Traveling with Steam Deck -Network Login Issue

[WranglerActual]

Currently traveling with my Steam Deck . Hotel wifi login pops up a browser dialog box asking for Last Name and room number. The deck in game mode displays the dialog box but reloads it every 5 seconds as in a loop. Even if I try to type something into an input field on the web form. Other devices such as iPad handle it normally. Restart of deck does not correct . I put the deck into desktop mode and set default browser to Google Chrome (which I had installed before leaving home). In desktop mode using Chrome, the dialog box displays normally. However now I can’t get the virtual keyboard to pop up and I don’t have an external keyboard. So I still can’t get logged into hotel wifi . Been here 10 days ….

[tfk]

Steam button + X doesn't pop up the keyboard?

[WranglerActual]

No - the steam button doesn’t appear to be functional in desktop mode . So I can’t get the virtual keyboard to pop up … :(

[Mahjik]

FWIW, I just went to desktop mode and was able to bring up the keyboard with either Chrome or Mozilla launched.

[WranglerActual]

Good to know. Thanks . Will look into why it’s not happening on my unit …

[WranglerActual]

Tried it again and confirmed . In desktop mode on my deck, the virtual mouse works as expected (movement using thumb pads and double click using R1 works) . Steam button seems to not function at all. Seems like i am in touchscreen mode all the time . No virtual keyboard …. :(

[tfk]

Well as a work around, there is a package in the Discover store called CoreKeyboard. It's in the category Accessibility.

[tfk]

Is Steam running BTW?

[Mahjik]

They keyboard does launch in Game Mode using the shortcut?

[tittytwister1978]

In desktop-mode the Steam application must be running in the background!!

[Have Some Die]

As an alternative, you could buy a portable WiFi router. I have one the size of a hockey puck with a single Ethernet port that can be configured as either LAN or WAN. If your room doesn’t have Ethernet, you can use your phone or laptop to set it up as a WiFi extender.

I got mine in order to use my Roku at hotels. Roku eventually created a workaround, but last time I needed it I couldn’t get it to work and had to resort to setting up the router anyway. I’ll never travel without it again.

[WranglerActual]

Originally posted by Mahjik:

They keyboard does launch in Game Mode using the shortcut?

Yes . Works fine in game mode . I do use a keyboard style named Night Shift.

[WranglerActual]

Thanks guys . I tried to start The Steam app in Desktop mode and it popped up an error that it couldn’t connect to the steam servers . Once I clicked the option to startup in offline mode. Whaalaa the virtual keyboard works and I can use Google chrome to get logged on to Wi-Fi. Thanks for the tips that The Steam App needs to be running when in desktop mode. I’m good to go now . Thanks everyone 👍…. I appreciate the help.

[Kalashnikov]

The steam keyboard won't open if you are not connected to the internet but to login to the wifi you have to type. I've been stuck in this ♥♥♥♥ loop before and had to log into the wifi login with Hotspot, type it in but not submit, switch back to hotel wifi then send.

[Eason]

I also had this issue when I purchased my steam deck a few months ago but managed to find a work around when it came to logging in. I have completely forgot how I did it and I am now kicking myself. If anyone finds a way to log in without going into desktop mode and installing Chrome that would be great thanks.

[Mahjik]

Originally posted by Eason:

I also had this issue when I purchased my steam deck a few months ago but managed to find a work around when it came to logging in. I have completely forgot how I did it and I am now kicking myself. If anyone finds a way to log in without going into desktop mode and installing Chrome that would be great thanks.

If the hotel/location requires input to a HTML form to get access to their wifi, there is no other way around it other than using your phone as a hotspot.