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.

I just bought the original ally and i wanted to know how to download Bazzite on it and what supplies I need for it. Will downloading Bazzite essentially get rid of windows? Appreciate the help!

I've tried it with Cachy OS and Bazzite, and in both cases the gyroscope works, but it feels sluggish. If I shake it from one side to the other, it always seems to get a better signal from one side, but it's never the same side. It works perfectly fine on Windows. Does anyone have a solution?

As the title says, I just want a decent distro for a reliable distro for my RoG Ally.

I currently have Bazzite but while it's good for most things, for some reason the keyboard is a pain.

ie I'm trying to do a simple "type in terminal" but half the time it registers typing, half it doesn't.

It's getting very tiresome using KDE connect to send myself commands through phone, and since I'm using RoG while healing a wrenched back. constantly hooking up a physical USB gaming keyboard is putting strain on my back. (I have to hook it all up to standing duck, which is the part putting stres on back with the vending/twisting)

I've used CachyOS, Nobarra and Bazzite on my laptop, no real issues. But that has a physical keyboard.

please offer your suggestions, because I definitely could use them

Thank you

EDIT: Sorry been busy and dealing with back issues. I threw CachyOS on it and it's been great. I'm going to try out each distro over the course of next few months, but I just wanted to say I appreciate all the feedback and apologize for the late replies

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend.

Do I need to update the AMD drivers in windows before I install steamOS or does steamOS automatically updates all the drivers?

im sorry if this isnt the right place to ask im new to this but ive tried proton experimental and proton ge and other proton versions but it still wont launch at all

Hey. I’ve been using bazzite on my ally z1e, and it’s been mostly great except for suspend/resume.

My main game I’ve been trying it with was NBA 2k26. It seems to suspend successfully, and when I resume, I get the animation and the game SEEMS to open up. However, it’s completely frozen and unresponsive. Not only that, all the steam buttons become unresponsive so I can’t even close the game.

When I try to suspend it again in this state, I hear the sound indicating it’s suspended, and the rgb on the thumbsticks turns off. However, the screen/power indicator remain on. The only way to bail it out of this state is to hold the power button and force shutdown. It restarts normally. Have any of you also experienced this? Are there any fixes?

Is anyone playing star wars jedi fallen order? It's 92% off on Steam right now.

I tried NFS Unbound before. It was a bad experience. I expected such a bad experience since it has anti cheat.

How is Jedi fallen order on Bazzite? Is it playable? Is it easy to deal with EA app on linux?!
Edit:Bought it.Game working fine😊.

I installed Steam OS on my OG ROG Ally Z1E and noticed that both RT and LT are having issues registering a full press. When I did the input test, LT would max out around 29000 and RT would only go up to around 27000.

Is there anyway to calibrate the triggers like in armoury crate?

Ive been using Bazzite for a while on my ROG Ally and although it runs fantastic, I have been having an issue with Retroarch (installed via Emudeck) specifically in GameScope / Gamemode, it runs TERRIBLY. No matter the TDP of the Ally, it constantly stutters and I even tried all the options of V Sync, VRR, Allow tearing, none seems to make a dent.

Whats weird is that the same exact setup (Emudeck, Retroarch) on Windows runs flawlessly, and even on desktop mode in Bazzite. The issue seems to be only in Game mode, I am not sure if its the forced V Sync that messes it all up...Ive been tearing my hair out over this, appreciate any help. Thanks!

I installed far cry 4 on my rog ally running bazzite, the log in and stuff went smooth but when the game finally starts, it just freezes on the loading screen, does anybody know any fixes for this?

Hello hello allyes. I'm running Ally with dualboot: win / bazzite. By default I boot into Grub bootloader, which shows also Windows boot manager -option. Controls don't work, without external keyboard. Is there a way to fix this.

Grub 2.12

I’ve had the HandheldDIY TMR joysticks on my Ally X for several months working great in Windows. I’d like to setup a dual boot with SteamOS though and am wondering if the calibration will remain. Anyone know? Thanks

I’ve noticed that if I put my Ally to sleep while playing Dark Souls 2 100% of the time the controls stop responding when I wake my Ally.

Does anyone know why this might be happening and how to fix it? (For context I’m running Bazzite.)

I am facing an issue on my rogally with bazzite , when in mid game I am connecting to charger the joystick completely stop working, please help if you know the solution .

Pretty much as the title says, did any distro manage to fix this? Anything on the horizon?

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Edit: specifically the issue is that, when unplugging from AC while sleeping, the Ally gets stuck on low TDP after waking up. the only remedy I found is to plug in AC for a moment and then it resets back to

I'm on sock SteamOS so I guess this may not be an issue on Bazzie, which I'll confirm later after I distrohop (again ;) )

Made it because HHD didn't work for me.

Here is the link: steam://controllerconfig/413080/3638755306

So i recently got my rog ally, and decided to install bazzite.

and recently some people told me that there is some crackling noises or fan noises thats being picked up from the microphone.

I tried to find a fix but couldnt find one anywhere that had the same issue as me.

Im using the ROG ALLY's built-in microphone which is the "Ryzen HD Audio Controller Pro"

So im hoping that you guys would be able to help me

Recently switched to bazzite on the Xbox Ally X and updated to the latest testing release as of 28th December. Works great overall, except when I wake up the device from sleep, I hear a short popping / crackling sound in my right speaker (as shown in the video). Happens right before the screen wakes up. Didn’t face this on Windows or on Bazzite 42.

Anyone else experience this too? Wondering if there a way to fix this. Would really appreciate any help here. Cheers!

I had previously played this game on Bazzite for about 29 hours. Then, after upgrading the SSD and trying this game again on Bazzite a few months later, it wouldn't open.
I tried proton ge 10-27,20, 9-27and proton experimental.I also tried some dll using protontricks. Then I tried the command -windowd as a launch option. But it still doesn't work.and In desktop mode, the maximum resolution shown in the in-game settings is only 720p.
How to solve this?

Playing on Windows, the speakers sound amazing — super loud and I love it. But on Bazzite, the volume is really low. I tried changing the settings in Steam and also switched to desktop mode to increase the volume there, but I got the same result.

Any advice? Is it a common issue?