Install SteamOS on Minisforum UM870 Slim

[PHLAK]

I'm attempting to install SteamOS on a Minisforum UM870 Slim[www.minisforum.com] and when booting the installation media from US it's getting stuck with the last few lines showing the following.

[  OK  ] Reached target Graphical Interface.
         Starting SteamOS Boot Registration...
         Starting Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service...
[  OK  ] Finished SteamOS Boot Registration.
[  OK  ] Started Network Manager Script Dispatcher Service.

Has anyone been able to successfully install SteamOS on this or a similar device?

[PoorPocketsMcNewHold]

The current released version of SteamOS is outdated by >5 years.
Valve hasn't yet released SteamOS 3 for other computers yet. Use a reverse-engineered Installation like holoiso, or go with more sane options like Bazzite, ChimeraOS or even any modern popular Linux-based distributions such as Fedora, or Linux Mint.

[Gengear]

If you're happy to wait about 2 months, Valve will be releasing a beta version of SteamOS, that to my understanding, will be installable on any AMD device, though don't quote me on that.

Otherwise, your best bet, is install Bazzite.

[PHLAK]

Originally posted by PoorPocketsMcNewHold:

The current released version of SteamOS is outdated by >5 years.
Valve hasn't yet released SteamOS 3 for other computers yet.

The version of SteamOS available at https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown is 3.5.7

[@R+5]

you can try nobara os htpc version. i used a minipc with amd, and it worked well.

the minipc was defective though, so i can not longer keep testing stuff with it.

[PoorPocketsMcNewHold]

Originally posted by PHLAK:

Originally posted by PoorPocketsMcNewHold:

The current released version of SteamOS is outdated by >5 years.
Valve hasn't yet released SteamOS 3 for other computers yet.

The version of SteamOS available at https://store.steampowered.com/steamos/buildyourown is 3.5.7

Which is the Steam Deck recovery image. They shutdown the outdated brewmaster versions, despite still having that website up. Feel free to actually try it out. It does list it as the Steam Deck image at the top.

[@R+5]

Originally posted by PoorPocketsMcNewHold:

Feel free to actually try it out.

imo, i think is a safer bet to try any other linux distro that is trying to adapt and include the "steam deck mode", until the official version of steam os becomes available "for pc".

im not an expert, but i assume the recovery image expect specific hardware, so even if you can experiment with similar cpu and controller, i think the limitations intended for the deck will be more cripling than other distros that can also allow a similar experience, but maybe more tools and options to make more games work in "limited" hardware (a mini pc).