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Will the new Steam Controller work on linux as a generic gamepad outside steam?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28. April 2026 - 16:33

I play games on many launchers, not just steam. I wanted to know if the new steam controller will have gamepad support outside steam? I don't mind if it doesn't have gyro and the extra features outside steam, just that it works as a generic gamepad.

Reviews from GamersNexus and Skillup indicate it doesn't work as a generic gamepad on windows, but I thought that linux had a kernel module or sdl or something to get it to work?

I haven't seen any videos on linux support of the new steam controller, which i think is ironic

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Need advice

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28. April 2026 - 16:26

Hi im currently trying to play this 2009 era game on my PC using Linux mint and h ave wine but it keeps erroring this is the log and it can run on xp Unhandled exception: page fault on read access to 0x00000000 in 32-bit code (0x00448616).

Register dump:

CS:0023 SS:002b DS:002b ES:002b FS:0063 GS:006b

EIP:00448616 ESP:0031fc28 EBP:0031fc34 EFLAGS:00010216( R- -- I -A-P- )

EAX:00000000 EBX:01528058 ECX:0155f95c EDX:004a6dac

ESI:00000000 EDI:0031fc78

Stack dump:

0x0031fc28: 0043fdc5 00000000 0031fc9c 00000000

0x0031fc38: 0043ab58 0155f0a0 0044a4a6 01528058

0x0031fc48: 01528098 0031fc9c 01522b98 0031fc67

0x0031fc58: 01522b38 0031fc90 0043fa29 0031fc78

0x0031fc68: 015280a4 01522b38 0031fc90 01528058

0x0031fc78: 0155f95c 004405bb ffffffff 00000001

Backtrace:

=>0 0x00448616 in supermarketmania (+0x48616) (0x0031fc34)

1 0x0043ab58 in supermarketmania (+0x3ab58) (0x00000000)

0x00448616 supermarketmania+0x48616: movl (%eax), %ecx

Modules:

Module Address Debug info Name (90 modules)

