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Originally posted by Nova:I registered them, I enabled Steam Gamepad configuration, but when I click on a key and press a button on my controller to bind it, it does absolutely nothing.

I don't understand exactly where you are doing this, what binding is it?There is no universal binding for steam controllers, they generally assume you have the buttons where they are on an xbox controller or similar positions.You could make a new binding, save it as a personal binding and then make it a template? #1 Ghostbird View Profile View Posts 7 Jan, 2018 @ 6:03pm My apologies, I just now realized that I used the incorrect terms. I don't mean key bindings at all. I mean remapping the controller buttons on this page: https://i.imgur.com/X806PTW.pngWhen I opened that page the very first time I was able to manually map all the buttons.Also, I'm not using a Steam Link, I'm trying to use combined JoyCons with vjoy driver. After I registered them on that page, everything was working perfectly except I noticed some of the buttons were in the wrong place and I wanted to remap them. Last edited by Ghostbird; 7 Jan, 2018 @ 6:12pm #2 Zugs View Profile View Posts 9 Jun, 2018 @ 10:50am

Originally posted by Soir:My apologies, I just now realized that I used the incorrect terms. I don't mean key bindings at all. I mean remapping the controller buttons on this page: https://i.imgur.com/X806PTW.pngWhen I opened that page the very first time I was able to manually map all the buttons.Also, I'm not using a Steam Link, I'm trying to use combined JoyCons with vjoy driver. After I registered them on that page, everything was working perfectly except I noticed some of the buttons were in the wrong place and I wanted to remap them.

Did you ever find a fix to this? #3 Hatchetforce View Profile View Posts 9 Jun, 2018 @ 8:07pm

Originally posted by The-Almighty-Zugs:

Originally posted by Soir:My apologies, I just now realized that I used the incorrect terms. I don't mean key bindings at all. I mean remapping the controller buttons on this page: https://i.imgur.com/X806PTW.pngWhen I opened that page the very first time I was able to manually map all the buttons.Also, I'm not using a Steam Link, I'm trying to use combined JoyCons with vjoy driver. After I registered them on that page, everything was working perfectly except I noticed some of the buttons were in the wrong place and I wanted to remap them.

Did you ever find a fix to this?

Apparently not. I want to know how to reset these easily as well as how to delete any config in the standard Big Picture Controller Config Screen. #4 Zugs View Profile View Posts 9 Jun, 2018 @ 10:11pm 4 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 6

Originally posted by Hatchetforce:

Originally posted by The-Almighty-Zugs:Did you ever find a fix to this?

Apparently not. I want to know how to reset these easily as well as how to delete any config in the standard Big Picture Controller Config Screen.

I found a fix today after looking for weeks. Hopefully it works for you as well. • Disable all Controller Support Options (IE PS4 Support etc)• Exit Steam and unplug the controller• Open the config.vdf file stored on your computer• • By default it is located in - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\config\config.vdf• Search for "SDL_GamepadBind" and delete everything underneath it • Save the file• Start Steam and plug in the controller #5 ニテ View Profile View Posts 9 Aug, 2019 @ 3:42am

Originally posted by The-Almighty-Zugs:

Originally posted by Hatchetforce:Apparently not. I want to know how to reset these easily as well as how to delete any config in the standard Big Picture Controller Config Screen.

I found a fix today after looking for weeks. Hopefully it works for you as well. • Disable all Controller Support Options (IE PS4 Support etc)• Exit Steam and unplug the controller• Open the config.vdf file stored on your computer• • By default it is located in - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\config\config.vdf• Search for "SDL_GamepadBind" and delete everything underneath it • Save the file• Start Steam and plug in the controller

Oh, god... It's really helped me with xbox one controller and mac os Last edited by ニテ; 9 Aug, 2019 @ 3:42am #6 djib View Profile View Posts 27 Dec, 2019 @ 4:23pm

Originally posted by The-Almighty-Zugs:I found a fix today after looking for weeks. Hopefully it works for you as well. • Disable all Controller Support Options (IE PS4 Support etc)• Exit Steam and unplug the controller• Open the config.vdf file stored on your computer• • By default it is located in - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\config\config.vdf• Search for "SDL_GamepadBind" and delete everything underneath it • Save the file• Start Steam and plug in the controller

Brilliant, thanks Last edited by djib; 27 Dec, 2019 @ 4:23pm #7 · • ネジ 半 • · View Profile View Posts 25 Jan, 2020 @ 12:21pm

Originally posted by The-Almighty-Zugs:I found a fix today after looking for weeks. Hopefully it works for you as well. • Disable all Controller Support Options (IE PS4 Support etc)• Exit Steam and unplug the controller• Open the config.vdf file stored on your computer• • By default it is located in - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\config\config.vdf• Search for "SDL_GamepadBind" and delete everything underneath it • Save the file• Start Steam and plug in the controller

