Fresh install doesn't launch in big picture

Hi, I installed bazzite a few minutes ago, when I boot into it, there's a black screen for about a minute, then it switches to KDE.

In KDE:

the bottom panel is missing
steam starts and doesn't remember my user (even though I set "remember me")

Any idea what I could do to make steam remember me and start in big picture mode?

Solution

we dont have Mesa 25 yet so the RX 9070 only supports basic output for the time being

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HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:02 PM

KDE sometimes does that on new installs, its a bug in KDE, just rightclick choose enter edit mode and then add a default panel
steam crashes for some reason so you get kicked to desktop mode as a fallback. open the terminal and run
```
ujust fix-reset-steam
```
```
ujust fix-reset-steam
```
, when steam opens, log in as normal, if it still happens then re-run the command and this time when steam shows you the account selector you choose to remove the old account so you need to login with a username and password instead of clicking on the remembered profile and logging in.

Zv0nOP•3/9/25, 11:09 PM

That fixed the panel issue, thanks!
Steam is still crashing while trying to start big picture mode session

When I launch big picture from the desktop steam version everything works fine

I noticed an error message when launching steam from terminal, said "Unable to initialize Vulkan", could that have something to do with it?

Zv0nOP•3/9/25, 11:11 PM

Additional info - even when I log into the desktop steam app, close it and reopen it, it keeps asking for me to log in again

Zv0nOP•3/9/25, 11:11 PM

I'm logging in via the qr code, could that be an issue?

ZZv0n I'm logging in via the qr code, could that be an issue?

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:12 PM

did you do what i said?

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:13 PM

run the command and then remove the steam account from the steam account list and then sign in

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:13 PM

also what is your hardware and

rpm-ostree status

rpm-ostree status

HHikariKnight did you do what i said?

Zv0nOP•3/9/25, 11:22 PM

I did

HHikariKnight also what is your hardware and `rpm-ostree status`

Zv0nOP•3/9/25, 11:22 PM

Ryzen 2 CPU, RX9070 GPU

41.20250301.1

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:23 PM

ah thats the reason

Solution

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:23 PM

we dont have Mesa 25 yet so the RX 9070 only supports basic output for the time being

Zv0nOP•3/9/25, 11:23 PM

Another update - when I launch steam with "steam" in terminal, it starts just fine

Looks like bazzite-steam adds some option that makes it re-request login

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:24 PM

the card released during a linux conference where everyone involved in getting it ready was attending the conference

ZZv0n Another update - when I launch steam with "steam" in terminal, it starts just fi...

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:24 PM

no its steam crashing in gamemode which forces steam to ask for user and password again, this is a function of steam

HHikariKnight the card released during a linux conference where everyone involved in getting i...

Zv0nOP•3/9/25, 11:25 PM

Ah, I see

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:26 PM

give people a chance to get home first then work will start on getting mesa 25 ready, we did what we could without the right people available but the build failed as some packages need to be updated that kyle does the packaging for, and he was at the conference

HHikariKnight no its steam crashing in gamemode which forces steam to ask for user and passwor...

Zv0nOP•3/9/25, 11:26 PM

bazzite-steam in terminal also forces a new login
steam doesn't require a new login

HHikariKnight give people a chance to get home first then work will start on getting mesa 25 r...

Zv0nOP•3/9/25, 11:28 PM

Sure, I didn't know that the new GPU would require a new build, I thought amdgpu driver would just kinda work, maybe with degraded performance, but at least something

I'll try again in a week or so, thanks for the info

ZZv0n Sure, I didn't know that the new GPU would require a new build, I thought amdgpu...

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:32 PM

they do kinda just work, as long as it is not on a new architecture version. this is normal and expected each time a new amd card comes out and its on a new node :clueless:

HHikariKnight no its steam crashing in gamemode which forces steam to ask for user and passwor...

Zv0nOP•3/9/25, 11:32 PM

Btw I checked and it's the '-steamdeck' flag that causes me to login every time

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:32 PM

but this time it also released in the middle of a big linux conference

ZZv0n Btw I checked and it's the '-steamdeck' flag that causes me to login every time

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:33 PM

yes because that is required for gamemode to function and you should not mix

-steamdeck

-steamdeck

and running steam without it as its 2 different clients kind of

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:34 PM

so when steam crashes in gamemode

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:34 PM

you get kicked to desktop

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:34 PM

and you have to login again

HHikariKnight yes because that is required for gamemode to function and you should not mix `-s...

Zv0nOP•3/9/25, 11:35 PM

I see, so bazzite-steam should start a proper steamdeck session, but since I'm starting it from an existing desktop it can't do it and just kinda crashes to login screen?

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:35 PM

bazzite-steam checks if you are on the

-deck

-deck

image and makes sure you dont footgun the steam client

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:36 PM

essentially if you start gamemode it applies

-steamdeck

-steamdeck

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:36 PM

if you start steam through the start menu in desktop mode, it applies

-steamdeck

-steamdeck

Zv0nOP•3/9/25, 11:37 PM

I see, thanks

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:41 PM

but mesa 25 should be in bazzite

testing

testing

soon once people get home from the conference and have a moment to sit down again

HikariKnight•3/9/25, 11:41 PM

so give it a few days

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