Keyboard and Mouse

[Aphexamine]

Does anyone have any idea on how to set the controller layout to keyboard and mouse?

To clarify, I do not want to set the steamdeck controls to a keyboard and mouse setting. I have a keyboard and mouse, like physical ones. They work with the deck however do not work in games at all.

Ive googled this one to death and have had zero luck yet I know that many have managed to be able to use their deck with a keyboard and mouse.

[drsxzgsa]

I’ve not used any settings at all. I just plugged the wireless dongle in and they worked straight away. I used a wired kb+m before that and they worked the same way. But I use Valve’s dock. Are you using a dock?

[Aphexamine]

Originally posted by drsxzgsa:

I’ve not used any settings at all. I just plugged the wireless dongle in and they worked straight away. I used a wired kb+m before that and they worked the same way. But I use Valve’s dock. Are you using a dock?

Not using a dock but not sure if that would be a factor or not.
Its a bluetooth kb + mouse. They work but I cannot get them to work for games. Ive tried changing the controller layout but theres no options for keyboard and mouse, just different variations of controllers.

[Mahjik]

I've read about different methods across the interweb that have worked for different people and different scenarios. I've never had a need to do this, so just trying help. Here's two to try:

1. Remove ALL assignments in the Controller layout. Supposedly, if nothing is defined, the game won't see the Deck Controller.

2. https://github.com/scawp/Steam-Deck.Auto-Disable-Steam-Controller

[crisius]

disable steam input in the properties of the game

[crisius]

Originally posted by crisius:

disable steam input in the properties of the game

this only works in desktop mode of course

[Aphexamine]

Originally posted by Mahjik:

I've read about different methods across the interweb that have worked for different people and different scenarios. I've never had a need to do this, so just trying help. Here's two to try:

1. Remove ALL assignments in the Controller layout. Supposedly, if nothing is defined, the game won't see the Deck Controller.

2. https://github.com/scawp/Steam-Deck.Auto-Disable-Steam-Controller

Thanks for the tips rly appreciate it :). I will have to play around with this and see if it works. Still crazy that have to basically hack the deck in order to use mouse and keys lol....

[Aphexamine]

Originally posted by crisius:

Originally posted by crisius:

disable steam input in the properties of the game

this only works in desktop mode of course

Ive played around in desktop mode, can disable all the other inputs like xbox controller etc but cant seem to disable the steamdeck.

I have to say that I love the deck but jebus there has been so much stuff around to get certain things to work. linux life.

[Umino]

Originally posted by Aphexamine:

I have to say that I love the deck but jebus there has been so much stuff around to get certain things to work. linux life.

Not sure if that's necessarily a linux issue because I too use a bluetooth keyboard, mouse and even a bluetooth trackball with the deck and never had an issue with any of it not working in games, even though the KB & mouse is the most generic, cheap crap you can find on ebay.


I originally bought the cheap kb & mouse for when I need to do "linuxy-tinkery" stuff in desktop mode - but didn't have to do much of that so far.
The trackball is nice for playing RTS games on the couch with the deck docked to the TV tho.