Mutanthands
Member
Of course. I think of that scene every time badges come up.
So, right now, I seem to be stuck at the "starting up the partitioner" part of the installation, as it's scanning the hard disc. Seagate Barracuda, 2 TB capacity.
SteamOS out now (beta)
- Thread starter MRORANGE
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Of course. I think of that scene every time badges come up.
So, right now, I seem to be stuck at the "starting up the partitioner" part of the installation, as it's scanning the hard disc. Seagate Barracuda, 2 TB capacity.
HolyBaikal
Banned
Awwwwwwwww, so cute!
NeoGAF threads should be this cute all of the time.
We, it sounds like I can and should wait until SteamOS improves. I wasn't in a hurry to use SteamOS to begin with.
I have bought AMD graphics cards for years, and don't even own an up to date nVidia graphics card. There are also a whole lot of of other problems like a lack of support for dual boot. So I will wait until things get worked out.
dude just be patient, they dont have AMD drivers because their prototypes dont have AMD card. give it a week and you will have unofficial drivers and stuff intigrated trough the community
fluffydelusions
Member
Well I have an AMD card atm so guess I'm out
Not really. Nvidia has actually put effort into its Linux drivers. AMD has not at all, they are awful.
To see the UI and any changes valve did to linux
No. The beta is for people who can identify and help solve problems. Run Steam on Ubuntu if you just want to learn Linux and play with Steam.
Grab a HD dual boot and just dive in!
Use the torrent. i downloaded it at my max. speed
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:1e4dae83371ba704d5d89e1828068ef0c4151e32&dn=SteamOSInstaller.zip&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A80%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.publicbt.com%3A80%2Fannounce
Kadayi
Banned
Same. The wipes EVERYTHING disclaimer scares me big time.
Hats off to you bold pioneers going for this. Plenty of thread updates please
*subbed*
People who aren't fully digital and watch dvd/blu-rays on their machine?
MY PC in my living room is my go-to media device. Great for upscaling DVDs and a better blu-ray player than most BR dedicated machines.
BETA
cebri.one
Member
Even for a beta, most basic driver support is a must.
I don't really care about learning Linux, but that's because I have no use for it. I was thinking this gives me a reason to try it, and it may motivate me to want to actually learn Linux. Maybe I'll wait to see how the final version can be customized before trying it. I like tweaking and tinkering.
batteryLeakage
Neo Member
REMINDER
- UEFI boot support ONLY
Damn. Well that sucks. I was excited too.
Dead Prince
Banned
was going to isntall on laptop but glad i read and said nvidia cards for now lol.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
Apparently it is not necessary to support every piece of hardware and software out there just for the first release of an open beta.
DerpButter
Member
Just to clarify for anyone doing the custom install, you need to be using the gnome *CLASSIC* session, steam would not launch for me at all in the modern gnome session.
HolyBaikal
Banned
I would like to be all digital, but being an anime fan, a can't watch anime unless on Crunchyroll, illegally, dubbed, or buying DVDs or Blu-Rays. I'd love to be able to own more anime digitally.
I'm still a mostly digital person, though. I haven't bought a disc drive in years. And I immediately back up my shows and put away the original discs as a collector's item. I very rarely use discs and disc drives anymore except to back them up. And I would like it if I could avoid them altogether. None of my computers have a disc drive installed. If I need one, I have a few USB optical drives.
This is the software for their SteamBox. Their SteamBox doesn't use ATI hardware.
It will come eventually. It was just a secondary priority as it was not required for their hardware beta.
I think for gamers, the modern demo "beta" has really corrupted the term.
TouchMyBox
Member
Guys, the transition between games and the Steam UI is really really smooth.
I kinda couldn't believe it.
If you have any experience with linux beyond just casually using and/or going through a polished automated install process.
Basically, if bash gives you the warm fuzzies.
AMD's fglrx linux drivers are a pathetic joke and AMD has been hinting that they have a new linux driver releasing next week which might not be shit. I would bet that VALVe is waiting for those drivers to support AMD cards, since the current AMD drivers can't even run valve's own games properly.
Conversely, the open source radeon drivers run source engine games like a champ.
I kinda couldn't believe it.
If you have any experience with linux beyond just casually using and/or going through a polished automated install process.
Basically, if bash gives you the warm fuzzies.
AMD's fglrx linux drivers are a pathetic joke and AMD has been hinting that they have a new linux driver releasing next week which might not be shit. I would bet that VALVe is waiting for those drivers to support AMD cards, since the current AMD drivers can't even run valve's own games properly.
Conversely, the open source radeon drivers run source engine games like a champ.
Gnome 2 4 lyfe brah
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
Pretty much. You can sorta blame f2ps a little bit because amongst that sub-market open beta is pretty much considered release generally speaking. But you can also blame other games like bf3 + 4 I suppose. But one would argue the beta is still ongoing for bf4! jhehehe
cebri.one
Member
Nobody is asking for that.
I agree. And i believe they should have released a closed ¿beta? for Steam Machines and wait until they could support AMD cards to get the public version out, seems to be most logical solution. This is just going to angry AMD users, not good for their platform.
Syphon Filter
Member
No one has it yet or something? I havent seen pics.
Were you able to set up partitions manually in custom? I tried it, selected the partition option, and watched it stomp my drive, lol. Luckily I had unplugged the important ones in advance.
McSmiggins
Neo Member
Bit curious, what type of partition/disk layout did they use, I'm assuming they went LVM for the main volume so we don't have to have issues with expansion/install locations, can anyone post an fdisk -l for me?
SteveWinwood
Member
it has some basic driver support
DerpButter
Member
Nah the option never comes up, the automated install is a full wipe, i'd suggest ONLY the drive you plan to use connected.
Angry AMD users should be angry at AMD for years of OpenGL/Linux neglect.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
So, is Steam gonna let me login from a Steam-box and my main PC at the same time without kicking me each time?
Mutanthands
Member
Went to pick up my daughter, and was still stuck at the same place. Reset, install stops at the same place again. Gonna try a custom install.