I have a GF75 Thin 9SC laptop with a 4GB GTX 1650 and 16 RAM. HoloISO | Releases. Gotta update advanced SteamOS options to disable auto login and switch to Plasma X11 at KDE login screen. It isn't an official Valve Steam OS 3. Steam OS 3. That's pretty cool. Yes, there are unofficial builds (HoloISO) but that's about it. 7 months ago. 🟡 Playable ℹ️ . Steam, Epic, GOG, retro consoles, and more. In this video we take a look at Linux Gaming On the All New ASUS ROG Ally! Very similar to steam deck OS we are using ChimeraOS based on Arch and has all the. (formerly GamerOS) is Arch based and supports the Nvidia GPU in the R1. Tim_the_geek. 😔. Getting back into one of my ChimeraOS installations, I saw again some of the quirks about it on the Win4. HoloISO worked after correcting the package sources. Donators need to know that most likely their money will be re-donated to support genocide against Ukrainian people. ROG ALLY SteamOS | Dual Boot, HoloISO, ChimeraOS. # grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub. At 50% screen brightness 3W TDP, the SteamOS overlay says around 7 hours of battery life. #786 opened last month by CodeNameModern. Makes sense. I use my gaming PC with Chimera OS hooked to a 4k TV to stream games to an old iMac and my SteamDeck. 1. HoloISO is basically just the steam deck software dircetly dumped onto a PC image. and I'm finding I have little need for the desktop functions in Holo/SteamOS anyway. What is it? ChimeraOS is an operating system that provides an out of the box couch gaming experience. 11 months ago. If you want Steam in your living room, you want ChimeraOS. On the Min Max 2 this. So you can’t fry it (of course test it yourself). As noted by the HoloISO devs, I need to downgrade MESA and Gamescope before I'm able to boot, since the GPD Win Max uses an Intel CPU/iGPU. SteamOS3 isn’t out yet, but you can download & try Steam HoloISO, An old Ryzen Should be Fine Depends what games you expect to run. To circumvent this. ago. HoloISO works just fine right now. My controller also has a Bluetooth option but when I try and pair, it'll disconnect, connect, disconnect, repeat every few seconds. Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. The volume buttons don't work yet, so you have to adjust it through the settings menu (use Menu button +. • 2 yr. zweiler2 / HoloISO_Tweaked Public. Installation First, to boot any external media, you’ll need to disable Secure Boot. Hi, my game Liberation is not just for Linux, it was made entirely on this awesome OS. I love them both but my laptop runs EndeavourOS, which is one of the most popular Arch variants, and Steam runs very well on it. Given the basic few points above, i cant see it hurting the deck, either people wont want a windows system. kerelenko • ROG Ally Z1 Extreme • 4 mo. However, in Chimeraos, I did not find a way. So I'd pick on of those and Windows to install in a dual boot configuration. Works flawlessly. HoloISO takes the SteamOS base image and adds in extras to make it usable outside the Steam Deck. SteamOS is described as 'Arch Linux based Linux distribution designed to run Valve's Steam and Steam games. Both projects use a rolling distro for obvious reasons. AFAIK Chimera name was chosen because is a mix of several separated gaming related tools under the same OS, similar with the what a Chimera is: Quote The term "chimera" has come to describe any mythical or fictional creature with parts taken from various animals, to describe anything composed of very disparate parts, or perceived as wildly. Create boot config for Chimera OS as name then in EFI files select bootx64 then save then exit bios. Now just for context this is a cheaper Aliexpress gaming laptop with Intel's low budget Jasper hardware but it was. Main point of this project focuses in re-implementing proprietary (as in runs-only-on. slaapliedje Apr 5. HoloISO. The OS loaded just fine on the first try and was responsive and provided access to ETA Prime’s library through its user interface. Offline installation, more MT7921K fixes, larger size with larger fun. I know this is a Steam OS page, but since you mentioned Chimera, I thought it was appropriate to offer a different solution. 1228 Changes: - Write a small pacman hook to eliminate the need to reinstall drivers on each kernel. 