GE-Proton 11-12 fixes controller disconnects after system sleep
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GE-Proton 11-12 fixes an issue where controllers stop working after a handheld wakes from sleep. The update adds event-driven XInput rescan to re-bind pads.
Linux handheld and Bazzite players can use GE-Proton 11-12 to fix a bug where controllers stop responding after system sleep or random disconnects. Proton 10 and 11 baselines cached XInput device states without checking for hardware changes on wake, forcing players to restart their games.
Glorious Eggroll released GE-Proton 11-12 using Valve Wine from October 31, 2026. The update adds event-driven XInput rescans, HID report truncation, and a hotplug rework so reconnected controllers properly re-bind to running games. Upstream Wine master and Valve Software proton 11.0 still contain the root cause bugs. Players previously had to downgrade to Proton 9 to avoid the issue.
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