PS3 Controller (Shanwan) - Retropie 4.5.1 via BlueTooth issue

psyke83

Certain stretch firmware versions contained a regression in the bluetooth stack that prevents certain peripherals from connecting (including DS3 controllers). Ensure that you're running a known good version of the kernel:

apt-cache policy raspberrypi-kernel

Version 1.20190401-1 should be OK; later version may have problems.

Have you installed third-party support from the sixaxis scriptmodule's configuration section? Make sure you have BlueZ 5.50 installed:

echo version | bluetoothctl

Remove your existing controller BT profile (via remove 00:26:5C:FB:04:20 in bluetoothctl) and then try to manually pair using the instructions from this page: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Sony_DualShock

Regardless of success or failure, paste the full output from the bluetoothctlsession after following all of the required steps to pair on the wiki so I can take a look.

leet

Thanks @psyke83 !

Started with a new and clean install of RetroPie 4.5.1, downgraded to RPi-Kernel 1.20190401-1 using sudo ~/RetroPie-Setup/retropie_packages.sh raspbiantools install_firmware 1.20190401-1 .

Then installed sixaxis and enabled third-party support

I believe I followed the Wiki and screen captured all that I had done. Below is some of the output.

pi@retropie-test:~/screen-logs $ apt-cache policy raspberrypi-kernel
raspberrypi-kernel:
  Installed: 1.20190401-1
  Candidate: 1.20190718~stretch-1
  Version table:
     1.20190718~stretch-1 500
        500 http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian stretch/main armhf Packages
 *** 1.20190401-1 100
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
pi@retropie-test:~/screen-logs $ echo version | bluetoothctl
Agent registered
[bluetooth]# version
Version 5.50
pi@retropie-test:~/screen-logs $ bluetoothctl
Agent registered
[bluetooth]# show
Controller B8:27:EB:F2:55:BE (public)
	Name: retropie-test
	Alias: retropie-test
	Class: 0x00000000
	Powered: yes
	Discoverable: no
	Pairable: yes
	UUID: Generic Attribute Profile (00001801-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
	UUID: A/V Remote Control        (0000110e-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
	UUID: PnP Information           (00001200-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
	UUID: A/V Remote Control Target (0000110c-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
	UUID: Generic Access Profile    (00001800-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
	Modalias: usb:v1D6Bp0246d0532
	Discovering: no
[bluetooth]# list
Controller B8:27:EB:F2:55:BE retropie-test [default]
[bluetooth]# agent on
Agent is already registered
[bluetooth]# default-agent
Default agent request successful
[bluetooth]# power on
Changing power on succeeded
[bluetooth]# discoverable on
Changing discoverable on succeeded
[CHG] Controller B8:27:EB:F2:55:BE Discoverable: yes
[bluetooth]# pairable on
Changing pairable on succeeded
[NEW] Device 00:26:5C:FB:04:20 Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller
Authorize service
[agent] Authorize service 00001124-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb (yes/no): yes
[CHG] Device 00:26:5C:FB:04:20 Trusted: yes
[CHG] Device 00:26:5C:FB:04:20 UUIDs: 00001124-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
[bluetooth]# devices
Device 00:26:5C:FB:04:20 Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller
[bluetooth]# trust 00:26:5C:FB:04:20
Changing 00:26:5C:FB:04:20 trust succeeded
[CHG] Device 00:26:5C:FB:04:20 Class: 0x00000540
[CHG] Device 00:26:5C:FB:04:20 Icon: input-keyboard
[CHG] Device 00:26:5C:FB:04:20 Connected: yes
[Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller]# quit
pi@retropie-test:~/screen-logs $ jstest /dev/input/
