SteamOS 1/17/2014 alchemist AND alchemist_beta update

[jvert]

We have just updated both the alchemist and alchemist_beta releases. Notably this should fix the audio output on the Intel Gigabyte machines that were given out at Steam Dev Days.

New for both releases:

• Fixed Pulseaudio failing to start on machines without NVIDIA HDMI audio support
  
• Tweaked Pulseaudio config to use either Intel or NVIDIA HDMI audio by default if available

Already in alchemist_beta but now available in alchemist

• Fixed github issue 16 - Leftover "7" in PRETTY_NAME in /etc/os-release
  
• Fixed github issue 34 - Not critical warning message: No such key `ubuntu-lock-on-suspend'
  
• Fixed github issue 64 - Workaround for Debian bug #601670
  
• Merged in Debian Wheezy bugfixes for apt, expat, gnome-settings-daemon, gnupg, gtk+3.0, nspr, pixman, tzdata, curl, libxfont, openssl
  
• Made uinput a kernel builtin rather than a module and added a udev rule to allow for the steam user to access it
  
• Reduced CPU and GPU usage while games are running by interrupting Big Picture and overlay rendering
  
• Fixed an issue where two cursors would appear on screen when a game was starting of exiting
  
• Fixed tearing issues on AMD platforms by having the SteamOS compositor now specifically requests vertical retrace synchronization rather than relying on the implementation's default
  
• Improved compatibility with the Debian wheezy repositories by widening the scope of the SteamOS binary package repository

[powerarmour]

Fixed Pulseaudio failing to start on machines without NVIDIA HDMI audio support

Superb news, well done :)

[Studabakerhawk]

Does this mean onboard analog audio should work now?

[Terc]

In Vmware now sound work, :D, thank you. And if you not have sound, go to desktop and here unmute your sound and set max volume.

[UnkendTech]

The last update made it really eazy to change sound :)

[powerarmour]

Actually sound still not working for me on Intel HD 4000 HDMI, it's still not detected for some reason, when launching the Gnome audio control panel it's muted and defaults to the analog port instead of HDMI, and when the correct output is selected (HDMI/Display Port 3 in my case) and the volume is raised there is nothing but silence.

Kinda weird when all other Linux distros pick up my sound perfectly w/PulseAudio straight off the bat, oh well...

[shirgall]

It's possible that you have a failed update of the fglrx driver stopping further updates. I was having the same issue, so I popped over to the desktop, sudo'd to root, did a apt-get -f install to get past that.

However, I may have broken my wifi driver in the process, so tread lightly.

[Chompy]

Originally posted by jrp:

However, I may have broken my wifi driver in the process, so tread lightly.

As soon as I get the update, my WiFi stops working as well. If I restore my disk image, WiFi starts working again. But as soon as the update comes in it breaks.

[Jaggy]

I have a brix from the conference, the update did not fix audio. my setup is vanilla, about 4 hours old.

[theneworiginal]

This didn't fix my conference Brix 's audio but it made my wifi not work well.

[theneworiginal]

Ok I reinstalled steam with the USB key and sound now works. The wifi is still not working after the update though

[Bun]

I'm exited about an nVidia optimus update, I hope to see it soon because right now I'm able just to web

[Circlesea7]

Ok i was wondering if it was the steambox or my shitty wifi....

[ディチィコ]

I plugged in my Brix Pro for the first time today. I got it set up and did not have any audio through the HDMI port. I updated and I got audio, but my wifi stopped working. The controller also became unresponsive on the desktop. I was able to move the cursor but no button presses were registering. Using the keyboard to try and navigate the desktop would result in the computer locking up.

Obviously something went wrong. The only fix is probably to reinstall the OS from the USB you gave us after you have an update ready; otherwise I don't see how I could fix the machine if it won't take any input. More like a Brick Pro right now, am i rite

[shirgall]

I've played a little Left 4 Dead 2 after updating and I noticed some oddities with the controller, but I am not very familiar with it yet so I have not filed a bug... but it sounds like someone else has also had trouble. I'll try to document something later.