Steam is stuck on waiting for network

[CogumeloNoGIT]

Internet seems to be working normally in Conty tho, Bottles and Prismlauncher had no issues.

i'm using this command:

#!/bin/bash

export SANDBOX=1
export SANDBOX_LEVEL=2
export HOME_DIR=home


./conty.sh --bind /mnt/Games /mnt/Games --bind ~/Games ~/Games --bind /etc/alsa/ /etc/alsa "$@"

logs

Running Conty
Sandbox is enabled (level 2)
Home directory is set to home

steam.sh[2]: Running Steam on arch rolling 64-bit
steam.sh[2]: STEAM_RUNTIME is enabled automatically
setup.sh[53]: Steam runtime environment up-to-date!
steam.sh[2]: Log already open
steam.sh[2]: Steam client's requirements are satisfied
CProcessEnvironmentManager is ready, 5 preallocated environment variables.
[2026-08-06 14:26:44] Startup - updater built Aug  3 2026 19:41:02
[2026-08-06 14:26:44] Startup - Steam Client launched with: '/home/cogz/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-srt-logger-opened'
08/06 14:26:44 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
08/06 14:26:44 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(1785799196)/tid(107)
Looks like steam didn't shutdown cleanly, scheduling immediate update check
CProcessEnvironmentManager is ready, 5 preallocated environment variables.
[2026-08-06 14:26:44] Process started with command-line: '/home/cogz/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam' '-child-update-ui' '-child-update-ui-socket' '9' '-srt-logger-opened'
08/06 14:26:44 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
[2026-08-06 14:26:44] Using update UI: xwin
08/06 14:26:44 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steam)/version(0)/tid(108)
[2026-08-06 14:26:44] Create window
[2026-08-06 14:26:44] Loading cached metrics from disk (/home/cogz/.local/share/Steam/package/steam_client_metrics.bin)
[2026-08-06 14:26:44] Failed to load cached hosts file (File 'update_hosts_cached.vdf' not found), using defaults
[2026-08-06 14:26:44] Using the following download hosts for Public, Realm steamglobal
[2026-08-06 14:26:44] 1. https://client-update.steamstatic.com, /, Realm 'steamglobal', weight was 1, source = 'baked in'
[2026-08-06 14:26:44] Checking for update on startup
[2026-08-06 14:26:44] Checking for available updates...
[2026-08-06 14:26:44] Downloading manifest: https://client-update.steamstatic.com/steam_client_ubuntu12
[2026-08-06 14:26:44] Manifest download: send request
[2026-08-06 14:26:45] Manifest download: waiting for download to finish
[2026-08-06 14:26:45] Set percent complete: 0
[2026-08-06 14:26:45] Set status message: Checking for available updates...
[2026-08-06 14:26:45] Set percent complete: -1
[2026-08-06 14:26:46] Show window
[2026-08-06 14:26:48] Manifest download: finished
[2026-08-06 14:26:48] Download skipped: /steam_client_ubuntu12 version 1785799196, installed version 1785799196, existing pending version 0
[2026-08-06 14:26:48] Nothing to do
[2026-08-06 14:26:48] Verifying installation...
[2026-08-06 14:26:48] Verifying all executable checksums
[2026-08-06 14:26:48] Set percent complete: -1
[2026-08-06 14:26:48] Set status message: Verifying installation...
[2026-08-06 14:26:50] Verification complete
UpdateUI: skip show logo
[2026-08-06 14:26:50] Destroy window
[2026-08-06 14:26:50] Shutdown

Steam logging initialized: directory: /home/cogz/.local/share/Steam/logs

XOpenIM() failed, LANG = en_US.UTF-8
XOpenIM() failed, LANG = en_US.UTF-8XRRGetOutputInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf60c9ec0
XRRGetCrtcInfo Workaround: initialized with override: 0 real: 0xf60c8590
08/06 14:26:50 minidumps folder is set to /tmp/dumps
08/06 14:26:50 Init: Installing breakpad exception handler for appid(steamsysinfo)/version(1785799196)/tid(134)
Running query: 1 - GpuTopology
Response: gpu_topology {
  gpus {
    id: 1
    name: "AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (RADV NAVI14)"
    vram_size_bytes: 8573157376
    driver_id: k_EGpuDriverId_MesaRadv
    driver_version_major: 26
    driver_version_minor: 1
    driver_version_patch: 5
    luid: 0
  }
  default_gpu_id: 1
}

