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DanielOgorchock
How to install on Steam Deck (SteamOS 3.0)?
Hello, are there any instructions on how to install and use this on the Steam Deck?
I've tried to get it working but the Arch-based SteamOS 3 does not come with apt or dnf which made it impossible to follow the guide in the readme.
You can probably reference the aur package: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/joycond-git
yay -Sy joycond
-> Could not find all required packages:
joycond (Target)
Someone on reddit told me that joycond-nicman23-git is actually the correct package, but I don't get far either:
yay -Sy joycond-nicman23-git
-- Build files have been written to: /home/deck/.cache/yay/joycond-nicman23-git/src/joycond
[ 10%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/joycond.dir/src/main.cpp.o
/home/deck/.cache/yay/joycond-nicman23-git/src/joycond/src/main.cpp:1:10: fatal error: iostream: No such file or directory
1 | #include <iostream>
| ^~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/joycond.dir/build.make:76: CMakeFiles/joycond.dir/src/main.cpp.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:100: CMakeFiles/joycond.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:136: all] Error 2
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build().
Aborting...
error making: joycond-nicman23-git
After installing gcc I have a new error message...
/usr/include/c++/11.1.0/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bits/os_defines.h:39:10: fatal error: features.h: No such file or directory
I also tried to install base-devel but that didn't seem to change anything.
@n00mkrad
yay -Sy joycond
You have forgotten to append "-git" into package's name, hence the not found output. You must type the full name of a package always! Moreover, just -S is good enough.
yay -S joycond-git
You should do away from this other "nicman23" package, since it's been outdated for two years, and aims for more specific matters and controllers.
@n00mkrad
yay -Sy joycondYou have forgotten to append "-git" into package's name, hence the not found output. You must type the full name of a package always! Moreover, just
-Sis good enough.yay -S joycond-gitYou should do away from this other "nicman23" package, since it's been outdated for two years, and aims for more specific matters and controllers.
-- Build files have been written to: /home/deck/.cache/yay/joycond-git/src/joycond
[ 9%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/joycond.dir/src/main.cpp.o
In file included from /usr/include/c++/11.1.0/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bits/c++config.h:571,
from /usr/include/c++/11.1.0/iostream:38,
from /home/deck/.cache/yay/joycond-git/src/joycond/src/main.cpp:1:
/usr/include/c++/11.1.0/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bits/os_defines.h:39:10: fatal error: features.h: No such file or directory
39 | #include <features.h>
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/joycond.dir/build.make:76: CMakeFiles/joycond.dir/src/main.cpp.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:100: CMakeFiles/joycond.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:136: all] Error 2
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build().
Aborting...
Yeah no.
Yeah no.
Odd... it installs just flawlessly in my pure Arch Linux distro (my computer that is, I don't have a Steam Deck). Make sure you have got libevdev. If so, reinstall it. Could it be your Linux kernel...? For 5.15 ones and before, it's a must to manually install the install hid-nintendo-dkms before everything else, either through AUR or its respective Github page.
And did you recall yourself to input sudo steamos-readonly disable? It's for disabling altogether the shields lifted up impending you from accessing deeper the system, allowing writing up into their read-only allowed OS.
If nothing else, this is likely on SteamOS's end, something of matter on its internal changed core system. Query the issue to Valve, if you haven't already. This link should hopefully aid you on. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/0/3186864498792143401/
Yeah no.
Odd... it installs just flawlessly in my pure Arch Linux distro (my computer that is, I don't have a Steam Deck). Make sure you have got
libevdev. If so, reinstall it. Could it be your Linux kernel...? For 5.15 ones and before, it's a must to manually install the installhid-nintendo-dkmsbefore everything else, either through AUR or its respective Github page.And did you recall yourself to input
sudo steamos-readonly disable? It's for disabling altogether the shields lifted up impending you from accessing deeper the system, allowing writing up into their read-only allowed OS.If nothing else, this is likely on SteamOS's end, something of matter on its internal changed core system. Query the issue to Valve, if you haven't already. This link should hopefully aid you on. https://steamcommunity.com/app/1675200/discussions/0/3186864498792143401/
Ah yeah SteamOS uses an older kernel it seems: 5.13.0-valve14-1-neptune-02195-g5b0f749d00fa. Will report back
Installing hid-nintendo-dkms shows some errors but they are in grey, not red, so idk if it worked or not?