0 isn't officially released yet for PC but apparently there are ways to install it. config/gamescope/modes. Most of the installs worked and gaming wasn't that much of a stretch. The bigger changes come for those who have a OneXPlayer handheld device as it should work vastly better with ChimeraOS now thanks to controller detection fixes, screen orientation fixes, a fix for custom resolution support and a default resolution set properly to 1280x800. ChimeraOS 44 released, brings bug fixes aplenty, drops Nvidia support. 4GB or more RAM; 20GB or larger storage device; AMD Radeon RX 400 series or newer GPU required; Nvidia and Intel GPUs are not supported; single connected TV or monitor; hybrid graphics are not supported I triple boot Windows 10, Manjaro, and MX Linux. once released, it still requires manually enabling the fix, since not all units are affected by this hardware issue. Some issues exist though, like it not really working on NVIDIA GPUs and Intel needs some package downgrades. Designed very much to be just like SteamOS, except with a bunch of added extras, it boots directly into Steam Big Picture Mode. Their website isn’t opening for me at the moment but I think they did this already for the WM2. Donators need to know that most likely their money will be re-donated to support genocide against Ukrainian people. 0 on your PC thanks to this. Anybody else figured out a workaround?Later this year I plan on building a new PC and want to install Steam OS 3. Just head over to the Download page, download the ISO, and flash it to a flash drive. ChinoChocolate • 14 days ago. about 1 month ago. The last one was on 2023-08-08. It should also work on other Linux distros (tested on Ubuntu 22. The stable polished unofficial SteamOS. 0 ISO file). Yeah I tried the custom build of Chimera to get HDR working but it’s still a mess right now. . This update introduces "holoiso" pacman repository. If anyone has some useful advice, please. HoloISO. ChimeraOS alternatives are mainly Operating Systems but. Therefore it is massively beneficial for valve for others to use steam os on their hardware. For this, I went with ChimeraOS – the closest distro that’s going to give you that SteamOS-like experience. Experimentation shows that it works in some games, but not in others (at least with the 4800u). Instantly turn any PC into a gaming console. Forcing it to be a real computer will bring you pain, and requests for it to do more in Desktop Mode will just. #775 opened on Oct 7 by parth-menon. HoloISO promised me just what I wanted. For system updates, check Visible changelogs: Add a small chroot applet in order to open terminal in existing installation for fixing some stuff. Click here to join HoloISO Telegram update channel; . Chimera OS is awesome and I would appreciate any help that can be given. SteamOS for the Steam Deck is a Arch based Linux disto built around Steam big picture mode giving users a console experience, while still giving access to a full Linux. ago. Same use-case and same problem of unable to rotate the display on the onexplayer. Install Windows first, Linux second, or Windows will eat your GRUB bootloader. HoloISO and Chimera are both awful, have looked at them both previously and not touching them again. I highly doubt it’s possible. Finally got everything working on winesapOS :) 56. Holoiso SteamOs Stuck. Especially when it comes to anti-cheat encumbered stuff. He has resorted to installing a gaming-focused Linux distro called Chimera OS - he notes that the similar HoloISO platform was not booting up on his handheld unit. One example being testing several linux based operating systems (for testing to see what works and what doesn't when using the linux distributions) and another example is Chimera OS and Holoiso to compare gaming. HoloISO. Vanilla Ubuntu isn't going to offer you that level of integration. Chat, hang out, and stay close with your friends and communities. Other Linux builds are fine, as long as you have drivers set up and configured properly. 