Backed. This is a nice addon to the Deck. Just wondering if you keep it attached on the back, if it still doesn't block cooling. But having a stand this slim is really nice. And those slim stands are really rare. Back then I supported the "Tiny Tower Stand", which is not available anymore. Yet I'm still using it after 6 years it got released.
I hope for something long-lasting with the Folio as well.

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Implemented a feature that allows low latency display interrupts to be serviced even when the system is under heavy contention.
This is especially useful for reducing stutter when using virtual reality.
This feature is experimental and disabled by default.
This feature can be enabled by loading nvidia.ko with the `NVreg_RegistryDwords=RMIntrLockingMode=1` kernel module parameter.

This should mitigate the stutter that was introduced when they enabled the GSP firmware by default with driver 555 when using Steam VR. As the Ubuntu PPA doesn't build beta drivers, I'll have to wait for this to come into the stable release.
https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/enabling-gsp-makes-steamvr-unplayable-on-rtx-3090ti/298694/13 [External Link]

Also the nvidia 570 driver isn't whitelisted for i386 yet:
https://ubuntu-archive-team.ubuntu.com/packagesets/noble/i386-whitelist [External Link]

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And PC means Windows? :huh:
But oh my gosh! VR! VR is exploding with 114% :woot:
Haha, this chart is funny.

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Half Life: Alyx 2 Episode 1 :woot:

I hope for another VR title. HL:A was such a great game for me. Maybe with a Deckard this time?
And if it's VR, hopefully Valve will give Steam VR for Linux some love again. Currently most things do work, yet performance-, stability- and feature-wise it could use some attention. Especially async reprojection on nVidia would be great again since it broke with Steam VR 2.0

I've heard the open source alternatives to SteamVR like monado and the streaming solutions are kind of catching up well and giving good performance (I heard, haven't tried it myself yet). And Valve has supported open source projects in the past, so maybe they'll put some resources into this.

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Though it wasn't feasible to do the native Linux version, it's awesome to see they keep Linux through Proton supported.
I haven't touched it in a while either, and it's a great usecase for the MoveMaster! :woot:

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Quoting: sonic2kkSince you note "write" does that mean the configuration is written to the unit and it doesn't go through a 3rd party software layer? In other words if I configure it on my PC, will those key configurations carry over to other devices? That would be pretty awesome if so, and sounds like there is potential for the community to have a field day with making its own configuration software too...

Correct, the configuration is saved to the device and you can attach it anywhere you want and still have the (last saved) setting active.

Quoting: sonic2kkWhelp, I'm convinced I think. Will try to hold off until payday though :grin:

As Liam noticed, a little bit of getting used to it is needed, but once you got it, you don't wanna go back (if currently the 10 keys are not an issue for you, even doubling it with the double tap feature... or get also the extension when available)

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Quoting: sonic2kk- Are the switches replaceable, for longevity but also to replace them with something like MX Blues or Greens to better match a gaming keyboard?

Yes, they are replaceable. It's especially made to be replaceable.

Quoting: sonic2kk- What's Wayland support like, particularly for things like macros? Maybe it's registered as a regular keyboard/mouse to the system so there aren't any concerns? Most games are XWayland but still, I have a couple of native Wayland games.

It's detected as a USB keyboard, it sends keypresses, so it works with any 3rd party macro software that works with your normal keyboard too.

Quoting: sonic2kk- Anyone tried using this with the Steam Deck, particularly when docked? Could be easier to carry this around with my Steam Deck Dock than a full sized keyboard. Not sure how nicely the software would play in the Game Mode session or indeed inside GameScope.

Yes, works on Deck, you need to add the user to the wheel group though, to be able to use the configurator, otherwise it doesn't have write access to the USB port.
A shell script is included to determine the group that's associated to the corresponding USB port. It gives you the command you have to execute as an output, this is needed on Linux in general, but works on Deck then too.

Quoting: sonic2kk- Another comment touched on this but how's the build quality overall?

I think it's awesome, maybe others can confirm (or deny). It's built for longerm use and easy to repair.

Quoting: sonic2kk- Not a fan of any hardware coming with "configuration software" - Worst case when hardware support is dropped, how likely am I to not be left with a paperweight?

Imho unlikely.

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@scaine you are right, double tap is available for a while now, yet the extension with 8 more buttons is on the way too.

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Btw, those using OSV Advanced Settings, looks like it broke recently, probabyl with a Steam Runtime upgrade that's included in the beta. The issue is reported here [External Link], a fix is to install and set the Steam-Play-None [External Link] compatibility tool.

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Steam VR

• Fixed an issue where the Linux VR interface would show the incorrect UI

Performance-wise it was nice to have the old UI back... feature-wise not.
Glad this one is fixed.

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