Russianranger
@Russianranger@lemmy.world
- Comment on Valve detail their plans to combat Steam Deck OLED scalpers 1 year ago:
Considering there are still LE editions readily available, I’d say it was far from useless. In fact got my LE edition order put in day of launch two hours after release, and received it yesterday.
- Submitted 1 year ago to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz | 1 comment
- Comment on Weird Issue with SteamOS Beta and Distrobox 1 year ago:
So I wanted to follow up on this with what I did, and think I found the solution. This way if someone like me trawls the internet looking for something that is the same problem, they might have resolution.
Basically I isolated the problem to podman. What it looks like is I had an existing podman directory pre-3.5.1 update and it had issues with distrobox. So what I did;
Went to .local\podman - deleted the contents of that folder.
Then followed the emudeck distrobox guide to reinstall podman to .local\bin\
Made sure to rename the podman launcher to simply “podman”.
I also edited the .bashrc in home\deck which looks like it had leftovers from the previous podman to have the following (per guide)
Uncomment the xhost line below if you know that you are using xhost
#xhost +si:localuser:$USER export PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH
I only re-installed podman, and left distrobox alone. You may also have to use the following commands, as I did;
sudo touch /etc/subuid /etc/subgid sudo usermod --add-subuid 100000-165535 --add-subgid 100000-165535 $USER
For reference, this is the guide - emudeck.github.io/…/third-party-emulation/?h=dist…
Hope this helps some stranger out there figure things out
- Submitted 1 year ago to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz | 1 comment
- Comment on Should i wait a Sale to buy the Steam Deck?? | [Discussion] 1 year ago:
I would say wait for a sale, but easy for me to say since I already have my deck since over a year ago. If you’re strapped for cash or just working within a budget for the year, then yeah you can easily save at least 50 or more bucks on one. If money isn’t really an object and you got upcoming travel plans where you can capitalize on the steam deck’s mobility, then it’s worth it at current price too. I have easily spent over a grand on the steam deck from the actual unit (512 version at 650), 2tb SSD, 1tb SD card, case, dock, skins, back pad accessories, 1tb usb flash drive with usb c/usb a, etc.
So all to say, if you like tinkering/making it your own, and are trying not to blow out your budget entirely, may be worth to save. I am glad I got the anti glare screen as I’m still not up for replacing the screen myself, but if the lowest model had the same screen, would have gotten that one and just swapped the SSD.
- Comment on [Help] Is there a way to stop the "BIP" sound when speaker are plugged ? 1 year ago:
I had a similar issue with my Apple TV and projector. I switched the HDMI cord, and haven’t had the noise since (that I can recall). Try that route first if you have another HDMI cord. If that doesn’t solve it, then not sure honestly.
- Comment on How to use your Steam Deck as a PC controller 1 year ago:
Right, it has more inputs that I find attractive. Especially with Steam Input being a thing, I typically use trackpads as a virtual menu for some games (MMOs typically), with the sticks being the normal move/camera. Then the extra two buttons on the back, helps to bind extra commands to them or tie them to a mode shift.
A Steam Controller 2 with all the inputs of the deck would be a day 1 buy.
- Comment on Slim protective cases for the Steam Deck 1 year ago:
Yeah the Jsaux case ain’t bad for it. Basically, if you’re looking directly at the back with the vent towards the left, there is a slot there the Jsaux kickstand, the center has the slot for the other mod accessories, and the right is completely clear. That’s where I put the adhesive “standalone” slot and then inserted the kickstand into that
- Comment on Slim protective cases for the Steam Deck 1 year ago:
Echoing the Jsaux mod case. I use it in my everyday carry bag and it can slip into the front small pouch with little issue. It does the few things I need it to do, which is; Protects the screen Protects the joysticks Protects the triggers (although there is a small gap, but it is fine imo)
I took out the kickstand and use the deck mates kickstand with the 3M sticky slot on the back. The issue I have with the kickstand it comes with (the Jsaux mod case kickstand) is two-fold;
- limited angle, which is kind of a pain if I’m using an airplane tray and I’m flying coach
- loose hinge- it tends to flop around after some use, and the screws have to be pushed back in
- Comment on Is THIS My New Home Server? - Steam Deck Server Guide 1 year ago:
Unfortunately he lost me when he said he dual booted Debian. Was hoping for something with docker/distrobox that could allow for root without being wiped on updates. I already dual boot SteamOS and windows 10, and run very small solo servers for things like Everquest.
