Steam will not use Wi-Fi

[phsoccer]

I’m trying to download Steam games to my car, but I cannot seem to get Steam to hook to Wi-Fi, I only see the Tesla network within the Steam settings. I barely have any Tesla LTE network at my house, so I actually have to drive away from my house to get Steam to hookup. Then, it needs a long time to download the games and if I leave the car, it shuts off. It says it will continue to download on Wi-Fi after leaving the car, but I cannot seem to get it to use the Wi-Fi network. My car is hooked to my homes network, so I know that works. Anyone else having this problem?

 

[outie]

Same here, no wifi network, only Tesla cell network. Not sure if a bug or the way they want to limit its functionality to premium connectivity subscribers.

 

[phsoccer]

I’m assuming bug since the center screen on my X says it will use Wi-Fi.

 

[outie]

It seems to be a Steam Deck OS / emulator because everything references steam deck. It said it will use Wifi but judging from the download speed it must be going through the LTE connection.

 

[PreguntsAnswrs]

It seems to be a Steam Deck OS / emulator because everything references steam deck. It said it will use Wifi but judging from the download speed it must be going through the LTE connection.

Any news?

 

[outie]

Nope.

 

[phecda]

I think from the name of the system we can tell that the steam is running through a virtual machine (container), so more likely it is using the host OS network through the virtual network switch. That’s just my guess. The Tesla network is using the Wifi, but it’s just won’t show up. That is just how virtualization work. No worries.

 

[phecda]

By the way I have tested by switching between my cellphone hotspot and the home Wi-Fi. It does use the Wi-Fi but just showing the virtual network name.

 

[PreguntsAnswrs]

By the way I have tested by switching between my cellphone hotspot and the home Wi-Fi. It does use the Wi-Fi but just showing the virtual network name.

But does it go to sleep when you exit the car? Been trying to download large games over 100 GB’s. It begins to download while I’m inside the car. But moment I exit, so does the download. The screen in the car panel says games keep downloading on Steam even if you exit car. That’s not what I’m experiencing! Anyone figured out a solution?

 

[DCGOO]

But does it go to sleep when you exit the car? Been trying to download large games over 100 GB’s. It begins to download while I’m inside the car. But moment I exit, so does the download. The screen in the car panel says games keep downloading on Steam even if you exit car. That’s not what I’m experiencing! Anyone figured out a solution?

Have you tried setting the car to Camp Mode before you exit? Though beware, you have to explicitly lock the car after you leave.

 

[phecda]

But does it go to sleep when you exit the car? Been trying to download large games over 100 GB’s. It begins to download while I’m inside the car. But moment I exit, so does the download. The screen in the car panel says games keep downloading on Steam even if you exit car. That’s not what I’m experiencing! Anyone figured out a solution?

But does it go to sleep when you exit the car? Been trying to download large games over 100 GB’s. It begins to download while I’m inside the car. But moment I exit, so does the download. The screen in the car panel says games keep downloading on Steam even if you exit car. That’s not what I’m experiencing! Anyone figured out a solution?

It does go to sleep when I tried, and I had to leave the door open.

 

[jcirujales]

To get past the system going to sleep so you don't have to sit there during downloads, try leaving the door open while it downloads.

 

[phsoccer]

But does it go to sleep when you exit the car? Been trying to download large games over 100 GB’s. It begins to download while I’m inside the car. But moment I exit, so does the download. The screen in the car panel says games keep downloading on Steam even if you exit car. That’s not what I’m experiencing! Anyone figured out a solution?

Occasionally I've been able to get it to continue downloading after I exit. It does seem to go to sleep, but then I check the next morning, the download has made progress. A very large game has taken me as long as a week, doing this every night.

 

[aerodyne]

To get past the system going to sleep so you don't have to sit there during downloads, try leaving the door open while it downloads.

yes, works for me, leave the door cracked open. I know from reading this thread now, why it takes so long to download a game, it does not use wifi!

 

[DCGOO]

yes, works for me, leave the door cracked open. I know from reading this thread now, why it takes so long to download a game, it does not use wifi!

Placing the car in Camp Mode should keep it awake. Just make sure you manually lock the doors in the app if you decide to leave the area. Camp mode keeps all the accessory outlets powered.

 

[Evee]

Having the same issue every single time I get out it just quits steam so I’ve had to leave the door open.

 

[aerodyne]

Having the same issue every single time I get out it just quits steam so I’ve had to leave the door open.

Actually, this was my experience until I installed 2023.2.12. Shut the door with a few gig remaining to update Witcher, next morning it was installed and good to go.

 

[PreguntsAnswrs]

Actually, this was my experience until I installed 2023.2.12. Shut the door with a few gig remaining to update Witcher, next morning it was installed and good to go.

Do you see available wifi SSID’s now? I don’t. Only allows me to choose Tesla Network which is the cellular data plan. And I’m on 2023.6.x. I’ll attempt leaving door open because the Steam app in the car says it won’t work when the car is in camp mode!

 

[PreguntsAnswrs]

Is there a way to download the Steam game on PC/Mac USB drive and then just plug in that USB drive into the car to play it there?

 

[phsoccer]

Is there a way to download the Steam game on PC/Mac USB drive and then just plug in that USB drive into the car to play it there?

I would be interested if anyone knows how to do this. I've hooked up a USB drive with music and the car didn't seem to recognize it.