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Title: PS3 DualShock 3 controller via Bluetooth

Linas 4 Nov 2020

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Hello there. I got my hands on a DualShock 3 (Sixaxis) controller. I got it to work via Bluetooth just fine via [sixad](https://github.com/RetroPie/sixad), but the problem is that it takes over the Bluetooth exclusively, so I cannot use anything else at the same time. According to some random sources, it should work as a normal Bluetooth controller without sixad, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

Does anyone have experience with DualShock 3 via Bluetooth on Linux?

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damarrin 4 Nov 2020

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Ubuntu 20.04, November 4, 2020, evening.

I take the Dualshock 3 out of a drawer. The sticks are oozing, I really haven't used it in a while. I wipe it off with my thumbs. Eurgh. I press some buttons, trying to find the combination that'll make it pair. I fail. I dig around the drawer, find the antique cable that fits it.

I connect the controller to the computer with the cable I just dug out. A question pops up. Do you want to connect the controller with your computer? I furrow my brow. I just did that. Does this mean I have to connect it... more? My hand wavers over the touchpad. I move the cursor, slowly, hesitantly towards the yes button. Suddenly, my mind made up, I make a final decisive swipe and tap vigorously. The quesion disappears.

Did I succeed? Did I fail? I don't know. The controller's light are dark. I move the sticks, unwillingly at first, then with more vigour. Nothing happens.

I press the PS button. The lights come on, a festival of pulsing glow, right into my left eyeball. The flashing stops. A single light remains on, the one whose label says one. A better prize than all the virgins I hope to meet in heaven. I know I've won.

I start Steam, fire up Skyrim and the controller is fully functional. The end.

Last edited by damarrin on 4 Nov 2020 at 8:48 pm UTC

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damarrin 4 Nov 2020

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Actually, that's not the end because that wasn't what you were asking about, right?

I connected some bluetooth headphones and yes, I had Skyrim's audio coming through them as I was playing with the controller. I don't think sixad is your friend in this case.

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whizse 4 Nov 2020

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Quoting: damarrinUbuntu 20.04, November 4, 2020, evening.

I take the Dualshock 3 out of a drawer. The sticks are oozing, I really haven't used it in a while. I wipe it off with my thumbs. Eurgh. I press some buttons, trying to find the combination that'll make it pair. I fail. I dig around the drawer, find the antique cable that fits it.

I connect the controller to the computer with the cable I just dug out. A question pops up. Do you want to connect the controller with your computer? I furrow my brow. I just did that. Does this mean I have to connect it... more? My hand wavers over the touchpad. I move the cursor, slowly, hesitantly towards the yes button. Suddenly, my mind made up, I make a final decisive swipe and tap vigorously. The quesion disappears.

Did I succeed? Did I fail? I don't know. The controller's light are dark. I move the sticks, unwillingly at first, then with more vigour. Nothing happens.

I press the PS button. The lights come on, a festival of pulsing glow, right into my left eyeball. The flashing stops. A single light remains on, the one whose label say one. A better prize than all the virgins I hope to meet in heaven. I know I've won.

I start Steam, fire up Skyrim and the controller is fully functional. The end.

Winner GamingOnLinux Best Short Fiction Award 2020.

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Linas 7 Nov 2020

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Thank you. :grin: I think connecting it wired first and accepting the prompt did the trick. After that it just connects by itself and works just like a normal Bluetooth device.

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