Ally X: The ULTIMATE Bazzite Dual Boot Setup Guide in 9 Easy Steps

[@PeteTalksTech]

Share YOUR thoughts, experiences and tips of Bazzite below! 👇

[@ramboknifemw8351]

Honestly I dont have any problems with armory crate might be a small learning curve but its quite simple plus I can use frame gen 2

[@nanashi5139]

@@ramboknifemw8351 is this currently considered the most powerful handheld? Or are there other stronger ones? Lookin to by the best one regardless of price. Thoughts?

[@ortegaangelo]

Thank you man 👍 I ditched Windows completely

[@jur_esque]

super helpful tutorial! i was running into some issues with the partition process due to immovable files (even after factory resetting the drive...) but simply using a third party partition manager solved it and from there it went just as smooth as you showed. thank you so much!

[@PeteTalksTech]

Awesome jur, great job!!! 🙌

[@ChoriSalchi]

I was going just to Move on after following your tutorial (like I always do with tutorial videos), but the bonus treat phrase made me like and suscribe. Keep the good work, the tutorial was clear and the slow pace voice that you use relaxed me a bit in this stressful process.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks so much Chori, your encouragement means so much! I do an inspirational quote at the end of every vid as we all need a little positive boost 🙌

[@ChoriSalchi]

​@@PeteTalksTech yeah im.on your side, love to compliment my pals on a daily basis, too much negativity every where.

[@PeteTalksTech]

1,000%! 🙌

[@SadeyJade70]

Thank you for an amazing detailed video! 🌷🙏

[@PeteTalksTech]

Happy to help Jade! 🙏

[@Jak0bin]

Interesting! Didn't know, that there is no need to setup partitions manually in bazzite installation, as long as there is "unused partition" created in Windows? Was a bit hesitant about this, so went with the manual partitioning (cyber dopamines dual boot video tutorial).

[@steamdeckguy]

Great video! I’ve been keen to try this on my Rog Ally, but know that as soon as I do steam will release the official steamOS version! Think I’m just going to wait.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks! I’d say go for it and try it out - Valve may not release steamOS for many months for all we know! 🤷

[@jarjarbinx3858]

thank you for all your tuto !!! LOVE IT

[@PeteTalksTech]

Happy to help you awesome viewers Jarjar! 🙌

[@tenisviejos]

You can press Volume+ while booting to get into the boot selector directly without getting into the BIOS. It works like a charm.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks for sharing! 🙌

[@rocco1180]

would be great if there whre an option to show this bootscreen on every start without pressing any button.

[@chrisrobin4962]

@@rocco1180 there are ways to do this with other linux distors. you need to use "GRUB Bootloader". a quick google search and I found out that it should be possible to do it in Bazzite. But haven't looked into it yet.

[@kaiichinose9590]

Thank you for this amazing and easy to understand tutorial. I am currently in the process of doing exactly this right now. Also I think there is a way to make a folder that windows and steam can share the downloads. Cheers🎉 and thank you 🙏

[@PeteTalksTech]

Ace, happy to help kaii! Yes some other comments here have mentioned sharing folders but I’m a bit dubious with potential conflicts, so I’m interested in viewers sharing their experiences! 🙏

[@DeshanNaidoo]

This is by far the best guide to install Bazzite. Great job. Just have a question: If I want to install Bazzite without dual booting, I don't need Windows. How do I do this? Just install it on the total SSD storage?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Your encouragement means so much Deshan, thanks! Yep just skip the splitting the partition step if not dual booting 👍

[@DeshanNaidoo]

@PeteTalksTech thanks so much. Keep up the good work 👏

[@PeteTalksTech]

Will do! 🙌

[@michaelhunter3692]

@@PeteTalksTechthank you I plan on installing bazzite tomorrow but I don’t plan on using windows but I wasnt able to find a direct answer to this

[@visionary4787]

Just completed this ty pete

[@PeteTalksTech]

Awesome Visionary! Welcome to the apex of PC handheld gaming: dual boot Windows and SteamOS, the best of both worlds! 🔥🔥

[@macky10229]

Nice tutorial . I want to install Bazzite on my Legion Go I assume the procedure is the same but I dont have a physical keyboard and mouse will I able to install it ?

