> > What graphics driver are you using (version)? > > How did you install Steam? > > The correct way is to run steaminstall.msi in to a fresh wine prefix. > You need to mention any variation you made to this- other workarounds > used, winetricks, etc. Distro: Gentoo ~AMD64 Driver: Nvidia 195.36.24 Videocard: GTX275 Wine version: 1.1.44 (tried many older versions as well) Installed using wine msiexec /i steaminstall.msi in a fresh wine prefix. Also tried with winetricks in a fresh prefix. Attempting to make a new account brings on the crash most quickly, which occurs almost instantly when the EULA appears. I've never seen this steam version running under windows, but the EULA appears as a black screen, which could be another symptom.