How can I connect Steam Controller (model 1001) to PC (Win 10) with new Steam using original dongle?

[grocal]

As above. Many options are missing. AFAIR controller has a newest BLE firmware but I don't want to connect it via Bluetooth but via original Steam Controller dongle. How can I do it today with current Steam?

[Cerebrum123]

Go into Big Picture Mode, then settings then controller then pair a controller. Hitting guide+X button once that is started. That should work unless they broke something.

[2⊛2]

Thanks @ Cerebrum123, i didn´t know this too, but maybe i will need to know it sometimes.

[grocal]

Originally posted by Cerebrum123:

Go into Big Picture Mode, then settings then controller then pair a controller. Hitting guide+X button once that is started. That should work unless they broke something.

It does nothing unfortunately. Steam button flashes for around 30 seconds. Button "Start" beside "Pair a Steam Controller" changes to "Confirm Paired Devices" but nothing happens.

[Vepar]

Originally posted by Cerebrum123:

Go into Big Picture Mode, then settings then controller then pair a controller. Hitting guide+X button once that is started. That should work unless they broke something.

It's not guide+X, it's guide+A.

A switches to dongle mode, X pairs with a new wireless reciever (i guess if it's not the original that came with the controller), but won't actually switch to the dongle mode. You have to restart the controller with guide+A for it to actually switch to dongle mode if it's not in it even after pairing with X.

B is bluetooth mode, Y isbluetooth pairing.

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1796-5FC3-88B3-C85F

[Cerebrum123]

Originally posted by grocal:

Originally posted by Cerebrum123:

Go into Big Picture Mode, then settings then controller then pair a controller. Hitting guide+X button once that is started. That should work unless they broke something.

It does nothing unfortunately. Steam button flashes for around 30 seconds. Button "Start" beside "Pair a Steam Controller" changes to "Confirm Paired Devices" but nothing happens.

Looks like my information is out of date. Check out Vepar's link. Hopefully, that will help.

[kasper-alex]

same issues
Using "Connect to a Steam Controller" I pressed the Steam + X button and the controller connected, but only for 2 or 3 menu moves and then turned off.
I repeated this and the Steam button just glows without any response

[Vepar]

Originally posted by kasper-alex:

same issues
Using "Connect to a Steam Controller" I pressed the Steam + X button and the controller connected, but only for 2 or 3 menu moves and then turned off.
I repeated this and the Steam button just glows without any response

update the firmware on it and check if the dongle/cable is maybe damaged.

[welkypedia]

Originally posted by Vepar:

Originally posted by kasper-alex:

same issues
Using "Connect to a Steam Controller" I pressed the Steam + X button and the controller connected, but only for 2 or 3 menu moves and then turned off.
I repeated this and the Steam button just glows without any response

update the firmware on it and check if the dongle/cable is maybe damaged.

I'm stuck trying to update the firmware on mine. No longer built into current Steam, regardless of BPM or Beta. Trying to find a way to either load an old version of BPM or find another way to force firmware update on controller.

[artung]

I fixed it,
I downoaded Steam_Controller_FW_Update_Tool.zip from the link https://steamcommunity.com/app/353370/discussions/2/3811782223867788231/, connected the controller using usb cable, open a terminal as administrator, navigate de the extracted files, launched the .\ble.bat, script launched the .\post.bat script, go to steam settings >> controller, clicked the [Start] button on Pair a Steam Controller line, while holding [Steam]+[A] btn on the controller, clicked [Confirm Paried Device], disconnnected the cable, done. I'm not sure what was the important things in all that random things.

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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3150369779