"WARNING: Steam Link devices will only boot with a kernel signed by Valve. If you attempt to replace the kernel with an unsigned binary you will void your warranty and render your Steam Link unbootable."
challenge. accepted. gabe.
@brandon something something standardized configuration easier to support something
@djsundog something something I call bullshit on Valve 🙄
I have one doing nothing...hmmm...
@djsundog Listen. If you manage to make it boot with a custom kernel, I will worship you for time being
@marsxyz I will get it booting a custom something or break it into little pieces trying
@djsundog For $2.50, there's not a lot of penalty to trying, lol.
@ocdtrekkie I've voided the warranty on more expensive chocolate bars tbh
@djsundog @ocdtrekkie chocolate bars have a warranty??
@viv @ocdtrekkie steam link is on sale for two bucks and change (plus shipping)
@viv @ocdtrekkie oh, I can't get into that, the kids are still awake
@selea @ocdtrekkie I'm actually considering ordering a few more just in case I hose one
@djsundog the gabe is on.
@djsundog Just think, they could've put all that engineering effort into Half-Life 3.
@deadsuperhero instead of a game about freedom they work on locking the free work of others. tragedy, thy name is valve.
It's always fascinating to read the periodical writeups of the Valve company culture (especially after the handbook leak) that transformed them from a dev studio at its height after Portal 2 came out to a walled garden vampire that doesn't particularly care what livestock is in the garden since it's an equal opportunity sucker.
@djsundog you should at least tag him @gaben@valvesoftware.com
@djsundog they have a way to disable the check iirc
@djsundog *whispers* break into valve headquarters and steal the keys
@djsundog Let me know if you get anywhere! I messed around with one @lifning bought from a previous sale. You can poke at it via the sshd they ship with it which the SDK (yes it has one) tells you how to enable (it's really easy). I also got Arch running via someone's package that kexecs the new kernel to get around signature verification: https://github.com/lukas2511/steamlink-sdk (check the releases tab if you want something you can pop on a USB stick and just go with)
@djsundog If nothing else, it's fun to laugh at the shenanigans they have going on in their mini-Linux. But if you manage to do anything beyond that, I will be excited. ^_^;
BTW, here's a couple teardowns I found:
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/teardown-tuesday-steam-link/
https://boilingsteam.com/whats-the-steam-link-made-of/
@Skirmisher thanks for the legwork! I was just reading through this link ( https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10274835/ ) and it looks like there might be a uart connection on the bottom of the board near the edge that we might be able to leverage...
/* RX/TX are routed to TP50/TP51 on the board. */
@djsundog ...but fucking why?