Exit code: 0
Saving response to: /tmp/steamGDjMab - 61 bytes
steamwebhelper.sh[150]: Starting steamwebhelper under bootstrap steamrt steam runtime via: /home/cogz/.local/share/Steam/steamrt64/pv-runtime/steam-runtime-steamrt/_v2-entry-point
steamwebhelper.sh[150]: Starting steamwebhelper with steamrt steam runtime at /home/cogz/.local/share/Steam/steamrt64/pv-runtime/steam-runtime-steamrt/_v2-entry-point
Steam Runtime Launch Service: starting steam-runtime-launcher-service
Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service is running pid 223
steam-runtime-launcher-service[223]: E: Can't find session bus: Error spawning command line “dbus-launch --autolaunch=731fc8a82bfa01d7e74e8a6369fd24bc --binary-syntax --close-stderr”: Child process exited with code 1
Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service pid 223 exited
exec ./steamwebhelper -nocrashdialog -lang=en_US -cachedir=/home/cogz/.local/share/Steam/config/htmlcache -steampid=107 -buildid=1785799196 -steamid=0 -logdir=/home/cogz/.local/share/Steam/logs -uimode=7 -startcount=0 -steamuniverse=Public -realm=Global -clientui=/home/cogz/.local/share/Steam/clientui -steampath=/home/cogz/.local/share/Steam/ubuntu12_32/steam -launcher=0 --valve-enable-site-isolation --enable-smooth-scrolling --password-store=basic --log-file=/home/cogz/.local/share/Steam/logs/cef_log.txt --disable-quick-menu --disable-component-update --gaia-url=http://disabled.invalid --enable-features=PlatformHEVCDecoderSupport --disable-features=WinRetrieveSuggestionsOnlyOnDemand,SpareRendererForSitePerProcess,DcheckIsFatal,BlockPromptsIfIgnoredOften,WebUsbDeviceDetection,ValveFFmpegAllowLowDelayHEVC
Steam Runtime Launch Service: starting steam-runtime-launcher-service
Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service is running pid 392
steam-runtime-launcher-service[392]: E: Can't find session bus: Error spawning command line “dbus-launch --autolaunch=731fc8a82bfa01d7e74e8a6369fd24bc --binary-syntax --close-stderr”: Child process exited with code 1
Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service pid 392 exited
Steam Runtime Launch Service: starting steam-runtime-launcher-service
Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service is running pid 515
steam-runtime-launcher-service[515]: E: Can't find session bus: Error spawning command line “dbus-launch --autolaunch=731fc8a82bfa01d7e74e8a6369fd24bc --binary-syntax --close-stderr”: Child process exited with code 1
Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service pid 515 exited
Steam Runtime Launch Service: starting steam-runtime-launcher-service
Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service is running pid 519
steam-runtime-launcher-service[519]: E: Can't find session bus: Error spawning command line “dbus-launch --autolaunch=731fc8a82bfa01d7e74e8a6369fd24bc --binary-syntax --close-stderr”: Child process exited with code 1
Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service pid 519 exited
Steam Runtime Launch Service: steam-runtime-launcher-service keeps crashing on startup, disabling
reaping pid: 108 -- steam


[2026-08-06 14:28:52] Background update loop checking for update. . .
[2026-08-06 14:28:52] Checking for available updates...
[2026-08-06 14:28:52] Downloading manifest: https://client-update.steamstatic.com/steam_client_ubuntu12
[2026-08-06 14:28:52] Manifest download: send request
[2026-08-06 14:28:52] Manifest download: waiting for download to finish
[2026-08-06 14:28:55] Manifest download: finished
[2026-08-06 14:28:55] Download skipped by HTTP 304 Not Modified
[2026-08-06 14:28:55] Nothing to do

[CogumeloNoGIT]

it seems to work with --bind /run/dbus /run/dbus \ but there is probably a better way to do this

[TheAwesome98-Real]

happens for me too, not exactly a conty issue cause it happened in my custom container i made

im on musl gentoo

EDIT: not that i wish to imply it's wrong to put the issue here im just saying it seems to be something inherent to containers

[TheAwesome98-Real]

im going to attempt to create a container with steamcmd and use that

[Kron4ek]

This is a Steam bug (feature?) in general that it does not work without access to dbus. SANDBOX_LEVEL=2 hides dbus explicitly, but if you need Steam to work in this mode, passing through the dbus socket from the host system to the container via --bind /run/dbus /run/dbus is ok i think.