3. The bad news is that user reception is very mixed. ago. The last one was on 2023-08-08. I ran into this at some point in my testing on ChimeraOS so I started investigating parameters in gamescope-session and fixed it on holoiso. While Valve has still yet to produce an official installable image of SteamOS 3 for desktops, as always the community provides and another worth looking into is winesapOS. Discord - A New Way to Chat with Friends & Communities. Realtek Driver r8169 not initializing on boot. There are more than 10 alternatives to ChimeraOS for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, Steam and Raspberry Pi apps. Some issues exist though, like it not really working on NVIDIA GPUs and Intel needs some package downgrades. 89. Sort by: Open comment sort options. Kalo kemarin Michaell udah bandingin windows 10 vs Windows Ghost Spectre. trouble by the fact, that most fedora 38 or fedora 39 as of the latest version is able to be installed with secure boot on but Nobara Linux based on fedora 38 can't use secure boot, in fact; they had to make stuff in the kernel that can't run with secure boot on, sends up red flags to me, I think if I am going to use a fedora based os that I. And then I noticed that I missed the fingerprint reader. Chimera OS and HoloFork are examples of steamOS-like operating systems with actively maintained fixes for aya neo devices. sponsored. The version is called HoloISO and has some quirks. With this fresh upgrade it comes with some freshened up internals like Linux Kernel 5. The ROG Ally has launched & in this video we're taking a brief look at the potential of Dual Boot, HoloISO & ChimeraOS. Chat, hang out, and stay close with your friends and communities. Of course, you could always use Ubuntu or Pop OS (recommended for Nvidia. Everything i have has a nv gpu. I would think it will be fixed very soon. Installation of ChimeraOS is simple. ago. I wanted to share my experience with using HoloISO on my gaming PC. Pasti kalian udah pada nggak asing kan sama Chimera OS ini, yap OS yang punya tampilan persis banget sama steamdeck! Penasaran gimana performa Chimera OS di Ayaneo 2? Kalian. 41. . The main differences between HoloISO and ChimeraOS are: ChimeraOS uses a read-only system like SteamOS 3. (I had to change the holoinstall script to not install the program 'jack')Battery life is an issue on the Neo 2 and the Deck as well, as any x86-64+GPU combo are power hungry. The only problem was that the software just wasn’t there. It will save quite a lot of time if we are talking about gaming :) It's got also flatpak apps and it was designed as a console OS, so in my opinion it is the most stable arch-based linux system I've ever used :DBazzite was recently announced as a custom Fedora 38-based Linux image designed to bring the best Linux gaming to PCs and Steam Deck. Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. md","path":"doc/SK-SteamOS-配置工具. Based on your exceptional curiosity, we sense you have a lot of it. Windows10Debloater - Script to remove Windows 10 bloatware. there is no date on SteamOS 3. I have a few Operating systems and some other stuff i would like to test through booting them via the micro sd card. SteamOS 3 (Holo) archiso configuration. Discord is the easiest way to communicate over voice, video, and text. One of my personal favorites and I've used in the past personally is ChimeraOS, formerly GamerOS. HoloISO "Deckperience/Stable" version "Stable (fc8d550070)" Changes: - Refactor session switching logic, by entirely reimplementing the "sentinel" based configs to not invoke any regular expressions on sanity file itself. SteamOS functions well on a toaster. It's got an RX560, which I think would work fine for 720p steam games or PS2/Xbox emulation. SteamOS 3 (Holo) archiso configuration. 02. 13 and updates to their own built-in apps and tooling. So I downloaded the ChimeraOS iso on my pc, made it bootable using etcher. Includes out-of-the-box support for Epic Games Store and GOG. Does anyone know if this would actually happen or if it's just superstition. The only reason it exists right now is because Valve does not yet officially support SteamOS 3 as a distro that you can go and install. Whereas I had issues resuming games on Windows, on ChimeraOS and HoloISO suspend and resume has been wonderful (once you follow the instructions below). 