It's now almost been two years since this topic has been brought up. Is Azeron interested at all in making any progress in this regard?
Software for Linux
- Thread starter riccochet
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We would love to make one, but with the current demand and constant new feature requests, we can only focus on Win software
I have been using my azeron cyborg V2 on multiple different linux distributions for close to a year now, other than remapping the keys specifically to use as a controller and not a keyboard since QJoyPad and AntiMircoX both work a charm, I have have zero issues with running a variety of games using it, obviously certain games that dont have built in steam deck gyro support (for gyro to work games need to allow hybrid input) I cant use the 360 joystick, but thats not a linux issue.
the only thing that would need to be done is hire someone to port the .exe to a appimage and be done with it.
the only thing that would need to be done is hire someone to port the .exe to a appimage and be done with it.
Any chance we could get the necessary files released for the open source community to get something going?
Which is also irrelevent since AntiMicroX can basically do the same.
Just use the second on board profile (joystick only) and remap via AntiMicroX. No need for a fancy vendor app with limited OS support.
guys, you have to get this going already. Linux is only increasing in the gaming sphere and it's the future.
you don't support Steam Deck, come on. that's absurd in 2025.
it's time.
i can't even maintain a Windows VM anymore for this purpose because they're locking everything behind a MS account, which i don't have nor want.
are you saying your product requires a Microsoft account? because that's what it looks like right now.
you don't support Steam Deck, come on. that's absurd in 2025.
it's time.
i can't even maintain a Windows VM anymore for this purpose because they're locking everything behind a MS account, which i don't have nor want.
are you saying your product requires a Microsoft account? because that's what it looks like right now.
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You can, as in it is something you are physically capable of doing, but you will not, as in you have chosen not to do so. You may have valid reasons for choosing not to do so, I don't know, but please be precise.
I would like to see linux support please. Leaving microsoft for good this year and trying AntiMicroX but its not going to well, dont know if i have to update firmware or what. Would like simple linux support, windows is not the only game anymore guys, you must see this.
I probably wouldn't brag about how much work is being done on the windows app if what we have is the result of that...
I mean, i'm currently _okay_ with the antimicrox approach in linux, but it doesn't seem to work for a lot of people. But that windows app is just... wow. I can't even resize it properly to fit on a 1920x1080 screen. And it can't scale the interface at all to be smaller than that. And apparently thats working as intended. I have just one device that can dual boot into windows now, and that "feature rich" azeron software is all i use it for to do firmware updates when absolutely necessary.
Someone designed and built what is essentially a keyzen (before you did it i might add) for 3D printing on printables and i am currently building that. I just ordered a keyzen so look forward to comparing it to the keyzen when i have it built, but that single engineer built software more open and useful than you could build in what? 6 years? And its not exactly pretty. its pretty rough.
I wonder if the announcement of the steam hardware yesterday will make them take another look?
honestly if we do mathing, out of an estimated 137 million active steam connections 3.05% of those are linux, and that number is steadily climbing. Thats almost 4.2 million Linux machines running steam. Specifically for gaming. Apparently that isn't enough of a market to go after so if the new Steam box takes off... well then maybe it makes more sense... Or if Valve really decides to blow our minds and releases a full SteamOS linux distribution... that number could get absurd.
To me, the use case is already there. Just not sure Azeron sees it.
honestly if we do mathing, out of an estimated 137 million active steam connections 3.05% of those are linux, and that number is steadily climbing. Thats almost 4.2 million Linux machines running steam. Specifically for gaming. Apparently that isn't enough of a market to go after so if the new Steam box takes off... well then maybe it makes more sense... Or if Valve really decides to blow our minds and releases a full SteamOS linux distribution... that number could get absurd.
To me, the use case is already there. Just not sure Azeron sees it.
seriously, it's past time.
Windows is the past. look at all the nonsense surrounding the end of 10 and the undercooked 11.
Azeron needs to be able to be updated from Steam/Linux.
you could also consider a phone app that connects to the device and updates it.
but please, you can't lock us into Windows anymore. it's not the 20th century anymore.