[@jerrybabula7895]

Probably not. I recommend picking up a crappy mouse and keyboard off Amazon if you can't borrow them elsewhere

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks macky! Yes procedure will be the same you’re right, and yes just get a super cheap mouse and keyboard to connect as this is essential 👍

[@Andreyy7481]

Is it A LOT better than windows? Also, does going in windows and in steam OS work without WiFi?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Great question Andreyy, I’m working hard on a follow up vid to showcase all the advantages of steamOS from installing Bazzite (like true sleep/resume etc) so stay tuned - I’d say it’s at least trying out plus with dual boot we have windows too! Also yes we don’t need WiFi to switch between windows and steamOS 👍

[@Andreyy7481]

@PeteTalksTech, thanks 🙏

[@jd.kingcrux]

I successfully dual booted windows and bazzite! Thanks! Do you know how to disable the top LED while in sleep mode? It just blinks and flashes continuously.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Awesome king! Good question re LED light, I don’t think it seems to flash continuously while in sleep mode in SteamOS although it does in Windows - any viewers know how to disable 🤔

[@mistermars9534]

I'm still not sure if i should do this or not. The videos of games running smoother because of the pre shader rendering and the sleep function are close enough to win me over. But i also use Game Pass so switching back and forth does seem like a chore. And game sharing just seems like a waste of installing Bazzite in the first place. I'm currently using Playnite and it works pretty good especially with all my emulator stuff. I had to manually add MAME(2003,2010 and midway) to it so i'd be scared that i wont have access to that in Bazzite.. Oh well, another great tutorial however. If i do end up getting a new SSD i'll follow his guide and give it a shot.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Ace, my advice mars is to just go for it, give it a shot and then you’ll know for definite if you think it’s for you or not… I’ve found I stick mainly in steamOS, and it’s so great when I want a good hour or two gaming session all in windows then that’s now possible too, really is best of both worlds!

[@Shadow_Men]

Thank you! But when I did all this, my Windows cannot see the SD card that has games downloaded from SteamOS(Bazzite), how can i fix that?

[@KevyoKAJ]

Did you add it as a drive one the windows side?

[@Shadow_Men]

@@KevyoKAJ I tried but the Windows side cannot see the drive, I cannot add the drive letter on the "Windows Disk management" neither. It might be a format compatibility problem with windows and linux.

[@yoshikacha3231]

@@Shadow_Men you have to format the card as Btrfs and install a Btrfs driver on Windows

[@yoshikacha3231]

@@Shadow_Men or exfat

[@BrokenWheelYT]

I am pretty sure is there a way to use as game directory part of your ssd , I mean we can split C for windows (150gb) D for Bazzite also (150gb) and E for only game directory big part more thn 3 Gb so windows and steam os can use same folder & directory without a issues. I seen a video about that and it is best way to use dual boot.

[@skiyer0120]

I was looking for such option. Great idea. Will definitely try once I receive my handheld which is expected soon.

[@xm41907]

what file format do you need to have the shared drive for this?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Yes Broken this could work very well - I’d love to hear from you great viewers who’ve tried this and really recommend it over this standard way!

[@germanbondarenko620]

It can be done, but it's not a good experience. The reason is that Windows and Linux use different file systems and yes, technically Linux can read Windows partition but the speed will be much worse. Moreover Linux requires some libraries which are useless on Windows so when you boot from one to another all the games will be queued for an update to match the requirements for a current system. I did it once on a standalone PC and it was not good

[@BrokenWheelYT]

@@germanbondarenko620 Yes you are right at one point about file Systems but it iş look like works on “Retro Game Corps” shared a content which is “SteamOS on Handheld PC’s! Bazzite Setup” video you can see at 27:00 what I’d like to try. I guess he did not mentioned about file system cuz He try this on SD Card and I guess it is Exfat format (O am not sure) It is worth to try on one single SSD with 3 partition right?

[@ShambolicBehaviour]

Wheres the link for the ssd? Xxx

[@PeteTalksTech]

Link below and I’ve just updated the description too, thanks for pointing this out! 🙌👇 amzn.to/3XU861t

[@Captain-Chats]

How did you get the ui looking like that when in Bazzite ?