Thank you so much, this shouldn't even be needed but Steam doesn't seem to care at all about their own software ease of access stuff. Last edited by · • ネジ 半 • ·; 25 Jan, 2020 @ 12:21pm #8 AortaPlatinum View Profile View Posts 14 Aug, 2020 @ 10:20am THANK YOU, I couldn't for the life of me figure out why my Retrobit SEGA Saturn USB pad was constantly registering whatever directional input I pressed last #9 CRYORAGE View Profile View Posts 10 Oct, 2020 @ 2:01am

Originally posted by The-Almighty-Zugs:

Originally posted by Hatchetforce:Apparently not. I want to know how to reset these easily as well as how to delete any config in the standard Big Picture Controller Config Screen.

I found a fix today after looking for weeks. Hopefully it works for you as well. • Disable all Controller Support Options (IE PS4 Support etc)• Exit Steam and unplug the controller• Open the config.vdf file stored on your computer• • By default it is located in - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\config\config.vdf• Search for "SDL_GamepadBind" and delete everything underneath it • Save the file• Start Steam and plug in the controller

Wow, thanks dude! This fixed my Xbox One controller & PS3 gamepad being stuck in a shared config with no obvious way to get them seperated, where/how did you find this though? #10 Zugs View Profile View Posts 10 Oct, 2020 @ 11:46am

Originally posted by CRYO ME BONES!:

Originally posted by The-Almighty-Zugs:I found a fix today after looking for weeks. Hopefully it works for you as well. • Disable all Controller Support Options (IE PS4 Support etc)• Exit Steam and unplug the controller• Open the config.vdf file stored on your computer• • By default it is located in - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\config\config.vdf• Search for "SDL_GamepadBind" and delete everything underneath it • Save the file• Start Steam and plug in the controller

Wow, thanks dude! This fixed my Xbox One controller & PS3 gamepad being stuck in a shared config with no obvious way to get them seperated, where/how did you find this though?

Trial and error if I remember correctly. Glad I could help you though. #11 Bob Beekeeper View Profile View Posts 14 Dec, 2020 @ 5:04pm

Originally posted by The-Almighty-Zugs:

Originally posted by Hatchetforce:Apparently not. I want to know how to reset these easily as well as how to delete any config in the standard Big Picture Controller Config Screen.

I found a fix today after looking for weeks. Hopefully it works for you as well. • Disable all Controller Support Options (IE PS4 Support etc)• Exit Steam and unplug the controller• Open the config.vdf file stored on your computer• • By default it is located in - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\config\config.vdf• Search for "SDL_GamepadBind" and delete everything underneath it • Save the file• Start Steam and plug in the controller

Life saver, thank you! My controller configs were completely trashed and I had no idea where to even begin fixing them. #12 RedMagic View Profile View Posts 5 Feb, 2021 @ 1:43am

Originally posted by The-Almighty-Zugs:I found a fix today after looking for weeks. Hopefully it works for you as well. • Disable all Controller Support Options (IE PS4 Support etc)• Exit Steam and unplug the controller• Open the config.vdf file stored on your computer• • By default it is located in - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\config\config.vdf• Search for "SDL_GamepadBind" and delete everything underneath it • Save the file• Start Steam and plug in the controller

Doesn't work for me. I cannot reset my controller name in Steam settings. Where else are the controller settings stored? I want to completely reset all controller settings. Last edited by RedMagic; 5 Feb, 2021 @ 1:45am #13 boffer View Profile View Posts 20 Feb, 2021 @ 1:55pm

Originally posted by nittex:

Originally posted by The-Almighty-Zugs:I found a fix today after looking for weeks. Hopefully it works for you as well. • Disable all Controller Support Options (IE PS4 Support etc)• Exit Steam and unplug the controller• Open the config.vdf file stored on your computer• • By default it is located in - C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\config\config.vdf• Search for "SDL_GamepadBind" and delete everything underneath it • Save the file• Start Steam and plug in the controller

Oh, god... It's really helped me with xbox one controller and mac os

What do you open the vdf file with on mac? I don't seem to be able to open it to get in and make the changes #14 Dads_A_Tricky_Dirt View Profile View Posts 1 Mar, 2021 @ 10:36am

Originally posted by boffer:

Originally posted by nittex:Oh, god... It's really helped me with xbox one controller and mac os

What do you open the vdf file with on mac? I don't seem to be able to open it to get in and make the changes

Sorry no one has responded I just did a notepad on pc so maybe any word thingy #15 < > Showing 1-15 of 41 comments Per page: 1530 50 All Discussions > Steam Forums > Help and Tips > Topic Details Date Posted: 7 Jan, 2018 @ 9:54amPosts: 41 Start a New Discussion Discussions Rules and Guidelines

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