Gen12+/Arc iHD exposes ONLY EncSliceLP, so the default open fails with
'no usable encoding entrypoint'. Try full-feature first (AMD unchanged,
validated on the 780M), retry low_power=1, cache the mode per codec;
PUNKTFUNK_VAAPI_LOW_POWER pins it. Probes inherit the ladder. Docs note
the Intel HuC firmware requirement.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds a client-selectable **preferred codec** and wires the core + ABI + probe + Linux client to
negotiate and decode it. (Windows/Apple/Android follow in 2b.)
**Core:**
- `Hello.preferred_codec` (a single CODEC_* bit, 0 = auto) — a soft hint appended after
`video_codecs`. `resolve_codec(client, host, preferred)` now honors the preference when the host
can also emit it, else falls back to precedence (HEVC > AV1 > H.264). Roundtrip + preference tests.
- `NativeClient::connect` takes `video_codecs` + `preferred_codec`; `NativeClient.codec` exposes the
resolved `Welcome.codec`.
- ABI: `punktfunk_connect_ex7` (adds the two codec params; `ex6` delegates to it advertising
HEVC-only) + `punktfunk_connection_codec` getter + `PUNKTFUNK_CODEC_{H264,HEVC,AV1}` constants
(drift-guarded against the wire values). Header regenerated.
**Host:** passes `hello.preferred_codec` into `resolve_codec`.
**probe:** `--codec h264|hevc|av1|auto` sets the preference (still advertises it can decode all
three); the dump extension already follows the resolved codec.
**Linux client:** advertises the codecs FFmpeg can actually decode (`decodable_codecs()`), threads
the user's `codec` setting as the preference, and builds the decoder — both the software and VAAPI
paths, plus the mid-session VAAPI→software demotion — from the negotiated `Welcome.codec` instead of
hardcoding HEVC. New "Video codec" dropdown in Preferences (Automatic/HEVC/H.264/AV1).
Live-validated on the dev box: probe `--codec hevc` against a software (H.264-only) host resolves to
H.264 (graceful soft-preference fallback), no failure. clippy + core (57) + host (133) tests green.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Rewrite the Windows host docs page for first-time setup, on par with the
other host guides: remove the standout "Status:" banner, restructure into
Requirements / Install (web console + pairing + configure) / How it works /
Notes & limits.
Bring the content up to date with the shipping host:
- encode is all-vendor (NVENC/AMF/QSV + software fallback), not NVIDIA-only
- virtual display is punktfunk's own pf-vdisplay IDD (SudoVDA removed)
- gamepads need no prerequisite — UMDF drivers bundled; ViGEmBus is gone
- add HDR10 + Vulkan-game HDR layer coverage
Fix the same stale claims where other pages cross-reference the Windows host
(requirements, running-as-a-service, install, roadmap, status).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Refresh the README and documentation for public visitors:
- README: public-facing rewrite with accurate status for all four native
clients (macOS, Linux, Windows, Android) and the Windows host.
- docs site: fix stale client status (Android is a full client, not a
scaffold; Windows client is stage-1 complete + signed MSIX), add the
missing Android client section, correct "which client" guidance.
- Windows host: corrected from "deferred/scoped" to implemented & shipping
(NVIDIA-only, x64-only) across windows-host, roadmap, status,
requirements, running-as-a-service, and the README.
- Remove internal infrastructure from public docs (box names, private IPs,
SSH/token commands, deploy topology); rewrite status.md as a public
project-status page; sanitize ci.md and implementation-plan.md.
- Update clients/android and clients/apple READMEs to current state.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Replace the dev/agent-log pages with a proper user-facing doc set:
- Getting Started: Introduction (rewritten), How It Works, Quick Start.
- Host Setup: Requirements, then clean per-platform guides — Ubuntu GNOME,
Ubuntu KDE, Fedora KDE (new), Bazzite (rewritten) — plus Running as a Service
(desktop / headless GNOME / headless KDE).
- Connecting: Clients overview, Moonlight, Pairing & Trust.
- Configuration: host.env reference, Host CLI, Troubleshooting.
- The dev/design notes (architecture, roadmap, the deferred design specs, CI)
move to a clearly-separated "Project & Internals" nav section.
Removes the superseded box-specific pages (gnome-box, headless-box, linux-setup,
overview). status.md (the internal progress tracker, with box IPs) is kept as a
file but dropped from the public nav. Site builds clean.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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