Windows is the past. look at all the nonsense surrounding the end of 10 and the undercooked 11.
Azeron needs to be able to be updated from Steam/Linux.
you could also consider a phone app that connects to the device and updates it.
but please, you can't lock us into Windows anymore. it's not the 20th century anymore.
I got the Azeron Software working on Bazzite (Fedora Atomic image) without much fuss by running the installer .exe in a Bottle with the “gaming” preset and the latest base Kron4ek runner (detailed instructions for beginners are available here). Everything works besides the fact that software profiles obviously won’t link to any host processes/executables. There’s moderate jank with how elements under the mouse don’t really highlight, but clicking on stuff still functions.
I had more trouble with drivers for my Azeron Classic; while the keyboard, mouse, and raw device (used by the Azeron Software) all work fine, the XInput device wasn’t being assigned a driver at all, and the DirectInput device was mistakenly being assigned an XInput driver. Basically, only an “XBox One” controller showed up for joystick control, and it didn’t work. It took a few hours of learning, but I’ve created a udev rule that gets the XInput device to work (save in e.g.
I don’t know to get the DirectInput device working as a generic joystick.
For 6 years, the downloads page on the Azeron website has had a note that Linux is “not supported at this time”. This seemed to imply that this would eventually become the case, which is why I made my purchase back then even knowing that I would eventually be switching my desktop OS from Windows to Linux. Are there any timelines here at all? Even if Azeron doesn’t want to make user software for Linux, they could at least contribute drivers. Open‐sourcing the firmware would also go a very long way and requires no Linux‐specific expertise. I mean, the Keyzen has to be the only “split” columnar programmable ergonomic keyboard I’ve ever seen that doesn’t use open‐source firmware! The lack of support for open platforms is entirely at odds with the modern accessible hardware ethos.
I had more trouble with drivers for my Azeron Classic; while the keyboard, mouse, and raw device (used by the Azeron Software) all work fine, the XInput device wasn’t being assigned a driver at all, and the DirectInput device was mistakenly being assigned an XInput driver. Basically, only an “XBox One” controller showed up for joystick control, and it didn’t work. It took a few hours of learning, but I’ve created a udev rule that gets the XInput device to work (save in e.g.
/etc/udev/rules.d/99-azeron-classic.rules):
Code:
# Azeron Classic keypad
# Unbinds the usbhid driver from the DirectInput device, and binds the xpad driver to the XInput device. The unbind seems to be necessary for it to work with Steam, as otherwise it only sees the DirectInput device that mistakenly looks like an XBox One controller.
ACTION=="add", ATTRS{idVendor}=="16d0", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0f3f", RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo $id:1.3 > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/usbhid/unbind'", RUN+="/sbin/modprobe xpad", RUN+="/bin/sh -c 'echo 16d0 0f3f > /sys/bus/usb/drivers/xpad/new_id'"For 6 years, the downloads page on the Azeron website has had a note that Linux is “not supported at this time”. This seemed to imply that this would eventually become the case, which is why I made my purchase back then even knowing that I would eventually be switching my desktop OS from Windows to Linux. Are there any timelines here at all? Even if Azeron doesn’t want to make user software for Linux, they could at least contribute drivers. Open‐sourcing the firmware would also go a very long way and requires no Linux‐specific expertise. I mean, the Keyzen has to be the only “split” columnar programmable ergonomic keyboard I’ve ever seen that doesn’t use open‐source firmware! The lack of support for open platforms is entirely at odds with the modern accessible hardware ethos.
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Linux support is a new feature request too, one I would dare say is rather important. It's just my opinion but between some player enjoying new ways to use your products and allowing players to use it at all, I think one has more weight. I do not think you would let windows users suffering from a bug disabling their ability to play hanging, and certainly not for years. In addition, a lot of people (including your target audience) are switching to linux because of microsoft recent decisions.
Please, it is very frustrating to be considered a side issue and second rate clients.