Steam won’t detect Logitech G29 Control

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#12611 · opened 2026-01-03 by Quobold · updated 2026-01-03 · 1 comments · github

QQuobold 2026-01-03 github

Ok, i am not at all into coding and don’t even know what GitHub is about, but i tried a lot of things solving my problem and even Steam Support couldn’t help. They asked me to post my issue here, so i do:

*Steam-Betabranch: Client (stabil)
*Steam-Version: 1766451605
*Steam-Client: Build-Datum: Di., 23. Dez. 1:48 UTC -08:00
*Datum des Steam-Web-Builds: Mo., 22. Dez. 2:53 UTC -08:00
*Steam-API-Version: SteamClient023

*CachyOS, but same problem under Ubuntu 24.04 and even an old 20.04
*GPU: Intel® HD Graphics 530
*Don’t know how to genereate Steam Logs, i hardly ever use the terminal

Bought a used Logitech G29 Controller (Steering Wheel, Pedal Unit, Shifter)
Plugged everything in except shifter. USB and Power.
Set it to PS3 Mode
Controller reacted immediately after plugging and changing mode, turned right and left.
Checked if Controller is detected by System (Ubuntu 24.04) using
lsusb: ... Bus 001 Device 007: ID 046d:c24f Logitech, Inc. G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel [PS3] ...
also checked it using various tools like gstest-gtk, oversteer and more. Controller seems to be working fine.
tried controller with Trackmania Nations, it responded to controller (wrongly, because it is not designed to be played with Steering Wheel as i know now.
Installed Steam, created account, bought game (Rally Arcade Classics)
under →Steam→Settings→Controller it says "no controller detected.
under the settings of the game →controller it says the same
searched the web for solutions, tried to set steam to all possible proton versions
set steam to "disable steam input"
tried many more settings in steam, controller still not detected
asked for help on reddit () and followed many advices
uninstalled steam and re-installed it as apt, snap and flatpack. tried many settings in all installations
followed this advice to check out drivers:
❯ sudo modprobe hid_logitech ~ ❯ lsmod | grep hid_logitech hid_logitech 61440 0 ff_memless 20480 1 hid_logitech
asked steam support twice. First answer was more or less "sorry we can’t help". Second answer was to post the issue here.

Still would appreciate some help. Please be patient and explain to me like to a 12-year-old.

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2026-01-03 github

Hello @Quobold, my understanding is that Steam Input is oriented around gamepad (shaped) controllers and steering wheels are currently out of scope for that subsystem. Individual games implement direct support for wheels or use middleware like SDL to wire up that input path. Your wheel not showing in Steam's settings will not affect its availability to games. There's a feature request at #11780 to expand support.

Since Rally Arcade Classics is a Linux native game, you should report your findings directly to the game's dev(s). Looking around a bit, https://steamcommunity.com/app/2837580/discussions/0/4703539869281967331/#c4635988484182510428 hints that this is a game engine issue and you're not alone.

Separately, we're tracking issues with games run with Proton in the Proton issue tracker, one compatibility report per unofficially supported game title. For your testing with Steam configured to run the game with Proton, that feedback would be better off on https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton for a Proton dev to ponder. Feel free to add your findings to the compatibility reports for games in that repo or open a new one if the game doesn't have a comparability report already.

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