The Linux coders turning the ROG Ally and other handhelds into Steam Deck clones (arstechnica.com)

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https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/06/the-linux-coders-turning-the-rog-ally-and-other-handhelds-into-steam-deck-clones/

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[-] Dax87@forum.stellarcastle.net 6 points 1 year ago

Coders? Isn't all that it takes is to load holoiso into a flash drive and install it on the ally?

[-] Bjoern_Tantau@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

I bet some of the things in the Ally need new drivers that aren't in the Kernel yet.

[-] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

There are firmware fixes and such that need to be implemented, so yes, coders.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 year ago

Yup, as a software dev myself, I doubt anyone is really putting any development effort into it. Maybe a little config to map the controller properly or something, but it's close enough hardware-wise that there really shouldn't be much work involved.

[-] 30021190@lemmy.cloud.aboutcher.co.uk -3 points 1 year ago

TLDR;

Handheld PC is a PC so you can install Linux aka HoloOS and it works as we'd expect.

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