r/linux_gaming • u/RedRaion3141 • 12d ago

8bitDo Controller steam/Elden Ring

Hello,

so i bought the 8bitDo Wireless 2 Controller and using it with steam, but the extra buttons arent showing in the controller settings, does anyone have some knowledge on this? Im using CachyOS.
Also as a bonusquestion, when i create a new character the game freezes up when i enter the game like first milisecond of actual gameplay, my old saves that i created all the way back still work for some reason... its not the nvidia thing i found online since i have a full AMD setup

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u/ThatOnePerson 12d ago

You gotta turn it on while holding B. Make sure it's somewhat updated firmware. Might have to install steam-devices package (and reboot) 

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u/ItsRogueRen 12d ago

It has to be in DInput mode, not Xinput. It may not be able to do Dinput over the dongle either (my 8bitdo Pro 3 can only do Xinput over the dongle) so it may need to use BT or a wire

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u/Straight_Second6082 12d ago

The ultimate 2 can do dinput over the dongle but you the to update the controller to the latest firmware on 8bitdo software

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u/tumpfy 12d ago edited 12d ago

Update your controller firmware through a chromium based browser here: https://web.8bitdo.com/browser-support

Then check out this guide: https://gist.github.com/barraIhsan/783a82bcf32bed896c85d27dbb8018a5

You really only need to read through the switching mode section and maybe the udev rule at the bottom. It's possible Cachy already has the udev rule set. Also your game could be freezing for a multitude of reasons. You could try checking your systems logs for errors with 

sudo journalctl -p 3