[BUG] plugin_loader.service failing to start - bad-setting

[ntrutledge2005]

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Bug Report Description

Decky loader was constantly crashing so I was attempting to reinstall to remediate as updating to latest version did not remediate.

Attempting a reinstall on top of my existing installation as well as a full uninstall and now trying to reinstall is throwing an error about the plugin_loader.service failing to start saying it has a bad unit file setting.

Doing a systemctl status plugin_loader.service shows it in a bad-setting.

I have also tried renaming the homebrew folder as other issues for plugin_loader have mentioned but that did not resolve.

Any help is appreciated!

Expected Behaviour

Decky loader successful installation

SteamOS version

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Selected Update Channel

Stable

Decky Loader Version

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Plugin Info

Plugin loader is not starting

Have you modified the read-only filesystem at any point?

No response

Backend Logs

deckylog.txt

Frontend Logs

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[DracoDynasty]

Unsure if this is also your problem but it does look very similar.

I checked my files and found out that plugin_loader.service contained just "404 not found".

After manually copying the installation sh script from the Decky Installer repo, I finally get the real error: the script doesn't finish installing correctly because I get "404 not found" on raw github file links, or just get API rate limited.

Unless I go through the trouble of doing to do every step of the install script manually, which I don't really want to do, I can't get through the install right now it seems.

[ntrutledge2005]

Indeed it does just say 404: Not Found.

Anyone know of a fix?

[JuakinBM]

I have the same problem on my SteamDeck since last update, I'm on Stable channel on the Deck

I think the problem is in this line:

Seems not working:

[rafarmariosa]

I shared my mobile internet from my phone to SteamDeck and was able to install it.

For some reason, it didn't work over my home network.

[JuakinBM]

tried again and it works for me now

[rustydroid]

I tried with VPN, 2 different Wifi connections, and mobile internet, and it's not working.
I got 419 too many requests.
I fixed it manually, editing the service profile, and populating the values from GitHub.