(1/2) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/2) Install DKMS modules
==> ERROR: Missing home kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing sys kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing srv kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing opt kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing tmp kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing efi kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing usr kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing run kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing sbin kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing var kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing esp kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing gpu-trace.log kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing lib64 kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing dev kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing bin kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing boot kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing etc kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing lib kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing root kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing mnt kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
==> ERROR: Missing proc kernel headers for module hid-nintendo/3.2.
Nah didn't seem to work, I still get /usr/include/c++/11.1.0/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bits/os_defines.h:39:10: fatal error: features.h: No such file or directory.
So, I had a go myself to get joycons working. Getting hid-nintendo installed was successful by running the following:
sudo steamos-readonly disable
sudo pacman-key --init
sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux
sudo pacman -S bc #This may not be necessary
sudo pacman -S base-devel
sudo pacman -S linux-neptune-headers
yay -S hid-nintendo-dkms
But I get the same error when compiling joycon-git. Not sure how totroubleshoot it.
(deck@svintoo-steamdeck ~)$ yay -S joycond-git
:: Checking for conflicts...
:: Checking for inner conflicts...
[Repo Make:4] jsoncpp-1.9.5-1 libuv-1.43.0-1 rhash-1.4.2-1 cmake-3.22.2-1
[Aur:1] joycond-git-v0.1.0.r51.gf9a6691-1
==> Remove make dependencies after install? [y/N] y
:: Downloaded PKGBUILD (1/1): joycond-git
1 joycond-git (Build Files Exist)
==> Diffs to show?
==> [N]one [A]ll [Ab]ort [I]nstalled [No]tInstalled or (1 2 3, 1-3, ^4)
==> n
:: (1/1) Parsing SRCINFO: joycond-git
[sudo] password for deck:
Sorry, try again.
[sudo] password for deck:
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Packages (4) cmake-3.22.2-1 jsoncpp-1.9.5-1 libuv-1.43.0-1 rhash-1.4.2-1
Total Download Size: 10.39 MiB
Total Installed Size: 63.92 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
:: Retrieving packages...
libuv-1.43.0-1-x86_64 226.6 KiB 235 KiB/s 00:01 [#######################################################] 100%
rhash-1.4.2-1-x86_64 164.8 KiB 171 KiB/s 00:01 [#######################################################] 100%
jsoncpp-1.9.5-1-x86_64 94.1 KiB 96.7 KiB/s 00:01 [#######################################################] 100%
cmake-3.22.2-1-x86_64 9.9 MiB 6.98 MiB/s 00:01 [#######################################################] 100%
Total (4/4) 10.4 MiB 6.78 MiB/s 00:02 [#######################################################] 100%
(4/4) checking keys in keyring [#######################################################] 100%
(4/4) checking package integrity [#######################################################] 100%
(4/4) loading package files [#######################################################] 100%
(4/4) checking for file conflicts [#######################################################] 100%
(4/4) checking available disk space [#######################################################] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/4) installing jsoncpp [#######################################################] 100%
Optional dependencies for jsoncpp
jsoncpp-doc: documentation
(2/4) installing libuv [#######################################################] 100%
(3/4) installing rhash [#######################################################] 100%
(4/4) installing cmake [#######################################################] 100%
Optional dependencies for cmake
qt6-base: cmake-gui
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/4) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/4) Updating the MIME type database...
(3/4) Updating icon theme caches...
(4/4) Updating the desktop file MIME type cache...
