Quoting: slaapliedjeI was trying to figure out what drives CEC information. For example, the PS4 works fine with it, I don't think the Link actually does anything special with it, (though if I have the ps4 on, my receiver will switch to the link when it is powered on.) I should dig into this more, seems it should be a simple software thing.

The SoC in the link has full CEC support. It's up to the OS/application to do something with it. CEC has largely been ignored by the linux community until a few months ago when finally kernel infra support arrived for CEC.

But any generic PC with HDMI interface usually has nothing tied to the CEC line (so support impossible), and some even go so far to tie the CEC line to ground, which is an even bigger no-no. There has been one documented case of a toshiba notebook having a working CEC interface.
There are special cables that have the CEC line cut to connect generic bad PC's to a CEC setup.
CEC is like a bus where every device is electrically connected to the same wire. If one device short-circuits the line, the CEC bus is dead.

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Quoting: ArdjeYay! Just tested it, the 5 Jan release fixed the issue.

Unfortunately switching back to stable and back to beta again, and the bug reappeared :-(.

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Quoting: ArdjeBefore all the x-box controller support work it was working fine with controllers attached to the dongle *and* to the link, but now I have to unplug the dongle, or be sure to have the steamlink disconnected before I go to my room.

Yay! Just tested it, the 5 Jan release fixed the issue.

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Did anybody here have issues with the steam controller and the steam link?
I've got my issue reported here:
https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/4775 [External Link]
To be specific: the current steam beta and steam stable client can only hande on wireless steam controller interface at a time. Be it the dongle in the steam machine, or the steam link.
Before all the x-box controller support work it was working fine with controllers attached to the dongle *and* to the link, but now I have to unplug the dongle, or be sure to have the steamlink disconnected before I go to my room.
Of course there are more problems (like an endless crash/recompile/reboot loop when inserting a 7.1 USB audio device), but this one is rather disturbing.

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Quoting: zimplex1Steam has been going downhill in terms of quality for a few years now... That's why I've been trying to use GOG more and more. The lack of quality control will be Steam's downfall.

I think steam has gone uphill. But what they really did is put quality control in the hands of gamers, which I think is where it belongs. Gamers just need to adjust to their QA position.
Playing and promoting games will be another big social thing.
And you just have to find the person that has the same interest as you, and read that persons reviews and recommendations.
There are a lot of games that I consider lost money while a lot of people think it's great. The good thing is that I won't cry over money spend on linux games.
There are games that I was sure about that it was not well spend after 1 hour playing although screenshots convinced me otherwise. A game I bought from EA, which was too blocky in my opinion ended up sucking > 1100 hours, and I am now a patreon supporter of the developer.
EA helps and works wonders. But we as players have to choose carefully, and we even have to ask ourselves if we are ready to invest in EA.
Things I did not regret buying in EA:
Fortresscraft evolved ( > 1100hours..., still a noob)
Dying light ( >100h )
Ark: survival ( >100h I think, I am basically still nowhere)
Planet Explorer
And probably much more.
I have planet nomads in the alpha trials, which looks prommising for an alpha.
Not so happy with sky break yet, but I have yet to replay it to give it a review, while Far Sky from the same developers, really has blown me away, and set me on the path of FCE, PE and PN.

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Quoting: tuubi1040
Remember when you were looking to buy a game and there was simply nothing you wanted available for Linux? Because I do. Strange to think this was only a few years ago.

I was ready to buy *any* game just to support developers.
Now I can't because the amount of great and cool new games >> budget. And I also want to play them.

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31 titles that support OSVR on Steam right now also support Linux, so that's nice.

My experience is that VR and steamos are mutually exclusive. There were a very select view I could start on my DK2.
All others had no VR build for steamos even though it was my primary reason to buy it.

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Heads up for those of you with a steam machine
Before upgrading the steam beta, forcefully upgrade your system.
If you don't, you need a mouse to get out of the mess, and the intended use-case for a steam machine does not include a mouse. The steam controller is *dead*/useless until steamos is updated (with the new udev rules).
Fortunately all steam machines are lacking CEC support in hardware, so my steam machine only lasted 1 hour on my TV, before migrating it back to my room and replacing it with a steam link.
(Why... Why say it is a console if you don't support CEC :-( ).
It's now connected to my KVM switch like a bunch of other stuff ;-).

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