linux, ps5 controller issues with Proton GE + UMU

2 games that i do see that problem already - sifu and rage 2.
Both games work just fine but doesn't recognize controller, no matter how i launch it, from heroic / steam / with / without steam input.
But controller DOES work and gets recognized if i launch those games with Wine Latest.
pong me if logs from any of those games are needed

awake-maroon•1/9/25, 12:08 PM

looks like the problem is either proton-ge or umu if it works with wine-latest

does it work with proton-ge without umu? because if it does then it's something to report in the umu repo

skinny-azureOP•1/9/25, 12:11 PM

to test this i disable umu in heroic settings or i uncheck the 'use steam runtime' in game settings?

skinny-azureOP•1/9/25, 12:15 PM

anywho , doing both of those things didn't help and controller is still not recognized in those games

skinny-azureOP•1/9/25, 12:18 PM

ghostrunner 2 is also affected

awake-maroon•1/9/25, 12:45 PM

umu and the steam runtime are different things, umu is disabled in general settings > advanced > experimental features, the steam runtime is disabled in the game's settings (when umu is enabled, the steam runtime checkbox is ignored)

what I want to understand is if the problem happens when umu is added to the mix, or with just proton

because that would at least narrow it down

skinny-azureOP•1/9/25, 12:46 PM

so to test if the problem persist was it enough to just have UMU checkbox in settings unchecked? or i needed to clear some dirs?

awake-maroon•1/9/25, 12:52 PM

not 100% sure, I'd personally delete the prefix to be sure things are not mixed, but be careful doing that if you have saves, backup them first

skinny-azureOP•1/9/25, 12:54 PM

ok, UMU checkbox in settings disabled, cleared prefix dir and launched the game - still no controller

awake-maroon•1/9/25, 12:56 PM

ok, so it sounds like a problem with proton-ge if it works with wine-ge

you can try with https://github.com/CommandMC/EpicLinux/wiki/Potential-controller-issue-fixes but I don't know much about controllers, maybe someone else sees this and can suggest something else

GitHub

Potential controller issue fixes

Repo for people to report issues with Epic Games games running through Wine on *nix - CommandMC/EpicLinux

skinny-azureOP•1/9/25, 12:58 PM

i've seen that thing yes, when did a first server search on subject of borked controller support in games, but hesitated following those instructions cuz last update was like in 2022
still valid?

awake-maroon•1/9/25, 1:01 PM

honestly, not sure, it's easy to try, just open the game settings, click the

winecfg

winecfg

button in the wine tab and set what's explained there

if it doesn't work you can revert that or just delete the prefix

skinny-azureOP•1/9/25, 1:12 PM

tried it, doesn't work (

wet-aqua•1/9/25, 2:03 PM

I have a proton patch for this

wet-aqua•1/9/25, 2:04 PM

I have to give it to GE I forgot

skinny-azureOP•1/9/25, 2:06 PM

can you link me the pr pls? so i follow it and don't miss when its merged

wet-aqua•1/9/25, 2:08 PM

I'm just gonna dm him the patch lol

wet-aqua•1/9/25, 2:08 PM

Or put it in some other server

wet-aqua•1/9/25, 2:08 PM

So unfortunately not

skinny-azureOP•1/9/25, 2:08 PM

ah heh
then ima try to switch and check like in 1 month or so

skinny-azureOP•1/9/25, 2:08 PM

tyvm, now my soul is in peace

Sskinny-azure ah heh then ima try to switch and check like in 1 month or so

wet-aqua•1/9/25, 2:08 PM

It will probably be in change log

wet-aqua•1/9/25, 2:08 PM

You have to use an env

wet-aqua•1/9/25, 2:09 PM

Because the behavior isn't always ideal (since it will use Xbox UI elements since SDL translates the inputs)

wet-aqua•1/9/25, 2:09 PM

But it also leaves hid enabled

Wwet-aqua You have to use an env

skinny-azureOP•1/9/25, 2:10 PM

wdym use an env
there is some env var for proton ge to spit the log of the change log?

skinny-azureOP•1/9/25, 2:10 PM

oops sry for ping, forgot to disable the toggle

Sskinny-azure wdym use an env there is some env var for proton ge to spit the log of the chang...

wet-aqua•1/9/25, 2:14 PM

No you have to use an env to fix the issue

wet-aqua•1/9/25, 2:14 PM

In the future

wet-aqua•1/9/25, 2:14 PM

The env doesn't exist yet

wet-aqua•1/9/25, 2:15 PM

My patch adds it

skinny-azureOP•1/9/25, 2:16 PM

aaah,kkk
how to find out what the env is and what to set it to for fix to work? and maybe i will also add it to this wiki page when its added to proton ? - https://github.com/CommandMC/EpicLinux/wiki/Potential-controller-issue-fixes

GitHub

Potential controller issue fixes

Repo for people to report issues with Epic Games games running through Wine on *nix - CommandMC/EpicLinux

linux, ps5 controller issues with Proton GE + UMU

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