Make Steam info automatic and keep music loading responsive

Shorten the README and move details into the setup guide
Use the classic Halo PC installer icon in v1.3.2
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-  <img src="resources/ui/app-icon.png" alt="Installer Master Chief helmet icon" width="44" height="44">
-  &nbsp;&nbsp;
  <img src="resources/artwork/halo-ce-logo.png" alt="Halo: Combat Evolved" width="180">
-  <br>
-  <strong>Native VR for Steam Frame</strong><br>
-  Xbox-style controls · USB-C or network transfer · Guided Windows setup
 </p>

 <p align="center">
-  <a href="https://github.com/ClassicWasTaken/HaloCE-SteamFrame/releases/download/v1.3.1/Halo-Steam-Frame-Setup-1.3.1.exe"><strong>DOWNLOAD v1.3.1 — WINDOWS EXE</strong></a><br>
-  <sub>One installer file · Windows 10/11 x64 · No administrator rights needed</sub><br>
-  <a href="https://github.com/ClassicWasTaken/HaloCE-SteamFrame/releases/tag/v1.3.1">Release notes &amp; checksum</a> · <a href="#download-and-run">Setup guide</a> · <a href="#sources-and-credits">Sources &amp; credits</a>
+  <a href="https://github.com/ClassicWasTaken/HaloCE-SteamFrame/releases/download/v1.3.3/Halo-Steam-Frame-Setup-1.3.3.exe"><strong>DOWNLOAD v1.3.3 — WINDOWS EXE</strong></a><br>
+  <sub>One installer file · No administrator rights needed</sub><br>
+  <a href="https://github.com/ClassicWasTaken/HaloCE-SteamFrame/releases/tag/v1.3.3">Release notes &amp; checksum</a>
 </p>

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+Bring Halo: Combat Evolved to Steam Frame with a native ARM64/OpenXR VR port, Xbox-style controls, and Halo artwork in your Steam library. The guided installer uses an original Xbox dashboard style and the classic Halo PC desktop icon.

-A Windows setup app for installing the native ARM64/OpenXR Halo: Combat Evolved port on Steam Frame. Its original Xbox dashboard-inspired interface uses dark panels, luminous green accents, and beveled controls to guide you through choosing game data, connecting over USB-C or a network, and installing or repairing the game. Both connection options use encrypted SSH. Setup copies your own original Xbox data, builds the native VR executable on the Frame, applies Xbox-style controls, and guides Steam library registration with Halo CE cover art.
+You need **Windows 10/11 x64**, a **Steam Frame**, and your own authorized **original Xbox Halo CE ISO/XISO or extracted maps**. **USA Rev 2 is validated**; Halo PC, Xbox 360 Anniversary, and MCC data are unsupported. Game data is not included.

-**Version 1.3.1 — Halo library artwork and game Notes.** Adds a CE banner, transparent title logo, and Master Chief shortcut icon alongside the covers. A game description and Xbox-style control guide appear in **Steam Notes**, accessible from the game's details page; Steam does not provide an editable store-style About description for non-Steam games. Choose **Steam info** to update an existing native install without another ISO or rebuild. Custom artwork, icons, and notes are preserved. These additions have automated software coverage; their appearance on a physical Frame still needs verification.
+1. Run the EXE, choose **Install**, and select your ISO or maps folder.
+2. Enable Frame Developer Mode, set its user password, and connect over **USB-C** or **Wi-Fi / Ethernet**. The app guides you through SSH setup.
+3. Save and close games, keep **Steam Home** running, and click **Install Halo VR**. The first build can take tens of minutes; your Frame needs internet access.

-Choose a direct USB-C cable or Wi-Fi / Ethernet in the connection step. The wired path uses ADB port forwarding for the same encrypted SSH connection, with no Frame IP required. USB handling is software-tested; a physical Steam Frame USB transfer has not yet been verified. Setup retains the 1.2.3 safeguard that keeps Steam Home and SteamVR running; it never shuts down or starts another Steam client. Direct library-file edits require Steam to be already closed, with manual steps shown when needed. The underlying VR implementation is an open upstream pull request. The pinned native game, Xbox controls, and live Steam shortcut/cover-art helper were previously tested on a real Frame. The complete first-install wizard and full game uninstall still need fresh-device hardware tests. Performance varies by scene and device. This is an independent community project, unaffiliated with Microsoft, Bungie, or Valve.
+Steam artwork and the description/control guide in **Notes** are added automatically during Install and Repair. Already installed? Choose **Repair** to refresh the game, or **Uninstall** to remove it with an optional save backup.

-## Download and run
+The port is experimental; newer USB and library features still need physical Frame verification.

