Can't play with two controllers

kelna commented 3 months ago

Version of xpadneo: 0.9.6-1

Controller Model

[x] Xbox One S controller
[ ] Xbox Elite 2 controller
[x] Xbox Series X|S controller
[ ] Other:

Connection mode

[x] Bluetooth connection
[ ] USB cable (not yet supported)
[ ] Xbox Dongle connection (not yet supported)

Installed Software

[ ] Anti-Micro (may affect button mappings)
[ ] OpenRGB (may mess up mappings and rumble stability)
[ ] Steam Input (enabled by default via Steam Desktop client)
[ ] Steam Link (usually via Raspberry Pi or other micro computers)
[ ] devices with QMK firmware (may affect udev rules, similar to OpenRGB)
[ ] netstick (shares input devices via network similar to Steam Link)
[ ] xboxdrv (user-space gamepad driver)
[x] xone (kernel-space gamepad driver using the Xbox dongle or USB)
[ ] xow (alternative driver using the Xbox dongle)

Protocol Information

Please help us identify at which layer the problem can be found if you want to report mapping errors or if the controller fails to be detected:

[x] Steam Proton games are having issues
[ ] Steam Linux-native games are having issues
- [ ] I don't use Steam or did not try
[ ] games running through Lutris, wine and/or Bottles are having issues
- [ ] I don't use Lutris, Bottles, wine or did not try
[ ] Linux-native games are having issues
- [ ] I don't use native games or did not try
[ ] Other software is having issues (describe software and issues below)
[ ] Running evtest is showing issues (describe the issues below)
- Keep in mind that BTN_NORTH and BTN_WEST are intentionally swapped
[ ] Running jstest is showing issues (describe the issues below)
- [ ] I don't have this tool or don't know how to use it
[ ] Running gamepad-tool is showing issues (post console output below)
- [ ] I don't have this tool

Please describe how it is failing below in the next sections.

Severity / Impact

[x] I've read the docs and the bug reporting instructions
[x] I've applied the latest firmware update to the controller
[ ] I've tried disabling or running without above mentioned software
[ ] It does not work at all
[ ] It used to work in a previous version
[ ] It mostly works but sometimes it doesn't
[ ] I found a work-around
[ ] I probably didn't figure it all out but it's too early to give up
[ ] I don't know how to ...
[ ] It's too complicated
[ ] Fantastic work but ...
[ ] I can code and I want to help

Describe the Bug

I want to play split screen co-op with two controllers. It doesn't work. Both controllers work individually but not at the same time.

Steps to Reproduce

Expected Behavior

It should work. I used to play coop on Linux with these two controllers with an Xbox dongle and xone. Then it stopped working for some reason. Now I want to try xpadneo.

Screenshots / GIFs / Videos

System Information

# uname -a
Linux x 6.9.10-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu, 18 Jul 2024 18:06:13 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

# xxd -c20 -g1 /sys/module/hid_xpadneo/drivers/hid:xpadneo/0005:045E:*/report_descriptor | tee >(cksum)
zsh: no matches found: /sys/module/hid_xpadneo/drivers/hid:xpadneo/0005:045E:*/report_descriptor
4294967295 0

Controller and Bluetooth Information

Additional Context

kakra commented 3 months ago

If it stopped working, the problem is at another layer, and xpadneo can do nothing about it. I'll try a game that supports multiple controllers to see if it still works for me.

Which game did you try?

kelna commented 3 months ago

Unravel Two on Steam

kelna commented 3 months ago

Oh, now it works. I don't know what solved the issue, but I uninstalled and reinstalled both xone and xpadneo several times. Xone doesn't work at all, but xpadneo does and now I can play multiplayer. Thanks and sorry for the issue.

kakra commented 3 months ago

Then this is probably an issue with bluez keeping devices around that have been disconnected. If you pair the first controller, disconnect it, it will stay as a visible device in the system. If you then connect a USB controller, it will become second. Then pair another wireless controller and it will become the third controller and stay at that position: You game may not recognize it even if you disconnected the USB controller. A reboot usually resolves this, and restarting bluez should also resolve that.

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