As per the title, i'm posting the handoff of the fix for anyone who might be having any similar issues.

# JBL Quantum910 Wireless — Audio Fix Handoff

## Problem

Audio quality drops / glitches through the JBL Quantum910 Wireless USB dongle on Bazzite.

## Root Cause

USB autosuspend (power saving) was putting the dongle to sleep between packets, causing intermittent audio quality drops.

Confirmed via:

```bash

cat /sys/bus/usb/devices/*/power/control | sort | uniq -c

```

Several devices showed `auto` instead of `on`.

## Fix

Device identifiers:

- Vendor ID: `0ecb`

- Product ID: `2088`

Create a udev rule to force `power/control` to `on` for this specific device:

```bash

echo 'ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="0ecb", ATTR{idProduct}=="2088", TEST=="power/control", ATTR{power/control}="on"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-jbl-no-autosuspend.rules

```

Apply the rule:

```bash

sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger

```

Then unplug and replug the dongle (or reboot).

## Important Note

This udev rule lives in `/etc/udev/rules.d/`, which is **wiped on OS rebase** (confirmed after rebasing to `bazzite-nvidia-open` and back). It must be **reapplied after every OS rebase**.

## Related (Not Fixed)

The headset's hardware game/chat mix knob does **not** work on Linux — JBL's QuantumENGINE software (which enables dual-channel game/chat mixing) is Windows/Mac only. This is a driver/firmware limitation, not something fixable via PipeWire configuration alone. Considered not worth pursuing further for now.

I really wanted to stay on Bazzite 44, especially because I assumed the newer builds would improve performance and fix the controller issues, but on my ROG Ally X it has honestly just become more broken.

On 44.20260820, both joysticks were acting completely wrong in every game. Holding the left stick fully forward would make my character run, suddenly slow down/stop, then start running again. The right stick was affected too.

I rolled back to Bazzite 43.20260420 and the problem disappeared immediately.

Then I saw 44.20260831 was released, so I pinned my working 43 deployment and gave 44 another chance.

It IS better than 44.20260820, but still not right:

- noticeable controller/input delay

- joystick movement still doesn’t feel as responsive as 43

- after rebooting, my normal mouse controls on the Ally X disappeared

- touchscreen still works, but I basically lost the handheld mouse controls I was using before

- OpenGamepadUI/InputPlumber still feels way less reliable on my Ally X than the old setup

Going back to 43 makes the device feel normal again.

I’m not saying everyone has these problems, but for my Ally X, Bazzite 44 has been a downgrade so far. Every time I try a newer 44 build, I end up finding another input/controller issue.

At this point, replacing the old setup with InputPlumber + OpenGamepadUI feels like a mistake. 43 is way more stable and responsive on my Ally X.

I just switched from nobara to bazzite, and I still have problems with WiFi. I use a tp-link AC3100 WiFi adapter, and sometimes, especially during downloads, the connection drops and I have to restart the pc

I'm on rtx 4060 and I've been wondering if shader cache is something that Bazzite configures automatically or if I should increase it myself.

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Hi,

I’m using an Xbox ROG Ally X with Bazzite, and since updating to the latest Bazzite version I’m having a suspend/resume issue.

Before the update, suspend worked normally.

Now, whenever I suspend the device, either:

by pressing the physical power button, or

from Steam > Power > Suspend

the device enters suspend for a moment, but then wakes up by itself almost immediately.

The physical power button itself works correctly, so this does not seem to be a button mapping issue.

What I have already observed:

The problem started immediately after updating Bazzite

It happens when suspending from the Steam menu too

The console wakes by itself without me pressing anything

The power button is otherwise working normally

Device: Xbox ROG Ally X

OS: Bazzite, latest available update

Desktop/Game Mode: Steam Gaming Mode

This looks like a possible regression related to suspend/wake handling on the Xbox ROG Ally X.

If useful, I can provide logs, hardware information, kernel version, Bazzite build version, and test different suspend methods.

Has anyone else seen this on the Xbox ROG Ally X after the latest update?

Thanks.

