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Every button is a ? in game

Open johnnysoulja opened this issue 6 months ago • 16 comments

Your system information

  • Steam client version: 1748301070
  • SteamOS version: 3.8 (Build 20250527.1000)
  • Opted into Steam client beta? yes
  • Opted into SteamOS beta: yes
  • Have you checked for updates in Settings > System? yes

When I play the game, all the in-game control prompts show up as a question mark instead of the assigned button. For example, it will tell me “Press “?” to web swing” instead of “press RT it also does this on the last if us part 2 and ghost of Tsushima

Steps for reproducing this issue:

  1. start any game with steam input Api

johnnysoulja avatar May 31 '25 07:05 johnnysoulja

Most likely a duplicate of https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/issues/7735#issuecomment-2919357178.

kisak-valve avatar May 31 '25 13:05 kisak-valve

Same here on my legion go.. all games are fine except Spiderman and ghost of tsushima

zappa1066 avatar Jun 03 '25 19:06 zappa1066

Same problem with Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

flowerdealer avatar Jun 03 '25 23:06 flowerdealer

Still no fix... I saw something like this happened a year or two ago and the said it was cause of steam input regeneration or something like that.. I wish they will fix soon..

zappa1066 avatar Jun 07 '25 04:06 zappa1066

I finally succeed to fix it by going to desktop mode, and execute the following command in Konsole:

sudo inputplumber device 0 targets set xbox-elite

This replace the steam deck input by Xbox input and the proper buttons appears ingame!

Tacausse avatar Jun 18 '25 11:06 Tacausse

Same issue on the rog ally x. Running version 3.8 20250614.1000

p4v3 avatar Jun 19 '25 09:06 p4v3

this should be fixed on the newest steam deck beta client: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/529849950216913143?l=english

matte-schwartz avatar Jun 20 '25 01:06 matte-schwartz

this should be fixed on the newest steam deck beta client: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1675200/view/529849950216913143?l=english

This is not fully fixed. The cross circles are gone in Shadow of the TombRaider, but button prompts now don't appear at all for many of the buttons and commands.

flowerdealer avatar Jun 20 '25 02:06 flowerdealer

The X prompt shows in some places now, but not the other buttons (again, in SOTTR).

flowerdealer avatar Jun 20 '25 02:06 flowerdealer

So the ? prompt has been replaced to no button at all in many sections of the UI and game.

flowerdealer avatar Jun 20 '25 02:06 flowerdealer

I finally succeed to fix it by going to desktop mode, and execute the following command in Konsole:

sudo inputplumber device 0 targets set xbox-elite

This replace the steam deck input by Xbox input and the proper buttons appears ingame!

This solve my issue on Horizon forbidden west and Shadow of the Tomb Raider (both games where I had the issue) Hopefully it will come to the main steamOS channel asap. Thank you

moust4ki avatar Jun 21 '25 13:06 moust4ki

I finally succeed to fix it by going to desktop mode, and execute the following command in Konsole: sudo inputplumber device 0 targets set xbox-elite This replace the steam deck input by Xbox input and the proper buttons appears ingame!

This solve my issue on Horizon forbidden west and Shadow of the Tomb Raider (both games where I had the issue) Hopefully it will come to the main steamOS channel asap. Thank you

Check tomb raider again, all the button prompts are now completely missing from the UI.

flowerdealer avatar Jun 21 '25 15:06 flowerdealer

I see them. Previously I was seeing a forbidden mark instead of the button. Now when I start the game I see « Xbox controller »instead of legion go image.

moust4ki avatar Jun 21 '25 15:06 moust4ki

I see them. Previously I was seeing a forbidden mark instead of the button. Now when I start the game I see « Xbox controller »instead of legion go image.

I mean in the pause screen. Ther should be button prompts for the tips and for open and close, and they are missing.

flowerdealer avatar Jun 21 '25 15:06 flowerdealer

Replying to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/issues/1947#issuecomment-2993629182

You need to retype the command Konsole each time you reboot the Légion Go S… unfortunately

Tacausse avatar Jun 21 '25 15:06 Tacausse

Replying to https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamOS/issues/1947#issuecomment-2993636677

I'm not speaking about the shitty workaround, I'm talking about the supposed fix for the Steam Client Beta that didn't fix things. Stop posting about the workaround, this thread is for a Steam Client bug, which supposedly was fixed but isn't.

flowerdealer avatar Jun 21 '25 16:06 flowerdealer

The update from today (June 21) does fix the problem fully. Tested with Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

flowerdealer avatar Jun 23 '25 00:06 flowerdealer

The update from today (June 21) does fix the problem fully. Tested with Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Hey.. tried that command and got all excited when it worked and then restarted and now it doesn't.. I updated to the 23rd but its not working.. how did you find the updat for the 21st.. I'm on the stable channel I think

zappa1066 avatar Jun 24 '25 03:06 zappa1066

The update from today (June 21) does fix the problem fully. Tested with Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

Hey.. tried that command and got all excited when it worked and then restarted and now it doesn't.. I updated to the 23rd but its not working.. how did you find the updat for the 21st.. I'm on the stable channel I think

Preview/ Beta channel.

flowerdealer avatar Jun 24 '25 04:06 flowerdealer

Thanks so much!! I changed the channel and wahoooooo finally the inputs are back on Spiderman..

zappa1066 avatar Jun 24 '25 05:06 zappa1066

The Issue still exists for Asus Rog Ally X. Tested in Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us 2.

Current OS Build: 20250623.1000 OS Update Channel: Main Steam Version: 1750726487 Steam Client Update Channel: Steam Deck Beta

p4v3 avatar Jun 25 '25 11:06 p4v3

Is there a way to change the target permanently ? After a reboot its again to default. And i cant find the deck-uhid file to change it there. On asus rog ally x thanks in advanced

ruffes107 avatar Jun 26 '25 19:06 ruffes107

The Issue still exists for Asus Rog Ally X. Tested in Ghost of Tsushima and The Last of Us 2.

Current OS Build: 20250623.1000 OS Update Channel: Main Steam Version: 1750726487 Steam Client Update Channel: Steam Deck Beta

OS update channel: Stable Steam client update channel: steam deck beta OS build 20250522.2 Version 3.7.8

Issuse fixed now on legion go..

zappa1066 avatar Jun 28 '25 15:06 zappa1066

Closing as fixed.

kisak-valve avatar Sep 12 '25 20:09 kisak-valve