==> Making package: joycond-git v0.1.0.r51.gf9a6691-1 (Fri 24 Jun 2022 11:31:50 AM CEST)
==> Retrieving sources...
-> Cloning joycond git repo...
Cloning into bare repository '/home/deck/.cache/yay/joycond-git/joycond'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 682, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (12/12), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (12/12), done.
remote: Total 682 (delta 1), reused 1 (delta 0), pack-reused 670
Receiving objects: 100% (682/682), 123.86 KiB | 402.00 KiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (444/444), done.
==> Validating source files with md5sums...
joycond ... Skipped
-> cmake not satisfied, flushing install queue
==> Making package: joycond-git v0.1.0.r51.gf9a6691-1 (Fri 24 Jun 2022 11:31:56 AM CEST)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> Retrieving sources...
-> Updating joycond git repo...
Fetching origin
==> Validating source files with md5sums...
joycond ... Skipped
==> Removing existing $srcdir/ directory...
==> Extracting sources...
-> Creating working copy of joycond git repo...
Cloning into 'joycond'...
done.
==> Starting pkgver()...
==> Sources are ready.
==> Making package: joycond-git v0.1.0.r51.gf9a6691-1 (Fri 24 Jun 2022 11:32:00 AM CEST)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> WARNING: Using existing $srcdir/ tree
==> Starting pkgver()...
==> Starting build()...
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 11.1.0
-- The CXX compiler identification is GNU 11.1.0
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info
-- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working C compiler: /usr/bin/cc - skipped
-- Detecting C compile features
-- Detecting C compile features - done
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
-- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
-- Check for working CXX compiler: /usr/bin/c++ - skipped
-- Detecting CXX compile features
-- Detecting CXX compile features - done
-- Found PkgConfig: /usr/bin/pkg-config (found version "1.8.0")
-- Checking for module 'libevdev'
-- Found libevdev, version 1.12.0
-- Checking for module 'libudev'
-- Found libudev, version 250
-- Configuring done
-- Generating done
-- Build files have been written to: /home/deck/.cache/yay/joycond-git/src/joycond
[ 9%] Building CXX object CMakeFiles/joycond.dir/src/main.cpp.o
In file included from /usr/include/c++/11.1.0/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bits/c++config.h:571,
from /usr/include/c++/11.1.0/iostream:38,
from /home/deck/.cache/yay/joycond-git/src/joycond/src/main.cpp:1:
/usr/include/c++/11.1.0/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/bits/os_defines.h:39:10: fatal error: features.h: No such file or directory
39 | #include <features.h>
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~
compilation terminated.
make[2]: *** [CMakeFiles/joycond.dir/build.make:76: CMakeFiles/joycond.dir/src/main.cpp.o] Error 1
make[1]: *** [CMakeFiles/Makefile2:100: CMakeFiles/joycond.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [Makefile:136: all] Error 2
==> ERROR: A failure occurred in build().
Aborting...
checking dependencies...
Packages (4) cmake-3.22.2-1 jsoncpp-1.9.5-1 libuv-1.43.0-1 rhash-1.4.2-1
Total Removed Size: 63.92 MiB
:: Do you want to remove these packages? [Y/n]
:: Processing package changes...
(1/4) removing cmake [#######################################################] 100%
(2/4) removing rhash [#######################################################] 100%
(3/4) removing libuv [#######################################################] 100%
(4/4) removing jsoncpp [#######################################################] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/4) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
(2/4) Updating the MIME type database...
(3/4) Updating icon theme caches...
(4/4) Updating the desktop file MIME type cache...
evdev is already installed;
(deck@svintoo-steamdeck ~)$ pacman -Qs libevdev
local/libevdev 1.12.0-1
Wrapper library for evdev devices
After a few hours troubleshooting this, I could make it work.
