I had this problem earlier. Removing ~/.steam/ClientRegistry.blob fixed it. Remember that it must be the home directory of the user that runs hlds
> -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > Centos 4.4 (Final). The update utility will just exit with the saying > aborted reguardless of parameters passed to it. > I have tried downloading fresh copies everything doesnt work. > Below are permissions, examples, and using gdb to help provide more > informative data. > > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 ****** ****** 7822833 Apr 7 2005 steam > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] skel]$ ./steam > Aborted > [EMAIL PROTECTED] skel]$ ./steam -help > Aborted > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] skel]$ gdb steam > GNU gdb Red Hat Linux (6.3.0.0-1.132.EL4rh) > Copyright 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > GDB is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, and you > are > welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain > conditions. > Type "show copying" to see the conditions. > There is absolutely no warranty for GDB. Type "show warranty" for > details. > This GDB was configured as "i386-redhat-linux-gnu"...Using host > libthread_db > lib > rary "/lib/tls/libthread_db.so.1". > > (gdb) run > Starting program: */steam > > Program received signal SIGABRT, Aborted. > 0x00175be1 in kill () from /lib/libc.so.6 > (gdb) bt > #0 0x00175be1 in kill () from /lib/libc.so.6 > #1 0x0031b391 in pthread_kill () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 > #2 0x0031b75b in raise () from /lib/libpthread.so.0 > #3 0x00175848 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.6 > #4 0x00176f50 in abort () from /lib/libc.so.6 > #5 0x0831260b in __default_terminate () > #6 0x0831262c in __terminate () > #7 0x08312f64 in throw_helper (eh=0x8620dc4, pc=0x814fde5, > my_udata=0xbffff688, offset_p=0xbffff684) > #8 0x0831311c in __throw () > #9 0x0814fde6 in common::CNamedArgs::operator[] () > #10 0x081588a4 in common::CHierarchicalNamedArgs::operator[] () > #11 0x081392f7 in common::CConfigDatabase::GetValueAsString () > #12 0x0813892e in common::CConfigDatabase::Get () > #13 0x082d3891 in main () > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] skel]$ uname -a > Linux ******.***********.com 2.6.9-42.0.2.plus.c4smp #1 SMP Fri Aug 25 > 17:59:58 CDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] skel]$ ldd --version > ldd (GNU libc) 2.3.4 > Copyright (C) 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO > warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR > PURPOSE. > Written by Roland McGrath and Ulrich Drepper. > -- > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux

