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HELLDIVERS 2 Tech Blog #2 - Opt-in install size reduction beta (from 154Gb to 23Gb) in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

I opted into the prod_slim beta and it works as advertised. 22.01 GB on my SSD and the game is running the same as before, as far as I can tell.

Microsoft is making every Windows 11 PC an AI PC in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

It's unlikely you can prevent install or remove entire features when Microsoft does not want you to. Depends on how baked-in they make it. More often than not it's a game of whack-a-mole where you find out what toggles are available that disable stuff you do not want.

Microsoft is making every Windows 11 PC an AI PC in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 23 points 2 months ago (3 children)

More unwanted bloat to disable, I guess.

SteamOS Update 3.7.15: The Sound of Silence in c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
[–] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Re-enabled experimental wake-on-bluetooth support for Steam Deck LCD, including support for LE peripherals

Just tested this with Xbox Series controllers. They are indeed able to wake up my SD LCD now, whereas only Nintendo Switch Pro Controllers (non BLE) used to work before.

How do you make the most of GamePass on SteamDeck? in c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
[–] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Interesting on paper, but good luck running games with that setup.

If I understand correctly this basically starts a container which itself spawns a VM running windows. Good for running Minesweeper and probably not much else.

How do you make the most of GamePass on SteamDeck? in c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
[–] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 36 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The short answer is: you don't unfortunately.

You already listed what the options are. The Xbox app and UWP games are not an option on SteamOS, and Windows support is suboptimal. As for Xbox cloud, it's alright as long as you have a good internet access, which kind of defeats the purpose of a handheld.

Best Co-Op Games? in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 months ago (2 children)

My all time favorite co-op games are: Helldivers 2, Vermintide 2 and Deep Rock Galactic. They are very much online games tough.

For offline local co-op my picks would be: the entire Trine series, Streets of Rage 4, Earth Defense Force 5 and Renegade Ops.

Lords of the Fallen II - Official Announcement Trailer in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago

The previous installment had some good bones but they took their sweet time getting it to where it needed to be after release.

Hopefully the polish they added along the way is present at release in this one.

Ryan Reynolds will return as Deadpool in "Avengers: Doomsday" in c/marvelstudios@lemmy.world
[–] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 months ago

Makes sense, he is Marvel Jesus after all.

Lords of the Fallen 2 Will Be Revealed During Gamescom in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] NeryK@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 months ago

They really fixed the coop in the first (second) game recently. Even made the invasions opt-in. It's now a really enjoyable 2-player coop experience.

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Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 7.31.2025 (www.youtube.com)
*Permanently Deleted* in c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
[–] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

I do think 22 is indeed too young and that you should revisit this when you get to your thirties.

Your family believing you will change or mind is irrelevant. Your life and identity is still likely to evolve significantly in the next decade or so, regardless of your current marital situation and current state of mind.

Finishing Hyperion, what next? in c/books@lemmy.world
[–] NeryK@sh.itjust.works 24 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I suggest the Commonwealth's saga by Peter F. Hamilton (Pandora's star, Judas unchained).

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[Help] Failing power button (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by NeryK@sh.itjust.works to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
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My launch LCD Steam Deck is unfortunately now afflicted with a power button issue. It amounts to the power button being unresponsive ~9 times out of 10 (and getting worse). It has been reported on, but has no definitive fix as far as I can tell.

My fixes attempt so far have been:

  • Squirt isopropyl alcohol (also contact cleaner later on) from the outside (suggested in [https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/vlv3px/psa_how_i_fixed_my_steam_decks_unresponsive_power/]) : no perceptible change.
  • Open up the casing and try pushing the board back into a better position (as a proposed fix in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=123jykFjF50]) : felt like an improvement, but did not stick for very long.
  • Mostly I have been working around the issue by using the wake on Bluetooth feature from the SteamOS preview channel and using a Switch Pro controller (because it's not BLE) or a headset. This has been pretty reliable but for obvious reasons this is not ideal (and also will not work after a shutdown).

