Turning a HP Stream 7 Tablet into a Steam Deck

[@alephcake]

mom my nintendo switch is running arch

[@horacegentleman3296]

I have Ubuntu on mine.

[@notanetcher]

Linux sucks

[@use-linux]

@@notanetcher why? bet u never tried any linux distro. start with ubuntu, pop or manjaro and then move on to arch, debian, fedora

[@notanetcher]

@@use-linux dude Linux didn't work on my old HP Stream it kernel panics and no WiFi

[@notanetcher]

@@djnel5145 dude read my comment

[@typicaltar3q]

Bringler studios

[@CaptainRosi]

I understood that reference.

[@Quasty2468]

I was looking for this

[@thatocelot879]

frok's gone full Bringus with this one

[@unitedunitedunited_]

An unholy combination of Hugh Jeffreys, psivewri, dankpods, and bringus studios

[@carloisdoingstupidtechstuff]

Bringus Studios from Australia be like:

[@qz4u]

kangaroo studios

[@MediocreTCG]

Bringo Schewdios

[@DeformedSAS]

you should've installed windows 7 on that thing as it works completely fine and steam still works on it because valve hasn't updated chromium yet

[@christiangomez2496]

My Windows 7 nugs MIGHT be able to do Hades after all.

[@mikenotpike]

stock 8.1 would probably be better for tablet mode operation

[@nimaprox1270]

it cant because most drivers for win7 dont exist

[@Peb02497]

Hp stream is from 2014-2015. By that time, new pcs already didn't have drivers for Windows 7

[@emdotrod]

The HAITCH PEA Steam Deck!

[@notanetcher]

Linux sucks

[@MaximNightFury]

You don't have to go on multiple comments just to say that​@@notanetcher

[@notanetcher]

@@MaximNightFury dude Linux didn't work on my old HP Stream it kernel panics and no WiFi

[@Underwatches]

good stuff, I love weird and obscure computer nuggets being forced to do something so far out of its league. keep up the good work!

[@14RChico]

17:24 the Nintendo Switch at home

[@liamcoldrick8044]

The switch at home

[@BlueEyedVibeChecker]

The Non-tendo Swap.

[@bigrob029]

i thought you were going to make a fancy 3d printed case for the tablet with some rails for the joycons.... *pulls out scotch tape* then i subscribed.

[@gkid64]

Win10s minimum ram requirement is officially 2gb however it will "run" with less and in VMs it can "run" on less than windows XP

[@Sparronator9999]

That's for 64-bit Windows 10. 32-bit only needs 1GB minimum officially.

[@another3997]

With a bit of effort, Windows 10 (32 bit) can run in much less than 1GB. I've had it running on an old Netbook with 512MB and a single core Atom N270. I'm not saying it was fast or particularly pleasant to use... but it is still just about usable. 😉 Of course, running XP on it makes a huge difference if you're playing old games offline.

[@JoshLeGrow]

Hmmm, turning a thing that should not be a Steam Deck into a Steam Deck... Close enough, welcome back Bringus Studios in 2021

[@CaptainRex332]

0:49 ayyyyy Teardown one of my favourite’s

[@JessicaFEREM]

The one person who manages to properly apply the skin correctly You're a master I genuinely don't see a single wrinkle. Impressive.

[@tigersusyt]

'What's up guys, it's Frokfrdk' is the best line on KZbin

[@Batarong]

Frokfrdk hide this criminal off your channel

[@ReeksofChees3]

Lexan became Bringus Studios

[@vintagewander]

that's a lovely legion go right there

[@tsunsharks]

5:00 God this is like the laptop I had to use when my PC's motherboard died. Like I am getting flashbacks.

[@rubeusvombatus]

I recently switched to Manjaro on my main computer, and thanks to proton, it's actually not shit at gaming

[@notanetcher]

Linux sucks

[@ronaldrusev8622]

"Mom i want steam deck" "We have steam deck at home" Steam deck at home:

[@carloisdoingstupidtechstuff]

2:18 OH IT'S THE DAMN HAITCH PEA!

[@jelly063]

0:40 Super Mario Odyssey even only runs at 900p in TV mode on the Switch. So you were right that the Switch can't do that.

