Had to install this app which then made me sign in (using my work PC) to update the firmware on my damn controller. Wish there was a way to do this in Linux. I’m so over Microsoft’s crap.

  • @[email protected]
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    At least you actually got Xbox Accessories to recognize your controller. I can’t even get it to show up even though it’s clearly connected and recognized as an xbox controller in device manager. Granted, passing the usb port through to a windows vm in order to do this probably isn’t ideal, but I can’t install it on my work computer and I’d really rather not have spyware os installed bare metal on any of my personal machines that I actually daily drive. Even when I decided fuck it I’ll throw it on an old thinkpad, it just refuses to boot the win10/11 installer.

  • Possibly linux
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    Don’t use your work machine for this. It is a misuse of resources and you are giving your work access to your account.

  • @[email protected]
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    I just went through this exact thing (even having to install on my work computer). As others said, if you hit cancel like three times it lets you proceed.

    Hopefully you didn’t have to then do what I did: spin up a VM so the controller sees the exact bluetooth controller in windows, then go back and pair in Linux. It’s extra work sometimes, but totally worth it to not be using windows.

  • @[email protected]
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    If you keep hitting cancel, it’ll eventually error out and let you access the firmware update page without signing in.

  • FQQD
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    359 hours ago

    Why does a game controller need updates??? I’m stuck on PS3 knowledge, someome help me out here.

    • CubitOom
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      Its called surveillance capitalism.

      Microsoft is first and foremost a company that aims to profit on the data it can gather.

    • zelifcam
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      Well, I can tell you trying to use the Xbox controllers I have on Linux, with Bluetooth was a nightmare until their firmware was updated.

    • @[email protected]
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      Well, in the case of the Dualsense on PS5, they’ve made changes to improve things like haptic feedback, controller volume output from the speaker, better noise cancellation on the mic (though I doubt anyone uses that) and if you have the latest PS5 models (pro or non-pro), you now have adaptive charging.

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        better noise cancellation on the mic (though I doubt anyone uses that)

        Oh brother, do people ever use the controller mic. They especially love to do it when they play music from their phone speaker on their lap. And they never use headphones, so when you unmute yourself to say “Hey, can you turn your mic down a bit? I can’t hear the game,” you end up blowing out your own eardrums hearing yourself through their TV at full volume.

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        I wish I had a way to permanently disable that mic. Why the fuck is that even there? Do console players use these?! All it does is yank priority from my actual mic if I plug it in to charge.

  • @[email protected]
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    148 hours ago

    Should check out the Gulikit controllers. Not only do they not suffer from stick drift, they’re the same form factor as an Xbox controller but without the MS bullshit. Was just using one in Linux not even an hour earlier.

    • @[email protected]
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      You can download the Nvidia app (not GeForce Experience) that doesn’t require signing in

    • @[email protected]
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      I downloaded new drivers today without an account, but there’s dark pattern bullshit trying to get you to install GeForce Experience. I didn’t need to sign in to download drivers though.

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      Wait for real??? You make an NVIDIA account now? I haven’t had an NVIDIA card since my 980Ti… Is this account insanity true for the proprietary Linux driver too?

  • @Sat
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    You should be able to press cancel on the login screen and then update without it. At least a few months back that still worked.

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    I had to do it, and got so goddamn frustrated with it, I just switch to using my PS5 controller. The Xboxes were the best, but no longer.

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      I had to Update my PS4 controller exactly the same way using their app.

      I never had to update my Xbox controller. I get the standard Xbox Bluetooth controllers, not the Xbox one.

      Not to mention PS controllers have issues all the time with a PC.

  • @[email protected]
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    Luckily I encountered this while I was still in the return window. Goodbye. I will never buy another Microsoft product.

  • @[email protected]
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    Hated that.

    I was never able to get it to work when I used to run windows, so I rolled with the default configs the whole time.