I want to know your suggestions where to find cool customizations for Bazzite. I know its a bit harder than other distros but maybe i‘ll find something satisfying 😁

1st of September was the date I set myself to get away from Microsoft Windows. After 30+ years of using exclusively Windows, I have now officially uninstalled and removed all Microsoft products from my machines.

I'm on the right path, since I wanted a PC purely for writing documents, some light gaming & a little CAD work here and there for my 3D printing projects and, well, now I feel I can do that. Sad that Microsoft took the path they did, but they've been pushing me away for a while now - when I finally saw my Microsoft account was compromised and my online banking hit, I decided it was enough.

Now that I've got Bazzite installed, Steam too - I am wondering, what can I do to make my transition a little more familiar? I'm loving the fresh feel of Bazzite thus far, but I am struggling a little with some feelings of "jittery" behaviour. The mouse for example feels a little, "jagged" when moving?

Not sure how to say it. Scrolling feels delayed a little too, I am sure this is just teething problems for someone like me - 30 years plus stuck in one methodology is of course a habit hard to break but, I appreciate any tips.

Thanks!

Gov.

I installed bazzite yesterday and now the mouse no longer works at all on cold boot, or if I restart the computer, if I wake the computer from sleep the mouse works, the only way to get the mouse to work after a restart or reboot is to remove the dongle and put it back in. Let me clarify that the mouse does come to life, the lights come on, etc. but the cursor is frozen. The mouse is only about 1 month old and I can't use it at all, I took an old mouse (Logitech G Pro) and it doesn't have any problems. With the help of AI, everything possible has been tried to find the fault and nothing helps, not funny at all.

Okay, I've used to be a Fedora Linux user for a long time, but couldn't use Linux desktops anymore for something like 10 years - although I do work with Linux servers (mostly Ubuntu nowadays) still.

Now I wanted to integrate a Linux desktop in my life again and I've decided to give Bazzite a try. It's my first immutable desktop Linux, and that's actually my main motivation (since I mostly game on GeForce Now, even on my work Macbook Air ... or consoles).

But since dnf doesn't work and rpm-ostree is last in the list of recommendations on installing software, I had to try something new. I installed a couple of things as Flatpaks through the Bazar and it seemed to work great.

But I then installed LM Studio and ... it doesn't start. When I press the button, nothing happens. Not even an error. Didn't find it in the applications either, nor does tab completion in the shell work (where I was hoping to see some error output).

Okay, not too surprised, I've tried Flatpak once before, when it was still pretty new I think, and it didn't work great for me either ... so I went back to native packages. So I tried Homebrew, which I know from my work mac and mostly works pretty well there. I tried both the cask from the built-in repo and the one from the ublue-os repo. The latter, which is also what the action in the Bazzite Portal would install, had an error and couldn't be installed, but the former installed fine.

But what now? Still don't see the application in the menu, still no task completion. Okay, Homebrew printed that it installed LM Studio to ~/Applications/LM Studio.AppImage and I can indeed start it with that path.

But surely I'm missing something, i.e. some step I should take so things in ~/Applications show up in the KDE menu (or the alt+F2 launcher), and maybe even tap completion works?

Okay, for the latter I can add ~/Applications to my path through my ~/.bash_rc ... but why is that not preconfigured? Should it work without doing this?

I guess I only made this post about LM Studio because I kinda wonder whether I missed something before going to Homebrew. But the rest are really questions / problems independent of LM Studio, I think, so looking for more general answers to those.

Edit: Okay, I went down a couple of rabbit holes on the Homebrew front. Turns out Homebrew Core just doesn't want to ship and .desktop files, thus no GUI apps in the applications menu. Kinda sucks, but I guess it is what it is. Taps can ship them, though, and ublue-os's lm-studio-linux app would indeed ship one ... but that's where the installation currently fails, which I've now reported as a bug.

Hi all.

I am currently daily driving Bluefin GNOME on my AMD Ryzen 7 8845hs laptop. I use it mainly for software development.

