kisak, in addition to the fix, do you think backport the hid-steam driver to Bionic's v4.15 kernel useful to the users?
** Description changed: - The new hid_steam driver in kernel 4.18 breaks the use of it within - Steam. + ===SRU Justification=== + [Impact] + New steam-hid driver breaks Unity games. + + [Fix] + Quote from the commit message: + "With this commit, when a HID client starts, the input device is removed; + when the HID client ends the input device is recreated." + + [Test] + A guy from Valve comfirms the backport works. + + [Regression Potential] + Low. This fix is specific to hid-steam, which is a new driver introduced + in v4.18. + + ===Original Bug Report=== + The new hid_steam driver in kernel 4.18 breaks the use of it within Steam. Games either: - Crash - Don't detect it at all - Only pick it up as player 2 To get it working as normal, it needs blacklisting currently. See here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/the-steam-controller- on-ubuntu-1810-and-other-distributions-using-linux-kernel-418-needs- quick-a-fix.12775 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: linux-image-4.18.0-10-generic 4.18.0-10.11 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-10.11-generic 4.18.12 Uname: Linux 4.18.0-10-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: - USER PID ACCESS COMMAND - /dev/snd/controlC2: liam 2492 F.... pulseaudio - /dev/snd/controlC0: liam 2492 F.... pulseaudio - /dev/snd/controlC1: liam 2492 F.... pulseaudio + USER PID ACCESS COMMAND + /dev/snd/controlC2: liam 2492 F.... pulseaudio + /dev/snd/controlC0: liam 2492 F.... pulseaudio + /dev/snd/controlC1: liam 2492 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Oct 18 12:49:44 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-18 (364 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171017.1) IwConfig: - lo no wireless extensions. - - enp5s0 no wireless extensions. - - eno1 no wireless extensions. + lo no wireless extensions. + + enp5s0 no wireless extensions. + + eno1 no wireless extensions. MachineType: ASUS All Series ProcFB: 0 EFI VGA ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.18.0-10-generic root=UUID=2a8676f3-0045-4e66-9cd1-186ffc6a8c2a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1 RelatedPackageVersions: - linux-restricted-modules-4.18.0-10-generic N/A - linux-backports-modules-4.18.0-10-generic N/A - linux-firmware 1.175 + linux-restricted-modules-4.18.0-10-generic N/A + linux-backports-modules-4.18.0-10-generic N/A + linux-firmware 1.175 RfKill: - + SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to cosmic on 2018-10-18 (0 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 08/10/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1901 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: SABERTOOTH X99 dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: PCS dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1901:bd08/10/2015:svnASUS:pnAllSeries:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnSABERTOOTHX99:rvrRev1.xx:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.family: ASUS MB dmi.product.name: All Series dmi.product.sku: All dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: ASUS -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1798583 Title: the new Steam Controller driver breaks it on Steam To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/linux/+bug/1798583/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
