Charger is unclear, but I think it fits come included.

The vents are a real concern. They intend for this stand to work with multiple devices, so it’s very possible it will block the vents on some.

There are different pytorch install commands for cuda/ROCm. Usually the key to getting ROCm to work with AI GitHub projects is to edit a config file/launch option and replace the pytorch command with a ROCm one

Pytorch includes the necessary ROCm files for image gen as far as I know. My computer does have an /opt/ROCm folder but it’s only a few megabytes in size.

Unfortunately I don’t see any mention of pytorch in your linked program, and it does mention a proper ROCm install as a requirement there.

I probably can’t help, I have ROCM acceleration working on my desktop linux PC for image gen and LLMs, but I don’t think I had to install the massive rocm files for it to work.

What specifically are you trying to run using ROCM? If I remember right most of the stuff I tried just needed pytorch, which I would install in a python venv with pip3 install --pre torch torchvision torchaudio --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/nightly/rocm6.3 That’s still pretty heft though, my current venv is 16GB in size, but may include some duplicate/old files from repeated upgrades without cleaning.

I’m not sure. Some posts legitimately seem like Linux users making fun of themselves. Others really seem like people who have an actual grudge against it.

Some of those posts are decent jokes to be honest. Some are just desperate/scare tactics though.

Lemmy is a more technical crowd, but many deck owners don’t understand what proton is, or why they might need different versions.

Most software you don’t even have an option to easily use older versions, so choosing to downgrade proton for a specific game may be a unique experience for some.

So far most controller/mouse/keyboard dongles seem to still be usb-A, so I’m not super against that.

Honestly the deck is already pushing how big a handheld can be and still be portable/handheld. I don’t think I would want anything larger

True, but who needs CEC when you can instead have RGB?

/s

That would be really nice, I hate how most mouse/keyboard brands don’t offer Linux configuration software.

As far as I know, only the official dock supports CEC. If anyone knows of a different dock that supports it I hope they’ll let me know

Yeah that was my first thought as well for some reason. Obviously solar calculators/etc have been around for longer so that makes more sense, but I fully clicked on this hoping it was energy from key presses.

That’s the current setup for playing Geforce Now on steam deck/linux. The app announced in the news post will be a native app, not just kiosk chrome wrapper. They also mentioned it will support HDR which currently isn’t possible with the kiosk chrome wrapper.

The official app for it comes later this year.

That’s super cool. It took me a second to realize why the perspective felt so wrong, but once I realized what I was looking at I was amazed.

Windows charges different license fees depending on how powerful a device is. Gaming hardware will have a more expensive license fee than a lower power device.

Honestly when you have devices like the steam deck targeting $400 starting price, paying up to $100 for a windows key is pretty significant.

Here’s an article on it for anyone who prefers reading:

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/lenovo-legion-go-s-with-valves-steamos-is-official-expected-to-launch-in-may/

The windows version will be available this month for $730, with other versions (including a $600 version) coming in May. The SteamOS version is coming in May for $500. I’m guessing the $600 windows version and $500 SteamOS version are basically the same hardware specs.

It’s not my guide, so I can’t add anything unfortunately.

Honestly the best at method will depend on the specific game. Generally the best way is to just have the install folder for a game, and add the .exe to steam as a “non-steam game”. Force a compatibility in steam game properties and select a version of proton. Some games will require additional windows components/dll to be installed through proton tricks.

Other good options are lutris has automatic installers for a lot of games, and many will work off of a disc iso image. Bottles is also a good tool for installing windows games.

I hope someone makes a decky plugin for it. Valve has also been good about copying the more popular decky plugins, so that might be the best path to getting it as an official feature too.