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Open FatShield v0.2.0-alpha.1
Pre-releaseOpen FatShield 0.2.0-alpha.1 — renamed command/service and installable packages.
Download a .deb, .rpm, or Arch .pkg.tar.zst package below, or the source
archive. SHA256SUMS covers every download. See package installation instructions.
The packages install the app, service and DKMS sources. The kernel module builds
locally for your running kernel; matching headers/devel and the kernel compiler
are still required. Debian/RPM/Arch format builds do not imply runtime hardware
validation on every distribution. Packages are unsigned.
The command is now open-fatshield, the service is open-fatshield.service, and
the GUI is named Open FatShield. The source installer has a tested migration from
the original shield-controller installation, preserving pairing and the prior
service startup state. Existing source-install users must uninstall that version
without --purge before switching to native packages; see the linked guide.
No compatibility command alias is installed. The ozwpan kernel driver is unchanged.
Gamepad controls, touchpad mouse, volume/mute, controller audio input/output and
rumble are confirmed working on the maintainer's CachyOS/Intel iwlwifi setup with
normal 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi connected. The rename upgrade was tested live: the new service
reported the controller connected using saved pairing, and the renamed GUI/helper
ran. Controller power-cycle reconnect, host reboot, roaming, long-duration use
and other adapters/distributions remain unvalidated.
This is an experimental community alpha, unaffiliated with NVIDIA. The 2017
Bluetooth controller uses a different transport and is outside this project.
Private captures, pairing secrets and machine-specific module binaries are excluded.