Chromecast/Miracast support

[Bristle]

I like showing off the Deck to my friends and it would be incredibly useful to have a cast button in the quick menu. Steam Link is fine but not really meant for “check this out real quick” situations.

[Topaats]

+1

[Natanael]

引用自 Epic360：

Im confused. Miracast works ok on my windows dual boot with the steam deck. So what exactly prevents it from working on linux? Isnt linux supposed to be easier and more widely available with this kind of stuff?

The problem is the lack of driver support

[tempus]

引用自 Natanael：

The problem is the lack of driver support

Yeah, works fine via windows. so who do we have to pester to get miracast support on the steamOS side of things?

[Cruphix]

I want this too, and to those saying steam link is the answer to this it's simply not. Being able to trigger the casting from the deck itself would be great and so many things support it that you wouldn't have to setup everything every time you go somewhere and want to show something. And steam link doesn't work too well when trying to move mid game to the big screen in my attempts. But if they made the steam link app work sorta like a chrome cast and made the deck able to internally start sending the game to a device without going through the menus of say an Nvidia shield for example would be a nice start

[foldi-one]

引用自 Epic360：

Im confused. Miracast works ok on my windows dual boot with the steam deck. So what exactly prevents it from working on linux? Isnt linux supposed to be easier and more widely available with this kind of stuff?

The driver for Linux currently doesn't have P2P features - fairly common problem with Linux nearer the cutting edge of tech is the drivers are not all there, though eventually they tend to be. But its the other way round with windoze while its brand new the manufacturer creates the all singing and dancing driver for it but as soon as it gets a little too old drops it entirely so support starts getting spotty.

I'm hoping that gets patched in soon myself, as it would be great for making the deck hugely useful in so many other settings. For instance I have a little battery powered short throw projector it would be great to be able to use it with almost anywhere - huge screen and a decent keyboard would make the deck the portable desktop quality experience for so many things...

[Kamel]

Chromecast came out 10 years ago, not my definition of "near the cutting edge of tech".

The _real_ problem likely has much more to do with closed unfriendly things Chromecast does or requires making it difficult to implement in a way that stays consistent with the values of Linux users. This is why Firefox does not yet have chromecast support.

[foldi-one]

引用自 Kamel：

Chromecast came out 10 years ago, not my definition of "near the cutting edge of tech".

The _real_ problem likely has much more to do with closed unfriendly things Chromecast does or requires making it difficult to implement in a way that stays consistent with the values of Linux users. This is why Firefox does not yet have chromecast support.

Chromecast is a very different thing to Miracast/Wi-Fi-Direct display and in this case it is not about the cutting edge of software support as Wi-Fi display does work on Linux, it is the chipset in the Deck being a bit too new for all the peripheral to primary function bells and whistles to be working on Linux - companies obviously tend to priorities their Windoze driver initially. So even if they will sort out and properly support Linux with all the features the hardware supports, getting that driver into the mainline kernel simple takes longer, and if they don't choose to support it usually it just takes longer still as some poor dev ends up reverse engineering what is needed from the windoze driver.

[Kamel]

My bad, didn't realize the discussion had shifted towards Miracast though it doesn't invalidate my point. That point being this likely has nothing to do with how recent it is, and everything to do with API access and policies.

[TrashPanda]

+1

[Niotras]

+1

[BluJay]

+1

[deaddoof]

引用自 foldi-one：

引用自 Kamel：

Chromecast came out 10 years ago, not my definition of "near the cutting edge of tech".

The _real_ problem likely has much more to do with closed unfriendly things Chromecast does or requires making it difficult to implement in a way that stays consistent with the values of Linux users. This is why Firefox does not yet have chromecast support.

Chromecast is a very different thing to Miracast/Wi-Fi-Direct display and in this case it is not about the cutting edge of software support as Wi-Fi display does work on Linux, it is the chipset in the Deck being a bit too new for all the peripheral to primary function bells and whistles to be working on Linux - companies obviously tend to priorities their Windoze driver initially. So even if they will sort out and properly support Linux with all the features the hardware supports, getting that driver into the mainline kernel simple takes longer, and if they don't choose to support it usually it just takes longer still as some poor dev ends up reverse engineering what is needed from the windoze driver.

ath9k from 2008 supports p2p client. IHV suck all around.

[kov.benc]

So, as the Steam Link app has been terminated on November 30th 2023, what other options do we have to wirelessly cast the screen of the Steam Deck to a TV?

[Moskeeto]

引用自 kov.benc：

So, as the Steam Link app has been terminated on November 30th 2023, what other options do we have to wirelessly cast the screen of the Steam Deck to a TV?

The app still exists. Samsung just banned it from their smart TVs because they don't want anything to compete with their Samsung Gaming Hub. No idea who in their right minds would ever use the default smart TV ecosystem instead of using a connected smart device instead though.

[foldi-one]

引用自 kov.benc：

So, as the Steam Link app has been terminated on November 30th 2023, what other options do we have to wirelessly cast the screen of the Steam Deck to a TV?

Much as I hate to suggest such a heinous crime getting a Windon't install on SDcard to boot into may be your easy universal option. As wifi display does work on the deck then. Though with a little external hardware on the TV you could then in home stream, or just use a USB-C to hmdi cable. All of which are annoying, but at least work.

Do wonder if the OLED decks new chipset just fully works in linux, done some digging but got nothing useful. Would with the great value convince me to 'upgrade'- easier than sourcing and soldering a better supported chip, and not that much more expensive for a risk free option...