- rebuild-check.sh + punktfunk-rebuild-check.service (enabled, ordered
Before=punktfunk-host): ldd-probes the host binary at session start —
milliseconds when healthy, a full update.sh rebuild only when a
SteamOS update actually broke its library links. update.sh restarts
go --no-block so the check → update.sh → restart chain can't deadlock
against the unit ordering. update.sh retrofits the unit.
- installer summary: web console is https (the unit serves TLS).
- docs: steamos-host.md (runner in the build step, keep-list + auto
rebuild = updates survive hands-free), gamescope.md (Gaming Mode
touch = single-finger pointer, exact taps, no multi-touch),
plugins.mdx (SteamOS runner note), scripts/steamdeck/README.md
(rebuild-check, runner payload, keep list, honest packaging
trade-off + the CI-prebuilt future direction).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The system-tuning block (UDP buffers, gamepad udev rule, vhci-hcd autoload,
input group) was gated on `sudo -n true` — passwordless sudo — so on a stock
SteamOS box (the deck account needs a password) the whole block was silently
skipped: /dev/uhid stayed root-only so the gamepad degraded to an Xbox 360 pad,
and the UDP buffers stayed at the 416 KB default. Video was unaffected because
Game Mode/gamescope needs none of it, which masked the skip on-glass.
- install.sh + update.sh: acquire sudo interactively (`sudo -v` prompt on a TTY)
instead of requiring passwordless; skip only when there's no TTY or auth fails,
and then print the exact manual block plus a `passwd` hint — a stock SteamOS
'deck' account has no password, so sudo can't work until one is set.
- update.sh: also retrofit the UDP-buffer sysctl for older/skipped installs, and
loudly nag to reboot when the input group was just added (a --user restart does
not pick up the new group; only a fresh login does).
- steamos-host.md: note this step prompts for the sudo password.
Root is unavoidable: the udev rule, input group, and vhci-hcd module are all
kernel operations with no user-space alternative.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
A fresh SteamOS host install failed on-glass two ways: KWin denied Desktop-mode
capture (zkde_screencast_unstable_v1) so every session died in the pipeline build,
and the native Steam Deck pad degraded to an Xbox 360 controller. Both stem from
setup that only a fresh login applies — the host user-service keeps the
pre-install group set and KWin reads its .desktop grant at session start — plus a
missing vhci-hcd autoload the pad's USB/IP transport needs (the deb/rpm/arch
packages ship it; the Deck installer did not).
- install.sh: install punktfunk-modules.conf (+ modprobe vhci-hcd now) for the
native Deck controller transport, seed the KDE RemoteDesktop grant
(kde-authorized) for Desktop-mode input, and print a loud "reboot before
streaming" notice when a relogin is actually required (input group added or the
.desktop grant first installed).
- update.sh: retrofit the udev rule, vhci-hcd autoload, input group, and grant so
existing installs pick them up on the next update without a reinstall.
- steamos-host.md: document the first-install reboot and the native controller
passthrough requirements (input group + vhci-hcd + client-side Steam Input Off).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The punktfunk-web unit serves HTTP/1.1 over TLS with the host's own
self-signed identity cert, but several guides still told users to open
http://<host>:47992, which fails. Correct the scheme everywhere and note
the one-time browser cert warning in the canonical + SteamOS docs.
The RPM %post web hint was doubly wrong (http://<host-ip>:3000): wrong
scheme and wrong port — the service listens on :47992, not the :3000 dev
default. Also fixes scripts/web-init.sh, so the URL the SteamOS/Linux
installer prints at the end of setup is correct too.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Split the docs' single distro×desktop axis (ubuntu-gnome / ubuntu-kde / fedora-kde) into two,
which deduplicates the shared mechanics and scales to distros that run several desktops (Arch):
- Install the host — per distro/OS (ubuntu, fedora, arch, bazzite, steamos-host, windows-host):
GPU driver + package + input group, then a canonical "Configure your desktop" funnel.
- Configure your desktop — per compositor (kde, gnome, gamescope, sway): host.env, compositor
quirks, the headless session, and starting the host.
New shared web-console page (enable · login password · arm pairing) removes the console/password
block that was copy-pasted across all seven host pages. Merged ubuntu-gnome + ubuntu-kde into
ubuntu; renamed fedora-kde to fedora; kept bazzite and steamos-host as dedicated appliance guides
(trimmed of duplication). Moved the KWin headless session, the GNOME EGL/lock traps, and the
gamescope attach/managed model out of the distro pages onto their compositor pages.
Fixed while restructuring: distro-specific paths on kde (kde-desktop-setup.sh is Fedora/Bazzite-only;
the .deb ships host.env.kde under /usr/share/punktfunk-host), the interactive "start the host" step
that was lost in the merge, sway over-claiming Hyprland, and a pre-existing broken anchor in
how-it-works.
Removal of the three old pages was captured by the preceding commit b28ddfc (a concurrent commit
swept up the staged git-rm); the net docs tree is correct. Fumadocs build + internal link/anchor
check green.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
The OS floor is now enforced at install time (MinVersion=10.0.22621 with an
explanatory [Messages] override): pf-vdisplay is built against IddCx 1.10, and
on Windows 10 (incl. LTSC) / Win11 21H2 the device fails start with Code 10
STATUS_DEVICE_POWER_FAILURE (field-reported). Docs (site requirements/install/
windows-host pages + README) state the floor; new docs-site Security page.
Installer also gains the trayicon task (punktfunk-tray.exe file + HKLM Run key,
post-install launch as the signed-in user, upgrade taskkill + uninstall
--quit/taskkill choreography before file deletion), and the wizard/cleanup
text/port sweeps move off the stale :3000 web-console references to :47992
(cleanups sweep both for upgrades from old installs).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Port 3000 collides with half the dev-server ecosystem; 47992 sits next
to the mgmt API (47990) in the punktfunk port family. Updates the run
scripts, systemd/scheduled-task units, Dockerfile, Windows firewall
rule + installer, packaging, and every doc that referenced :3000.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Web console
- Pairing/Library/Stats refactored into self-contained subsections that each own
their own queries + mutations; a shared slot-based layout (view.tsx) is filled by
the live page (containers) and Storybook (pure cards + fixtures) so the layout can't
drift.
- All paired devices in one list on Pairing with a protocol column (punktfunk/1 +
Moonlight), routing each unpair to the right endpoint; the redundant Clients page is
removed.
- Library: overview grid split from the add/edit form into separate files.
- Login screen links out to the docs.
Docs
- "Console login password" section on every host page (apt/RPM/Bazzite/SteamOS/Windows)
plus a new "Forgot your Password?" troubleshooting page, linked from the login screen.
- Console served as HTTP/1.1 over TLS (drop the unusable HTTP/3 advertising) across the
Bun entry, launchers, systemd units, and packaging.
Tooling
- Biome now respects .gitignore (stops linting generated code), config migrated to
2.5.1; all lint issues fixed cleanly.
Also includes this branch's in-progress host, Apple client, packaging, and CI changes.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
- Rename steam-deck-host.md → steamos-host.md (nav + install table updated).
- Lead with the rationale: SteamOS host support targets the upcoming Steam
Machine; the Steam Deck is the SteamOS device validated against today.
- Soften the WiFi note: ~250 Mbps was our testing on one device/network,
not a universal ceiling — other SteamOS hardware/drivers/bands may do more.
- Generalize Deck-specific language to SteamOS devices throughout.
- Document --no-gamestream (secure native-only) + GameStream-compat caveat.
- decky README: drop stale `serve --native` (now just `serve`).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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