FROM https://www.reddit.com/r/Fedora/comments/zmvkdj/8bitdo_ultimate_bluetooth_controller_working_in/
I've bought this new controller from 8BitDo and wished to use on linux, to my sadness the controller didn't work out of the box, neither by cable, the 2.4G dongle or bluetooth.
So I've tried a number of solutions and this one from u/GodOfEmus over in the 8bitdo community was the one to work for me:
- Create a new file /etc/udev/rules.d/99-8bitdo-xinput.rules
- Paste this udev rule in there, then save and exit the file:
ACTION=="add", ATTRS{idVendor}=="2dc8", ATTRS{idProduct}=="3106", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe xpad", RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 2dc8 3106 > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/xpad/new_id'"
- Run the following command in a terminal:
sudo udevadm control --reload
- Unplug and replug the controller if it was already plugged in, it might take a second if you have the bluetooth version
It will basically "cheat" the OS to see the controller as an generic xbox device, so sadly no bluetooth nor gyro control if you care about that, but the rumbling is working for me.
Link to the original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/8bitdo/comments/ykdsmv/ultimate_24_ghz_model_right_analog_not_working_in/
And link to the comment of u/GodOfEmus with the solution: https://www.reddit.com/r/8bitdo/comments/ykdsmv/comment/iv48s4k/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
Sharing this solution here to spread the word in our community
Yeah, I haven't actually been using any of the udev rules here, been writing my own. I updated to kernel 6.9.5 and haven't had any issues with the controller not working since, but still not seeing power/wakeup support. Wondering if they shipped the new hall effect ultimate controllers with a worse dongle.
cat "${${$(grep 3109 /sys/bus/usb/devices/*/idProduct):0:-5}/idProduct/power/wake}"
cat: /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-3/power/wake: No such file or directory
Certainly seems like they shipped the new ones with a crappier dongle, if this does turn out to be the case, they've definitely lost a customer in me, given they marketed this controller around the steam deck, knowing full well that the steam deck community wants a controller that can wake the system remotely.