Valve adds CD-ROM support to Steam Frame kernel less than ten minutes after saying it would look into it

You can truly never anticipate how one might use their tech. After a Steam Frame owner asked why the VR headset didn't work with their detachable disc drive, Valve developer gaberow said they were looking into it—and patched in kernel support mere minutes later.

As spotted by Tom's Hardware, AiodensGhost asked for the feature on October 18, gaberowe responded on October 19, then made the commit to the Steam Frame kernel in less than ten minutes.

If you're wondering why someone would want CD-ROM support, AiodensGhost says, "I wanted to use my Steam Frame to be able to watch a movie on the road, and thought it was no big deal to use the detachable disc drive I had on my computer."

They continue, "Turns out that the Frame cannot power the player and even if it could it lacks the drivers to read a disc. …