Built-in Controller on ROG Ally Recognized as Player 2 in Bazzite Game Mode (Ghost Keyboard as Playe

Hi everyone,

I’m having an issue with my ASUS ROG Ally while running Bazzite in Game Mode.

When I launch a local multiplayer game in Game Mode without any physical keyboard connected, the system always creates a “keyboard” user as Player 1. My ROG Ally’s built-in controller is then assigned as Player 2 by default. Because of this, I’m unable to properly control Player 1 and basically can’t play those games.

It feels like there is a “ghost keyboard” being detected and prioritized as the first input device, even though no keyboard is actually plugged in.

Has anyone else run into this on Bazzite with the ROG Ally?
Any ideas on how to:

disable this phantom keyboard input in Game Mode, or
force the built-in ROG Ally controller to be recognized as Player 1 by default?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions or workarounds!
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