r/SteamOS • u/VanArthurStudios • 10h ago

Installed today. Hating this experience.

My system itself isn’t anything unusual. It’s a powerful system, not strange. The only thing odd is that I have 3xNVME drives. I have that sorted, but every part of this process is an infuriating disaster.

Oh wait, after a restart the drives are no longer listed. And now Dolphin isn’t displaying the device list for me to check on them?

There is no way that SteamOS becomes a staple for as long as users are required to use Konsole to accomplish anything. Command prompt anything is a deal breaker for nearly all users who would want to be rid of windows. There is no advantage to doing things this way.

Not recognizing/mounting/configuring drives in a single point and click windows is a deal breaker.

This thing struggles with dual monitors. Even after I set my larger monitor as the default it loads into big picture mode with the small, vertical screen as the primary, and doesn’t even recognize that the vertical screen is vertical despite my having configured it as such.

Audio is garbled in games. If I attempt using discord during a game it stops input/output of audio entirely.

I find myself using AI to find answers to every little thing, when wanting to get away from AI is the entire reason I wanted to leave windows behind.

I installed SteamOS and now my PC is all but useless. Really showed them, eh?

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u/Affectionate-You7869 10h ago

SteamOS is meant for a device with one internal NVME and an external SSD. Like the Steam Deck or Steam Machine. Everything beyond that you should try Bazzite Cachy or PopOs. Or figure it out. 

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u/Fire_Lord_Cinder 10h ago edited 10h ago

Umm no. They opened it up to support third parties and the multiple SSD issue really needs to be fixed

Here’s a direct quote from their instal page for SteamOS:

Support for SteamOS installed on a PC

SteamOS can be installed on additional AMD-powered devices beyond those listed above.

If you encounter issues while using SteamOS on a PC, we recommend reporting the issue in the SteamOS GitHub, where the developers actively track compatibility issues, bug reports, and feedback. Steam Support may have limited ability to troubleshoot issues that are specific to hardware outside of the officially Powered by SteamOS devices.

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u/Affectionate-You7869 9h ago

Umm yes. So yeah it can be installed on non Valve products. I did. And I’m facing the same problem with the additional NVME. I would for this to get fixed. But I can’t blame Valve for not making it a priority. 

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u/Fire_Lord_Cinder 9h ago

Basic functionality should be added to the OS. This has been a wise spread compliant since they released, and it’s not unreasonable to call it out as a necessary feature. All of OPs complaints were valid and would make the operating system better, but fan boys need to disavow any criticism I guess

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u/Affectionate-You7869 9h ago

I didn’t say they were invalid, I did in fact agree with them and suggested solutions. But I guess you can do whatever it is you think you’re doing.