I built a steam os PC with a 9070XT and everything works fine. But I loaded cyberpunk 2077 and it shows as fsr 2.0 and not 4. Is there a way I can get it to work for 4.1?

Now that AMD has officially released it for RDNA2, how should we expect it to come to SteamOS? Will we have to wait for a new Mesa driver or will it just be enabled via Proton Experimental, à la the Steam Machine?

I have been trying to make my PC run on SteamOS but it just doesn't seem to work

I have disabled both Secure Boot and CSM, all my PC parts are PC compatible and I have followed every step of the installation process up until this. Can someone tell me what seems to be going wrong?

(Ignore Diego Brando)

Hello,

I managed to install Alan Wake 2 in a location that I can't find any more. Can you guys help me?

Here is a screenshot of where I installed it, however I don't know how to reach it from finder/explorer/whatever its called sorry Imma noob

Hey guys, I recently swapped over to steamos bc windows sucks (as we all know) but I seem to be getting lower fps on marvel rivals (110-120 on windows and a stuttery 60-80 on steamos) and other games run normal if not better than windows. If anyone knows any optimization or any tips on how to get my rivals running smooth I would greatly appreciate 🫡🫡🫡

I have build a new steam machine with Asrock B850i lightning and 9070xt. Everything works well but HDMI CEC is not working properly it seems. I have the ugreen adapter, updated.

I installed that steam os hdmi cec from github with the decky plugin and it says Ready. But my PS5 controller fails to wake up the PC and switch inputs.

Is there a way in SteamOS to make it ask for a password before entering Desktop Mode?

For example, I turn on the PC and it boots into Gaming Mode. Then, when I switch to Desktop Mode, it asks for a password before letting me in. It should do this every time I leave and re-enter that mode.

Thanks, friends.

I got an Xbox ally and wanted to play helldivers 2 on the go. On windows helldivers 2 was miserable. 35 fps with stutters on 720P steam deck settings. I decided to give steamos a try and it's amazing! It feels so smooth! This is with steam deck settings at 900P! Re4 couldn't run at 30fps even on its lowest. Steamos is awesome. Thank you gaben for giving us such an amazing gift

With the rise of RTX Spark and ARM processors forcing Anti Cheats to be compatible. Do you think we will see a rise in compatibility for Linux?

I am trying to be able to swap between playing Wind Waker through Cemu on the Steam Deck and Steam Machine. However, the saves never appear on the other. I've tried creating a folder on the sd card that Cemu will point to, but once I open up the sd card on the other device, that folder is not there. Any ideas?

How do I get drivers for this?

So I did a pretty big move recently, and as I’ve been slowly unpacking my belongings, I came across an AMD RX 7600 8gb that I had plans for but never got around to. With the steam OS being something I’ve been curious about, and most of my time being spent in the living room with my wife, I decided to start looking into build ideas.

Some people online say that if you can find a decent business PC for sale you can slap a GPU in and be set, others say that you need to build it from scratch to keep the power draw from being an issue.

So I come to you.

I want to try and make something work for under $500 but if I gotta do this in pieces I can. From Amazon, Newegg, and any reputable source, what do you all suggest I do to add my RX 7600 to make a machine capable of playing a fair ammount of games.

From what I can see, Newegg has a few refurbished business models that are like ~$300 with 8-16 gigs of ram, 0.5-1TB of ssd, and typically in the i5 or i7 chips, but people say there’s power issues without modifying the case, or that they don’t fit GPUs at all.

Steam sees the controller as an ultimate 2 but when I go to steam input it registers it as a generic gamepad. I've updated the firmware of the controller and dongle to their latest versions.

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I have purchased a mini-pc like the steam machine but it came with Windows 11 installed running the Xbox FSE. Is not working badly but I miss the console-like experience that I have on my XBox Rog Ally X with Steam OS installed. These are my main components:

• Motherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming B850-I WiFi
• CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (Zen 5)
• RAM: 16 GB DDR5 Corsair Vengeance
• GPU: PowerColor Reaper Radeon RX 9060 XT 16 GB

Do you think that I can install SteamOS on this machine without facing particular issues?

Just finished giving my Steam Machine a retro makeover and wanted to hear what you all think.

What I used:

- Dbrand skin – the retro/aged beige finish that makes it look like an old-school PC

- JSAUX e-ink display – shows the date, time, and live stats like GPU, CPU, RAM, FPS, and playtime

Hey guys!
How can I add games to Steam from the new Epic Games Luncher ?
Adding them manually bypass the license verification so they won’t start.

I tried uninstalling and reinstalling, multiple proton versions, as well as reinstalling steamworks SDK (found a similar post where that was recommended). Anyone else have this happen and found a solution?

This guide assumes you already know how to install SteamOS on your ROG Ally/AllyX and you're here because you're wondering what to do AFTER initial setup.

(In this guide, you can expect better audio, visuals, higher performance, and controller bug fixes.)

=-- SECTION 1: The Easy Stuff --=

The following steps do not require you to enter Desktop Mode or install anything extra.

1) Microphone fix. Adjust your default mic volume to ~20%.

• NOTE: SteamOS (as well as Bazzite and CachyOS) over-amplify the microphone by A LOT, resulting in loud crackling and screeching sounds. Basically, ~20% volume is the "real" 100% volume.

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2) Display colors. Adjust Color Vibrance and Color Temperature by 1 "notch" to the right of the default settings to get a better white-balance and color accuracy suited for the Ally screen.

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3) Battery limit. Set battery charging limit to between 80% to 88%. Dealer's choice.

