slight_smile: as you can see it downloaded some of data:

[2013-04-15 16:49:58] Downloading update (1,864 of 153,372 KB)...

Any chance you tell your potential helpers which version of openSUSE you are running?

Sorry, I’m using openSUSE 12.2.:slight_smile:

SOLVED!!!

After doing some digging in wireshark I found out that my DNS server was giving me two IP addresses for media.steampowered.com,

  1. 87.248.210.253
  2. 87.248.210.254

For some reason, for certain http requests the domain was always resolving to the latter. I found that I couldn’t connect (not even ping) the .245 address.

So fix is to add the first IP (which I could connect to) to my /etc/hosts file for media.steampowered.com, and the steam client’s update/downloader feature started working successfully.

Step by step:

  1. Open Konsole
  2. su
    type your password
  3. cd etc
  4. ls
  5. mv hosts /home/(YourUserName)/hosts
  6. edit hosts file (add 87.248.210.253 media.steampowered.com)

#
# hosts         This file describes a number of hostname-to-address
#               mappings for the TCP/IP subsystem.  It is mostly
#               used at boot time, when no name servers are running.
#               On small systems, this file can be used instead of a
#               "named" name server.
# Syntax:
#    
# IP-Address  Full-Qualified-Hostname  Short-Hostname
#

127.0.0.1    localhost
87.248.210.253    media.steampowered.com
# special IPv6 addresses
::1             localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback

fe00::0         ipv6-localnet

ff00::0         ipv6-mcastprefix
ff02::1         ipv6-allnodes
ff02::2         ipv6-allrouters
ff02::3         ipv6-allhosts#
# hosts         This file describes a number of hostname-to-address
#               mappings for the TCP/IP subsystem.  It is mostly
#               used at boot time, when no name servers are running.
#               On small systems, this file can be used instead of a
#               "named" name server.
# Syntax:
#    
# IP-Address  Full-Qualified-Hostname  Short-Hostname
#

127.0.0.1    localhost
87.248.210.253    media.steampowered.com
# special IPv6 addresses
::1             localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback

fe00::0         ipv6-localnet

ff00::0         ipv6-mcastprefix
ff02::1         ipv6-allnodes
ff02::2         ipv6-allrouters
ff02::3         ipv6-allhosts

  1. mv /home/aleksandar/hosts hosts
  2. now exit superuser mode by just tying: exit
  3. steam
    or duble click on steam icon
    ENJOY! rotfl!

We are happy to hear you have found a solution to your problem and shared it with us. I understand you would like to indicate the problem is solved. We do not normally go back and modify message thread titles to indicate they are solved. What I suggest is to modify the title of your last message to add the word solved (Just as I will do here) and to edit the message thread Tags at the bottom to say solved. I shall add the tag for you and again, happy you have found your own solution.

Thank You,

On 2013-04-16 00:56, Aleksandar30 wrote:
>
> SOLVED!!!
>
> After doing some digging in wireshark I found out that my DNS server
> was giving me two IP addresses for media.steampowered.com,
> 1) 87.248.210.253
> 2) 87.248.210.254

Well, your DNS server and every DNS in the world.

> For some reason, for certain http requests the domain was always
> resolving to the latter. I found that I couldn’t connect (not even
> ping) the .245 address.

Thus that domain has a problem.

> So fix is to add the first IP (which I could connect to) to my
> /etc/hosts file for media.steampowered.com, and the steam client’s
> update/downloader feature started working successfully.

Good hack :slight_smile:


Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 12.1 x86_64 “Asparagus” at Telcontar)

Thank you. Adding “87.248.210.253 media.steampowered.com” to my /etc/hosts solved the problem.