# bc250-console

A custom [Bazzite](https://bazzite.gg) GNOME (bootc) image for the **AMD
BC-250**, built as a kid-friendly couch gaming console with remote parent
administration. Recipes build with [BlueBuild](https://blue-build.org); the
installer ISO comes from bootc-image-builder; installed consoles update
over-the-air from this Gitea's container registry.

**Image:** `git.lazypugs.com/ckoch/bc250-console-gnome:latest`
**Recipe:** [`recipes/bc250-console-gnome.yml`](recipes/bc250-console-gnome.yml)

## What it adds on top of `bazzite-gnome:stable`

| Area | Change |
|---|---|
| GPU | `cyan-skillfish-governor-smu` (BC-250 DVFS governor, from the [filippor COPR](https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/filippor/bazzite/)), enabled |
| Memory | `ttm.pages_limit` / `ttm.page_pool_size` kargs so the GPU can use the full 16 GB shared GDDR6 |
| Remote admin | `openssh-server` (enabled) + `gnome-remote-desktop` (RDP); one-time `bc250-remote-setup` script; `tailscaled` enabled |
| Console behavior | All suspend paths masked, no screen lock/dim, GNOME animations off — always on, always reachable |
| Kid experience | Steam Big Picture autostarts for the `kid` account only |
| Apps | First-boot flatpaks: ProtonUp-Qt, Heroic, RetroDECK (Steam, Firefox, auto-updates already in the Bazzite base) |
| Cloud gaming | GeForce NOW native Linux app (beta) auto-installed on first boot from NVIDIA's flatpak repo — note the BC-250 has no hardware video decode, so streams decode on CPU; keep to 1080p |
| Fixes | `hhd.service` masked (crash-loops on BC-250) |
| Docs | Parent manual baked at `/usr/share/doc/bc250-console/OPERATIONS.md` |

## Accounts

The ISO installs **unattended** and bakes two users from
[`iso-config.toml`](iso-config.toml): `parent` (admin/wheel) and `kid`
(standard), both with a placeholder password to change on first login.

> ⚠️ The installer wipes the first disk with no prompts. Don't boot it on a
> machine whose disk you care about.

## Documentation

- [`BUILD-CONSOLE.md`](BUILD-CONSOLE.md) — build the image, generate the ISO,
  publish OTA updates (verified podman and docker paths, with workarounds)
- [`OPERATIONS.md`](OPERATIONS.md) — day-2 admin: connecting, installing
  games remotely, updates/rollback, GPU tuning, health checks

## Hardware prerequisites (on the board, not in the image)

Modded BIOS (see [mothenjoyer69/bc250-documentation](https://github.com/mothenjoyer69/bc250-documentation)),
then BIOS settings: 512 MB dynamic VRAM, IOMMU disabled, auto power-on.

## Credits

Forked from
[62fixolab/Latest-Bazzite-AMD-BC-250-Patched-Images](https://github.com/62fixolab/Latest-Bazzite-AMD-BC-250-Patched-Images),
which builds on [vietsman's patched images](https://github.com/vietsman/bazzite-gnome-patched)
and [filippor/cyan-skillfish-governor](https://github.com/filippor/cyan-skillfish-governor),
on top of [ublue-os/bazzite](https://github.com/ublue-os/bazzite).
The 40-CU experimental tooling from upstream is intentionally not included —
this image stays on the stable 24-CU configuration.

MIT licensed — see [LICENSE](LICENSE) and [NOTICE](NOTICE).