@mitu
Hey thanks a lot !
will give it a try

@windg You can also reset the game (Hotkey + B) in order for the controller type to be re-read, just changing it mid-game doesn't work. Save a game Remap file for the controls so you don't have to repeat the steps each time.

@YFZdude You are right that the N64 was released before the Dreamcast.
But the development of the FF-Function in Input-Devices was initiated by SEGA for the Saturn, but came later with the dreamcast.
Nintendo was the first to bring it to the market after copying the idea (similar to the development of the mouse-controlled interface, which was seen by Bill Gates & Steve Jobs at their neighbour XEROX in Silicon Vally back in the 70s :D)

@mitu Ah! That makes more sense now. Thank you!

@soda-inc said in How do I enable force feedback / rumble?:

Also, I found some old posts which indicated that the Retropie Kernel might not be setup for controller vibration support.

There's no RetroPie kernel and there's no special configuration that disables controller vibration support (as you've noticed with N64).

When starting a PS1 game, check if you have 'Enable Vibrarion' in the Core settings and also set the Pad 1 Type to Dualshock.

The ps3controller and sixaxis are the ones you need to install, but not at the same time. Remove both and try with the sixaxis driver only - both for the PS3 and the clone (for which you might have to enable 3rd party clone support in the driver).
I don't think the dongle will help, the Bluetooth connection should be ok on the 3B+ model.
How did you install your RetroPie system ?

You're probably usining a clone and not a genuine sony controller, i had the same behaviour with one of mines (bought off ebay...). it turns out it's either a gasia or a shanwan chinese ripoff.

You might find some useful infos in here https://raspberryblog.de/?p=1870&cpage=2

Thank you everyone, now it's "working" but I'm not sure why. I've started again from scratch with a fresh installation, and it's working fine out of the box, as @ChuckyP said. At least is working with the padtest iso, when I push on R3 it starts running the weak motor, and with L3 the strong one. I suppose that I messed up something while trying to install/uninstall packages and stuff.

However it's not working with Final Fantasy VIII. Vibration is enabled ingame, I've tried with several bios and two different copies from the game, without success. Anyway, if it's working with the padtest then it works, and based on other comments I suppose that this feature doesn't work for all the games, but I need to test it more.

Thanks again everyone for your help!

@psyke83 thanks my dude im still really new

@herb_fargus Can confirm - your suggestion worked for me!

@psyke83 said in Sony DualShock 3 - call for testers: "sixaxis" script module:
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NOTE: If you don't know how to test PRs, then it may be wise not to try testing this, as I'll need some basic technical competence to provide logs, etc., if something goes wrong.
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sorry, but I've just read your note about how to test the driver and I fear that I can't help here.
I'm really not familiar with pull requests; and even for basic linux things I need to follow step by step instructions... not knowing what and why I'm typing things in more than 80% of cases.

I have several joysticks identified as DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick (one of them is completely new). And joysticks identified as Personal Cummunication Systems, Inc. PlayStation Gamepad. None of them has vibration in PSX games (Vibration is enabled in RetroArch menu and in the game; type of the joystick were changed to analog). Should I install some drivers or what (just curious; I can't say, I really need that)?

For anyone who thinks they have an “official” controller and it doesnt work you probably have a bootleg controller. Black is the only color i personally have seen the bootlegs in but i have seen hundreds of them.

@TMNTturtlguy yup. But if i need a bulk set of games that use the same core options or same retroarch.cfg options, i have their individual configs pointing to a different core-options or retroarch.cfg file that i created. So for example psx games that use analog option, i would point their individual config to a different core-options config that i created just for psx that has the analog enabled. That way if the core options ever have any changes made, i dont have to change each config, just the one.

@edmaul69
After doing a shitload of searching I found this: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/8228/how-to-install-force-feedback-support-for-pantherlord-greenasia-usb-ps1-2-dualshock-adapters

I will try it when I get home :)

@Spiky well that would be a definite sign of a bootleg.