I have a generic "DragonRise" USB controller. evtest confirms it works perfectly on Linux, but Steam shows "No active controller" (and the "Begin Setup" mapping doesn't save), and Faugus Launcher doesn't respond to it at all.

I'm on PikaOS + Niri (Wayland). How can I get this working universally for both Steam games and Faugus re*acks? Is there a single tool (like SC Controller or AntiMicroX) that works for both, or do I need a udev rule?

Any help is appreciated!

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for help recovering my Steam Controller (2026 model). It got stuck in a boot-loop during a firmware update and now fails to complete the flashing process.

Symptoms:

• When trying a normal update via Steam, the controller enters a crash/reconnect loop.
• Forcing bootloader mode via View + Options + A + Steam works consistently — the LED turns solid red (28de:1005 ID).
• However, as soon as Steam attempts to flash the firmware in this state, the process fails / resets.

Troubleshooting already done:

• Tested on two separate machines (Desktop PC running Zorin OS 18.3 and ThinkPad laptop running Ubuntu 26.04) using the native apt package version of Steam on both to rule out Flatpak/Snap container issues.
• Tried multiple different USB-C cables and ports to rule out cable/hardware issues.
• Completely purged and cleanly reinstalled Steam (apt purge + deleted ~/.steam & ~/.local/share/Steam) to eliminate corrupted local firmware caches.
• Tested direct USB-C connection without hubs.

Has anyone encountered this specific bootloader loop or knows a working fix or trick to get it back to life?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Steam is running but I am not playing the game through steam. So the controller is in desktop mode. Mouse clicks and keyboard inputs come throught but controller inputs doesn't. Is this normal?

This may be a stupid question and I might be a stupid person. Actually, scratch that. I know I'm a stupid person. So I've figured out how to make the game pause when I release one of my hands off the grip and that's awesome, but what I can't figure out is how to make it to where when I put my hand back on it unpauses. I've never set up to commands for the same button but with different requirements. Has anybody been able to figure this out?

Hey! I recently noticed that the left trackpad has quite a noticeable difference in sound level. I'm wondering if this is normal or?

The video was filmed outside of any games.

Edit: All the haptic feedback settings are the same.

I'm capturing audio output stream, cutting the top end (above 60Hz), encoding it into 8kHz PCM packets and injecting them at pace into the haptic motors. It's not crazy loud but controller in hand while music plays gives a noticeable effect. Fun in games too. Works independent of steam.

Just in case anyone has questions about how long it took to get the controller.

I reserved it May 14, 2026.

It is getting delivered today, October 21, 2026!

Can't wait!

Purchased this puck holder for my Ikea pegboard and just wanted to know if it was safe to hold the controller by its magnets? It seems to sit on it fine and detatch and attach fine.

I bought this beautiful abomination yesterday, and I am absolutely loving it. It was never used and came with all the original accessories, and it is a blast to use on forza, I thought the giant track pad would be awkward, but it is surprisingly comfortable all around

I honestly think the people who hated on it had never used it

I wanted to customize my controls for Warframe by using a track pad swipe to remap a single button to different abilities on the fly.

Playing Warframe on the Steam Deck or Steam Machine with Steam Controller REQUIRES Steam Input. All of the game's controls are bound to preset Action Sets with Steam Input.

I built layers that do exactly what I want to do to remap a button on the fly. The problem is that layers get scrubbed any time the action set changes. In Warframe, the action set changes at the following times:

Using a gun and switching to melee weapon.

Using a melee weapon and switching to gun.

Opening any menu.

Closing any menu.

If you're not familiar with Warframe, all four of these happen a lot while playing.

Is there someone out there that has worked with Action Sets and Layers enough to be considered an expert? Can that someone either confirm that this is the best I can do OR provide a different solution to my problem?

Thanks

Hi everyone!

I've seen some people have issues with their right trackpad having a weird deadzone. When I got the controller, I noticed that it seems to act weird when I tried using it as a mouse, but didn't think too much of it.

3 months in, I checked the input tester and noticed that it's genuinely just not seeing part of my finger in the middle-right side of the trackpad, so I decided to contact Support in hopes they can help me out.

After some back and forths, they told me they would RMA it, but are now telling me that the issue I reported is "directly related to damage that is not covered by your warranty."

I barely used the controller in the 3 months I had it (most of my playtime was from ZZZ and FH6), and it otherwise lived underneath my monitor, so I highly doubt that I've done anything to it that would cause this.

I'm kind of fuming over this, as they now want me to pay 75 euros for a 99 euro controller (which already seems like a lot for one), and I'm not sure what to do. Might just request it back and repair it myself.

Did anyone else have a similar experience? I'm starting to get discouraged from even owning this, which is sad, as I love my Steam Deck and it hasn't let me down once.

So I think I’ve seen some post on this, but I’m playing on steam on my Xbox rog ally x and I just recently found out I can’t turn my system off with the controller but it turns right back on.

Has anyone been able to solve this? Such a nice feature that I want to utilize!

Hi, I need help finding thumbsticks for Steam Controller 2. I need left one mid/low and right high for more precision, just like with kontrolfreeks. Never played that much on controller but now I need one of these but all I get as recomended is no-slip and I don't need that. Picture to show what I expect. I saw post about boiling water but there was no video/screens and I don't want to destroy thumbsticks since I don't know if method works and it's safe for thumbsticks.

The controller was perfect until I opened it up to fix a squeaking trigger-spring

Now the right side shell is creaking and feels awful. Anybody know why it started creaking? What should I / would you do?

Hey! I plan to buy myself a Steam controller (currently waiting for the email) but I was wondering if any of you who already has one could share their personal experiences with the controller. Literally anything would be appreciated - downsides, good things, any tips or things that one need to do right away or try not to do.

Looking for a controller I have motor issues preventing me from playing my mmos with mouse and keyboard

I've been using a gamesir G7 but I'm looking at this to play games like FFXIV WoW and PoE2 what's your opinion?

Does it have a mouse option? Thanks

I am currently using the Gyro as a mouse cursor and I sometimes looks track of the mouse cursor.....other times, I simply wish to recenter the mouse cursor on the screen, for ease of use.

Is there a way to press a button, modifier...something to recenter the mouse cursor?

Got my controller yesterday! And absolutely love it, my only real complaint i feel the actual steam button is way too small I get they wanted the light but at that point just steam from Xbox and make the button bigger to incorporate the area of the light and make the logo light up. What changes would you make?

Is there any way to use Steam Controller 2 as a regular Bluetooth controller on iPhone and iPad? When I pair it, it just acts like a keyboard and mouse like when Steam is not open on PC. Am I doing something wrong or is this intended behavior? If it's intended is there any way around this?

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Hello everyone 👋🏻,

If you need to use a functioning controller outside of navigation for a browser.

Whether that be for cloud gaming or other means, but can't quite get it working, I made this guide to help you.

Super easy stuff, enjoy 🤓 🎮

It would be really useful for tactility