-**[DOWNLOAD THIS FILE — Halo-Steam-Frame-Setup-1.3.1.exe](https://github.com/ClassicWasTaken/HaloCE-SteamFrame/releases/download/v1.3.1/Halo-Steam-Frame-Setup-1.3.1.exe)**
-
-This is the only installer file you need. It includes the installer runtime and the ADB files needed for USB-C transfer; no installer ZIP, Python installation, or separate Platform Tools download is needed. The bundled ADB files retain their original notices. Run setup on Windows 10/11 x64. You do not need administrator rights. The **[version 1.3.1 release](https://github.com/ClassicWasTaken/HaloCE-SteamFrame/releases/tag/v1.3.1)** description includes the EXE's SHA256 checksum.
-
-The executable has a Master Chief helmet icon with olive armor and a gold visor, drawn for this project.
-
-1. **Game data.** Choose **Install**, then use **Choose ISO** or **Choose maps folder** to select an original **Xbox** Halo CE `.iso` / `.xiso`, or its extracted `maps` folder, that you are authorized to use. Setup validates the retail Xbox map format and extracts only the required maps. Halo PC, Xbox 360 Anniversary, MCC, and Quest packages are not inputs for this build. The repository and executable contain no commercial game data or download links for it. Click **Continue** to move to the next step.
-2. **Connect Frame.** Enable Developer Mode and set the Frame's user password, then choose **Network (Wi-Fi or Ethernet)** or **USB-C cable**. For network transfer, keep both devices on a network that permits connections between them and enter the Frame's hostname/IP. For USB, connect a data-capable cable directly to the PC and approve device authorization on the headset if prompted; no Frame IP is required. The SSH login remains `steamos`, port 22; username and port are under **Advanced connection settings**. Click **Test connection** and approve the displayed host fingerprint only after identifying your device. Your password is used in memory and is never saved or logged.
-3. **Install Halo VR.** Save and close games, confirm **I have saved and closed games on my Frame**, then click **Install Halo VR**. Keep Steam Home and SteamVR running, and leave the Frame awake and connected. The app uploads maps, creates a rootless build container, compiles the pinned VR source, applies the controls patch, and registers **Halo: Combat Evolved VR (Native)** through the running Steam client when its verified library interface is available. Any remaining shortcut or artwork step is shown at the end; it does not require rebuilding the game. The first build may take tens of minutes. Activity opens automatically and shows the current phase and live build output; use **Save log** for troubleshooting.
-
-### Transfer over a USB-C cable
-
-1. In the Frame's **Steam Settings > System**, enable **Developer Mode**. In **Developer**, set a user password. Leave Steam Home and SteamVR running.
-2. Connect the Frame directly to your Windows PC with a USB data cable. A charging-only cable cannot transfer files. Keep the Frame awake and allow this computer's device authorization on the headset if prompted.
-3. In **Connect Frame**, choose **USB-C cable**. Setup first uses ADB already available on your computer's `PATH`, then falls back to its included ADB 37.0.1 files. **Advanced connection settings > Browse adb.exe** can select a specific installation. If you need replacement tools, use [Google's official Windows Platform Tools download and terms](https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools), extract the complete package, and choose its `platform-tools\adb.exe`, keeping the companion DLLs next to it. Setup does not download SDK tools during an installation.
-4. Enter the same Frame user password used for SSH and click **Test connection**. Setup selects the sole physical USB device automatically. If several physical USB devices are connected, unplug the others or enter the Frame's exact ADB serial in **Advanced connection settings**. If a serial cannot be verified as a physical USB connection, unplug other devices and leave the serial field blank for automatic detection. Emulators and network-connected ADB devices are not USB targets. Review the Frame's SSH host fingerprint when asked.
-5. Continue with install, repair, library registration, or uninstall. Leave the cable attached until setup reports that it has disconnected. Setup removes only the temporary ADB forward it created and leaves the shared ADB server and other forwards running.
-
-The cable carries encrypted SSH/SFTP traffic between the PC and Frame. **The Frame still needs its own internet connection** to fetch native source, the build container, and compiler dependencies. USB does not provide internet sharing or change Wi-Fi/Steam settings. Cable transfer may help on a weak or congested wireless network; actual speed depends on the cable, USB ports, and device. It does not speed up the native compilation phase. USB behavior has automated software coverage; physical Steam Frame USB transfer verification is pending. [Valve's USB/ADB guide](https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/steamframe/debugging) and [Google's ADB reference](https://developer.android.com/tools/adb) describe the underlying connection and forwarding tools.
-
-The installation bar fills from left to right and does not move backward during a run. Its overall percentage combines weighted stages with measured upload bytes and completed Ninja build tasks. During work without a measurable total, such as package setup or configuration, the bar holds its last value while the activity feed continues showing available output. This percentage describes completed work, not elapsed time or a finish-time estimate. Failure or cancellation preserves the reached progress; a remaining manual Steam or artwork step stays at 99%, and only full success reaches 100%.
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-Setup explicitly closes its SFTP and command channels and the underlying SSH connection before reporting completion. The activity feed shows disconnecting and disconnected stages; failure and cancellation also close that connection. USB cleanup removes only this operation's temporary ADB forward. Setup does not stop the shared ADB server or change the Frame's Wi-Fi or Steam streaming settings.
-
-The included ADB executable, two companion DLLs, and unmodified notices are checksum-verified before being copied to `%LOCALAPPDATA%/HaloFrameInstaller/usb-tools/37.0.1`. This versioned cache remains after setup closes so a shared ADB server can keep using it without locking the EXE's temporary extraction folder. The selected client's protocol is checked against an already-running local ADB server; a mismatch stops USB setup without restarting that server. Setup also verifies that the temporary forwarded port listens only on this PC's loopback addresses before sending the SSH password. [Bundled-tool provenance and licenses](docs/THIRD_PARTY.md#adb-for-usb-transfer).
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-These changes apply after you launch the new EXE and start a run. An installation already running in an older EXE keeps its existing behavior; downloading a replacement cannot change that ongoing process.
-
-![The version 1.2.2 installer with its dark original Xbox dashboard styling, green accents, and guided setup](docs/images/installer-1.2.jpg)
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-Progress preview with sample compiler output:
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-![Version 1.2.2 showing a left-to-right progress bar and detailed activity with sample compiler output](docs/images/installer-progress-1.2.jpg)
-
-After you select valid local Xbox game data, the installer automatically loops the original Halo menu music. Setup reads the menu loop from your own `ui.map`, decodes it at 12% of the original sample amplitude, and keeps the temporary audio on your Windows computer until the installer closes. No soundtrack is bundled, downloaded, or uploaded to the Frame. Repair using only maps already on the Frame has no local music preview. If music is unavailable, installation can continue.
-
-### Supported Xbox ISO revisions
-
-Use **Halo: Combat Evolved for the original Xbox**. **USA Rev 2 is validated with this installer.** Other retail revisions, including an original USA release or an image labeled **USA Rev 1**, and PAL releases are accepted when their actual map headers match one of these supported builds:
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-| Map-header build | Upstream region |
-| --- | --- |
-| `01.10.12.2276` | NTSC |
-| `01.08.15.1749` | NTSC |
-| `01.01.14.2342` | PAL |
-
-These builds come from the [pinned port's compatibility table](https://github.com/startupfoundry/halo-ce-universal/blob/88142798513ebd99fc7c6224023e8b44c05d0106/source/cache/cache_files.c#L616-L631). Its [PAL conversion notes](https://github.com/startupfoundry/halo-ce-universal/blob/88142798513ebd99fc7c6224023e8b44c05d0106/port/linux/game/pal_tags.c#L4-L22) describe the shared NTSC maps across three retail releases. Setup checks the image contents, not its filename or a Rev label: it requires all 24 original Xbox version-5 maps from one supported build. Incomplete or mixed-build sets and unlisted builds are rejected. Halo PC/Custom Edition, Xbox 360 Anniversary, MCC, and Quest packages are unsupported inputs. Supply your own authorized retail ISO/XISO or extracted maps.
-
-### Already have Halo installed?
-
-Choose **Repair** in the **Game data** step, connect your Frame, and click **Repair Halo VR** in the last step. Setup detects the standard native folder `~/Games/HaloCENativeVR` and reinstalls the native executable, SDL library, controls/tutorial patch, and notices; it restores the required VR/control settings while preserving saves and unrelated settings. Valid original Xbox maps already on the Frame can be reused without selecting another ISO. If maps are missing or damaged, select a valid local image/maps folder and retry. Previous installs made by this installer or the original guided native setup are recognized. A hand-installed native game in the same folder can be adopted only through the explicit Repair action, after its native executable and original Xbox maps validate. Unknown folders and other install locations are not overwritten.
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-The old PC installation at `~/Games/HaloCEVR` is detected and explained separately. Its PC maps cannot be used for this native Xbox build. Setup installs the native version separately and does not automatically remove the PC version. Close the native game before repair. Program-file backups are retained in the owned build workspace, and a failed repair rolls back the affected files. **Add to Steam again** repairs library registration and adds missing library artwork; it does not rebuild the game.
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-The Frame needs ARM64 SteamOS, SteamVR/OpenXR, rootless Podman, internet access, and **12 GiB of free internal storage**. Setup checks these before installing. Your Windows computer needs about 2.5 GB of temporary space for maps. The SteamOS root filesystem stays read-only. Podman runs as the ordinary `steamos` host user; dependency installation uses root only inside the rootless container, with `no-new-privileges` retained.
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-With Steam running, setup uses the current client's library interface and verifies the native executable, launch options, VR flag, and disabled compatibility tool before reporting registration success. This interface is undocumented and may change with Steam updates. If it is unavailable, ambiguous, or cannot verify the result within its time limit, setup keeps the headset session running and shows manual steps. Use Steam's **Add a Game > Add a Non-Steam Game** to select `~/Games/HaloCENativeVR/halo`, apply the launch option below, and enable **Include in VR Library**. Leave forced compatibility tools disabled for this native Linux executable. **Add to Steam again** retries available library setup without rebuilding. If Steam is already closed, setup can use backed-up atomic library-file updates; it never shuts down, launches, or restarts the headset's Steam session.
-
-### Update only the Steam library information
-
-Choose **Steam info** on the first page, connect the Frame, then click **Update Steam info**. No ISO, map transfer, compiler, or rebuild is needed. Setup verifies the recognized native installation and updates its shortcut, missing artwork, and **Halo CE VR — About & controls** note. Save and close games, leave Steam Home running, and keep the headset connected until setup disconnects.
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-Open **Notes** on the Halo game's Steam details page or in its overlay to read the description and control guide. These are private game notes using Steam's normal notes synchronization. They do not replace the non-Steam About panel or add a store page, achievements, reviews, or another game's Steam identity. Existing notes and edited installer notes remain unchanged. If Notes is unavailable or synchronization cannot be verified, setup shows copyable text for manual use. Missing artwork or an icon awaiting Steam's shortcut-file persistence is reported separately and can be retried with **Add to Steam again**. Notes requires a running, verified Steam client; setup leaves a closed Steam client closed.
-
-### Uninstall Halo VR
-
-Choose **Uninstall** on the first page to remove the recognized, owned native installation at `~/Games/HaloCENativeVR` and its native Steam shortcut. You do not need an ISO or local maps for uninstall, but you must connect over SSH with the Frame's user password. Save and close games; keep Steam Home and SteamVR running. Setup asks the running client to remove the exact native shortcut from its active account, then verifies that removal before deleting game files. If the client interface is unavailable or removal cannot be verified, setup keeps the native game files and stops at 99%, explaining Steam's **Remove Non-Steam Game** option. An owned installation build still running also stops removal before deletion. Setup never shuts down or relaunches Steam. If Steam is already closed, automatic removal can use its backed-up library-file path across the local accounts.
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-**Keep my campaign saves in a backup (recommended)** is checked by default. Setup backs up saves inside the native game folder and the original config to `~/Games/HaloCENativeVR-saves-<operation ID>`, and reports the exact backup location. The recognized native folder, including its maps, program files, and config, is then removed; configured saves outside that folder remain untouched. Turning off the checkbox allows saves inside the removed folder to be deleted. Uninstall leaves unrelated games, foreign or unrecognized folders, and unrelated settings alone. The build cache remains available for troubleshooting. Setup disconnects its SSH session after the operation and reaches 100% only after completion.
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-With the client running, Steam controls artwork cleanup for the removed entry; setup does not delete its live grid files. With Steam already closed, setup removes only artwork matching the installer's known image hashes and preserves custom images.
-
-## Xbox-style controls
-
-| Frame control | Action |
-| --- | --- |
-| A | Jump / accept |
-| B | Melee / back |
-| X | Reload / use |
-| Y | Change weapon |
-| Right trigger / left trigger | Fire / throw grenade |
-| Left stick / click | Move / crouch |
-| Right stick / click | Turn / zoom |
-| Left bumper / right bumper | Change grenade / flashlight |
-| Menu / View | Pause / scoreboard |
-| Both grips held | Recenter |
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-Motion aiming stays enabled. Smooth turning defaults to 90 degrees/second, refresh rate to 72 Hz, and render scale to 1.0. Repairs refresh the VR/control defaults and keep unrelated settings and saves. Head movement also satisfies the first-level look tutorial. The patch does not skip the campaign or increase combat difficulty.
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-The native shortcut uses this **per-game** launch option to prevent the same physical controller from being read through both OpenXR and Steam's virtual gamepad:
-
-```text
-SDL_GAMECONTROLLER_ALLOW_STEAM_VIRTUAL_GAMEPAD=0 %command%
-```
-
-See [controls and patch details](docs/CONTROLS.md).
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-## What gets installed
-
-Game: `~/Games/HaloCENativeVR`, including `halo`, bundled SDL3, your maps, config, notices, and an ownership/provenance manifest. New-install saves are in that game's separate `save` folder; repairs preserve existing save locations. Build workspace: `~/.cache/halo-frame-installer`. Source is fetched at the fixed commit below, not a moving branch. Build cache is retained for troubleshooting. Setup does not remove another Halo installation or touch unrelated games.
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-The original Halo CE cover is shown inside the installer. The native shortcut receives missing portrait and landscape covers, a 1,920 × 620 original CE promotional banner, transparent title logo, and the installer's Master Chief helmet icon. With Steam running, setup uses its verified client interface, checks the active account and native executable, and verifies the artwork hashes. The icon is kept in the owned game's `.installer-artwork` folder so it survives the setup EXE closing. Its existing path is verified through read-only shortcut-file checks before changing it through Steam's API. Both running-client and already-closed file paths preserve custom art and icons, including different supported image extensions. An icon that cannot be verified is reported as pending rather than replacing an uncertain user choice.
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-The description and Xbox controls use **Steam Game Notes**. Setup appends one bounded note without replacing other notes or an edited installer note. Artwork and Notes have independent pending states; **Steam info**, repair, and **Add to Steam again** use the same handling. No artwork download is needed. The new bundled images total less than 1 MB, with sources and exact hashes in the [artwork resource notice](resources/artwork/README.md). The user confirmed the older entry and covers on the Frame tested with 1.2.3; the 1.3.1 banner, logo, icon, and Notes still need a physical Frame check.
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-The renderer uses the Xbox game's data and translated Xbox shaders. Native OpenXR VR and competitive multiplayer come from the port. The PC-only Chimera, PC Restored maps, and HaloCEVR DLLs do not belong in this native build. Multiplayer requires compatible native/OpenCE protocol builds; Halo PC/Custom Edition/MCC servers and PC save files are incompatible.
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-## Sources and credits
-
- [OpenCE Steam Frame VR PR #85](https://github.com/OpenCommunityEdition/OpenCE/pull/85), by startupfoundry.
- [Exact VR source commit `88142798513ebd99fc7c6224023e8b44c05d0106`](https://github.com/startupfoundry/halo-ce-universal/tree/88142798513ebd99fc7c6224023e8b44c05d0106), with a documented local controller/tutorial patch.
- [Upstream native Linux/VR build instructions](https://github.com/startupfoundry/halo-ce-universal/blob/88142798513ebd99fc7c6224023e8b44c05d0106/port/linux/README.md#vr).
- [Valve's official Frame setup](https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/steamframe/setup) and [SSH/debugging instructions](https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/steamframe/debugging).
- [Google's ADB connection and forwarding reference](https://developer.android.com/tools/adb) and [official Platform Tools download and terms](https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools).
- [Original Xbox dashboard visual references](docs/SOURCES.md#dashboard-visual-references) and [Halo CE artwork attribution and Steam Notes references](docs/SOURCES.md#steam-library-artwork).
-
-Full source attribution, decompilation lineage, multiplayer references, and third-party licenses are in [SOURCES.md](docs/SOURCES.md) and [THIRD_PARTY.md](docs/THIRD_PARTY.md). Original installer code is MIT licensed. Upstream notices apply separately; no license here grants rights to commercial game data.
-
-## Troubleshooting
-
- **Cannot resolve `frame`:** for Wi-Fi / Ethernet, use the Frame's IP address from its network settings. Both devices must be on a network that permits connections between clients. USB-C transfer does not need the hostname/IP.
- **USB device missing or offline:** verify Developer Mode, keep the Frame awake, use a data-capable cable and a direct PC USB port, and reconnect it. A charging indicator alone does not confirm data transfer. Approve device authorization on the headset if prompted. Setup does not reset shared ADB services or change device settings automatically.
- **Several USB devices detected:** unplug other physical USB devices or enter the Frame's exact ADB serial in **Advanced connection settings**. Setup refuses to guess which device to use. If that serial's physical USB path cannot be verified, leave it blank with only the Frame attached and retry automatic detection.
- **ADB unavailable:** the release EXE includes ADB. If its files cannot be used, extract [Google's official Windows Platform Tools package](https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools), keeping `adb.exe` and its companion DLLs together, then choose it with **Browse adb.exe**. Wi-Fi / Ethernet remains available without ADB.
- **ADB server version differs:** setup leaves that server running. Choose the matching `adb.exe` under **Advanced connection settings**, or close the other application's USB tools normally and retry. Network transfer remains available.
- **USB forwarding has network access enabled:** setup refuses to send the SSH password over a forward listening beyond loopback. Close the other application's USB tools normally and retry, or choose network transfer. Setup does not reset the shared server automatically.
- **USB SSH connection refused:** enable Developer Mode and confirm the SSH port in **Advanced connection settings**. USB still needs the Frame's SSH service and user password; ADB authorization alone does not authenticate SSH. The USB path forwards the Frame's default SSH port 22.
- **Connection refused:** enable Developer Mode and verify the address and SSH port. [Valve guide](https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/steamframe/debugging).
- **Authentication fails:** enter the password set in the Frame's Developer settings; your Steam account password is unrelated.
- **Host key changed:** setup refuses the connection. Verify the new device/key independently before removing its old public fingerprint from `%LOCALAPPDATA%/HaloFrameInstaller/hosts.json`.
- **Insufficient disk space or Podman missing:** resolve the failed preflight check and retry. Setup does not disable SteamOS protections or install system packages as root.
- **Build/download fails:** the error dialog shows a short failure headline; open **Show activity** or **Save log** for the full redacted details. Keep the Frame's build log and retry. Version 1.2.1 fixes the container dependency-installation permission errors (`setgroups`, `seteuid`, or APT cache permissions) seen in 1.2.0. Retry can reuse previously uploaded maps only when the complete map set matches the selected local data manifest and passes header and SHA256 verification; otherwise setup uploads fresh data. Reused data stays in its previous owned upload run and is verified again at build and finalization. A failed staging build does not replace an existing game or save.
- **Unsupported ISO or maps:** choose original Xbox retail data matching a [supported map build](#supported-xbox-iso-revisions). USA Rev 2 is validated; a filename containing Rev 1 or Rev 2 does not establish compatibility by itself. Keep all required maps from one release together.
- **Flat window instead of VR:** wake the headset and start SteamVR before launching. The port falls back to a flat window if no usable OpenXR session is available.
- **Controls doubled:** check the native shortcut's launch option above. Steam Input may otherwise add a second virtual controller stream.
- **Library entry absent:** click **Add to Steam again** to retry registration through the running client. If its library interface remains unavailable, use Steam's **Add a Non-Steam Game** with the executable and launch option above. Enable **Include in VR Library** and leave forced compatibility tools disabled in its properties. Setup's direct library-file edits require Steam to be already closed.
- **Artwork or description absent:** use **Steam info > Update Steam info**, or **Add to Steam again** after a completed run. The description is under **Notes**, not the non-Steam About panel. Pending artwork, icon, or Notes is reported separately from the shortcut; manual Notes includes copyable text. Existing custom artwork and notes are kept. Direct file edits require Steam to be already closed; Notes needs the running client's interface.
- **Steam Home remains on a loading logo after an older installer run:** 1.2.3 removes the automatic shutdown request that disrupted the SteamOS-managed session in a reported case. It does not repair a session already in a failed state. Restart the Frame using its normal power controls, and contact Steam Support if Steam Home does not return. [Steam session safeguard and diagnostic sources](docs/SOURCES.md#steam-session-safeguard).
- **Menu music unavailable:** select valid local original Xbox data containing `ui.map`; music starts automatically after validation. A repair using only remote maps cannot preview music. Playback errors do not block setup; Windows volume controls the final sound level.
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-The release executable is unsigned. Verify its SHA256 against the checksum in the release description; this project does not ask you to disable antivirus or other security protections. Review logs for private information before posting an issue.
-
-## Develop and rebuild the executable
-
-```powershell
-python -m venv .venv
-.\.venv\Scripts\python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
-.\.venv\Scripts\python -m pytest
-.\.venv\Scripts\python -m halo_frame_installer
-.\.venv\Scripts\python scripts/build_release.py
-```
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-Corresponding installer source and applicable third-party source/notices are available in the **[version 1.3.1 source tag](https://github.com/ClassicWasTaken/HaloCE-SteamFrame/tree/v1.3.1)** so you can modify and rebuild it, including its LGPL Paramiko dependency. GitHub's automatically generated Source code ZIP is optional for developers and is not needed to run setup. ADB binaries are not checked into Git; [bundle_usb_tools.py](scripts/bundle_usb_tools.py) downloads the pinned official archive during the executable build and verifies its archive and selected-file checksums before packaging. [resources/usb/manifest.json](resources/usb/manifest.json) records those hashes and provenance, and the original notices are retained. The build script packages installer code/resources and verified ADB components with their notices; no game binary, user ISO, maps, SSH password, or private key is included. GitHub Actions runs tests and builds the Windows setup executable. A local rebuild also writes a source bundle and checksum file to `dist/`; the public release attaches only the clearly named installer executable and prints its checksum in the release description.
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-The workflow also includes an ARM64 Linux check, [check-build-container.py](scripts/check-build-container.py), that uses the same rootless Podman arguments as the Frame build. It checks APT package installation, `setgroups`, `seteuid`, `setegid`, `chown`, and that container output belongs to the ordinary host user. The Windows executable CI job depends on that check as well as the unit tests. This container check uses no game data and does not replace a full Steam Frame installation test.
-
-Before reporting a hardware test, record the SteamOS/SteamVR version, source commit, install status, and whether menu, campaign, Xbox controls, tutorial, and compatible multiplayer worked. Do not attach game data or credentials.
+[Detailed setup & troubleshooting](docs/SETUP.md) · [Controls](docs/CONTROLS.md) · [Sources](docs/SOURCES.md) · [Third-party notices](docs/THIRD_PARTY.md) · [Build from source](docs/SETUP.md#develop-and-rebuild-the-executable)
@@ -1,24 +1,17 @@
-# Halo Steam Frame Setup 1.3.1
+# Halo Steam Frame Setup 1.3.3

-Download only **[DOWNLOAD THIS FILE — Halo-Steam-Frame-Setup-1.3.1.exe](https://github.com/ClassicWasTaken/HaloCE-SteamFrame/releases/download/v1.3.1/Halo-Steam-Frame-Setup-1.3.1.exe)**. This is the complete Windows installer, including USB tools and library artwork; no separate ZIP or Python installation is needed.
+Download only **[DOWNLOAD THIS FILE — Halo-Steam-Frame-Setup-1.3.3.exe](https://github.com/ClassicWasTaken/HaloCE-SteamFrame/releases/download/v1.3.3/Halo-Steam-Frame-Setup-1.3.3.exe)**. This is the complete Windows installer; no separate ZIP or Python installation is needed.

-This patch fills out the native Halo non-Steam library entry with an original Halo CE banner, transparent title logo, cover images, and a Master Chief shortcut icon. It adds a game description and Xbox-style control guide in **Steam Notes**. Steam's non-Steam shortcuts do not expose an editable store-style About description: the patch uses the existing Notes feature instead of claiming a store page, achievements, reviews, or another game's Steam identity.
+Install and Repair automatically add the Steam shortcut, covers, banner, logo, icon, and description/control guide in **Steam Game Notes**. The first page now has three choices: **Install**, **Repair**, and **Uninstall**. A separate Steam info selection is no longer needed. **Add to Steam again** remains available when a completed run reports pending library information; that retry does not rebuild the game.

-Already installed? Choose **Steam info**, connect by USB-C or Wi-Fi/Ethernet, and click **Update Steam info**. This verifies the existing native game and updates its library information without reinstalling or compiling it, uploading maps, or requiring another ISO. Steam Home and SteamVR stay running.
+Music preparation is more responsive after selecting an ISO. The background decoder uses precomputed ADPCM transitions and regularly yields CPU time to the window. Canceled or superseded data checks cannot start an old music preview or replace the current selection. The music still comes only from your own local Xbox game data, at the existing volume; no soundtrack is included or downloaded.

