sixaxis on bluetooth

[billb]

Thanks to jaybps3 I have my Sixaxis and Dualshock 3 controllers working over bluetooth now. Hopefully I can help make this process a bit easier -- no compiling or editing files necessary, I think.

I have added an RPM for bluez-utils in the Downloads section on my blog. It already has the necessary patch applied and takes care of hcid.conf edit, also. Here's a direct link to it. Just click on the link and select Open to install it.

And for bluez-libs, instead of compiling, you can install with:

yum install bluez-libs

So, you should have these versions:

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$ rpm -q bluez-utils
bluez-utils-3.7-2.ydl.2
$ rpm -q bluez-libs
bluez-libs-3.7-1

Then these steps (as posted by jaybps3):

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service bluetooth stop

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service hidd stop

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service hidd start

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service bluetooth start

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service hidd stop

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hidd --server --nocheck -n

"after you enter the last command press the ps button on your ps3 controller you can press it on 2 controllers if you want. It should show the information on them now you can close the terminal your sixaxis is working in bluetooth mode!

You can run this command in the terminal to test that its working."

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jstest /dev/input/js0

(assuming your controller is assigned to /dev/input/js0 -- on my system I already had a USB gamepad on js0, so it's /dev/input/js1 and dev/input/js2 for my Dualshock 3 and Sixaxis controllers)

[Jaybps3]

Ok, so far so good, but then I got stuck again. I did

Now copy and paste the (patch-hidd-3.19-pabr3) file into the hidd folder in bluez-utils-3.30 then go back right click on the hidd folder choose to open in terminal, Then enter this command in terminal!

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patch <patch-hidd-3.19-pabr3


Now it will read patching main.c, Now that you've patch main. c you need to right click on it choose copy. Now right click on the destop and choose paste. This will paste the freshly patched main.c onto your desktop.

Then you extract the (bluez-utils-3.7-2.ydl.1.src.rpm) to your desktop, Open it up browse to the hidd folder, You will see a main.c file. You need to delete that main.c and copy/paste your new main.c from your desktop into the hidd folder...

After that you need to right click on the (bluez-utils-3.7-2.ydl.1.src) file and select open in terminal. Now you run the commands!

That last paragraph was where I got confused. I right clicked on the RPM and selected "extract here". It created a folder called (bluez-utils-3.7-2.dl.1.src.rpm_FILES). I opened it up, went into (bluez-utils-3.7.tar.gz) and replaced main.c.

After that I could not find the (bluez-utils-3.7-2.ydl.1.src) file to right click on and open in terminal. Where is this file?

I'm sorry I wasnt as specific in my post as I should have been, I am going to make a post below this one revised and fixed its actually the foler (bluez-utils-3.7) inside the (bluez-utils-3.7-2.dl.1.src.rpm_FILES) folder that you need to open in terminal.

I revised this and will post it right below this!

Thanks to jaybps3 I have my Sixaxis and Dualshock 3 controllers working over bluetooth now. Hopefully I can help make this process a bit easier -- no compiling or editing files necessary, I think.

I have added an RPM for bluez-utils in the Downloads section on my blog. It already has the necessary patch applied and takes care of hcid.conf edit, also. Here's a direct link to it. Just click on the link and select Open to install it.

And for bluez-libs, instead of compiling, you can install with:

yum install bluez-libs

So, you should have these versions:

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$ rpm -q bluez-utils
bluez-utils-3.7-2.ydl.2
$ rpm -q bluez-libs
bluez-libs-3.7-1

Then these steps (as posted by jaybps3):

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service bluetooth stop

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service hidd stop

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service hidd start

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service bluetooth start

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service hidd stop

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hidd --server --nocheck -n

"after you enter the last command press the ps button on your ps3 controller you can press it on 2 controllers if you want. It should show the information on them now you can close the terminal your sixaxis is working in bluetooth mode!

You can run this command in the terminal to test that its working."

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jstest /dev/input/js0

(assuming your controller is assigned to /dev/input/js0 -- on my system I already had a USB gamepad on js0, so it's /dev/input/js1 and dev/input/js2 for my Dualshock 3 and Sixaxis controllers)

Thanks billb I'm sure this will make it much easier for some! We need someone to test this method and make sure the rpm build will work, I dont know for sure but the trick to all this after patching and installing the bluez utils is to stop the bluetooth service and stop the hidd service and then why they arent running edit the hcid.conf file. Then start the hidd service and then bluetooth service and then stop the hidd service and restart the hidd service with the hidd --server --nocheck -n code.

