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pak01_001.vpk error
jlart11 Aug 16, 2022
Hello all,

I am an old timer (62yo) CS player and was really happy to see the Linux community pushing forth gaming on linux this is good news for me since I am a linux veteran user since 97, lately I been itching to get back into action with CSGO. I put together this brand new rig:

Motherboard Asus b660-Plus
32 gb Memory
Hd 1t SSD
GC nvidia GTX 1660 super

All spanking new, with a fresh install of Nobara linux built on a fedora 36 distro all working fine and I get an error like this inside the CSGO playing dust2 "Pure server: file [GAME]\pak01_001.vpk does not match the server's file" I already did all the procedure mentioned in (https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1A06-BC6C-B2EA-1FD2) to no avail the error persists what else can I do? can some1 more knowledgeable help me please? TIA
tfk Aug 16, 2022
No experience with this game but this thread seems to point to network related issues.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/c9s2y3/can_the_csgo_devs_fix_the_pure_server_file_game/
jlart11 Aug 16, 2022
Quoting: tfkNo experience with this game but this thread seems to point to network related issues.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/c9s2y3/can_the_csgo_devs_fix_the_pure_server_file_game/

Thanks this sounds on point and good to know but, still the is no solution for this problems. I see so many changes from the last time I played it is hard to keep up. Thanks again.
mr-victory Aug 16, 2022
Did you verify file integrity?
Does -insecure parameter get you in game?
damarrin Aug 16, 2022
Isn’t CS Linux native? Is there a reason to run it in Wine/Proton?
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