- Adds missing cover, landscape tile, hero/banner and transparent logo through the running Steam client, or safe library-file registration when Steam is already closed. Custom artwork is preserved.
- Stores the shortcut icon in the owned native game folder and uses Steam's shortcut-icon interface. Existing custom icons are kept. If the icon's saved shortcut identity cannot be verified, setup shows a retry/manual step instead of guessing.
- Adds one private **Halo CE VR — About & controls** note using Steam's native Notes interface. Existing notes and edits are preserved. Notes use Steam's normal synchronization; if the feature is unavailable or sync cannot be verified, setup provides text to copy manually.
- Checks the active Steam account and exact native executable before library changes. Unavailable or unverified artwork, icon, or Notes updates are reported separately from the installed game's status.
- Retains Xbox controls, original Xbox data validation, tutorial changes, USB transfer, left-to-right progress, redacted logs, save-preserving repair and uninstall, and the Steam Home session safeguard.
- Refreshes the GitHub README with Halo banner, logo, and helmet artwork and a prominent single-file download link.
+The installer retains its original Xbox dashboard appearance, classic Halo PC icon, automatic music, Xbox controls, USB/network transfer, save-preserving repair, and optional save backup during uninstall. Steam Home stays running throughout setup.

-The new bundled artwork adds less than 1 MB. Hero and logo provenance and file hashes are recorded in the [artwork notice](https://github.com/ClassicWasTaken/HaloCE-SteamFrame/blob/v1.3.1/resources/artwork/README.md). Promotional artwork remains separate from the project's MIT code license.
+The native ARM64/OpenXR port remains experimental. Direct USB transfer, a fresh first install, full uninstall, and the newer Steam banner/logo/icon/Notes still need physical Frame verification. Automated checks of the music decoder and window responsiveness do not replace a listening check on your PC.

-**Validation limits:** the additional artwork, icon, and Notes paths have software tests; their appearance and Notes behavior still need verification on a real Steam Frame. The native game, Xbox controls, and earlier cover-art registration were previously checked on one Frame. Direct USB transfer, a fresh first install, and full game uninstall remain unverified on physical hardware. The upstream ARM64/OpenXR port is experimental. The Frame still needs internet for source and compiler downloads during installation; a Steam-info-only update does not build the game.
+Supply your own authorized original **Xbox** Halo CE data. **USA Rev 2 is validated**; other retail revisions need supported map headers. PC, Xbox 360 Anniversary, MCC, and Quest data are unsupported. No game executable, ISO, maps, product keys, or soundtrack is bundled.

-Use your own authorized original **Xbox** Halo CE data for game installation. USA Rev 2 is validated; other retail revisions are accepted only when their actual map headers match the supported builds. PC, Xbox 360 Anniversary, MCC and Quest inputs remain unsupported. No ISO, game maps, commercial executable, keys or soundtrack is bundled.
+The EXE is unsigned. Its SHA256 appears below. [Matching source and third-party notices](https://github.com/ClassicWasTaken/HaloCE-SteamFrame/tree/v1.3.3) remain available for rebuilding. GitHub's automatic source downloads are optional for developers.