[@PeteTalksTech]

It's a Decky Loader plug in called CCS Loader and I cover it this vid Captain! 👇 Steam Deck OLED: 7 ESSENTIAL Decky Loader Plugins! kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqqbeYhobrOmpZY

[@מתןנודלמן-ב7ש]

If I don’t install 4tb ssd how much shrink size should I do? And do I have to use usb flash driver to install bazzite?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Just shrink it evenly, so about 450gb roughly for steam os and also windows.. Yes a usb flash drive is needed - I haven’t tried using anything else eg a portable SSD drive which may work although I’m not sure - remember we only need around 10GB free on a flash drive 👍

[@dreamz241]

Does installing bazzite delete everything you currently have on the ally ?

[@PeteTalksTech]

It does yep so defo make sure we back everything we need up 👍

[@autochat]

Does EMUDECK runs better on bazzite ?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Yup!

[@autochat]

@@PeteTalksTech even ps3 and yuzu?

[@davidp2847]

Hi, does anyone know if there is a really simple method for booting back into windows and vice versa to Linux rather than having to change the boot order in bios?

[@t9inedts897]

I went back into windows after following this guide and it says “automatic repair couldn’t repair your pc” I am trying to get windows to work now but I don’t want to delete my steamos. Help if you can please

[@PeteTalksTech]

I haven’t encountered this - any viewers have any ideas? 🤷‍♂️ The only thing I can think is there was somehow an error in the reinstallation of windows/Asus cloud recovery perhaps?

[@t9inedts897]

@@PeteTalksTech if I figure it out I will let you know. But steam works great! I’m just weary as I don’t want to delete steam now😂

[@rrkumar78]

How’d you get Astrobot running on the Ally X?

[@PeteTalksTech]

PS5 remote play using the free chiaki app! 👇 ROG Ally X: PS Remote Play (Chiaki) Setup Guide in 8 Easy Steps kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2bXqnygo8aCaas

[@TJVu-fu5no]

can I use an SD card instead of a USB?

[@PeteTalksTech]

No it has to be usb unfortunately, but any cheap one will do that has at least 10gb storage on 👍

[@tankknat4986]

What keyboard and trackpad is that?

[@PeteTalksTech]

It’s called Zedo and I cover it in this vid! 👇 13 ESSENTIAL Ally X Accessories: Which will YOU get?? kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGPPZn1_p9h7nc0

[@gamingadept4322]

Do we have to get a new ssd to install Bazzite . can I not just use my standard 1T ssd that comes with the alloy

[@PeteTalksTech]

Yep you absolutely can just use the standard 1TB ssd gaming if you think splitting this in 2 will give you enough for Windows and also SteamOS! 👍

[@somedude5353]

I bricked my ROG Ally X following these instructions - tried to take out the battery and it disconnected from the board. Looks like it’s going to be a costly mistake.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Sorry to hear this dude, let us know how ya get on... 😪😪😪

[@somedude5353]

@@PeteTalksTech $495AUD to replace mainboard with them taking the old mainboard. $1001AUD to replace with a new mainboard and I keep the old mainboard.

[@ElYeso]

@@somedude5353 Most likely it was the MOK key setting, this tutorial doesn't ask to disable secure boot, so mistyping that key could create the issue, all you had to do was go to the mobo and disable secure boot.

[@vvatchout]

bazzite fails to do the automatic partition not sure why

[@pierrefitch]

would this hard drive work SAMSUNG 990 PRO SSD 4TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 -- once you remove the one that comes with ally x how do install all the stuff that comes with ally x windows and ect?

[@PeteTalksTech]

Hey Pierre yes the 990 should be great… just follow all the steps carefully in the vid to reinstall windows and ally x stuff as I go through every part, all the best!

[@pierrefitch]

@@PeteTalksTechthank you just feel worried to open it and damage it . But just need to be careful and cautious I guess looks fairly simple to install

[@pierrefitch]

@@PeteTalksTech is the Samsung with heat sink okay won’t heat any wires if I got one

[@PeteTalksTech]

Yes just take your time don’t rush it!