This is an in-depth analysis of the problem : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAZtSyyx-ww]

Did someone try a lasting fix for the issue without soldering ? Maybe putting a piece of plastic or electrical tape between the button and the switch helps (like in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhwThw6Ke-U]) ?

Edit 26/04/2025: I put a piece of electric tape between the button and the switch. and there is a very tangible improvement. Not every button press works but most of them do so far. I'll see about the longevity of this fix.

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Took the plunge after 2 years, and replaced the Delta fan with a Huaying one (sh.itjust.works)
 

Now that my Steam Deck LCD has been relieved of his duties as a daily driver desktop PC, I finally went ahead and replaced the Delta fan with a Huaying one. It turned out to be relatively easy to do ; and lo and behold, it is indeed quieter.

Recent adopters may or may not know there was a medium-sized kerfuffle about disparities in noise profiles of early Steam Deck units. It was proved and narrowed down to a difference between 2 fan models (see Gamers Nexus detailed analysis).

Obviously the one I got was a "bad" one, emitting a high pitched noise when running at full speed. I did not find it unbearable but it was still not ideal, particularly when using the SD in quiet environments.

Took me 2 years to get to the point where I figured it was an acceptable risk to attempt the replacement. How many of you did the same and kicked the Delta out of your unit ?

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Goodbye Roblox on Steam Deck (sh.itjust.works)
 

Well, shit. Unfortunate news from the Vinegar Discord: Roblox will block Wine in future releases.

This is going to end my "Steam Deck as a primary desktop PC for my kid" experiment.

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Forgot your sudo password ? Here is a working fix, quick and painless. (www.youtube.com)
 

TL;DR: watch the 2 minutes video for the fix.

Story time !

It's been a hot minute (~1year) since I needed/wanted to tinker with my Steam Deck. It's currently living its best life paired with the official dock as a desktop PC for my kid (e.g. YouTube and Roblox dedicated machine). So yeah, I went and forgot the sudo password I set back then, and I unhelpfully did not save it in Keepass or anything.

Today I put in the work to reset it... Here goes my journey.

  1. Try out every password variants of mine I can think of for 20 minutes. FAIL.
  2. Google it, stumble on some real stupid "solutions" promoted to the top of the results. FFS Google.
  3. Lots of YT videos seem to agree that recovery media is the way to go. Seems overkill. Cannot we get a root shell at startup or something ?
  4. Find an alternative method that looks suuuper risky (tinkers with the recovery partition) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYBpEysFMDM]. Nope not going to try that one.
  5. Go back to /r/SteamDeck (been a while) again the consensus is to use recovery media. Ok ok, recovery media it is !
  6. Follow instructions at https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1B71-EDF2-EB6D-2BB3 and make a bootable USB drive. Easy Peasy.
  7. Muck about for a while with the dock's USB ports because the drive is too large or the ports are too close together. FFS Valve.
  8. Boot successfully on the recovery media, and start the 3 commands-long procedure.
sudo ~/tools/repair_device.sh chroot
rm -f /var/lib/overlays/etc/upper/passwd
rm -f /var/lib/overlays/etc/upper/shadow
  1. First command fails, which is a shame since the others cannot work if this one does not. Fuck.
  2. Back to googling and redditing (beggars can't be choosers). Find someone with a very similar error in a quite recent post. No answers though, except one by the OP himself who says he found a way AND DOCUMENTED IT. Thank you /u/TheArtfulAardvark for proper Internet etiquette. Obligatory XKCD curse avoided.
  3. Watch the 2 minutes-long video with cautious optimism. Does not seem too hard nor risky... To good to be true
  4. Perform the procedure, goes more or less exactly as described in the video (not exactly the same version of the boot menu, but same items).
  5. Fail to return to gaming mode with CTRL-ALT-F1 for some reason, so trigger a command line reboot.
  6. Check that the parameter added to GRUB was not saved (it was not).
  7. Return to desktop mode and finally set a new password with passwd. Exhales. Thanks for the video and instructions 10 Minute Steam Deck Gamer.
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