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8BitDo controllers? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago by ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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I have an 8BitDo Pro 2 controller I've used a bunch without issue on Windows, now I'm moving to Linux (Mint specifically) and I'm having trouble getting the controller to work. It's supposed to work with Linux, but I can't get it to work. Steam doesn't detect the controller in its settings.

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[–] mouse@midwest.social 18 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Check out this repo for udev rules: https://codeberg.org/fabiscafe/game-devices-udev

Instructions copied from repo:

  1. Download the archive.
  2. Extract the archive.
  3. Copy all the rule files to /etc/udev/rules.d.
  4. Create another file: /etc/modules-load.d/uinput.conf.
  5. Put uinput into that file.
  6. Reboot.
[–] scoot@programming.dev 3 points 2 weeks ago

Just to tag on to this, I only needed to enable the uinput module to fix my issue (steam suddenly stopped seeing my 8BitDo controller when it previously could). Didn't have to do anything with udev rules.

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