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Bradamante

macrumors member
Original poster
Feb 12, 2013
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Germany
Hi,

until a few days ago Steam was working fine, but starting it today immediately kills the app. For a split second, I can see this: http://s7.directupload.net/images/130809/98ojrjg5.jpg Looks like it's trying to download a 80+ MB package. The window with the progress bar quickly disappears, Steam is killed.

In the screenshot you can also see the print in console.log. Here's the text once again:

Aug 9 14:35:37 Tilos-Mac-Pro.local ipcserver[3288]: Valve Steam ipcserver started: 1.04
Aug 9 14:35:37 Tilos-Mac-Pro com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[128] (com.valvesoftware.steamclean): Throttling respawn: Will start in 10 seconds
Aug 9 14:35:38 Tilos-Mac-Pro.local mdworker[3272]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
Aug 9 14:35:38 Tilos-Mac-Pro.local sandboxd[3290] ([3272]): mdworker(3272) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd (pre-ls-info fstype:hfs fsflag:480D000 flags:250000005E diag:0 uti:com.apple.application-bundle plugin:/Library/Spotlight/Application.mdimporter - find suspect file using: sudo mdutil -t 1066883)
Aug 9 14:35:38 Tilos-Mac-Pro kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(3290) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd
Aug 9 14:35:44 Tilos-Mac-Pro com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[128] (com.valvesoftware.steamclean): Throttling respawn: Will start in 4 seconds
Aug 9 14:35:47 --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Aug 9 14:35:47 Tilos-Mac-Pro com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[128] (com.valvesoftware.steamclean): Throttling respawn: Will start in 1 seconds
Aug 9 14:35:50 Tilos-Mac-Pro.local com.apple.SecurityServer[15]: Succeeded authorizing right 'system.hdd.smart' by client '/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app' [143] for authorization created by '/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemUIServer.app' [143] (B,0)
Aug 9 14:36:20 --- last message repeated 5 times ---
Aug 9 14:37:38 Tilos-Mac-Pro.local mdworker[3340]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
Aug 9 14:37:38 Tilos-Mac-Pro.local mdworker[3341]: Unable to talk to lsboxd
Aug 9 14:37:38 Tilos-Mac-Pro.local sandboxd[3342] ([3340]): mdworker(3340) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
Aug 9 14:37:38 Tilos-Mac-Pro.local sandboxd[3342] ([3341]): mdworker(3341) deny mach-lookup com.apple.ls.boxd
Aug 9 14:37:38 Tilos-Mac-Pro kernel[0]: Sandbox: sandboxd(3342) deny mach-lookup com.apple.coresymbolicationd

Anyone else has this problem? Steam is dead here, can't use it. I also messaged Steam support a week ago, but yet to no avail.
 
Do you remember doing anything Steam related just before this started happening?

What if you save your Steam Apps and try to reinstall?
 
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