• Flaky@iusearchlinux.fyi
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    1 year ago

    I’m still dualbooting Windows to play games with a controller until I can get off my ass and buy a USB hub. Reason being that the Xbox Series controllers has issues with my mobo’s Bluetooth chipset, even when updating the firmware. Bluetooth support is particularly inconsistent with these.

    But outside of the odd app that needs Windows (and I can just boot a VM for that), Linux has been really good on the desktop.

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      1 year ago

      I invested in an Icy Box IB-AC6110 powered 10 port usb hub a while ago too, but it is more for additional controllers, specifically joysticks and the likes. Mainboards just don’t have enough USB ports for all that. Dual sticks or a hotas? Two gone. Maybe some pedals? Now it is 3. How about a camera and a head tracker? Well, 4-5 depending on your product solution. Defo gives me some peace of mind to be good on USB ports.

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      29 days ago

      A bit of a late reply, but if your board is anything like my Asrock one the module is pretty easy to swap out for something like an Intel AX210 which works perfectly with my Xbox Series controller wirelessly. It’s usually in a little cage that has the antenna sockets on it which you can pull out and disassemble to change out the M.2 card inside. Might need to take off some of the plastic panels on your board to get access to it though.