by-id/   by-path/ event0   event1   event2   event4   js0      mice     mouse0
pi@retropie-test:~/screen-logs $ jstest /dev/input/js0
Driver version is 2.1.0.
Joystick (Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller) has 6 axes (X, Y, Z, Rx, Ry, Rz)
and 17 buttons (BtnA, BtnB, BtnX, BtnY, BtnTL, BtnTR, BtnTL2, BtnTR2, BtnSelect, BtnStart, BtnMode, BtnThumbL, BtnThumbR, (null), (null), (null), (null)).
Testing ... (interrupt to exit)
Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:     0  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:-32767  1:     0  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:-32767  1:-32767  2:     0  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:-32767  1:-32767  2:-32767  3:     0  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:-32767  1:-32767  2:-32767  3:-32767  4:     0  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:-32767  1:-32767  2:-32767  3:-32767  4:-32767  5:     0 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 1Axes:  0:-32767  1:-32767  2:-32767  3:-32767  4:-32767  5:-32767 Buttons:  0:off  1:off  2:off  3:off  4:off  5:off  6:off  7:off  8:off  9:off 10:off 11:off 12:off 13:off 14:off 15:off 16:off ^C
pi@retropie-test:~/screen-logs $ evtest /dev/input/
by-id/   by-path/ event0   event1   event2   event4   js0      mice     mouse0
pi@retropie-test:~/screen-logs $ evtest /dev/input/event4
Input driver version is 1.0.1
Input device ID: bus 0x5 vendor 0x54c product 0x268 version 0x8000
Input device name: "Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller"
Supported events:
  Event type 0 (EV_SYN)
  Event type 1 (EV_KEY)
    Event code 304 (BTN_SOUTH)
    Event code 305 (BTN_EAST)
    Event code 307 (BTN_NORTH)
    Event code 308 (BTN_WEST)
    Event code 310 (BTN_TL)
    Event code 311 (BTN_TR)
    Event code 312 (BTN_TL2)
    Event code 313 (BTN_TR2)
    Event code 314 (BTN_SELECT)
    Event code 315 (BTN_START)
    Event code 316 (BTN_MODE)
    Event code 317 (BTN_THUMBL)
    Event code 318 (BTN_THUMBR)
    Event code 544 (BTN_DPAD_UP)
    Event code 545 (BTN_DPAD_DOWN)
    Event code 546 (BTN_DPAD_LEFT)
    Event code 547 (BTN_DPAD_RIGHT)
  Event type 3 (EV_ABS)
    Event code 0 (ABS_X)
      Value      0
      Min        0
      Max      255
      Fuzz      10
      Flat      15
    Event code 1 (ABS_Y)
      Value      0
      Min        0
      Max      255
      Fuzz      10
      Flat      15
    Event code 2 (ABS_Z)
      Value      0
      Min        0
      Max      255
      Fuzz      10
      Flat      15
    Event code 3 (ABS_RX)
      Value      0
      Min        0
      Max      255
      Fuzz      10
      Flat      15
    Event code 4 (ABS_RY)
      Value      0
      Min        0
      Max      255
      Fuzz      10
      Flat      15
    Event code 5 (ABS_RZ)
      Value      0
      Min        0
      Max      255
      Fuzz      10
      Flat      15
  Event type 4 (EV_MSC)
    Event code 4 (MSC_SCAN)
  Event type 21 (EV_FF)
    Event code 80 (FF_RUMBLE)
    Event code 81 (FF_PERIODIC)
    Event code 88 (FF_SQUARE)
    Event code 89 (FF_TRIANGLE)
    Event code 90 (FF_SINE)
    Event code 96 (FF_GAIN)
Properties:
Testing ... (interrupt to exit)
^Cpi@retropie-test:~/screen-logs $ fftest /dev/input/event4
Force feedback test program.
HOLD FIRMLY YOUR WHEEL OR JOYSTICK TO PREVENT DAMAGES

Device /dev/input/event4 opened
Features:
  * Absolute axes: X, Y, Z, RX, RY, RZ,
    [3F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ]
  * Relative axes:
    [00 00 ]
  * Force feedback effects types: Periodic, Rumble, Gain,
    Force feedback periodic effects: Square, Triangle, Sine,
    [00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 07 01 00 00 00 ]
  * Number of simultaneous effects: 16

