Draco1962

Are you gonna try it?

That is awesome! Love the repair-reuse! I sold the Lenovo ideacenter C40-05 AIO Type F0B5 to a friend of mine after a little cleanup. I added a WiFi 6/BT 5.3 dongle to it after he got it home and it would not connect to his router - old Realtek card with the AIO compatibility issue. His wife is using it with a laser engraver and Cricut setup, so speed and mass storage is not an issue, although it does launch much quicker with the 500GB SSD + Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC I installed. I took a little bit of a financial loss, but my buddy has helped me with a few chores about the house here and there that required an extra back and muscles I don't have, so well worth it considering I haven't had to pay someone else to do it. For the Intel BOXNUC8i7HNKQC1 are you able to upgrade the RAM? I wonder how it would fare as a DIY Steam Machine using Bazzite? Since it is AMD Vega GPU, SteamOS would probably not work out since it does not have support for older AMD GPUs, but Bazzite does! See what I am doing here?

I went ahead and bought one as my 360 and One have HDMI and this will help me in replacing my current multi-device component/HDMI device switch. The current solution works, but is limited to 3 devices and requires manually switching between as the remote never really worked well.

I replaced the Asus P8Z77-V LK motherboard with an MSI Z77A-GD65 as the first two DIMM slots failed. At first I thought it might be an issue with the socket (a possible bent pin?) but this was not the issue. The CPU works well in the replacement board. The Asus P8Z77-V LK was originally from my mini-pincab that got tickled by a voltage spike a while back, so I am only surprised that it still worked at all! So a mobo eventually bound for the e-waste bin.

Per the video author "In this video, I put that question to the test by trying to install SteamOS on one of the most iconic gaming desktops of its time: the Dell Alienware Aurora R4. Powered by an Intel Core i7-3930K and the legendary GTX Titan, this machine was once a dream PC for gamers. But after more than a decade, can SteamOS bring it back to life for modern gaming?"

Change is a-comin'! Will have to wait until 2027 probably. Valve Brings Official SteamOS Support to NVIDIA Desktop GPUs I do not hold out much hope for older Nvidia drivers, whereas AMD support from the Linux open-source drivers shines.

I am about to make a few changes to my setup for the tower of Xboxes - how is this working out for you?

Anytime! Your issue was an easy one for Gemini AI to suss-out. I simply fed it a series of queries: First, I asked Gemini "What are the default button assignments of the Logitech F710 vs Xbox controller?" to which it gave me a lot of detail regarding Xinpu and Dinput, how the controllers are seen respectively, etc. Second, I provided Gemini the url to the original post, asked it "In PinballX post, Logitech F710 Left Shoulder Button is exiting game back to PinballX menu - Left shoulder button on game controllers exits back to PBX" The first query was essential for establishing a foundation, the second zeroed-in.

Definitely need to see the pinballx.ini and log.txt files as Scutters noted. Also, I ran this post by Gemini AI, and following is the response (and hence why I asked if you had an Xbox controller to test): That specific issue pops up because of how PinballX defaults its global exit parameters and how standard controllers report their hardware IDs. When a Logitech F710 is set to DirectInput (D) mode, the physical Left Shoulder (LB) button is registered by Windows as Button 5. By default, PinballX often maps Joystick Button 5 as a global, hardcoded command to Exit Emulator / Return to Menu. Because PinballX forces this layout globally unless told otherwise, the moment you press the Left Shoulder button in any emulator launched through it (whether it's Visual Pinball, a PlayStation 2 emulator, or retro console setups), PinballX intercepts the input, kills the active emulator process instantly, and drops you back to the wheel. This completely breaks games where LB/L2 is a critical function. How to Fix It You need to remap or disable the global joystick exit binding inside the PinballX configuration tool: Close PinballX completely. Open the PinballX Settings Application (Settings.exe in your installation folder). Navigate to the Joystick Settings section. Look for the binding labeled Exit / Quit (or "Exit Emulator"). You will likely see it assigned to Button 5. Clear this assignment, change it to a button combination you'll never accidentally hit during gameplay (like clicking both analog sticks simultaneously), or map it to a dedicated cabinet button instead. Save and exit, then relaunch PinballX. If you are running the F710 in XInput (X) mode, standard Xbox controllers don't usually default to LB for exit, but if the mapping profile inside PinballX was manually assigned to Button 5 in the past, it will exhibit the exact same behavior. Clearing the joystick mapping out of the frontend's main controller profile fixes the issue across all of your underlying emulators.

How about with Xbox or other controllers?

I am putting this project on hold for now. Given the state of the economy, escalation of hardware costs, and limited funds, I simply cannot get this project moving, much less across the finish line. I've received a few hardware donations but they are insufficient for this build. In most cases, the hardware falls outside of minimum requirements for the project. I informed the donors that I will be putting most of the hardware up for sale on Facebook Marketplace. I do not expect to make much, if anything, but will put aside what I earn from the sales and will add to the project at a later time, should things turn around in the near to mid future. Thanks again for your interest & encouragement!

I think the JayZ rant sums it up. Valve moved too slow and when it came time to put out the kit, they were priced out.

And JayZ's two cents -

If you have a strong PC running Windows, you do not need to run Bazzite or SteamOS, and, with a great frontend, you have almost all you need to create a near console-like experience! As I am exploring Bazzite via my Atari VCS build, I have noted that not all things are equal, with some overhead caused by Proton Windows emulation, sacrificing some FPS along the way. YMMV depending upon the program, Proton version, etc.