-The [source tag](https://github.com/ClassicWasTaken/HaloCE-SteamFrame/tree/v1.3.1) includes the installer source, build scripts and third-party notices. The release attaches one clearly labeled EXE and prints its SHA256 here. The EXE is unsigned.
-
-Sources: [Valve's library artwork guide](https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/store/assets/libraryassets?language=english), [Valve's Notes announcement](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/3687931965598906184), [Valve's Frame USB/SSH guide](https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/steamframe/debugging), and the [full acknowledgements](SOURCES.md).
+[Setup guide](https://github.com/ClassicWasTaken/HaloCE-SteamFrame/blob/v1.3.3/docs/SETUP.md) · [Sources and credits](SOURCES.md).
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+# Detailed setup
+
+[Back to the project README](../README.md)
+
+This guide covers installation, USB-C and network connections, repair, Steam library updates, removal, troubleshooting, and rebuilding the Windows executable.
+
+## Before you begin
+
+Download the single **[Halo-Steam-Frame-Setup-1.3.3.exe](https://github.com/ClassicWasTaken/HaloCE-SteamFrame/releases/download/v1.3.3/Halo-Steam-Frame-Setup-1.3.3.exe)** for Windows 10/11 x64. It includes its runtime and USB transfer tools; no administrator rights, Python installation, installer ZIP, or separate Platform Tools download is needed. The [release notes](https://github.com/ClassicWasTaken/HaloCE-SteamFrame/releases/tag/v1.3.3) include the EXE's SHA256 checksum.
+
+Use your own authorized original Xbox Halo CE ISO/XISO or extracted maps. USA Rev 2 is validated; the supported-build table below explains other retail revisions. Halo PC, Xbox 360 Anniversary, MCC, and Quest packages are unsupported. No commercial game data is bundled.
+
+The Frame needs ARM64 SteamOS, SteamVR/OpenXR, rootless Podman, internet access, and **12 GiB of free internal storage**. Setup checks these before installing. Your Windows computer needs about 2.5 GB of temporary space for maps. The SteamOS root filesystem stays read-only. Podman runs as the ordinary `steamos` host user; dependency installation uses root only inside the rootless container, with `no-new-privileges` retained.
+
+The native game, Xbox controls, and older Steam shortcut/covers were previously tested on a physical Frame. USB transfer, a complete fresh-device install/uninstall, and the newer banner/logo/icon/Notes still need hardware verification. The upstream VR implementation is experimental, and performance varies by scene and device.
+
+The executable uses the classic Halo PC Master Chief helmet-and-shoulders icon. Its [source and hashes](../resources/ui/README.md) are documented separately from the installer's code license. The Steam library's project-drawn helmet icon is unchanged.
+
+## Install Halo VR
+
+1. **Game data.** Choose **Install**, then use **Choose ISO** or **Choose maps folder** to select an original **Xbox** Halo CE `.iso` / `.xiso`, or its extracted `maps` folder, that you are authorized to use. Setup validates the retail Xbox map format and extracts only the required maps. Halo PC, Xbox 360 Anniversary, MCC, and Quest packages are not inputs for this build. The repository and executable contain no commercial game data or download links for it. Click **Continue** to move to the next step.
+2. **Connect Frame.** Enable Developer Mode and set the Frame's user password, then choose **Network (Wi-Fi or Ethernet)** or **USB-C cable**. For network transfer, keep both devices on a network that permits connections between them and enter the Frame's hostname/IP. For USB, connect a data-capable cable directly to the PC and approve device authorization on the headset if prompted; no Frame IP is required. The SSH login remains `steamos`, port 22; username and port are under **Advanced connection settings**. Click **Test connection** and approve the displayed host fingerprint only after identifying your device. Your password is used in memory and is never saved or logged.
+3. **Install Halo VR.** Save and close games, confirm **I have saved and closed games on my Frame**, then click **Install Halo VR**. Keep Steam Home and SteamVR running, and leave the Frame awake and connected. The app uploads maps, creates a rootless build container, compiles the pinned VR source, applies the controls patch, and registers **Halo: Combat Evolved VR (Native)** through the running Steam client when its verified library interface is available. Any remaining shortcut or artwork step is shown at the end; it does not require rebuilding the game. The first build may take tens of minutes. Activity opens automatically and shows the current phase and live build output; use **Save log** for troubleshooting.
+
+### Transfer over a USB-C cable
+
+1. In the Frame's **Steam Settings > System**, enable **Developer Mode**. In **Developer**, set a user password. Leave Steam Home and SteamVR running.
+2. Connect the Frame directly to your Windows PC with a USB data cable. A charging-only cable cannot transfer files. Keep the Frame awake and allow this computer's device authorization on the headset if prompted.
+3. In **Connect Frame**, choose **USB-C cable**. Setup first uses ADB already available on your computer's `PATH`, then falls back to its included ADB 37.0.1 files. **Advanced connection settings > Browse adb.exe** can select a specific installation. If you need replacement tools, use [Google's official Windows Platform Tools download and terms](https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools), extract the complete package, and choose its `platform-tools\adb.exe`, keeping the companion DLLs next to it. Setup does not download SDK tools during an installation.
+4. Enter the same Frame user password used for SSH and click **Test connection**. Setup selects the sole physical USB device automatically. If several physical USB devices are connected, unplug the others or enter the Frame's exact ADB serial in **Advanced connection settings**. If a serial cannot be verified as a physical USB connection, unplug other devices and leave the serial field blank for automatic detection. Emulators and network-connected ADB devices are not USB targets. Review the Frame's SSH host fingerprint when asked.
+5. Continue with install, repair, library registration, or uninstall. Leave the cable attached until setup reports that it has disconnected. Setup removes only the temporary ADB forward it created and leaves the shared ADB server and other forwards running.
+
+The cable carries encrypted SSH/SFTP traffic between the PC and Frame. **The Frame still needs its own internet connection** to fetch native source, the build container, and compiler dependencies. USB does not provide internet sharing or change Wi-Fi/Steam settings. Cable transfer may help on a weak or congested wireless network; actual speed depends on the cable, USB ports, and device. It does not speed up the native compilation phase. USB behavior has automated software coverage; physical Steam Frame USB transfer verification is pending. [Valve's USB/ADB guide](https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/steamframe/debugging) and [Google's ADB reference](https://developer.android.com/tools/adb) describe the underlying connection and forwarding tools.
+
+The installation bar fills from left to right and does not move backward during a run. Its overall percentage combines weighted stages with measured upload bytes and completed Ninja build tasks. During work without a measurable total, such as package setup or configuration, the bar holds its last value while the activity feed continues showing available output. This percentage describes completed work, not elapsed time or a finish-time estimate. Failure or cancellation preserves the reached progress; a remaining manual Steam or artwork step stays at 99%, and only full success reaches 100%.
+
+Setup explicitly closes its SFTP and command channels and the underlying SSH connection before reporting completion. The activity feed shows disconnecting and disconnected stages; failure and cancellation also close that connection. USB cleanup removes only this operation's temporary ADB forward. Setup does not stop the shared ADB server or change the Frame's Wi-Fi or Steam streaming settings.
+
+The included ADB executable, two companion DLLs, and unmodified notices are checksum-verified before being copied to `%LOCALAPPDATA%/HaloFrameInstaller/usb-tools/37.0.1`. This versioned cache remains after setup closes so a shared ADB server can keep using it without locking the EXE's temporary extraction folder. The selected client's protocol is checked against an already-running local ADB server; a mismatch stops USB setup without restarting that server. Setup also verifies that the temporary forwarded port listens only on this PC's loopback addresses before sending the SSH password. [Bundled-tool provenance and licenses](THIRD_PARTY.md#adb-for-usb-transfer).
+
+These changes apply after you launch the new EXE and start a run. An installation already running in an older EXE keeps its existing behavior; downloading a replacement cannot change that ongoing process.
+
+After you select valid local Xbox game data, the installer automatically loops the original Halo menu music. Validation and music preparation run in the background. Setup reads the menu loop from your own `ui.map`, decodes it at 12% of the original sample amplitude, and keeps the temporary audio on your Windows computer until the installer closes. No soundtrack is bundled, downloaded, or uploaded to the Frame. Repair using only maps already on the Frame has no local music preview. If music is unavailable, installation can continue.
+
+### Supported Xbox ISO revisions
+
+Use **Halo: Combat Evolved for the original Xbox**. **USA Rev 2 is validated with this installer.** Other retail revisions, including an original USA release or an image labeled **USA Rev 1**, and PAL releases are accepted when their actual map headers match one of these supported builds:
+
+| Map-header build | Upstream region |
+| --- | --- |
+| `01.10.12.2276` | NTSC |
+| `01.08.15.1749` | NTSC |
+| `01.01.14.2342` | PAL |
+
+These builds come from the [pinned port's compatibility table](https://github.com/startupfoundry/halo-ce-universal/blob/88142798513ebd99fc7c6224023e8b44c05d0106/source/cache/cache_files.c#L616-L631). Its [PAL conversion notes](https://github.com/startupfoundry/halo-ce-universal/blob/88142798513ebd99fc7c6224023e8b44c05d0106/port/linux/game/pal_tags.c#L4-L22) describe the shared NTSC maps across three retail releases. Setup checks the image contents, not its filename or a Rev label: it requires all 24 original Xbox version-5 maps from one supported build. Incomplete or mixed-build sets and unlisted builds are rejected. Halo PC/Custom Edition, Xbox 360 Anniversary, MCC, and Quest packages are unsupported inputs. Supply your own authorized retail ISO/XISO or extracted maps.
+
+### Already have Halo installed?
+
+Choose **Repair** in the **Game data** step, connect your Frame, and click **Repair Halo VR** in the last step. Setup detects the standard native folder `~/Games/HaloCENativeVR` and reinstalls the native executable, SDL library, controls/tutorial patch, and notices; it restores the required VR/control settings while preserving saves and unrelated settings. Valid original Xbox maps already on the Frame can be reused without selecting another ISO. If maps are missing or damaged, select a valid local image/maps folder and retry. Previous installs made by this installer or the original guided native setup are recognized. A hand-installed native game in the same folder can be adopted only through the explicit Repair action, after its native executable and original Xbox maps validate. Unknown folders and other install locations are not overwritten.
+
+The old PC installation at `~/Games/HaloCEVR` is detected and explained separately. Its PC maps cannot be used for this native Xbox build. Setup installs the native version separately and does not automatically remove the PC version. Close the native game before repair. Program-file backups are retained in the owned build workspace, and a failed repair rolls back the affected files. **Add to Steam again** repairs library registration and adds missing library artwork; it does not rebuild the game.
+
+With Steam running, setup uses the current client's library interface and verifies the native executable, launch options, VR flag, and disabled compatibility tool before reporting registration success. This interface is undocumented and may change with Steam updates. If it is unavailable, ambiguous, or cannot verify the result within its time limit, setup keeps the headset session running and shows manual steps. Use Steam's **Add a Game > Add a Non-Steam Game** to select `~/Games/HaloCENativeVR/halo`, apply the launch option below, and enable **Include in VR Library**. Leave forced compatibility tools disabled for this native Linux executable. **Add to Steam again** retries available library setup without rebuilding. If Steam is already closed, setup can use backed-up atomic library-file updates; it never shuts down, launches, or restarts the headset's Steam session.
+
+### Automatic Steam library information
+
+Install and Repair automatically update the native Steam shortcut, missing artwork, and **Halo CE VR — About & controls** note after the game is ready. There is no separate Steam info option to select. Save and close games, leave Steam Home running, and keep the headset connected until setup disconnects. If registration, artwork, or Notes remains pending at the end, **Add to Steam again** retries that step without transferring maps or rebuilding the game.
+
+Open **Notes** on the Halo game's Steam details page or in its overlay to read the description and control guide. These are private game notes using Steam's normal notes synchronization. They do not replace the non-Steam About panel or add a store page, achievements, reviews, or another game's Steam identity. Existing notes and edited installer notes remain unchanged. If Notes is unavailable or synchronization cannot be verified, setup shows copyable text for manual use. Missing artwork or an icon awaiting Steam's shortcut-file persistence is reported separately and can be retried with **Add to Steam again**. Notes requires a running, verified Steam client; setup leaves a closed Steam client closed.
+
+### Uninstall Halo VR
+
+Choose **Uninstall** on the first page to remove the recognized, owned native installation at `~/Games/HaloCENativeVR` and its native Steam shortcut. You do not need an ISO or local maps for uninstall, but you must connect over SSH with the Frame's user password. Save and close games; keep Steam Home and SteamVR running. Setup asks the running client to remove the exact native shortcut from its active account, then verifies that removal before deleting game files. If the client interface is unavailable or removal cannot be verified, setup keeps the native game files and stops at 99%, explaining Steam's **Remove Non-Steam Game** option. An owned installation build still running also stops removal before deletion. Setup never shuts down or relaunches Steam. If Steam is already closed, automatic removal can use its backed-up library-file path across the local accounts.
+
+**Keep my campaign saves in a backup (recommended)** is checked by default. Setup backs up saves inside the native game folder and the original config to `~/Games/HaloCENativeVR-saves-<operation ID>`, and reports the exact backup location. The recognized native folder, including its maps, program files, and config, is then removed; configured saves outside that folder remain untouched. Turning off the checkbox allows saves inside the removed folder to be deleted. Uninstall leaves unrelated games, foreign or unrecognized folders, and unrelated settings alone. The build cache remains available for troubleshooting. Setup disconnects its SSH session after the operation and reaches 100% only after completion.
+
+With the client running, Steam controls artwork cleanup for the removed entry; setup does not delete its live grid files. With Steam already closed, setup removes only artwork matching the installer's known image hashes and preserves custom images.
+
+## Xbox-style controls
+
+| Frame control | Action |
+| --- | --- |
+| A | Jump / accept |
+| B | Melee / back |
+| X | Reload / use |
+| Y | Change weapon |
+| Right trigger / left trigger | Fire / throw grenade |
+| Left stick / click | Move / crouch |
+| Right stick / click | Turn / zoom |
+| Left bumper / right bumper | Change grenade / flashlight |
+| Menu / View | Pause / scoreboard |
+| Both grips held | Recenter |
+
+Motion aiming stays enabled. Smooth turning defaults to 90 degrees/second, refresh rate to 72 Hz, and render scale to 1.0. Repairs refresh the VR/control defaults and keep unrelated settings and saves. Head movement also satisfies the first-level look tutorial. The patch does not skip the campaign or increase combat difficulty.
+
+The native shortcut uses this **per-game** launch option to prevent the same physical controller from being read through both OpenXR and Steam's virtual gamepad:
+
+```text
+SDL_GAMECONTROLLER_ALLOW_STEAM_VIRTUAL_GAMEPAD=0 %command%
+```
+
+See [controls and patch details](CONTROLS.md).
+
+## What gets installed
+
+Game: `~/Games/HaloCENativeVR`, including `halo`, bundled SDL3, your maps, config, notices, and an ownership/provenance manifest. New-install saves are in that game's separate `save` folder; repairs preserve existing save locations. Build workspace: `~/.cache/halo-frame-installer`. Source is fetched at the fixed commit below, not a moving branch. Build cache is retained for troubleshooting. Setup does not remove another Halo installation or touch unrelated games.
+
+The original Halo CE cover is shown inside the installer. The native shortcut receives missing portrait and landscape covers, a 1,920 × 620 original CE promotional banner, transparent title logo, and the project-drawn Master Chief helmet icon. With Steam running, setup uses its verified client interface, checks the active account and native executable, and verifies the artwork hashes. The icon is kept in the owned game's `.installer-artwork` folder so it survives the setup EXE closing. Its existing path is verified through read-only shortcut-file checks before changing it through Steam's API. Both running-client and already-closed file paths preserve custom art and icons, including different supported image extensions. An icon that cannot be verified is reported as pending rather than replacing an uncertain user choice.
+
+The description and Xbox controls use **Steam Game Notes**. Setup appends one bounded note without replacing other notes or an edited installer note. Artwork and Notes have independent pending states; Install, Repair, and any completion retry use the same handling. No artwork download is needed. The new bundled images total less than 1 MB, with sources and exact hashes in the [artwork resource notice](../resources/artwork/README.md). The user confirmed the older entry and covers on the Frame tested with 1.2.3; the newer banner, logo, icon, and Notes still need a physical Frame check.
+
+The renderer uses the Xbox game's data and translated Xbox shaders. Native OpenXR VR and competitive multiplayer come from the port. The PC-only Chimera, PC Restored maps, and HaloCEVR DLLs do not belong in this native build. Multiplayer requires compatible native/OpenCE protocol builds; Halo PC/Custom Edition/MCC servers and PC save files are incompatible.
+
+## Sources and credits
+
+- [OpenCE Steam Frame VR PR #85](https://github.com/OpenCommunityEdition/OpenCE/pull/85), by startupfoundry.
+- [Exact VR source commit `88142798513ebd99fc7c6224023e8b44c05d0106`](https://github.com/startupfoundry/halo-ce-universal/tree/88142798513ebd99fc7c6224023e8b44c05d0106), with a documented local controller/tutorial patch.
+- [Upstream native Linux/VR build instructions](https://github.com/startupfoundry/halo-ce-universal/blob/88142798513ebd99fc7c6224023e8b44c05d0106/port/linux/README.md#vr).
+- [Valve's official Frame setup](https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/steamframe/setup) and [SSH/debugging instructions](https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/steamframe/debugging).
+- [Google's ADB connection and forwarding reference](https://developer.android.com/tools/adb) and [official Platform Tools download and terms](https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools).
+- [Original Xbox dashboard visual references](SOURCES.md#dashboard-visual-references) and [Halo CE artwork attribution and Steam Notes references](SOURCES.md#steam-library-artwork).
+
+Full source attribution, decompilation lineage, multiplayer references, and third-party licenses are in [SOURCES.md](SOURCES.md) and [THIRD_PARTY.md](THIRD_PARTY.md). Original installer code is MIT licensed. Upstream notices apply separately; no license here grants rights to commercial game data.
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+- **Cannot resolve `frame`:** for Wi-Fi / Ethernet, use the Frame's IP address from its network settings. Both devices must be on a network that permits connections between clients. USB-C transfer does not need the hostname/IP.
+- **USB device missing or offline:** verify Developer Mode, keep the Frame awake, use a data-capable cable and a direct PC USB port, and reconnect it. A charging indicator alone does not confirm data transfer. Approve device authorization on the headset if prompted. Setup does not reset shared ADB services or change device settings automatically.
+- **Several USB devices detected:** unplug other physical USB devices or enter the Frame's exact ADB serial in **Advanced connection settings**. Setup refuses to guess which device to use. If that serial's physical USB path cannot be verified, leave it blank with only the Frame attached and retry automatic detection.
+- **ADB unavailable:** the release EXE includes ADB. If its files cannot be used, extract [Google's official Windows Platform Tools package](https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platform-tools), keeping `adb.exe` and its companion DLLs together, then choose it with **Browse adb.exe**. Wi-Fi / Ethernet remains available without ADB.
+- **ADB server version differs:** setup leaves that server running. Choose the matching `adb.exe` under **Advanced connection settings**, or close the other application's USB tools normally and retry. Network transfer remains available.
+- **USB forwarding has network access enabled:** setup refuses to send the SSH password over a forward listening beyond loopback. Close the other application's USB tools normally and retry, or choose network transfer. Setup does not reset the shared server automatically.
+- **USB SSH connection refused:** enable Developer Mode and confirm the SSH port in **Advanced connection settings**. USB still needs the Frame's SSH service and user password; ADB authorization alone does not authenticate SSH. The USB path forwards the Frame's default SSH port 22.
+- **Connection refused:** enable Developer Mode and verify the address and SSH port. [Valve guide](https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamhardware/steamframe/debugging).
+- **Authentication fails:** enter the password set in the Frame's Developer settings; your Steam account password is unrelated.
+- **Host key changed:** setup refuses the connection. Verify the new device/key independently before removing its old public fingerprint from `%LOCALAPPDATA%/HaloFrameInstaller/hosts.json`.
+- **Insufficient disk space or Podman missing:** resolve the failed preflight check and retry. Setup does not disable SteamOS protections or install system packages as root.
+- **Build/download fails:** the error dialog shows a short failure headline; open **Show activity** or **Save log** for the full redacted details. Keep the Frame's build log and retry. Version 1.2.1 fixes the container dependency-installation permission errors (`setgroups`, `seteuid`, or APT cache permissions) seen in 1.2.0. Retry can reuse previously uploaded maps only when the complete map set matches the selected local data manifest and passes header and SHA256 verification; otherwise setup uploads fresh data. Reused data stays in its previous owned upload run and is verified again at build and finalization. A failed staging build does not replace an existing game or save.
+- **Unsupported ISO or maps:** choose original Xbox retail data matching a [supported map build](#supported-xbox-iso-revisions). USA Rev 2 is validated; a filename containing Rev 1 or Rev 2 does not establish compatibility by itself. Keep all required maps from one release together.
+- **Flat window instead of VR:** wake the headset and start SteamVR before launching. The port falls back to a flat window if no usable OpenXR session is available.
+- **Controls doubled:** check the native shortcut's launch option above. Steam Input may otherwise add a second virtual controller stream.
+- **Library entry absent:** click **Add to Steam again** to retry registration through the running client. If its library interface remains unavailable, use Steam's **Add a Non-Steam Game** with the executable and launch option above. Enable **Include in VR Library** and leave forced compatibility tools disabled in its properties. Setup's direct library-file edits require Steam to be already closed.
+- **Artwork or description absent:** Install and Repair add these automatically. If setup reports pending Steam information, click **Add to Steam again** after the run. The description is under **Notes**, not the non-Steam About panel. Pending artwork, icon, or Notes is reported separately from the shortcut; manual Notes includes copyable text. Existing custom artwork and notes are kept. Direct file edits require Steam to be already closed; Notes needs the running client's interface.
+- **Steam Home remains on a loading logo after an older installer run:** 1.2.3 removes the automatic shutdown request that disrupted the SteamOS-managed session in a reported case. It does not repair a session already in a failed state. Restart the Frame using its normal power controls, and contact Steam Support if Steam Home does not return. [Steam session safeguard and diagnostic sources](SOURCES.md#steam-session-safeguard).
+- **Menu music unavailable:** select valid local original Xbox data containing `ui.map`; music starts automatically after validation. A repair using only remote maps cannot preview music. Playback errors do not block setup; Windows volume controls the final sound level.
+
+The release executable is unsigned. Verify its SHA256 against the checksum in the release description; this project does not ask you to disable antivirus or other security protections. Review logs for private information before posting an issue.
+
+## Develop and rebuild the executable
+
+```powershell
+python -m venv .venv
+.\.venv\Scripts\python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"
+.\.venv\Scripts\python -m pytest
+.\.venv\Scripts\python -m halo_frame_installer
+.\.venv\Scripts\python scripts/build_release.py
+```
+
+Corresponding installer source and applicable third-party source/notices are available in the **[version 1.3.3 source tag](https://github.com/ClassicWasTaken/HaloCE-SteamFrame/tree/v1.3.3)** so you can modify and rebuild it, including its LGPL Paramiko dependency. GitHub's automatically generated Source code ZIP is optional for developers and is not needed to run setup. ADB binaries are not checked into Git; [bundle_usb_tools.py](../scripts/bundle_usb_tools.py) downloads the pinned official archive during the executable build and verifies its archive and selected-file checksums before packaging. [resources/usb/manifest.json](../resources/usb/manifest.json) records those hashes and provenance, and the original notices are retained. The build script packages installer code/resources and verified ADB components with their notices; no game binary, user ISO, maps, SSH password, or private key is included. GitHub Actions runs tests and builds the Windows setup executable. A local rebuild also writes a source bundle and checksum file to `dist/`; the public release attaches only the clearly named installer executable and prints its checksum in the release description.
+
+The workflow also includes an ARM64 Linux check, [check-build-container.py](../scripts/check-build-container.py), that uses the same rootless Podman arguments as the Frame build. It checks APT package installation, `setgroups`, `seteuid`, `setegid`, `chown`, and that container output belongs to the ordinary host user. The Windows executable CI job depends on that check as well as the unit tests. This container check uses no game data and does not replace a full Steam Frame installation test.
+
+Before reporting a hardware test, record the SteamOS/SteamVR version, source commit, install status, and whether menu, campaign, Xbox controls, tutorial, and compatible multiplayer worked. Do not attach game data or credentials.
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ These links credit visual and historical references. Dashboard styling is an ind

 ## Steam library artwork

+The Windows installer uses the classic Halo PC helmet-and-shoulders icon in
+1.3.2. [HaloNet's favicon ICO](https://halonet.net/favicon.ico) is byte-identical
+to icon group 102 of the locally installed retail Halo PC executable. Only the
+icon is bundled; its [resource notice](../resources/ui/README.md) records the
+verification and exact hashes. The README displays only the banner and title
+logo, with the installer icon separate from Steam's retained project drawing.
+
 The bundled portrait image is the original **Halo: Combat Evolved** cover from [Halopedia's cover-art file page](https://www.halopedia.org/File:HCE_Cover_Art.jpg), with the [original JPEG](https://www.halopedia.org/images/8/8e/HCE_Cover_Art.jpg). Halopedia records the [official Halo Facebook image](https://www.facebook.com/Halo/photos/a.137195553028391/1561119617302637/) as its source. The landscape library image arranges the same cover in a wider layout without stretching it.

 The cover remains copyrighted Microsoft/Halo artwork; the installer's MIT license does not apply to it. Source attribution and exact hashes are retained in the [artwork resource notice](../resources/artwork/README.md) and described in [THIRD_PARTY.md](THIRD_PARTY.md#dashboard-and-library-artwork). A thumbnail appears inside the installer. The library images are applied only to its native Halo shortcut, preserving user-selected custom art. The user confirmed the entry and covers looked correct on the Frame tested with 1.2.3.
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ ADB binaries are ignored by Git and regenerated by [bundle_usb_tools.py](../scri

 Paramiko remains unmodified by this installer. Its complete official 4.0.0 source distribution is supplied alongside its LGPL notice. The included source archive is verified against the SHA-256 published in [PyPI's version metadata](https://pypi.org/pypi/paramiko/4.0.0/json); its digest and source URL are recorded in the manifest.