PE 400000- 4c5000 --none-- supermarketmania

PE 10000000-10034000 Deferred bass

ELF 66adf000-67627000 Deferred libvulkan_asahi.so

ELF 67627000-68506000 Deferred libvulkan_radeon.so

ELF 68506000-69659000 Deferred libvulkan_intel_hasvk.so

ELF 69659000-6b3b9000 Deferred libicudata.so.74

ELF 6b3b9000-74e98000 Deferred libllvm.so.20.1

ELF 74e98000-76340000 Deferred libvulkan_intel.so

PE-Wine 76340000-764ad000 Deferred winmm

PE-Wine 764c0000-77c1f000 Deferred wined3d

PE-Wine 77db0000-77e58000 Deferred uxtheme

PE-Wine 78130000-78140000 Deferred winex11

PE-Wine 78180000-781e8000 Deferred imm32

PE-Wine 783e0000-78446000 Deferred msacm32

PE-Wine 78780000-78ca1000 Deferred opengl32

PE-Wine 78cc0000-78dad000 Deferred d3d8

PE-Wine 78e00000-78e45000 Deferred shcore

PE-Wine 78e60000-78f4f000 Deferred shlwapi

PE-Wine 79130000-79e02000 Deferred shell32

PE-Wine 79e20000-79e6c000 Deferred coml2

PE-Wine 79e80000-79e9f000 Deferred cryptbase

PE-Wine 79eb0000-7a0e1000 Deferred rpcrt4

PE-Wine 7a100000-7a144000 Deferred win32u

PE-Wine 7a160000-7a661000 Deferred user32

PE-Wine 7a680000-7a8ab000 Deferred gdi32

PE-Wine 7a8c0000-7aa18000 Deferred combase

PE-Wine 7aa30000-7ad51000 Deferred ole32

PE-Wine 7ae20000-7b15a000 Deferred ucrtbase

PE-Wine 7b170000-7b1e1000 Deferred sechost

PE-Wine 7b200000-7b4b9000 Deferred msvcrt

PE-Wine 7b4d0000-7b5b7000 Deferred advapi32

PE-Wine 7b5d0000-7bb2f000 Deferred kernelbase

PE-Wine 7bb40000-7bcbb000 Deferred kernel32

PE-Wine 7bcd0000-7bfef000 Deferred ntdll

ELF 7c1e2000-7c355000 Deferred libvulkan_virtio.so

ELF 7c455000-7c66e000 Deferred libicuuc.so.74

ELF 7c66e000-7c843000 Deferred libxml2.so.2

ELF 7c843000-7d400000 Deferred libvulkan_lvp.so

ELF 7d49b000-7d4b4000 Deferred libvklayer_mesa_device_select.so

ELF 7d4b4000-7d4c2000 Deferred libdrm_amdgpu.so.1

ELF 7d4c2000-7d4e2000 Deferred libelf.so.1

ELF 7d4e2000-7d518000 Deferred liblzma.so.5

ELF 7d518000-7d546000 Deferred libtinfo.so.6

ELF 7d546000-7d57e000 Deferred libedit.so.2

ELF 7d57e000-7d586000 Deferred libatomic.so.1

ELF 7d586000-7d591000 Deferred libffi.so.8

ELF 7d591000-7d5c9000 Deferred libgcc_s.so.1

ELF 7d848000-7d857000 Deferred libwayland-client.so.0

ELF 7d857000-7d85c000 Deferred libxshmfence.so.1

ELF 7d85c000-7d86f000 Deferred libxcb-randr.so.0

ELF 7d86f000-7d878000 Deferred libxcb-sync.so.1

ELF 7d878000-7d883000 Deferred libxcb-xfixes.so.0

ELF 7d883000-7d940000 Deferred libzstd.so.1

ELF 7d940000-7d95a000 Deferred libdrm.so.2

ELF 7d95a000-7d9ef000 Deferred libvulkan.so.1

ELF 7da2b000-7da33000 Deferred libxfixes.so.3

ELF 7da33000-7da40000 Deferred libxcursor.so.1

ELF 7e22a000-7e23f000 Deferred libxi.so.6

ELF 7e23f000-7e244000 Deferred libxcomposite.so.1

ELF 7e244000-7e253000 Deferred libxrandr.so.2

ELF 7e253000-7e261000 Deferred libxrender.so.1

ELF 7e261000-7e269000 Deferred libxxf86vm.so.1

ELF 7e269000-7e26e000 Deferred libxinerama.so.1

ELF 7e26e000-7e280000 Deferred libmd.so.0

ELF 7e280000-7e296000 Deferred libbsd.so.0

ELF 7e296000-7e29d000 Deferred libxdmcp.so.6

ELF 7e29d000-7e2a2000 Deferred libxau.so.6

ELF 7e2a2000-7e2d0000 Deferred libxcb.so.1

ELF 7e2d0000-7e422000 Deferred libx11.so.6

ELF 7e422000-7e438000 Deferred libxext.so.6

ELF 7e438000-7e43d000 Deferred libxcb-shm.so.0

ELF 7e43d000-7e442000 Deferred libxcb-present.so.0

ELF 7e442000-7e449000 Deferred libxcb-dri3.so.0

ELF 7e449000-7e44e000 Deferred libx11-xcb.so.1

ELF 7e450000-7e4cd000 Deferred winex11.so

ELF 7e4cd000-7e59d000 Deferred opengl32.so

ELF 7e664000-7e690000 Deferred libexpat.so.1

ELF 7e690000-7e6e4000 Deferred libfontconfig.so.1

ELF 7e6e4000-7e707000 Deferred libbrotlicommon.so.1

ELF 7e707000-7e744000 Deferred libpng16.so.16

ELF 7e744000-7e756000 Deferred libbz2.so.1.0

ELF 7e756000-7e772000 Deferred libz.so.1

ELF 7e772000-7e846000 Deferred libfreetype.so.6

ELF 7e846000-7e950000 Deferred libm.so.6

ELF 7e968000-7eb88000 Deferred win32u.so

ELF eb2a0000-eb2ae000 Deferred libbrotlidec.so.1

ELF eb2ae000-eb373000 Export ntdll.so

ELF eb473000-eb6af000 Deferred libc.so.6

ELF eb6c9000-eb6fe000 Deferred ld-linux.so.2

ELF eb6fe000-eb703000 Deferred <wine-loader>

Threads:

process tid prio name (all IDs are in hex)

