I Turned My ROG Ally X Into the Steam Deck 2, Here's How

[@baldlyrudy]

!!!!Update Below!!!! Sponsor: 🌏 Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra ➼ nordvpn.com/baldlyrudy It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌ -------------------------------------- !!!!Update!!!! Hey all! I spoke with the developers of Bazzite about an error that users were getting, and this is what they said about the error: "btw that chmod should be `chmod +x` to add the executable bit to the script. i guess steam launches it through bash anyway without the executable bit since `+0` i dont think does anything, at least it didnt remove permissions 🙂" I hope that helps!!! ------------------- The ASUS ROG Ally with Steam OS (or Bazzite OS) is the best of both worlds. You don't have to worry about whether or not you lose any of the perks of Windows, because you can create a partition on the SSD and have both Bazzite OS and Windows ready to use. Hi friends! If you're interested in purchasing anything that I mentioned in the video then here are some affiliate links: 🔥ASUS ROG Ally X: howl.link/kz1tegfbg48jo 🔥ASUS ROG Ally (Old Model): howl.link/jizal5p51k98t 🔥ASUS ROG Ally (Old Model) (Amazon): amzn.to/48NY6c4 🔥Lenovo Legion Go: howl.link/kz1tegfbg48jo 3rd Party Docks: 🔥JSAUX Docking Station: amzn.to/3EyFAIJ 🔥JSAUX Omnicase 2: amzn.to/3JksBMW 🔥iVoler Docking Station: amzn.to/3khmRKN SSD: 🔥SABRENT Rocket 2230 NVMe 4.0 1TB: amzn.to/3JnQQtH 🔥Samsung - 990 PRO 4TB: howl.me/cmyJy2SS9S5 microSD Cards: 🔥Samsung 512 GB A2: amzn.to/3KFXXPs 🔥SanDisk 1TB A2: amzn.to/3lXjx7Y Handheld Wireless Keyboards: 🔥Rii K06 Mini Bluetooth Keyboard: amzn.to/468HKuH 🔥Gimibox Mini Bluetooth Wireless Keyboard: amzn.to/46p0JRZ 🔥Rii X8 Portable 2.4GHz Wireless Keyboard: amzn.to/3PgQ5GJ 65W Power Banks: 🔥Baseus Power Bank 20000mAh: amzn.to/3CBfByL 🔥UGREEN Power Bank 25000mAh: amzn.to/3qQyMSG 🔥Anker Portable Charger 24,000mAh: amzn.to/3Pmej2m USB Dongle: 🔥UGREEN Revodok USB-C: amzn.to/3BefYST 🔥UGREEN Revodok Pro: amzn.to/4f29O6e Tools: 🔥iFixIt Essentials Kit: amzn.to/3OCYyT6 🔥iFixIt Pro Kit: amzn.to/3ZknZ0p If you use these links to purchase anything, I may get a commission from the sale. It helps support the channel at no extra cost to you, so thank you! Source Links: Bazzite OS: bazzite.gg/ Installation Guide Setup: docs.bazzite.gg/General/Installation_Guide/index.html Documentation: docs.bazzite.gg/ Script to Launch Windows on Bazzite: overkill.wtf/digest-67/ Balena Etcher: etcher.balena.io/ ProtonDB: www.protondb.com/ DiskGenius: www.diskgenius.com/

[@kxss9889]

i have been waiting for a video like this before pulling the trigger on an allyx

[@baldlyrudy]

This all works so well. It takes a little bit of time to do, but it's so worth it.

[@kxss9889]

@@baldlyrudy honestly thank you, not really a discord or reddit guy so this is a big help

[@baldlyrudy]

@kxss9889 that's awesome! I'm glad I could help.

[@ujingan9697]

Hi ! A very good day to you and just to ask the Rog Ally X have the steam store ? Why do I still need to install the Bazzite Os ???? Hope to hear from you soon , because your explaination is so complicated ???

[@EntirelyTom1]

After having the original Ally running on Windows for most of its life until I switched to Bazzite towards the end, as soon as I got my Ally X I booted into Windows once just do to a bios update, then I wiped it and installed Bazzite. For me it makes the user experience infinitely better to the point where if Bazzite wasn't an option, I wouldn't have gotten an Ally X. There are no games that only work on Windows that I have any desire to play so this is perfect for me. The best thing about Bazzite is the sleep function though, which just doesn't work nearly as well on Windows.

