Installing MSI-Claw-Gamepad-Mode

• Install CachyOS (see below) [recomended]
• Run sudo ./install.sh on a CachyOS install
• Restart computer
• Gamepade mode should now be working in Steam games, Chrome browser, CachyOS or Ubuntu like distros etc.

Important notes

• Install script is tested on CachyOS and will try to install everything needed
• Install script also adds a fix to make WiFi work again after sleep
• Install script will install InputPlumber which is needed for menu buttons
• CachyOS is probably the best option atm.
• NOTE: You may want to install a virtual/touch keyboard for desktop & enable it in KDE: "sudo pacman -S maliit-keyboard"
• For other Arch distros there is also this DKMS driver option as well but less tested: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/hid-msi-claw-dkms-git

Installing on CachyOS handheld-edition

• Disable Secure-Boot in BIOS
• Install using a USB hub that DOES NOT support HDMI if possible as they sometimes have issues
• Reboot computer using keyboard and mouse to sign into Steam
• Navigate to Menu->Power->Switch to Desktop
• Install this package and reboot

CachyOS desktop-edition

• Disable Secure-Boot in BIOS
• Run install.sh --desktop script and reboot (this should configure & install most everything needed)
• Configure Steam to auto start and start in Big-Picture mode
  • If you have an MicroSD card, format it using "KDE Partition Manager" as "btrfs"

Benchmark (Shadow of the Tomb Raider)

• Win11 24H2: Avg FPS 63 (XeSS Balanced setting)
• CachyOS (12/22/2024): Avg FPS 67 (FSR Balanced on rez slider)