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The headset desktop is nested Plasma in gamescope with no wl-copy/xclip, so paste-to-frame.sh now calls Klipper over plasmashell's D-Bus bus. connect.sh, push.sh, paste-to-frame.sh and install-apps.sh were exercised on SteamOS 0.3.0 (build 20260922); docs record what was confirmed. Cross-provider review skipped at Alex's request (Astra quota exhausted). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Steam Frame ↔ Mac
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This repo holds notes and Mac-side helpers for controlling a Valve Steam Frame
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(standalone VR headset: SteamOS 3, Arch-based, arm64, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3) from
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this Mac, with as little typing on the headset's virtual keyboard as possible.
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Status: research written 2026-09-25, then checked against a real Frame the same
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day (SteamOS 0.3.0, variant `vr`, build 20260922). `connect.sh`, `push.sh`,
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`paste-to-frame.sh` and `install-apps.sh` work; the rest are still untested. See
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[docs/open-questions.md](docs/open-questions.md#verified-on-device-2026-09-25).
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## Minimum typing on the headset
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Valve's own developer docs say SSH, ADB, and RDP are all turned on through a
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**UI toggle**. You don't need a terminal, `passwd`, or `systemctl`. The only
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thing you type on the headset is a password you choose.
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On the Frame:
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1. **Steam Settings → System → Enable Developer Mode** (a toggle, no typing).
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2. Scroll down to the **Developer** section and click **Set User Password**.
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Type a password. **This is the only thing you type on the headset.** Pick
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something short, because you'll type it once more on the Mac and then
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never again.
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3. (Optional, no typing) Note the IP address from **Quick Settings** or
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**Steam Settings → Internet**, in case `frame.local` doesn't resolve.
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4. (Optional) Check **Steam Settings → System → Hostname**. Leaving it as
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`frame` means the scripts work without any extra setup.
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On the Mac:
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```sh
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cd ~/projects/steam-frame
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./scripts/connect.sh # or: ./scripts/connect.sh 192.168.1.50
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ssh frame # passwordless from now on
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```
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`connect.sh` does four things:
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- finds the headset (`frame.local`, then `frame`, or the IP/host you pass in)
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- creates a dedicated key (`~/.ssh/id_ed25519_frame`)
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- adds a `Host frame` block to `~/.ssh/config`
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- runs `ssh-copy-id`, which asks for the Developer Mode password once
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Run `./scripts/connect.sh --harden` later if you want to turn off SSH password
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logins.
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Sources: [Valve: Setting up your Steam Frame for development](https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/steamframe/setup),
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[Valve: Steam Frame Debugging](https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/steamframe/debugging)
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(both **confirmed on Steam Frame**, Valve official).
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**Fallback, only if the Developer Mode toggle doesn't give you SSH.** From the
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Mac, run `./scripts/serve-bootstrap.sh`. It prints a one-liner of about 30
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characters, like `curl -fsS mac.local:8765|bash`, to type into Konsole on the
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Frame's Linux desktop. The script it serves installs your Mac's public key and
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enables `sshd`. See [docs/ssh.md](docs/ssh.md#fallback-bootstrap-one-liner).
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## Recommended options
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| Goal | Recommended | Confidence |
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| Shell on the Frame | `ssh frame` (user `steamos`) | Confirmed (Valve docs) |
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| **See/control the Frame from the Mac** | **Steam Link for macOS → connect to `frame`** (Valve names this). Alternatives: RDP to `xrdp` with Microsoft *Windows App* for the Linux desktop, or `adb`/`scrcpy` for the Android (Lepton) layer only | Steam Link and xrdp confirmed on Frame; the Mac RDP client is inferred |
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| **Show the Mac's desktop inside the Frame** | **macOS Screen Sharing (built-in VNC) → Remmina (Flatpak, aarch64) on the Frame's Linux desktop**, installed over SSH | Inferred: each piece is documented, but the combination hasn't been tested on a Frame |
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| File transfer | `scp` / `rsync` over the `frame` alias (`scripts/push.sh`) | **Verified** (rsync is on the image) |
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| Paste Mac clipboard into the headset | `scripts/paste-to-frame.sh` (`pbpaste` → `ssh` → Klipper over D-Bus), or the clipboard sync in an RDP session | **Verified** (script); RDP untested |
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Details: [docs/ssh.md](docs/ssh.md), [docs/streaming.md](docs/streaming.md),
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[docs/file-transfer.md](docs/file-transfer.md),
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[docs/open-questions.md](docs/open-questions.md).
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## Scripts
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| Script | Runs on | Purpose |
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| `scripts/connect.sh` | Mac | Discover, set up key and `~/.ssh/config`, copy key, optional `--harden` (**verified**; `--harden` untested) |
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| `scripts/install-apps.sh` | Mac → Frame | Install Flatpaks (Remmina, Moonlight, …) on the Frame over SSH as `--user` (**verified** with Remmina) |
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| `scripts/paste-to-frame.sh` | Mac → Frame | Send the Mac clipboard (or stdin) to the Frame clipboard (**verified**) |
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| `scripts/push.sh` | Mac → Frame | `rsync` files to `~/Downloads` (or a given path) on the Frame (**verified**) |
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| `scripts/serve-bootstrap.sh` | Mac | Fallback: serve `bootstrap-on-frame.sh` with your public key embedded |
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| `scripts/bootstrap-on-frame.sh` | Frame | Fallback: install the key and enable `sshd` |
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## Security notes
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- With Developer Mode on, `sshd`, ADB (Wi-Fi, port 5555, while a Lepton
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session is running), and xrdp are all reachable on your LAN. Use trusted
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networks only. Turn Developer Mode off when you don't need it.
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- `steamos` has `sudo`, protected by the same Developer Mode password. Once
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you've switched to key auth, a short password still protects `sudo` and
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RDP, so pick one that isn't trivially guessable.
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- Don't port-forward 22, 3389, or 5555 from your router. For remote access,
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use Tailscale (Flatpak/package availability for the Frame hasn't been
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checked).
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