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javainstallingplswait

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Registered: 2021-08-13

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xbox elite series 2 issues

So I have already got xpadneo, however I have only had 1 successful gaming session on sekiro: shadows die twice. What happens is my controller pairs and has paired just fine, however after actually gaming with it for maybe 2 minutes, sometimes not even that, the controller stops actually communicating with my laptop. It thinks it is still connected, however it doesn't actually respond then after maybe 10 seconds of no button clicks the controller blinks twice and vibrates indicating it has reconnected. I have, at least i think i have disable ertm. I have added a config file in: /etc/modprobe.d/xbox_bt.conf containing: options bluetooth disable_ertm=1 however still the same issue. also i am not sure what difference it makes however i have xpadneo-dkms, I have tried just using xpadneo i have done git clone and then stepped into the directory and done makepkg -si however that doesn't work for this one, idk why. please help me, sekiro is a very calculated game and when im not writing java I'm probably playing that, got fed up with windows so just abandoned windows all together about a month ago, I have several servers using centos 17.8 however I wanted something a little more fun and stumbled onto arch.

Ammako

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Registered: 2021-07-16

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Re: xbox elite series 2 issues

Make sure you're following the correct procedure to connect the controller:
https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo#connection

Not entirely sure if this applies to your controller, but if you are on kernel 5.12 or higher you may actually need to keep ertm enabled:
https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo/is … -853420257

Furthermore, wiki:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Gamepad#xpadneo

If all else fails, your best bet is to provide more info about your setup, and/or to ask for help on the AUR package's comments section, or on their Github.

I have tried just using xpadneo i have done git clone and then stepped into the directory and done makepkg -si however that doesn't work for this one, idk why

Understand what makepkg actually does first:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Makepkg

All you have to do, is follow instructions:
https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo#installation

Last edited by Ammako (2021-08-18 01:37:25)

javainstallingplswait

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Registered: 2021-08-13

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Re: xbox elite series 2 issues

Make sure you're following the correct procedure to connect the controller:
https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo#connection

Not entirely sure if this applies to your controller, but if you are on kernel 5.12 or higher you may actually need to keep ertm enabled:
https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo/is … -853420257

Furthermore, wiki:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Gamepad#xpadneo

If all else fails, your best bet is to provide more info about your setup, and/or to ask for help on the AUR package's comments section, or on their Github.

I have tried just using xpadneo i have done git clone and then stepped into the directory and done makepkg -si however that doesn't work for this one, idk why

Understand what makepkg actually does first:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Makepkg

All you have to do, is follow instructions:
https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo#installation

Ok, well I have re-enabled the ertm functionality because i'm on 5.13.x. Second I am going to test now as he said in that git that you need to remove the kdeconnnect package because it interferes, even though i wasn't using that package I removed it. just in case. My setup is an intel nuc 9 extreme laptop kit. with a 2070 super and an i7. pretty much the same laptop as the maingear element 3 just bought through intel directly because they manufacture the laptop. my other question you might be able to help with is for some reason if i close the lid or put the laptop to sleep then the keyboard thats built into the laptop does not work until i do a reboot. anyway let me do some testing and get back to you.

javainstallingplswait

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Registered: 2021-08-13

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Re: xbox elite series 2 issues

just tested and it did disconnect almost right off the bat... trying to dive deeper. I am determined to figure this out.

javainstallingplswait

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Re: xbox elite series 2 issues

ok so interesting revalation, the issue only happens while i have my headphones connected via bluetooth at the same time... if i don't have the headphones connected at the same time, i have no controller issues. The headphones are the bose nc 700 headphones... which is weird. now i have no idea where im looking.

Ammako

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Re: xbox elite series 2 issues

Have you tried clearing your pairing from Linux side, and pairing it in Windows 10 first, then re-pairing it on Linux? As per the wiki (read it!), this can be done with a VM using passhtrough for your bluetooth adapter.

Also:

The bluez daemon and/or kernel BT stack is having problems with discovery/pairing if bulk data is transferred at the same time. The bluez developers already had an idea of maybe needing some sort of packet QoS in the Bluetooth stack - but they'd rather avoid this as it would complicate a lot of stuff.

A work-around could be to just use a dedicated Bluetooth dongle for the controller.

https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo/is … -901051421

Last edited by Ammako (2021-08-18 11:59:05)

javainstallingplswait

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Re: xbox elite series 2 issues

I have not tried it in vm I have paired it in windows, I have two hard drives one has arch the other has windows so I just do one time boot menu go into windows and paired it... like I said it works flawless unless I have my headset paired at the same time if I have both paired at the same time it has issues so now I'm trying to isolate that issue. And I have no idea where to start could be my network card or Bluetooth adapter? But I haven't also tested it on windows to see if windows produces the same problem... any ideas?

javainstallingplswait

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Registered: 2021-08-13

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Re: xbox elite series 2 issues

I have already red that entire page but I haven't seen the issue with bluez... I didn't want to have to get a dongle...

Have you tried clearing your pairing from Linux side, and pairing it in Windows 10 first, then re-pairing it on Linux? As per the wiki (read it!), this can be done with a VM using passhtrough for your bluetooth adapter.

Also:

The bluez daemon and/or kernel BT stack is having problems with discovery/pairing if bulk data is transferred at the same time. The bluez developers already had an idea of maybe needing some sort of packet QoS in the Bluetooth stack - but they'd rather avoid this as it would complicate a lot of stuff.

A work-around could be to just use a dedicated Bluetooth dongle for the controller.

https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo/is … -901051421

Ammako

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Registered: 2021-07-16

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Re: xbox elite series 2 issues

It's not going to solve your issue, but you can probably follow this for more updates in the meantime:

https://github.com/bluez/bluez/issues/123

Note, even if you uninstall kdeconnect, you might need to reboot first (or otherwise stop/kill the processes), because simply uninstalling the package won't necessarily stop what's already loaded in memory.

It's also possible kdeconnect might not be the only culprit. I know it's not ideal, but you might try running a different DE and seeing if it works fine there.

Fyra

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Registered: 2025-07-28

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Re: xbox elite series 2 issues

Hello i got a xbox elite series 2 core constroller i installed xpadneo its ok if the steam and kde settings found it as an xbox 360 controller?
the only problem i can find if you even call it a problem is the vibration on the triggers its 0 to 100% power and its like the vibrator is hitting the plastic.

for anyone seeing this in 2025+ follow the github :
https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo

and everything should be fine and dont forget to do Prerequisites before or after the installation if it doesnt work.

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cryptearth

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Re: xbox elite series 2 issues

necrobump
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Just Installed CachyOS/

https://bbs.archlinux.org/misc.php?action=rules

These forums are for Arch Linux x86_64 ONLY

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Last edited by cryptearth (2025-07-28 12:38:38)

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Re: xbox elite series 2 issues

Closing, for reasons noted. Fyra, please seek support from the CachyOS support channels.

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