Tag Archives: Steam Deck

Remote Management and Copying on the Steam Deck

Since SteamOS on the Steam Deck is an Arch Linux variant, you can set up sshd and remotely log into your SteamDeck to copy games, apps, data, gamesaves, and screenshots.

Upgrading the Valve Steam Deck from 1TB to 2TB

Upgrading the Valve Steam from 1TB (2x512GB) to 2TB (2x1TB)

I upgraded my Valve Steam Deck from 1TB (2x512GB) to 2TB (2x1TB) using a 1TB Samsung NVMe 4 M.2 SSD and a 1TB Sandisk Extreme Pro microSDXC.

The Steam Deck uses ext4 as its filesystem, which you can mount under Linux natively, or mount under Windows and MacOS using the proper drivers or kernel extension.  While there’s multiple solutions like MacFuse for the Mac, I prefer Paragon Software’s LinuxFS for Windows and extFS for MacOS to provide ext4 filesystem support under Windows and MacOS respectively.

If you’re running Apple Silicon (M1 or M2) rather than Intel on your Mac, you’ll need to boot into Recovery Mode by rebooting your Mac, press and hold the fingerprint scanner / power button until it displays the “Loading Startup Options” screen…

  1. Press and hold the power button until you see “Loading Startup Options”
  2. Click Options.
  3. Click Continue.
  4. In the menu bar at the top, Select Utilities > Startup Security Utility.
  5. Select the startup disk.
  6. Click Security Policy.
  7. Select Reduced Security.
  8. Reboot and continue with Paragon Software’s extFS for MacOS installation.

Once you can mount ext4 filesystems on the Mac, you can use your Mac to either `dd` or copy (using Finder) your steamapps and gamesaves from the old storage devices to the new (SSD or microSDXC).

Since the SteamOS 3.x (Holo) is effectively Arch Linux, you can also switch to Desktop Mode, enabled sshd and either cp or scp files to/from your Steam Deck using your local secure shell or Terminal.  This is very useful for absolutely everything, allowing remote management and copying to/from your Steam Deck.

extFS for Mac by Paragon Software

 

Copying from the old Steam Deck storage to the new

Updating my Banner Pictures (Social Media)

1500×500 pixels at 72ppi is the current “optimal size” for banner pictures in Facebook, Twitter, and Mastodon, so these are the current three pictures I’m rotating between for:

The intent is capturing my current interests in the banner picture, trying to include our Shelties, my amateur radio operations, and my love of gaming.

K3KBF (Loudoun County, Virginia, US)
K3KBF (Loudoun County, Virginia, US)
Gaming on the Valve Steam Deck

First Couple Weeks with the Valve Steam Deck

3D printed an insert tray using Acrylic Green PETG using the Dremel Digilab 3D45. It carries the charger, cable, and memories for our Steam Deck.  It fits perfectly into the side pocket of the carrying case.

Arch Linux and SteamOS 3.0 (Holo) on the Valve Steam Deck