-You may modify Paramiko and rebuild the installer with that modified library. This project imposes no restriction on reverse engineering for debugging such library modifications. Obtain the installer source for the matching release and follow the [source build instructions](../README.md). After installing the build dependencies, replace Paramiko in that environment with your modified source before the executable-freezing step, for example:
+You may modify Paramiko and rebuild the installer with that modified library. This project imposes no restriction on reverse engineering for debugging such library modifications. Obtain the installer source for the matching release and follow the [source build instructions](SETUP.md#develop-and-rebuild-the-executable). After installing the build dependencies, replace Paramiko in that environment with your modified source before the executable-freezing step, for example:

 ```powershell
 python -m pip install --no-deps --force-reinstall C:\path\to\modified-paramiko
@@ -66,7 +66,9 @@ The rootless build environment installs [Ubuntu packages](https://ubuntu.com/leg

 The dashboard's circular core, panels, and green menus are independently drawn project resources covered by the project's MIT license. The original Xbox dashboard screenshots and Microsoft's launch-campaign announcement are credited as visual/historical references in [SOURCES.md](SOURCES.md#dashboard-visual-references); the interface is not an official Xbox or Microsoft application.

-The installer icon is an original project drawing of Master Chief's helmet, with olive armor and a gold visor, created in code and supplied as SVG, PNG, and multi-size ICO resources. The project's MIT license covers its drawing code. Microsoft retains the underlying rights in Halo, Master Chief, the character design, and associated trademarks; those rights are separate from the installer code's license.
+The Windows installer icon in 1.3.2 is the classic Halo PC helmet-and-shoulders application icon. The [unchanged HaloNet ICO](https://halonet.net/favicon.ico) was verified against icon group 102 of the locally installed retail `halo.exe`; only the icon was copied. Its original 12 image entries are embedded in the installer, and its 48-pixel RGBA frame supplies the Tk icon. The [icon resource notice](../resources/ui/README.md) records exact hashes and provenance. This copyrighted Halo artwork is separate from the project's MIT license.
+
+The earlier original project drawing of Master Chief's helmet remains the Steam shortcut icon. Its SVG source and PNG rendition are in `resources/artwork`. The project's MIT license covers its drawing code. Microsoft retains the underlying rights in Halo, Master Chief, the character design, and associated trademarks; those rights are separate from the installer code's license.

 The bundled Halo CE portrait cover and the landscape library layout retain copyrighted Microsoft/Halo cover artwork. The [Halopedia file page](https://www.halopedia.org/File:HCE_Cover_Art.jpg) identifies it as Halo: Combat Evolved cover art and records an [official Halo Facebook image](https://www.facebook.com/Halo/photos/a.137195553028391/1561119617302637/) as the source. This artwork is separate from the installer code's MIT license and is not represented as public domain or freely licensed. Attribution does not transfer rights in the cover or the Halo/Xbox trademarks.

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"

 [project]
 name = "halo-steam-frame-installer"
-version = "1.3.1"
+version = "1.3.3"
 description = "Guided USB and network SSH installer for the native ARM64 Halo CE Steam Frame VR port"
 requires-python = ">=3.11"
 license = "MIT"
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ This record identifies the copyrighted/trademarked CE logo but does not document
 an upstream publisher URL. Do not describe this rendition as a newly licensed
 asset or the project's own original drawing.

-`halo-ce-icon.png` is the exact 256 × 256 PNG rendition of the installer's
-existing original Master Chief helmet drawing (`resources/ui/app-icon.svg` and
-`app-icon.png`). It is reused as the shortcut icon, separate from the original
-game's promotional artwork.
+`halo-ce-icon.png` is the exact 256 × 256 PNG rendition of the original project
+Master Chief helmet drawing (`resources/artwork/halo-ce-icon.svg`). It remains
+the Steam shortcut icon. Version 1.3.2 uses a separate classic Halo PC icon for
+the Windows installer, documented in [its notice](../ui/README.md).

 Halo promotional artwork and the Halo/Xbox names and logos belong to Microsoft.
 These images identify the user's Halo game in their library. They are separate
@@ -106,13 +106,13 @@
    },
    {
      "name": "halo-steam-frame-installer",
-      "version": "1.3.1",
+      "version": "1.3.3",
      "license_expression": "MIT",
      "declared_license": null,
      "project_urls": [],
      "notices": [
        {
-          "path": "packages/halo-steam-frame-installer/halo_steam_frame_installer-1.3.1.dist-info/licenses/LICENSE",
+          "path": "packages/halo-steam-frame-installer/halo_steam_frame_installer-1.3.3.dist-info/licenses/LICENSE",
          "sha256": "b19db6d1e8942380f6a0dc3b9ec39cec802606c9d1c08a6050eae2990568afbb",
          "bytes": 1318
        }
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Halo Steam Frame Installer contributors
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+
+This license covers original installer code. Refer to docs/THIRD_PARTY.md
+and resources/licenses for upstream code, patch, dependencies, and notices.
+Commercial Halo game data is not included or licensed by this project.
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Halo Steam Frame Installer contributors
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
+
+This license covers original installer code. Refer to docs/THIRD_PARTY.md
+and resources/licenses for upstream code, patch, dependencies, and notices.
+Commercial Halo game data is not included or licensed by this project.
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Classic Halo PC installer icon
+
+Version 1.3.2 uses the classic Halo: Combat Evolved PC helmet-and-shoulders
+application icon requested by the user. The clean image contains no desktop
+background, shortcut arrow, or filename label.
+
+`app-icon.ico` is the unchanged 29,926-byte icon downloaded from
+[HaloNet's favicon](https://halonet.net/favicon.ico) on 5 October 2026. It was
+verified byte-for-byte against icon group 102 reconstructed from the locally
+installed retail Halo PC `halo.exe`. No game executable was copied into this
+repository or the installer. The ICO contains the original 16, 24, 32, and 48
+pixel images at 4, 8, and 32-bit color: 12 entries in total.
+
+`app-icon.png` is an unchanged-pixel PNG export of the ICO's 48 × 48, 32-bit
+RGBA frame for the installer's Tk window icon. It retains transparency. No
+resizing, redrawing, or generative image processing was applied. Larger Windows
+display sizes use the original available artwork; this is not an HD remake.
+
+SHA256:
+
+```text
+aa212eba758abaad8e7a134c4084110c9311ded77c0924865294d7ecf26f0216  app-icon.ico
+e92525343f2e88f57024a34a1eda22f4de0dfbb16c5fcc9b16c7a1ba298b1ab9  app-icon.png
+```
+
+Halo artwork, Master Chief, and associated names and trademarks retain their
+rights holders' rights, including Microsoft. The icon is separate from the
+installer code's MIT license; hosting and attribution do not grant a general
+artwork redistribution license.
+
+The earlier project-drawn helmet remains the Steam shortcut icon, under
+`resources/artwork/halo-ce-icon.png` with its original vector source
+`halo-ce-icon.svg`. Changing the Windows installer icon does not replace
+existing Steam library icons.
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import zipfile

 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 DIST = ROOT / "dist"
-VERSION = "1.3.1"
+VERSION = "1.3.3"
 EXE_NAME = f"Halo-Steam-Frame-Setup-{VERSION}.exe"

 def allowed_source_files():
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations

 import argparse
 import hashlib
-import shutil
 from pathlib import Path

 from PIL import Image
@@ -55,10 +54,11 @@ def main() -> None:
        logo = source.resize((1000, 431), Image.Resampling.LANCZOS)
        logo.save(destination / "halo-ce-logo.png", optimize=True)

-    # Reuse the installer's existing original vector-derived helmet drawing.
-    # Keeping the exact rendition also keeps its attribution and checksums clear.
-    shutil.copyfile(repo / "resources" / "ui" / "app-icon.png",
-                    destination / "halo-ce-icon.png")
+    # The library's original project drawing is independent of the Windows
+    # installer icon. Retain the checked-in rendition instead of copying a
+    # replacement installer icon into existing Steam library artwork.
+    if sha256(destination / "halo-ce-icon.png") != "184620356407e42a33877528c4f14b702df8b026415a99ed16976565fcfbce36":
+        raise ValueError("The existing project-drawn Steam shortcut icon differs")
    for name in ("halo-ce-hero.jpg", "halo-ce-logo.png", "halo-ce-icon.png"):
        path = destination / name
        with Image.open(path) as image:
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 """Guided installer for the native ARM64 Halo CE Steam Frame VR port."""
-__version__ = "1.3.1"
+__version__ = "1.3.3"
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ def _cache_header(header: bytes, name: str, actual_size: int) -> str:

 class _XboxImage:
    def __init__(self, path: Path, cancel_event=None):
+        _cancel(cancel_event)
        _regular_file(path)
        self.path = path
        self.image: BinaryIO = path.open("rb")
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ class _XboxImage:
                ranges.append((offset, end))
                self.image.seek(offset)
                builds.add(_cache_header(self.image.read(SECTOR_SIZE), entry.name, entry.size))
+            _cancel(cancel_event)
            self.info = _info(builds, sum(entry.size for entry in self.maps), self.partition)
        except BaseException:
            self.image.close()
@@ -170,6 +172,7 @@ class _XboxImage:
        self.image.close()

    def entries(self, sector: int, length: int) -> list[_Entry]:
+        _cancel(self.cancel_event)
        if not 0 < length <= MAX_DIRECTORY_BYTES:
            raise AssetError("Invalid Xbox directory length.")
        offset = self.partition + sector * SECTOR_SIZE
@@ -224,15 +227,19 @@ def _info(builds: set[str], total: int, partition: int | None) -> ImageInfo:
    return ImageInfo("original-xbox", next(iter(builds)), total, len(REQUIRED_MAPS), partition)


-def inspect_image(path: str | Path) -> ImageInfo:
-    image = _XboxImage(Path(path))
+def inspect_image(path: str | Path, cancel_event=None) -> ImageInfo:
+    """Inspect image metadata, checking cancellation throughout validation."""
+    _cancel(cancel_event)
+    image = _XboxImage(Path(path), cancel_event)
    try:
+        _cancel(cancel_event)
        return image.info
    finally:
        image.close()


-def _maps_source(path: Path) -> tuple[Path, list[Path], ImageInfo]:
+def _maps_source(path: Path, cancel_event=None) -> tuple[Path, list[Path], ImageInfo]:
+    _cancel(cancel_event)
    if not path.is_dir() or _is_link(path):
        raise AssetError("Select a real maps directory, not a link.")
    candidate = path / "maps"
@@ -242,6 +249,7 @@ def _maps_source(path: Path) -> tuple[Path, list[Path], ImageInfo]:
        path = candidate
    names: dict[str, Path] = {}
    for count, entry in enumerate(path.iterdir(), 1):
+        _cancel(cancel_event)
        if count > MAX_DIRECTORY_ENTRIES:
            raise AssetError("The maps directory has too many entries.")
        _safe_name(entry.name)
@@ -251,22 +259,27 @@ def _maps_source(path: Path) -> tuple[Path, list[Path], ImageInfo]:
        if folded in names:
            raise AssetError("Case-insensitive duplicate filenames in the maps directory.")
        names[folded] = entry
+    _cancel(cancel_event)
    missing = set(REQUIRED_MAPS) - names.keys()
    if missing:
        raise AssetError("Incomplete maps directory: missing " + ", ".join(sorted(missing)))
    files = [names[name] for name in REQUIRED_MAPS]
    builds, total = set(), 0
    for file in files:
+        _cancel(cancel_event)
        _regular_file(file)
        with file.open("rb") as source:
            size = os.fstat(source.fileno()).st_size
            builds.add(_cache_header(source.read(SECTOR_SIZE), file.name, size))
            total += size
+    _cancel(cancel_event)
    return path, files, _info(builds, total, None)


-def inspect_maps(path: str | Path) -> ImageInfo:
-    return _maps_source(Path(path))[2]
+def inspect_maps(path: str | Path, cancel_event=None) -> ImageInfo:
+    """Inspect extracted map headers without copying, with optional cancellation."""
+    _cancel(cancel_event)
+    return _maps_source(Path(path), cancel_event)[2]


 def _new_staging(dest: Path) -> Path:
@@ -365,7 +378,7 @@ def copy_maps(source: str | Path, dest: str | Path, progress: Progress | None =
              cancel_event=None) -> dict:
    """Prepare an already extracted retail maps folder using the same validation."""
    _cancel(cancel_event)
-    source, source_files, info = _maps_source(Path(source))
+    source, source_files, info = _maps_source(Path(source), cancel_event)
    dest = Path(dest).absolute()
    stage = _new_staging(dest)
    try:
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
        self.entries = []
        self.checks = []
        self.last_result = None
+        self._asset_generation = 0
+        self._inspection_cancel = None
        self._build()
        self.source.trace_add("write", lambda *args:self._source_changed())
        self.mode.trace_add("write", lambda *args:self._mode_changed())
@@ -308,27 +310,17 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
        mode_card = self._card(body, "SELECT OPERATION")
        choices = tk.Frame(mode_card, bg=SURFACE)
        choices.pack(fill="x")
-        choices.columnconfigure((0, 1, 2, 3), weight=1, uniform="operations")
+        choices.columnconfigure((0, 1, 2), weight=1, uniform="operations")
        self.mode_choices = []
        for index, title, subtitle, value in (
            (0, "Install", "New native game", "install"),
            (1, "Repair", "Keep saves", "repair"),
-            (2, "Steam info", "Update library", "library"),
-            (3, "Uninstall", "Remove game", "uninstall")):
+            (2, "Uninstall", "Remove game", "uninstall")):
            choice = Choice(choices, title, subtitle, self.mode, value, self._mode_changed)
            choice.grid(row=0, column=index, sticky="ew",
-                        padx=(0, 6) if index == 0 else (6, 0) if index == 3 else (6, 6))
+                        padx=(0, 6) if index == 0 else (6, 0) if index == 2 else (6, 6))
            self.mode_choices.append(choice)

-        library = self._card(body, "UPDATE STEAM INFO")
-        self.library_card = library.master
-        self._label(library,
-            "Add Halo cover, banner, logo, and icon artwork, plus a game description in Steam Notes.\n"
-            "Use the native game already installed at ~/Games/HaloCENativeVR.\n"
-            "No ISO or rebuild is needed. Your game, saves, and custom library content are kept.",
-            10, background=SURFACE, wraplength=620).pack(anchor="w")
-        self.library_card.pack_forget()
-
        data_panel = self._card(body)
        self.data_panel = data_panel.master
        data_panel.columnconfigure(1, weight=1)
@@ -540,6 +532,13 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
            pass

    def _source_changed(self):
+        self._asset_generation += 1
+        if self._inspection_cancel is not None:
+            self._inspection_cancel.set()
+            self._inspection_cancel = None
+            if self.busy and getattr(self, "operation", None) == "data":
+                self._set_busy(False)
+                self.status.set("Game data selection changed. Choose an original Xbox image or maps folder to continue.")
        source = self.source.get()
        self.source_label.set(Path(source).name if source else "No game data selected")
        if not source:
@@ -550,8 +549,7 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
    def _mode_changed(self):
        repair = self.mode.get() == "repair"
        uninstall = self.mode.get() == "uninstall"
-        library = self.mode.get() == "library"
-        if uninstall or library:
+        if uninstall:
            self.data_panel.pack_forget()
            self.data_consent.pack_forget()
        else:
@@ -561,17 +559,12 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
            self.uninstall_card.pack(fill="x", pady=(0, 10))
        else:
