Linux Gaming @lemmy.world fluckx @lemmy.world 2mo ago

Xbox controller over dongle

Hello fellow Linux gamers!

I've recently switched to nobara for gaming. I've had no real issues so far and it's all running smoothly! Queue my Xbox controller.

A year or two ago I bought an Xbox wireless control ( 2020 version according to the order ). Now I wanted to use the controller, but it is not being detected. The light keeps blinking. On nobara itself it looks like it mounted the dongle as a USB Stick.

That would explain why the controller isn't connecting.

How would I best go at tackling this? Any tips? I've already ran the following command:

nobara-controller-config

This installed some drivers and required a reboot ( which I did ).

Thanks in advance for any guidance or tips!

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install xone

https://github.com/medusalix/xone
- It seems it was part of the solution!
  
  When I tried to install it using install.sh I got the message that it was already installed.
  
  I had a look at dmesg and found the following entries:
  
  [ 1634.510594] xone-dongle 3-2:1.0: Direct firmware load for xow_dongle.bin failed with error -2 [ 1634.510601] xone-dongle 3-2:1.0: xone_mt76_load_firmware: firmware not found [ 1634.510604] xone-dongle 3-2:1.0: xone_dongle_init: load firmware failed: -2 [ 1634.511456] xone-dongle: probe of 3-2:1.0 failed with error -2
  
  Inside the repository I cloned I found an install/ directory with a firmware.sh file in there. I ran that as root and it installed the driver.
  
  I plugged in the dongle again and it worked immediately!
  
  ( I looked at what the script did first though ).
  
  Thanks for the help!
- I will try that later today!

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