Setting master gain to 75% ... OK
Uploading effect #0 (Periodic sinusoidal) ... OK (id 0)
Uploading effect #1 (Constant) ... Error: Invalid argument
Uploading effect #2 (Spring) ... Error: Invalid argument
Uploading effect #3 (Damper) ... Error: Invalid argument
Uploading effect #4 (Strong rumble, with heavy motor) ... OK (id 1)
Uploading effect #5 (Weak rumble, with light motor) ... OK (id 2)
Enter effect number, -1 to exit
4
Now Playing: Strong Rumble
Enter effect number, -1 to exit
-1
Stopping effects
No such device
pi@retropie-test:~/screen-logs $ bluetoothctl
Agent registered
[bluetooth]# info
Missing device address argument
[bluetooth]# info 00:26:5C:FB:04:20
Device 00:26:5C:FB:04:20 (public)
	Name: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller
	Alias: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller
	Class: 0x00000540
	Icon: input-keyboard
	Paired: no
	Trusted: yes
	Blocked: no
	Connected: no
	LegacyPairing: no
	UUID: Human Interface Device... (00001124-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
	Modalias: usb:v054Cp0268d0000
[CHG] Device 00:26:5C:FB:04:20 Connected: yes
[Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller]# info 00:26:5C:FB:04:20
Device 00:26:5C:FB:04:20 (public)
	Name: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller
	Alias: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller
	Class: 0x00000540
	Icon: input-keyboard
	Paired: no
	Trusted: yes
	Blocked: no
	Connected: yes
	LegacyPairing: no
	UUID: Human Interface Device... (00001124-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
	Modalias: usb:v054Cp0268d0000
[Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller]# quit
pi@retropie-test:~/screen-logs $ upower -e
/org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/keyboard_sony_controller_battery_00o26o5cofbo04o20
/org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/DisplayDevice
pi@retropie-test:~/screen-logs $ upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/keyboard_sony_controller_battery_00o26o5cofbo04o20
  native-path:          sony_controller_battery_00:26:5c:fb:04:20
  power supply:         no
  updated:              Thu 15 Aug 2019 02:23:58 PM BST (8 seconds ago)
  has history:          yes
  has statistics:       yes
  keyboard
    present:             yes
    rechargeable:        yes
    state:               fully-charged
    warning-level:       none
    percentage:          100%
    icon-name:          'battery-full-charged-symbolic'

pi@retropie-test:~/screen-logs $ upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/keyboard_sony_controller_battery_00o26o5cofbo04o20
  native-path:          sony_controller_battery_00:26:5c:fb:04:20
  power supply:         no
  updated:              Thu 15 Aug 2019 02:23:58 PM BST (61 seconds ago)
  has history:          yes
  has statistics:       yes
  keyboard
    present:             yes
    rechargeable:        yes
    state:               fully-charged
    warning-level:       none
    percentage:          100%
    icon-name:          'battery-full-charged-symbolic'

pi@retropie-test:~/screen-logs $ upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/keyboard_sony_controller_battery_00o26o5cofbo04o20
  native-path:          sony_controller_battery_00:26:5c:fb:04:20
  power supply:         no
  updated:              Thu 15 Aug 2019 02:25:59 PM BST (47 seconds ago)
  has history:          yes
  has statistics:       yes
  keyboard
    present:             yes
    rechargeable:        yes
    state:               fully-charged
    warning-level:       none
    percentage:          100%
    icon-name:          'battery-full-charged-symbolic'
  History (charge):
    1565875559	100.000	fully-charged

pi@retropie-test:~/screen-logs $ upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/keyboard_sony_controller_battery_00o26o5cofbo04o20
  native-path:          sony_controller_battery_00:26:5c:fb:04:20
  power supply:         no
  updated:              Thu 15 Aug 2019 02:25:59 PM BST (99 seconds ago)
  has history:          yes
  has statistics:       yes
  keyboard
    present:             yes
    rechargeable:        yes
    state:               fully-charged
    warning-level:       none
    percentage:          100%
    icon-name:          'battery-full-charged-symbolic'
  History (charge):
    1565875559	100.000	fully-charged