[@PeteTalksTech]

Yes I didn’t use heat sink but we can use it yes

[@amithjackson3545]

When i tried enter the MOK key universalblue it says keys not match

[@amithjackson3545]

Is there any other key

[@Yusei255]

off-topic, but is there a general setting on Ryujinx on the ROG Ally to make the games run smooth, cos even on default settings to the emulator itself, cos mario wonder doesn't run well at all, and even switching to performance or turbo mode doesn't do Anything.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Hey Yusei, afraid not - Switch emulation is MUCH smoother and better in SteamOS (like in the vid using Bazzite) than in Windows, as SteamOS preloads the shader cache beforehand, whereas in Windows shaders loads DURING gameplay which results in all the stuttering - that’s why installing this Bazzite for this alone is defo worth it… 👍

[@Yusei255]

@@PeteTalksTech so i basically made the mistake getting the ROG Ally then, since you'd think Ryujinx would have no problem running it, when other games ive tried on there on the ally work fine or maybe i should have just got a steam deck instead. awell live and let learn, as they say.

[@Yusei255]

so factory reset the ally again, cos Emudeck would just interfer when running a different OS.

[@Yusei255]

awell it's always good seeing Pancake intermissions, as cats always calm you down.

[@Yusei255]

@@PeteTalksTech i did try changing the setting in CPU to software, and sure it helped a bit, but performance still suffers. then again, maybe it's ryujinx itself, i should try something like Sudachi. or even Uzuy sorry for being annoying

[@AlexDeg92]

couldn't you at this point simply partition the ssd into 3 different drive. let's say 100Gb for windows an other 100Gb for bazzite and the rest as a second drive that you simply store all game on this one that can be share thecnically this would be the best way to do

[@PeteTalksTech]

Quite possibly - I’d love to hear from viewers who have done this!

[@tanuki2k]

Should have entered 2097152mb to get the full 2tb when shrinking the volume 7:16 😅

[@PeteTalksTech]

🤩🤩😅😅

[@kevin999GAME]

I want to make window an default os

[@PeteTalksTech]

Yes Kevin, so at 10:16 in the vid (but we can enter BIOS any time not just during installation) in the top right in the Boot Priority we just swap Windows or Bazzite to launch as default 👍

[@amithjackson3545]

Universalblue key is not working what ti do

[@PeteTalksTech]

Hey amith, universalblue all in lower case and no spaces should work!

[@PeteTalksTech]

Unless something has changed since I made this vid?

[@amithjackson3545]

@@PeteTalksTech I tried in small letters without space but it's not working

[@amithjackson3545]

Can u check if there is another password plz

[@PeteTalksTech]

Try disabling secure boot using these instructions; www.reddit.com/r/Bazzite/comments/1fsvvb3/secure_boot_key_enrollment_password/

[@midnight-fr-vx3bb]

password "universalblue" doesn't works, can't go after this one

[@PeteTalksTech]

Sorry to hear this midnight, it definitely worked for me - as the letter we type on our wired keyboard we don’t appear we’ve got to be super careful as we type it in, universalblue all lowercase with no space, hope you get it to work, let us know!

[@janosaudron42us]

Press volume up instead, skip the bios

[@PeteTalksTech]

To go straight into Windows from a restart?

[@rocknflip66]

first tip when successfully dual booting bazzite: DONT EVER UPDATE WINDOWS BIOS.

[@PeteTalksTech]

Thanks for sharing! 🙌

[@edwardlashley3572]

There is no reason to ever boot a game & not run lossless scaling. As long as it’s not pvp, I suppose. But I can’t imagine why you would ever install Linux & ever boot a game & not have lossless scaling running b/c lossless doesn’t work on Linux. Just run lossless 100% of the time. & don’t bother with Linux until Linux can run it. & if it can’t ever run it, then into the dust bin it goes.

[@McMoffel]

Just want quick resume, for all other things: Windows is great with LL

[@xdXDmiguelito]

Imput delay

[@edwardlashley3572]

@@xdXDmiguelito doesn’t effect most games. If you are gaming single player I have only seen it effect a handful of racing games, honestly. AMD Fluid Motion version 2.0 virtually eliminates input delay btw. It’s more or less gone. It will obviously only double your frame rate instead of triple it or quadruple it, like with lossless, but frame gen lag will be close to nonexistent. Of course you need windows to run that as well.

[@McMoffel]

@@edwardlashley3572 you can also x2 with LL, which I would recommend. Inputdelay is almost non existent when your base fps are around 40’s.

[@OC.TINYYY]

Nah, LS has terrible artifacts etc in most games