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SteamOS 3.8.28 has broken the ROG Ally Z1 Extreme

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
32/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
linux

Research direction

No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing the four reported behaviors on a ROG Ally Z1 Extreme running SteamOS 3.8.28, comparing them with the prior behavior described in the issue. Done means identifying and resolving the relevant regressions, including LED startup, POST brightness, VRR performance, and shutdown hangs.

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Description

Your system information
  • Steam client version: SteamOS 3.8.28
  • SteamOS version: SteamOS 3.8.28
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] No
  • Opted into SteamOS beta?: [Yes/No] No
  • Have you checked for updates in Settings > System?: [Yes/No] Yes
Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Describe what you expected should happen and what did happen.
I have updated to the latest build of the steam os via settings and it has caused very bad bugs I have described below. Prior before this update everything was fine.

Steps for reproducing this issue
  1. Turning on rog ally z1 extreme causes the led ring lights to turn on for 3 sec than turn off(they never did this) prior before the update
  2. At the POST the screen brightness is very high once I get to the steam os logo it goes back to my setting (never used to do this)
  3. VRR toggle is causing very bad performance in game and home screen game mode(never used to do this)
  4. Rare bug but when I click shutdown in game mode the rog ally just hangs I had to force shut it down.
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