Controller autostart Steam#

Autostart Steam when my controller is plugged.

Set power profile to performance and go back to power-saving when Steam is closed.

Installing#

Copy ,controller-add and ,start-steam in $HOME/.local/bin.

Copy 99-controller-autostart-steam.rules in /etc/udev/rules.d/ and change:

• anhgelus by your UNIX username
• 0e6f by the vendor ID of your controller (displayed by lsusb)
• 0413 by the product ID of your controller (displayed by lsusb)

See below if you don't know how to get these IDs.

Copy controller-steam.service in $HOME/.config/systemd/user/ and change:

• anhgelus by your UNIX username

Copy controller-autostart-steam.env in $HOME/.config.

Reload udev rules:

sudo udevadm control --reload-rules && sudo udevadm trigger

Reload systemd:

systemctl --user daemon-reload

You can modify the location of the lockfile by editing lockfile variable in $HOME/.config/controller-autostart-steam.env.

You can modify the power profile by editing in the same file:

• perf_inside variable when Steam is launched
• perf_outside variable when Steam is closed

How to get required IDs of your controller?#

Plug your controller and run:

lsusb

It will list hardwares connected to your computer via a USB port.

My controller is this one:

Bus 003 Device 011: ID 0e6f:0413 Logic3 Afterglow AX.1 Gamepad for Xbox 360

Its identifier is 0e6f:0413, where 0e6f is its vendor ID and 0413 is its product ID.