00000038 services.exe

0000003c 0 00000040 0 wine\_rpcrt4\_server 0000004c 0 wine\_rpcrt4\_io 00000078 0 wine\_rpcrt4\_io 00000090 0 wine\_rpcrt4\_io 000000a8 0 wine\_rpcrt4\_io 000000cc 0 wine\_rpcrt4\_io 000000dc 0 wine\_rpcrt4\_io 000000f4 0 00000100 0 wine\_rpcrt4\_io

00000044 winedevice.exe

00000048 0 00000054 0 00000058 0 wine\_sechost\_service 0000005c 0 00000060 0 00000064 0 0000009c 0 wine\_nsi\_notification

00000068 plugplay.exe

0000006c 0 0000007c 0 00000080 0 wine\_sechost\_service 00000084 0 wine\_rpcrt4\_server 000000e4 0 wine\_rpcrt4\_io

00000070 explorer.exe

00000074 0 000000bc 0 000000c0 0 wine\_explorer\_display\_settings\_restorer 000000c8 0 wine\_rpcrt4\_server

00000088 svchost.exe

0000008c 0 00000094 0 00000098 0 wine\_sechost\_service

000000a0 winedevice.exe

000000a4 0 000000ac 0 000000b0 0 wine\_sechost\_service 000000b4 0 000000b8 0 000000c4 0 000000d8 0 000000e0 0 000000ec 0 000000f0 0

000000f8 rpcss.exe

000000fc 0 00000104 0 00000108 0 wine\_sechost\_service 0000010c 0 wine\_rpcrt4\_server 00000110 0 wine\_rpcrt4\_server 00000114 0 wine\_rpcrt4\_io

0000011c (D) C:\Program Files\Supermarket Mania\SupermarketMania.exe

00000120 0 <== 00000134 0

0000012c conhost.exe

00000130 0

System information:

Wine build: wine-11.0

Platform: i386

Version: Windows 7

Host system: Linux

Host version: 6.17.0-22-generic

i changed to windows 7 but xp doesnt work please help thanks ;p

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native cs2 does not work!!!

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28. April 2026 - 15:35

I'm having trouble running Cs2, I use the linux arch with hyprland when I try to run the native version gives this error here and When I close it opens that other error window, I wanted a help to be fixed :<

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How do I get xbox one controller to work wirelessly?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28. April 2026 - 15:19
user@pc:~$ lsusb | grep Microsoft Bus 003 Device 005: ID 045e:02fe Microsoft Corp. Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows

How do I get this controller to work wirelessly on Fedora 43 KDE Plasma? It works when connected via USB-C cable, but not with the Microsoft dongle.

I tried installing this and I think it was successful:

user@pc:/lib/firmware$ ls -l | grep xone -rw-rw-rw-. 1 root root 70008 Mar 10 2017 xone_dongle_02e6.bin -rw-rw-rw-. 1 root root 73520 May 30 2017 xone_dongle_02f9.bin -rw-rw-rw-. 1 root root 70620 Jul 14 2017 xone_dongle_02fe.bin -rw-rw-rw-. 1 root root 74708 Aug 1 2016 xone_dongle_091e.bin

but even after reboot when I go to Settings > Game Controllers, I don't see my xbox controller in there. I read somewhere that you need to update its firmware to the latest version from Windows so I did that but it didn't help.

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Faugus Launcher don't see DWproton

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28. April 2026 - 15:16

https://preview.redd.it/sjuq899hlxxg1.png?width=1643&format=png&auto=webp&s=4a0662316c765fa75602b077a82b4f8550e201d2

Hey there! How can I make Faugus Launcher use custom Proton versions instead of the default ones? It's already installed.

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Poor Bluetooth range?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28. April 2026 - 14:32

Hey, so this is a first. Idk why but it seems my Dualsense will only work properly when it's in range. Right now this is my current set up and if I don't have my controller where my keyboard is, it won't be completely responsive (yes even if I have it under the desk it causes issues). Now from what I can remember, I've only had this PC for about 2 weeks now but before installing CachyOS I didn't have this issue. So I'm not sure if I need an adapter or if the BT on the motherboard is bad.

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lsfg-vk only active when I turn on my mangohud's performance overlay

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28. April 2026 - 14:21

I'm using lsfg-vk for the framegen, but for some reason my game only runs smoother when I turn on my mangohud's performance overlay (right shift + f12). I think the framegen should still be active even after turning off the overlay because I could see a bit of ghosting, but for some reason there's a bit of stutter.

