Xbox One Power A showing as Generic Gamepad Controller

[NoobarDanu]

Your system information

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• Steam client version (build number or date): Feb 5 2021. at 02:23:56
• Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Mint Debian Edition 4 (debbie)
• Opted into Steam client beta?: [Yes/No] No
• Have you checked for system updates?: [Yes/No] Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

Purchased a new Xbox one PowerA Wired Controller from the store. Tried to use it and Steam wouldn't detect it, so manually installed drivers from https://github.com/paroj/xpad following instructions there. Xbox One PowerA controller is now recognized in steam but as "Generic Gamepad: Generic Gamepad" and not as an Xbox One controller. Xbox Configuration Support and Guide Button Focuses Steam boxes in General Controller Settings are both checked.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Plug in controller
2. Install Drivers
3. Click Steam > Settings > Controller > General Controller Settings

[kisak-valve]

Hello @NoobarDanu, per "Added support for the PowerA Xbox One Series X Wired Controller" in the 2021-02-11 Steam client beta update, please opt into Steam's beta client and retest this issue.

[NoobarDanu]

@kisak-valve Opted in to the steam beta, currently build Feb 12, 20201 at 00:19:49 and it's still showing as Generic Gamepad: Generic Gamepad. Tested in both Steam > Settings > Controller > General Controller Settings and via Big Picture Mode > Settings > Controller Settings.

[kisak-valve]

Thanks for retesting, and to double check, was that with or without xpad?

[NoobarDanu]

@kisak-valve That was with xpad.

[kisak-valve]

I think we should expect controller input coming from xpad to continue looking like a generic controller because the Steam client doesn't get to see what's being fed into it. Please retest without it.

Also, I suspect you might need to look up what the usb id the controller has and adjust your 60-steam-input.rules to have a line like https://github.com/ValveSoftware/steam-devices/blob/master/60-steam-input.rules#L43-L44, but with your controller's usb id. Blind guess that it would look something like KERNEL=="hidraw*", ATTRS{idVendor}=="24c6", ATTRS{idProduct}=="543a", MODE="0660", TAG+="uaccess" based on https://usb-ids.gowdy.us/read/UD/24c6/543a.

[NoobarDanu]

@kisak-valve I tested without xpad and it still shows up as generic gamepad. I also found another driver called xboxdrv in my distro's repository and tested with it but it also shows as generic gamepad.

I was able to find the USB ID for the controller Bus 001 Device 009: ID 20d6:200a but I don't seem to have this 60-steam-input.rules file you mention and have no idea what I'm doing from here.

[kisak-valve]

Since Steam saw the controller without xpad, that makes it sound like that wasn't the issue. 60-steam-input.rules should be provided by either the Valve-provided Steam package or from steam-devices in the Debian repositories and found in /lib/udev/rules.d/.

The usb id you found would make the udev line to test look like KERNEL=="hidraw*", ATTRS{idVendor}=="20d6", ATTRS{idProduct}=="200a", MODE="0660", TAG+="uaccess".

[NoobarDanu]

@kisak-valve Ok, I rebooted my computer and re-tested without xpad and steam did NOT detect my controller at all. Also the light on the guide button (which is on with xpad) was not on without xpad.

I added the usb id to 60-steam-input.rules and tested both with and without xpad after another reboot and adding the usb id makes no change. With the usb id and without xpad steam doesn't see the controller at all. With the usb id and with xpad it shows as a generic gamepad.

[NoobarDanu]

@kisak-valve So out frustration for this still not working correctly I wiped my hard drive and switched to Pop OS by system76 (ubuntu based) I'm getting the same issue. The Xbox1 PowerA controller is not being recognized properly by steam. Is there any word on a possible fix for this?

[kisak-valve]

Personally, I'm out of quick fix ideas to try. We'll need to hear from a Steam Input dev or someone with more insight to make progress.

[NoobarDanu]

@kisak-valve Ok, how do I get a hold of one of them? I've tried steam support via the steam app and they just tell me to come here.

[NoobarDanu]

It's been a month now and still no fix or response. Hello? Is anyone there?

[NoobarDanu]

Still here, still waiting, still an issue. Excellent customer service btw.

[mhalano]

@NoobarDanu Deal with Valve can be frustrating sometimes. I have an open issue about Xbox Series X controller being identified as generic Xbox One controller. Maybe there are no people around using an Xbox Series X controller.

[rujiel]

I'm seeing the same behavior, on steam (Dec. 1st 2022 build). I could make a new ticket but it sounds like the same issue on Linux Mint

The problem is my PowerA Pro Wireless controller for Switch. Steam recognizes it as a generic controller but doesn't receive inputs from it when I test. The jstest-gtk program and an emulator (Yuzu) also don't recognize it. I've tried both types of USB ports.

It shows under lsusb as "BDA NSW Enhanced Wireless Controller Rechargeable". device / pid is 20d6:0002