pi@retropie-test:~/screen-logs $ upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/keyboard_sony_controller_battery_00o26o5cofbo04o20
  native-path:          sony_controller_battery_00:26:5c:fb:04:20
  power supply:         no
  updated:              Thu 15 Aug 2019 02:25:59 PM BST (115 seconds ago)
  has history:          yes
  has statistics:       yes
  keyboard
    present:             yes
    rechargeable:        yes
    state:               fully-charged
    warning-level:       none
    percentage:          100%
    icon-name:          'battery-full-charged-symbolic'

pi@retropie-test:~/screen-logs $ upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/keyboard_sony_controller_battery_00o26o5cofbo04o20
  native-path:          sony_controller_battery_00:26:5c:fb:04:20
  power supply:         no
  updated:              Thu 15 Aug 2019 02:27:59 PM BST (1 seconds ago)
  has history:          yes
  has statistics:       yes
  keyboard
    present:             yes
    rechargeable:        yes
    state:               fully-charged
    warning-level:       none
    percentage:          100%
    icon-name:          'battery-full-charged-symbolic'

I can turn off the controller and back on, it pairs/connects, but I don't get any button presses or events?

Let me know if there is anything else I cab provide or test, if you need.

Thanks again

psyke83

@leet

I'm not seeing anything that would give a clue as to the problem, sorry. From some cursory searching, it seems that your controller may work with the old ps3controller driver if you select the gasia only version.

The hid-sony kernel driver doesn't work with Gasia devices by default, but I created a patch based on Marcelo's findings in this related bug report: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200009

The patch supposedly fixes Gasia devices, but your device is obviously not exactly an "original" Gasia clone, even if the Gasia version of ps3controller works. Regardless, it may be a good place to start.

My suggestion:

First, check if you see the failed to send raw request, attempting fallback message in your dmesg log. If it does, it would indicate that your controller behaves similarly to Gasia clones and thus would be affected by my patch.
Remove customhidsony via RetroPie-Setup, and see if your controller will pair with the original unpatched hid-sony kernel driver.

If you look at the bug report and patch, you'll see that Gasia clones need to use the hid_hw_output_report function, but that will cause official controllers to break. The workaround is to first send hid_hw_raw_request as normal, and then send hid_hw_output_report when the function doesn't succeed.

It's possible that your controller also needs the different function call, but the original call may be causing a conflict that explains your buttons not working. If that's the case, you might want to modify the driver to only use the hid_hw_output_report function and see how it affects your controller. This will break official controllers, but it's worth checking at least for the purpose of troubleshooting whether this is the source of your problem or not.

leet

@psyke83 said in PS3 Controller (Shanwan) - Retropie 4.5.1 via BlueTooth issue:

https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=200009

Thanks, will try this out.

I am not sure this is a gasia clone, as the controller reports SZMY-POWER at some point, but that might just be another clone.

I have seen the failed to send raw request, attempting fallback message, even yesterday with the clean install, but not today? Thou today, I can't turn the controller off by holding down the PS button ... Seems like the controller is confused?

