Bluetooth controller steam client hang issue
Steam controller client hang issue
(Since we have multiple narrow conversations happening at once...)
(Since we have multiple narrow conversations happening at once...)
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Meverything about steam works except launching games and downloads
Manything you do that doesn't work will actually happen once the controller is disconnected
Mso if you press the play button on a game, it won't launch until the controller disconnected
COkay, so, version 1 of issue:
- steam (theoretically) behaves normally after a system restart if no steam controller is involved
- steam behaves normally after a steam controller is connected
- a while later, or after an attempt is made to disconnect the controller, the steam client partially hangs, allowing certain tabs/menus/buttons to function but not others, and downloads stop
- restarting steam with the steam controller disconnected leads to an immediate client hang (or one within a few seconds), crash dump, and the same functions working or not
- steam cannot exit and must be 'killed' by a task manager before restarting
- restarting steam leads to another hang, ad infinitum
- if a game's launch page is loaded, the launch button does not work; if the launch page is not loaded, it fails to load and shows a steam logo loading spinner
- store, community, library, and downloads tabs function, but other menus such as settings or exiting steam do not, downloads cannot be started or paused, and games cannot be launched
- connecting a steam controller via bluetooth before launching steam or after steam hangs allows steam to resume normal operation
- if a steam controller has been connected, whether it is on or off, steam fails to fully shutdown
CFrom previous messages, I gather that you are seeing (nearly?) identical symptoms, but with the opposite controller connection status, so steam only works when the controller is not connected, and hangs when it connects
Muhh
Mi believe
MI can exit steam just fine while it's connected
CIf you launch steam from a terminal, then exit steam from its menu, does steam fully shut down in the terminal, and end all steam-related processes visible in a task manager app?
Mhmm
Mok well steam was closing
Mnow it's not
CWhen I try to exit steam, the terminal output shows some issues, then starts repeating this error
Mso it seems steam is just not processing certain requests wile the controller is connected
Mand they're just queued until it starts processing them again
CSame impression but hangs on disconnect
CI think there is something very wrong with whatever steam process handles connection and disconnection with the controller
Mmy controller has always been janky and hard to get to stay connected via bluetooth
Mbut it always worked while it was connected
Cah, hm, mine has almost never had issues
MI can only reconnect my controller to my pc if I turn it on with Steam + Start
MSteam + B and just Steam doesn't let it reconnect
Chuh
CI just turn mine on with the steam button and it auto-connects
MThat issue is only on this computer, though
Mit works fine on others
Cahh, interesting
Mand it works on the pc while steam s not running
Mat least, I can use the trackpad like a mouse
C. . . . . .
CM?
CI toggled that off, turned off my controller, and steam did not hang
Cit also works on the desktop without the remote session sharing portal, too
Mturned what off
C
Cwelp, steam failed to shut down again and had another hang within a few seconds of startup, so that wasn't the only issue
MI think it sees that a controller is connected to the pc
Mgoes "hey, that's my job"
Mand grabs control of it, then breaks
Mwhy is only happens with bluetooth and not wired is beyond me
Cmaybe
it seems to fail to disconnect from the controller, then restart assuming a controller should be connected, and stay broken
it seems to fail to disconnect from the controller, then restart assuming a controller should be connected, and stay broken
CIf I turn it off and back on while steam is open, steam doesn't take over and apply the controller config
C@mervius Minor update:
Got someone on a steam forum who had a similar issue with a different Bluetooth controller ("no-name Chinese model"), cross-referenced posts, and said the symptoms matched mine. Not many other details yet, but I thought you might want to know it's probably not just a steam controller issue
Been using mine wired and no issues so far.
Got someone on a steam forum who had a similar issue with a different Bluetooth controller ("no-name Chinese model"), cross-referenced posts, and said the symptoms matched mine. Not many other details yet, but I thought you might want to know it's probably not just a steam controller issue
Been using mine wired and no issues so far.
SIs this issue only on certain controllers?
MI only have a steam controller and a dualshock 3
MAnd the dualshock 3 doesn't have bluetooth
Mat least, I don't think it does