[@divyamthakur]

put linux on it

[@notanetcher]

Linux sucks

[@divyamthakur]

@@notanetcher so do i ☃️

[@notanetcher]

@@divyamthakur dude Linux didn't work on my old HP Stream it kernel panics and no WiFi

[@max-abobea]

As someone who has a weak pc with 4 gb of ram with windows eating 60% of it, I think this video should be an official documentary about the struggles of budget gamers

[@MrCed122]

Long ago, I used the Stream 7 to play old-school Humungous games like Pajama Sam and Freddi Fish, that thing is a gaming beast for your inner 6 years old self.

[@HismumYT]

I love your channel, i couldn't find it because i cant spell your name but boy is the pronunciation stuck in my head, i found it via another comment you liked like a month ago

[@frokfrdk]

@@HismumYT to spell it, simply write frok frok, but the second frok is with a d frokfrdk

[@HismumYT]

@@frokfrdk that actually helps and is rememberable

[@kmemz]

I think 3D Printing some rails for the joycons that have tabs to put double sided tape onto to hold it to either side of the tablet, that would be a massive upgrade both to the stability of the controllers and the functionality. You cojld even cut out a hole in the print for the charge port, to make it actually look like it was somewhat professionally designed for the tablet.

[@radixliner]

speaking gamepad ui on hl2, you can enable it by using -gamepadui on launch options

[@vespertinnee]

10:55 first kill victim was ''bald people wrecker'', nice

[@GIRGHGH]

This looks more like switch at home more than steamdeck at home.

[@Foggy404]

Woohoo! Happy to see you post :3

[@JessicaFEREM]

it would be really cool if someone created a grip for the joycons to turn it into a controller and have the tiny buttons still be usable, like turn those into paddles I'm sure it could be done it's just nobody has really thought about it.

[@MaximNightFury]

5:05 Usually when Explorer crashes on me it's an Explorer _window_ . Never the desktop itself!

[@novafurry]

Explorer fully crashes for me when I open this pc

[@MaximNightFury]

@@novafurry sounds like a problem

[@choccymilku]

frokfrdk my night lullaby

[@JessicaFEREM]

If you talk about optimization, it needs to run on this thing before I'd consider "it'd run on anything"

[@snailcat86]

You should slap Linux on this thing and it will probably work fantastic for light gaming tbh

[@willyouenjoydasvideoja]

if you want your joycons to attatch in the best way, just 3d print a holder for them on your "stream deck7"

[@Vypertech]

Mom, Can we have Steam Deck? Mom: but we have Steam Deck at home Steam Deck at home:

[@harleysattlecker401]

HP STREAM DECK AND NINTENDECK STREAM 7

[@RobDEV]

Long time since I've seen something run half life 1 multiplayer worse than my ps vita

[@warrenbadze]

I did this with a Dell Venue 8 pro in 2015 in high-school

[@demorunnertimmedrt4432]

I have a chuwi windows 10/android tablet. I must try this.

[@_ai_sponge_]

for some reason i expected u to actually install steamOS for the least and mb upgrade the specs and build a custom shells for the controllers

[@VanceVanced]

New big picture lags on everything that's how fast it's supposed to run.

[@manuel.dignani]

This piece of tablet would be perfect with Debian o Arch, just to use some programs and to watch videos or open Facebook, it would fly with Linux

[@rws91942]

I bought the HP stream 7 many years ago, brand new during a black Friday sale for $79. At that price it was a complete waste of money. That tablet was barely usable. We have come so far with the Steam deck. ( I'm actually watching this on my steam deck in desktop mode connected to my monitor. )

[@BlueEyedVibeChecker]

Rule of thumb with laptops. If it's made by HP, it's not for me. Buy something better.

[@rws91942]

@@BlueEyedVibeChecker 😹😹😹😹 💯 facts .

[@smarthings1]

It's 10 years later since you review in July 11th,2023

[@Klinkertinlegs]

To be fair to the little guy, explorer.exe crashes on my gaming pc too sometimes.

[@youtubeisgarbage900]

what song did you use during your intro?

[@izzyd7710]

I've been looking for a while but I finally found it! It's Wizards by HOME :)

[@gejamugamlatsoomanam7716]

We have bringus studio at home

[@charlesdoesmore5488]

The chapter name in 18:01 sounds like a HP X Elgato collab.

[@CrucianCarpEnjoyer]

You should've installed Windows 8.1, it worked leagues better and ran HL1 flawlessly, also Win 8.1 was pre-installed initially and is less requiring for RAM

[@frokfrdk]

Yeah I updated it to Windows 10 when I was 12 and none of my adapters will let me boot off of a USB so I left it at this so the video wasn't delayed further

[@JessicaFEREM]

I used to own that windows tablet. it was a piece of junk but I used it as my main PC for about a year. whadya expect for $100 but I'd still like to own one though for nostalgia sake.

