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Gamepad not recognized when turned on after starting games (self.linux_gaming)
submitted 3 months ago by SolarPunker to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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EndeavourOS (Arch Linux) user here.

Is this just me? Everything works perfectly, but if the controller turns off and on again while a game is running, it's no longer recognized, and this forces me to restart the game.

I don't know how useful it is but I tried to join the input group, nothing changed.

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[–] i_like_water@feddit.org 8 points 3 months ago

I think the issue is how the games are programmed. Some games check which controllers are plugged in only at start and some do regular checks during runtime.

[–] Telorand@reddthat.com 5 points 3 months ago

I've sometimes had this bug on Bazzite, but it seems to be game-specific when it happens.

[–] sgibson5150 3 points 3 months ago

While I've had some nagging KDE session issues, thankfully using an xbox controller has thus far been a great experience for me in Bazzite. On Windows I had to replug my dongle after every. single. freaking. reboot.

Hope you get it sorted soon.

[–] poo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Same thing happens to me with an Xbox controller plugged into my PC with a USB cable. If it goes to sleep, I need to restart the game to use it again. And sometimes it suddenly stops working and sends a constant "analog stick down" command until I unplug it (which means I can't use it anymore lol)

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is it wireless?

[–] SolarPunker 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Yes, bluetooth. The controller is seen again by the OS and then by Steam but not by games already started.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I'm betting this has to do with your OS settings for two things:

  1. Bluetooth device sleep settings
  2. ID mapping for BT devices

If X minutes lapses without activity, your OS may put some device and device controllers to sleep, like USB and BT devices. Install 'powertop' and look to the tunables tab to see which has which.

I would also have a look at the deviceid of the Bluetooth controller while it's working, and then check again afterwards. I think you can use 'bluemon' as an easy tool for that, but whatever works. If the ID changes, then it's possible steaminput isn't paying attention to it.

Depending on your OS, you may have to install some compatibility tools for Steam as well. On Debian-based, it's called 'steam-devices', but there are others that work as well. See the Flatpak section here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Steam about 'steam-devices'.

[–] turtlepower@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah, on Fedora if you launch a game and then turn on the controller, the game won't recognize it, even though Steam does. You have to turn on the controller and then launch the game. If you are already paying the game and turn the controller off and then on again, it still recognizes it. However, I don't know if while playing the controller dies and you switch to another controller if it will recognize the "new" one, as I only have one controller.