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Can you share more about your setup? I also have a sdm845 gaming handheld (Ayn Odin, currently running Android), and I was contemplating installing Windows on it to get Steam, but I much prefer your way.

Do you have some clean distro that boots into something usable without mouse/keyboard? Some documentation for first stage boots? Gits?

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Yes, that's the same one I have. It's the similar install to windows, running an edk2 bootloader on another partition. The developer for that has released a Debian 11 install that has working touch controls and software keyboard, though I have been using an USB-C hub with actual mouse and keyboard for setup as the UI isn't scaled well for a 5" screen.

https://github.com/ProjectValhalla/OdinMultiBootGuides

I don't think it's ready yet for full time use, as the joystick is mapped incorrectly for most games, but something to keep an eye on.

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