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The weirdest issue I've fixed so far (lemmy.today)
submitted 1 week ago by ThunderComplex@lemmy.today to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Alright so I been daily driving Linux for a couple months now and it’s been pretty smooth going.
Today I felt nostalgic and wanted to play Dark Souls 2. And it absolutely didn’t recognize my controller. This is the first time I had such an issue with the Steam Controller and I didn’t know what to do.
Tried the usual suspects but nothing, and i had to give up. I tried googling, found no results, uninstalled. But I wasn’t happy, so I googled again and found the solution.
Apparently my Keychron keyboard is the issue? So quick exception added and it works. Still wondering why this isn’t an issue in any other game tho…

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[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Peripherals can be finicky on Linux since drivers like to fight for priority.

Slightly related: if you’re using Wayland you may also want to make rule exceptions for controllers/remote input. That pop up box is annoying to track down and re-confirm every 15 minutes when you’re not in the same room.

Once it’s sorted it’s smooth sailing though and no surprise 30 minute restarts a la Windows :)

[–] ThunderComplex@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

On KDE so that popup box isn’t a problem anymore. It would ask if the SC is allowed to remote control every time I connected it but with KDE 6.7 I think it rembers that now and it’s no issue anymore.