2ndary HD not mounting as executable so Steam for Linux can't use it

[steve7233]

All my Linux games are installed to same drive and after yesterdays upgrade Steam for Linux can't access the games. If I open dolphin I can click on the drive and then it gets mounted but Steam still cant use it as its mounted as not executable.I didn't do anything just updated using Muon update. and rebooted when told. I even tried rebooting a second time in case the first reboot messed up I do remember that I had to drop to a konsle to do the first reboot as KDE got messed up..

[claydoh]

I doubt it. I have my steam running off a secondary drive, I've had no problems with it at all for as long as I have had it set up this way - quite a while now, across at least three Kubuntu upgrades.

You might want to describe your exact steps, including which game, and the full path to where you are trying to install the game to, and the exact error messages you see. Attach screenshots if you think they will help.

[steve7233]

It has always worked properly until a recent update. I noticed the problem after yesterdays update.I have several Steam games installed to it. Kubuntu has always auto mounted it correctly. Why only after yesterdays update is it not working correctly? Perhapes Ubuntu uses a new method that wasn't properly checked before making the update?

[oshunluvr]

If it's an internal hard drive (always present) and you're installing stuff to it, using automount or Dolphin to mount the drive is the incorrect way to mount and access the drive.

Rather than waiting for a dev. to fix a perceived bug, why not mount it correctly via fstab instead?

If it's not a fixed drive, like a USB device, then I'd suggest adding a mount command in your startup scripts somewhere.

[steve7233]

It was working just fine. It must be a problem with Kubuntu 15.04. There is another thread on here about a 2ndary drive that won't auto mount. Maybe there is a problem in the source code someplace. Maybe the auto mount isn't working properly and we have to wait for the maintainer to fix the source code. To even get it to mount in the first place I have run Dolphin and click on the partition then it get mounted but it is mounted in correctly.

[claydoh]

Folders are not executable, but files can be. You probably need to make sure that the folder where steam wants to put things on that drive is owned by your user account, or read/writeable , else steam can't write the files to the disk.


Is the disk your steam things are on part of another OS? How is it mounted?

[steve7233]

Wouldn't it need to be executable to execute the games executable file?

[steve7233]

I am not sure that's the error message that Steam gave.

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[claydoh]

Are you sure the partition needs to be executable?

It sure need to be writeable by your user, however.

[steve7233]

I have a HD with two partitions that I had been using with my Steam games. I have a lot of Steam for Linux games that have worked properly in the past. Now Steam can not install to it because it is not mounting as executable. I just bought a new game via the Steam summer sale but I cant install it. Steam says the partition is not mounted as executable. Kubuntu has worked in the past is this a Ubuntu bug and is there a work around?