My time with Linux has been equal parts amazing and absolutely infuriating. Linux Mint is NOT usable out of the box. Here have been my issues:
Nvidia GPU - Trying to figure out how to get the drivers working was a nightmare with ten million different people giving different advice on how to get it to work. Eventually I was able to get them signed and it seems to work
Bluetooth - Another nightmare. Bluetooth is terrible on Linux. It took hours to get it even remotely working ok, but I still don’t think it’s perfect.
Compatibility - Some things just straight up don’t work for seemingly no reason. None of my controllers work with Steam, no matter how many countless hours I’ve spent troubleshooting.
And that is where I am disappointed. Troubleshooting Linux issues sucks. There are so many people giving their opinions and all of them are different and most don’t work.
When Linux is working right it is amazing, and I love it. But right now, it just isn’t as good as Windows and extremely infuriating more often than not. Guess I am going to switch back and give Bill Gates all of my info again. Really fucking disappointing
Update: Controllers seem to work after forcing compatibility mode in Steam. No idea why that was off or why Steam was essentially hijacking my controller, but it seems to work now. For everyone that helped thank you.
Again, it’s a driver issue. Has nothing to do with *nix. The manufacturer of the controller doesn’t ensure that *nix distros have access to the driver. So how can it work?
Specifically which controller is it? Have you looked for *nix drivers specifically for that device? From the manufacturer?
Thats the thing. I’ve tried both xbox and ps5 controllers, and none are working. I test with jstest-gtk and whats weird is the right joystick shows it only moves up and down. Not sure if that’s related, but it’s weird
Like I said. It has nothing to do with the hardware, and has nothing to do with Linux. You don’t have the right drivers installed: https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo
The drivers tell linux how to control and connect to the device. How can your hardware possibly work if you don’t have that installed at all or correctly?
It’s a ps5 controller, not xbox
That’s even worse. PS5 controllers work out of the box, basically cementing that this is a bluetooth driver issue. Did you make sure to install your bluetooth drivers?
What is your bluetooth device model? Does the driver come in the kernel, or does it require you to explicitly install?
I thought the driver came in the kernel. I am trying to use it wired, not Bluetooth. If I use lsusb it recognizes the Dualsense controller. It’s so weird
It entirely depends on the WiFi module. Some aren’t included.
Then this is even more suspicious considering DualSense is probably the most well-supported controllers on Linux, with an official Sony driver. Are you doing USB-A to USB-C? Or USB-C to USB-C? If it’s USB-C to USB-C is your USB-C hubs driver installed correctly? Try a different cable, specifically USB-A to USB-C. Try many different USB ports. You might have to specifically use a USB-A 2.0 port, and not 3.0/3.1/3.2 port.
Thanks for the reply. I got it working by forcing steam compatibility mode which i didn’t even realize was off. I appreciate the help.
It’s a driver issue.
https://www.noobslab.com/2014/08/configure-xbox-controller-on-your.html?m=1
https://community.linuxmint.com/software/view/xboxdrv
A quick search will tell you that.
The issues you’re having are due to you not looking into manuals, or guides, or documentation.
Mint is usable put of the box.
The old addage: RTFM
Lol
I’ve spent all night and all day reading documentation and trying every solution I could find.