New Linux Driver Supports Corsair VOID Gaming Headsets

[phoronix]

Phoronix: New Linux Driver Supports Corsair VOID Gaming Headsets

A new driver has been posted for better supporting the Corsair VOID gaming headsets under Linux...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Corsair-VOID-Linux-Driver

[tildearrow]

Isn't there a standard protocol for retrieving battery status?
Oh wait, these aren't Bluetooth headsets...

Nice addition indeed. Improving Linux gaming hardware support is great, although I'd rather use wired professional headphones...

[Jabberwocky]

I've spent a lot of time trying to find the best wireless gaming headsets (under $220 USD) for work and play. I like the Steelseries headphones but their Linux driver is low quality. Maybe I'll try Corsair next.

I have a fundamental problem with wifi headphones, you can't replace the battery when it inevitably dies. You can't even get generic battery replacements for many of them. I currently have steel series arctis 7 the 3.7V LIPO battery uses a thermal sensor to monitor it while charging. RC shops do not even have that battery. I'm sure you can get it in US / EU, but in other countries we need to buy new headphones just because the battery is dead. The new expensive steelseries headphones comes with a extra battery but you can't buy the batteries as a standalone product.

[gnarlin]

I hope all these corporate douchebags appreciate all the blood, sweat and tears (along with boldness from hair tearing) that highly skilled unpaid volunteers shed to make their expensive plastic peripherals work on GNU+Linux. Hail to the heroes. I, like many others, am grateful for your work. Because of you all my PC crap works basically out of the box these days. I raise my soda can to you!

[AnErrupTion]

I've spent a lot of time trying to find the best wireless gaming headsets (under $220 USD) for work and play. I like the Steelseries headphones but their Linux driver is low quality. Maybe I'll try Corsair next.

I have a fundamental problem with wifi headphones, you can't replace the battery when it inevitably dies. You can't even get generic battery replacements for many of them. I currently have steel series arctis 7 the 3.7V LIPO battery uses a thermal sensor to monitor it while charging. RC shops do not even have that battery. I'm sure you can get it in US / EU, but in other countries we need to buy new headphones just because the battery is dead. The new expensive steelseries headphones comes with a extra battery but you can't buy the batteries as a standalone product.

For the Arctis 7, you can use HeadsetControl to manage many of the features: https://github.com/Sapd/HeadsetControl

[Random_Jerk]

I have used this headset for years, and it works well on Linux with excellent sound quality, The only pain point was to use the stupid Corsair software on WIndows to change some RGB and other minor settings. If this driver works as advertised, then these headsets are well worth their money on Linux

[F.Ultra]

I've spent a lot of time trying to find the best wireless gaming headsets (under $220 USD) for work and play. I like the Steelseries headphones but their Linux driver is low quality. Maybe I'll try Corsair next.

I have a fundamental problem with wifi headphones, you can't replace the battery when it inevitably dies. You can't even get generic battery replacements for many of them. I currently have steel series arctis 7 the 3.7V LIPO battery uses a thermal sensor to monitor it while charging. RC shops do not even have that battery. I'm sure you can get it in US / EU, but in other countries we need to buy new headphones just because the battery is dead. The new expensive steelseries headphones comes with a extra battery but you can't buy the batteries as a standalone product.

Have you checked Amazon or the like? While you are correct that I can find several different battery replacements for your headphones here in EU they are all coming from Chinese sellers so they should be able to ship everywhere (the battery is referred to as AEC503759).

Sounds like these ship to South Africa: https://www.ubuy.za.com/product/539S...503759-1200mah

But yes looking around you seam to have a really bad battery situation in ZA. I get hundreds of battery suggestions over here in EU for your headphones while not even amazon.za looks to have one.

[olielvewen]

For the Arctis 7, you can use HeadsetControl to manage many of the features: https://github.com/Sapd/HeadsetControl

For this task, You have too :

• https://github.com/LoLei/arctis-ctl
• https://github.com/faejr/steelseries-arctis-7-battery
• https://gist.github.com/flozz/df45b5...43e00c5df16dd0 and the blog entry explaining how to get that quickly (https://blog.flozz.fr/2020/05/25/rev...ries-arctis-7/).BTW he is too the creator of rivalcfg and some others open-source projects.
• https://github.com/trevarj/arctis7_controls
• https://github.com/xSlePs/Arctis-7-battery-percentage
• https://github.com/mopemope/arctis7ctl

And you have even a GUI for HeadSetControl called HeadSetKontrol perfectly integrated in KDE Desktop.

[Forge]

Anecdotal, worth what you paid for it, but I spent probably 1K$ US or more on wireless "gaming" headsets over the last couple of years, had a few different Logitech sets of varying quality, little to no Linux support beyond the basics, a few Razer pairs, no real support except from the community, finally got fed up, got a nice little Evo4 interface, hooked it to a proper microphone (AT2020) and flexible mounting arm, shock mount, all that good stuff, and a pair of DT770 250 Ohm cans, and now *everything* just works properly under Linux. It's so nice that I don't regret the spend at all.

Wireless was nice, but just not worth the fuss, IMO.

[Jabberwocky]

Have you checked Amazon or the like? While you are correct that I can find several different battery replacements for your headphones here in EU they are all coming from Chinese sellers so they should be able to ship everywhere (the battery is referred to as AEC503759).

Sounds like these ship to South Africa: https://www.ubuy.za.com/product/539S...503759-1200mah

But yes looking around you seam to have a really bad battery situation in ZA. I get hundreds of battery suggestions over here in EU for your headphones while not even amazon.za looks to have one.

Sorry for the Necro post.

Yes, ZA has strict battery import restrictions. The ubuy link just shows: Oh! It seems this product is restricted to import in your country

Same problem with https://www.amazon.com/Replacement-B.../dp/B09P8J2WVZ

Thanks for the name of the battery though. It helps to convince local resellers with this information!