Userland: Can Steam be installed and run successfully?

[brettzx]

Running on an Asus Zenfone Zoom (Intel Atom Processor, Android 6.0.1). So far UserLAnd (Current version via Google Play) is very interesting. I'm not familiar with Linux, so this has been a learning experience, which is great! However, I've been trying to get the Steam Client to launch without success. I've tried multiple methods (both Debian and Ubuntu) and they all indicate that Steam is installed but I cannot get it to launch.

The most persistent error when running steam by simply typing "steam" is:

threadtools.cpp (1952) : Assertion Failed: Permission Denied

If I try to run as "sudo steam":

Client is not authorized to connect to Server (The sudo steam command causes terminal to list lots of additional messages but that one seems most relevant).

Is running Steam via UserLAnd just not possible at this time, or is it likely I made some error during installation? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Additional Info: I first ran update then upgrade and installed the opengl drivers as well.

[EnderNightLord-ChromeBook]

It wouldn't work if you successfully downloaded... Older phones aren't powerful enough to run steam via UserLAnd... But if you have a PC you can try steam link.

[brettzx]

I thought to run a program compiled for desktop computers, that an x86 processor (such as the Intel Atom in my phone) would be required. I'm able to run Steam on my Asus Zoom with Wine x86 but their implementation of DirectX doesn't work well enough to play games on Android yet.

Thanks for the tip about the Steam Link app, I've tried it before and it works pretty well but I wanted something I could use anywhere.

[EnderNightLord-ChromeBook]

Your Welcome... Sorry I Can't Do Anything Else.

[AdamMatthewLTM]

@brettzx ,

I'll look into officially adding steam as a launchable app for UserLAnd, but I don't know how much of a nightmare it would be since I don't do gaming on my mobile device. For now, can you please keep this thread open and I'll go ahead and mark it as an enhancement/suggestion? I'll post updates to this thread regarding steam when I have them, including if I can get it to launch or not.

Thanks for your time and patience,
-Adam

[brettzx]

Thanks Adam, your effort is appreciated!

[EnderNightLord-ChromeBook]

Yes Thank You

[EnderNightLord-ChromeBook]

Today I Will Start Testing For Myself...

[EnderNightLord-ChromeBook]

Negative... This is really not working...

[brettzx]

Ender, did it allow you to install, but Steam wouldn't start, like me, or was it a different problem?

[EnderNightLord-ChromeBook]

So basically I loaded up steam and it worked... I tried to play a game, It launched and the game was unplayable. (most likely due to the device not having enough memory)

This was tested on a Samsung galaxy J7

[joaormatos]

@EnderNightLord-ChromeBook

So basically I loaded up steam and it worked... I tried to play a game, It launched and the game was unplayable. (most likely due to the device not having enough memory)

This was tested on a Samsung galaxy J7

How did you do that on a Galaxy J7, considering that there's no Steam client for ARM architectures?

[EnderNightLord-ChromeBook]

I converted amd64 .deb to arm...

[joaormatos]

And you're saying that you were able to run the Steam client, log in to a Steam account, install some game and run it, with the only problem being that the game was unplayable?

All of this on an ARM device?

[EnderNightLord-ChromeBook]

Installing Steam Is Not Possible On Phones Even If I Converted The .deb... This Will Not Be An App You Will Be Able To Download You Would Have To Have A Chromebook Or A Phone With A Intel Atom.

[EnderNightLord-ChromeBook]

@corbinlc please close the issue

[brettzx]

I'm the OP and I do have an Android phone with an Intel processor as I stated originally. Ender, it sounds like you are trying to be helpful but your explanation of testing on a Samsung J7 and then stating that this won't work on a phone don't make much sense. Adam originally said he would look into it. You said you tested it on an ARM Samsung J7. Joaormatos unassigned Adam and then questioned how what you claimed was even possible, and you want someone named Corbin to close the issue. It's not very clear who is actually a dev on this project...

[EnderNightLord-ChromeBook]

i'm a contributor... just let me tell you that more phones have a arm processor than an intel atom... If you really want me to I will add steam for you. And by the way... I don't even think Adam even started. And im sorry for confusing you. This would be a bit of an effort. The .deb file I got for steam didn't actually play any games. It didn't even work properly. Just say if you want it and I will try to add a intel version only.

[AndrewScibek]

@brettzx Just for clarity the main devs on this project are @corbinlc @MatthewTighe @luongthomas

You can see contributions here

[EnderNightLord-ChromeBook]

Yes and i'm just one of the contributors.

[brettzx]

Thanks Andrew for the clarification, it helped me understand the structure of the project better, and now I am less confused.

Thanks Ender for trying to figure out how to get Steam to work with Userland, I know it's difficult to troubleshoot for me since I have an unusual device (Intel Atom) that's also pretty old.

It'd be a dream come true to play classic or less intensive indie PC games on a phone, but I understand it's a niche request that would also be difficult to implement. If any additional effort is put in to getting this to work, it would be greatly appreciated. Even if no further work is done to get Steam to work with Userland, I still appreciate what has already been tried. The Userland project is awesome for getting Android phones to do more than is expected, keep up the great work!

[EnderNightLord-ChromeBook]

Don't worry brettzx. I will figure this out. We may have a problem with graphics though... We might need OpenGL and there is a newly made issue about this in #564

[bubnikv]

tigervnc will likely work for you to provide an OpenGL support (software rendering only), see
https://github.com/CypherpunkArmory/UserLAnd/issues/441#issuecomment-486009763

[n0rz]

Is anybody working on this issue? I want to contribute

[corbinlc]

@n0rz I and no one from the core team is. We would love to hear any progress that you or others make.

[EnderNightLord-ChromeBook]

Man... younger me was stupid, Steam should maybe be able to run with some effort. The j7 thing was a huge joke and a lie and im sorry bout that. As an appology i'll start working on figguring out how I could in any way run Steam on a phone with an intel atom.

[TheNitzel]

Before I go down this rabbit hole I figured I'd just ask. This thread seems to be focused on getting the Steam client working on a mobile device with Intel atom. Am I understanding correctly that getting the Steam client running on something like a OnePlus 7t Pro is not possible at all?

[EnderNightLord-ChromeBook]

This thread seems to be focused on getting the Steam client working on a mobile device with Intel atom.

Correct

Am I understanding correctly that getting the Steam client running on something like a OnePlus 7t Pro is not possible at all?

You can, but not with userLAnd. You can always use steam link. But that needs an x86 computer to stream from.