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The problem is that the vibration does not work in the correct way, the vibration works at full speed, and for a long time instead of a second or two.
When I connect the controller by the USB cable, I get these messages from dmesg:
[21397.801573] usb 3-2: new full-speed USB device number 5 using xhci_hcd[21397.951098] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=054c, idProduct=0268, bcdDevice= 1.00
[21397.951103] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
[21397.951106] usb 3-2: Product: PS3 GamePad
[21397.951108] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: SHANWAN
[21397.955927] input: SHANWAN PS3 GamePad Motion Sensors as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0/0003:054C:0268.0003/input/input29
[21398.013884] input: SHANWAN PS3 GamePad as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-2/3-2:1.0/0003:054C:0268.0003/input/input28
[21398.014462] sony 0003:054C:0268.0003: input,hiddev0,hidraw1: USB HID v81.10 Joystick [SHANWAN PS3 GamePad] on usb-0000:00:14.0-2/input0
[21461.499738] usb 3-2: USB disconnect, device number 5
but when it is connected by Bluetooth, I get these messages from dmesg:
[21471.515216] sony 0005:054C:0268.0004: unknown main item tag 0x0[21471.530748] input: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller Motion Sensors as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-12/3-12:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:42/0005:054C:0268.0004/input/input31
[21471.531075] input: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb3/3-12/3-12:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:42/0005:054C:0268.0004/input/input30
[21471.531283] sony 0005:054C:0268.0004: input,hidraw1: BLUETOOTH HID v80.00 Joystick [Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller] on 1c:65:9d:82:b0:1c
I think if Bluez recognizes the controller as [SHANWAN PS3 GamePad] instead of [Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller], the controller will behave correctly, but how can I do that exactly?
I found a similar issue as mine:
https://forum.batocera.org/d/4471-vibration-generic-ps3-controller
Last edited by torbido on 14 Oct 2020 at 4:07 pm UTC