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Use this guide to calibrate your Steam Deck's thumbsticks from within SteamOS.
Valve recommends performing this software calibration after installing new thumbsticks.
NOTE: Both Steam Deck thumbstick and trigger calibrations may not function in SteamOS version 3.3.
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If you're not already in desktop mode, navigate to the Steam Menu → Power, and select Switch to Desktop.
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Press the Steam Button + X to enable the on-screen keyboard.
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From the Search menu, search for and open Konsole.
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Within Konsole, type
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Press Enter.
I get a command not found error when using the above script in Konsole.
Solved - must be using “stable” os channel vs “beta” for this to work.
I am in stable and in a recent update this command is indeed not available ;( (was before)
Hello, I was able to solve this issue it is in a dedicated comment on this step.
I was able to calibrate my thumb sticks in multiple update channels recently. The command in this guide,
thumbstick_cal_v1_1, no longer exists as it's now named simply,thumbstick_cal.However, even then I needed to run the commands
sudo steamos-readonly disableand thensudo chmod +x /usr/bin/thumbstick_cal(both of these commands will require the user to have set their user password with the commandpasswdbefore executing them). Executing the command sudosudo steamos-readonly enableafter this is recommended unless you know what you are doing.For whatever reason the calibration program wasn't executable (auto-complete will not work on non-executable files if they are they first thing being typed in the shell, and non-executable files will give a 'permission denied' error while trying to be executed).
After that I was able to run the command like normal. From my experience, this will have to be done every update until Valve ships the program with the executable flag set.
Does changing it from read only allow it to actually function properly and save the changes? I found a different method to run thumbstick_cal on Reddit, and while it would run, the new calibrated values didn't seem to do anything.
New Method
How to calibrate your thumbsticks if it gives you permission denied on konsole:
1. Go to your rootfs folder
2. Go to you usr folder
3. Go to bin folder
4. Now look for the thumbstick_cal file and copy it
5. Paste it anywhere you like (desktop, micro sd, etc)
6. In this case I paste in the root of my micro sd
7. Next go to properties then permissions and check the is executable box
8. Go to konsole and copy then paste the thumbstick_cal file
9. And done you're ready to calibrate your new gulikit thumbsticks without any errors or any permissions.
Hope this helps anyone having drift on their steam deck.
Im still getting the permissions denied on mine after following your steps
I copied it to my desktop made it executable. I then dragged it to a command prompt and ran it from there worked like a champ no permission change is needed
Mine says,
"Steam deck calibration utility version 1.1--follow instructions carefully,
Stopping Steam if running...
Connecting to Controller... Could not connect to controller system.
Exiting."
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Ensure that both thumbsticks are untouched and centered. Press Enter.
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Tap on a blank desktop area to move the cursor off of the Konsole window. Make sure Konsole isn't in focus.
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Rotate each thumbstick through a full rotation (360 degrees) twice.
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Tap on the Konsole window to bring focus back to it. Press Enter.
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That's it! Your thumbsticks are now calibrated. The terminal should say "Thumbstick calibration successful."
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Click here to return to the left thumbstick replacement guide.
Click here to return to the right thumbstick replacement guide.
Calibration didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Steam Deck answers community for help.
Click here to return to the left thumbstick replacement guide.
Click here to return to the right thumbstick replacement guide.
Calibration didn’t go as planned? Try some basic troubleshooting, or ask our Steam Deck answers community for help.
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Hey, bei mir fehlt dieses Kalibrierungsdtool irgendwie.
Habe einen factory reset gemacht und nun spinnen bei mir einige Sachen.
Hat jemand 'ne Idee woran das liegen könnte, oder woher ich das Tool bekomme?
nevermind
Nach einem erneuten firmware reset war das Tool plötzlich wieder drauf. *klatsch* *klatsch*
Hatte gehofft es hilft bei meinem Snapback-des-Todes Problem beim linken analog stick.
Leider nichts gebracht. Trotzdem danke für das Tutorial, bzw. die Übersetzung davon!
If you get an error about command not found when you try to run the joystick_cal_v1_1 script, this is likely due to you being on a beta OS, or just Valve decided to move it? not sure...
In any case, you can still run the calibration with the following commands (Thanks to dorsey6250 on Reddit for this workaround)
``cp /usr/bin/thumbstick_cal ~/thumbstick_cal_v1_1
``(This will copy the script from a system copy to your local home folder)
``chmod +x ~/thumbstick_cal_v1_1
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./thumbstick_cal_v1_1
(This will actually run the script)
Valve needs to either put it back where it was, or iFixIt needs to include these instructions in addition to what they have.
Hope this helps someone!
-WACOMalt
I have the Hall effect sticks and wonder if I need to do this? They have a physical button on them for calibration.
I replaced my analog sticks with the Hall effect sticks and the calibration won't work with the buttons on the Hall effect circuit boards or from the konsole. When I try the calibration through the konsole I get a "Permission Denied". Why is this and what do I need to do to calibrate them?
The script has been locked for some reason there are instructions within this comments thread to enable it again. Can confirm it works as I’ve done it myself.
Making an account just to say that this guide is now incorrect, or Valve has done something and changed how to do this. I've tried everything on this page including a factory reset, and the guide from user Ben Sumner/WACOMalt and nothing has worked.
This worked for me: https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comme...
Still working as expected, i dont know why in post is says "Functionality is planned to return in a future release."
@bubba6977 for me it helped as my centers werent quite correct, so it does help if the sticks arent perfectly on center.
although I didnt use thumbstick_cal but rather thumbstick_fine_cal which asks for a bit more input (basically flick the stick in a direction then let it return slowly, for all 4 directions.
This worked perfectly well for me and made a drifting left joystick work like it is brand new again. Thank you for this guide, it is better than any other I've found on the internet to fix these type of problems. Also don't forget to order your screwdriver kits too!!
Even in 2024.. The steam os (3.5.x) ui appears to be still buggy with advanced calibration and gulikit sticks. The tried and true way described above has always worked for me.
Helped me with drift on a new joystick I ordered from Ifixit, kind of silly that you have to do it in the desktop instead of in the settings on the main OS but at least it's fixable, cheers
