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Valve Steam Deck (valve-jupiter)

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Valve Steam Deck
Phosh on Steam Deck
Phosh on Steam Deck
Manufacturer Valve
Name Steam Deck
Codename valve-jupiter
Released 2022
Type handheld
Hardware
Chipset AMD Aerith
CPU AMD Zen 2
GPU AMD Custom RDNA 2
Display 7-inch 1280x800
Storage 64GB eMMC, 256GB NVMe, or 512GB NVMe
Memory 16GB
Architecture x86_64
Software
Original software SteamOS
FOSS bootloader no
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images
Whether pre-built images are available here.
no
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
partial
Features
USB Networking
After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).
Broken
Battery
Charging and battery level reporting works
Works
Screen
Display works. Ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Touchpad
Build in Touchpad
Works
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Works
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Works
Connectivity
WiFi
Works
Bluetooth
Works
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Works
USB-A
Full-sized USB-A port works (Usually applicable to SBCs and laptops).
Works
USB OTG
USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching
Works
HDMI/DP
Video and audio output with HDMI or Display Port works.
Works
Sensors
Accelerometer
Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile
Broken
Ambient Light
Broken
Valve Steam Deck OLED
File:ValveSteamDeckOled.jpeg
Manufacturer Valve
Name Steam Deck OLED
Released 2023
Type handheld
Hardware
Chipset AMD Sephiroth
CPU AMD Zen 2
GPU AMD Custom RDNA 2
Display 7.4-inch 1280x800 OLED, 90 Hz
Storage 512GB NVMe or 1TB NVMe
Memory 16GB LPDDR5
Architecture x86_64
Software
Original software SteamOS
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images
Whether pre-built images are available here.
no
Features
USB Networking
After connecting the device with USB to your PC, you can connect to it via telnet (initramfs) or SSH (booted system).
Untested
Battery
Charging and battery level reporting works
Untested
Screen
Display works. Ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Untested
Touchscreen
Untested
Touchpad
Build in Touchpad
Untested
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Untested
Audio
Audio playback, microphone, headset and buttons.
Untested
Connectivity
WiFi
Untested
Bluetooth
Untested
Miscellaneous
FDE
Full disk encryption and unlocking with unl0kr.
Untested
USB-A
Full-sized USB-A port works (Usually applicable to SBCs and laptops).
Untested
USB OTG
USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching
Untested
HDMI/DP
Video and audio output with HDMI or Display Port works.
Untested
Sensors
Accelerometer
Auto screen rotation works in desktops e.g. Phosh or Plasma Mobile
Untested
Ambient Light
Untested

Contributors

Users owning this device


Installation

Use pmbootstrap to build your own installation image.

At the moment, only installing postmarketOS to SD card is supported. Installing pmOS to the NVMe drive in the Steam Deck will wipe existing SteamOS partitions, and hasn't been tested.

$ pmbootstrap init
$ pmbootstrap install --sdcard /path/to/sdcard

To boot the SD card, the boot option menu can be reached by holding down the Vol- button while pressing the power button.

Known issues

A list of known issues can be found in the pmaports repository. Notably, there's a full disk encryption quirk where the boot password dialog is shown sideways, but it's still usable otherwise with no functionality lost.

See also