In 2024, I bought an ASUS ROG Ally Z1, a handheld gaming PC. Since then, I've done a lot of customisations to it, both on the software and hardware sides, and I thought it'd be a good idea to document them here; maybe I'll help someone overcome some of the problems I faced, with time saved on looking for solutions, and also provide some ideas for what you can do with this thing. As of 2026, I still use the device often, and it's plugging along nicely.
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The PS2 homebrew scene is an absolute mess, and whenever I try to find any information on any operation about it online, I find the following:
- A truckload of conflicting information
- A myriad of different guides spanning back 20 years
- A bushel of different software tools, none of which are usually available on Linux
- And a partridge in a pear tree
This time, all I needed to do was to figure out how to get my ISO and BIN/CUE PS2 backups onto an internal HDD for playing through Open PS2 Loader (OPL). All of the above points of note came into play, but after digging and sorting through it all for a bit, I found a reasonable way to do this without having to involve a Windows computer:
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