Aug 16 07:36:13 retropie-test kernel: [  141.707187] Bluetooth: HIDP (Human Interface Emulation) ver 1.2
Aug 16 07:36:13 retropie-test kernel: [  141.707233] Bluetooth: HIDP socket layer initialized
Aug 16 07:36:13 retropie-test kernel: [  141.734918] hid_sony: loading out-of-tree module taints kernel.
Aug 16 07:36:13 retropie-test kernel: [  141.738175] sony 0005:054C:0268.0004: unknown main item tag 0x0
Aug 16 07:36:13 retropie-test kernel: [  141.744405] input: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller Motion Sensors as /devices/platform/soc/3f201000.serial/tty/t
tyAMA0/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0268.0004/input/input4
Aug 16 07:36:13 retropie-test kernel: [  141.750118] input: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller as /devices/platform/soc/3f201000.serial/tty/ttyAMA0/hci0/hci
0:11/0005:054C:0268.0004/input/input3
Aug 16 07:36:13 retropie-test kernel: [  141.751392] sony 0005:054C:0268.0004: input,hidraw3: BLUETOOTH HID v80.00 Joystick [Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Control
ler] on b8:27:eb:f2:55:be
Aug 16 07:36:13 retropie-test systemd[1]: Created slice system-sixaxis.slice.
Aug 16 07:36:13 retropie-test systemd[1]: Started sixaxis helper (sys/devices/platform/soc/3f201000.serial/tty/ttyAMA0/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0268.0004/i
nput/input3).
Aug 16 07:36:13 retropie-test systemd-udevd[992]: Process '/usr/bin/jscal-restore /dev/input/js0' failed with exit code 1.
Aug 16 07:36:13 retropie-test systemd-udevd[992]: Process '/usr/sbin/th-cmd --socket /var/run/thd.socket --passfd --udev' failed with exit code 1.
Aug 16 07:36:13 retropie-test systemd-udevd[994]: Process '/usr/sbin/th-cmd --socket /var/run/thd.socket --passfd --udev' failed with exit code 1.
Aug 16 07:36:13 retropie-test systemd-udevd[990]: Process '/usr/sbin/th-cmd --socket /var/run/thd.socket --passfd --udev' failed with exit code 1.
Aug 16 07:36:13 retropie-test systemd[1]: Started sixaxis helper (/dev/input/event4).
Aug 16 07:36:13 retropie-test sixaxis-helper.sh[1009]: Calibrating: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller (00:26:5C:FB:04:20)
Aug 16 07:36:14 retropie-test sixaxis-helper.sh[1009]: Setting 600 second timeout on: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller (00:26:5C:FB:04:20)

Removed the customhidsony and what looks different is Aug 16 07:47:13 retropie-test kernel: [ 61.097039] sony 0005:054C:0268.0004: unknown main item tag 0x0

Still no input or buttons thou ... '-\

Using the ps3controller driver with gasia only works, thanks.

Going to play with this ps3 clone controller for a little and see if there are any other problems.

Would be nice if we could keep the BlueTooth stack for other bluetooth devices, but this will work for play and testing.

@psyke83 - thanks for the help, if there is any custom stuff you would like to test and see if we can fix this device working, I am about.

leet

With the ps3controller driver, there is no LED or power class nor rumble feedback ... Things that would be nice to play with.

psyke83

Please try checking out this WIP test branch, remove ps3controller and re-install customhidsony.

This should set the SHANWAN_GAMEPADquirk for your controller in the hid-sony driver. Let me know if it helps with your issue; if it doesn't fix button presses, at least let me know if it affects LEDS/rumble (not related to your comment re: ps3controller).

leet

@psyke83 Thanks for the feedback.

Think I build the customhidsony from your WIP branch, thou I am not sure how to check the version of the modules, hope the below helps.

