Hello all - new Steamdeck owner here. I also own a PS5 and had been wanting to stream to my deck.

I learned about Chiaki4deck and did the install this weekend and was up and running playing games within a few minutes. However, I am still having a few issues getting the Touchpad on my PS5 controller to work right.

The controller works fine with that one exception.

I have a few games that really utilize the pad - is there something that can be done on the Deck side help with compatibility?

Edit: just resolved the issue thanks to @[email protected]: the firmware on the controller I was trying to use had not been updated. Once I did the issue resolved itself.

Thanks all for the suggestions and help

  • @Telodzrum
    1•6 months ago

    I’ve never been able to get my PS5 controller working properly on my main PC, which is an Arch system. So, when I got my Steam Deck I just went with an Xbox controller. It’s not a solution to your specific issue, but I haven’t had any issues with this setup.

    • @[email protected]
      3•6 months ago

      I’m running DualSense on Arch without issues. It even uses the touch pad for mouse movements when not in-game (Steam).

      Make sure to check the docs if you aren’t using Gnome: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Gamepad.

      My only complaint is the atrocious battery life, but that’s not a Linux issue.

      • @Telodzrum
        1•6 months ago

        I’m on Plasma, my issue has always been getting the Bluetooth to function properly. bluez-util just won’t sync with it consistently.

        • @[email protected]
          2•6 months ago

          Had the same issue on newer versions of bluez-utils. Downgrading it to 5.6x fixed my issues.

          • @Telodzrum
            1•6 months ago

            Thanks, gonna check it out.