Steam client won't install on Lion

[mindaika]

I am on a completely new install of Lion. When attempting to run the Steam installer, the icon bounces in the dock a few times, and then quits.

When attempting to run steam from /Applications/Steam.app/Contents/MacOS in Terminal, the following error is generated:

./steam.sh: line 67: 540 Bus error: 10 ${DEBUGGER} "${STEAMROOT}"/${PLATFORM}/${STEAMEXE} "$@"

When attempting to run it from /Applications/Steam.app/Contents/MacOS/osx32 in Terminal, the following error is generated:

ILocalize::AddFile() failed to load file "public/steambootstrapper_english.txt".
Bus error: 10

I have attempted to redownload the installer many, many time.

[woodynightshade]

My issue is exactly the same as this.

I am running a fresh install of lion, and have tried new users on the OS. I am getting the same error message in console and terminal. I have tried multiple re-downloads to no avail

[KingDavid]

Are you guys certain you are running the Lion version of steam?
http://store.steampowered.com/about/

[woodynightshade]

What i did was go to http://store.steampowered.com/about/ select Install Steam now, it downloaded the installer. But that installer will not launch. Has issue noted above.

[Canarinta]

Is your drive formatted as Case-sensitive?
I've heard people have problems with that.

[woodynightshade]

Yes it is, does this mean Steam will not launch?

[woodynightshade]

found the answer to my own question: Steam will NOT run on Case Sensitive volumes.

found a solution:
1)partitioned HDD to include a 100G Case INsensitive volume (called 'steam')
2)Copied the steam app to that volume
3)entered the following 3 lines into terminal

mkdir /Volumes/steam/steam\ library /Volumes/steam/steam\ content
ln -s /Volumes/steam/steam\ library ~/Library/Application\ Support/Steam
sudo ln -s /Volumes/ /volumes

works (thus far)

[elecen]

Originally Posted by woodynightshade

found the answer to my own question: Steam will NOT run on Case Sensitive volumes.

found a solution:
1)partitioned HDD to include a 100G Case INsensitive volume (called 'steam')
2)Copied the steam app to that volume
3)entered the following 3 lines into terminal

mkdir /Volumes/steam/steam\ library /Volumes/steam/steam\ content
ln -s /Volumes/steam/steam\ library ~/Library/Application\ Support/Steam
sudo ln -s /Volumes/ /volumes

works (thus far)

woodynightshade is absolutely right. I moved the Steam app on a case insensitive drive and eventually it worked (at leaast I could see the case-sensitive error message).

A simpler work around (inspired by woodynightshade's solution is)

1. Open Disk Utilities (Application/Utilities) and create a new image.
Save As: SteamDrv (use any filename you like)
Name: Steam
Size: set the size you desire (anything above 20GB should do, depends on your needs)
Format: Mac OS Extended (journaled)
Encryption: None
Partitions: Single Partition - Apple Partition Map
Image Format: read/write disk image


2. Mount the image by double clicking on it

3. Run the following
mv /Applications/Steam.app /Volumes/Steam/
mkdir /Volumes/Steam/Steam
cd ~/Library/Application\ Support
ln -s /Volumes/Steam/Steam Steam

(or in a single command)
mv /Applications/Steam.app /Volumes/Steam/ && mkdir /Volumes/Steam/Steam && cd ~/Library/Application\ Support && ln -s /Volumes/Steam/Steam Steam

4. Run Steam.app from the mounted drive (double click on it)
or from the console type open /Volumes/Steam/Steam.app

Enjoy