No Internet + Steam Decky Gone + Slow Processing

Post by: u/CorpseGrinder156

The problem first arose when I tried to download 2 new games. My steam deck would never stay connected for more than a few minutes, if even. Nothing would install or update. I was house sitting using the house’s wifi, so I assumed that the wifi just sucked there and that mine would work. So I get home and try to get everything installed. Once again, the internet constantly cuts out and my deck can’t connect to Steam servers. Thinking about it, I don’t think I’ve ever used a network that was actually consistent for staying connected. I figured I’d try to think of things to troubleshoot so it could have an easier time updating. I look for system updates, I restart my system, I make sure the vents aren’t in a spot where it’d overheat, and finally I decide a Steam Decky plugin that lets me clear drive space or unnecessary shaders… and I notice it’s just gone. I’ve only used plugins once, so I thought maybe I was just imagining things. Then I look it up and see that there should definitely be a plug-in icon in the battery and performance menu. So I go to desktop mode. Maybe I’ll try to see how to re-install Steam Decky or update it. I go the store. It doesn’t load after about 7 minutes. So I decide to go back to gaming mode. It’s been stuck in between the modes saying “Checking for available updates…” for about 5 minutes. So everything is just broken I guess? My deck isn’t loading anything, can’t connect to any network, doesn’t have plugins, and is stuck on a screen. Help.

Edit: After about 3 more minutes, the Steam Deck is back on gaming mode. So that’s good I guess. But now it’s stuck logging into Steam. I’m sure it’ll load eventually, but I really don’t get why nothing is working smoothly.