[@sherwingacula1436]

How did you wipe the windows OS?

[@EntirelyTom2]

@@sherwingacula1436 I just told the Bazzite installer to use the whole disk during install.

[@nelsonngu]

yeah, got ROG X with Bazzite OS installed. No regrets at all. I needed window and do not want to build a desktop PC but still be able to travel around with it. Besides, I have Quest 3. So linking that with my ROG X too. it's a win win situation for me. I no longer need to sit in front of my desk all day not getting out of my house. I can travel to other country and also travel to nearby cafe.

[@EspionageTV]

I studied for about three months to decide whether I wanted to steam deck or an ROG and a couple weeks ago I decided on the ROG basically because of the games that I play like Black ops six destiny, etc. I got the ROGZ one downloaded black ops six in modern warfare three which took some stress trying to figure out how to work the ROG but once I did and after two days of downloading, I played my first match. It ran great. Still prefer my PS five but my RG is awesome. Second choice.

[@chrizjenj3910]

Coming from playstation console my whole life I think its time to make the jump into the PC world. Great video. Ally X looks the best imo.

[@thraxberserker9960]

Experience is nowhere near as good as the latest PlayStation you will be severely let down if you’re expecting that ease of use and performance

[@chrizjenj3910]

I won’t be let down. I’ll embrace the challenges that come with it.

[@JayB-XS]

Thanks for the guide - followed along and got this all set up and working. As a complete noob, I messed up on the parition though and had to start again. I opted for Disk Genius, which assigned my parition a new drive number - this wasn't shown as an available option during the Bazzite installation and I ended up installing it to some random small partition (no idea what it was, or why it was shown as an option). For other newbies out there, the parition you create for this must be 'unallocated' space and it will then show up accordingly in the Bazzite installation as the only option. Now it's all working, absolutely loving the dual boot option - best of both worlds. Bazzite is so much better in terms of presentation and feels like a proper console. However, it is limiting - many steam titles are not verfied, or even compatable, with the Linux Steam Deck system (as per ProtonDB). Will be using windows for gamepass, steam games that run better on windows, games that I want to mod and all games that use different launchers. Flicking between the two really does take the Rog Ally X to the next level - it's like having a 2 in 1 device now.

[@baldlyrudy]

I appreciate the comment! Yeah, the experience of being able to toggle between two different operating systems is amazing! I mainly run games on Bazzite, but sometimes having Windows is nice.

[@darkomen64]

FYI in the double press button to bring up the right side menu there then press Y to expand that menu goto general there is a option to reboot into windows. (i think this has recently been added)

[@ZaberfangX]

On the last part, proton default to what ever proton set to with in the setting in steamos/bazzite, what you did is right on changing proton if a game is not working when it should for some reason, as for that game it maybe running the opengl linux port as don't default to windows port unless force proton on it.

[@baldlyrudy]

Awesome! Thank you for clarifying that. I was taken aback when I ran Portal 2. It was so choppy. Lol

[@BerserkerMomon]

Valve also seem to be planning to add official support for the ROG Ally with Steam OS in the future, which is very nice! Though the ROG Ally does seem to be a bit expensive and the extra performance seems to come at a cost in terms of battery life. Steam Deck has a better balance of performance, value, & battery life imo. If you want to be able to play your games at the highest frame rate, highest resolution, & highest refresh rate tho honestly I think you should just get a gaming laptop! Especially when the ROG Ally is like $7-800 usd.

[@Bonkerz743]

@AetherMomon I will buy a handheld even if it's 1.5k, the reason being i get time rarely, and thus, I would want my device next to me whenever I wish to play, especially on the go. I'll pay more price if it gives better performance, something close to a laptop.

[@hidden_name7469]

@@BerserkerMomon the rog ally x has better battery life than the steam deck however

[@sunku260]

I turned my Steam Deck to Rog ally x. seems like nobody is happy with what they got...

