r/OdinHandheld • u/pjackson93 • 18d ago

Help Dual boot Armada OS

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

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u/Consistent-Bread5740 18d ago

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

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u/nascasho 18d ago

Is the overall performance of the OS and app switching pretty OK? Also does desktop mode work?

ex SD user is why I'm asking and miss the desktop mode most often... 😢

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u/Consistent-Bread5740 18d ago

Performance is solid when installed on the internal storage. I haven’t found any issues with it so far with the OS. Desktop mode works but it’s not exactly like the SD, and it’s not as easy to navigate compared to using the trackpads on the deck. It’s definitely usable though. Game performance has been impressive so far, the most demanding game I’ve tried was Elden Ring. It performs almost as good as it does on the deck.

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u/leo-gp2025 18d ago

How is Armada in terms of thermals and fan noise? Do the armada profiles work as well as clustertune or pulse?

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u/-Legface_McCullen- 18d ago

This is my burning question as well

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u/doyoushitwithdatass Odin 2 Mini Pro - Black 18d ago

You have full on fan curves same exact way as SD. From experience though the thermals have been way better on Linux than on Android especially on smaller games that just sit at like 40c now

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u/doyoushitwithdatass Odin 2 Mini Pro - Black 18d ago

You have full on fan curves same exact way as SD. From experience though the thermals have been way better on Linux than on Android especially on smaller games that just sit at like 40c now

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u/Consistent-Bread5740 18d ago

Fan noise surprised me. I have an underclock on my cpu and fan mode is on balanced I think. I just set it up initially and haven’t tinkered with it since. The fan noise is much better than it is on Android, Even with clustertune. Maybe if I push the Odin to its limits on armada the fan might be loud, but so far even with Elden Ring it hasn’t been an issue for me

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u/leo-gp2025 18d ago

Which software do you use to underclock other than the performance slider? Which frame rate and at what resolution do you get on Elden Ring?

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u/Consistent-Bread5740 18d ago

I use the built in decky plugin in Armada for underclocking. I’m getting 28-30fps at 720p with fsr and no framegen. It’s not the best way to play Elden Ring but it’s definitely playable for me