kisak-valve
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1 month ago Hello @Ashe, unless something critical comes up, the kernel used with SteamOS 3.5 is the final iteration for that release branch.
My understanding is that SteamOS 3.7 will have a kernel based on 6.8 or newer and this kind of feature enablement will come along with that release branch.
You could experiment with that now with the [main] update channel, but keep in mind that is where active development happens and it's generally not intended for end users. Things could break unexpectedly from ongoing adjustments.
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Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:
In Kernel 6.7 onwards, this kerenel module is enabled by default as described here:
https://github.com/geoffreybennett/scarlett-gen2
But I cannot take advantage of this as the steamdeck's kernel is behind.
I was wondering how difficult it would be to backport this so that we can use our Focusrite hardware devices - I use my steamdeck as my daily driver now (thank you so much!) and would be nice to be able to use my 4th gen 2i2 with it. Specifically, I want to take advantage of and install this driver:
https://github.com/geoffreybennett/alsa-scarlett-gui/
I don't know how much work this is and I don't want to make a request which will drain your devtime, but I thought I'd make this request just in case it is something you can do / if the kernel update is coming soon etc.