Steam Link version 1.1.61 BETA

[slouken]

The next version of Steam Link for Raspberry Pi is now available as a beta build.

You can opt into the beta in the support settings in the Steam Link app.

New in this build:

• Updated localization

Previously:

• Fixed video lockup during cursor animation in some games
  
• Improved streaming performance and smoothness when using Remote Play Anywhere
  
• Fixed crash when audio streaming is disabled
  
• Added a tip to let people know they can change the launch mode in the settings
  
• Fixed crash on the Pair Controllers panel
  
• Fixed the triggers being pulled while the controller overlay is up
  
• Added TV remote navigation support for CEC capable TVs
  
• Fixed mouse cursor position when HEVC is enabled
  
• Allow experimental 4K resolutions when HEVC is enabled on the Raspberry Pi 4

[[Bouncy]-|Henky‼|-[TTC]]

I am not getting the remote mapped properly with CEC. CEC is detected and activated (I can see this on the TV itself as CECTester). The buttons however do nothing and give me the following error in the terminal :
Error: Can't open display: (null)
Failed creating new xdo instance

OS: Retropie Stretch
Device : Raspberry Pi3B+

[slouken]

Originally posted by Bouncy-|Henky‼|-TTC:

I am not getting the remote mapped properly with CEC. CEC is detected and activated (I can see this on the TV itself as CECTester). The buttons however do nothing and give me the following error in the terminal :
Error: Can't open display: (null)
Failed creating new xdo instance

OS: Retropie Stretch
Device : Raspberry Pi3B+

Oh yeah, the current CEC support only works on X11.

[slouken]

Originally posted by slouken:

Oh yeah, the current CEC support only works on X11.

This now works on the console in today's beta update.

[Crashed]

Originally posted by slouken:

Originally posted by slouken:

Oh yeah, the current CEC support only works on X11.

This now works on the console in today's beta update.

Does that mean Steam Link can run without an X server, and does that help improve performance?

[slouken]

Originally posted by Crashed:

Originally posted by slouken:

This now works on the console in today's beta update.

Does that mean Steam Link can run without an X server, and does that help improve performance?

It can run without an X server on Raspberry Pi 3, but must run under X on Raspberry Pi 4, because of the way the graphics stack is set up. Video decode bypasses the X server and performs the same both ways.

[lEx]

Originally posted by slouken:

• Allow experimental 4K resolutions when HEVC is enabled on the Raspberry Pi 4

I know it's not the place to ask, but I'm quite exhausted with googling, so I'll try my luck - could you point me to how do we enable HEVC on Pi 4? I'm running Raspbian on it as of now

[lEx]

Originally posted by Xenophobe:

Originally posted by lEx:

I know it's not the place to ask, but I'm quite exhausted with googling, so I'll try my luck - could you point me to how do we enable HEVC on Pi 4? I'm running Raspbian on it as of now

in the link app's advanced settings there is an option to enable HEVC. if you're looking for other than with the link app, don't know where to send you other than back to google.

well, the problem is that SteamLink App says to me that HEVC is "unavailable" and I cannot figure out why exactly is that. So I'm asking around whenever people mention that =)

[lEx]

Originally posted by Xenophobe:

Originally posted by lEx:

well, the problem is that SteamLink App says to me that HEVC is "unavailable" and I cannot figure out why exactly is that. So I'm asking around whenever people mention that =)

have you run the 'sudo apt update' and 'sudo apt upgrade' commands in a terminal session with the pi? it doesn't auto-update like windows does, maybe one of the updates adds HEVC function.

oh, I've tried that and not only that =)

So, do I understand correctly - you have a Pi 4 and your steam link app allows you to "Enable" the HEVC option? Could you share output of "uname -a" from your Pi 4 please?

[lEx]

Originally posted by Xenophobe:

I have a 3 B+ running Buster, while I can enable HEVC in the app it doesn't work of course. the output of uname -a = Linux raspberrypi 4.19.97-v7+ #1294 SMP Thu Jan 30 13:15:58 GMT 2020 armv7l GNU/Linux

edit: in the following thread, they said they had to install a couple lib files. maybe they can specify which ones. https://steamcommunity.com/app/353380/discussions/6/2260186248408081897/#c2260186248410100076

Thank you for following up with me =)
I've just find my mistake - I did not switch to beta build in the steam link app. I did check version of my app - it was 1.1.61.156, so I thought I'm good to go. Yet in fact I had to use the "Switch to Beta build" button anyways even though the version stayed the same. Now I can enable HEVC, so I have something to spend another evening fiddling with =)