root@retropie-test:/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup# modinfo hid_sony
filename:       /lib/modules/4.14.98-v7+/updates/dkms/hid-sony.ko
license:        GPL
srcversion:     094C491E6C5BDF07186A28D
alias:          hid:b0005g*v00000609p00000369
alias:          hid:b0005g*v00000609p00000368
alias:          hid:b0003g*v00001345p00003008
alias:          hid:b0003g*v0000054Cp00000BA0
alias:          hid:b0005g*v0000054Cp000009CC
alias:          hid:b0003g*v0000054Cp000009CC
alias:          hid:b0005g*v0000054Cp000005C4
alias:          hid:b0003g*v0000054Cp000005C4
alias:          hid:b0005g*v00000609p00000306
alias:          hid:b0005g*v0000046Dp00000306
alias:          hid:b0005g*v0000054Cp00000306
alias:          hid:b0003g*v0000054Cp00001000
alias:          hid:b0003g*v0000054Cp00000002
alias:          hid:b0003g*v0000054Cp00000374
alias:          hid:b0003g*v0000054Cp0000024B
alias:          hid:b0005g*v0000054Cp00000268
alias:          hid:b0005g*v0000054Cp000003D5
alias:          hid:b0003g*v0000054Cp000003D5
alias:          hid:b0005g*v0000054Cp0000042F
alias:          hid:b0003g*v0000054Cp0000042F
alias:          hid:b0003g*v0000054Cp00000268
depends:        ff-memless
name:           hid_sony
vermagic:       4.14.98-v7+ SMP mod_unload modversions ARMv7 p2v8

Paired the controller, and see the following the syslog

Aug 20 09:34:33 retropie-test kernel: [  912.977046] usb 1-1.1.2: USB disconnect, device number 6
Aug 20 09:34:43 retropie-test kernel: [  923.226870] Bluetooth: HIDP (Human Interface Emulation) ver 1.2
Aug 20 09:34:43 retropie-test kernel: [  923.226907] Bluetooth: HIDP socket layer initialized
Aug 20 09:34:43 retropie-test kernel: [  923.230425] sony 0005:054C:0268.0005: unknown main item tag 0x0
Aug 20 09:34:43 retropie-test kernel: [  923.235434] input: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller Motion Sensors as /devices/platform/soc/3f201000.serial/tty/ttyAMA0/hci0/hci0:1
1/0005:054C:0268.0005/input/input6
Aug 20 09:34:43 retropie-test kernel: [  923.236596] input: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller as /devices/platform/soc/3f201000.serial/tty/ttyAMA0/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:026
8.0005/input/input5
Aug 20 09:34:43 retropie-test kernel: [  923.247562] sony 0005:054C:0268.0005: input,hidraw3: BLUETOOTH HID v80.00 Joystick [Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller] on b8:27:eb:f
2:55:be
Aug 20 09:34:43 retropie-test systemd-udevd[14861]: Process '/usr/bin/jscal-restore /dev/input/js0' failed with exit code 1.
Aug 20 09:34:44 retropie-test systemd-udevd[14866]: Process '/usr/sbin/th-cmd --socket /var/run/thd.socket --passfd --udev' failed with exit code 1.
Aug 20 09:34:44 retropie-test systemd-udevd[14858]: Process '/usr/sbin/th-cmd --socket /var/run/thd.socket --passfd --udev' failed with exit code 1.
Aug 20 09:34:44 retropie-test systemd-udevd[14861]: Process '/usr/sbin/th-cmd --socket /var/run/thd.socket --passfd --udev' failed with exit code 1.
Aug 20 09:37:48 retropie-test kernel: [ 1107.538763] sony 0005:054C:0268.0006: unknown main item tag 0x0
Aug 20 09:37:48 retropie-test kernel: [ 1107.544963] input: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller Motion Sensors as /devices/platform/soc/3f201000.serial/tty/ttyAMA0/hci0/hci0:1
2/0005:054C:0268.0006/input/input8
Aug 20 09:37:48 retropie-test kernel: [ 1107.549741] input: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller as /devices/platform/soc/3f201000.serial/tty/ttyAMA0/hci0/hci0:12/0005:054C:026
8.0006/input/input7
Aug 20 09:37:48 retropie-test kernel: [ 1107.551027] sony 0005:054C:0268.0006: input,hidraw3: BLUETOOTH HID v80.00 Joystick [Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller] on b8:27:eb:f
2:55:be

Only the sony 0005:054C:0268.0007: unknown main item tag 0x0 looks out of place.

Button still not working.

If I test fftest /dev/input/event4 or echo "heartbeat" > /sys/class/leds/0005\:054C\:0268.0006\:\:sony1/trigger the controller just turns off.

