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SteamOS 1/8/2014 alchemist update
We have just updated the alchemist release with the alchemist_beta contents. All the changes which were only in alchemist_beta are now released to everyone. Existing SteamOS installs should update themselves automatically.
Notably, Intel and AMD graphics are now supported. (Optimus solutions are still unsupported however)
Refreshed installation images are also available.
Fixed Steam controller firmware upgrade process
Updated AMD Catalyst driver to preview release 13.11 Beta 9.9
Fixed crashes on Intel graphics by merging Keith Packard's dri2-xlib branch
Fixed an fbcon kernel panic with Intel graphics
Fixed a problem where SteamOS session screenshots taken by the Valve bug reporter would be incorrect
Enabled full repaints in the GNOME compositor for reliable tear-free rendering
Removed startup and shutdown hooks from the pulseaudio package, fixing the transition to system-wide mode on upgrade
Updated firmware packages to match the Debian Jessie kernel
Updated Intel graphics stack to Mesa 10.0.1
Applied an Intel kernel fix to re-enable KMS support
Fixed a problem where Trine 2 could cause audio to stop working by restricting direct audio access to the sound server
Enabled audio from the desktop session; the default audio device is still hardcoded to discrete graphics HDMI audio for now
Enabled 3D passthrough in the VMWare driver
Fixed Steam controller firmware upgrade by adding USB auto-mounting
Added NTP time support
Added XDG directory helpers
Added text feedback when building kernel drivers during first boot
We have just updated the alchemist release with the alchemist_beta contents. All the changes which were only in alchemist_beta are now released to everyone. Existing SteamOS installs should update themselves automatically.
Notably, Intel and AMD graphics are now supported. (Optimus solutions are still unsupported however)
Refreshed installation images are also available.
Fixed Steam controller firmware upgrade process
Updated AMD Catalyst driver to preview release 13.11 Beta 9.9
Fixed crashes on Intel graphics by merging Keith Packard's dri2-xlib branch
Fixed an fbcon kernel panic with Intel graphics
Fixed a problem where SteamOS session screenshots taken by the Valve bug reporter would be incorrect
Enabled full repaints in the GNOME compositor for reliable tear-free rendering
Removed startup and shutdown hooks from the pulseaudio package, fixing the transition to system-wide mode on upgrade
Updated firmware packages to match the Debian Jessie kernel
Updated Intel graphics stack to Mesa 10.0.1
Applied an Intel kernel fix to re-enable KMS support
Fixed a problem where Trine 2 could cause audio to stop working by restricting direct audio access to the sound server
Enabled audio from the desktop session; the default audio device is still hardcoded to discrete graphics HDMI audio for now
Enabled 3D passthrough in the VMWare driver
Fixed Steam controller firmware upgrade by adding USB auto-mounting
Added NTP time support
Added XDG directory helpers
Added text feedback when building kernel drivers during first boot