First half of the video is when I have the overlay displayed on the bottom left corner, and the second half is when I turn it off. I don't know if it's captured here but I could feel a slight stutter when rotating the camera with the overlay turned off, while if it's turned on the camera rotates smoothly. Anyone know why is it like this?

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Jittering camera on games with gamescope

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28. April 2026 - 14:20

Firstly the Setup

Rtx 3060 Ti 595.59.03

CachyOS

Hyprland

I've tried running multiple games under gamescope since it makes my games smoother, but I get this jittering almost in every gamescope game, even on x11 session.

Sorry for recording on a phone, it seems that obs doesn't capture those "stutters" when recording, which is another mystery to me. Thanks for the help in advance.

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Facepunch launches s&box, the highly anticipated successor to Garry's Mod

Gaming on Linux - 28. April 2026 - 13:48
s&box from Facepunch is the spiritual successor to Garry's Mod. Built with Source 2, it's a full game creation platform that's quite a lot closer to Roblox.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Steam games won't launch

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28. April 2026 - 13:39

I'm posting here, a bit out of desperation because I didn't see a similar topic anywhere else and I don't have any clue what is the cause of the issue.

As far as last monday (april 20th) I was able to play without any issue. I didn't play game until sunday, at which point I wasn't able to launch Satisfactory via Steam. Since I was playing the experimental branch of the game, I put the blame on that and did something else. Yesterday (monday), I tried my luck again, but it didn't work. So I tried other games, with the same result, nothing launches.

What happens exactly :

- when I press the "play" button, steam does the initial checks, then does the vulkan shader cache thing, then the cloud save check, and when the game is supposed to be launching, nothing happens and the play button goes back to green.

What I've tried already, that didn't work :

- verifying games files

- changing proton version (from exp/10/11/hotfix)

- restarting steam (happens when changing proton version)

- using another steam account

- applying updates and restarting the PC

What I haven't done yet :

- uninstall / reinstall steam

- uninstall / reinstall a game

- tried my other linux systems (for ex : steam deck) to see if they have the same issue (though I would doubt it)

I've launched another game from the heroic launcher (Elite dangerous), not connected to a steam account (epic), and it went fine.

My config :

- CPU : Ryzen 7 5800X

- RAM : 32GB

- GPU : Radeon RX 6700XT

- drives : SSD 2TB (ext4) for the OS, 1TB (ext4) dedicated game drive. The games were installed on linux and not imported from windows

- OS : Fedora 43 KDE, upgraded to F43 recently, but it was working fine after the update

- Dual boot Windows 10 on a separate 500GB SSD

If you have any advice on where I could look, or maybe have a tool for steam or a steam-cmd command that would help me get logs to see why it fails, that would be great.

Thanks in advance :)

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Proton Experimental and Proton 11 Beta updated to fix issues with the EA App

Gaming on Linux - 28. April 2026 - 13:27
Valve released a small tweak update to both Proton Experimental and the Proton 11 Beta, bringing in an update to help with the EA App.

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GTA2 in Lutris

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 28. April 2026 - 13:23

Hello,

im trying to get GTA2 to run, but the install script doesnt work.

Also trying to install the GTA2.exe directly gives me this error:

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pyzstd.c._zstd'

I read its a UMU error.

Do I need to install UMU first and how do I do that?

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The popular ZSNES emulator returns as SUPER ZSNES with enhanced features

Gaming on Linux - 28. April 2026 - 12:06
Two original developers of the Nintendo emulator ZSNES have returned with a new project, SUPER ZSNES - a fitting name don't you think?

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Canonical clarify their AI plans for Ubuntu Linux - opt-in and easy to remove

Gaming on Linux - 28. April 2026 - 11:44
Recently GamingOnLinux highlighted Canonical's plans for adding AI features into Ubuntu Linux, and naturally this has caused plenty of concern.

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Canonical clarify their AI for plans for Ubuntu Linux - opt-in and easy to remove

Gaming on Linux - 28. April 2026 - 11:44
Recently GamingOnLinux highlighted Canonical's plans for adding AI features into Ubuntu Linux, and naturally this has caused plenty of concern.

Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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