PS4 controller drivers (SOLVED)

[winter owl]

What input driver do I need in order to use my DualShock4 via USB?

[vague root]

lsusb look for an entry that mentions something like sony entertainment or something along those lines ( i dont remember the exact name but it should be similar)

then sudo apt install ds4drv (ds4drv is the driver for dualshock4)

[winter owl]

Ight

[vague root]

run it with ds4drv

To test controller input, get this sudo apt install joystick

Then run jstest /dev/input/js0

[winter owl]

I'm updating my packages rn

[vague root]

Make sure your dualshock4 is connected via USB during this process

[winter owl]

It said the package wasn't found

@vague root

[turbid stump]

it should just hook up and work

at least it does for me

have you tried it in a game?

one of the great things about linux is that dualshock controllers work out of the box

have you tested it in a game? @winter owl

yeah i just hooked it up and it works

https://hardwaretester.com/gamepad i used this tool

i didnt install any drivers or anything it just worked

even the built in heaphone jack on it worked

[winter owl]

I was gonna use it for dolphin emulator

[turbid stump]

does it work using this website? @winter owl

[winter owl]

I can use the touchpad as a mouse

[turbid stump]

?

does the dualshock appear when you use that website

[winter owl]

yes

[turbid stump]

alright, so the problem is in dolphin not detecting the controller, not in the drivers

[turbid stump]

it seems to work for me in dolphin after selecting controllers > pressing configure on the port 1 controller and under device selecting evdev/0/Sony Interactive Entertainment Wireless Controller

i dont have any roms to test this with but i was able to remap keys and it recognized the inputs

[turbid stump]

ds4drv was last updated 7 years ago, it is no longer required

[turbid stump]

did you manage to do it using this method? @winter owl

[winter owl]

Yeah