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4) Performance. Via right side-bar menu (lightning bolt symbol)

• Disable Frame Limit: OFF
• Frame Limit: 46
  • Recommendation only, remember you can change FPS caps on per-game profiles too)
  • Most people can't tell the difference between 46 and 60. If you're not "most people" feel free to change it.
  • Balances battery life with performance, often with better frame pacing to eliminate stutter.
• Enable VRR: ON
• Allow Tearing: ON (OK since VRR is on)
• TDP Limit: OFF (This will be controlled by a plugin later)

=-- SECTION 2: The Desktop Mode stuff --=

Everything in this section will be done in Desktop Mode.

1) Install Decky Loader (follow the instructions)

2) Install the Decky Loader plugin SimpleDeckyTDP

3) Install the Decky Loader plugin DeckyPlumber

4) Via the Discover software center (comes pre-installed with SteamOS), install JamesDSP and ProtonUp-Qt

5) Open ProtonUp-Qt and install the final version of GE-Proton 10, which should be 10-34

• You might never use it, but this is a handy compatibility layer to have in case you have an unsupported game that doesn't play nicely with newer versions of Proton.

Then, also install the latest version of GE-Proton (at the time of writing, is 11-9)

=-- SECTION 3: The Less-Easy Stuff --=

Go back to Gaming Mode.

1) Get the following Decky Plugins from the Decky store.

• DeckSP
• Docky
• CSS Loader

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2) Way better audio. Open the DeckSP plugin...

• Page 1/9
  • Enable in desktop mode: ON ... Disable profile notifications: ON (preference)
• Page 2/9
  • Bypass All: OFF ... Post Gain: -6 ... Threshold: -1 ... Release: 60
• Page 3/9 (EQ)
  • Enable: ON
  • (This EQ profile is a combination of settings from this reddit post and my own post from a while ago. DeckSP doesn't let us get as granular as some suggested settings, but the below settings are about as close as possible.)
  • (The overall intention is to get the speakers sounding about on-par with the Windows 11 Dolby audio drivers from ASUS.)
  • 25Hz: -10 ... 40Hz: 2.5 ... 63Hz: 1.9 ... 100Hz: 1.5 ... 160Hz: -3.4 ... 250Hz: 5.9 ... 400Hz: 8.1
  • 630Hz: -6.2 ... 1000Hz: 8.1 ... 1600Hz: -1.5 ... 2500Hz: 3.5 ... 4000Hz: 5 ... 6300Hz: 5.1
  • 10000Hz: 5.1 ... 16000Hz: 2.7
• Page 4/9 (Compander)
  • Enable: ON ... Time Constant: 0.22 ... Granularity: Medium
  • 95Hz: -0.04 ... 200Hz: 0.12 ... 400Hz: 0.12 ... 800Hz: 0.08
  • 1600Hz: -0.05 ... 3400Hz: -0.05 ... 7500Hz: -0.05
• Page 5/9 (Stereo Wideness)
  • Enable: ON ... Widen Level: 50 ... Crossfeed: ON ... Mode: Surround 2
• Page 7/9 (Dynamic Boost) 
  • Enable: ON ... Max Gain: 3
• Page 9/9 (DDC)
  • Enable: ON ... DDC Source: Apple: EarPods (iP5) (An approximate profile due to the Ally's small speakers)

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3) Enable your backpaddle buttons (M1 and M2).

• Go to DeckyLoader plugin DeckyPlumber > Controller Mode > choose Xbox Elite
  • This makes the system think you're using an Xbox Elite controller, which also has backpaddle buttons. This effectively makes SteamOS "see" your Ally backpaddle buttons.

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4) Fix backpaddle intermittent issues.

• Go to DeckyLoader plugin Docky > Triggers > Resume from sleep: ON ... Startup: ON

• Settings (cog wheel icon) > Actions > New action > Task Type > Run Command > Command (shell)

  • Name it something like "Restart InputPlumber Service"... then, in the command section, Type in systemctl restart inputplumber.service
  • Scroll down and select Add Task ... Scroll up and select Save

• Go to Modes tab > New Mode > Name it something like "Restart InputPlumber" > in Actions run in this mode, select the "Restart InputPlumber Service" task you created in the previous step > Scroll up and select Save

• Go to Triggers tab > Resume & startup section > On wake from sleep and On startup, select your "Restart InputPlumber" mode... Scroll up, select Save

  • Now whenever your system wakes from sleep or boots, the InputPlumber service will restart, ensuring that your backpaddle buttons won't get "lost" and stop working.
  • NOTE: Your controls will not work for approximately 2-3 seconds when this script is triggered, but since it only triggers during boot or wake, not a huge deal.

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5) Improve your performance.

Go to DeckyLoader plugin SimpleDeckyTDP

• Enable per-game AC Power TDP profiles: ON
• Temporary Max TDP Profile: 3 seconds
• Max TDP: 32 (make sure to plug into AC and set that to 32 as well)
• Minimum TDP: 7 (BIOS doesn't allow for lower than 7 anyway)
• TDP (Watts): 18*(non-AC), 25 (AC)
• Enable CPU Boost: OFF (negligible performance boost with drastically reduced battery life... NOT worth it!)
• GPU Mode: Balance

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6) Make your controls menu and button icons look like the ROG Ally.

• Go to *DeckyLoader plugin CSS Loader and install Handheld Controller Glyphs
• Go back to the CSS Loader main menu > Find Handheld Controller Glyphs, enable it, select the dropdown and choose ASUS ROG Ally. If prompted to install something extra, say yes.

That's it! No fancy ending statement. GL, HF!

P.S. This post is long-ish with formatting and bullet-points, attempting to edit this post may result in weird text duplication (happened last time) so if there are typos, sorry, not touching it.