Steam controller: No mouse cursor support on Wayland

[TRPB]

Your system information

• Steam client version (build number or date): October 2019
• Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Arch
• Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
• Have you checked for system updates?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

When using Xorg, the steam controller functions as a mouse using the touchpad. Under Wayland (at least on KDE), the buttons work fine but mouse cursor emulation is broken.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. Log in to a wayland session
2. Launch Steam
3. Try to use the controller to move the cursor

[kisak-valve]

Hello @TRPB, this issue was previously evaluated at #4738 (comment).

[IDeathByte]

Approve this, but with one clarification
Mouse emulation works but cursor is invisible
As in the system there are 2 mice, but pointer movements are drawn only for the main device
Very old problem (more than 1 year)
Tested on wayland session KDE Plasma 5.12-5.17
Steam client stable and beta

#4738

[FreeFull]

While Steam is running, the mouse emulation only works for X11 windows running through Xwayland (with the invisible cursor). While Steam isn't running, (and the controller is using Linux's built-in driver), it works as expected.

[TRPB]

interesting, that doesn't work for me. With steam closed the cursor doesn't move at all.

[FreeFull]

You can also try https://github.com/kozec/sc-controller , it has worked well for me together with the sway wayland compositor. But, it shouldn't be necessary, the controller has automatically worked for me without it too.

[TRPB]

Than you. Yes, sc-controller works great under wayland.

[ruineka]

This holds true today as well but its more than just the steam controller its any device using steam input to move the mouse. It's an issue on the OneXPlayer and Aya Neo.

[goarvic]

Any news? This bug has been present since 2019 and there is still no solution?

[IDeathByte]

Any news? This bug has been present since 2019 and there is still no solution?

I didn't check, but as i know, we are still here.
I use gamescope as workaround now, and it solve most problems

[Crono141]

This issue was closed erroneously. Steam deck works fine, yeah, but that's because everything runs through gamescope. For other linux distos this issue is still present. The gamescope workaround is just that, a workaround, not a solution.

[FF-AntiK]

I switched to KDE Plasma (wayland session) recently and have the exact same problem. Using gamescope might be an ingame workaround but gamescope won't get you anywhere trying to control the (KDE) desktop with the steamcontroller while steam is open.

[gnufred]

This is absolutely still a problem. Have the exact same issue on KDE Plasma. Mouse emulation work but the cursor is not moving. Makes issue needs to be reopened.

[UniqueUsername5]

This bug is still very much alive for me.
The issue is set to closed.
Does anyone have a solution I have missed?

[FF-AntiK]

Nope, still not solved for me either

[eVen-gits]

Just connected my steam controller. Manjaro KDE Plasma, unstable channel, wayland. The issue is still alive.

[KingKrouch]

Can confirm that this is still an issue in KDE Wayland at least.

[FormBurden]

Still an issue today.

[Patola]

I am also interested in getting this fixed. After years of resisting I finally switched to wayland with KDE 6. I've also been using sc-controller (I have almost 300 configurations for it) but Steam Input improved a lot and I was starting to use it. Does that happen because of privilege separation in Wayland? Any good way to fix that?