Now, as I’ve understood it OSMC/Kodi needs vc4-kms-v3d to run, but what puzzles me is that others have seemed to get OSMC (with Kodi 19). Then I installed Raspbian Buster on another SD card and managed to stream 1080p over Steam Link perfectly fine with a system resolution of 2160p on that system, but only once I’d commented out dtoverlay=vc4-kms-v3d in its config.txt. Tried hardware and software rendering etc.

I dabbled in trying to limit the resolution of both Pi, Steam host, Steam client and the Steam stream itself to no avail. Steam Link’s detailed statistics indicated that the stream was definitely being received though, and the Steam host audio being audible on the client confirmed this.Īt first I thought it was problem of client resolution, since the Steam Link client defaulted to the highest possible resolution (2160p) even if setting OSMC to 1080p. Installing Steam Link via swetoast’s Steam Link Launcher worked well too… but once setup the video stream from the host Steam machine is pitch black. (Thanks or all the hard work that goes into making this happen!) Everything is smooth and works well with my 4K projector. And of course, the Raspberry Pi has a bunch of uses beyond being a game streaming box, too.I recently upgraded my OSMC setup from a Pi 3+ to a Pi 4. Try commenting out that line and rebooting. First hurdle was this error: Code: Select all You have dtoverlayvc4-kms-v3d in /boot/config.txt, which will cause a black screen when starting streaming - aborting. 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. I got fresh Raspberry OS installed on my SD card, and installed steamlink for the repo. 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.

Pi 4 steam link