Since some people did get in an early order (not me, doh!), you will need to do a quick fix to get it to register properly.
I am unsure if this is needed for other distributions, but it needs it on Ubuntu currently:
Edit this file (example of my preferred way to edit):
sudo gedit /lib/udev/rules.d/99-steam-controller-perms.rules
And pop this in it:
Quote# This rule is needed for basic functionality of the controller in
# Steam and keyboard/mouse emulation
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="28de", MODE="0666"
# This rule is necessary for gamepad emulation
KERNEL=="uinput", MODE="0660", GROUP="YOURUSERNAME", OPTIONS+="static_node=uinput"
I thought it would probably be worth sharing until it's fixed officially, and for my own peace of mind to know exactly how to sort it when I receive mine if it's not fixed officially by next months full release.
Taken from here.
I spoke to Alan Pope, one of the lovely Ubuntu people on twitter and he confirmed they are working on the issue officially.
Some you may have missed, popular articles from the last month:
I post it here so more people can see it.
My perms.rules file looks like this:
# Valve USB devices
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="28de", MODE="0666"
# Steam Controller udev write access
KERNEL=="uinput", SUBSYSTEM=="misc", TAG+="uaccess"
# HTC Vive HID Sensor naming and permissioning
KERNEL=="hidraw*", SUBSYSTEM=="hidraw", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bb4", ATTRS{idProduct}=="2c87", MODE="0666"
Do I still have to add something to it?
Thanks.
Last edited by Arehandoro on 12 December 2015 at 2:19 pm UTC
My perms.rules file looks like this:
# Valve USB devices
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="28de", MODE="0666"
# Steam Controller udev write access
KERNEL=="uinput", SUBSYSTEM=="misc", TAG+="uaccess"
# HTC Vive HID Sensor naming and permissioning
KERNEL=="hidraw*", SUBSYSTEM=="hidraw", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0bb4", ATTRS{idProduct}=="2c87", MODE="0666"
Do I still have to add something to it?
Thanks.
Last edited by Arehandoro on 12 December 2015 at 2:19 pm UTC
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