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AndreyTarkovsky

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Registered: 2017-03-26

Posts: 77

My Steam Controller is not connecting over bluetooth

Hey, guys, interesting thing here: For some reason, My archlinux is not pairing my steam controller, actually I can not see the usb dongle using lsusb command.

Last edited by AndreyTarkovsky (2018-06-28 22:08:14)

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,435

Re: My Steam Controller is not connecting over bluetooth

Which dongle? logs? any attempt to troubleshoot at all?  https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855 http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Moving to NC...

Last edited by V1del (2018-06-28 22:59:22)

AndreyTarkovsky

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Registered: 2017-03-26

Posts: 77

Re: My Steam Controller is not connecting over bluetooth

I'm using the Steam official USB dongle.

Steam log trying to connect the steam controller:
https://ptpb.pw/5CYW

lsusb output:
https://ptpb.pw/CSjx

dmesg output:
https://ptpb.pw/wVhb

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,435

Re: My Steam Controller is not connecting over bluetooth

Well bluetooth seems to initialize and there is a dongle, have you seen https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ga … Controller ?

sincomil

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Registered: 2018-02-13

Posts: 118

Re: My Steam Controller is not connecting over bluetooth

AFAIK, Steam Controller is not using Bluetooth, it is using own proprietary protocol since bluetooth have unacceptable latensies, and there is USB dongle with every controller that is used to connect to steam. You need to install Steam Software to use a controller, if you want to use controller without steam you need to dig more to make it work, since you need to install a driver for that device but it is not a part of linux kernel.

Last edited by sincomil (2018-06-29 07:34:16)

kittenface

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Registered: 2018-07-03

Posts: 1

Re: My Steam Controller is not connecting over bluetooth

There was a firmware update in may, which enables real bluetooth for the steam controller.
The steam dongle is not affected and will only work with steam controllers in "original receiver mode".
So you will need a bluetooth controller for your computer.

I cannot pair my steam controller with the internal bt controller of my laptop.
However, my phone and a usb-bt dongle connect just fine.
I guess my T400 is too old...

P.S. If you want a nice steam controller gui, get sc-controller from the AUR.

AndreyTarkovsky

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Registered: 2017-03-26

Posts: 77

Re: My Steam Controller is not connecting over bluetooth

It was a issue with the USB receiver being not recognized.
I was trying to use it this way since it used to work fine on my Xubuntu box with no USB dongle.
The problem was solved by using the USB dongle + USB receiver on Arch.
Thanks guys.

Last edited by AndreyTarkovsky (2018-07-03 21:30:42)