KSP 1.2.1 stuck on loading screen

[Matthieu]

Hello,

I just installed KSP on my Ubuntu 16.10 from Steam and the game cannot complete the loading process, it always stops at some point on the loading screen.

KSP Version: 1.2.1.1604 (LinuxPlayer) on Linux 4.8 Ubuntu 16.10 64bit

What Happens: Game stuck on loading screen

Mods / Add-Ons: None

Steps to Replicate: Install KSP from Steam on Unbuntu 16.10 and launch it.

Result: Stuck on the loading screen at some point

Fixes/Workarounds:

Other Notes/Pictures/Log Files:

- KSP.log at http://pastebin.com/NmgSf0NS

- Screenshot : http://imgur.com/a/xucSS?

Thank you for any help.

[sal_vager]

Hi @Matthieu, can you please try starting the KSP.x86 and the KSP,x86_64 directly from the Kerbal Space Program folder.

[Matthieu]

Hi @sal_vager, launching KSP.x86 raises an error, "error while loading shared libraries: libXcursor.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory".

However, launching KSP.x86_64 directly works perfectly! The loading process is completed and I am able to access the menu.

Thanks for your quick reply!

[sal_vager]

libxcursor1 isn't installed by default anymore? Anyway you can install it if you want from Synaptic, or the command line with:

sudo apt-get install libxcursor1

You can also make Steam open the 64bit version of KSP by default, right click KSP in the Steam client, click Properties, then Set Launch Options and put this in:

%command%_64

[Matthieu]

libxcursor1 is already the newest version (1:1.1.14-1), I tried installing the 32-bit version of the library (based on http://askubuntu.com/questions/461063/gaming-ravensword-libxcursor1-error):

sudo apt-get install libxcursor1:i386

sudo apt-get install libxrandr2:i386

After that KSP.x86 is working fine and doesn't get stuck on the loading screen.

 

About the Steam workaround, it did launch the 64bit version of KSP but got stuck on the loading screen.

[Gianni1122]

I had similar problem yesterday and fixed it by "verifying files" on Steam. Right click KSP go to properties, local files, verify integrity 

It looks like you resolved this already but I'm just going to mention this quick fix just in case

[surge]

As is standard for the switch from 32 bit to 64 bit that was done by everyone except intel several decades ago, there are 2 different versions of every library.

You don't have the 32 bit version of libxcursor installed. As you're successfully running the 64 bit version of KSP ignore it. It looks like  steam is trying to run the 32 bit version (because steam is a stupid pile of garbage, apparently), so just stick with what you're doing.

...unless you want to program X11 mouse games for old 32 bit 80486 machines for poor schools in India or something.

Edited November 10, 2016 by surge