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Is there a way to stop my OS from detecting my keyboard as a gamepad? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by daggermoon@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Apparently my Ducky RGB keyboard is detected as a virtual gamepad. It shows up as a gamepad in Steam and there seems to be no way to disable it. The game I've been trying to play detects it as a gamepad which causes controls to not work properly. Is there a way to permanently disable this feature? I've been resisting the temptation to throw my computer in a lake and run away to live in the forest. This has been a massive pain in the ass to deal with.

Edit: I found this Reddit thread of someone with the same issue but nobody seems to have a solution.

Edit 2: Problem solved. I updated the keyboard's firmware and it works as you'd expect now.

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[–] audaxdreik@pawb.social 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Had this issue with my GMMK Pro and Dark Souls II. Never found a solution either, ended up switching keyboards while I was doing my playthrough 😐

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I updated the keyboard's firmware and that fixed the issue. If you still have the keyboard might be worth trying.

[–] audaxdreik@pawb.social 4 points 2 months ago

Thanks! I honestly hadn't given that a try, sounds promising!

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Have you tried disabling Steam Input?

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

It wasn't enabled to begin with lol. It doesn't matter now, I found the solution.

[–] audaxdreik@pawb.social 2 points 2 months ago

I had, yes. I was honestly at the point where I was looking at running some suspicious commands in my terminal to blacklist the keyboard in particular ways that escape me now. I hesitated because I was afraid of killing the keyboard entirely and not being able to bring it back.

[–] _cryptagion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fuck yeah, a Ducky is a great keyboard.

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

When it works, yeah. lol. All is good now though.