Drone Controller detected by 'lsusb' but not by Steam

AlienTux

Hi there!

I recentely purchased a BetaFPV controller to fly drones, but since I'm a newbie I'm using a Simulator in Steam (LiftOff).

When I do lsusb while the controller is plugged in and turned on I do see the controller. However, Steam doesn't recognize it as such.

Here's lsusb's output (the controller is Device 006):

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 04f2:b64f Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd HD User Facing
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 046d:c53f Logitech, Inc. USB Receiver
Bus 003 Device 006: ID 0483:4321 STMicroelectronics BETAFPV JoyStick  
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 05e3:0749 Genesys Logic, Inc. SD Card Reader and Writer
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 2109:0817 VIA Labs, Inc. USB3.0 Hub             
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:0029 Intel Corp. AX200 Bluetooth
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 291a:8346 Anker Innovations Limit Anker USB-C Hub Device 
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 046d:082d Logitech, Inc. HD Pro Webcam C920
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 056a:0374 Wacom Co., Ltd CTL-4100 [Intuos (S)]
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 258a:002a SINO WEALTH Gaming KB 
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 05e3:0606 Genesys Logic, Inc. USB 2.0 Hub / D-Link DUB-H4 USB 2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2109:2817 VIA Labs, Inc. USB2.0 Hub             
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

Any ideas on how I can fix this?

I tried it on Windows and it installs it as a Joystick after a few seconds. Works well there.

Thank you for any help!

AlienTux

OK, so running the simulator outside of steam made it work perfectly.

Posting in case someone has the same issue. Read this thread: https://github.com/betaflight/betaflight/issues/9377

EDIT: If you launch Big Picture mode you can select Liftoff -> Manage Game -> Controller Options -> Forced Off. Launch the game from Big Picture mode and the controller gets detected.