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[Big Picture] [Steam Link] Can't stream for more than 15min if it is not a game launched from big picture

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#9227 · opened 2023-02-21 by cm-t · updated 2023-02-21 · 0 comments · github
Ccm-t 2023-02-21 github

Your system information

  • Steam client version (build number or date): Feb 14th, 2023, 00:47:47
  • Distribution : Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 64bits (GnomeShell)
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: No
  • Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Can't stream for more than 15min if it is not a game.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Open steam
  2. Go on your Steam Link
  3. Start the stream
  4. In big pictures, choose in the quit menu "minimize" (or just grab your keyboard and ALT+TAB)
  5. Now you are in your desktop, start doing whatever you want (for example, watch a steam on steam.tv from your browser)
  6. After 15min, you windows will be closed
  7. And stream will stop

Step to dodge the bug

  1. Open steam
  2. Go on your Steam Link
  3. prepare your windows (our example is: watch a stream of dota2 in steam.tv or twich for the Major in your favorite browser)
  4. I think I had to make sure the windows is not maximized but windowed not at max size
  5. Start the stream
  6. grab your keyboard and ALT+TAB to your browser before big picture finished to launch
  7. start your stream, even make it fullscreen.
  8. Notice you steam controller plugged to your steam link won't have a use since it thinks it has focus on the bigpicture screen (use your steam controller plugged to the PC if you have a second one, or any other input device if needed

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