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April 11, 2014 1:50:19 PM

I've just installed SteamOS for the first time on a new build (I didn't want to pay for Windows) It seemed to have installed fine but when I reboot it shows the steam logo and then i see the cursor for a second or less and then my monitor flashes black, on and off. I've tried the tab+space+enter and also tried re-installing but nothing seems to work. Please help
Heres my build: 4GB DDR3 @1400Mhz Intel Pentium LGA1150 @ 3.0GHz MSI 7770 w/ 1GB of VRAM 1TB Samsung HDD @ 7200 RPM MSI H81M-E35

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a b 5 Linux
April 11, 2014 2:08:08 PM

You should bear in mind that Steam OS is currently a beta, so probably not a good choice for your only OS, and is quite picky about hardware. I'm not sure that it supports your video card yet.

Do yourself a favour and choose a more mainstream Linux distribution.
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a b 5 Linux
April 11, 2014 2:15:56 PM

Yes, you can always install steam onto any other Linux OS!

If you are determined to get steamOS working, it is probably best to ask in the steamOS forums!
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April 11, 2014 2:18:25 PM

skittle said:
Yes, you can always install steam onto any other Linux OS!

If you are determined to get steamOS working, it is probably best to ask in the steamOS forums!


Can you recommend any good, more user friendly versions of linux?
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a b 5 Linux
April 11, 2014 2:33:04 PM

Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, OpenSuSE. All comprehensive, user friendly, and highly developed. The great thing is that, being free, you can try another one if you don't like a particular one.

Don't expect to be able to run all games on Linux. Some will run easily with the help of the Steam client, some with rather more trouble, using Wine (a Windows "emulator"), some not at all.
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April 11, 2014 3:26:18 PM

Ijack said:
Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora, OpenSuSE. All comprehensive, user friendly, and highly developed. The great thing is that, being free, you can try another one if you don't like a particular one.

Don't expect to be able to run all games on Linux. Some will run easily with the help of the Steam client, some with rather more trouble, using Wine (a Windows "emulator"), some not at all.


Alright, Thanks for the help
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