Yet More PS3 Bluetooth Woes......

BuZz

It might just be incompatible.

mediamogul

@Wolfman100

Do you get any feedback using evtest?

Wolfman100

@BuZz Could that really be the case??

This is craaaaazy.

Wolfman100

@mediamogul what is evtest?

mediamogul

Your controller should register as an event at /dev/input/event*. From the command line, run evtest /dev/input/event*on each numbered event until you find the one belonging to your controller. You'll know it's the correct event when you receive input feedback when pressing one of the controller's buttons. If none of them register feedback, then I'd say it's a lost cause. If one does, you can map that feedback to a virtual controller device that should allow everything to function properly. I'll elaborate on that process further if you can find a functioning event*.

Wolfman100

@mediamogul said in Yet More PS3 Bluetooth Woes......:

evetest /dev/input/event*

Under '/dev/input' I get the following:

'by-id by-path event0 event1 event2 event4 js0 mice'

js0 is the Playstation3 controller

I have done 'jstest /dev/input/js0', which gives me the following:

Driver version is 2.1.0.
Joystick (PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller) has 27 axes (X, Y, Z, Rz, (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null), (null))
and 19 buttons (Trigger, ThumbBtn, ThumbBtn2, TopBtn, TopBtn2, PinkieBtn, BaseBtn, BaseBtn2, BaseBtn3, BaseBtn4, BaseBtn5, BaseBtn6, BtnDead, BtnA, BtnB, BtnC, (null), (null), (null)).
Testing ... (interrupt to exit)

followed by all the controls,axis,buttons etc etc

I am no sure what you mean by doing evetest /dev/input/event.If I enter 'evetest /dev/input/event1' for example,it says no command found.

mediamogul

@Wolfman100 said in Yet More PS3 Bluetooth Woes......:

I enter 'evetest /dev/input/event1' for example,it says no command found.

I meant to type evtest, sorry. Hectic day so far. I corrected it above as well.

Wolfman100

@mediamogul No probs...but it must be even more hectic than you think yourself,because command still not found!

mediamogul

@Wolfman100

I would try it again to be sure. evtest is part of a larger package of device testing components included by default in RetroPie.

Wolfman100

@mediamogul My RteroPie is installed under OSMC,maybe that's got something to do with it?

BuZz

using RetroSMC ? Or manually ? Did you exit Kodi ? RetroSMC have their own support thread on the OSMC forum. You should mention details like this when posting as mentioned on https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

Wolfman100

@BuZz Yes,apolagies.....it is RetrOSMC.

I am connected via SSH and after everychange I am rebooting RetroPi

BuZz

Not sure I can advise, but you need to make sure Kodi isn't running when you launch ES, or it won't be able to read any input devices AFAIR. have you asked for help on the RetroSMC OSMC thread ?

BuZz

If this is not you it might be an OSMC / RetroSMC specific issue - https://discourse.osmc.tv/t/howto-retrosmc-retrogaming-on-osmc/6671/935 note that OSMC ship with their own kernel etc.

Wolfman100

@BuZz I haven't asked on the OSMC forum as I don't think that the issue lies there.I am running the same RetrOSMC system that I was (eventually) succesfully using my Shanwan controller on so am hopeful I hsould get this to work.Interesting though that the Kernal is different,although I don't even really know what a Kernal is properly!I will check the link...

Wolfman100

@BuZz Thanks for that link.Seems that I'm not the only one experiencing the same issue....time to delve deeper...again!

BuZz

You should try from a RetroPie image and see if that works with your controller.

You can install Kodi from RetroPie too (I have my system so it boots into Kodi, and when i exit Kodi it launches Emulation Station). Then I reboot to get back to Kodi (Or launch Kodi from the ES menu)

Wolfman100

@BuZz Good idea dude.I might well end up giving that a try to see if it works.I really want to get my setup working how it was before,after spending all that time getting the Shanwan controller working,it was flawless and rock solid...so annoying the thing broke.Bit of a tricky one though,as I can't really just keep buying controllers in the hope that I get one that's compatible...

mediamogul

@Wolfman100 said in Yet More PS3 Bluetooth Woes......:

time to delve deeper...again!

It can sometimes seem like you're exploring an ever-expanding room, but eventually the walls come into view and you're able to enjoy the furnishings.

Wolfman100

@mediamogul if only the ever-expanding room was also so consistently eloquent and poetic rather than being filled with expletives and devices of torture!