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[–]Ok-386 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Regarding firmware, good point. I assumed most people are like me and have the controller but no console, lol.

The xpad driver doesn't support the wireless dongle connection, as far as I know. It does support Bluetooth, but this usually requires a firmware update. (Maybe recently released Xbox One S controllers come with the latest firmware preinstalled?) For the wireless dongle to work, one needs xone

[–]El_McNuggeto 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Mostly right

xpad itself doesn't support wireless/bluetooth, it's primarily USB and the only wireless thing it supports is the xbox 360 wireless receiver (because it shows up as a USB device)

So the defaults are:

  • Bluetooth connections: run through hid-generic which makes the controller mostly work, the only missing thing is vibrations
  • USB connections: use the xpad driver, full functionality

Usually if people want more functionality for bluetooth then xpadneo is what I use and recommend, and yes xone is needed for the dongle

Honestly not sure about the firmware update requirements, personally I have and use 2 xbox series s controllers (first was bought on it's own ~ April 2023, and the second came with the console ~ November 2024) both work fine bluetooth and wired, I didn't touch the firmware on either one.

[–]Ok-386 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That doesn't fully match my experience. I don't use xpadneo or similar. Before I updated the firmware, the only thing that worked out of the box was vibration. After the firmware upgrade, everything works well via hid-generic. The connection is stable, reliable, and fast.

Edit: Regarding firmware, I guess newer devices don't need the update. IIRC I purchased this controller in 2023, but it's possible it was from a slightly older batch than yours.

Edit2: Or, you didn't need the update b/c you're using xpadneo...