[@techzone2009]

@@sunku260 windows sucks. Steam os is 👌

[@HandheldGamingHQ]

so you turned your steam deck into a portable heater ? 😅

[@techzone2009]

@HandheldGamingHQ winter is coming 😆😆. I use linux over Windows 🪟

[@techzone2009]

@HandheldGamingHQ winter is coming 😅

[@absolutelyfookinnobody2843]

@@techzone2009 bots

[@gabru3712]

I'm watching this video on my new ally x

[@joystickblaze]

Hello, Rudy! New subcriber here! Nice video by the way. Just a little advice, the videos on gaming and hardware topics would look much better if you increased the resolution since the degradation of KZbin already does enough damage. 1080p content only looks good on a mobile. This is just a contribution on my part because I like what you do on your channel. Thank you so much!

[@richardgordon6653]

Been watching recently and amazed I was subbed. Done.

[@baldlyrudy]

Thanks, man! I appreciate it.

[@Cheema-u7r]

Thank you for the detailed walkthrough. Is there an option to enable disable RIS, FRS,etc?

[@baldlyrudy]

Hi there! Thank you! Not yet, but I believe those options are in the works.

[@LISTEDGames]

You didnt show any performance benchmarks, or whether bazzite is as efficient as steam os, running games on low tdp. I can run ac oddysey at 8-9 tdp.

[@hidden_name7469]

Because that's the actual processor it has not, steam OS. It doesn't work like that, the rog ally X is much more powerful but after 15 Watts.

[@gamemaster56789]

Edit: Found my answer in another comment. Yes you can. Going to leave this here in case anyone else is wondering. I just got a 4TB NVME to upgrade the storage in my Ally X. Instead of installing games on a micro SD card, could I create a third partition on the M.2 that would be used for storing the games I would use on both operating systems?

[@astrovewlix]

Hey Rudy (again): You state that during the end of the Bazzite installation that the installer "will look online for updates," but you never call out directions to set up network connections during the Bazzite installation configuration...just disk and user stuff (which with the install isn't possible [as I previously pointed out] if you use Drive Genius with default settings). Couple of things I was able to recover quickly from, but I'm sure many watching this will be frustrated with...

[@vitorbotossi]

Hi BalddRudy, would be possible to split the new SSD in 3 parts and have OSs in both and one partition only for the games? In that way, for those who have OG Ally and don’t want to try their luck with SD barbecue… would that be possible?

[@kalvin.]

Im pretty sure you can, you'd partition the main SSD to take out 1/3rd and do it again for the last 3rd. But obviously you'd want to upgrade internal SSD before splitting 3 ways

[@baldlyrudy]

Yup. 100%.

[@allenfrisch]

You definitely can, but you can also share your Steam library on a Micro SD card or thumbdrive.

[@8Dk0ng8]

can I turn on device encryption after everything?

[@Captain-Chats]

I’ve had both a steam deck oled and currently a rog ally x. I have had the rog dual boot with bazite and windows and while very good I miss the oled screen and ergonomics of the steam deck. I need a steam deck oled with an 8 inch screen 😂

[@baldlyrudy]

Those ergonomics are top tier. I haven't had a handheld beat that layout yet for me. And the OLED screen is so dang good. The Legion Go 2 is up there though.

[@Jose-ue3bu]

SteamOS coming officially

[@baldlyrudy]

Yeah, with no release date.

[@BS1071M]

@@baldlyrudy I will wait, need a dad easy button.

[@jacobpino2756]

I’m going to be honest guys, why even get a rog ally X knowing well enough that it’s a windows device and then going through all the hassle just to get a clone of steam os on it I really don’t get it ?

[@Spencerwalker21]

The modcase with just the back on will it fit in the steam deck carrying case I'm wondering if it'll damage the joy sticks

[@richardgordon6653]

Do the onexfly f1 pro. Can’t wait for mine in the mail.

[@congwu2365]

I installed duel system, but once I booted into windows and did a system update, it wiped out some boot file and I no longer able to go to steam OS anymore. Took me another 3 hours to re install it. Please advice if you have a way to prevent windows update doing so

[@clem9808]

These channels keeps ignoring the 100$ price increase of steamdeck, which mainly caused by their nonstop glazing.

[@gulsharankaur]

I installed cod 6 in micro sd and keep getting error that games is recommended to be install on ssd, any advise?

