Holoiso and Nvidia drivers

[jhogan93]

hey guys i recently discovered Holoiso and if you dont know what that is : https://github.com/theVakhovskeIsTaken/holoiso

 

anyways the github's read.me says that nvidia gpus are supported, and im having difficultites. since steamOS3 is built on archlinux could i do a terminal command to install needed drivers or is everything too locked down?

 

any help would be awesome

[C2dan88]

1 hour ago, jhogan93 said:

and im having difficultites.

What is your actual problem?

 

1 hour ago, jhogan93 said:

i do a terminal command to install needed drivers

Yes. Guides showing how to install drivers on arch linux should work

 

1 hour ago, jhogan93 said:

everything too locked down

No, valve has not locked down steamos. It is just a customized arch install designed to run steam on login and not show the desktop environment.

[FUIT1985]

1 hour ago, jhogan93 said:

hey guys i recently discovered Holoiso and if you dont know what that is : https://github.com/theVakhovskeIsTaken/holoiso

 

anyways the github's read.me says that nvidia gpus are supported, and im having difficultites. since steamOS3 is built on archlinux could i do a terminal command to install needed drivers or is everything too locked down?

 

any help would be awesome

Quote

<<Like the look of SteamOS 3 but don’t want to go to the expense of getting a Steam Deckjust to use it? HoloISO(opens in new tab) has a solution, as reported by Gaming on Linux(opens in new tab).>> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/holoiso-is-steamos-without-a-deck

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<<SteamOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed to run Valve's Steam and Steam games. It also provides a desktop mode (GNOME) which can run regular Linux applications. In addition to a stable Debian base, SteamOS features various third-party drivers and updated graphics stack, a newer Linux kernel with long-term support, and a custom graphics compositor designed to provide a seamless transition between Steam, its games and the SteamOS system overlay. The base operating system is open-source software, but the Steam client is proprietary. >> https://distrowatch.com/table-mobile.php?distribution=steamos

# Jessie based
deb [arch=i386,amd64] http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/ brewmaster_beta main contrib non-free
deb-src http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/ brewmaster_beta main contrib non-free

deb [arch=i386,amd64] http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/ brewmaster main contrib non-free
deb-src http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/ brewmaster main contrib non-free

# wheezy based
deb [arch=i386,amd64] http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/ alchemist_beta main contrib non-free
deb-src http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/ alchemist_beta main contrib non-free

deb [arch=i386,amd64] http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/ alchemist main contrib non-free
deb-src http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/ alchemist main contrib non-free

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<<SteamOS is a Debian derivative aimed at providing a gaming experience built for the big screen.>>https://wiki.debian.org/Derivatives/Census/SteamOS

Above I have attached several sources and the official repository.

You can install the NVidia driver using the APT package manager. It might be difficult at first for newbies. Many guides suggest using NVidia's .run file. I prefer to use APT only. The official arch linux guides are done well. But if you've never used the command line, you can look for some tutorials on YouTube.

 

[Kilrah]

I've tried installing HoloISO on 2 machines, one with intel CPU and integrated graphics and one with a 5700u AMD APU and while the install process seemed to go fine for both neither gave me any display at the first boot. They might have some issues if it doesn't even work on AMD. 

[jhogan93]

2 hours ago, C2dan88 said:

What is your actual problem?

 

Yes. Guides showing how to install drivers on arch linux should work

 

No, valve has not locked down steamos. It is just a customized arch install designed to run steam on login and not show the desktop environment.

im able to install and run holoiso but i cant figure out how to enable drivers for my gpu. right now its running on the igpu

[jhogan93]

i went ahead and upgrade my ssd to a 512gb nvme ssd and i was wondering if i should use a different repository core? ive been using "autoconf"

[FUIT1985]

54 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

I've tried installing HoloISO on 2 machines, one with intel CPU and integrated graphics and one with a 5700u AMD APU and while the install process seemed to go fine for both neither gave me any display at the first boot. They might have some issues if it doesn't even work on AMD. 

 

1 hour ago, FUIT1985 said:

# Jessie based
deb [arch=i386,amd64] http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/ brewmaster_beta main contrib non-free
deb-src http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/ brewmaster_beta main contrib non-free

deb [arch=i386,amd64] http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/ brewmaster main contrib non-free
deb-src http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/ brewmaster main contrib non-free

# wheezy based
deb [arch=i386,amd64] http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/ alchemist_beta main contrib non-free
deb-src http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/ alchemist_beta main contrib non-free

deb [arch=i386,amd64] http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/ alchemist main contrib non-free
deb-src http://repo.steampowered.com/steamos/ alchemist main contrib non-free

Above I have attached several sources and the official repository.

You can install the NVidia driver using the APT package manager. It might be difficult at first for newbies. Many guides suggest using NVidia's .run file. I prefer to use APT only. The official arch linux guides are done well. But if you've never used the command line, you can look for some tutorials on YouTube.

 

I have never tested holoiso. Only now I have checked the official repository and the pacman.conf file (therefore it is a distribution derived from arch). The sources attached in the previous post belong to SteamOS.

[C2dan88]

19 hours ago, jhogan93 said:

i was wondering if i should use a different repository core? ive been using "autoconf"

Those are not repositories. They are the dependencies of the base-devel package you are installing.

You should install all packages for base-devel if your plan on compiling your own packages and/or installing packages from AUR

[jhogan93]

hey guys, ive been working on a project pc with HoloISO. if anyone in this thread could help me out that would be huge!!!

 

 

 

[Cosmic Emotion]

On 5/26/2022 at 8:46 PM, jhogan93 said:

hey guys i recently discovered Holoiso and if you dont know what that is : https://github.com/theVakhovskeIsTaken/holoiso

 

anyways the github's read.me says that nvidia gpus are supported, and im having difficultites. since steamOS3 is built on archlinux could i do a terminal command to install needed drivers or is everything too locked down?

 

any help would be awesome

Don't use HoloISO if you have Nvidia. Try something like ChimeraOS which is gonna be much easier and much more compatible.

[jhogan93]

10 hours ago, Cosmic Emotion said:

Don't use HoloISO if you have Nvidia. Try something like ChimeraOS which is gonna be much easier and much more compatible.

Thanks  for the help but I abandoned that project long ago. Buttttttt, I have a new project PC with holoISO. I commented a link to the new thread. LSS, I'm trying to get pacman working on holoISO. I found this video

 

He mentions setting up pacman repositories but doesn't give much explanation. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!