I can turn the controller back on and re-pair without any problems.

Kernal module dev is way above what I am capable of , so please excuse my suggestion if it's silly. Is it worth adding some sort of debug message for the module, showing that the SHANWAN_GAMEPAD quirks had been used?

leet

Another question, should not the controller be an input-gamepad and not ```input-keyboard````?

pi@retropie-test:~/RetroPie-Setup $ bluetoothctl
Agent registered
[Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller]# info
Device 00:26:5C:FB:04:20 (public)
	Name: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller
	Alias: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller
	Class: 0x00000540
	Icon: input-keyboard
	Paired: no
	Trusted: yes
	Blocked: no
	Connected: yes
	LegacyPairing: no
	UUID: Human Interface Device... (00001124-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb)
	Modalias: usb:v054Cp0268d0000

upower seems to be reporting ...

pi@retropie-test:~/RetroPie-Setup $ upower -i /org/freedesktop/UPower/devices/keyboard_sony_controller_battery_00o26o5cofbo04o20  native-path:          sony_controller_battery_00:26:5c:fb:04:20
  power supply:         no
  updated:              Tue 20 Aug 2019 09:55:44 AM BST (6 seconds ago)
  has history:          yes
  has statistics:       yes
  keyboard
    present:             yes
    rechargeable:        yes
    state:               fully-charged
    warning-level:       none
    percentage:          100%
    icon-name:          'battery-full-charged-symbolic'
  History (charge):
    1566291344	0.000	unknown
  History (rate):
    1566291344	0.000	unknown

Will let the controller drain some and see if this changes any ...

psyke83

@leet

Unfortunately, my hands are a bit tied due to the fact that I only have official controllers to test. I do vaguely recall reports from Shanwan owners that their controllers are recognized as the input-keyboard type, but it still works regardless (providing that you're using versions of hid-sony and BlueZ that implements Shanwan support).

Re: the battery status, I think that it updates only in intervals of 25%, so you won't see any change to the battery level until your controller reaches the 75% - 50% - 25% thresholds.

Regarding the quirk, take a look at: https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/blob/rpi-5.1.y/drivers/hid/hid-sony.c

By setting the SHANWAN_GAMEPAD quirk, it changes the behaviour of the driver in two spots:

The first is to fix non-stop rumbling when connected via USB. I don't think your controller has this issue, so applying this part of the quirk may hinder things.
The second is to use the alternate interrupt channel for sixaxis_send_output_report. This is apparently needed to fix rumble and LEDs on Shanwan, and it's also needed to fix pairing for GASIA devices; however, my patch for GASIA used an inferior method of simply trying hid_hw_raw_request as a fallback whenever hid_hw_output_report failed.

It's possible that your SZMY controller needs only one of these two quirks. When I have some time, I'll update the patch to split off separate quirks for GASIA and SZMY, but the problem for the latter is that I don't know which of the two existing quirks your controller needs specifically (or if either is sufficient to fix the problem, in fact).

leet

Thanks @psyke83 ...

Reguarding the input-keyboard, LED, rumbler and battery status ... All just extra info, hoping that something might help. As a note, the controller was left on all day and night, with no change in the battery state. And it too is listed as a keyboard. This morning the controller was off. I did think that it had run flat. Pressed the PS button, controller started up and paired not problem, thou the LED1 is blinking. Battery state is still fully-charged, so I am thinking this might not be reporting anything.

Totally understand how hard trying to debug or assist with something like this. I looked at the hid-sony.c file and my eyes glazed over ... I would not know where to start to make any difference, let alone how to compile and test.

I am happy to try any change you think might help or give us more info. I don't get notifications on this forum, but I can open an issue or watch your branch at GitHub for any changes and test them out?

Is there a possibility that I can eBay gift you one of these controllers? Thou I don't remotely think you might get the same version that I have, as that info is never listed on eBay, just that it's a PS3 controller.

Thanks