Ubuntu 24.04LTS : Steam defaults to some sort of controller

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Hey

After many goings on and with the help of Discourse users I have managed to get Steam working.

My last hurdle appears to be the controls. I control my games with a keyboard and mouse. Steam, however, appears to default to what I can only imagine is some sort of Playstation type steam device. It asks me to push the B button to save. I have no idea what that is (and I did goole a fair bit).

Ubuntu Version:
24.04LTS Kernel 6.14

Desktop Environment (if applicable):
GNome

Steam defaults to controller buttons
Keychron wireless keyboard, wired mouse. No controllers

What I’ve Tried:
Looked around the steam menus for some form of toggle, found nothing

Please help !

Thanks, Pete

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Some hardware specs may help others to help you!

inxi -b

Is there any Apple products involved? We simply need more information. :slight_smile:

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Is that happening for all games? Are you using Steam in in big picture mode? That’s made to be used with a controller. Otherwise it could be a game that requires a controller.

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I’ve currently only one game installed, Fallout 76.

I don’t want to commit fully to 'Nux at this point, because so far all it’s done is give me grief.

And if i can’t get FO76 to work it’s simply not worth the hassle.

And I see no point in posting full machine specs and config files either. Maybe it would be wiser to ask this question on the Steam support forum though. I don’t think it’s a Linux issue. Why would it ask for a controller if there is none ?

Pete

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Aside from being in big picture mode I’ve never had steam default to a game controller when I wasn’t using one.

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:+1: They still want hardware specs.

This makes it hard for me to support, but good luck! :wink:

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Small update :

I got hold of a PS3 gamepad.
The game (Fallout76) appears fully functional with it, however I’m not a gamepad sort of person.

I have determined though that the keyboard is completely absent in this case. Steam simply does not recognize any keyboard.

I wonder if it has anything to do with my Keychron keybard which uses a dedicated wireless interface. Will try an old wired keyboard next.

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Success !

Indeed, the ‘Link’ as Keychron calls it (the dedicated keyboard dongle) is identified by Steam as a gamepad. Conversely, the keyboard is nowhere to be found and Steam defaults to a controller.

Unplugging the dongle and connecting the keyboard by USB cable solves the issue. I have not tried connecting by cable but leaving the dongle in place.

Incidentally, asking the question on the steam support forum only yields the ‘Linux is not supported’ answer by a random user.

Pete

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