What I am curious about is whether or not this process will work if you install the bluez utils and the hcid.conf file all in one rpm, Perhaps it will work fine, Once the rpm is installed just open terminal and run the commands!

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service bluetooth stop

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service hidd stop

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service hidd start

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service bluetooth start

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service hidd stop

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hidd --server --nocheck -n

Once this is tested for certain we will know. And I will contribute with a tutorial on using the rpm build method, For now I revised the method I've gotten to work , And posted it up in full detail making it as clear as I can and in as much detail as I could.

[Jaybps3]

Delete!!!!

[billb]

Thanks billb I'm sure this will make it much easier for some! We need someone to test this method and make sure the rpm build will work, I dont know for sure but the trick to all this after patching and installing the bluez utils is to stop the bluetooth service and stop the hidd service and then why they arent running edit the hcid.conf file. Then start the hidd service and then bluetooth service and then stop the hidd service and restart the hidd service with the hidd --server --nocheck -n code.

What I am curious about is whether or not this process will work if you install the bluez utils and the hcid.conf file all in one rpm, Perhaps it will work fine, Once the rpm is installed just open terminal and run the commands!

I think using the RPM should be fine ... that's how I did it. But yes, would like to hear others have success with it, too.

[billb]

I think using the RPM should be fine ... that's how I did it. But yes, would like to hear others have success with it, too.

Anyone try using the RPM yet? See this post.

[badfish591]

i just did, and it worked perfectly, thanks billb.

[uncholowapo]

Thanks for the RPM billb. That made me . Now have you or anyone else tried to get the motion sensing detected?

I was reading this guide and the 4th part describes the process on how to do it, but since I am still a novice, I couldn't get it to work.

I really want this to work so me and my friend can try and build the helicopter in the videos at the top over the summer for a fun project.

[billb]

@ badfish591 & uncholowapo:

Great! Thanks for letting me know it worked!

I haven't tried to do anything with the motion sensing part. Not sure what I'd use it for ... but maybe something will come up.

[kingofall00]

after you reboot do you loose everything? how do i get my six axis to reconnect?

[uncholowapo]

Just stop hidd and start it with hidd --server --nocheck -n .

[pizzosteez]

Step 8
Open up the (bluez-utils-3.7-2.dl.1.src.rpm_FILES) folder, and browse to the (bluez-utils-3.7) folder right click on it and select open in terminal. Now run these commands!

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./configure --prefix=/usr


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make clean


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make all


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make install

Ok, I did this and got two errors. First, when running command (./configure --prefix=/usr ) it seemed fine, but ended with (configure error: dbus > 0.35 is required). I wasn't sure if this was normal, so then I typed (make clean) as the next step instructs. What i got back was (No rule to make target 'clean'. Stop.)

Wow, it actually told me to stop? Linux has attitude. It did the same thing when trying to (make install) and (make all).

Any ideas?

[uncholowapo]

Did you try compiling it first out of all of them? Because If you did then it won't work...well it didn't for me. I had to compile the other ones first before I compiled utils. I don't know why but it worked.

[billb]

Wow, it actually told me to stop? Linux has attitude. It did the same thing when trying to (make install) and (make all).

Any ideas?

You do know you can use the RPM to install the updated bluez-utils now, right?

[MarkyboyUK]

Followed the guide (not billbs RPM) and managed to get bluetooth sixaxis working - thanks to all who posted up the tips. Couple of questions I have now please.
When I press the PS button the sixaxis LED's blink continuously as though it's in some sort of pairing mode - is that normal? The only way I have found to stop it is to power off the PS3.

At this time I only want to use the PS3/Linux combo for emulation - mame in particular - is it possibe to boot linux straight into sdlmame (which I've got working) without having to have a keyboard and mouse plugged in? - ideally, i'd like to "boot-game-os" when I exit from sdlmame (using sixaxis).

Does anyone know of a PS3/SDLMAME LiveCD project?

Thanks

[uncholowapo]

When I press the PS button the sixaxis LED's blink continuously as though it's in some sort of pairing mode - is that normal? The only way I have found to stop it is to power off the PS3.

Yes it is normal.

Does anyone know of a PS3/SDLMAME LiveCD project?

To my knowledge there is no such thing.