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    PS4 controller not detected in Retropie 4.6 on Pi 4B

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator
      last edited by

      Then the patching hasn't been successful, maybe the patch doesn't apply correctly to the current version of hid-sony. Do you get any errors after running the patch command ?

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        A Former User @mitu
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        @mitu

        patching file hid-sony.c
        Hunk #1 succeeded at 476 (offset -28 lines).
        Hunk #2 succeeded at 2455 (offset -139 lines).
        Hunk #3 succeeded at 2524 (offset -139 lines).
        patch unexpectedly ends in middle of line
        Hunk #4 succeeded at 2564 with fuzz 1 (offset -139 lines).
        
        

        It seems ok.

        I have looked at the resulting hid-sony.c file and the new function appears and it seems that the rest of the things that have marked to remove on .diff file has been removed.

        $ make && sudo make install
        make -C /lib/modules/5.10.63-v7+/build M=/home/pi/hid-sony modules
        make[1]: Entering directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.10.63-v7+'
          CC [M]  /home/pi/hid-sony/hid-sony.o
          MODPOST /home/pi/hid-sony/Module.symvers
          CC [M]  /home/pi/hid-sony/hid-sony.mod.o
          LD [M]  /home/pi/hid-sony/hid-sony.ko
        make[1]:  Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-headers-5.10.63-v7+'
        cp hid-sony.ko /lib/modules/5.10.63-v7+/kernel/drivers/hid/
        
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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator
          last edited by

          Looks like it the patch/install went ok, if it's still not working then maybe the patch is not enough for the controller.

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            A Former User @mitu
            last edited by A Former User

            @mitu

            I take a look at: https://github.com/soreau/hid-sony and I see a Reload module section.

            I try it and I get this:

            $ sudo rmmod hid_sony && modprobe hid-sony
            modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'hid_sony': Operation not permitted
            

            How could I remove the module and add it again?

            I type:

            $ lsmod
            Module                  Size  Used by
            hid_sony               36864  0
            hidp                   24576  2
            cmac                   16384  1
            bnep                   20480  0
            hci_uart               40960  1
            btbcm                  16384  1 hci_uart
            bluetooth             393216  9 hidp,hci_uart,bnep,btbcm
            

            hid_sony is not use.

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator
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              @juanzt said in PS4 controller not detected in Retropie 4.6 on Pi 4B:

              sudo rmmod hid_sony && modprobe hid-sony

              This should be 'sudo rmmod hid_sony && sudo modprobe hid-sony, both operations require root` privileges.
              Restarting will take care of loading the updated module, so that's an option.

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                A Former User @mitu
                last edited by A Former User

                @mitu

                Thanks for the info.

                I reboot several times and I type:

                $ dkms status
                hid-sony, 0.1.3, 5.10.63-v7+, armv7l: installed (original_module exists)
                xpad, 0.4, 5.10.63-v7+, armv7l: installed (original_module exists)
                
                

                Could it be possible that it does not load the module that I have compiled?

                hid-sony.c doesn't contains "failed to retrieve feature report 0x81 with the DualShock 4 MAC address" string. Where dmesg take it from?

                Regards.

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                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator @A Former User
                  last edited by

                  @juanzt said in PS4 controller not detected in Retropie 4.6 on Pi 4B:

                  Could it be possible that it does not load the module that I have compiled?

                  If you installed the Custom hid-sony driver from RetroPie-Setup, then you should un-install it and then re-install the patched driver.

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                  • ?
                    A Former User @mitu
                    last edited by A Former User

                    I uninstall Custom hid-sony driver and I type:

                    $ make && sudo make install
                    

                    Then

                    $ sudo reboot
                    

                    And on restart I type dmesg:

                    [   74.513174] usb 1-1.3: new full-speed USB device number 21 using dwc_otg
                    [   74.648746] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=054c, idProduct=09cc, bcdDevice= 1.00
                    [   74.648772] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
                    [   74.648784] usb 1-1.3: Product: Wireless Controller
                    [   74.648796] usb 1-1.3: Manufacturer: Sony Interactive Entertainment
                    [   74.648807] usb 1-1.3: SerialNumber: Wireless Controller
                    [   74.672009] sony 0003:054C:09CC.0011: failed to retrieve feature report 0x81 with the DualShock 4 MAC address
                    [   74.672389] sony 0003:054C:09CC.0011: hidraw0: USB HID v81.11 Gamepad [Sony Interactive Entertainment Wireless Controller] on usb-3f980000.usb-1.3/input3
                    [   74.672405] sony 0003:054C:09CC.0011: failed to claim input
                    
                    

                    Where dmesg take "failed to retrieve feature report 0x81 with the DualShock 4 MAC address" string from?

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                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator @A Former User
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                      @juanzt Sorry, no idea why it's still not working.

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                      • ?
                        A Former User @mitu
                        last edited by

                        @mitu

                        It's Ok, thank you for guiding me through all the steps.

                        Regards.

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                        • ?
                          A Former User @A Former User
                          last edited by A Former User

                          @mitu

                          After trying a thousand things, I try this:

                           $ sudo modinfo hid_sony
                          filename:       /lib/modules/5.10.63-v7+/updates/dkms/hid-sony.ko
                          ....
                          ....
                          ....
                          

                          So path to hid_sony is /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/updates/dkms/ not /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/hid/

                          So I try this:

                          $ sudo cp ./hid-sony.ko /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/updates/dkms/
                          

                          And now my controller works!!!!

                           $ dmesg
                          
                          [    8.590774] usb 1-1.3: Product: Wireless Controller
                          [    8.590789] usb 1-1.3: Manufacturer: Sony Interactive Entertainment
                          [    8.590803] usb 1-1.3: SerialNumber: Wireless Controller
                          [    8.639230] input: Sony Interactive Entertainment Wireless Controller Touchpad as /devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.3/1-1.3:1.3/0003:054C:09CC.0003/input/input2
                          [    8.639929] input: Sony Interactive Entertainment Wireless Controller Motion Sensors as /devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.3/1-1.3:1.3/0003:054C:09CC.0003/input/input3
                          [    8.704967] input: Sony Interactive Entertainment Wireless Controller as /devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.3/1-1.3:1.3/0003:054C:09CC.0003/input/input1
                          [    8.705567] sony 0003:054C:09CC.0003: input,hidraw0: USB HID v81.11 Gamepad [Sony Interactive Entertainment Wireless Controller] on usb-3f980000.usb-1.3/input3
                          
                          

                          Please include hid-sony.diff in Retropie to PS4 controllers that give the error: "failed to retrieve feature report 0x81 with the DualShock 4 MAC address" can work.

                          Thanks

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                            chrismeistre @A Former User
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                            @JuanZt

                            Just stopped by to thank you. I've used your steps and was able to get my PS4 controller (not original) to work.

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