HOW-TO: Connect Sixaxis to Ubuntu trough bluetooth mode

[Slumz187]

okay ill be the first to confirm that it works now..

thanx falk ur the man!

[futuresnake]

i got it to work thz guys for teh help now if only ya could get rid of r3/l3 things for i can use that for right clicks and left clicks that would be awesome
Okiura if u still want the info u ask before, ill give it to u i dont kno if its still relevant since its working already

[ps3mhome]

Just updated to 1.0.3 and it works on PS3, DS3 and 9.10. Many thanks falkTX.

A question though: with gnome profile, for instance, left axis, right axis, x and o behave as expected, as mouse, scroller, left and right click, respectively. I'm not quite sure what to expect, but no other buttons seem to work. Shouldn't they work according to the profile? For example, R2=End.

And in keyboard mode, excepting x and o, the buttons return numbers.

Sorry if I'm missing something obviuos.

One more question (indirecly related to QtSixA): This Authorization request dialog, I keep getting it despite having ticked Always grant access.

[falkTX]

Just updated to 1.0.3 and it works on PS3, DS3 and 9.10. Many thanks falkTX.

A question though: with gnome profile, for instance, left axis, right axis, x and o behave as expected, as mouse, scroller, left and right click, respectively. I'm not quite sure what to expect, but no other buttons seem to work. Shouldn't they work according to the profile? For example, R2=End.

And in keyboard mode, excepting x and o, the buttons return numbers.

Sorry if I'm missing something obviuos.

One more question (indirecly related to QtSixA): This Authorization request dialog, I keep getting it despite having ticked Always grant access.

The 1.0.3 doesn't have the synaptics PS3 bug fixed anymore (debian policy violation). Maybe it's because of that..? I don't really know.
You should enable the "Toggle On/Off" option if running in the PS3. Does it still return numbers even with the L3/R3 thing?
I can't really support any PS3 stuff since I don't have one. You have to wait for others to comment about it.

What's about the authorization dialog? Not sure I get your point..

[ps3mhome]

The 1.0.3 doesn't have the synaptics PS3 bug fixed anymore (debian policy violation). Maybe it's because of that..? I don't really know.
You should enable the "Toggle On/Off" option if running in the PS3. Does it still return numbers even with the L3/R3 thing?
I can't really support any PS3 stuff since I don't have one. You have to wait for others to comment about it.

What's about the authorization dialog? Not sure I get your point..

(The "Toggle On/Off" is enabled). I press R3 for keyboard mode, then all buttons except x and o (which work properly) return numbers. It was the same with 1.0.2.

Sorry about the unclear writing; even failed to come up with the question. With the DS3 disconnected, pressing the PS button to connect results in an "Authorization request" dialog asking whether the PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller (00:21:4F:XX:XX:XX) should be granted access to "00001124-0000-..." (the computer I guess). There is also a checkbox "Always grant access". I tick the checkbox and click Yes to grant access. The DS3 connects and works. If I later Disconnect and then press the PS button, I have to go through the "Authorization request" dialog again, despite having ticked "Always grant access". Why? (I cannot respond to "Authorization request" dialog using the DS3, since the DS3 is disconnected.)

[falkTX]

(The "Toggle On/Off" is enabled). I press R3 for keyboard mode, then all buttons except x and o (which work properly) return numbers. It was the same with 1.0.2.

Sorry about the unclear writing; even failed to come up with the question. With the DS3 disconnected, pressing the PS button to connect results in an "Authorization request" dialog asking whether the PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller (00:21:4F:XX:XX:XX) should be granted access to "00001124-0000-..." (the computer I guess). There is also a checkbox "Always grant access". I tick the checkbox and click Yes to grant access. The DS3 connects and works. If I later Disconnect and then press the PS button, I have to go through the "Authorization request" dialog again, despite having ticked "Always grant access". Why? (I cannot respond to "Authorization request" dialog using the DS3, since the DS3 is disconnected.)

Ooh...
That happens on Gnome, not KDE.
It is the bluetooth manager detecting an "untrusted device" (the Sixaxis), and just shows that dialog everytime...
I know that if you grant full access (I even tried setting it manually), it ignores yours settings and ask for authorization again.

If you don't use bluetooth for anything else you could remove the Gnome bluetooth manager:

sudo apt-get remove bluez-gnome gnome-bluetooth

This is a bug somewhere in BlueZ or the applet itself.
If you don't mind, maybe you could report a bug about it..?

Not sure about the buttons and numbers thing though. Anyone else has this issue?

[ps3mhome]

Ooh...
That happens on Gnome, not KDE.
It is the bluetooth manager detecting an "untrusted device" (the Sixaxis), and just shows that dialog everytime...
I know that if you grant full access (I even tried setting it manually), it ignores yours settings and ask for authorization again.

If you don't use bluetooth for anything else you could remove the Gnome bluetooth manager:

sudo apt-get remove bluez-gnome gnome-bluetooth

This is a bug somewhere in BlueZ or the applet itself.
If you don't mind, maybe you could report a bug about it..?

Not sure about the buttons and numbers thing though. Anyone else has this issue?

Thanks falkTX. I would like to do it, but how do I report a bug?

About the numbers, it is not random numbers or so, a given button return the same digit consistently. So maybe it would be possible to find the mapping. And, as I said, R2=End, L2=Home, L1=Menus, and so on, don't work at all, when in mouse mode.

[DanielBC]

Hi falkTX!
I'm also having the same problem that ps3mhome has. The button mapping is not the one as the one that is stated in the fdi file. I even tried to setup my own profile but, instead of actually returning the keys that I configured, it just returned the numbers from 0 to 9 (e.g., if I pressed circle it would return me 9)

[ps3mhome]

Hi falkTX!
I'm also having the same problem that ps3mhome has. The button mapping is not the one as the one that is stated in the fdi file. I even tried to setup my own profile but, instead of actually returning the keys that I configured, it just returned the numbers from 0 to 9 (e.g., if I pressed circle it would return me 9)

Hi DanielBC. We seem to have the same problem just getting the digits 0-9 in keyboard mode. In the Gnome profile, in mouse mode, R2=End, L2=Home, L1=Menus and so on, do not work for me, nothing seems to happen. Do they work for you?

[falkTX]

This is probably related to the PS3 synaptics bug.

Try this:

sudo apt-get remove xserver-xorg-input-synaptics

Then restart.
Does it still return numbers instead of the real keys?