Just purchased through Steam Store... client on windows pc is telling me "The server trial has expired"

Just wondering what I need to do to rectify this.

#2

well. nevermind. for starters it appears your not supposed to run the client on your pc. Steam is supposed to handle that.

Best i can tell anyways.

Ive closed the clients on my pc, then started the steam link app on the shieldtv. I can see the virtualhere section. But it says no USB devices are being shared.

Need a little help as im a few hours into trying to get this working and the frustration is setting in :P

#3

mmm, after a restart of the shield, it picked up the controller and when i started streaming i heard the little (usb device plugged in) jingle that windows does, but the controller wont do anything.

Looking at my pc in devices and printers, its there and when i click on it
This device cannot start. (Code 10)

{Operation Failed}
The requested operation was unsuccessful.

#4

OK your getting there :) Now what controller is it?

#6

What controller is it? Is it an xbox controller? If so you need to use the wireless adapter for that. Otherwise most other controllers should just work.

#7

yea half the time the steam link app doesnt even detect that a USB device is plugged in to begin with.

I tried opening the VH app and setting "stay awake" and "open on boot" to no avail. Just freshly restarted with those settings, opened the steam link app - and under the virtualhere setting "no usb devices detected" and as such, no client opened on the pc. (which considering my last 2 posts, wouldnt wouldnt work anyhow) but one step at a time. Trying to get it seeing a controller all the time, then I can worry about the controller actually working.

tried with a DS4 and an Xbox One S.

#8

OK yes unfortunately you will need the xbox wireless dongle. If you dont have that then get a refund from valve for virtualhere for the time being.

#9

Hi Michael, Thank you again for the response(s).

So is virtualhere basically no good for "plugged-in/wired" usb devices? Aka its better used for things like wireless bluetooth dongles and wifi/RF dongles?

I had hoped to use it if the case arose for the former of course, but also to circumvent steams control limitations or being forced to map through steam for a lot of emulators. Nevermind controllers that steam simply doesnt support.

The controllers in question I attempted were the Dualshock 4 and the xbox one S. Both were wired. The xbox gave the error I linked and kept connecting and disconnecting, the DS4 showed as connected , but had a yellow exclamation point saying it couldnt start in device manager.

Either way, both rarely show up in the steam link app/virtualhere settings which is what concerns me the most. Its almost random regarding whether they show up as connected or it shows no usb devices connected.