General Information

The majority of the time, the Steam Controller works out of the box without any modification. There are some instances, however, in which a custom udev rule is required for proper operation.

Checklist

• Steam Controller
• Distro Used: Linux Mint 18 (Based on Ubuntu 16.04)

1. Create the rule

   vim /etc/udev/rules.d/99-steam-controller-permission.rules
    
   # 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="steamcontroller", OPTIONS+="static_node=uinput"
    
   # DualShock 4 wired
   SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="054c", ATTRS{idProduct}=="05c4", MODE="0666"
   # DualShock 4 wireless adapter
   SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="054c", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0ba0", MODE="0666"
   # DualShock 4 slim wired
   SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTRS{idVendor}=="054c", ATTRS{idProduct}=="09cc", MODE="0666"
    
   # Valve HID devices over USB hidraw
   KERNEL=="hidraw*", ATTRS{idVendor}=="28de", MODE="0666"
    
   # Valve HID devices over bluetooth hidraw
   KERNEL=="hidraw*", KERNELS=="*28DE:*", MODE="0666"
    
   # DualShock 4 over bluetooth hidraw
   KERNEL=="hidraw*", KERNELS=="*054C:05C4*", MODE="0666"
    
   # DualShock 4 Slim over bluetooth hidraw
   KERNEL=="hidraw*", KERNELS=="*054C:09CC*", MODE="0666"

2. Create a steam controller group

   groupadd steamcontroller

3. Add the username(s) to the group that will use the steam controller

   gpasswd -a rjones steamcontroller

4. Restart the computer

   shutdown -r now