5 mm jack. I can successfully install holoiso #1, but #2 (full desktop) fails. RetroPie, Batocera, and Recalbox are probably your best bets out of the 5 options considered. Unzip the SteamOS. If it is, is it running AMD hardware? If so, while unofficial, HoloISO is great (aka SteamOS 3. The Project you mean is called HoloISO - which according to their Github - This project attempts to bring the Steam Deck's SteamOS Holo redistribution into a generic, installable format, and provide a close-to-official SteamOS experience. Steam OS on the Steam Deck is quite different. Just installed it over HoloISO after a GPU upgrade prevented HoloISO from booting. This was a few months ago so some of my findings may not be accurate anymore. Fast startup from cold boot. Lakka uses the RetroArch emulator, so you can play all types of games on this distro, including running emulated N64, PlayStation,. 25 watching Forks. The ROG Ally ships with Windows (Home) installed and a bunch of Asus software, but it is still, at heart, a PC. I can start a game from pressing the power button in around 25 seconds or less. I was thinking about using an 8bitdo controller like the new Ultimate and either HoloISO or Chimera OS. It's, at this point, the closest you will be able to get to Steam OS 3 on a Desktop. 1, 5. HoloISO aims to be as close to the native SteamOS 3 experience as possible. It's the novelty of it. Add to Safari. (There is also ChimeraOS that features some more things)Asus should work with Valve to release a Steam OS version of the device. No, but it may as well be 99% of the way there. I installed using the HoloISO 4. Additionally there's now improved support for Xbox controllers connected via Bluetooth, an issue with. Its made by glorious eggroll so it has a bunch of kernel & proton improvements out the box. Less overhead. The OS loaded just fine on the first try and was responsive and provided access to ETA Prime's library through its user interface. If you’re looking for a best of both. It runs big picture mode by default but can be switched to gamepad ui fairly easily with a command. I'm just now installing HOLOISO and seems to be running well on desktop mode. I tried HoloISO and the face buttons work fine but. r/SteamDeck. I'm running 3. It will save quite a lot of time if we are talking about gaming :) It's got also flatpak apps and it was designed as a console OS, so in my opinion it is the most stable arch-based linux system I've ever used :DHoloiso will likely work again soon with Nvidia. Does anyone know what the default password for root, or any other account that is pre-created?HoloISO | Releases. Have been trying Holoiso on other builds with no issue. However if I try to stream from big picture mode both Steam Deck and iMac (with 5k Retina Display) only show the upper left quarter of the game. Yes, Gabe. Hey, then, in that case, if you want to play and (have|can spare some cash on) a hard drive just for it, give Holoiso a try. My experience with HoloISO. Common Questions ; Is this official? . 7 with specific Vulkan backports for Intel systems, in order to correctly use gamescope. Quoting: Mrowl Let's forget about GPD for a moment, if this is true, then the bigger story here is that Valve are reaching out to other Handheld Gaming PC companies to ship their devices with Steam OS. Some games won't work natively from the get-go so you may need to work on that. 13. Installation の指示に従い、パソコンにSteam Deck OS（HoloISO）をインストールする. Apparently suspend-resume already works, but has. #146 opened May 13, 2021 by chimera-os-fan. I don't know if listing my specs is important but running 5600, RX 6700XT, 16GB DDR4 RAM with a ASRock X570 ITX mobo. ago. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. 0 onto it. 3. 4GB or more RAM; 20GB or larger storage device; AMD Radeon RX 400 series or newer GPU required; Nvidia and Intel GPUs are not supported; single connected TV or monitor; hybrid graphics are not supportedI triple boot Windows 10, Manjaro, and MX Linux. After picking up a 512 GB Legion Go from Micro Center on Tuesday, naturally I wanted to see how well the device would perform with Linux. Kali ini Michaell bakalan cobain Chimera OS di install ke Ayaneo 2. SteamOS’s exclusive GameScope + 6800U should make your device future proof for gaming for 5 years. Chimera OS turn the AYANEO 2 or AYANEO Geek Into a more powerful Steam Deck Alternatve! Chimeraos was just updated with support for the AYANEO 2 and. 4 (patched for ANV compatibility with Gamescope) and NVIDIA driver version: 530. ChimeraOS has mangohud from. The Project you mean is called HoloISO - which according to their Github - This project attempts to bring the Steam Deck's SteamOS Holo redistribution into a generic, installable format, and provide a close-to-official SteamOS experience. AFAIK Chimera name was chosen because is a mix of several separated gaming related tools under the same OS, similar with the what a Chimera is: Quote The term "chimera" has come to describe any. Batocera Emulation Station Front End A Steam Big Picture based couch gaming OS Topics. By Liam Dawe - 3 April 2023 at 3:47 pm UTC | Views: 35,997. 