SteamOS 3.3 Beta Patch Notes: July 19th, 2022

[Pierre-Loup]

The "Beta" OS Update Channel has now been updated with the following changes:

• Support for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean keyboard. An additional Quick (Sucheng) keyboard for Traditional Chinese has been added on July 19th. These keyboards are now available in Steam Client Beta
  
• Fixed a performance issue with some games when the backlight changes intensity. The Adaptive Brightness toggle is now active again in the Steam Client Beta
  
• Updated graphics driver with compatibility and performance fixes
  
• Updated wireless driver with fixes for WiFi disconnection issues on 5Ghz
  
• Fixed the panel staying off when disconnecting from dock shortly after resuming from sleep
  
• Fixed the panel backlight staying on while docked
  
• Added support for the Qanba Obsidian and Qanba Dragon arcade sticks in PC mode
  
• Fix washed-out colors in the Remote Play client when playing with specific hosts
  
• Fixed echo cancellation CPU overhead when the microphone isn't being used, improving power usage in idle or near-idle scenarios
  
• Fixed Bluetooth profile selection not being saved when switching away from Desktop mode
  
• Fixed multi-channel audio on external displays
  
• Fixed audio out on some capture cards
  
• Fixed some instances of corrupt audio after resuming from sleep
  
• Fixed audio output with some 32-bit games that use ALSA

Updates as of July 26, 2022

• Updated Firefox to be installed as a Flatpak, rather than from the OS repositories, to ensure timely updates. First-time launches of Firefox from the desktop will now prompt for installation via the Discover Software Center, which will handle updates as they are published.
  
• Added VGUI2 Classic Plasma Desktop theme.
  
• Network connections created/edited on the desktop now default to system-wide, ensuring they are available in Gaming Mode.
  
• Enabled initial IBus IME input support on the desktop for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean keyboards.
  
• Updates to controller firmware utilities to support future controller hardware revisions.
  
• Fixed Xbox login window for Flight Simulator and Halo Infinite not rendering certain characters properly.

This is a beta update, and features are still undergoing testing. To opt-in, go to System > Settings > OS Update Channel and select Beta. Please test if you're so inclined, and provide feedback here.

[Self Destructive]

Very nice! Thanks!

[RADAQ]

Thank you, I cant wait to see new features in 3.3

[dtibs]

The performance overlay no longer live-updates. It stays static until changing the Overlay Level in the Performance menu. The Diagnostics submenu also does not dynamical;y update.

[RealCelticGamer]

"Fixed the panel backlight staying on while docked"

This needs fixing in desktop mode when the screen has been set to turn off (downloading games for example) yet the backlight stays on (not docked).

[bean]

nice.
Im on stable but I see new drivers on their way

[the-outcaster]

Was hoping to get Halo Infinite to run with the updated drivers, but textures are still missing. Is there any chance we can get this patch[copr-dist-git.fedorainfracloud.org] applied on top of the Mesa drivers?

[Zosuzne]

It seems that the updated fan control script included in this SteamOS beta (20220630) no longer allows the fan to go below 2000 RPM, even when unplugged, at a soc temp of <55°C (45°C) and a total system power of ~4W.
This is unlike the previous version (20220526), where some games could even be played passively (if unplugged of course, my understanding is that when charging, the fan has a min speed of 2000 RPM to keep the charging IC cooled).

Is the fan not turning off in this version intentional?

[bean]

Originally posted by Zosuzne:

It seems that the updated fan control script included in this SteamOS beta (20220630) no longer allows the fan to go below 2000 RPM, even when unplugged, at a soc temp of <55°C (45°C) and a total system power of ~4W.
This is unlike the previous version (20220526), where some games could even be played passively (if unplugged of course, my understanding is that when charging, the fan has a min speed of 2000 RPM to keep the charging IC cooled).

Is the fan not turning off in this version intentional?

this is just a shot in the dark and you've probably already checked but I have had the 'updated fan controls' toggle in the settings revert after updates. I noticed due to a game that never needed fans all of the sudden started them up.

[jrepin]

What about updated versions of Firefox 102 and KDE Plasma 5.25.2 desktop? And also integration of KDE Connect into the base SteamOS image?

[Zosuzne]

Originally posted by bean:

Originally posted by Zosuzne:

It seems that the updated fan control script included in this SteamOS beta (20220630) no longer allows the fan to go below 2000 RPM, even when unplugged, at a soc temp of <55°C (45°C) and a total system power of ~4W.
This is unlike the previous version (20220526), where some games could even be played passively (if unplugged of course, my understanding is that when charging, the fan has a min speed of 2000 RPM to keep the charging IC cooled).

Is the fan not turning off in this version intentional?

this is just a shot in the dark and you've probably already checked but I have had the 'updated fan controls' toggle in the settings revert after updates. I noticed due to a game that never needed fans all of the sudden started them up.

If in desktop mode I replace the 3 files that handle the fan control with the old ones from 20220502 (same as 20220526) and then restart the systemd service jupiter-fan-control.service it immediately takes effect and the fan drops to 0 RPM which drops my total system power to ~3.88W from ~4.05W.

20220630:

SHA1: e465154d4fd02dc33b909cda73a0c615b0b15d1c, 
 Size: 17292 bytes,
 File: /usr/share/jupiter-fan-control/fancontrol.py
 
SHA1: 01044252c21d8c005393e2f4030cf59c0cc5a617,
 Size:  1075 bytes,
 File: /usr/share/jupiter-fan-control/jupiter-fan-control-config.yaml

SHA1: 8ee40c6b7869fdb7705de77b3e48ea68f28c861a,
 Size:  4353 bytes,
 File: /usr/share/jupiter-fan-control/PID.py

20220502/20220526:

SHA1: d2b54ce8bb5047b96f2c065f1f6ada209cefec22,
 Size:  8948 bytes,
 File: /usr/share/jupiter-fan-control/fancontrol.py

SHA1: a39253ae8dcaa557d4cdafdd94285a9e5e3af290,
 Size:  1038 bytes,
 File: /usr/share/jupiter-fan-control/jupiter-fan-control-config.yaml

SHA1: f7d5732cd831d783074618e92536210701d228b2,
 Size:  4205 bytes,
 File: /usr/share/jupiter-fan-control/PID.py

[The Asgorian Bugsong]

Originally posted by jrepin:

What about updated versions of Firefox 102 and KDE Plasma 5.25.2 desktop? And also integration of KDE Connect into the base SteamOS image?

Hopefully the SteamOS Linux 5.17 kernel is coming soon too.

[tfk]

Very nice. Especially the wifi and the controller driver in desktop mode.

What is the status of streaming from a Linux desktop to the Deck? When I test this I see a game wallpaper on my Deck, audio goes over both machines and the controller actions aren't working.

[Shyney]

Thanks for updating the mesa driver! This should fix crashes with some native linux games like starsector! Thx Valve

[Blitzy]

I found that the right trackpad's haptics seemed broken in the beta updates. Reverting back to stable restored the haptics of the right trackpad.

[KingKrouch]

In regards to SteamInput, are there any plans on looking into the inconsistencies with the color used for the text on the Switch Pro Controller L/R glyphs, or the "ps_color_outline" dark prompts only having an outside border for the cross button?