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Some DS3 problems/questions (probably Linux related) - PureTryOut - 07-24-2014
I've finally decided too buy a Dual Shock 3 (PS3 controller) too use with my games and Dolphin.
I've set it up too use it wireless with sixad without any problems, and it works great with Dolphin.
There are just 2 things:
Rumble is not working
Even though the DS3 has Rumble support, I can not use this within Dolphin.
When clicking on the Rumble configuration, it shows no devices too use. This may be a problem with Sixad though, i'm not sure.
Can't disable motion tracking
When playing Gamecube games, it also applies certain buttons too the motion of the controller (holding it too the left or the right for example).
This is irritating because even when I tilt it for a millimeter, it will "press" the button.
I managed too reduce the effect by turning "Treshold" too 0 under the "Buttons" section, but it still does it when I tilt it heavily too the right (if you get what I mean).
Is there a way too completely disable this?
As always using Ubuntu 14.04.
RE: Some DS3 problems/questions (probably Linux related) - Shonumi - 07-24-2014
I've only used a DS3 on Linux as a wired controller (wireless required a Bluetooth adapter iirc, and last year I didn't have one). Any recent kernel dating back a couple of years really should recognize a wired DS3 as an HID USB controller. When I tried it, neither the rumble nor tilt controls were working, so it functioned pretty well as just a regular controller. Dunno if that's changed in newer kernels (probably, too lazy to test) but if you do want rumble support in Linux, Dolphin needs to use SDL2, as it provides an API for haptic devices; SDL 1.2 does not. Make sure you compile a build with SDL2 then if you want rumble functionality.