[@manuel.dignani]

btw you can game on Windows with this hardware, but you'll need some optimization, just graphical and background optimization for Windows to lower the ram and CPU usage, considering how slow the GPU is😂

[@sgcs]

You shoulld downgrade to Windows 8.1/PreAnniversary 10, not even joking, it performs a lot better then.

[@sgcs]

HL1 can also run a lot worse now cuz of the anniversary update.

[@c7dmz30]

bringus studios without the goofy ass edits:

[@nyc443]

What sorcery

[@Dtr146]

Now, install Steam OS on it. Like, actually, install it. No balls, you won't do it.

[@notanetcher]

Linux sucks

[@pietamojzesza3259]

Bro made switch deck

[@mintybudgie]

what have you done 😱😱

[@LouisianaBurns]

steam deck...with half the performance

[@another3997]

Far less than half the performance, more like five percent. But considering the Atom CPUs were primarily intended to be ultra power efficient, not performance oriented, and that Intel stopped development before the Steamdeck was even released, it's not surprising. There were Windows tablets with faster Atom CPUs and more RAM, but they were never intended to be gaming platforms. They will run original, non Steam versions of old games, such as Half Life, much better.

[@VoidOg999]

Mario does run really well wish breath of the wild did the same

[@Le_Dark_boi]

4 gigs of ram on windows is atchrocious, let alone 1 💀

[@redringofb]

niiiiceee

[@bomberman4046]

i had this exact tablet, bought new for 99€ just because was x86, for fun. Beside some "metro" apps with windows 8, was pretty much unusable. Even updated later to windows 10, even worse.

[@EvelineMonica-g1i]

Taurean Route

[@StevenCutcherSTCUTCHER]

O god

[@notyoutube8128]

The video is getting taken down by Nintendo because os showing Mario odasy on steam desk for a few seconds

[@nyc443]

Do a switch

[@SW73thegrayWindows]

HP Stream Deck 7

[@susposter779]

He stole Bringus idea

[@leonardorrmb]

Try bazzite os? idk its working or no

[@stanisawwrobel933]

install linux on it, on an external ssd using a janky usb otg dongle (druaga1 style video)

[@notanetcher]

Linux sucks

[@Edi21mine]

video just released and i have nothing to say so... stim dec

[@nikewray]

this is just Switch 2 running windows.

[@notanetcher]

better than Linux

[@mr.pigeon0]

mom my phone is running be os

[@nitricoxide1]

Shits powerful enough to function. Not powerful enough to wkrk with it, just to function.

[@another3997]

It would work reasonably well for it's intended purpose, but this is not it's intended purpose. There were Windows tablets with more RAM and more powerful versions of the Atom CPU, but they were all intended to be low power, energy efficient tablets, not gaming machines. But I can vouch that the original Half Life game will run decently on old, even lower powered 1st generation Netbooks with the early single core Atom N270 or N280 and Intel GMA 950 graphics. If you have 1.5 or 2Gb of RAM and run the OS they were designed for. Old games converted to run on Steam are always slower. Steam is a resource hog.

[@Risqxy]

dem bro unalived

[@ecosaviors]

love your videos frokfrdk who all loves frokfrdk or atleast like him relpy below ⬇

[@zenvio]

reply beggar

[@nothyperealfr]

only steam deck i can afford (i have 10$ to my name thats a bit of a strech)

[@isleofdre108]

wait so it just runs windows 10?? straight up?? no rt bullshit?

[@frokfrdk]

@@isleofdre108 It's an Intel x86 tablet so yes, full desktop Windows

[@miaakarlilar]

Babe wake up new frokfrdk just dropped (there will be proper captions full vid)

[@quickkennedy3226]

should've put steamOS on the tablet

[@frokfrdk]

@@quickkennedy3226 can't do it, the tablet has a 32bit UEFI

[@eirvandelden]

@@frokfrdk You can, when you install Debian. Debian has support for running multi-arch setup, where the OS is 64bit (because the CPU 64bit), but the UEFI is 32bit. AND Debian uses way less resources. I run Debian 11 on my Intel Atom x5-z8300 with 2GB ram and it only uses 300mb of RAM ;)

[@notanetcher]

Linux sucks

[@notanetcher]

​@@frokfrdkLinux sucks do not install it

[@another3997]

You should do some research on the subject before making such comments. 😂

[@mfaoudi03]

Best choice for this hp : 1- install linux distros 2- install windows xp with touch driver 3- install android. Edit: this is not actually tablet it's horrible quality!!!!!!

