

You can run on the console or downgrade to Raspberry Pi Buster." "X11 is not supported on this version of Raspbian. Running it from my pi's desktop gives me the error: I have a raspberry pi running Bullseye, and I'm trying to get SteamLink to work with it. So if anyone has a solution to that aspect of this problem that would be great! if I were to leave the pi on a tty accidentally and then try to access the pi via VNC outside of my home network I'm essentially screwed unless I open the ports for ssh which I'd rather not do for security reasons). Only caveat here is that there's no graphical feedback, and basically renders RealVNC + VNC viewer useless (i.e. And of course, the Raspberry Pi has a bunch of uses beyond being a game streaming box, too.I got this to sort of work via SSH from PuTTY on my pc, and then running sudo chvt 4 and then steamlink >/dev/tty4.

And voilà, you've got a fully functional DIY Steam Link box, easy to connect with a range of gamepads and at $35 probably a lot cheaper than upgrading your router for stutter-free gameplay. Just make sure you're running the "Stretch" version of Pi's OS (which has been default anyway since August 2017) and drop in a few lines ( here). On Monday, Valve's Sam Lantinga announced that the Steam Link app is now available in beta form on the Raspberry Pi 3 and 3 B+. Valve, however, is offering an alternative, and it comes in the form of Raspberry Pi. The Steam Link app continues to live on in mobile devices and smart TVs, so it's not the end of days, but this doesn't offer the same latency-mitigating clout as Ethernet-wired hardware.

The simple black micro PCs designed to let you play games in the living room - or anywhere else in the house away from your gaming rig - is sold out everywhere and it seems Valve has no plans to produce more.
