I'm not familiar with Manjaro, but can it compile packages from the Arch User Repository? If so you might want to look there for a specific driver as its compatibility will be tailored to Arch/Arch-based distributions.

Originally posted by 𝙰𝚜𝚑𝚊:

I'm not familiar with Manjaro, but can it compile packages from the Arch User Repository? If so you might want to look there for a specific driver as their compatibility will be tailored to Arch/Arch-based distributions.

It does. I found a standalone driver and GUI called sc-controller. The tool recognizes my steam controller and allows me to configure it over BLE. However when I load steam, the same thing happens. The client becomes unstable. I wasn't able to actually get into the controller menu this time, but the client resolved itself when I turned the controller off.

I would guess this is an Issue with steam. I am even having issues with the steam deck controller showing up in some games on Steam OS.

the following is a couple years old but may still be relevant ... https://forum.manjaro.org/t/steam-controller-with-ble-not-detected-by-steam/67417

Originally posted by GustavGlaven:

I found a standalone driver and GUI called sc-controller. The tool recognizes my steam controller and allows me to configure it over BLE.

sc-controller is a fantastic bit of software. Love it! Especially useful when using the Steam Controller with games from outside the Steam ecosystem (Heroic launcher, GOG, Lutris, Bottles, etc) without adding said games directly to Steam itself. Also nice for using the Steam Controller with certain non-games (tools) where a fancy controller might be more effective than a mouse.

Originally posted by Xenophobe:

the following is a couple years old but may still be relevant ... https://forum.manjaro.org/t/steam-controller-with-ble-not-detected-by-steam/67417

Thanks. I found this

https://github.com/Komoszek/sc-ble-bridge

via your link. I will try it out a little later.