PS5 controller use with Steamdeck
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Hello all - new Steamdeck owner here. I also own a PS5 and had been wanting to stream to my deck.
I learned about Chiaki4deck and did the install this weekend and was up and running playing games within a few minutes. However, I am still having a few issues getting the Touchpad on my PS5 controller to work right.
The controller works fine with that one exception.
I have a few games that really utilize the pad - is there something that can be done on the Deck side help with compatibility?
Edit: just resolved the issue thanks to @PlasticExistence@lemmy.world: the firmware on the controller I was trying to use had not been updated. Once I did the issue resolved itself.
Thanks all for the suggestions and help
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I've never been able to get my PS5 controller working properly on my main PC, which is an Arch system. So, when I got my Steam Deck I just went with an Xbox controller. It's not a solution to your specific issue, but I haven't had any issues with this setup.
I’m running DualSense on Arch without issues. It even uses the touch pad for mouse movements when not in-game (Steam).
Make sure to check the docs if you aren’t using Gnome: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Gamepad.
My only complaint is the atrocious battery life, but that’s not a Linux issue.
I'm on Plasma, my issue has always been getting the Bluetooth to function properly. bluez-util just won't sync with it consistently.
Had the same issue on newer versions of bluez-utils. Downgrading it to 5.6x fixed my issues.
Thanks, gonna check it out.