From 63c1a9ff55dc4177ad7bd113965b26f1c5a9af98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: saphid <4596216+saphid@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:25:49 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: xrdp sign-in from Windows verified on a real Frame Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) --- docs/streaming.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/streaming.md b/docs/streaming.md index 773e698..904105e 100644 --- a/docs/streaming.md +++ b/docs/streaming.md @@ -25,6 +25,20 @@ The confidence labels are the same as in [ssh.md](ssh.md). documents it. Use Windows App (RDP) when you want a proper Linux desktop on the Mac with keyboard, mouse, and clipboard. +**Verified 2026-09-30** (Frame BUILD_ID 20260925.6191901, Windows 11 25H2, +Remote Desktop Connection): signing in to xrdp as `steamos` with the Developer +Mode password opens a Plasma (X11) desktop within about 6 seconds. + +- xrdp has no NLA, so the client shows a certificate warning (xrdp's own + `www.xrdp.org` certificate) and then xrdp's own login box. Frame Control + fills in `steamos` there on Windows, Remmina and FreeRDP. +- The desktop is a separate login session (Xorg on display `:10`), not the + headset's view. It uses about 1.3 GB of the Frame's memory. +- Closing the client leaves the session running, and the next login + reconnects to it. To end it over SSH, find it with `loginctl list-sessions` + and run `loginctl terminate-session `. That doesn't touch the headset's + gamescope or SteamVR session. + ## B. Show the Mac's desktop inside the Frame The Frame's VR streaming uses **SteamVR** on the host. Linux hosts had