SteamOS 3.9.2 Beta improves support for third-party consoles and fixes several bugs

Valve continues to offer improvements to its operating system Steam OSa Linux-based operating system that was initially released as a solution for its Steam Deck portable console. But the video game giant wanted to expand SteamOS not only to its new hardware Steam Machine and the newly released ones Steam Framemaking it reach consoles and devices from other manufacturers. The latest Beta version of SteamOS 3.9.2 adds improvements and support for third-party hardware, including Legion Go 2.

SteamOS 3.9.2 adds support for Legion Go 2 shine

The Lenovo Legion Go S It was positioned as the first non-Valve console to offer a version with SteamOS. This latest Beta version of the operating system fixes a problem to offer Native support for screen brightness control in the most powerful model Legion Go 2. For ASUS devices it also offers a solution to a problem that turned the fan to maximum when starting up. Problems have also been solved with the Panther Lake CPUswhich did not run some games like Elden Ring.

In general, there was an error that did not allow disable frame limiter when VRR was activeand which has been corrected with this new Beta version. It also did not apply correctly to VR titles when streaming from the Steam Machine to the new Steam Frame. It also couldn’t connect to the hidden networks on the first trya bug that has also been fixed.

Valve has left a complete list with all these changeswhich we summarize below.

• Added preliminary support for brightness control in Legion Go 2.
• Fixed an issue that prevented us from using Steam Remote Play on Steam Machine when the computer booted without an external display connected.
• Fixed switch “Disable FPS limiter”which did not work correctly with VRR activated.
• Fixed an issue where the FPS limiter was incorrectly applied to virtual reality games when streaming from Steam Machine to Steam Frame.
• Fixed an issue that could cause keyboard and mouse input loss by accidentally moving a launcher window in Game Mode.
• Fixed login Desktop Mode via RDP with system users when this feature is enabled.
• Fixed an issue that prevented some games from running, including ELDEN RING and DARK SOULS IIIon recent Intel Panther Lake processors.
• A temporary fix has been applied to a firmware issue on some devices ASUS which caused the fans to run at excessive speed when exiting sleep mode.
• Fixed an issue that prevented you from connecting correctly to hidden Wi-Fi networks on the first try.
• Fixed problems boot screen corruption on Intel PTL+ devices.
• Fixed an issue introduced in pre-release versions of SteamOS 3.9 that could cause Steam Machine unexpectedly came out of hibernation.
• Fixed an issue in SteamOS 3.9 preview versions that slowed down system startup and caused the startup logo to briefly disappear during the process.
• Fixed an issue introduced in pre-release versions of SteamOS 3.9 that prevented the system from being used correctly. virtual keyboard with some languages ​​in Game Mode.
• Fixed an issue related to Nested Desktop Mode introduced in preview versions of SteamOS 3.9.
• Including various security and stability fixes.