*READ EVERYTHING BELOW BEFORE STARTING ANYTHING*
*Use at your own risk, we take no responsibility if you blowup your computer, lose your data or become a millionaire*
Nick here from Weekly Gaming Recap walking you through how to install SteamOS on an old PC (legacy hardware) that won’t boot from your USB drive using Valves instructions. This is Version 2 of the guide and it’s all thinks to Ye Olde SteamOSe.
Legacy hardware usually means you computer doesn’t support UEFI or there might be some other problem going on. Right now this is all beta and there are improvements all the time so if this doesn’t work the first time, note the upload date of the iso file here:
http://repo.steampowered.com/download/
Once it’s changed in a week or so, try it again and see if it works now! Comment/Questions/Thoughts? Let us know in the comments below and if you want to see more of these type of HOWTO’s speak up!
NOTE We cannot be held responsible if you lose your data, blow up your computer, etc, etc This is all very beta so don’t say we didn’t warn you. Also DO NOT TRY TO BOOT off this USB key on any computer you don’t want to be WIPED OUT. The process is automatic and there are no options to stop it once it starts.
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Download SteamOS from Here
http://repo.steampowered.com/download/SteamOSDVD.iso
Step 2a: Download and install the following utility to make a USB key:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/files/Archive/
*Try using the oldest one listed first win32diskimager-binary-0.6.zip that seemed to work the best for us.
Step 2b: Download and install the following utility to make a DVD:
http://imgburn.com
-=USB Creation Steps=-
Step 3: Format your 2GB+ USB key, file system FAT, quick format
Step 4: Open Win32 Disk Imager, make sure DEVICE on the right side has the correct Drive Letter for your USB Key
-=AGAIN=-
Make sure DEVICE on the RIGHT SIDE has the CORRECT Drive Letter for your USB Key
Click the folder icon, find where you downloaded your SteamOSDVD.iso, change the dropdown to *.* double click the SteamOSDVD.iso and then click WRITE.
Click YES to the prompt and sit back and wait for the Write Successful
Step 5: Once done, right click on Saftely Remove Hardware and Eject Media and select removable disk -=USB Key Drive Letter=-
-=DVD Creation Steps=-
You will need a 4.7GB DVD this will not work on a CD-R, no matter the size.
You’ll need to have this installed:
http://www.imgburn.com
Step 3: Open up ImgBurn
Step 4: Click on Write Image file to disc
Step 5: Click on the folder Icon at the top
Step 6: Browse to the folder where you have the SteamOSDVD.iso file and double click it.
Step 7: Click the bottom left button, sit back and wait for it to finish.
-=Installation Steps=-
-=Remember DO NOT TRY TO BOOT off this USB key or DVD into any computer you don’t want to be WIPED OUT. =-
Step 1: Insert the USB key / DVD into the target machine and boot, the installer should run.
-=If you see the words CLONEZILLA something has gone wrong, please start over, you can also try a different USB key, different brand of DVD or try on a different computer all together.
Step 2: Make sure Automated Install (WILL ERASE DISK) is highlighted and press the Enter key.
Step 3: Wait for everything to install and then click Continue.
You might have to remove your USB Key or DVD from the drive when the system reboots, I did not.
Step 4: Let the computer do it’s thing, it should boot all the way into the Linux login screen and we can now follow Valves directions for completing the Steam OS Beta Installation.
Step 11: Once installation is complete, follow the rest of the guide Here
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamuniverse/discussions/1/648814395741989999/
If you have problems launching Steam after logging in for the first time, you can try this fix:
When you get to the desktop in the terminal type:
/usr/bin/steam
To launch Steam and accept the EULA
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