[@user-arabic-s5b]

There is no blue screen for Enroll MOK. What to do?

[@gulsharankaur]

Hi, I was able to do everything but not sure how to have cover art for windows,I tried several Images from google but its showing in the list of games not in favorites. Please advise

[@baldlyrudy]

I don't know off the top of my head (I'm not home at the moment), but I did find some instructions online. "To add custom art on Steam, navigate to your game library, right-click on the game you want to change the artwork for, select "Manage," then choose "Set Custom Artwork" and browse to the image you want to use on your computer; this allows you to replace the default game image with a custom one you choose." Let me know if that helps.

[@gulsharankaur]

@@baldlyrudyi did tried this method but didnt work, can you share the png image you have used for windows shortcut ?

[@baldlyrudy]

@gulsharankaur of course. All the links to everything I mentioned in the video are in the pinned comment and description. For the script, it's here: overkill.wtf/digest-67/

[@100104933]

How long does it take for the script to run? I followed your instructions and the written ones to a t but when I press launch game it just keeps me in a spinning steam loading screen for a while. Did I do something wrong?

[@baldlyrudy]

Should be as long as it takes for the handheld to restart and boot into Windows. I don't remember the first run taking any more time than now.

[@100104933]

I just ran the chmod with +X instead of +1 but it’s still taking forever to reboot and in fact it crashes

[@100104933]

Ok I removed it from my dock and tried it with +X again, didn’t work, the. I did it with +1, didn’t work, I feel like I’m missing a step or I’m not enabling something to allow this to work right

[@baldlyrudy]

@100104933 have you tried re-writing the script in terminal?

[@100104933]

I have and it worked thank you

[@mashferdista8741]

Hey Rudy! The script isn’t working for me for some reason. How can I troubleshoot this? I added it as a game but it doesn’t run anything.

[@baldlyrudy]

Hey! Sorry it took me a bit to get back to you. Please see the pinned comment. I talked to one of the devs and he corrected me on an error that I made in the script.

[@VeegovonDOOM]

How does this work with an eGPU, if at all?

[@OneQuarterLife]

It works, but AMD only

[@777abk]

I appreciate the video help but you skipped the part of showing how to add the picture for the windows shortcut on the steam. Plus it doesn't even work

[@christianp7571]

Doesn’t work for me either 😢

[@geargone]

Same here didn't work

[@ryansummers9660]

wont work for me either

[@baldlyrudy]

Hey all! I spoke with the developers of Bazzite and this is what they said about the error: "btw that chmod should be `chmod +x` to add the executable bit to the script. i guess steam launches it through bash anyway without the executable bit since `+0` i dont think does anything, at least it didnt remove permissions 🙂"

[@gulsharankaur]

Were you able to figure out, how to add picture for windows in steam?

[@__Itsshassan]

Is there anyway to make steamos the default boot because i have the window boot script setup on my steam deck too but whenever i turn on my deck it loads into the windows boot and not steamos

[@baldlyrudy]

If you have a partition, restart your handheld while holding down the volume down button. That'll get you into your BIOS. I'm the top right have corner, you should see a "Boot Priority" section. Make sure that your drive that has SteamOS/Bazzite is first. Save and Exit, Save Configuration, Restart.

[@__Itsshassan]

@baldlyrudy I think I done this before but I'll try again I think when I done this before the windows boot script stops working

[@christianp7571]

Hey i love your video. Almost everything worked for me. But the windows 11 Script Part seams not to work for me. When i lauch windows nothing happends. Do i have to enable something do make the Script work? Do you have some advice? Thnaks

[@markaznar1979]

Is the process exactly the same for the Lenovo legion Go??

[@Tucanazo69]

@@markaznar1979 Very similar but there's an specific ISO for Legion GO

[@Nsfwstar]

Use playnite or steam big picture mode on windows 11 and you will get almost the same experience with basically no downsides in compatibility terms

[@lilrockstar77]

It’s not the power I wanted as a switch owner. I just wanted steam games..

[@julianf40ify]

Have used bazzite on my og ally and then ally x both times I eventually went back to windows currently my gaming has been either FC24 or BO6 so bazzite has just been ignored

[@baldlyrudy]

Nothing wrong with that. Having the option to go either or is awesome though.