1：开启虚拟内存（适合内存小的机器或者你玩的游戏需要大量内存）. Edit: what they are doing for WM2 is this - it’s a Manjaro build, not HoloISO. Chaos_Blades. That might change in the future, but for those that are impatient like myself, HoloISO is a nice option. Valve Index), but even that works well on HoloISO for just a quick game and I'm using the outdated HoloISO 3. 100. . 0: config failed, hub doesn't have any ports! (err -19). The idea is that if you own. Usually requires a system reboot. I issued the command chimera-session which gave me a list of all available sessions, so I chose desktop and that worked. Now that you mention it, SteamOS doesn't have a Microsoft-signed bootloader so doesn't support Secure Boot. What is this? This is a fork of the SteamOS compositor, currently based on version 1. Probably a Mobo problem. In holoiso, I can open the right menu through Home + A. HoloISO works with quite a lot already including the first-boot experience for the Steam Deck, the main Deck UI, the KDE Plasma Desktop Mode (including Valve's Vapor theme), Global FSR, frame limiting and more. ago. Obligatory post to bring attention to ChimeraOS. I installed ChimeraOS with an rx 580 GPU. OP if you want a lighter console style OS there are a few Linux options. The developers note it's built from ublue-os/main and ublue-os/nvidia using Fedora technology so you'll get expanded hardware support and plenty of drivers included. I am new to linux and I heard great things about ChimeraOS and SteamOS and thought I'd give it a try. Only catch might be lack of Kernel support for new AMD GPUs. 1237-1 Changes: - Fix a little mishap on Anbernic Win600s where update could lock up system due to interactive pacman request stuff Anbernic WIn600 gamepad drivers version 1. ChimeraOS doesn't support NTFS so that's automatically a dealbreaker for me as I. To have game patches be applied, you must also run the following command. Reload to refresh your session. SteamOS 3 (Holo) archiso configuration. Lastly, and this is the big one, it enables the Valve-only Arch repos holo and Jupiter . This sets the default boot settings, but you still need to apply them. I've run both Chimera and Holo and trust me just install Ubuntu or Fedora or whatever boring mainstream distro you want and go from there. A new release with ChimeraOS 28 is now available. ChimeraOS's comparison page might be biased. HoloISO is probably a generally better option (or there is an Arch build that someone customized for the Win 3, also) but it is nice to have something that is very clean and simple. PSP and 3ds emulation works good, I imagine the older systems will be just fine. linux steam distribution gaming os bigpicture bigpicturemode Resources. ChimeraOS will be better suited, as while HoloISO is more closer to SteamOS3 (Well, in fact, it is a reverse-engineered version of the current SteamDeck restricted builds), it also restrain you with what you can install to basically flatpaks due to the immutable system nature. This project attempts to bring the Steam Deck's SteamOS Holo redistribution into a generic, installable format, and provide a close-to-official SteamOS experience. The volume buttons don't work yet, so you have to adjust it through the settings menu (use Menu button + A to open the right-side menu). However, the latest versions will not run without a fairly recent AMD GPU, since they recently deprecated Steam's old Big Picture Mode, and they need it in order to use the Steam Deck UI. Turn A Cheap PC into a gaming console like the Steam deck with ChimeraOS!ChimeraOS is based on ArchLinux and now with the latest update Steam GamepadUi " Ste. HoloISO is meant to closely represent the OS on the Deck. A Steam Big Picture based couch gaming OS. Wow64 support in X11 driverChimera is described as 'Hackintosh