Return-Path: Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 17:40:42 +0100 From: Martin =?utf-8?Q?Kj=C3=A6r_J=C3=B8rgensen?= To: Frank Praznik Cc: Antonio Ospite , linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: DS4 issues Message-ID: <20151228164042.GA20182@mkjlap.gotu.dk> References: <20151221144607.GA18773@mkjlap.gotu.dk> <20151228101822.03253569407ac9dfe4ea15be@ao2.it> <0F6173F5-CF72-47E8-BB6B-44200F75EB6E@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed In-Reply-To: <0F6173F5-CF72-47E8-BB6B-44200F75EB6E@gmail.com> Sender: linux-bluetooth-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 10:48:21AM -0500, Frank Praznik wrote: > >> On Dec 28, 2015, at 04:18, Antonio Ospite wrote: >> >> On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 15:46:07 +0100 >> Martin Kjær Jørgensen wrote: >> >>> Is there any "full" support for a Sony DualShock 4 in the bluez/kernel >>> stack? >>> >> >> CC-ing Frank as he is the author of the DS4 hid kernel driver. >> >>> The one I own works perfectly when using USB cable. >>> >>> When using bluetooth it gets recognized as a somewhat generic >>> Bluetooth Wireless Controller. Pairing it up with my system seems to >>> work as it creates a joystick device (/dev/input/js0) but when testing >>> it with jstest, only the touchpad on the DS4 triggers two of the >>> axis. None of the buttons or sticks reacts in jstest. >>> Pairing it with the usual bluetoothctl makes the DS4 LED dimmed blue >>> light. >>> >>> I know of the ds4drv project and have used it to connect my DS4, but >>> it seems a big buggy and I was hoping it was or will be merged into >>> bluez/kernel, making it superfluous. >>> >>> Using the DS4 makes the LED brighter than using ordinary bluetoothctl, >>> perhaps because ds4drv knows how to intruct the LED. >>> Even if my DS4 is almost next to my bluetooth radio device, the ds4drv >>> reports "Signal strength low (29/40/38) reports" >>> Testing with jstest seems to trigger all buttons and axises. The >>> touchpad itself as a button triggers, but touching the pad doesnt trigger >>> anything. >>> In some games the digital keys on the left doesnt get recognized, even >>> if they get triggered by jstest and other programs like Steam >>> recognizes them. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-bluetooth" in >>> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >>> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> >> >> -- >> Antonio Ospite >> http://ao2.it >> >> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. >> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style >> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? > >What kernel version are you using and how new the controller? This sounds >like a bug others were having due to Sony making a change to the HID >descriptor in the controller firmware. It’s been fixed in newer kernels, but it >will take time for the fix to make it’s way to most distros. uname -a: Linux mkjlap 4.3.0-1-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.3.3-2 (2015-12-17) x86_64 GNU/Linux DS4 is bought recently withing this month (dec,2015). The boxes for the controller are thrown out. The model is: CUH-ZCT1E if that is of any help. > >The patch is here if you are interested: >http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.input/46634/focus=46902 Great. I'll try it. > >Regards, >Frank