Xbox One Controller Wireless usb adapter Driver XONE support

[Cyba]

Hi,
https://github.com/medusalix/xone Is the driver to have support for "old" Xbox one controllers (and new ones) via the wireless adapter. I been using it for a while and it works beautifully and I actually prefer it since it doesn't need pairing.

The probIem:
Cannot install it in the SteamDeck since it needs the kernel headers and I don't know where to look for:
1 Kernel Headers ?
2 Include XONE in SteamOS?
3 Emotional Support

Someone in reddit said to me that I only need to ask nicely to have this so...

Can I have XONE driver in SteamOS 3.0 Pleeaaaase?

update: there's this script to install XONE easily. Since it modifies the core system ... here could be dragons .. read carefully and mind that you'll have to do it after every update

[Calcalaida]

引用自 CrazyCoder：

sudo steamos-readonly disable && sudo pacman-key --init && sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux && sudo pacman -Syu curl wget git base-devel gcc cabextract linux-neptune-headers

^ the command above installs the kernel headers and the necessary tools to build and install the drivers by following the guide at https://github.com/medusalix/xone. I just tried it on the current SteamOS beta on my Steam Deck and was able to pair MICROSOFT XBOX ELITE CONTROLLER 2 with the wireless dongle plugged into the USB hub connected to the Deck.

I recommend installing without "--release" option so that you can see debug logs in "journalctl -f" output. Plug in the dongle, press the button once, you should see in the logs that it's in pairing mode: "xone-dongle 1-1.1.4:1.0: xone_dongle_toggle_pairing: enabled=1", then turn on the controller and press the pair button on it. Took me a couple of attempts until it finally paired and started to work.

Hi, I installed the linux-neptune-headers package but it still does not work. It asks me to install the linux-headers-5.13.0-valve15-1-neptune-02197-gf6ec7ad3762a package. Any idea?

[CrazyCoder]

Try installing "linux-headers" instead, I'm using a beta SteamOS, so the package is different.

[Nav]

引用自 CrazyCoder：

sudo steamos-readonly disable && sudo pacman-key --init && sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux && sudo pacman -Syu curl wget git base-devel gcc cabextract linux-neptune-headers

^ the command above installs the kernel headers and the necessary tools to build and install the drivers by following the guide at https://github.com/medusalix/xone. I just tried it on the current SteamOS beta on my Steam Deck and was able to pair MICROSOFT XBOX ELITE CONTROLLER 2 with the wireless dongle plugged into the USB hub connected to the Deck.

I recommend installing without "--release" option so that you can see debug logs in "journalctl -f" output. Plug in the dongle, press the button once, you should see in the logs that it's in pairing mode: "xone-dongle 1-1.1.4:1.0: xone_dongle_toggle_pairing: enabled=1", then turn on the controller and press the pair button on it. Took me a couple of attempts until it finally paired and started to work.

Thanks a bunch man, got the wireless dongle working now and connected 4 controllers to it, was perfect— so much less latency compared to Bluetooth and didn't have to buy an extra controller.

[Calcalaida]

引用自 CrazyCoder：

Try installing "linux-headers" instead, I'm using a beta SteamOS, so the package is different.

My bad, I forgot I previously modified the install.sh as I could not find neptune headers. I also needed to install the pahole package. After that, everything is working as expected. Thanks a lot!

[Clone303]

just use bluetooth, it dont needed usb adapter on less you more players on same screen i guess

[Yistaan]

引用自 Clone303：

just use bluetooth, it dont needed usb adapter on less you more players on same screen i guess

The adapter is needed if you want to use virtualhere for controller companion and the xbox chatpad keyboard while on Steam Link.

[j0hnnyclaymore]

引用自 Clone303：

just use bluetooth, it dont needed usb adapter on less you more players on same screen i guess

The old xbox one controllers dont have bluetooth .....

[Auyx]

The 8Bitdo Ultimate wired Xbox controller does not work on Steam OS. This driver is known to fix this but requires much under the hood tinkering to fix. If this was implemented at a system level it would make a great modern wired controller work out of the box.

[Nav]

引用自 CrazyCoder：

引用自 flusher998：

and this maintained to work after rebooting into gaming mode and back? if yes, do you think it will keep working after an update?

Yes, works in all modes and after reboot. As for the update, it should survive it as well. Even if the kernel is updated, DKMS drivers are linked to the new kernel automatically. I can't confirm it till the next updates are released, but will post here if anything breaks. In any case, re-installing the driver is a matter of minutes, if needed.

Looks like it got wiped out from the Beta update yesterday— I tried rerunning the initial command to grab the headers and it failed due to a commit transaction (conflicting files). The install script for xone doesn't run as it thinks the driver is already installed, but it doesn't recognize the command xone-get-firmware.sh. Any ideas?

[CrazyCoder]

引用自 Nav：

Looks like it got wiped out from the Beta update yesterday— I tried rerunning the initial command to grab the headers and it failed due to a commit transaction (conflicting files). The install script for xone doesn't run as it thinks the driver is already installed, but it doesn't recognize the command xone-get-firmware.sh. Any ideas?

I did not get any conflict messages. You can try overwriting the files by adding `--overwrite "*"` option to "pacman" command.

I ran "sudo ./uninstall.sh" and it said driver is not installed, then I ran "sudo ./install.sh" again, then "sudo xone-get-firmware.sh", unplugged and plugged the dongle back and it works again.

[Kapitan]

Would absolutely love to have this be implemented into the steam os software for the deck. This is my one worry for the steam deck... when playing couch coop games in docked mode I'd like to have the stable connection of the xbox wireless dongle and xbox controllers instead of needing to rely on bluetooth which isn't as stable of a connection.

Please add this to the software :)

[Glog]

Yes PLEASE Valve. Now the Deck Dock is out, this would be so helpful to have.

[j0hnnyclaymore]

引用自 CrazyCoder：

sudo steamos-readonly disable && sudo pacman-key --init && sudo pacman-key --populate archlinux && sudo pacman -Syu curl wget git base-devel gcc cabextract linux-neptune-headers

^ the command above installs the kernel headers and the necessary tools to build and install the drivers by following the guide at https://github.com/medusalix/xone. I just tried it on the current SteamOS beta on my Steam Deck and was able to pair MICROSOFT XBOX ELITE CONTROLLER 2 with the wireless dongle plugged into the USB hub connected to the Deck.

I recommend installing without "--release" option so that you can see debug logs in "journalctl -f" output. Plug in the dongle, press the button once, you should see in the logs that it's in pairing mode: "xone-dongle 1-1.1.4:1.0: xone_dongle_toggle_pairing: enabled=1", then turn on the controller and press the pair button on it. Took me a couple of attempts until it finally paired and started to work.

Does this still work ? This one just step by step? https://github.com/medusalix/xone.

[[SG]Murt_E]

+1 vote for Valve please add support for the dongle to the Steam Deck OS

[Mechabit]

Please add this feature, Gabe