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Steam Frame gets kernel-level CD-ROM support a day after a community member asked for it

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Submitted ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz⁩ to ⁨steamdeck@sopuli.xyz⁩

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/vr-hardware/valve-adds-cd-rom-support-to-steam-frame-kernel-less-than-ten-minutes-after-saying-it-would-look-into-it/

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  • Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Cool that they can make changes that fast. 👍

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    • SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I mean, it’s the linux kernel.

      They started out by disabling all the stuff they don’t need. and enabling some modules back in again is literally just a line of config

      github.com/…/b68e4a18b07b527336e8e42db5381d84f82d…

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      • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        “deckard-linux-no-oopsies” is a fun name.

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      • Buffalox@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Absolutely no problem in theory. But when it’s a major company, such minor issues often have to be decided by a board. Reports need to be written, and there are procedures that more often than not can take months, just to be sure hasty decisions aren’t made, and that no single person can be held responsible if something goes wrong.
        Everybody needs to have their back clear.

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  • potustheplant@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Meanwhile, the xbox controller usb dongle still hasn’t received support.

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    • azdle@news.idlestate.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      I’m sure if you get that in as a stable mainline kernel module, they’ll turn it on.

      As someone who tried to get the out of tree drivers to work reliably for years, good luck.

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    • superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      I ended up just giving up on Xbox controllers completely, they also have a stick drift problem that Microsoft refuses to fix. Switched to 8bitdo and haven’t looked back. Everything works straight out of the box on Linix and no stick drift.

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  • stefenauris@pawb.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s really cool but I’m trying to imagine a practical use for this lol

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    • bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      OOP wanted to watch some movies on the go which they had on disc. And install an old game.

      Though another blocker was that the Frame’s USB port didn’t deliver (enough?) power for the drive. So even with the general support it doesn’t solve their specific problem.

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      • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        Just need a dock/hub you can plug power into.

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