bootloader that merges the best features from various branches of Chameleon bootloader, into a new branch based on the latest Chameleon 2. Most of the code and packages, are straight from Valve, with zero possible edits, and the ISO is being built same rootfs bootstrap as all HoloISO installations run ; I have an NVIDIA G. Trying to do the same. winesapOS - winesapOS - Game with Linux anywhere, no installation required! SteamOS - SteamOS community. Use HC for tdp control, res and hz control, mouse and game pad control. I really missed it. #786 opened last month by CodeNameModern. Im playing Elden Ring with Chimera now. on GitHub. I've been using Zorin OS for a while for while as my Steam in home streaming box. It's available in the AUR but I haven't installed it on my laptop so I don't know if it's selectible though a login manager. ChimeraOS promises a "console like" experience so I decided to give it a go. r/SteamOS. But as we said, SteamOS 3. HoloISO Update client version rel. The last one was on 2023-08-08. A new release with ChimeraOS 28 is now available. Guide for setting up very simple TDP controls on ChimeraOS. I know, but Deck's version (Steam OS 3) is being rebundled for PC in different third party builds (Chimera. 2. It aims to bring the Steam Deck's Holo OS into a generic, installable format, and provide a close-to-official SteamOS experience. In this video i will be installing ChimeraOS previously know as GamerOS on my PC and i will show you how to install it on your laptop or desktop computer in. . This means ChimeraOS is more stable and requires less Linux knowledge, but HoloISO is. ChimeraOS. For this, I went with ChimeraOS – the closest distro that’s going to give you that SteamOS-like experience. On the Deck, the system. The first big difference between HoloISO and Steam OS are the updates. 1 / 2. 10, should also work on HoloISO). I had Chimera installed on my Alpha R1, but an update broke the install. Steam OS on the Steam Deck is quite different. Firstly, I did install Linux/Chimera OS on this thing not long after I got it to test out Linux gaming in preparation for the Steam Deck. • 1 yr. service sudo systemctl enable chimera-proxy. SteamOS 3. SteamOS functions well on a toaster. HoloISO. This roughly matches with the math of 3W + 5W = 8W total, 45/8 = 5. As a matter of fact, ChimeraOS seems to be. Because Steam is closed source, to add more features, ChimeraOS includes Chimera which is a web app that lets you do things like install ROMs, and games from other stores. 4. We did have an issue a few weeks ago when Vavle re-based the Arch distro and it broke all HoloISO installs. May be true, see what happens I guess, I can either fail, or fail successfully (usually not just successfully) AA-Admiral • 1 yr. To circumvent this, ETA Prime needed to use its 3. 1. Lakka is a lightweight Linux retro gaming distro that turns your computer into a retro gaming console. You can enable the Steam Deck UI with by running chimera-session gamepadui via command line or. #788 opened last month by thekk1. Drauger Os or Pop Os! advice wanted. trouble by the fact, that most fedora 38 or fedora 39 as of the latest version is able to be installed with secure boot on but Nobara Linux based on fedora 38 can't use secure boot, in fact; they had to make stuff in the kernel that can't run with secure boot on, sends up red flags to me, I think if I am going to use a fedora based os that I. Use a USB 2. Yes, Gabe. I have tried many different solutions to create a controller based PC located in the living room and the best answer I've found is. The Steam Deck uses Steam OS 3. You can see it being used in the video. It's not 100% for gaming but mostly. r/SteamOS. Installation First, to boot any external media, you’ll need to disable Secure Boot. As opposed to installing on other distros like Manjaro or Arch through the AUR, in a distro like SteamOS doing that would likely replace those files in an update because they are installed. 2. Adding a few ROMs here and there should be much easier with Chimera, right? comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment. I've moved into chimera os which is largely similar, uses flatpak like steam. Credit: theVakhovskeIsTaken Other Linux Distributions . 