            self.uninstall_card.pack_forget()
-        if library:
-            self.library_card.pack(fill="x", pady=(0, 10))
-        else:
-            self.library_card.pack_forget()
        self.data_title.configure(text="Replacement game data (optional)" if repair else "Your original Xbox game data")
        self.data_note.configure(text="Use valid installed Xbox maps, or choose data to replace them." if repair
                                  else "Choose a disc image or an extracted maps folder.")
        self.connection_steam_note.configure(text="Steam Home and SteamVR stay running. Uninstall may need a manual library step." if uninstall
                                            else "Steam Home and SteamVR stay running. Setup will show any manual library steps.")
        self.install_note.configure(text="Keep this window open until the uninstall finishes and setup disconnects." if uninstall
-                                    else "Keep this window open until Steam info is updated and setup disconnects. No rebuild is needed." if library
                                    else "Keep this window open during setup. Allow 12 GB free on the Frame.\nThe first native build can take a while.")
        self._update_summary()
        self._update_navigation()
@@ -583,24 +576,21 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
    def _update_summary(self):
        source = self.source.get()
        uninstall = self.mode.get() == "uninstall"
-        library = self.mode.get() == "library"
-        self.summary_heading.set("UNINSTALL SUMMARY" if uninstall else "STEAM INFO SUMMARY" if library else "INSTALLATION SUMMARY")
-        self.summary_data_heading.set("NATIVE GAME FOLDER" if uninstall or library else "GAME DATA")
-        self.summary_source.set("~/Games/HaloCENativeVR" if uninstall or library else
+        self.summary_heading.set("UNINSTALL SUMMARY" if uninstall else "INSTALLATION SUMMARY")
+        self.summary_data_heading.set("NATIVE GAME FOLDER" if uninstall else "GAME DATA")
+        self.summary_source.set("~/Games/HaloCENativeVR" if uninstall else
                                Path(source).name if source else "Use valid Xbox maps already installed on the Frame")
        if self.transport.get() == "usb":
            serial = self.usb_serial.get().strip()
            self.summary_frame.set("USB-C cable" + (f" · {serial}" if serial else " · Detect connected Frame"))
        else:
            self.summary_frame.set(self.host.get().strip() or "Enter your Frame address")
-        self.summary_action_heading.set("CAMPAIGN SAVES" if uninstall else "STEAM LIBRARY" if library else "XBOX CONTROLS")
+        self.summary_action_heading.set("CAMPAIGN SAVES" if uninstall else "XBOX CONTROLS")
        self.summary_action.set(("Keep saves in a backup on the Frame" if self.keep_saves.get()
                                 else "Remove saves contained in the native game folder") if uninstall else
-                                "Cover, banner, logo, icon, and description in Steam Notes" if library else
                                "A  Jump   ·   B  Melee   ·   X  Reload / use   ·   Y  Change weapon")
        self.summary_note.set("The native game files and its Steam entry will be removed." if uninstall else
-                              "Only Steam library info changes. Existing custom artwork and notes are preserved." if library else
-                              "Motion aiming and the full Xbox-style layout are included.")
+                              "Motion aiming and Xbox-style controls are included. Steam artwork and game Notes are added automatically.")

    def _show_page(self, index):
        if not 0 <= index < len(self.pages):
@@ -611,15 +601,12 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
        self.canvas = self.pages[index].canvas
        self.step_count.set(f"SETUP / 0{index + 1} OF 03")
        uninstall = self.mode.get() == "uninstall"
-        library = self.mode.get() == "library"
-        titles = ("UNINSTALL HALO VR" if uninstall else "STEAM INFO" if library else "GAME DATA", "CONNECT FRAME",
-                  "UNINSTALL HALO VR" if uninstall else "UPDATE STEAM INFO" if library else "INSTALL HALO VR")
+        titles = ("UNINSTALL HALO VR" if uninstall else "GAME DATA", "CONNECT FRAME",
+                  "UNINSTALL HALO VR" if uninstall else "INSTALL HALO VR")
        subtitles = ("Choose your save preference before removing the native game." if uninstall else
-                     "Update library art and game notes for your installed native game." if library else
-                     "Install, repair, update Steam info, or uninstall native Halo VR.",
+                     "Install, repair, or uninstall native Halo VR.",
                     "Prepare SSH, then connect to your Steam Frame.",
                     "Review the native game and saves before removing them." if uninstall else
-                     "Refresh the library page without reinstalling the game." if library else
                     "Native VR. Xbox controls. Your Steam library.")
        self.page_title.configure(text=titles[index])
        self.page_subtitle.configure(text=subtitles[index])
@@ -643,7 +630,7 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
            return
        if self.current_page == 0:
            repair = self.mode.get() == "repair"
-            if self.mode.get() not in ("uninstall", "library") and (not self.authorized.get() or (not repair and not self.source.get())):
+            if self.mode.get() != "uninstall" and (not self.authorized.get() or (not repair and not self.source.get())):
                messagebox.showinfo("Choose game data",
                    "Confirm that you are authorized to use the installed Xbox game data." if repair else
                    "Choose your original Xbox Halo CE image or maps, and confirm you are authorized to use them.", parent=self)
@@ -660,14 +647,11 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
                messagebox.showinfo("Close games first", GAME_CLOSE_NOTE, parent=self)
                return
            self.status.set("Setup removes the native game and its Steam entry, with your selected save preference." if self.mode.get() == "uninstall" else
-                            "Setup updates Halo's Steam library art and game notes without rebuilding." if self.mode.get() == "library" else
-                            "Setup builds the native game, applies Xbox controls, and adds Halo to Steam.")
+                            "Setup builds the native game, applies Xbox controls, and automatically adds Steam artwork and game Notes.")
            self._show_page(2)
        else:
            if self.mode.get() == "uninstall":
                self._uninstall()
-            elif self.mode.get() == "library":
-                self._retry_steam()
            else:
                self._install(repair=self.mode.get() == "repair")

@@ -679,7 +663,6 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
            nav.configure(state="disabled" if self.busy or index > self.max_page else "normal")
        self.back_button.configure(state="disabled" if self.busy or self.current_page == 0 else "normal")
        label = ("Continue" if self.current_page < 2 else "Uninstall Halo VR" if self.mode.get() == "uninstall"
-                 else "Update Steam info" if self.mode.get() == "library"
                 else "Repair Halo VR" if self.mode.get() == "repair" else "Install Halo VR")
        self.next_button.configure(text=label, state="disabled" if self.busy else "normal")
        if self.busy:
@@ -749,6 +732,8 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
            self.status.set("Finishing removal; please wait until setup disconnects.")
            return
        self.cancel.set()
+        if self._inspection_cancel is not None:
+            self._inspection_cancel.set()
        self.phase.set("Cancelling setup…")
        self.status.set("Keep this window open until setup stops. Check activity for the uninstall result." if getattr(self, "operation", None) == "uninstall"
                        else "Keep this window open until setup stops. Existing saves will be kept.")
@@ -838,7 +823,7 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
            "• Save and close games. Steam Home and SteamVR stay running.\n"
            "• Install SteamVR and allow at least 12 GB free on your Frame.\n"
            "• Repair refreshes the program and controls while preserving saves.\n"
-            "• Steam info updates artwork and a Steam Notes description without an ISO or rebuild.\n"
+            "• Install and repair automatically add Steam artwork and a game description in Steam Notes.\n"
            "• Online play uses the native port's own multiplayer protocol.",
            10, background=SURFACE, wraplength=530).pack(anchor="w")
        links = self._card(body, "Project references")
@@ -877,21 +862,51 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
            self.adb_path.set(selected)

    def _inspect(self, selected):
-        if self.busy:
+        if self.busy and getattr(self, "operation", None) != "data":
            return
+        selected = Path(selected)
+        if self._inspection_cancel is not None:
+            self._inspection_cancel.set()
+        self._asset_generation += 1
+        generation = self._asset_generation
+        cancel = self._inspection_cancel = threading.Event()
        self.operation = "data"
        self.asset_status.set("Checking original Xbox game data…")
+        self.status.set("Checking the selected Xbox game data…")
+        self.music.load(None)
        self._set_busy(True)
        def worker():
+            summary = error = None
            try:
-                info = inspect_maps(selected) if selected.is_dir() else inspect_image(selected)
-                self.events.put(("asset", str(selected), f"Validated {info.map_count} original Xbox maps • {info.estimated_bytes / 1e9:.2f} GB • {info.build}"))
+                info = (inspect_maps(selected, cancel_event=cancel) if selected.is_dir()
+                        else inspect_image(selected, cancel_event=cancel))
+                summary = f"Validated {info.map_count} original Xbox maps • {info.estimated_bytes / 1e9:.2f} GB • {info.build}"
            except Exception as exc:
-                self.events.put(("error", str(exc)))
+                error = str(exc)
            finally:
-                self.events.put(("idle",))
+                # A single generation-bound result cannot clear the busy state
+                # or report an error for a different, newer selection.
+                self.events.put(("asset", generation, cancel, str(selected), summary, error))
        threading.Thread(target=worker, daemon=True).start()

+    def _finish_asset_check(self, generation, cancel, selected, summary, error):
+        if generation != self._asset_generation or cancel is not self._inspection_cancel:
+            return
+        self._inspection_cancel = None
+        self._set_busy(False)
+        if cancel.is_set() or self.cancel.is_set():
+            self.asset_status.set("Game data check cancelled. Choose an original Xbox image or maps folder to retry.")
+            self.status.set("Game data check cancelled. Your previous selection was kept.")
+            self.phase.set("Game data check cancelled")
+            return
+        if error is not None:
+            self._show_setup_error(error)
+            return
+        self.source.set(selected)
+        self.asset_status.set(summary)
+        self.music.load(Path(selected))
+        self.status.set("Game data validated. Connect your Frame next.")
+
    def _settings(self):
        usb = self.transport.get() == "usb"
        if usb:
@@ -932,7 +947,12 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
            choice.configure(state="disabled" if value else "normal")
        for choice in self.transport_choices:
            choice.configure(state="disabled" if value else "normal")
-        allow_steam_retry = self.last_result is not None and self.mode.get() != "uninstall"
+        steam = self.last_result.steam if self.last_result is not None else {}
+        pending_steam = (bool(self.last_result and self.last_result.requires_manual_steam_step)
+                         or steam.get("artwork", {}).get("status") == "manual"
+                         or steam.get("artwork", {}).get("icon", {}).get("status") == "manual"
+                         or steam.get("notes", {}).get("status") == "manual")
+        allow_steam_retry = self.last_result is not None and pending_steam and self.mode.get() != "uninstall"
        self.retry_button.configure(state="normal" if not value and allow_steam_retry else "disabled")
        if allow_steam_retry:
            self.retry_button.pack(anchor="w", pady=(11, 0))
@@ -1032,7 +1052,8 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
                    result = run(settings, None, report, self.cancel)
                    self.events.put(("complete", result))
                    return
-                info = inspect_maps(source) if source.is_dir() else inspect_image(source)
+                info = (inspect_maps(source, cancel_event=self.cancel) if source.is_dir()
+                        else inspect_image(source, cancel_event=self.cancel))
                if shutil.disk_usage(tempfile.gettempdir()).free < info.estimated_bytes + 512 * 1024**2:
                    raise ValueError("Not enough free temporary space on this computer to prepare the maps.")
                with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="halo-frame-") as temporary:
@@ -1143,9 +1164,7 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
                event = self.events.get_nowait()
                kind = event[0]
                if kind == "asset":
-                    self.source.set(event[1]); self.asset_status.set(event[2])
-                    self.music.load(Path(event[1]))
-                    self.status.set("Game data validated. Connect your Frame next.")
+                    self._finish_asset_check(*event[1:])
                elif kind == "music":
                    self.music_status.set(self._redact(event[1]))
                elif kind == "fingerprint":
@@ -1260,18 +1279,7 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
                    self.retry_button.pack_forget()
                    messagebox.showinfo("Uninstall needs attention" if pending else "Uninstall complete", done, parent=self)
                elif kind == "error":
-                    text = self._redact(event[1])
-                    self.status.set("Setup stopped. See the message below; you can retry.")
-                    self.phase.set("Let's try that again")
-                    if getattr(self, "operation", None) == "connection":
-                        self.connection_status.set("Connection check needs attention. See setup activity, then retry.")
-                    elif getattr(self, "operation", None) == "data":
-                        self.asset_status.set("Couldn't validate this data. Choose an original Xbox image or maps folder.")
-                    self._append(text)
-                    summary = text.strip().splitlines()[0] if text.strip() else "Setup could not finish. You can retry."
-                    if len(summary) > 500 or "\n" in text:
-                        summary = summary[:500] + "\n\nUse the setup activity panel (Show activity) for full details, or Save log for troubleshooting."
-                    messagebox.showerror("Setup needs attention", summary, parent=self)
+                    self._show_setup_error(event[1])
                elif kind == "clear_password":
                    self.password.set(""); self.password_to_redact = ""
                elif kind == "idle":
@@ -1284,6 +1292,20 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
            pass
        self.after(10 if not self.events.empty() else 80, self._drain)

+    def _show_setup_error(self, text):
+        text = self._redact(text)
+        self.status.set("Setup stopped. See the message below; you can retry.")
+        self.phase.set("Let's try that again")
+        if getattr(self, "operation", None) == "connection":
+            self.connection_status.set("Connection check needs attention. See setup activity, then retry.")
+        elif getattr(self, "operation", None) == "data":
+            self.asset_status.set("Couldn't validate this data. Choose an original Xbox image or maps folder.")
+        self._append(text)
+        summary = text.strip().splitlines()[0] if text.strip() else "Setup could not finish. You can retry."
+        if len(summary) > 500 or "\n" in text:
+            summary = summary[:500] + "\n\nUse the setup activity panel (Show activity) for full details, or Save log for troubleshooting."
