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PS5 Controller Not Working - Linux Mint (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello,

No idea why this is happening, as apparently no one else is having this issue, but my PS5 controller does not work with linux. I did a clean install of Mint today, and on my old install it was working great. Now, Steam recognizes the controller, testing the inputs shows everything works, and Linux recognizes the controller is connected with the USB, but it is not registering with any game. None of the inputs work, and even more annoyingly pressing the PS button immediately launches steam big picture mode, which I do not want.

I've been trying for hours to fix this and everyone else is saying it works great out of the box, but that is the opposite of the case for me. Any advice?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If it's detecting your input as a mouse and keyboard, which you confirmed, then it's configured wrong. Try different profiles until one works, but that's your issue.

What you've confirmed is that the controller is connected, Steam picks up, steam-input is working properly, and input is detected. That means this is a configuration problem, and nothing wrong with your machine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I've tried every gamepad template and none work. The only one that registered any sort of input was the Keyboard and WASD Mouse profile, but obviously it was useless.

Honestly I'm this fucking close to just reinstalling mint. I had no problems at all on my first install, but this install has been a nightmare.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, but that's what I'm saying. Mint is not the problem here. It's behaving as it should be unless you've installed a conflicting module of some sort.

Have a look at this thread perhaps: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux/issues/7791

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

Thanks for the link. I did have hid_playstation loaded, so I removed it. It didn't fix anything.