SteamOS 3.9.3 Beta Patches Steam Frame Wireless Adapter
Valve’s SteamOS 3.9.3 Beta adds six new changelog lines, including better Steam Frame wireless adapter support and the return of Android binder IPC.
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Steam Frame Source Code Mirrored in 24 GitHub Repositories
Steam Frame source code is now browsable on GitHub after an unofficial mirror, evlaV, created 24 repositories with the kernel, graphics stack and firmware.
Steam Frame Update Fixes Wi-Fi Bug as 0.5 Beta Adds APKs
Valve’s Steam Frame client update stops Wi-Fi power saving from turning on at startup, and SteamOS 0.5.6 Beta lets Desktop mode add .apk files to Steam.
Valve Closes Steam Frame Hardware Decode Patch as Duplicate
A developer got HEVC hardware decoding working in Steam Frame’s Lepton container, but Valve closed the request as a duplicate of a still-blank work item.
Pimax Play Linux Client in Development, Pimax Confirms
Pimax told GamingOnLinux a dedicated Linux Pimax Play client is in development, with no date or build, as its new Crystal Pro headset depends on it.
SteamOS 0.4 Reaches All Steam Frame Owners, Error 17 Lingers
Valve moved SteamOS 0.4 for Steam Frame to stable with up to 12% battery gains and streaming fixes, but the full Error 17 fix still needs a SteamVR beta.
Steam Frame SteamOS 0.4.5 Beta Fixes VR Streaming Color Bug
SteamOS 0.4.5 for Steam Frame fixes a headset chroma regression in VR streaming, a color bug Valve never said which earlier build introduced.
Proton Experimental Adds Early 32-Bit OpenXR Support
Proton Experimental adds early 32-bit OpenXR support for older Windows VR games, but only on x86 and only with a flag missing from Valve’s README.
Steam Frame Verified Passes 200 Games, Only 70 VR-Only
GamingOnLinux counts more than 200 Steam Frame Verified titles, up from 143 on September 18, with 70 VR-only, so flat games are driving most of the growth.
Valve Calls Steam on ARM Linux Unsupported Outside Frame
Valve calls the Steam client on ARM Linux unsupported while it tunes the ARM Proton path that Steam Frame runs on, including the FEX code cache.