On Mon, 21 Dec 2015 15:46:07 +0100 Martin Kjær Jørgensen <mkj@xxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 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? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-bluetooth" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
