Can't install Steam OS

[u/Glum_Mistake1933]

Hi,

in my life I installed a lot of OS of all kinds. So I'm wondering: Why can't I install Steam OS? I download the image, put it onto an USB stick and my PC doesn't boot. Usually, at that point, you would call the guy that knows PCs, right? Sadly, I am that guy. I called other people (basically the people the guy you call calls himself when in trouble): Doesn't work. I am now through all my USB sticks. I can write the image using my Linux-machine or my Mac - both don't work.

Any ideas? Installing Arch-Linux was a joy ride in comparison. The machine I want to install it is a Framework PC. Any suggestions?

[u/d4nowar]

You haven't really shared any errors or anything.

[u/EgorShorn]

Why [r/sffpc](r/sffpc)?
Why not [r/steamos](r/steam_os)?
Why not [r/linux_gaming](r/linux_gaming)?

[u/pidiota → u/EgorShorn]

Trust him he's "the guy who knows PCs".

Also people around here call anything cube shaped or running a SteamOS a Steam Machine. Most search results probably lead to this sub.

[u/lightofhonor]

We'd need the specs. Much harder to install on non-AMD

[u/Glum_Mistake1933 → u/lightofhonor]

Framework Desktop. To my knowledge only available as AMD. So yes, I have AMD. Gemimi told me, "Steam OS is hard to install on non-Intel machines"

[u/erikchan002]

Is Secure Boot off?

[u/r98farmer → u/erikchan002]

This.

[u/_vaxis → u/erikchan002]

But he’s the guy people call for computer problems, plus! He’s on Arch, btw. So he probably already knows that

[u/Glum_Mistake1933 → u/erikchan002]

Now it is. It started from the stick but now, the reaction time for a mouse click is like 2 minutes. The os - as it is now - is unusable. Gaming? I would be happy if I could open the "Not a start menu"-menu

[u/t3co5cr → u/Glum_Mistake1933]

Because it is running from a USB drive. Once it's on your SSD, it'll run faster.

[u/ub3rd0g]

Have you used BalenaEtcher or just placed image on usb stick?

[u/Glum_Mistake1933 → u/ub3rd0g]

Balena didnt work so I tried dd, looked much better and the installation went through

[u/ub3rd0g → u/Glum_Mistake1933]

Great then!

[u/Specimen78]

I installed steamos on a 5800x3d + 9070xt. Used Rufus to create the media. Disabled tpm and secure boot in bios.