[@brianscott5683]

How do u remove bazzite if u no long want it on your ally x sorry if that’s a dumb question???

[@baldlyrudy]

@brianscott5683 you can delete the partition so BIOS has no other boot option but Windows.

[@brianscott5683]

Nice thanks your videos are amazing

[@baldlyrudy]

@brianscott5683 thanks man!

[@astrovewlix]

Hey Rudy... If you use Drive Genius and follow all the default prompts and settings, it formats the other partition as NTFS, which Bazzite refuses to both write over and delete. You need to make sure the partition is "unallocated space."

[@youngjordy8618]

Beautiful guide! Question though: I partitioned the hard drive and love bazzite… now I want to give bazzite more space and take from windows on the partitioned hard drive. Can I just follow the steps and expand (rather than redo whole process) it via the same process or do I need to follow a different path? Sorry, everyone on Reddit makes it sound like bazzite needs to be given extra space in a special way. Not sure if bazzite would accept such a simple expansion allocation

[@baldlyrudy]

Thank you! I believe it should. And I think the easiest way would be to simply go into Disk Genius and expand the Bazzite partition. Once I get back home from a work trip, I can try it.

[@youngjordy8618]

@@baldlyrudy That would be so helpful!! Thanks man!! You earned a new sub :)

[@Y-jj7yt]

Still no trackpads..

[@enutrofdude]

Standard buttons + analog sticks + touchscreen + trackpads is truly a great combo for a handheld gaming pc. People will obviously have their own preferences in operating systems and overall performance, but having more input options is definitely a win.

[@robertcastanpn288]

@@enutrofdude trackpads ist just for tth some games have controller support but still need tracks pads to use the menu

[@hidden_name7469]

Good, hate the trackpads

[@KennyKquackster]

​@@hidden_name7469 Especially since they cause the device they're on to increase in size or some other tradeoff.

[@donniedarko4497]

The steam deck 2 would have rdna 5.

[@Anyrhing77]

why not just using windows 11 and auto start steam with big picture mode? is pretty much like using a steam deck

[@emmanoelferreira8951]

@@Anyrhing77 I have the same question. What’s the advantage of Bazzite over running Steam in Big Picture mode?

[@LuisPerez-5]

It doesn't have all the background crap running that Windows has.

[@Nsfwstar]

@@LuisPerez-5 You can disable that crap yourself, the telemetry even lol

[@Anyrhing77]

@@LuisPerez-5 windows is optimized so the background stuff will not affect perfomance on gaming, is called gaming mode, at the end rog ally performs a lot better than the steam deck

[@robsauceda4087]

Also big picture mode on windows doesn’t always work as intended with sometimes steam showing in windowed mode

[@AkiRa22084]

Who cares about the OS? I need the trackpad.

[@ravenouspathogen]

I've seen so many videos do this and I keep wondering why that on these windows handhelds, just install steam, make "big picture mode" from the view tab be the startup and you have the steam os setup from the startup? I don't have a handheld, but playing on steam in windows 11 on my laptop, wouldn't big screen steam be the way to go instead of these roundabout ways?

[@baldlyrudy]

Not really, and that's my bad for not mentioning it in the video. Steam Big Picture Mode didn't always work 100% of the time. The Sleep/Wake functionality is miles ahead of how it functions in Windows, which makes it truly feel like a handheld instead of a PC that has a controller built in. Shaders caching before launch is nice for game performance, IMO. But yeah, a lot of it comes down to preference. Since most of the games that I play aren't tied down to having to work on Windows, I prefer this. Valve has said that they're releasing an official version of Steam OS for these handhelds, but in the meantime, this is what we have.

[@lushlagoonbomb]

I was about to return my Steam Deck on first day of getting it until i installed windows 11 on it. IT A GODSEND! So much better than Linux.

[@windows_98se]

Bazzite is still not good as HoloISO don't @ me on that, Bazzite is based on Fedora when HoloISO is based on good old Arch Linux

[@LuisPerez-5]

A bit late but OK

[@thomaszinecker1785]

Steam deck dropped with okder gen 2 hardware, it sucks. The deck is for poor people.