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Valve Steam Deck (valve-jupiter)

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Valve Steam Deck
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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
The software and version the device was shipped with.
SteamOS
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
SteamOS
FOSS bootloader no
postmarketOS
Category testing
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
yes
Device package device-valve-jupiter
Kernel package linux-valve-jupiter
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
Whether charging and battery level reporting work.
Works
Screen
Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Works
Touchscreen
Works
Touchpad
Whether the built-in touchpad works.
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
Whether the full-sized USB-A port works.
Works
USB OTG
USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.
Works
HDMI/DP
Video and audio output with HDMI or DisplayPort.
Works
Sensors
Accelerometer
Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.
Broken
Ambient Light
Measures the light level; used for automatic screen dimming in many interfaces.
Broken
Valve Steam Deck OLED
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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
The software and version the device was shipped with.
SteamOS
Extended version
The most recent supported version from the manufacturer.
SteamOS
Mainline
Instead of a Linux kernel fork, it is possible to run (Close to) Mainline.
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
Whether charging and battery level reporting work.
Untested
Screen
Whether the display works; ideally with sleep mode and brightness control.
Untested
Touchscreen
Untested
Touchpad
Whether the built-in touchpad works.
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
Whether the full-sized USB-A port works.
Untested
USB OTG
USB On-The-Go or USB-C Role switching.
Untested
HDMI/DP
Video and audio output with HDMI or DisplayPort.
Untested
Sensors
Accelerometer
Handles automatic screen rotation in many interfaces.
Untested
Ambient Light
Measures the light level; used for automatic screen dimming in many interfaces.
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