Steam Link beta build 400

[slouken]

We've just released a beta build of the Steam Link firmware.

To opt into the beta, go to system settings on the Steam Link

Changes:

• Added experimental support for sharing a single USB device with the remote computer, using VirtualHere, which can be enabled in the system settings.

[mcd1992]

Ohh, I didn't expect this!

Glad to see a USB pass-through solution!

[PHLAK]

What is the intent of this feature?

[mcd1992]

It acts as if the USB device was plugged directly into your host machine. So it should (in some situations) add support for headsets, microphones, steering wheels / flight sticks, and possibly the wireless XB-One controller.

[PHLAK]

Originally posted by mcd1992:

So it should (in some situations) add support for headsets, microphones, steering wheels / flight sticks, and possibly the wireless XB-One controller.

Ahhh, that makes sense.

[HotCosby]

will this fix the non functional dpad issue we're having with the generic xbox 360 wireless adapters?

EDIT: installed the new build and set up the virtualhere software on host machine and still no dpad.

[HumerusFunnyBone]

So if I'm understanding this correctly I need to install the server software on my host box which is Windows 10. I don't see a server installer for Windows on the Virtualhere website?

[vatiquette]

I would guess it would be integrated with the beta Steam client on the host

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Originally posted by pdawg1717:

So if I'm understanding this correctly I need to install the server software on my host box which is Windows 10. I don't see a server installer for Windows on the Virtualhere website?

Nah, you should install the usb client on your gaming rig.

[vatiquette]

As long as the supported devices are low bandwidth, which they should be, it will work well. I'm responsible for a 1000+ user Virtual Desktop environment and have 7 years worth of experience running USB devices over a network.

[DirtyCamper]

Sounds great, but is this the same as usbip? As linux already has support for that and I am running linux on both sides (steamlink<->steamos) :-).
Ah, just looked it up. It's a proprietary protocol, which uses usbip on lo on the clientside to hook into the kernels usb hub. So it needs a proprietary userspace client. But there is a lot of platform support.

[GE]

I tried it and work well, but just with 1 Controller.
The problem is, that VirtualHere is only free with 1 device. I tried to connect my 4 XBox 360Controllers and VirtualHere asked me for a license... and i recognized, if you connect your controller via VirtualHere, then you can't move the mouse anymore at the desktop, if you close big picture and want to stream the desktop.

[FARAON]

slouken, thanks, sound was much better. But not until the end. Somewhere sound 3-4 failures in 10 minutes. Screen Latency of ~ 30ms.

[sparhawk83]

How to install beta build?

[slouken]

Originally posted by FARAON:

slouken, thanks, sound was much better. But not until the end. Somewhere sound 3-4 failures in 10 minutes. Screen Latency of ~ 30ms.

I'm not sure what you mean by sound failures? Are you running wired or wireless?

[slouken]

Originally posted by pdawg1717:

So if I'm understanding this correctly I need to install the server software on my host box which is Windows 10. I don't see a server installer for Windows on the Virtualhere website?

http://virtualhere.com/sites/default/files/usbclient/vhui64.exe