Problem with 1 legit ps3 controller and not another

mitu

@edmaul69 You can re-use the GUID ES assigns in the es_config.cfg - it's per controller model. There's a whole list you can compare and find your controller at https://github.com/gabomdq/SDL_GameControllerDB/blob/master/gamecontrollerdb.txt.

edmaul69

@mitu the problem with the es guid is its only on my ps3 controllers. I will look at all this info to figure out how to get a guid for my dolphinbar. Thanks guys.

Efriim

@edmaul69
~~To take the fun out of what was posted, here is the~~ executable binary that was made from parts of the SDL code. It is explained better in the link.

edmaul69

@Efriim thanks.

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edmaul69

@Efriim ok there is something im not getting. The second answer says compile with

gcc -o sdl2-joystick sdl2-joystick.c `pkg-config ––libs ––cflags sdl2`

Then it says save following as sdl2-joystick.c..... So i stuck this in /home/pi and compiled. Now what?

Efriim

@edmaul69
Save the file sdl2-joystick.c with the c code copied to it. Then compile it with gcc.

edmaul69

@Efriim i did that. I dont know what to do after that to get the guid.

Efriim

@edmaul69
After the code is compiled; with a controller plugged in; run the executable ./sdl2-joystick.

If there is no controller plugged in there won't be any output

edmaul69

@Efriim luckily i dont have to run anything. i found out all the controllers you have plugged in shows their guid in the es_input.cfg file. thanks for all the help.

Efriim

@edmaul69
the output looks like this

050000004c0500006802000000810000 "Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller" axes:6 buttons:17 hats:0 balls:0

where the first segment is the GUID

edmaul69

@Efriim so running ./sdl-joystick i come up with this for the dolphinbar:

03000000790000000318000011010000 "HJZ Mayflash Wiimote PC Adapter" axes:4 button                                                                                                             s:12 hats:1 balls:0

so this and another mayflash wii adapter i have when i add them to the gamecontrollerdb.txt, the hats dont work. i set the hats exactly like other hats in the file. not sure if i am doing something wrong. i removed the second analog stick do to the c64 mini emulator duplicating the sticks.

03000000790000000318000011010000,HJZ Mayflash Wiimote PC Adapter,a:b2,b:b3,back:b8,dpdown:h0.4,dpleft:h0.8,dpright:h0.2,dpup:h0.1,leftshoulder:b4,lefttrigger:b6,leftx:a0,lefty:a1,rightshoulder:b5,righttrigger:b7,start:b9,x:b0,y:b1,guide:b11,platform:Linux,

Efriim

@edmaul69 I haven't looked at gamecontrollerdb.txt since I back when I used lakka. I got to take a nap though but I'll get back on to this, maybe you gotta look deeper in the system

edmaul69

@Efriim cool. Just let me know your thoughts. Thank you.

Efriim

@edmaul69
I only searched for that controller and found some dated stuff, I mean the patch might already be applied.
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=115841

I think it says that there was a patch applied to the kernel modules so that the dolphin bar will map this button correctly, when using dolphin bar mode 3. I also see a line that you could add to the kernel cmdline.txt that is something like the same fix.

Does the nintendo mayflash adapter use a different name than the dolphinbar?

edmaul69

@Efriim that is what it is sold as. What is listed above is the name it is seen as in linux.

HJZ Mayflash Wiimote PC Adapter

Efriim

@edmaul69
Oh, I was thinking you had both the adpater and the dolphin bar.

edmaul69

@Efriim i have another wii classic controller adapter made by mayflash that has the same issue.

Efriim

@Efriim
extracted from the bugzilla link there is this
usbhid.quirks=0x79:0x1843:0x40
that can be added to the /boot/cmdline.txt

for the adapter where I think you will replace the 0x79:0x1843:0x40
with the vendor:product id of yours, I don't know what the third number is (0x40)
usbhid.quirks=0x79:0x1803:0x40
it could be worth a try,
`evtest event4 |grep -E "ID|Test|BTN|ABS"
will give the product ID vendor ID.

SDL only reads the gamecontrollerdb.txt