Steam game doesn't recognize joystick/gamepad

[jackunity69]

Description

I already check the joysticks and gamepads after configuring the instance in the GUI, steam does recognize my gamepad but the game is not. Do you know how to solve this? Thank you.

[common]
executable_name = "/usr/bin/steam"
share_local_time = false
filter_disk_sync = false
dbus_name = ""

[x11]

[wayland]

[network]

[pulse_audio]

[home_share]
home_paths = [
    "/home/user/.local/share/Steam/steamapps",
]

[direct_rendering]
enable_aco = false

[systray]

[joystick]

[root_share]
paths = []
read_only_paths = [
    "/sys/devices/system/cpu",
]

[pipewire]

[igo95862]

Hello @jackunity69

I would recommend spawning a terminal inside the sandbox. For example using alacritty: bubblejail run steam alacritty

Using terminal you can use the jstest to see if any controllers are detected. (or any other equivalent programm that tests controllers)

The current controller algorithm is very error prone and should be reworked using udev. See #16

[jackunity69]

I tried jstest inside the sandbox it does recognize the gamepad, however the game still not. Maybe I'll try not to share home directory and download the game inside the sandbox. Thank you for the update though!

[igo95862]

Maybe I'll try not to share home directory and download the game inside the sandbox.

I doubt that it will change anything.

The biggest issue will be if the game uses udev to enumerate controllers. In that case only passing entire udev socket would work.

[igo95862]

By the way does the Steam itself recognize the gamepad? I think if you go to options there should be gamepad options.

Also try disabling the Steam Input.

[jackunity69]

Yeah I've done that, still no works with the game. Steam does recognize the gamepad.

[odomingao]

I have this issue as well. Works fine with sandboxed native emulators, however no WINE game will recognize the controller.

[igo95862]

Probably something changed about how wine detects controllers. This needs to be investigated.

Hmm... Do an old Proton versions detect controllers? They definitely worked for me back when I started bubblejail in 2019.

[odomingao]

I couldn't find any game that would run with older Proton (6 and below) - if anyone knows of a game that is known to work, I'll test and report back.

Steam itself now also doesn't detect my controller anymore, though it used to.

[odomingao]

Maybe I'll try not to share home directory and download the game inside the sandbox.

I doubt that it will change anything.

The biggest issue will be if the game uses udev to enumerate controllers. In that case only passing entire udev socket would work.

@igo95862 , how can I do this?

I do get the error 0088:err:hid:udev_bus_init UDEV monitor creation failed in the wine shell

edit: passing /dev/uinput doesn't work

[igo95862]

It looks like if /.flatpak-info file is presented it will disable udev: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/wine/blob/f80ddae9e217f2bad68455891371fa0f524451e7/dlls/winebus.sys/bus_udev.c#L2103

[odomingao]

It looks like if /.flatpak-info file is presented it will disable udev: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/wine/blob/f80ddae9e217f2bad68455891371fa0f524451e7/dlls/winebus.sys/bus_udev.c#L2103

hmm, I tried to create the file (/.flatpak-info) and pass it to the sandbox. Didn't seem to work, as I still get the same warning in the wine shell

[igo95862]

So creating the empty /.flatpak-info will actually cause games to fail to launch:

pressure-vessel-wrap[2648]: W: Running under Flatpak, unknown version
pressure-vessel-wrap[2648]: E: pressure-vessel (SteamLinuxRuntime) cannot be run in Flatpak 1.10.x or older. For Proton 5.13+, unofficial community builds that do not use pressure-vessel are available.

I tested several games both native and in proton experimental and the controller worked in all of them.

Not sure if it my controller or my selection of games but I didn't encounter any issues.

[igo95862]

Octopath Traveler did not want to use controller at first but as soon as I disabled the Steam Input it worked.

[odomingao]

Yep, it seems to work now on Steam (tested with DSR, Proton Experimental). They must have fixed it.

[jackunity69]

It's still doesn't work on my game(it's a fighting game UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes), maybe the game engine is old(dx9 game) or wayland/hyprland issue idk. I also changed my pc configuration to have dual gpu for vm gpu passthrough.

[odomingao]

@jackunity69 make sure to test with Proton Experimental. 9 wasn't working for me, but experimental did;

[jackunity69]

@odomingao yeah already did that but still though, I just run the game on vm now. though I still using bubblejail on kb/mouse game. I'll try other game in future to test out if it's the game problem or wayland/hyprland issue. Thank you guys.