systemd version the issue has been seen with

258-1.1

Used distribution

EndeavouOS

Linux kernel version used

6.12.47-1.1-lts

CPU architectures issue was seen on

x86_64

Component

systemd

Expected behaviour you didn't see

On steam, the controller hardware is detected in the settings > controller. All inputs work when tested there. But once a game loads, the inputs from controllers to do not register. Changing proton version has no impact. Rebooting has no impact.

Workaround: Turning off steam input immediately allows controller to work.

Only relevant update since yesterday when it worked have been the following:

[2025-09-19T03:30:42-0400] [ALPM] upgraded systemd-libs (257.9-1.1 -> 258-1.1) [2025-09-19T03:30:42-0400] [ALPM] upgraded lib32-systemd (257.9-1.1 -> 258-1.1) [2025-09-19T03:30:42-0400] [ALPM] upgraded libtiff (4.7.0-1.1 -> 4.7.1-1.1) [2025-09-19T03:30:42-0400] [ALPM] upgraded ntp (4.2.8.p18-3.1 -> 4.2.8.p18-4.1) [2025-09-19T03:30:42-0400] [ALPM] warning: /etc/systemd/logind.conf installed as /etc/systemd/logind.conf.pacnew [2025-09-19T03:30:42-0400] [ALPM] upgraded systemd (257.9-1.1 -> 258-1.1) [2025-09-19T03:30:43-0400] [ALPM] upgraded systemd-resolvconf (257.9-1.1 -> 258-1.1) [2025-09-19T03:30:43-0400] [ALPM] upgraded systemd-sysvcompat (257.9-1.1 -> 258-1.1)

I updated system after I had just completed a gaming session with no issues(Yes at 3 am - sorry). Errors also observed by others on reddit. They seem to have solved the issue by downgrading.

Unexpected behaviour you saw

I am also getting these 'journalctl' errors.

Sep 19 17:53:29 Shariar-PC-Lin systemd-udevd[618]: /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/55-Argyll.rules:161 Group 'colord' is not a system group, ignoring.

Sep 19 17:53:29 Shariar-PC-Lin systemd-udevd[618]: /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/69-cd-sensors.rules:105 Group 'colord' is not a system group, ignoring.

Sep 19 17:56:32 Shariar-PC-Lin (udev-worker)[2738]: controlC4: /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/78-sound-card.rules:5 ATTR{../uevent}="change": Could not chase sysfs attribute "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:02.1/0000:05:00.0/0000:06:0c.0/0000:0d:00.0/usb1/1-2/1-2.1/1-2.1:1.0/sound/card4/controlC4/../uevent", ignoring: No such file or directory

These could be unrelated, but I have not seen these errors before. Could indicate some issues with how /usr/lib/udev/rules.d is handled since that is where steam-input also lives.

Steps to reproduce the problem

Just launch any steam game with steam input enabled.

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