Lawnman23
@Lawnman23@lemmy.world
- Comment on Latest Steam Deck update will warn you if an Xbox controller needs upgrading 2 weeks ago:
It’s been a few months since I worked on it but IIRC Windows VM saw it as a controller, which made it that much more confusing as to why the app wouldn’t recognize it.
I was using QEMU/KVM on my Fedora box for the VM. It’s possible it would work using a different client such as VirtualBox or the likes. I had spent enough time on it by that point so I just went the Win10 on spare laptop route to get it done as I was sick of screwing around with it.
The irony is I spent almost 20 years in IT supporting Windows and solving all kinds of unique issues that arose from unconventional business needs. Glad to be out of the MS world now.
- Comment on Latest Steam Deck update will warn you if an Xbox controller needs upgrading 2 weeks ago:
Do you have a spare machine at all? Windows install is easy, you don’t need a key for activation or anything. Just pull down the official iso from Microsoft and install Win10 Pro. Let’s you setup a local account when you select domain join machine.
Again, it’s a pain in the ass that you have to do it all but it gets the job done.
The linchpin of needing Windows is because Microsoft only lets you update the firmware on the controller two ways, either via a Xbox console itself or via the Xbox Accessories app via a Windows machine. There is no standalone client or web version to do it. It’s a longstanding “problem” for Linux or MacOS users who just want to use the damn controller via its BT connection.
- Comment on Latest Steam Deck update will warn you if an Xbox controller needs upgrading 2 weeks ago:
I tried passing the controller through to a VM, no dice. Windows would detect the controller, but the Xbox Accessories app itself that handles the updates could never detect it. After tinkering for a while on it, I just went the Win10 on spare machine route. Fast enough and worked fine.
- Comment on Latest Steam Deck update will warn you if an Xbox controller needs upgrading 2 weeks ago:
Have a spare computer?
Just throw Win10 on it to update the controller. It’s what I did recently for two new controllers.
PITA? Yes, but ehh.
- Comment on KDE's 29th anniversary is here and they need your funding 2 months ago:
My first into to KDE was with Red Hat 9 back in 2003. KDE 3 and kernel 2.4 IIRC.
Been using Linux ever since.
- Comment on Many developers leave GZDoom due to leader conflicts and fork it into UZDoom 2 months ago:
I love GZD…hoping that a transition to UZD is successful and healthy for all the devs involved.
- Comment on 'This works better than expected': Doom on a charging station looks surprisingly playable but may have the most awkward controls ever 4 months ago:
Doom…on a charging station…may have the most awkward controls ever…
- Comment on Steam Deck sales still going strong over three years later 7 months ago:
I bought a OLED deck just a few months ago, love it. It’s a powerhouse for what it is and I have a massive backlog that runs perfect on it so its lack of newness doesn’t concern me at all.
- Comment on Steam Beta improves download speed of Steam Client updates on Linux / Steam Deck and other fixes 9 months ago:
- Comment on Dwarf Fortress has some exciting plans for the future 10 months ago:
I have yet to try this game but am interested in it.
Any suggestions/tips for a first timer?
