Steam client version (build number or date): 5/19/2026 - 1779155395
Distribution (e.g. Ubuntu): Arch(Kde Plasma)
Opted into Steam client beta?: Yes
Have you checked for system updates?: Yes
Steam Logs: [generate by running this command in a terminal tar -zcvf ~/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz ~/.steam/steam/logs]
GPU: Nvidia
Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:
After firmware update to 0x6A0B53FB (May 18, 2026), haptic motors
fire too hard and loud. Before on FW 0x69FE17FF everything was normal.
Issue only on Linux, Windows and macOS work fine.
Steps for reproducing this issue:
Update Steam controller and puck to latest update
Connect controller via dongle or USB on Arch Linux
Trigger any haptic feedback (trigger click, grip sensor)
Your system information
tar -zcvf ~/Desktop/steam-logs.tar.gz ~/.steam/steam/logs]Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:
After firmware update to 0x6A0B53FB (May 18, 2026), haptic motors
fire too hard and loud. Before on FW 0x69FE17FF everything was normal.
Issue only on Linux, Windows and macOS work fine.
Steps for reproducing this issue:
Video with the issue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE4hEF57Tgo
logs: (command i used cat ~/.steam/steam/logs/controller_support_FXA9960400B1.txt | tail -50)
[2026-05-12 20:33:06] Client version: 1778548034
[2026-05-12 20:33:06] Started
[2026-05-12 20:33:06] Package version: 1778548034
[2026-05-12 20:33:06] Serial number: FXA9960400B1D
[2026-05-12 20:33:06] Board revision: 72
[2026-05-12 20:33:06] FW revision: 0x69FE17FF (Fri May 8 13:06:07 2026)
[2026-05-12 20:34:32] Left trigger result: PASS, Min=0, Max=32767
[2026-05-12 20:34:32] Right trigger result: PASS, Min=0, Max=32767
[2026-05-12 20:34:32] Left trackpad result: PASS, 0x000001FF
[2026-05-12 20:34:32] Right trackpad result: PASS, 0x000001FF
[2026-05-12 20:34:32] Left Joystick result: PASS, XMin=-32767, XMax=32767, YMin=-32767, YMax=32767
[2026-05-12 20:34:32] Right Joystick result: PASS, XMin=-32767, XMax=32767, YMin=-32767, YMax=32767
[2026-05-12 20:34:32] Buttons result: FAIL, 0x4F6000447FFFF
[2026-05-12 20:34:32] Left haptics result: PASS
[2026-05-12 20:34:32] Right haptics result: PASS
[2026-05-12 20:43:46] Client version: 1778548034
[2026-05-12 20:43:46] Started
[2026-05-12 20:43:46] Package version: 1778548034
[2026-05-12 20:43:46] Serial number: FXA9960400B1D
[2026-05-12 20:43:46] Board revision: 72
[2026-05-12 20:43:46] FW revision: 0x69FE17FF (Fri May 8 13:06:07 2026)
[2026-05-12 20:44:35] Left trigger result: PASS, Min=0, Max=32767
[2026-05-12 20:44:35] Right trigger result: PASS, Min=0, Max=32767
[2026-05-12 20:44:35] Left trackpad result: PASS, 0x000001FF
[2026-05-12 20:44:35] Right trackpad result: PASS, 0x000001FF
[2026-05-12 20:44:35] Left Joystick result: PASS, XMin=-32767, XMax=32767, YMin=-32767, YMax=32767
[2026-05-12 20:44:35] Right Joystick result: PASS, XMin=-32767, XMax=32767, YMin=-32767, YMax=32767
[2026-05-12 20:44:35] Buttons result: FAIL, 0x4F6000447FFFF
[2026-05-12 20:44:35] Left haptics result: PASS
[2026-05-12 20:44:35] Right haptics result: PASS
[2026-05-19 16:17:42] Client version: 1779155395
[2026-05-19 16:17:42] Started
[2026-05-19 16:17:42] Package version: 1779155395
[2026-05-19 16:17:42] Serial number: FXA9960400B1D
[2026-05-19 16:17:42] Board revision: 72
[2026-05-19 16:17:42] FW revision: 0x6A0B53FB (Mon May 18 14:01:31 2026)
[2026-05-19 16:17:58] Left trigger result: PASS, Min=0, Max=32767
[2026-05-19 16:17:58] Right trigger result: PASS, Min=0, Max=32767
[2026-05-19 16:17:58] Left trackpad result: FAIL, 0x000001B0
[2026-05-19 16:17:58] Right trackpad result: FAIL, 0x000000DE
[2026-05-19 16:17:58] Left Joystick result: FAIL, XMin=-22539, XMax=1699, YMin=-2753, YMax=8779
[2026-05-19 16:17:58] Right Joystick result: FAIL, XMin=-1471, XMax=18215, YMin=-5079, YMax=2757
[2026-05-19 16:17:58] Buttons result: FAIL, 0x4F6000447FFFF
[2026-05-19 16:17:58] Left haptics result: FAIL
[2026-05-19 16:17:58] Right haptics result: FAIL