SteamDeck - Controllers cannot reconnect in RetroArch
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Description
Description
After opening RetroArch on the steamdeck if the a controller gets disconnected for whatever reason or the console goes to sleep for a while, any controller with be unusable until RetroArch is restarted.
Expected behavior
To be able to disconnect and reconnect a controller in RetroArch without issue
Actual behavior
If controller gets disconnected while RetroArch is open, the only way to get it working again is to restart RetroArch
Steps to reproduce the bug
- Connect external controller or use steamdeck controller
- Start RetroArch
- Disconnect then reconnect controller or put console to sleep for a while
- Attempt to use any controller in RetroArch
Version/Commit
- RetroArch: 1.14.0 on steam
Environment information
- OS: SteamOS 3.4.4
- Hardware: SteamDeck
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files or tests are named. Reproduce the disconnect, reconnect, and sleep-wake cases on SteamDeck with RetroArch 1.14.0, then trace the controller input handling involved; done means a disconnected controller becomes usable again without restarting RetroArch.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100