+        messagebox.showerror("Setup needs attention", summary, parent=self)
+
    def _remember(self, host, port, value):
        identity = host if port is None or host.startswith("usb:") else f"{host}:{port}"
        self.fingerprints[identity] = value
@@ -1316,6 +1338,9 @@ class App(tk.Tk):
        self.destroy()

    def destroy(self):
+        self._asset_generation += 1
+        if self._inspection_cancel is not None:
+            self._inspection_cancel.set()
        music = getattr(self, "music", None)
        if music is not None:
            music.close()
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ STEP = (7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,16,17,19,21,23,25,28,31,34,37,41,45,
 INDEX = (-1,-1,-1,-1,2,4,6,8,-1,-1,-1,-1,2,4,6,8)


+# The Xbox predictor/index transition depends only on these 89 x 16 states.
+# Calculate it once instead of doing shifts and clamps for every audio sample.
+def _transition(index, nibble):
+    step = STEP[index]
+    difference = (step >> 3) + (step >> 2 if nibble & 1 else 0) + (step >> 1 if nibble & 2 else 0) + (step if nibble & 4 else 0)
+    return (-difference if nibble & 8 else difference), max(0, min(88, index+INDEX[nibble]))
+
+
+TRANSITIONS = tuple(tuple(_transition(index, nibble) for nibble in range(16)) for index in range(89))
+DECODE_BATCH_BLOCKS = 64
+DECODE_YIELD_SECONDS = 0.001
+
+
 class MusicError(ValueError):
    pass

@@ -182,24 +195,33 @@ def decode_adpcm(source: bytes, channels: int, cancel_event=None, gain=QUIET_GAI
    block_size = 36*channels
    samples = array('h', [0]) * (len(source)//block_size*64*channels)
    for block in range(len(source)//block_size):
-        if block % 128 == 0:
+        if block % DECODE_BATCH_BLOCKS == 0:
            _cancel(cancel_event)
+            if block:
+                # A background Python thread still competes with Tk for the GIL.
+                # Give the window a regular scheduling opportunity while decoding
+                # long tracks, and promptly abandon a superseded ISO selection.
+                time.sleep(DECODE_YIELD_SECONDS)
+                _cancel(cancel_event)
        position = block*block_size
        for channel in range(channels):
            predictor, index, _ = _fields(source, position+channel*4, '<hBB')
            if index > 88:
                raise MusicError('Invalid ADPCM predictor index.')
+            sample_position = block*64*channels+channel
            for group in range(8):
                base = position+4*channels+(group*channels+channel)*4
                for byte in range(4):
                    packed = source[base+byte]
-                    for half, nibble in enumerate((packed & 15, packed >> 4)):
-                        step = STEP[index]
-                        difference = (step >> 3) + (step >> 2 if nibble & 1 else 0) + (step >> 1 if nibble & 2 else 0) + (step if nibble & 4 else 0)
-                        predictor = max(-32768, min(32767, predictor + (-difference if nibble & 8 else difference)))
-                        index = max(0, min(88, index+INDEX[nibble]))
-                        frame = block*64+group*8+byte*2+half
-                        samples[frame*channels+channel] = int(predictor*gain)
+                    for nibble in (packed & 15, packed >> 4):
+                        difference, index = TRANSITIONS[index][nibble]
+                        predictor += difference
+                        if predictor < -32768:
+                            predictor = -32768
+                        elif predictor > 32767:
+                            predictor = 32767
+                        samples[sample_position] = int(predictor*gain)
+                        sample_position += channels
    if sys.byteorder != 'little':
        samples.byteswap()
    return samples.tobytes()
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def smoke_test(resources: Path) -> dict:
                     and hasattr(app, '_game_cover') and hasattr(app, 'music'))
            if str(app.progress['mode']) != 'determinate':
                raise RuntimeError('Packaged progress bar is not determinate')
-            if {choice.value for choice in app.mode_choices} != {'install', 'repair', 'library', 'uninstall'}:
+            if {choice.value for choice in app.mode_choices} != {'install', 'repair', 'uninstall'}:
                raise RuntimeError('Packaged operation choices are incomplete')
            if {choice.value for choice in app.transport_choices} != {'network', 'usb'}:
                raise RuntimeError('Packaged connection choices are incomplete')
@@ -72,17 +72,12 @@ def smoke_test(resources: Path) -> dict:
                raise RuntimeError('Packaged USB setup must keep Steam Home running')
            settings.password = ''
            app.password.set('')
-            app.mode.set('library')
-            app.source.set('')
-            app.authorized.set(False)
-            app._show_page(0)
-            app._continue()
-            if (app.current_page != 1 or app.data_panel.winfo_manager()
-                    or app.data_consent.winfo_manager() or not app.library_card.winfo_manager()
-                    or 'No ISO or rebuild' not in '\n'.join(
-                        str(widget.cget('text')) for widget in app.library_card.winfo_children()[0].winfo_children()
-                        if 'text' in widget.keys())):
-                raise RuntimeError('Packaged Steam info update requires game data or lost its no-rebuild guidance')
+            for mode in ('install', 'repair'):
+                app.mode.set(mode)
+                guidance = app.summary_note.get()
+                if ('Steam artwork and game Notes are added automatically' not in guidance
+                        or hasattr(app, 'library_card')):
+                    raise RuntimeError('Packaged install/repair lost automatic Steam info setup')
        finally:
            for callback in app.tk.call('after', 'info'):
                app.after_cancel(callback)
@@ -96,7 +91,7 @@ def smoke_test(resources: Path) -> dict:
            'automaticMusicWithoutToggle': True,
            'keepsSteamSessionRunning': True,
            'usbTransferAvailable': True,
-            'steamInfoUpdateWithoutRebuild': True,
+            'steamInfoAutomaticOnInstall': True,
            'steamDescriptionUsesNotes': True,
            'usbToolsBundled': usb_bundled,
            'passwordReprRedacted': True, 'networkConnections': 0}
@@ -198,6 +198,118 @@ class AssetTests(unittest.TestCase):
        self.assertFalse(dest.exists())
        self.assertFalse(list(self.root.glob(".halo-assets-*")))

+    def test_cancelled_inspection_does_not_access_source_paths(self):
+        event = threading.Event()
+        event.set()
+        with patch.object(assets, "_XboxImage") as image_reader, \
+                patch.object(assets, "_maps_source") as maps_reader:
+            for inspect in (assets.inspect_image, assets.inspect_maps):
+                with self.subTest(inspect=inspect.__name__):
+                    with self.assertRaises(assets.ExtractionCancelled):
+                        inspect(self.root / "does-not-exist", cancel_event=event)
+            image_reader.assert_not_called()
+            maps_reader.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_image_directory_inspection_cancels_and_closes_its_file(self):
+        event = threading.Event()
+        opened, inspected_names = [], []
+        original_open, original_name = Path.open, assets._safe_name
+
+        def capture_open(path, *args, **kwargs):
+            stream = original_open(path, *args, **kwargs)
+            opened.append(stream)
+            return stream
+
+        def cancel_after_first_name(name):
+            original_name(name)
+            inspected_names.append(name)
+            event.set()
+
+        with patch.object(Path, "open", capture_open), \
+                patch.object(assets, "_safe_name", cancel_after_first_name):
+            with self.assertRaises(assets.ExtractionCancelled):
+                assets.inspect_image(self.image, cancel_event=event)
+        self.assertEqual(inspected_names, ["maps"])
+        self.assertEqual(len(opened), 1)
+        self.assertTrue(opened[0].closed)
+
+    def test_image_header_inspection_cancels_including_after_last_header(self):
+        original_header, original_open = assets._cache_header, Path.open
+        for cancel_after in (1, len(assets.REQUIRED_MAPS)):
+            with self.subTest(cancel_after=cancel_after):
+                event = threading.Event()
+                opened, inspected = [], []
+
+                def capture_open(path, *args, **kwargs):
+                    stream = original_open(path, *args, **kwargs)
+                    opened.append(stream)
+                    return stream
+
+                def cancel_during_headers(header, name, size):
+                    value = original_header(header, name, size)
+                    inspected.append(name)
+                    if len(inspected) == cancel_after:
+                        event.set()
+                    return value
+
+                with patch.object(Path, "open", capture_open), \
+                        patch.object(assets, "_cache_header", cancel_during_headers):
+                    with self.assertRaises(assets.ExtractionCancelled):
+                        assets.inspect_image(self.image, cancel_event=event)
+                self.assertEqual(len(inspected), cancel_after)
+                self.assertTrue(all(stream.closed for stream in opened))
+
+    def test_maps_inspection_cancels_during_directory_enumeration(self):
+        maps = self.root / "synthetic-maps"
+        maps.mkdir()
+        for name in assets.REQUIRED_MAPS:
+            (maps / name).write_bytes(cache_header())
+        event = threading.Event()
+        inspected_names = []
+        original_name = assets._safe_name
+
+        def cancel_after_first_name(name):
+            original_name(name)
+            inspected_names.append(name)
+            event.set()
+
+        with patch.object(assets, "_safe_name", cancel_after_first_name), \
+                patch.object(assets, "_cache_header") as header_reader:
+            with self.assertRaises(assets.ExtractionCancelled):
+                assets.inspect_maps(maps, cancel_event=event)
+            header_reader.assert_not_called()
+        self.assertEqual(len(inspected_names), 1)
+
+    def test_maps_inspection_and_copy_cancel_during_source_header_validation(self):
+        maps = self.root / "synthetic-maps"
+        maps.mkdir()
+        for name in assets.REQUIRED_MAPS:
+            (maps / name).write_bytes(cache_header())
+        original_header = assets._cache_header
+        for operation in ("inspect", "copy"):
+            for cancel_after in (1, len(assets.REQUIRED_MAPS)):
+                with self.subTest(operation=operation, cancel_after=cancel_after):
+                    event = threading.Event()
+                    inspected = []
+
+                    def cancel_during_headers(header, name, size):
+                        value = original_header(header, name, size)
+                        inspected.append(name)
+                        if len(inspected) == cancel_after:
+                            event.set()
+                        return value
+
+                    dest = self.root / "not-published"
+                    with patch.object(assets, "_cache_header", cancel_during_headers):
+                        with self.assertRaises(assets.ExtractionCancelled):
+                            if operation == "inspect":
+                                assets.inspect_maps(maps, cancel_event=event)
+                            else:
+                                assets.copy_maps(maps, dest, cancel_event=event)
+                    self.assertEqual(len(inspected), cancel_after)
+                    self.assertFalse(dest.exists())
+                    self.assertFalse(list(self.root.glob(".halo-assets-*")))
+
    def test_write_error_removes_owned_staging_and_does_not_publish(self):
        dest = self.root / "failed"
        with patch.object(assets.os, "fsync", side_effect=OSError("synthetic disk full")):
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ def test_gui_offline_smoke():
    from halo_frame_installer import __version__
    assert result['version'] == __version__
    assert result['guiPagesInitialized'] == ['gameData', 'connection', 'install']
-    assert result['steamInfoUpdateWithoutRebuild'] and result['steamDescriptionUsesNotes']
+    assert result['steamInfoAutomaticOnInstall'] and result['steamDescriptionUsesNotes']
    assert result['networkConnections'] == 0


@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ def test_revision_guidance_names_validated_rev_2_and_checked_cache_builds(app):


@WINDOWS_GUI
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('mode', ['install', 'repair', 'library', 'uninstall'])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('mode', ['install', 'repair', 'uninstall'])
@pytest.mark.parametrize('games_closed', [False, True])
 def test_game_closed_acknowledgment_never_authorizes_steam_shutdown(app, mode, games_closed):
    app.mode.set(mode)
@@ -940,37 +940,30 @@ def test_manual_library_fallback_uses_steam_ui_without_teardown_instructions(app


@WINDOWS_GUI
-def test_steam_info_navigation_requires_connection_but_no_iso_or_authorization(app):
-    app.mode.set('library')
-    assert app.library_card.winfo_manager()
-    assert not app.data_panel.winfo_manager() and not app.data_consent.winfo_manager()
-    assert not app.uninstall_card.winfo_manager()
-    assert 'No ISO or rebuild' in '\n'.join(_display_text(app.library_card))
-    app._continue()
-    assert app.current_page == 1
-    app._continue()
-    assert app.current_page == 1
-    app.password.set('offline-secret')
-    app._continue()
-    assert app.current_page == 1  # Existing game-close acknowledgement remains required.
-    app.steam_closed.set(True)
-    app._continue()
-    assert app.current_page == 2
-    assert app.primary_button.cget('text') == 'Update Steam info'
-    assert app.summary_source.get() == '~/Games/HaloCENativeVR'
-    assert 'Steam Notes' in app.summary_action.get()
-    assert 'custom artwork and notes are preserved' in app.summary_note.get()
-    app.mode.set('install')
-    app._show_page(0)
-    app._continue()
-    assert app.current_page == 0
-    assert not app.library_card.winfo_manager()
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('mode', ['install', 'repair'])
+def test_install_and_repair_describe_automatic_steam_info_without_separate_choice(app, mode):
+    import tkinter as tk
+    app.mode.set(mode)
+    assert {choice.value for choice in app.mode_choices} == {'install', 'repair', 'uninstall'}
+    assert not hasattr(app, 'library_card')
+    assert 'Steam artwork and game Notes are added automatically' in app.summary_note.get()
    assert app.data_panel.winfo_manager() and app.data_consent.winfo_manager()
+    app._show_page(2)
+    assert app.primary_button.cget('text') == ('Install Halo VR' if mode == 'install' else 'Repair Halo VR')
+    app._show_help()
+    dialogs = [widget for widget in app.winfo_children() if isinstance(widget, tk.Toplevel)]
+    try:
+        text = '\n'.join(_display_text(dialogs[0]))
+        assert 'Install and repair automatically add Steam artwork and a game description in Steam Notes' in text
+        assert 'Steam info updates' not in text
+    finally:
+        for dialog in dialogs:
+            dialog.destroy()


@WINDOWS_GUI
@pytest.mark.parametrize('transport', ['network', 'usb'])
-def test_steam_info_worker_does_not_read_game_data_or_build_and_clears_credentials(app, monkeypatch, transport):
+def test_pending_steam_retry_does_not_read_game_data_or_build_and_clears_credentials(app, monkeypatch, transport):
    from halo_frame_installer import gui, install
    calls = []

@@ -990,12 +983,15 @@ def test_steam_info_worker_does_not_read_game_data_or_build_and_clears_credentia
    for name in ('inspect_image', 'inspect_maps', 'extract_image', 'copy_maps'):
        monkeypatch.setattr(gui, name, lambda *args, **kwargs: pytest.fail('Steam info accessed game data.'))
    monkeypatch.setattr(app.music, 'load', lambda *args: pytest.fail('Steam info read game music.'))
-    app.mode.set('library')
    app.transport.set(transport)
    app.steam_closed.set(True)
    app.password.set('offline-secret')
+    app.last_result = install.InstallResult('/home/steamos/Games/HaloCENativeVR', False,
+        {'status': 'added', 'notes': {'status': 'manual', 'title': 'About Halo', 'content': 'Campaign.'}}, None)
    app._show_page(2)
-    app._continue()
+    app._set_busy(False)
+    assert app.retry_button.winfo_manager() and not _disabled(app.retry_button)
+    app.retry_button.invoke()
    _drain_events(app)
    assert len(calls) == 1
    settings, password = calls[0]
