2015-10-12, 21:53
(2015-10-12, 21:37)stoickov Wrote: How is the Steam OS / OpenELEC dualboot situation?
Currently I'm a happy user of the OpenELEC + Kodi only, but I love the idea of Steam Streaming and I wonder if there is already a solution to have it both.
same as OE + any other Linux: fairly easily done, and working since day 1.
Assuming you have a standalone OE setup now, you should be able to resize the OE 'storage' partition to make room for SteamOS. I can't recall if the SteamOS installer will do this automatically or not, or if you need to use something like PartedMagic to do it ahead of time. After installing SteamOS, you'll probably need to add a GRUB entry for OE, which is described in the OE wiki for setting up a dual boot. Then you can set OE to be the default OS, and use the 'reboot to other OS' OE addon to easily reboot to SteamOS from OE, and then reboot to OE when done. There's nothing ChromeBox-specific about this type of setup, it's the same as any other PC, and the OE forums are likely your best source of info/support for it.
If you don't have a standalone setup now, then backup your OE config, flash the standalone firmware, then follow the dual boot instructions on their wiki (which involve installing the 'other OS'/SteamOS first I believe, otherwise same as above)
