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.