Apparently the steam deck pre-installed packages are missing files, which creates problems such as this one. (https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/t92ozw/for_compiling_c_code/)
So I ran the command pacman -S glibc linux-api-headers suggested in the reddit thread, the build could go further but failed because of another missing file from an other package. I didn't bother to troubleshoot which one it was and instead re-installed all the packages with missing files with the following command and the build worked fine this time.
sudo pacman -Qknq | cut -d' ' -f 1 | sudo pacman -S -
I'm not sure if valve deleted those files just for disk space or another reason and you might need to re-do this after each steam deck update but so far it works for me
Cant get it to work either, tried now everything, any of you fixed this? I am about to give up trying to make it work to connect my joycons as a single device. Bluetooth connect works for both joycons, but no input is recognized. ..
After a few hours troubleshooting this, I could make it work.
Apparently the steam deck pre-installed packages are missing files, which creates problems such as this one. (https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/t92ozw/for_compiling_c_code/)
So I ran the command
pacman -S glibc linux-api-headerssuggested in the reddit thread, the build could go further but failed because of another missing file from an other package. I didn't bother to troubleshoot which one it was and instead re-installed all the packages with missing files with the following command and the build worked fine this time.sudo pacman -Qknq | cut -d' ' -f 1 | sudo pacman -S -I'm not sure if valve deleted those files just for disk space or another reason and you might need to re-do this after each steam deck update but so far it works for me
This worked for me! I went through the missing packages one at a time instead of using your one-liner, but I still got it working after a little tinkering.
First, run yay -S joycond-git. See what file is missing.
Then, run pacman -Qk 2>/dev/null | grep udev, replacing 'udev' with whatever comes after the 'lib' part of the missing file.
Then, run sudo pacman -S udev, this time replacing 'udev' with the name of the missing package you found previously.
Repeat these steps until the install is successful.
Thanks to everyone for getting this to work. I was able to get everything installed from a default state with the following commands as mentioned before:
sudo steamos-readonly disable
sudo pacman-key --init
sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux
#This may not be necessary:
sudo pacman -S bc
#Added --overwrite because fakeroot file already exists:
sudo pacman -S --overwrite \* base-devel
sudo pacman -S linux-neptune-headers
sudo pacman -S glibc linux-api-headers
sudo pacman -Qknq | cut -d' ' -f 1 | sudo pacman -S -
yay -Sy hid-nintendo-dkms
#Needed for single Joycons to show up in steam:
yay -Sy nintendo-udev
yay -Sy joycond-git
#Needed for joycon gyro support in UDP input applications:
yay -Sy joycond-cemuhook-git
sudo modprobe hid-nintendo
sudo systemctl enable --now joycond
Observations: Combined and Single Joycons with IMU show up as expected in host. Combined and Single Joycons works perfectly as expected in Yuzu. Combined Joycons show up an in Steam as generic controller that can be configured as expected (no gyro). Single Joycons show up in Steam, you will have the IMU listed as separate controllers, and the main axis and buttons as another, you can find out which is what in the Calibrate screen and test the axis till you know which it is.
Issues that still exist: - Left Joycon Y axis and Right Joycon X axis are inverted in Steam (if holding the joycon horizontal as a gamepad). The easiest way to fix this right now is to edit the Left and Right Joycon controller settings per game to invert the corresponding X and Y axis. Steam will combine all 4 (Left, Right, & IMU for each) with a shared configuration, you will have to unshare the configurations first before you can apply different settings for the Left and Right Joycon. You will not be able to invert the axis in the Desktop controller setting, for some reason, steam only shows those options if you are editing the setting in the game manage section. You can then save the template there if you wish to apply it back to the Desktop configuration. Hopefully there will be a way to more easily invert the axis in the future.
- If you pair the Joycons while Steam Client is already open, the first Joycon paired will only show the IMU controller, and not both Axis & Button controller, the 2nd paired Joycon will show up correctly though. You have to pair and activate (Joycond 2nd pair step) the Joycons before you open Steam Client for each Joycon to show up fully with the Axis & Buttons and IMU controllers.
- As of Steam Client update 08/19/22, Steam Client hangs up if you start it after Joycons have been paired. This is due to Steam adding updates to the Joycon input.
