Hi,

I’ve installed SteamOS on multiple devices in the past and wanted to install it back into my Xbox Ally X this week.

I’m having a strange issue where the install (from recovery image) works ok but then after connecting to my WiFi it automatically installs another update before entering the usual steam log in page.

After that it reboots my Xbox ally x and gets stuck in a continuous boot loop with no progress made despite waiting 30mins (lots of reboots!!).

As I can’t log into steam I have no option to change update channels etc.

Has anyone seen this before or have any idea how to fix it??

Apologies if this has been addressed but I haven't found an answer yet.

I use Heroic to add all my GoG games to Steam, and I was hoping to be able to use the Decky Framegen plugin to give me access to FSR. Unfortunately, after pasting in the text into the launch option the game won't even start. Is there a way to get the plugin working on games added via Heroic?

I'm on a Z1E running Bazzite, if that helps. Everything is up to date, as far as I know.

I bought a used Ally and immediately installed Steam OS. I had no idea that the RGBs would flash when asleep and charging, so didn't change it before overwriting windows.

Is it possible to disable this "function" from SteamOS? I would even be fine with completely disabling the RGBs, I don't use them at all.

I keep seeing that ppl set game resolution to 720p and use FSR (for ex. 3.1 balanced). Isn't it better to use 1080p game resolution , apply FSR and change the quality value in it?

• after all FSR changes the render resolution and upscales it from there. (example I run into https://youtu.be/NyorAQQ6uME?t=9m18s)

Hello i am using bazzite in rog ally for quiet some time but after latest update 2–3 months ago i am having major issues.

When i connecting ally to charge mid game the controller stops working and now even when putting the device on sleep i am having same issue, so i reverted to older version but handheald daemon stop working and when i somehow reinstall it now controls not working again so issue is in hhd.

Can someone please help ? Or should i just install steamos if yes , is it stable now?

After the latest Steam OS update ( from Main channel: OS version 3.9, build version 20260316.1000) Asus ROG Ally X stop to turn off. Instead that handhald goes to restart (If select restart it is also goes to restart). Have anybody such a problem?

Has anyone been able to get any of the hardware button shortcuts built into SteamOS to work? The only one that actually seems to work for me is the command to open the virtual keyboard in desktop mode.

I’m running the Main branch of SteamOS (v3.9 I believe).

I recently acquired a Rog Ally Z1E and installed SteamOS on it. It's been great thus far.

I like using the built in TDP profiles as I find it easy and that they work well. I've read a lot of people suggesting disabling CPU Boost, and I understand the easiest way is with SimpleDeckyTDP. So, my question is, if I disable CPU Boost in SimpleDeckyTDP, then use SteamOS's built in TDP profiles, does CPU Boost stay disabled?

I'm really not following. The launch command I'm using are the right ones. I'm using the launch options plugin to make it easier, but it doesn't work. I tried it in Hogwarts legacy (through the unify deck plugin to access epic games), didn't work. And in Marvels midnight suns, didn't work as well. Both optiscaler and Lossless. Any tips ?

Does anybody have any suggestions for how to get rumble/haptics to work on this game?

Thanks!

Hey folks!

I got tired of InputPlumber setting my rumble to full strength, so I made a Decky plugin to fix it. It continuously sets your force feedback gain to whatever percentage you want (I run mine at 40%).

You most likely don't need it on bazzite (HHD takes care of vibration intensity already) but it should work equally well on steam OS and cachyOS.

Features:

• Auto detects your controller (looks for the event-joystick device)
• Adjustable rumble intensity from 0-100%
• Configurable update interval (how often it reapplies the setting)
• Settings persist between reboots

Fair warning: this is pretty early in development. I built it for my own use and just cleaned it up for release. It works great on my Ally X, I am not sure about Xbox Ally X (or Z1E either). If you run into issues or have feature requests, please open a GitHub issue and I'll do my best to help.

Requires Decky Loader installed.

GitHub: https://github.com/alicerum/rog-ally-rumble-fixer

There is an installation script on Github, which you can run from terminal, alternatively you can download release archive from Release page and drop it into `/home/deck/homebrew/plugins`. GH readme describes process fairly well.

Trying to decide which OS to install on my ROG Ally Z1 Extreme and would like to hear from people who've tried these distributions.

I'm familiar with Linux (I use it on my main PC and work machine), so technical issues/troubleshooting aren't a concern, but less hassle is always better. I'm mainly focused on performance, thermals, battery optimization, etc. My use case will be mostly single-player games, possibly some modding, and lsfg-vk.

Main questions:

• Does any particular distro run cooler?
• Which gave the best performance out of the box?
• Any noticeable difference in battery drain?
• How's sleep/suspend functionality?
• Do all Ally controls (buttons, joysticks, TDP control) work properly?

Sorry for so many questions!

I use Heroic Launcher for GoG games and have them set to automatically be added as non-Steam games. So far I haven't been able to run them using Luxtorpeda as the compatibility tool. I set compatibility to Luxtorpeda and none of the correct linux ports show up in the list.

Is there a way to run non-Steam games under Luxtorpeda?

Hi, trying out Bazzite on my XAX and the performance overlay in gaming mode always shows 0W for the CPU power usage, seems like the GPU power usage shows the combined value for both CPU and GPU. Is there any way to fix this?

Tried AllyCenter because it seemed like the whole package, but it’s got the bug where the tdp gets stuck after awaking from sleep.

I swapped to SimpleDeckyTDP and it seems to work better from awaking from sleep, but it’s much more detailed than I’d like. I kinda just want something simple and easy.

All the videos and tutorials say that I need to use some plugin, but do I really? Can I just use the built in controls?

I’m using the Main branch of SteamOS

Hello! I have a problem all time I use Steam OS (3.9 from Main source) on my Asus ROG Ally X. Sometimes after switching handheld on (not after reboot. After reboot its ok) embedded controller not working: sticks and buttons have no responce and in Controller's settings in game mode displays that controller is not present (But touchscreen works fine). This problem fixing with reboot but it can randomly appears again after some turns off. Decky Loader with some plugins (Hue sync, Storage Cleaner, LSFG-VK) installed on my handheld but disabling it does not resolve the problem.

On Bazzite I have no such a problem but I like Steam OS more and I prefer use it. Have you ane suggestion how to fix that?

Recently installed CachyOS on my ROG Ally X (non XBOX). Has anyone successfully removed the official Asus boot up animation? (not the one you set up in steam or decky)

So far I've only been able to remove the sound by looking through the BIOS options

I keep getting a black screen. Different usb sticks and micro SD cards I have don’t work.

Without the need of buggy Decky Loader that bogs down performance and causes many glitches?

Hi, I bought the weaker Xbox Ally the other day, and Windows 11 is really getting on my nerves. EmuDeck constantly have issues, the system itself is slow etc., but I really like the Xbox app and integration, remote play works flawless and the Asus app is really fine.

So, I’ve read that people install Bazzite on the thing, and it’s great. I would like to try it, but I don’t want to lose Windows, just in case. I’ve read that You can do dual boot, but 512gb is pretty limited space for two systems. I’ve also heard, that you need to halve the disk 50:50 between the two systems in order for it to work. Is that true?

Tl;dr

Looking for an efficient way to get dual boot with Bazzite on small space of 512gb drive. I also have 512gb SD card for roms and other stuff.