@@ -1007,13 +1003,13 @@ def test_steam_info_worker_does_not_read_game_data_or_build_and_clears_credentia
    assert 'native game and saves were kept' in app.status.get()
    assert 'installed.' not in app.status.get()
    assert app._test_dialogs[-1][0] == 'Steam info updated'
+    assert not app.retry_button.winfo_manager()


@WINDOWS_GUI
@pytest.mark.parametrize('pending', ['icon', 'notes', 'artwork'])
 def test_steam_info_partial_results_stay_actionable_without_claiming_complete_update(app, pending):
    from halo_frame_installer.install import InstallResult
-    app.mode.set('library')
    app.operation = 'library'
    app.password_to_redact = 'offline-secret'
    steam = {'status': 'added', 'artwork': {'status': 'added', 'icon': {'status': 'added'}},
@@ -1100,10 +1096,229 @@ def test_all_operation_tile_captions_fit_minimum_width(app):
    app.deiconify()
    app._show_page(0)
    app.update()
-    assert {choice.value for choice in app.mode_choices} == {'install', 'repair', 'library', 'uninstall'}
+    assert {choice.value for choice in app.mode_choices} == {'install', 'repair', 'uninstall'}
    for choice in app.mode_choices:
        for item in choice.find_all():
            if choice.type(item) == 'text':
                left, top, right, bottom = choice.bbox(item)
                assert 0 <= left < right <= choice.winfo_width()
                assert 0 <= top < bottom <= choice.winfo_height()
+
+
+@WINDOWS_GUI
+def test_iso_inspection_runs_off_tk_thread_and_window_remains_responsive(app, monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    import threading
+    from types import SimpleNamespace
+    from halo_frame_installer import gui
+    real_thread = threading.Thread
+    started, release = threading.Event(), threading.Event()
+    workers, inspected_threads, music_loads = [], [], []
+
+    def inspect(path, *, cancel_event):
+        inspected_threads.append(threading.get_ident())
+        assert path == tmp_path / 'Halo.iso'
+        assert not cancel_event.is_set()
+        started.set()
+        assert release.wait(5)
+        return SimpleNamespace(map_count=24, estimated_bytes=1_000_000_000, build='01.10.12.2276')
+
+    def schedule(**kwargs):
+        thread = real_thread(**kwargs)
+        workers.append(thread)
+        return thread
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gui.threading, 'Thread', schedule)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gui, 'inspect_image', inspect)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(app.music, 'load', music_loads.append)
+    try:
+        app._inspect(tmp_path / 'Halo.iso')
+        assert started.wait(2)
+        assert app.busy and not app.source.get()
+        assert inspected_threads == [workers[0].ident]
+        assert workers[0].ident != threading.get_ident()
+        heartbeat = []
+        app.after(0, lambda: heartbeat.append(True))
+        app.update()
+        assert heartbeat == [True]  # Tk processed a timer while validation was blocked.
+        assert music_loads == [None]  # The old preview stops before reading the new ISO.
+    finally:
+        release.set()
+        for worker in workers:
+            worker.join(3)
+    _drain_events(app)
+    assert not app.busy
+    assert app.source.get() == str(tmp_path / 'Halo.iso')
+    assert 'Validated 24 original Xbox maps' in app.asset_status.get()
+    assert music_loads == [None, tmp_path / 'Halo.iso']
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def queued_inspection(app, monkeypatch):
+    from types import SimpleNamespace
+    from halo_frame_installer import gui
+    workers, music_loads = [], []
+
+    class DeferredThread:
+        def __init__(self, target, **kwargs):
+            self.target = target
+            workers.append(self)
+
+        def start(self):
+            pass
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gui.threading, 'Thread', DeferredThread)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(app.music, 'load', music_loads.append)
+    return SimpleNamespace(workers=workers, music_loads=music_loads,
+                           info=SimpleNamespace(map_count=24, estimated_bytes=1_000_000_000, build='01.10.12.2276'))
+
+
+@WINDOWS_GUI
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('old_error', [False, True])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('old_finishes_first', [False, True])
+def test_late_inspection_results_do_not_replace_new_selection_or_clear_its_busy_state(app, monkeypatch, tmp_path, queued_inspection, old_error, old_finishes_first):
+    from halo_frame_installer import gui
+    old, new = tmp_path / 'old.iso', tmp_path / 'new.iso'
+    cancellations = {}
+
+    def inspect(path, *, cancel_event):
+        cancellations[path] = cancel_event
+        if path == old and old_error:
+            raise ValueError('The old image was invalid.')
+        return queued_inspection.info
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gui, 'inspect_image', inspect)
+    app._inspect(old)
+    old_cancel = app._inspection_cancel
+    app._inspect(new)
+    assert old_cancel.is_set()
+    if old_finishes_first:
+        queued_inspection.workers[0].target()
+        _drain_events(app)
+        assert app.busy and not app.source.get()
+        assert app.asset_status.get() == 'Checking original Xbox game data…'
+    queued_inspection.workers[1].target()
+    _drain_events(app)
+    if not old_finishes_first:
+        queued_inspection.workers[0].target()
+        _drain_events(app)
+    assert app.source.get() == str(new)
+    assert app.status.get() == 'Game data validated. Connect your Frame next.'
+    assert not app.busy
+    assert cancellations[old].is_set() and not cancellations[new].is_set()
+    assert queued_inspection.music_loads == [None, None, new]
+    assert not app._test_dialogs
+    assert 'old image' not in '\n'.join(app.log_lines)
+
+
+@WINDOWS_GUI
+def test_clearing_source_cancels_inspection_and_ignores_its_late_success(app, monkeypatch, tmp_path, queued_inspection):
+    from halo_frame_installer import gui
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gui, 'inspect_image', lambda path, **kwargs: queued_inspection.info)
+    app._inspect(tmp_path / 'Halo.iso')
+    cancel = app._inspection_cancel
+    app.source.set('')
+    assert cancel.is_set() and not app.busy
+    queued_inspection.workers[0].target()
+    _drain_events(app)
+    assert not app.source.get()
+    assert app.asset_status.get() == gui.XBOX_REVISION_NOTE
+    assert queued_inspection.music_loads == [None, None]
+    assert not app._test_dialogs
+
+
+@WINDOWS_GUI
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('folder', [False, True])
+def test_cancelled_source_inspection_keeps_previous_selection_and_does_not_start_music(app, monkeypatch, tmp_path, queued_inspection, folder):
+    from halo_frame_installer import gui
+    selected = tmp_path / ('maps' if folder else 'Halo.iso')
+    if folder:
+        selected.mkdir()
+    calls = []
+
+    def inspect(path, *, cancel_event):
+        calls.append((path, cancel_event.is_set()))
+        # Even a reader finishing after cancellation cannot accept its result.
+        return queued_inspection.info
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gui, 'inspect_maps' if folder else 'inspect_image', inspect)
+    app.source.set('previous.iso')
+    app._inspect(selected)
+    app._cancel_setup()
+    queued_inspection.workers[0].target()
+    _drain_events(app)
+    assert calls == [(selected, True)]
+    assert app.source.get() == 'previous.iso'
+    assert not app.busy
+    assert app.phase.get() == 'Game data check cancelled'
+    assert 'previous selection was kept' in app.status.get()
+    assert queued_inspection.music_loads == [None]
+    assert not app._test_dialogs
+
+
+@WINDOWS_GUI
+def test_current_inspection_failure_preserves_selection_and_readable_redacted_error(app, monkeypatch, tmp_path, queued_inspection):
+    from halo_frame_installer import gui
+    def invalid(path, *, cancel_event):
+        raise ValueError('Invalid original Xbox image. offline-secret\nHeader validation failed.')
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gui, 'inspect_image', invalid)
+    app.source.set('previous.iso')
+    app.password_to_redact = 'offline-secret'
+    app._inspect(tmp_path / 'invalid.iso')
+    queued_inspection.workers[0].target()
+    _drain_events(app)
+    assert not app.busy
+    assert app.source.get() == 'previous.iso'
+    assert "Couldn't validate this data" in app.asset_status.get()
+    assert len(app._test_dialogs) == 1
+    assert 'Header validation failed.' in '\n'.join(app.log_lines)
+    assert 'offline-secret' not in '\n'.join(app.log_lines)
+    assert 'offline-secret' not in app._test_dialogs[0][1]
+    assert queued_inspection.music_loads == [None]
+
+
+@WINDOWS_GUI
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('folder', [False, True])
+def test_cancel_during_install_revalidation_stops_before_extraction_and_clears_credentials(app, monkeypatch, tmp_path, folder):
+    from halo_frame_installer import gui, install
+    selected = tmp_path / ('maps' if folder else 'Halo.iso')
+    if folder:
+        selected.mkdir()
+    name = 'inspect_maps' if folder else 'inspect_image'
+    inspect_source = getattr(gui, name)
+    inspections, settings_used = [], []
+    get_settings = app._settings
+
+    def remember_settings():
+        settings = get_settings()
+        settings_used.append(settings)
+        return settings
+
+    def cancel_validation(path, *, cancel_event):
+        assert cancel_event is app.cancel
+        inspections.append(path)
+        # Model Cancel arriving as the worker starts its second validation.
+        cancel_event.set()
+        return inspect_source(path, cancel_event=cancel_event)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(app, '_settings', remember_settings)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gui, name, cancel_validation)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(gui.threading, 'Thread', _ImmediateThread)
+    for action in ('extract_image', 'copy_maps'):
+        monkeypatch.setattr(gui, action, lambda *args, **kwargs: pytest.fail('Cancelled validation extracted maps.'))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(install, 'run', lambda *args, **kwargs: pytest.fail('Cancelled validation began installation.'))
+    app.source.set(str(selected))
+    app.authorized.set(True)
+    app.steam_closed.set(True)
+    app.password.set('offline-secret')
+    app._install()
+    _drain_events(app)
+    assert inspections == [selected]
+    assert app.cancel.is_set()
+    assert not app.busy and not app.installing
+    assert not app.password.get() and not settings_used[0].password
+    assert not app.password_to_redact
+    assert app.source.get() == str(selected)
+    assert 'cancelled' in '\n'.join(app.log_lines).lower()
+    assert 'offline-secret' not in '\n'.join(app.log_lines)
+    assert float(app.progress['value']) == 0
+    assert not _disabled(app.primary_button)
@@ -173,6 +173,60 @@ def test_setup_reports_success_only_after_ssh_disconnects():
    assert seen[-3:] == ['disconnect', 'disconnected', 'complete']


+@pytest.mark.parametrize("mode", ["fresh", "repair"])
+def test_normal_install_and_repair_automatically_publish_steam_information(tmp_path, mode):
+    steam_info = {"status": "added", "appid": 3732925724, "libraryAdded": True,
+                  "artwork": {"status": "added", "installed": ["cover", "header", "hero", "logo"],
+                              "icon": {"status": "added"}},
+                  "notes": {"ok": True, "status": "added", "title": "About and controls"}}
+
+    class SuccessfulConnection(FakeConnection):
+        def __init__(self, settings):
+            super().__init__(settings, existing=mode == "repair")
+            self.events = []
+
+        def put(self, local, remote, **kwargs):
+            self.events.append(("upload", Path(local).name))
+            super().put(local, remote, **kwargs)
+
+        def run(self, argv, **kwargs):
+            if argv[1] != "-c" and argv[2] in ("build", "finalize", "shortcut"):
+                self.commands.append(argv)
+                self.events.append(("step", argv[2]))
+                responses = {"build": {"built": True},
+                             "finalize": {"gamePath": "/home/steamos/Games/HaloCENativeVR",
+                                          "reused": False, "repaired": mode == "repair"},
+                             "shortcut": steam_info}
+                return "HFI_RESULT " + json.dumps(responses[argv[2]])
+            return super().run(argv, **kwargs)
+
+    settings = Settings("frame", "private", reinstall_existing=mode == "repair",
+                        close_steam_for_shortcut=True)
+    fake = SuccessfulConnection(settings)
+    maps = None
+    if mode == "fresh":
+        maps = tmp_path / "maps"
+        maps.mkdir()
+        for name in EXPECTED_MAPS:
+            (maps / name).write_bytes(name.encode())
+    result = Installer(lambda _: fake, RESOURCES).run(settings, maps)
+
+    steps = [argv[2] for argv in fake.commands if argv[1] != "-c"]
+    assert steps == ["prepare", "build", "finalize", "shortcut"]
+    assert fake.commands[0][3] == "preflight"
+    assert steps.count("shortcut") == 1
+    assert fake.events.index(("step", "finalize")) < fake.events.index(("step", "shortcut"))
+    for filename in ("steam_notes.py", "halo-ce-cover.jpg", "halo-ce-landscape.png",
+                     "halo-ce-hero.jpg", "halo-ce-logo.png", "halo-ce-icon.png"):
+        assert fake.events.index(("upload", filename)) < fake.events.index(("step", "build"))
+    assert result.steam == steam_info
+    assert result.repaired is (mode == "repair")
+    assert fake.closed
+    assert not any("--close-steam" in argv for argv in fake.commands)
+    uploaded_maps = [remote for _, remote in fake.uploads if remote.endswith(".map")]
+    assert len(uploaded_maps) == (len(EXPECTED_MAPS) if mode == "fresh" else 0)
+
+
 def test_default_existing_install_rebuilds_without_uploading_maps():
    fake = FakeConnection(Settings("frame", "private"))
    with pytest.raises(SSHError, match="build failed"):
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """Synthetic cache/audio tests; no Halo recordings or game data are fixtures."""
 from pathlib import Path
+import hashlib
 import io
+import random
 import struct
 import sys
 import threading
@@ -89,6 +91,43 @@ def test_stereo_channel_headers_and_interleaving_remain_distinct():
    assert samples[1::2] == (-120,) * 128


+@pytest.mark.parametrize("channels,expected", [
+    (1, "08af960a705a06d131940dc54952955876058e449f7f37f92727a9ddf37188df"),
+    (2, "62a98442266869a1c78911817c0ab5f4685fc01d5ad42649f60151675baf9d83"),
+])
+def test_batched_decoder_preserves_pcm_for_every_predictor_index(channels, expected):
+    # Golden hashes from the original decoder: varied nibbles, all valid index
+    # states, both clipping limits, and mono/stereo sample ordering.
+    randomizer = random.Random(516)
+    blocks = []
+    for index in range(89):
+        headers = b"".join(struct.pack("<hBB", -32768 if channel % 2 else 32767, index, 0)
+                           for channel in range(channels))
+        blocks.append(headers + bytes(randomizer.randrange(256) for _ in range(32*channels)))
+    output = music.decode_adpcm(b"".join(blocks), channels)
+    assert hashlib.sha256(output).hexdigest() == expected
+
+
+def test_long_decode_yields_regularly_and_checks_cancellation_after_yield(monkeypatch):
+    block = struct.pack("<hBB", 1000, 0, 0) + bytes(32)
+    batches = 3
+    pauses = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(music.time, "sleep", pauses.append)
+    output = music.decode_adpcm(block*(music.DECODE_BATCH_BLOCKS*batches+1), 1)
+    assert len(output) == (music.DECODE_BATCH_BLOCKS*batches+1)*128
+    assert pauses == [music.DECODE_YIELD_SECONDS]*batches
+
+    cancel = threading.Event()
+
+    def cancel_while_yielded(seconds):
+        assert seconds == music.DECODE_YIELD_SECONDS
+        cancel.set()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(music.time, "sleep", cancel_while_yielded)
+    with pytest.raises(music.MusicError, match="cancelled"):
+        music.decode_adpcm(block*(music.DECODE_BATCH_BLOCKS+1), 1, cancel)
+
+
 def test_quiet_gain_is_bounded_and_zero_gain_is_silent():
    block = struct.pack("<hBB", 32767, 88, 0) + b"\x77" * 32
    samples = struct.unpack("<64h", music.decode_adpcm(block, 1))
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
ClassicWasTaken	b1110a361a	Make Steam info automatic and keep music loading responsive	2026-10-05 21:44:49 -07:00
ClassicWasTaken	65fa540845	Shorten the README and move details into the setup guide	2026-10-05 21:23:14 -07:00
ClassicWasTaken	94cf32cbf9	Use the classic Halo PC installer icon in v1.3.2	2026-10-05 21:17:41 -07:00