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Update the firmware on a windows VM and then turn it on while holding b to go I to dimput, if you want it to go back to x input turn it of and then on while holding a.
On dimput you can use the extra shoulders, the paddles, the gyro and the accelerometer
Have they released another update? I've already updated it when they announced the steam compatibility. I was able to get it to dinput and work once, but it reverted and wasn't able to get it to work with he dongle and recognize the back paddles again.
When you turn it on by the menu button (8bitdo logo button) hold either a or b for xinput or dimput mode, on ximput it only has the same buttons as an Xbox controller, but on dinput you get the extra buttons the gyro and the accelerometer