[@notanetcher]

Linux sucks

[@MediocreTCG]

Bringo Schewdios

[@salmanpotano892]

Want to join but no money 🤑

[@N3xlow]

try put a linux on it.... windows 10 is just to much for that little cpu and 1gb ram

[@alephcake]

My guess is HP locked the bootloader the scum of earth that they are

[@notanetcher]

Linux sucks

[@another3997]

It's getting better slowly, but Linux is still hit and miss for gaming. You can tweak Windows 10 to run better, especially on the 2GB Windows tablets, but the Atom family of CPUs had two overriding aims... to be power efficient and cheap, at the expense of performance. Plus Windows 10 wasn't designed to run on devices with such low end devices. Not a great combo. If you could get Win 7 on there, or even XP, it would run old (offline) games fine. Steam versions of old games demand more resources than the original versions.

[@notanetcher]

@@another3997 dude Linux didn't work on my old HP Stream it kernel panics and no WiFi

[@N3xlow]

@@notanetcher these little machines are crap sadly bad bios poor drivers and xd performance

[@nathawayhoa1971]

Now install Arch on it

[@notanetcher]

Linux sucks

[@sgcs]

@@notanetcher you really hate linux dont you

[@notanetcher]

@@sgcs dude Linux didn't work on my old HP Stream it kernel panics and no WiFi

[@sgcs]

@@notanetcher skill issue

[@notanetcher]

@@sgcs dude then what do I do

[@theodoreseptember3952]

Looks like. A Walmart stuff on. Sale 😂😂

[@mackjeez]

Well this was disappointing.

[@bonkwonkelchip7569]

eyoo

[@Kyermike]

god i hate hp

[@another3997]

They may not be your favourite, but you should probably be thankful HP exist. Like several other well known companies, they were a driving force in getting PCs, printers and other technologies out of the business world and making them accessible to consumers in the "home" markets.

[@Kyermike]

@@another3997 now, they are the driving force of my fist ((into my monitor))

[@w3tbstuff]

It doesnt Arch, it runs a version of Fedora.

[@L0tsen]

Nope it runs a arch based distro. You can put bazzite witch is based on fedora silverblue on it.

[@notanetcher]

Linux sucks

[@L0tsen]

@@notanetcher depends on what you do

[@notanetcher]

@@L0tsen dude Linux didn't work on my old HP Stream it kernel panics and no WiFi

[@L0tsen]

@@notanetcher wrong distro as not all distros support 32bit

[@OnlyOneCatPlushie]

Welcome to the Linux house. 5 likes = normal boring linux (3 remaining) 10 likes = decent linux 15 likes = kde plasma 20 likes = steam deck 25+ likes = your idea down in reply

[@JenZ1309]

least obvious like grinder

[@alephcake]

Welcome to this user's brain. 5 reports = brain growth 10 reports = primary education 15 reports = sent to IT school 20 reports = stops like begging 25 reports = becomes useful to society

[@notanetcher]

Linux sucks

[@OnlyOneCatPlushie]

@@JenZ1309 They will discontinue at the end of september

[@michellefernandez3155]

what a waste of time of video. Yikes.

[@frokfrdk]

Should I have used electrical tape instead?

[@notanetcher]

Linux sucks don't use it

[@DeformedSAS]

no.

[@DeformedSAS]

it sucks if you don't know how to set it up properly

[@notanetcher]

@@DeformedSAS dude Linux didn't work on my old HP Stream it kernel panics and no WiFi so what

[@notanetcher]

@@DeformedSAS if it doesn't work on there what am I supposed to do

[@another3997]

​@@notanetcherAs per my reply to another iteration of your comment, you're confusing the hardware support available within the Linux world, with the hardware support provided by one or more particular Linux distributions. Just because a particular collection of parts doesn't contain the ones you want, doesn't mean they don't exist, can't be installed or aren't available in another collection. Low level drivers exist for pretty much any common hardware you care to mention. It's up to you to check that the necessary drivers are available. MS Windows is no different... major hardware manufacturers frequently stop updating drivers and no longer support their hardware under newer versions of Windows. You have to try installing older drivers or, if you're lucky, some third party drivers.