After I downloaded and applyed the latest software update last night I just let it sit there and went to sleep. The next morning I could only boot into Windows.

A while back I installed Windows as dual boot option using this video as a guide: https://youtu.be/ubWPIf2DbvE?si=X9JHrOPgADROK9d7

I can not use Steam OS via the boot manager and I am not sure if it’s only the boot option or if it’s all of Steam OS that disappeared either. Currently I’m installing the official recovery image again to get Steam OS back on my Deck (though I’m sure all my Games and customization efforts will be lost in the process and I had over 300 GB worth of games and many hours of changing my UI and desktop on there R.I.P.).

With that said I don’t think I need any help or advise rn but I am curious to know whether any of you guys had the same problem as me and if you might know if it was really connected to the software update, my dual boot configuration or if it had any other cause I can’t think of at the moment.

  • iGoByBigE@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    i fix my issue with steps below, no reinstallation needed.

    Start with Steam Deck off.

    Hold Volume + button and power.

    Choose “Boot from file”.

    Select esp/efi/steamos/steamcl.efi.

    Wait until SteamOS boots (there will be a blank screen for some time, but Steam should start after that).

    Go to desktop mode.

    Open Konsole.

    cd SteamDeck_rEFInd chmod +x SteamDeck_rEFInd_install.sh ./SteamDeck_rEFInd_install.sh