Illegal instruction (core dumped)

[mcdragon]

Plan

Premium

Country

UK

Device

PC

Operating System

Arch Linux

My Question or Issue

Running spotify either as re-packaged spotify for linux via aur helper or spotify-launcher doesn't work

spotify --show-console --debug-level=MAX
16:34:56.744 E [f:25 ] TCPServer: Failed to create port checker
16:34:56.757 I [f:229 ] Starting step: core_init
16:34:56.757 I [f:159 ] Access allowance changed from online: 0 stream: 0, sync: 0, persistent conn: 0 to online: 1 stream: 1, sync: 0, persistent conn: 1
16:34:56.758 I [f:77 ] Connectivity policy is initially allow_all
16:34:56.758 I [f:79 ] Connection type is initially unknown
16:34:56.758 I [f:96 ] Enabling all persistent connections
16:34:56.758 I [f:139 ] Open storage index header at /home/mcdragon/.cache/spotify/Storage/index.dat
16:34:56.758 I [f:23 ] Opened storage index at /home/mcdragon/.cache/spotify/Storage OK
16:34:56.758 I [f:271 ] NmNetworkNotifier is not aware of running NetworkManager (yet), assume 'ethernet'
16:34:56.759 I [f:248 ] Ending step: core_init
16:34:56.763 I [f:271 ] NmNetworkNotifier is not aware of running NetworkManager (yet), assume 'ethernet'
16:34:56.763 I [f:389 ] Reachability changed from unknown (IP [], roaming false) to ethernet (IP [192.168.1.15, fe80::f716:ab01:5c73:c5b2%enp3s0], roaming false)
16:34:56.763 I [f:159 ] Access allowance changed from online: 1 stream: 1, sync: 0, persistent conn: 1 to online: 1 stream: 1, sync: 1, persistent conn: 1
16:34:56.763 I [f:190 ] Scheduling emission of signal.
16:34:56.765 I [f:123 ] connectivityChanged(), is_logged_in:1
16:34:56.766 I [f:243 ] aq: Updating dealer URL from 'wss://gew1-dealer.spotify.com:443'
Illegal instruction (core dumped)

Restarting PC doesn't work

Re-installing doesn't work

Current workaround: manual rebuild from to /var/lib/snapd/snap/bin/spotify

git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/spotify.git

cd spotify/

makepkg -si

curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_6224F9941A8AA6D1.gpg | gpg --import -

[Razorclaw]

I'm running the latest version of Manjaro and have been experiencing the same issue when trying to open Spotify.
I switched from AUR to Snap and that did the trick for a while but now my debug log looks the same as OP's.

The workaround is not working for me so if someone has more ideas of what else to try: please let me know!

[cltien]

Plan

Free

Country

Canada

Device

PC

Operating System

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

My Question or Issue

I got the same error on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS and download the spotify from the "App Center". It also generates core dump. Detailed messages and strace output are attached.

[choozy1]

Plan

Premium

Country

Netherlands

Device

Linux on Mac Pro 2008

Operating System

Debian GNU/Linux 12.8 "Bookworm"

My Question or Issue

I have the same issue as these other folks, I am using a Intel Core Xeon X5472 processor.

Could it be that a newer instruction than our systems support is used upon building this software?

This problem persists with the .deb build from the Spotify repository as well as the Flatpak version.

I have also attached the console output in a file as attachment. (With IP addresses left out for privacy reasons.)

[Razorclaw]

Like choozy1, I'm also using a system running on an old processor: 2× Intel® Core™ Duo CPU P7450

I have reverted to the browser-based Spotify for now but it would be awesome if the client could 'just' be adjusted to repair its compatibility to old(er) systems. That is, IF it's indeed a compatibility issue.

[mansinhumanity]

same problem here, I'm afraid... using Manjaro on an older machine as well. Here's to hoping that there'll be a fix or at least a reliable workaround soon =\

spotify --show-console --debug-level=MAX
13:55:55.282 E [f:26 ] TCPServer: Failed to create port checker
13:55:55.300 I [f:229 ] Starting step: core_init
13:55:55.300 I [f:159 ] Access allowance changed from online: 0 stream: 0, sync: 0, persistent conn: 0 to online: 1 stream: 1, sync: 0, persistent conn: 1
13:55:55.301 I [f:49 ] Connectivity policy is initially allow_all
13:55:55.301 I [f:51 ] Connection type is initially unknown
13:55:55.301 I [f:68 ] Enabling all persistent connections
13:55:55.301 I [f:139 ] Open storage index header at /home/chris/.cache/spotify/Storage/index.dat
13:55:55.301 I [f:23 ] Opened storage index at /home/chris/.cache/spotify/Storage OK
13:55:55.301 I [f:271 ] NmNetworkNotifier is not aware of running NetworkManager (yet), assume 'ethernet'
13:55:55.302 I [f:248 ] Ending step: core_init
13:55:55.302 E [f:1401 ] Failed to set default autostart mode!
13:55:55.338 I [f:229 ] Starting step: cef_context_init
13:55:55.348 I [f:134 ] D-Bus name 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager' exists on the system bus
13:55:55.349 I [f:139 ] Notify subscribers on NetworkManager detection (current state is 'NM_STATE_CONNECTED_GLOBAL')
13:55:55.349 I [f:190 ] Successfully connected to 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManager'
13:55:55.360 I [f:229 ] Starting step: main_view_init
13:55:55.365 I [f:248 ] Ending step: cef_context_init
Ungültiger Maschinenbefehl (Speicherabzug geschrieben)

[dprimon]

Hi, I used to run Spotify in a containered archlinux (using distrobox). After updating I get "Illegal instruction" message.

Running on an old AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 945 Processor.

[enemy009]

Running Linux Mint 22 Wilma on a not so old mobo and procesor. Same problem here. Tried all the work arounds I could find. I am trying now to find out what changed on my machine in the last 30 days to trigger the "Illegal instruction (core dumped)" because Spotify ran perfect then..

[WestWayne]

I have same problem in two devices: hp 6930p with t9600 core 2 duo and toshiba l515 with t9300 core 2 duo, is for not AVX instruction?  in my toshiba l745 with i5 2450m, spotify runs fine.

[dprimon]

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@dprimon wrote:

Hi, I used to run Spotify in a containered archlinux (using distrobox). After updating I get "Illegal instruction" message.

Running on an old AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 945 Processor.

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I then discovered and installed spotify-client native .deb package. I generated a core dump and inspected it with gdb. The asm opcode where the program halts is unsupported on my cpu. Unfortunately the backtrace lacks information. So it seems that my PC is out of the game at least for the time being.

[dprimon]

Browsing this community I found a link to Linux Mint repository with uploads of a working previous release. I could definitely use an official old release though. Back to the music!

[malkien]

Same issue on Garuda (Arch) on an old AMD Phenom II X4 965. I currently pinned version 1.2.45 from AUR, it's the last one that works.

On a recent Fedora laptop Spotify works fine.

[Talent2025]

On an AMD Phenom II X4 B50 it crashes, on an even older Intel Celeron Ivy Lake CPU (G1610) it works. Will have a look into the dump later.

[mansinhumanity]

Couldn't get a hold of 1.2.45, however, the AUR package "spotify-snapstore" also appears to provide an older version - it does work for me, in any case!

Perhaps this can serve as a workaround for some... fingers crossed.

[Razorclaw]

Yessss! That package indeed also works on my good ol' laptop!
Note to self: do NOT update from here (unless the 'normal' package is confirmed to fix the asm opcode incompatibility with older machines 🤞🏼)