Xbox one controller working in Steam menu but not in game

[CorentinWicht]

Dear ChimeraOS users,

I have just installed ChimeraOS (latest stable release) and I am very happy with it. I am currently using my old Xbox One controller (plugged through USB because it has no built-in bluetooth) and it works wonders to navigate in the Steam menus.

Nevertheless, as soon as I launch any games, the controller does not work anymore and the only thing I can do is to press the Xbox button to come back to the Home menu.

I have tried to both activate and deactivate Steam input when launching the games but it had no effect unfortunately...

Any idea why this is happening?

Best,

C.

[alkazar]

What games specifically are not working? Are you certain the games you tried have gamepad support?

[NeroReflex]

What games specifically are not working? Are you certain the games you tried have gamepad support?

I am sure one of such games is AC Valhalla because this happened to me too

[pastaq]

Does this happen with InputPlumber disabled?

[CorentinWicht]

My bad I realized that this only happens with games that have "not yet been tested by Valve for their compatibility with the Steam Deck device" such as:

• Euro Truck Simulator 2 Demo
• Half Sword Demo

While this one seems to work:

• Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

Does this mean that ChimeraOS only works with games that are fully compatible with the Steam Deck device? That would be a bit of a shame...

@pastaq where can I disable InputPlumber and what would it do?

@alkazar where can I find out if Steam games have GamePad support?

[pastaq]

In a terminal sudo systemctl stop inputplumber

If that fixes it sudo systemctl disable inputplumber

[CorentinWicht]

In a terminal sudo systemctl stop inputplumber

If that fixes it sudo systemctl disable inputplumber

Thanks for the suggestion, this had no effect other than removing access to the left-sided Steam Menu... Nevermind, I believe this was only related to a misunderstanding of how to configure controller settings, especially for new PC games for which the community did not suggest anything yet for a specific controller.

Best,

C.