However, I would like to do some light gaming as well and for that I was thinking of rebasing to Bazzite DX. But before I do that I wanted to ask community some questions:

1. Is Bazzite DX mature enough to be used as a daily driver?

2. Is it safe to rebase directly from Bluefin to Bazzite DX or should I consider a full reinstall of my system? I am planning to keep GNOME as the desktop environment.

3. Is Bazzite DX kept relatively up-to-date with the latest system and package versions?

4. Anyone done rebase directly from Bluefin to Bazzite DX? How did it go?

5. Should I expect any issues with my dev tools? I mostly use Docker and tools installed via Homebrew (kind, kubectl, flux, etc) and I use Dev Containers for specific toolchains.

Thanks in advance.

hi i just switched to bazzite because i dont really use my computer for much else other than gaming and i tried running modded minecraft and it an error keeps popping up and idk what it means, i went to the website and did what it said but it still wont work, plz help :[

I've followed the standard directions in setting up my .exe software in lutris, but I'm running into an issue with wine. I need to access a .wine file to locate my .exe file so that my runner can execute my game without software the installer everytime .. any tips?

Hey all, I've been playing Metal Gear Solid Delta on my Bazzite PC for a few weeks now no problem and last week mid-game the display just suddenly disconnected and I haven't been able to get it to work since. Hoping someone has had a similar experience and can perhaps share what they've done to fix it.

What happens now is the game will load (frustratingly it takes ages because it caches assets to optimise the game), the opening cut scene will show and then once the menu screen appears after that, the display disconnects and my TV produces the error message "Check device power". I can't do anything to get the picture back and I have to force shut down the system.

Things I've tried to resolve the issue:

• Disabled HDR
• Switched HDMI cables
• Deleted config folder for MGS Delta (display disconnected immediately on load)
• Reduced resolution to 1440p
• Rolled back Bazzite version to v43
• Launched in Desktop Mode
• Removed adaptive sync in display settings
• Set TV to Game Mode/Turned off Game Mode (this removes adaptive sync option from display settings)

All produced no joy.

Current hardware:

• NVIDIA RTX 3080 GPU
• Samsung The Frame 2024 model TV

Any help with his would be greatly appreciated as this has been driving me nuts!

EDIT: All 3D games behave this way. Tried reseating my GPU. No dice. I’m freaking out now and I have no idea how to fix it!

UPDATE: Fortunately had dual boot with Windows and tested and issue persisted. According to Google/LLMs it’s most likely a PSU issue. So bizarre it happened the same night an update rolled out!

I installed Bazzite a few days ago. I previously used EndeavourOS, so the concept of an immutable system is still new to me.

After the first startup, rpm-ostree status showed the May 15 deployment as the only one. I wasn't sure when the deployment would be updated automatically, so I triggered it manually through the Bazzite portal. The August 25 deployment was then rolled out.

Does the time span between May 15 and August 25 mean that no system updates (kernel, systemd, etc.) were performed during that period?

Can anyone help, I've installed bazzite on my steam deck but I can't get any control over the fans, I've installed decky and fantastic but it doesn't give me any access to fan control.

Any ideas?

Hi! I'm really new to any sort of OS's besides Windows, and I have alot of questions before switching from Windows 11. I'm using Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ARH7 if it matters in helping me.

1. Is there a way to bind stuff i use frequently?

I always use binds like:

Fn + F4 (muting/unmuting microphone)

Fn + Space (switching backlighting from on to off)

Fn + R (switches monitor Hz from 60 to 120).

Those are the main keybinds i use besides - Ctrl + C, Ctrl + V, Win + V (clipboard) but still would be nice to know them too.

2. Is there a Conservation Mode and/or support for Lenovo Vantage app?

I always use Conservation Mode, since I use my laptop for frequent gaming, so I won't kill my battery as fast. That's a really important feature for me that i use daily almost non-stop.

3. Is there an app like Voicemeeter Banana for Linux?

My built-in microphone always works weirdly, so I use this app when I call my friends/play any games that features voice that. It was the only program that helped me actually set my microphone the way I needed it too, unlike other ones I tried. So I hope it has compatibility with Linux or there is something similar to it.

Note: I'm mostly a visual learner and i would appreciate a video with help alot, since it would be much easier for me to understand and locate things