r/SteamOS

2 tb without controller

The videos and pictures doesn't do it justice. This thing is super small.

I wanted to play my steam games inn my living room and I got sick of waiting for the steam machine so I built one
Built August 2025

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to install SteamOS and I am unable to get past the installation screen because it keeps saying “No networks found” despite being fully connected to the internet via an Ethernet cable.

When I go to the Desktop mode through my USB, it shows my Ethernet working just fine. Can someone please help me understand what I’m doing wrong?

Thanks you in advance!

Left over parts. Made me a steam os build.

I5-6600-16GB Ram 2600mhz-250gb NVME - 500gb ssd

RX580 - 550w corsair

So- when I initially (over the last 8 months) saw everyone building their own PCs and running steamos or even bazzite, I thought that's a pretty neat idea. After the steam machine launch- 10x the talk. It sounded extremely legit to make it happen and I'm glad I did! I followed Linus tech tips for the hardware compatibility.

As a brand new PC builder I took my time over about 5ish hours doing the build. The next evening (midnight, dumb) I updated my ASRock bios and used RUFUS to add steamos to it. Those were extremely easy compared to the build actually and a lot less stress. Within 3 hours I got to downloading my first game! I can't wait to benchmark some larger and smaller games to get a feel for how the performance looks! I will likely need to step away from this cheap portable monitor though for the best results. Still trying to connect it to the t.v where I'm house sitting.

Also- would love to see more walkthroughs of this setup because I was struggling a bit to find a breakdown. Though Valve has some awesome instructions, I just got lost in the sauce with Ventoy- some video I watched said it was the best for steam os, really not the case. Rufus took some time to add the file all the way but when it was done, it was solid, no extra tries and my PC recognized it easily. Now it seems like all I do is get more games downloaded on some storage (have a 4tb USB one) and then get playing some sweet and savory games!

Same build I did: https://youtu.be/zvaO4DPM1ZM?is=JDiML\_QwBfL3BnR1 I almost went with the fractal design mini c case but decided this one looked cooler and was smaller (cubix g)

Edit: My ears are open for next step recommendations for steam os or desktop mode. I used to use Emudeck and really liked it but I may stay away from emulation on here for simplicity's sake.

I wanted to share a really impressive Decky Loader plugin that I recently discovered: Panel de Control.

First of all, I am not the creator of this plugin. All credit goes to Hooandee, who developed and actively maintains it.

The plugin acts as a unified control center for a wide range of handheld gaming PCs running SteamOS. Depending on your device, it lets you manage features such as:

• RGB lighting
• TDP and power profiles
• Custom fan curves
• Controller/button remapping
• Other hardware-specific settings

One of its biggest strengths is its support for multiple handhelds, including:

• Steam Deck
• ASUS ROG Ally
• ASUS ROG Ally X
• ASUS Xbox Rog Ally X
• MSI Claw
• Lenovo Legion Go S
• Lenovo Legion Go 2

Instead of relying on different vendor utilities or workarounds, this plugin brings many of these controls directly into Gaming Mode through Decky Loader, making the experience much more seamless.

You can find the project on GitHub here:
👉 https://github.com/Hooandee/panel-de-control

If you speak Spanish (or don't mind using subtitles), Hooandee also has an excellent YouTube channel where he regularly publishes Steam Deck, SteamOS and handheld gaming tutorials:
📺 https://www.youtube.com/@Hooandee

I simply wanted to give this project a bit more visibility because I think it's an excellent tool for the SteamOS handheld community. Huge thanks to Hooandee for all the work he's put into it!

EDIT: I believe the Force Composite option does solve this issue after all, I tried changing it before starting a game and now it does not have the crazy banding seen in the photo. Thanks for the help everyone!

Hey everyone. I just put a 9070 XT into my PC and installed SteamOS on it. It is amazing so far. A few years ago I could only dream of PC gaming in my living room without Windows. But I have one issue I can’t seem to solve. There’s pretty bad color banding happening. I have tried “Force Composite” in the developer options and it didn’t seem to affect anything. I’ve tried different resolutions - 1920x1080@60, 2560x1440@120 (my preferred setting), and 4k@60 as well. I also tried getting a ugreen DisplayPort to HDMI adapter and using that. I’ve tried plugging it directly into my LG TV as well as into a Philips Hue Sync box (preferred because it handles CEC on wake without any fuss).

Any ideas on how I can get rid of this color banding?

To make a long story short, due to the many delays over the July 4th holiday due to weather and higher than expected air travel, my flight from home location Portland, OR to Chicago to NW Arkansas, then two days later from Arkansas to Charlotte, NC and back to my location — Portland, OR. We had delays, automatic switching of flights even though we made it to our next flight (also delayed) and while in Charlotte, NC a two hour wait on the tarmac only to be brought back to a different terminal, debarked, while a new flight crew and refueling took place, adding another hour before we could take off again. During the transitions from the Arkansas flight on, in-which this image was taken (see previous post), it must have fallen on the floor while repacking my sling. I am nornmally pretty good at inventorying my equipment/gadgets since sadly as my wife would say “I take TOO MUCH STUFF.” on our trips and is a necessity. Sadly, I must have been distracted or too much in a hurry and did not realize till I got home at 2:00 am in the morning that it did not make it. Hopefully American Airlines (who I don’t recommend to fly with for other reasons), their “Lost & Found” service will do right by me. Otherwise “someone special” wil have the world’s smallest Steam Machine to call their own. AND YES, I have changed I changed my Steam password (and already using 2-factor authentication) and removed the device from Steam inventory. I also use Chrome on the Desktop, so I also changed its password as well (which is also using 2-factor authentication). As many of you know, SteamOS isn’t that secure, which makes sense on the types of devices it is meant for. You can enable login, but I guess I was lazy. :(

As side note you probably already figured out, sometimes this stuff is too small and irregular in size to just slide in a pocket. What I really wish to see is something like the MeLe candy bar styled mini PCs, which sadly only contain at the high end an Intel n100 or n105 (their might even be a n200 or n300 out there as well). Saying this is due to thermal constraints. But I could see the MinisForum EM680 or EM780 (my hope AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme with RNDA 3.5) essentially designed with Liquid metal, copper transfer tubing to a radiator that has dual fan system above and below pulling and pushing air through the upper and lower vents. I use similar method to equalized air flow through my hard case ‘Gaming Lens’ systems and works pretty well. One could go further and provide a cooling plate on the bottom for the NVME and solder RAM. If I had the capital I would design it myself (kind of what I do :)). Would anyone buy something like that? (maybe I will put polling post together with some 3D renders of the case and exploded view in the future). Especially if I could keep it below $700 for 32GB - 8000 GOPS, with open 2242 or 2860 NVME slot? It would have HDMI and three USB-C ports with two being used for USB-C PD Power or Alt Video (DP). No keyboard or display. Just a thick candy bar styled mini PCs, you could slip in your shirt pocket or inside coat pocket along with your XREAL (or similar) glasses and a pocket gamepad? Since I have been design a compact 21700 cell based UPS/‘Virtual Battery’ power base for MiniPCs, it would be much trouble to layout the 21700s differently along with the my power board to create a 20000AH per, stackable battery system, or just plug your own Power Bank, like the Anker Prime series. (As mentioned porting over my BT ‘Virtual Battery’ monitoring service from CachyOS to SteamOS)