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•Created by PubisDeciusMons on 1/23/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Radeon 7700 XT eGPU won't boot into gaming mode (ROG Ally X)
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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by PubisDeciusMons on 1/23/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Radeon 7700 XT eGPU won't boot into gaming mode (ROG Ally X)
So, "export DISPLAY=:0" did fix xrandr, but "xrandr --listmonitors" after the export command, returned only the Ally X's built in display. I know the portable monitor works great, the instant we switch to desktop mode the video input auto-swaps to the monitor via the same DisplayPort to USB-C thunderbolt 4 cable that doesn't get detected in Gaming Mode.
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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by PubisDeciusMons on 1/23/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Radeon 7700 XT eGPU won't boot into gaming mode (ROG Ally X)
So i used TTY and found i can reliably get Gaming Mode to recognize the EGPU by unplugging/replugging the thunderbolt cable from the EGPU back into the Ally X, and using the lspci command to scan for PCI changes. Doing so causes all games in Gaming Mode to detect and prefer the EGPU. However, Gaming Mode still will not recognize any connected external monitor that is plugged into the EGPU. In Desktop Mode, any connected display is not only recognized, but video automatically switches to that display from the built-in screen on the Ally X. I tried running xrandr --listmonitors but all I get is "can't open display". Any ideas how I can get the portable monitor connected to my EGPU to show the video in Gaming Mode?
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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by PubisDeciusMons on 1/23/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Radeon 7700 XT eGPU won't boot into gaming mode (ROG Ally X)
I am trying to troubleshoot Gaming Mode detecting the eGPU, and using it, but not being able to see multiple displays connected physically to the eGPU card. I tried installing Decky Terminal, but this app doesn't work right, it won't recognize my bluetooth keyboard and the virtual keyboard won't type anything into the Decky Terminal prompt. Any ideas how I can run terminal commands in Gaming Mode to try and troubleshoot the non-recognition of external displays?
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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by PubisDeciusMons on 1/23/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Radeon 7700 XT eGPU won't boot into gaming mode (ROG Ally X)
@Valerie @HikariKnight Ok, i assumed as much, however I am kind of stuck here as far as the all-ways-egpu script. I would be fairly content to settle for the eGPU reliably working in desktop mode, but there are a bunch of game-specific problems in desktop mode with Path of Exile 2. Very weird stuff, like whenever Directx12 is selected as the API, any keyboard inputs like WASD keys cause major frame-skipping, like you push "W" and the game freezes, then the goes back into motion with the character in the new position. Using a mouse to move the character has no problem. Changing to Vulkan also allows WASD movement without frame skipping, though Vulkan performance is markedly worse (avg 20 FPS reduction from Dx12). Even typing a message in the game with Directx12 causes this issue. So, I am inclined to want to get Gaming Mode working.
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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by PubisDeciusMons on 1/23/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Radeon 7700 XT eGPU won't boot into gaming mode (ROG Ally X)
The main problem is, if all-ways-egpu is running, i can't get the system to recognize external monitors so the fact that the egpu is enabled in Gaming Mode is made moot. Switching to Desktop Mode still won't recognize external montiors, desktop mode will display on the built-in Ally X screen. On the other hand, if all-ways-egpu is NOT running, then I can only use Desktop Mode, where the eGPU works but with some minor janky bugs. Trying to switch back to Gaming Mode with all-ways-egpu OFF, will simply cause the Ally X to try and boot into Gaming Mode, it appears to fail, after trying to download and extract various Steam/Bazzite packages (these flash by), then it always simply returns me back to Desktop Mode, but logged out of Steam (as if I had rebooted the machine and the Steam credentials weren't saved).
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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by PubisDeciusMons on 1/23/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Radeon 7700 XT eGPU won't boot into gaming mode (ROG Ally X)
ok, that is good to know.
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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by PubisDeciusMons on 1/23/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Radeon 7700 XT eGPU won't boot into gaming mode (ROG Ally X)
You can see in this screenshot, this is desktop mode on the allyx internal display. The command shows only the internal display detected.
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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by PubisDeciusMons on 1/23/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Radeon 7700 XT eGPU won't boot into gaming mode (ROG Ally X)
34 replies
UBUniversal Blue
•Created by PubisDeciusMons on 1/23/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Radeon 7700 XT eGPU won't boot into gaming mode (ROG Ally X)
Hard power off the Ally X and restart, unconnected to the eGPU, brought it back. I then powered on the eGPU and plugged it into the already booted Ally X. The device was in gaming mode. I then switched to desktop mode - bam, it automatically switched to display port. but i am stuck with the iGPU on right now, apparently running through the eGPU dock/displayport.
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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by PubisDeciusMons on 1/23/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Radeon 7700 XT eGPU won't boot into gaming mode (ROG Ally X)
Actually, switching it to desktop mode did not result in the display switching back to my monitor. I then tried using All-ways-egpu to force switch the the egpu (lspci showed the 7700xt was detected at PCIE level). This was a mistake, as triggering the force switch command put the Ally X into a doom loop, the handheld screen turned off, the displayport monitor showed no signal still, and all it did was repeatedly play the Bazzite "switch to desktop mode" chime sound every 10-12 seconds, showing it was caught in a display manager reset loop.
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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by PubisDeciusMons on 1/23/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Radeon 7700 XT eGPU won't boot into gaming mode (ROG Ally X)
Short of switching back to desktop mode, that is.
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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by PubisDeciusMons on 1/23/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Radeon 7700 XT eGPU won't boot into gaming mode (ROG Ally X)
Now, after I followed your steps, the behavior was the same, and in Steam settings in gaming mode, only the iGPU was shown. But when i start a game (Path of Exile 2 in my case), the game now shows the 7700 XT as the only available display. However, the video remains confined to the handheld instead of switching automatically to the connected monitor. Is there a way to get the video to output to whatever monitor is connected to the Radeon 7700XT?
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UBUniversal Blue
•Created by PubisDeciusMons on 1/23/2025 in #🛟bazzite-help
Radeon 7700 XT eGPU won't boot into gaming mode (ROG Ally X)
Wow, this was helpful info. I followed your instructions and installed the all-ways-egpu thing, including hitting Y for methods 2 and 3. I should say that prior to this, the Ally X would boot to gaming mode where only the iGPU was recognized, and the video outputs to the device itself. When I switch it to desktop mode, it automatically switches video to my desktop monitor connected to the eGPU via displayport. There in desktop mode, the eGPU is recognized and performs mostly as expected (seems weaker than expected but that may be due to the TDP thing you mentioned).
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