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XBox Controller Help (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 15 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have an XBox Wireless Controller, model #1914, and am running Ubuntu 24.04. I can get the controller to connect over bluetooth but it doesn't show up as a joystick in jstest, evtest or steam. It doesn't show up at all as a usb device in lsusb when plugged in. I've tired installing xpadneo but that didn't seem to do anything. Any ideas?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 44 seconds ago

Does the controller battery have any charge? Maybe it doesn't have enough.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Have you upgraded the firmware on the controller? I had basically the same problem and I needed to update the firmware.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

this right here. it's dumb as fuck, but has resolved 100% of my issues.

good luck getting it updated though, I had to use a windows VM and pass the USB through.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 14 hours ago

Yup I had to borrow my wife’s work laptop it’s a real pain.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks! I'll see if I can find a windows machine and give it a try. I can't pass it through to the windows VM I keep around, since it doesn't show up as a USB device at all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 minutes ago

I'm doubtful that it's the same issue with the firmware as it doesn't show up as a usb-device when connected via cable. I don't think you can update the firmware without usb-connection.

Have you tried another usb-cable? What make and model is your bluetooth adapter? Clone adapters have huge amount of problems and USB-cables can break or be only for charging having no leads for data.

Is the controller original or 3rd party / clone?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Does the controller work at all? Have you checked it using Xbox or another computer? Does the USB-port work?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

The bluetooth connection definitly works:

$ bluetoothctl info F4:6A:D7:9A:42:3A
Device F4:6A:D7:9A:42:3A (public)
	Name: Xbox Wireless Controller
	Alias: Xbox Wireless Controller
	Appearance: 0x03c4 (964)
	Icon: input-gaming
	Paired: yes
	Bonded: yes
	Trusted: yes
	Blocked: no
	Connected: yes
	LegacyPairing: no
	UUID: Vendor specific           (00000001-5f60-4c4f-9c83-a7953298d40d)
	UUID: Generic Access Profile    (00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
	UUID: Generic Attribute Profile (00001801-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
	UUID: Device Information        (0000180a-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
	UUID: Battery Service           (0000180f-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
	UUID: Human Interface Device    (00001812-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
	Modalias: usb:v045Ep0B13d0501
	Battery Percentage: 0x64 (100)

I don't have another device to plug the USB port into, but it can at least get power from it.