Unable to turn on Steam Link with Xbox 360 Wireless Controller

[IAmKale]

I'm currently unable to turn on my Steam Link using my wireless Xbox 360 controller connected via the USB wireless dongle. When I press the Xbox button on the controller, the ring of lights flash as though it's trying to connect, but even after waiting a minute for the Link to turn on, nothing happens.

I've discovered that unplugging a USB Device from the Link will cause it to turn on. The first time I discovered this I was attempting to turn on the Link via my 360 controller. When nothing happened, I removed my Steam Controller's wireless receiver at which point the Link turned on.

The second time I attempted to turn on the Link with a 360 controller, I unplugged and then replugged the 360 wireless receiver at which point the Link turned on. Unfortunately this led to Steam crashing on my desktop (from which I was streaming) but not before displaying a pop-up saying something along the lines of "a D3D (?) hardware device has been added. Steam BPM must be restarted before proceeding."

I should note that once the Link is turned on I have zero issues using my 360 wireless controller in BPM or in-game.

Honestly I want to return my Steam Controller (I'm just not feeling it) but until there's a better way to turn on my Link I'll have to keep it around.

[vatiquette]

I've not been able to turn on with a wireless xbox360 controller. At the moment I'm using an Apple Bluetooth keyboard and mouse to wake it up.

My wireless adapter isn't an official Microsoft one.

[madasahat]

do you have windows 10? I can turn my SL on with my 360 middle button using cheap knockoff dongle. If running win 10 turn off DVR recording in xbox live. Test if the 360 pad brings up menu on big picture mode on host PC to rule anything out.

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/bigpicture/discussions/1/490121928343282408/

[Grim(CW)]

glaring flaw that they decided against the on/off button built in.. I really don't think Valve ever intended this thing to be sold without the steam controller as its companion..

[spacecoasttoast]

引用自 Grim(CW)：

glaring flaw that they decided against the on/off button built in.. I really don't think Valve ever intended this thing to be sold without the steam controller as its companion..

Nah. Its just buggy right now they are ver busy sorting out controller compatiblityright now. Once that is done it will work the way its supposed too.

[spacecoasttoast]

引用自 vatiquette：

I've not been able to turn on with a wireless xbox360 controller. At the moment I'm using an Apple Bluetooth keyboard and mouse to wake it up.

My wireless adapter isn't an official Microsoft one.

You need to get the model of that and manufacturer and send that information too:


[e-mail]

They are busy adding third party support for alot of contrller items right now .
I've gotten word back from them by sending info to that email

Put in your subject third party support needed for x360 wireless receivers.

[Failrunner]

I have the same bundled official controller and it does not work. I can wake the link up with the mouse I attached.

[Grim(CW)]

引用自 lakesideguy：

Nah. Its just buggy right now they are ver busy sorting out controller compatiblityright now. Once that is done it will work the way its supposed too.

And showing that its an afterthought to their own controller... Otherwise this would've been done well before release instead of afterwards. Other controllers have been on the market for YEARS, where their own has only recently even finished being designed.
They built with their own in mind, and are only adding others because.. well.. many people just aren't going to want theirs, or will want to use their own obviously!

Should not have been that hard to have figured out, especially not for a company that prides itself with the PC market being top of its list. Just browse about the forums and people are always on about getting this controller or that controller to work.

All of this should've been finalized prior to release and at the very worst made for a day 0 patch.

I'm not saying its all bad. They are adding it afterall.
But its a glaring issue that they should've seen coming before they even designed the box itself, and known since concept.
Fine example is all the people that shunned the horrid Nvidia controller in favor of XBox and PS controllers for the NVidia shield. And thats been on the market for awhile as a streamer. So to not expect and prepare for it on Link was an obvious oversight.

And the no on/off button... thats just stupid at best for ANYTHING... even if they intended it to work with the controllers. Theres no reason on this world that can excuse the lack of that button/switch...

Thats like taking a car that uses an Key FOB to operate and having no way to turn it on without the Key FOB battery working or some sort of backup key...

[RawwrBag]

Beta build 370 has fixed the issue for me.

[Shrapnel 24]

This appears to be fixed in the newest firmware release and is working now for me as well. Very nice!!

[FistFullOBeer]

引用自 Raven：

Turning on the Steam Link with the XBox 360 Wireless Controller (+ USB dongle) works for me with no problems.
Just hold the middle XBox-Button for ~1sec and you should hear the Steam Link sound.

I am using an xbox 360 wireless controller and it does NOT wake the Steam Link. This is using build 372.

引用自 Joe2400：

You can turn the Steam Link on through the host PC that you're streaming from.

How? How do you wake the Steam Link from your computer?

引用自 kammikazy：

If given the option, I would just leave it on 24/7, but I don't see the option.

^^^^ This! (Easiest solution, no?)

[lowrider007]

I am on build 327 and I can not turn on the steam link with my wireless 360 controller using an official dongle.

If you turn the Steam Link off you can straight away power on the device again by hitting the middle x-box button on the controller, but, if you leave it a good half hour or so you can't turn the Steam Link on by doing the same again, you have to unplug the dongle and plug it back in to enable the controller to sync and turn the Steam Link back on again.

[Ray]

I can start the steam link with my wireless xbox 360 controller, with or without the steam controller dongle plugged on another port.
Steam link's build 372

[Grim(CW)]

引用自 Ray：

I can start the steam link with my wireless xbox 360 controller, with or without the steam controller dongle plugged on another port.
Steam link's build 372

I think theres been a decent unannounced update or something, cause this started working for me yesterday (at least so far)

[FistFullOBeer]

引用自 Ray：

I can start the steam link with my wireless xbox 360 controller, with or without the steam controller dongle plugged on another port.
Steam link's build 372

How long was your Steam Link asleep before you tried this? Because if I power down my Steam Link for say 15 minutes, I can wake the device with my xBox 360 Wireless controller. However, if it is sleeping all day and I try, it will not wake.

[Brakatron]

This 100% still doesn't work. I've seen lots of idiotic claims of it working but they are all wrong. First off, some people are being extra stupid and never plugging their controllers into the steam link. These are the idiots who are remapping the middle button so that big picture mode works. Second, if you think yours is working then go try this. Go shut off your link with the 360 controller and then come back an hour later. Try to turn it on. It won't work. I'm not paying $50 for a steam controller so that I can turn on my link. This was a really stupid oversight by Valve.