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[-] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

Thanks! How do I boot into a live environment? Is it an option from the boot menu?

[-] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You will need a USB type C to type A adapter and a USB hub. Flash the SteamOS recovery image (or any other distro) to a flash drive, noting that it will erase all the data on it. Plug a keyboard and that flash drive into the Steam Deck, then hold volume down while turning it on to get into the boot menu.

For chrooting instructions, read this: https://linuxcommandlibrary.com/man/steamos-chroot

Your drive is going to be /dev/nvme0n1

You may need to switch into your user profile after chrooting if the first systemctl command doesn't work. I think the username in SteanOS is "deck", so the command is "su deck"

[-] neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Thanks! I have all that prepared as I was ready to reinstall.

I’ll try this first 🙏

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