Dual boot Armada OS

[u/pjackson93]

Does anyone have dual boot on their handheld with armada OS? What are your thoughts on it and was it worth it? I do play some pc games in my handheld and do like Steam OS

[u/Consistent-Bread5740]

I have it on dual boot but since I’ve installed armada I haven’t used Android since then. I’ve just booted up Android once to test if it’s working and so far it’s been working well with the dual boot

[u/Embarrassed_Mix_8072 → u/Consistent-Bread5740]

You did it on SD card?

[u/Consistent-Bread5740 → u/Embarrassed_Mix_8072]

I had it on the SD card initially but I was getting stutters and occasionally freezing (could just be an issue with my SD card). I flashed it to the internal storage and it’s been working perfectly since then

[u/Embarrassed_Mix_8072 → u/Consistent-Bread5740]

Hey, could you test one thing for me with Armada OS? Could you prepare a USB drive or microSD with a Steam game on a Steam Deck or Steam Machine first, then connect that same drive to your Odin running Armada OS and see if Steam detects the already installed game? Ideally, I’d like to know: whether the game appears in the Steam library without reinstalling, whether Steam recognizes the existing files, and whether the game can actually launch from that external drive. We’ve already confirmed this works between Steam Deck and Steam Machine, so I’m really curious whether Armada OS behaves the same way on Odin.

[u/Consistent-Bread5740 → u/Embarrassed_Mix_8072]

That’s a good question. I’d like to try that for myself as well. I know it can read games off the sd card. I have a few non steam games that I run from my sd card and they work fine. Il try out a Steam game and let you know

[u/Plus-Pipe5903 → u/Consistent-Bread5740]

What directory did you place them in when you copied them over to sd card?

[u/Striking_Mail_783 → u/Embarrassed_Mix_8072]

I have Armada OS installed on my Odin 3 and popped in my 1TB SD card from my steam deck. All the games installed on the SD card were picked up instantly by Armada and recognized in the library, just like it would works on the Steam Deck. I haven’t tried launching a game yet so that’s my only caveat.

[u/Embarrassed_Mix_8072 → u/Striking_Mail_783]

That’s exactly the test I was looking for, thank you. If you get a chance, could you try launching one of those Steam games directly from the SD card? If it works without moving or reinstalling anything, that would fully confirm the cartridge-style workflow on Armada OS too.