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[Legion Go 2] SteamOS 3.9 build 20260309.1001 on-screen keyboard bug

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#12972 · opened 2026-03-10 by Jepl4r · updated 2026-03-10 · 1 comments · github
JJepl4r 2026-03-10 github

Your system information

Legion Go 2 Z2E

  • Steam client version: SteamClient023 1773099986
  • SteamOS version: 3.9 build 20260309.1001
  • Opted into Steam client beta?: NO
  • Opted into SteamOS beta?: 3.9 Main
  • Have you checked for updates in Settings > System?: YES

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

The on-screen keyboard can't type special characters like @ or {
I installed SteamOS using this repair image steamdeck-repair-main-20251027.1000-3.8.0 and after connecting to the Wi-Fi and setting the language it updated to the latest Main release, upon going into Desktop Mode I noticed that the Desktop Environment is now Wayland and not X11, and that the language instead of being in English it is set in Italian.
Note: before this build (20260309.1001) even if you set the language in the OOBE to anything other than English, Desktop mode remained in English)
The keyboard bug is caused by Wayland. Going back to X11 trough the Dev options fixes the issue.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. Install SteamOS using the steamdeck-repair-main-20251027.1000-3.8.0 repair image
  2. Finish the OOBE setting the language to Italian
  3. SteamOS updates to latest Main Release (20260309.1001)
  4. Go into Desktop mode and type any special characters with the on-screen keyboard
JJepl4r 2026-03-10 github

Update:

Going into the keyboard settings in desktop mode and disabling the layouts fixes the issue.

The fix is likely to make SteamOS not enable/create any layout in the keyboard settings

Nothing extracted yet.