SteamOS on Strix Point PC creates green flickering screen in Desktop Mode
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100
- Issue type
- Bug
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Activity status
- Active
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- desktop, operating-systems
Research direction
The report provides no source file, test, or entry point; start by reproducing SteamOS 3.8.28 on the Strix Point/Radeon 890M system and switching to Desktop Mode. Done means identifying the cause of the green flickering screen and confirming that Desktop Mode displays normally after the fix.
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Description
Your system information
- Steam client version:
- SteamOS version: 3.8.28
- Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] No
- Opted into SteamOS beta?: [Yes/No] No
- Have you checked for updates in Settings > System?: [Yes/No] Yes
Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:
I have SteamOS installed on a Bosgame M6 mini PC running 32GB DDR5-5600 & the AI 9 HX 370 / Radeon 890M. It should work ok, but with the last several updates would increasingly have issues switching to desktop mode, showing a green flickering screen instead of the KDE desktop. I have it hooked to a 4K Samsung TV but that shouldn't cause issues?
Steps for reproducing this issue:
- Install SteamOS on a Strix Point machine
- Switch to Desktop Mode
- Should flicker green
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