Comment on How to use your Steam Deck as a PC controller

• MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  That would be cool. Seems like it would have to work with the server on the deck if using it with a windows PC.

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  • Botzo@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    So, major caveat here: I’m a linux gamer and don’t have windows [subsystem for linux] available to test.

    This actually works shockingly well for steam-steam gaming, but I’d call these steps proof-of-concept success versus “finished product”.

    I’ll assume if you’re going this deep, you know how desktop mode works and you’re reasonably comfortable with the terminal. Otherwise, don’t follow random guides on the internet, and you understand that you could break things.

    Obvious prerequisite: enable sudo by creating a password for the deck user

    Enable installing packages via pacman: I borrowed from this guide, but didn’t follow it exactly.

    # disable the deck's read-only mode
    sudo steamos-readonly disable
    # init the pacman keyring
    sudo pacman-key --init
    # populate the keyring with archlinux
    sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux
    

    Install, start, and bind the usbip service on the steamdeck (steps from the “Server” portion of archwiki linked in my original comment above)

    # install usbip
    sudo pacman -S usbip
    # enable/start the usbip daemon
    sudo systemctl enable usbip.service
    sudo systemctl start usbip.service
    # enable the kernel module
    sudo modprobe usbip-host
    # list the available usb devices
    usbip list --local
    # bind the Valve usb device (check the output of the above for the right bus id, mine happens to be 3-3)
    sudo usbip bind --busid=3-3
    

    Install start and attach to the steamdeck (steps from the “Client” portion of archwiki listed above)

    # install usbip
    sudo pacman -Sy usbip
    # enable the requisite kernel module
    sudo modprobe vhci-hcd
    # list the remote devices (use your steam desk's ip address, this assumes you're on the same network and have addressed any firewall/configuration issues)
    usbip list --remote 192.168.88.207
    # attach to it
    sudo usbip attach --remote 192.168.88.207 --busid=3-3
    

    Now you can be shocked when it works instantly. Go play a game!

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    • MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      If you turn this into a more complete guide, you should make it a post here on lemmy.

      I am also a linux gamer.

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