Adding new devices does not work

[safepond]

Everything works fine when I use a device that was already set to disable the steam controller, like my PS4 controller. However, I can not add more devices to the list. I can physically type them into the list and save it, as I do have the password to the deck, but it will not recognize the devices. I've tried my bluetooth speaker, my steam deck dock, my microphone, my webcam, my two other USB hubs connected, my keyboard, and my mouse but none of them worked. If there's something I'm missing, then here's my process: I go into Dolphin and press home - deck - .local - share - scawp - SDADSC - conf - simple_device_list.txt and add my device's name to the list. I do NOT put a hashtag in front of the name. I then check the Steam controller settings to see the connected controllers and, "Steam Controller Neptune" is always there unless I connect a device that the program already set to use. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the program. I have unplugged and plugged back in the devices after I set them up. I don't know what else to do.

[Slvrtnge]

Not sure if this helps, but on your simple devices list just make sure that "SteamController" isn't on there as I'd gotten confused and after removing that this code works fine for me now with a variety of controllers.

[ArnoldSmith86]

I tried to improve the script a bit. Can you try if works with https://pastebin.com/PEvs3ghX as disable_steam_input.sh and this 99-disable-steam-input.rules:

# /etc/udev/rules.d/
KERNEL=="input*", SUBSYSTEM=="input", ACTION=="add", RUN+="/home/deck/.local/share/scawp/SDADSC/disable_steam_input.sh disable %E{NAME} %E{PRODUCT}"
KERNEL=="input*", SUBSYSTEM=="input", ACTION=="remove", RUN+="/home/deck/.local/share/scawp/SDADSC/disable_steam_input.sh enable %E{NAME} %E{PRODUCT}"

It should add newly detected devices to simple_device_list.txt automatically (disabled by a # initially).