Minecraft Steam OS (Big Picture Mode)

[PeacheyMcKeitch]

Has anyone had any luck getting Minecraft to work on Steam OS as a library shortcut? It installs and plays fine in desktop mode, but when I add a steam library shortcut it just quits right after launching. :(

Can configure the controller properly in desktop mode

[ProfessorKaos64]

Check the output of "/tmp/dumps/steam_stdout.txt"

[ProfessorKaos64]

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/wiki/Troubleshooting#game-doesnt-launch

[SIL_EL_MOT]

yeah. it was a bit of playing around with settings and permissions. i do not know how i managed it , but i know it wasnt that hard and its possible. if i remember how, i will give you more info, just wanted to tell you you dont have to give up. it is possible.

[Shark]

Make sure the desktop file you use to launch doesn't have any spaces on the exec line. Steam ignores anything after a space.

[ProfessorKaos64]

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/wiki/Working-with-non-Steam-games

The minecraft example is listed on the how to section.

[PeacheyMcKeitch]

Thanks for the link ProfKaos, that works to get it running in desktop mode. (Which does work with the controller it turns out)

In the big picture mode i spotted this error though which could be a hint.

"Warning, someone is using SetHTTPRequestRequiresVerifiedCertificate on Linux, where it doesn't work, and we won't actually verifyDetected possible crashed/killed game, exiting.

Someone had a guide to getting it running in the comments, but think my paths might be slightly different to his so i haven't figured it out quite yet. This is stretching my limited linux knowledge haha.

[PeacheyMcKeitch]

Trying out editing the .desktop file. Will report back.

[PeacheyMcKeitch]

No luck on that end either. Tried making a .desktop app that linked to a .sh file to execute the java file. But steam would see the app for some reason.

Interestingly if you try and launch the terminal app from steam the exact same thing happens (quits immediately.) Could it just be because Minecraft opens in a window initially?

[SIL_EL_MOT]

ok. i started my terminal and clicked back to see what i've done. this is it:

i downloaded the minecraft.jar from their website for linux
then created a starting-link for this:

echo "java -jar /home/steam/Minecraft.jar" >minecraft

i than moved this "minecraft"-file to /usr/bin

cp minecraft /usr/bin

than wrote a .desktop in /usr/share/applications to add it to steamos-bpm

[PeacheyMcKeitch]

Cheers Sil give that a try. :) Just restoring my Steam OS as Ive made a bit of a mess with all my noob linuxing. ;)

How do you usually write the .desktop apps in the terminal text editor out of interest. (Sudo Nano?) Don't see any pre installed GUI text editors.

Ps I'm on brewmaster if thats any significance.

[SIL_EL_MOT]

i did copy a desktop app with "cp" and than edited it with nano. yes.

[PeacheyMcKeitch]

Followed those steps, still the same.

Weirdly instead of a "return to steam" icon I have a "steam" icon on the desktop this time around...so can't get back into steam without restarting to check the log. Strange.

[SIL_EL_MOT]

so it doesnt is there to add it in steamos Big Picture Mode or doesnt it start? is there an error or smth?

[PeacheyMcKeitch]

I managed to get it showing in steam big picture. But it crashes immediately like before. :( Will see if i can figure out how to get "return to steam" back.

[SIL_EL_MOT]

so, you installed minecraft under the "steam"-user-account (not desktop) and maybe, if necessary, you changed the owner of the created minecraft-file to "steam"?

this you have to do for all games or programs, you want to be run under steamos-bpm. the desktop works under the "desktop"-user . for everything running in bpm you have to install and activate it under the user "steam".