PS4 controlller connected to bluetooth but does nothing

[quartz cobalt]

I have linux mint booted on external HDD and I tried connecting my PS4 controlller via bluetooth and it connects but it wont output any input when I try it on gamepad tester, but when I use a cable it works, any solutions?

[topaz dagger]

That happened to my dualsense on steam. The solution was to set it to trust device after connecting. Disconnect and then you should get a pairing notification after turning the bluetooth on again. If that does not do it try to pair right clicking it

[quartz cobalt]

nope still no input

[nocturne tiger]

You can change the input from PS4 dual sense to Xbox input, and use the wire (usb). Steam recently pulled down the dual sense support. You can't even find it proper in github. I can give you a link to custom mods that cover all game controllers?

[quartz cobalt]

I'm not using it on steam, but on sober and prism launcher

[nocturne tiger]

Ah. I recommend downloading Steam's store in general. It will provide the latest game drivers across all spectrum. It won't block any access to other software, merely add on top if the drivers are available. There was a big deal with Dual Sense a while back. A lot of those drivers were pulled. You just have to track down or enable them in various emulators, applications.

[twilit topaz]

run cat /dev/input/ and you should see something like js0 at the end that means your system recognizes it as a controller

i also use a controller on mint and i have installed xpadneo driver , also in sober you have to manually enable controller support if you havent and mc java doesnt support controller afaik

[quartz cobalt]

vikram@vikram-ThinkPad-T470:~$ cat /dev/input/
cat: /dev/input/: Is a directory
vikram@vikram-ThinkPad-T470:~$ cat /dev/input/
cat: /dev/input/: Is a directory
vikram@vikram-ThinkPad-T470:~$ cat /dev/input/
cat: /dev/input/: Is a directory
vikram@vikram-ThinkPad-T470:~$

uhhh

it outputs that

[quartz cobalt]

any help

[nocturne tiger]

It's ideal to use Steam's big picture mode to test you controller. You can also use retro arch's controller settings. It's loaded to the brim with drivers. That's to make sure it's detecting your controller.

[quartz cobalt]

it's not detecting it

[twilit topaz]

oh sorry, i meant ls /dev/input

do that while your controller is connected, if at the end "js0" appears that means its recognized as a controller

try to install the xpadneo driver if nothing if you need help on that lmk

[quartz cobalt]

by-id event1 event12 event15 event18 event3 event6 event9 mouse1
by-path event10 event13 event16 event19 event4 event7 mice mouse2
event0 event11 event14 event17 event2 event5 event8 mouse0 mouse3

looks like there is no js0

[quartz cobalt]

do you mean connected via bluetooth or cable

[quartz cobalt]

by-id event10 event14 event18 event21 event4 event8 mouse0 mouse4
by-path event11 event15 event19 event22 event5 event9 mouse1
event0 event12 event16 event2 event23 event6 js0 mouse2
event1 event13 event17 event20 event3 event7 mice mouse3

there is one when I connected it via cable

[twilit topaz]

ok that js0 in it means its recognized as a controller

thats good does it still not work

[woven robin]

I had (still have, technically) a similiar problem
but for me it only stops working when I connect my headphones on the controller audio jack and works again if I remove it
on usb works fine though

[nocturne tiger]

Your audio jack can override priority. That's sadly been a thing for a while. You can manually adjust it in the sound settings.

[quartz cobalt]

it only appears when I connect it via usb

[nocturne tiger]

Yes. That's the best method. Enabling wifi/blue tooth requires specific drivers. You can get them in emulators or... get something like a TPLink USB connector made for said game controller. That's how I got my Wiimote working on PC.

[clever wave]

I apologize for the necropost, but is this still ongoing as of now? I'm having a similar issue with connect the dualsense wirelessly with bluetooth, steam doesn't detect it

[nocturne tiger]

Until the patent expires. Your best bet is wired, a wifi adapter or putting in specific drivers.

[topaz dagger]

you need to right click-pair disconnect until you get a pairing notification. this drove me nuts for weeks until someone told me

[clever wave]

Worked, ty

[topaz dagger]

😉

[nocturne tiger]

Adding that to my list of PS4 fixes.

[topaz dagger]

It also fixed my dualsense issues

[nocturne tiger]

From now on I'll be recommending the resync. This will also make it a lot easier to find any additional videos on the subject for fixes.