My ideal solution is finding a way to containerize a server like that, launch it via game mode along with the client to make the most use of Steam Input. I can do it on the windows side of the house, but requires things like Glosi and playnite to get setup, and just isn’t as streamlined as I would like it to be.
- Comment on Same SD card for SteamOS and Windows-To-Go? 1 year ago:
Most likely that. Assuming they want to find a way to prevent the boot manager from getting borked on updates for both sides of the fence. If they roll it out half-baked they’ll probably get flooded with tech tickets which would eat bandwidth for other issues. Basically preventing them from getting dragged down the support rabbit hole. In current state, if you muck up your install it’s on you to fix/troubleshoot.
For those that are more familiar with this process like you and me, it’s not a real hassle. But when you push out a new “feature”, they have to resolve for the lowest common denominator, which would consist of the more “casual” users. Bearing that in mind, you can probably see why they want to flesh it out a bit more.
- Comment on Same SD card for SteamOS and Windows-To-Go? 1 year ago:
Although not a direct answer, just wanted to give my experience.
Originally used a dedicated SD card for Windows, it worked fine but was warned that the constant read/write on the card could cause it to fail quicker than its normal lifespan. Since I didn’t want to fiddle with it in another year or two, I ended up getting a bigger internal drive (2tb nvme) and dedicated 1tb to SteamOS and the other TB to windows. Then have a 1tb SD card for the majority of games on my SteamOS side of the house.
I personally use a custom windows 10 install for that side, which helps prevent Windows from overriding the REFInd boot. However I did notice that when I updated SteamOS to the main branch, it borked REFInd and had to select SteamOS boot file through the file manager on boot, then reinstall REFInd via the normal script on desktop mode.
Just some considerations for you as your journey through your dual boot adventure.
- Comment on [News] JSAUX launch a Steam Deck Anti-Glare screen replacement 1 year ago:
I would pay for something similar to the DeckHD screen if it had the same color improvements, retained the 800p and didn’t need a custom BIOS flash (like the DeckHD needs). I already have the Anti Glare screen, so need something worth the effort of a full screen replacement. If I busted my current screen, then I would buy this versus the “regular” replacement via ifixit.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 year ago:
I remember awhile back when steam deck and emudeck were in their early early stages and complaints about how it was hard to fully remove emudeck as the files were still located in several different directories. Don’t know how much that pain point has changed personally, but I think retrodeck made it simpler to install/uninstall.
Personally I use emudeck, and haven’t had the need to uninstall, so can’t attest to the accuracy of that claim. But can assume for those folks that are worried about it, retrodeck fills that.
- Comment on DeckHD early bird sold out within seconds, did they even have any for sale? 1 year ago:
I’m on the fence about the whole thing. The big turnoff for me was the custom BIOS. Personally, if they can get the same 800p screen but better in terms of color accuracy, I might bite on that. But like others have said, don’t know if I want to push the deck’s hardware into 1200p when it was designed with 800p in mind
- Comment on [Review] DeckHD: 1200p Screen Upgrade 1 year ago:
This is the dealbreaker for me. I was looking at earnestly upgrading the screen despite the effort/patience needed to do the swap, potential battery drain, etc. But the fact you need a third party bios flash is the bridge too far. I just want to make sure I don’t run into a situation where they stop support and now I’ve got to swap the screen again.
- Comment on Steel Battalion? 1 year ago:
They are constantly improving it, so I have hope. Last September I tried running Unreal Championship 2 on the deck via xemu, and it played like a power point when I was in a match. I tried revisiting that again this past week and it’s significantly better, with only a slight stutter here and there. Give it another few months and you may be pleasantly surprised.
- Comment on Install ZeroTier on Steam Deck 1 year ago:
I use zerotier as a way to connect to my private emulated servers without having to worry about connecting to an external IP address and opening up a ton of ports. Plus if you have a dynamic IP, the address can change. Some people set up a domain name to circumvent the dynamic IP, but it still means you have to port forward. Zerotier solves it via creating a manageable virtual lan network. Think Hamachi.
In my use case, I run a solo EverQuest server emulator, WoW server emulator, City of Heroes, Ultima Online. I simply spin up my virtual machine connected to zerotier then boot up my steam deck. Then I can connect to them while I’m out and about at a hotel, friends place, etc.
It’s lightweight, so not much bloat, does exactly what I need it to do and initializes on startup. Then if you want to disconnect/reconnect, it’s really simple to do. Been using it for about a year now. Zero complaints (no pun intended).