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Switch Pro Controller - Bluetooth constantly disconnecting
Your system information
- Steam client version: 1701289036
- SteamOS version: 3.5.7
- Opted into Steam client beta? No
- Opted into SteamOS beta? No
- Have you checked for updates in Settings > System? Yes
- Steam ID: 76561197976022816 Did a Steam report in system settings on the Deck.
Don't know if these logs are useful but I will leave them here as well: controller.txt controller_ui.txt controller.previous.txt
Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:
Pro controller keeps disconnecting every few seconds while gaming or in the Steam menu. Tested with the rumble feature turned on and off but the same issue occurs. Doesn't appear do be related to the distance between the Steam Deck and the controller.
Searched online for this similar issue and it seems to be a common problem.
I managed to find this patch that I think it was included in kernel version 6.4 that may or may not fix the problem: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/hid/hid.git/commit/?h=for-6.4/nintendo&id=d750d1480362781e208b3cc64640c0be127afcc9
Is this patch included in the latest SteamOS version 3.5.7 with the kernel version 6.1.52?
Steps for reproducing this issue:
- Pair the controller in Bluetooth settings;
- Wait a few seconds. Can be 5, 10, 30 seconds;
- Pro controller disconnects.
Thank you!!
I'm surprised this report has been ignored by the Valve devs here, now that there's finally a fairly clear fix in 6.4. Can that patch be backported to our older kernel version? Seems the wait for kernel 6.5 or beyond is going to be a while for SteamOS, but that Pro Controller fix would be extremely nice now rather than later.