在自己的电脑上安装 SteamOS 3. Thousands of games, dozens of platforms. kerelenko • ROG Ally Z1 Extreme • 4 mo. . He has resorted to installing a gaming-focused Linux distro called Chimera OS - he notes that the similar HoloISO platform was not booting up on his handheld unit. (should also work with Intel IGP, touch and go with nVidia. After a few months of work, they have succeeded. It aims to capture the convenience of complex distributions while retaining conceptual simplicity. zip file to a blank, FAT32-formatted USB stick. A LTS distro running unattended updates with good NVIDIA support (Ubuntu comes to mind) that boots straight into Steam Big Picture (Beta, for the same UI) will likely fare much better than any SteamOS port. but games like detroid become human were. Steam with its SteamOS Operating System that has not yet finished arriving and succeeding, at least, it has indicated a path to be able to play all kinds of new and old. But it's bugged there too and the same thing happens. Before you had the likes of HoloISO and winesapOS there was ChimeraOS, giving you a tailored experience more like SteamOS when Valve wasn't updating it. Chaos_Blades. I can fix this by adjusting image scaling in the Display settings. Yes, Gabe. I just installed. Standard shortcut on the steam deck is steam/menu + a, works on the win 4 too. Steam Beta is just that. 0 there is an unofficial steam os iso with easy updates called holoiso [github. 0 offline installer. 0. linux-chimeraos Public. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I gave up trying to get to work and am currently reinstalling windows. Before you had the likes of HoloISO and winesapOS there was ChimeraOS, giving you a tailored experience more like SteamOS when Valve wasn't updating it. 1. Download. Curious if anyone has had this same issue and if anyone has found a fix because I don’t see it mentioned anywhere. I am a Linux user and have no intention of running windows and as soon as I get the device in planning to do a holoiso install. It's easy to setup and you can choose from tons of options when you install it. Login credentiails. He reveals that his test platform ROG Ally is not running on Valve's Steam OS. They're in a much better position to bring that UI to a wider audience than holoiso working in the opposite direction. Arch and KDE aren’t my preferred choices, but it wasn’t difficult to adjust. SteamOS/HoloISO. Based on Arch Linux, but automated so the frzr happens takes care of the drivers, software packages, etc. 1 Home Entertainment Tech Resource Home. The only arch distros i would use is arch itself (it has an official installer now!), or the unreleased steam os, as valve has put in a lot of work for it to be simple. Guide for setting up very simple TDP controls on ChimeraOS. HoloISO aims to be as close to the native SteamOS 3 experience as possible. And, honestly, I get really tired of people saying it's "Just Arch". The best ChimeraOS alternative is RetroArch, which is both free and Open Source. Windows isn’t really wasting much resources and a Linux distro similar to SteamOS won’t really help much. GPD Win4Pro: ChimeraOS can't detect Lexar NVME SSD. For Linux, there is quite a bit of work that needs to get the Neo working similarly to the Windows level. Plug in a USB ethernet adapter and keyboard, and then the instructions are: After running the holoinstall script, run arch-chroot /mnt to access the installed SteamOS (alternatively, you can run these commands after booting into SteamOS and switching to desktop mode, just add sudo to the front of these commands). HoloISO isnt really all there and Valve still hasn't released steam OS 3 in an official capacity. What I suspect is that they will offer a “firmware” file that will be a HoloISO or other Linux build with anything needed for compatibility installed. It seems impractical to me to use anything else at this point if the main thing you want is gaming. These are essentially kiosk systems and useful only to transform your PC into a gaming console. #788 opened last month by thekk1. They even have a gamer edition that is setup for all the good gamer stuff built in. HoloISO is cool, and Steam OS is great on the deck, but Valve needs to put in the work (Which, to be clear, they've said they are) to give it more generic hardware support before it's worth installing. What I find odd is that while I know 3.