PS3 controller not connecting wirelessly

[MfAP]

This is supposed to be supported in build 554. When i got my Steam Link the build was 566. I have now tried this with public/beta build 566, build 554 and the new beta build 572. I run the latest Steam client and have tried both the public and the beta program version.

The result is always the same:

I plug the PS3 controller into a USB port in the Steam Link and press the PS button. The controller immediately works fine. I unplug it, and then press the PS button again for wireless pairing. The PS3 controller then shows up in the Bluetooth list as "connected". (Sometimes it says "PlaysStation3 Controller", at other times i get the mac address. It also states that it is a "keyboard".) The controller itself is totally unresponsive, while all four 1-2-3-4-LEDs flash rapidly.

What can I do here to make this work?

[Pelatarte]

I just received a new controller. Bought it on ebay, thought it was legit. Number is Cechzc2u. It does not work wirelessly.

[Patriot_SK]

CumBierroYvan původně napsal:

I just received a new controller. Bought it on ebay, thought it was legit. Number is Cechzc2u. It does not work wirelessly.

Then it is just a good copy.. not genuine... u cant buy new genuine for 10 bucs :D
used genuine for 10 bucs its ok price

[wimul]

Patriot_SK původně napsal:

Yes Mightycrusier. this is about PS joysticks. not for Nintendo joy... its well known that Nintento stuff does not really work with other consoles...
Therefore start new thread.

I think he's talking about the Playstation controllers, not the Nintendo Switch.

[Patriot_SK]

tijmen.w původně napsal:

Patriot_SK původně napsal:

Yes Mightycrusier. this is about PS joysticks. not for Nintendo joy... its well known that Nintento stuff does not really work with other consoles...
Therefore start new thread.

I think he's talking about the Playstation controllers, not the Nintendo Switch.

Actually does not matter. in this thread are best informations what he can get. for now its solved for me :)
lets see what for update we receive on steam link...

[zediiiii]

Patriot_SK původně napsal:

tijmen.w původně napsal:

I think he's talking about the Playstation controllers, not the Nintendo Switch.

Actually does not matter. in this thread are best informations what he can get. for now its solved for me :)
lets see what for update we receive on steam link...

I have already posted a working solution for using unofficial controllers with steam link (via USB here, scptoolkit, and a wifi dongle) in this post.

[Patriot_SK]

zediiiii původně napsal:

Patriot_SK původně napsal:

Actually does not matter. in this thread are best informations what he can get. for now its solved for me :)
lets see what for update we receive on steam link...

I have already posted a working solution for using unofficial controllers with steam link (via USB here, scptoolkit, and a wifi dongle) in this post.

i´ve tried that, and does not work...

[F3TT]

slouken původně napsal:

MfAP původně napsal:

There are for instance quite a few YouTube clips where people point these small things out on PS3 controllers with different colors. Most notably one could check for the quality and alignment of the sticker on the back of the controller, the alignment of the symbols on the buttons and the trimming of the rubbery surface of the analogue sticks. These details tend to be not perfect on the fake ones. There is also the case of a small, rectangular indentation around the four small LED:s. There is supposedly no such indentation on a genuine Sony controller.

Thanks, that was helpful. We were able to track down a controller like this, and are investigating.

any ETA on this? thank's!

[Patriot_SK]

this topic is solved. look for comments...

[F3TT]

Patriot_SK původně napsal:

this topic is solved. look for comments...

no its not. i wasnt asking to you, even if YOU keep telling me its solved. i dont want answer from you since I DIDNT QUOTE YOU.

[Kabraxis]

I'm still having problems with third party controllers. Controller works perfectly when wired, but gives error "Connected Bluetooth controller may be unsupported. It may have limited or no functionality." when I try to connect wireless. It also shows as "Keyboard" in bluetooth settings.

Model number is CECHZC2H A1.

Tried Link builds 648, 645 and stable.
Also Steam Link sometimes crash when I try to config that controller wired.

[zediiiii]

Kabraxis původně napsal:

I'm still having problems with third party controllers. Controller works perfectly when wired, but gives error "Connected Bluetooth controller may be unsupported. It may have limited or no functionality." when I try to connect wireless. It also shows as "Keyboard" in bluetooth settings.

Model number is CECHZC2H A1.

Tried Link builds 648, 645 and stable.
Also Steam Link sometimes crash when I try to config that controller wired.

Read the rest of the thread - unofficial controllers don't work reliably with the steam link without the workaround I mentioned - and that workaround includes a dedicated bluetooth dongle (via scp toolkit) that will be useless for other purposes after modifications. Since one has said they couldn't get the method to work (I have it working with multiple controllers on multiple computers), here is a more specific outline of how to get it working on pc.[kunmii.blogspot.com]

This post outlines how to get past a common sticking point.[www.digitaltrends.com]

After you've got wireless on the pc, you can grab VirtualHere [www.virtualhere.com] to use that same wireless dongle with your steam link. The program costs a burger last I checked. You'll need to activate the wireless dongle in the VirtualHere settings of your steam link before you can use it. Turn the controller on to use it, and make sure to follow instructions in the post above for general use.

[smoke]

Ice RO původně napsal:

slouken původně napsal:

Thanks, that was helpful. We were able to track down a controller like this, and are investigating.

I just got my Steamlink and it doesn't work wirelessly with Shanwan PS3 controllers :(
They work fine on my PC.

You could add the following patches
https://github.com/OpenELEC/OpenELEC.tv/tree/openelec-7.0/packages/network/bluez/patches

Or use this fork of BlueZ https://github.com/luetzel/bluez

I hope this gets implemented in the next beta. I'm available to test this :)

I also just got two fake controllers that will not connect wirelessly. Thank you so much for your links. Could you tell me how to implement those patches?

[Patriot_SK]

i tried those, but was unsucessfull... i bet no one could tell u...

smoke původně napsal:

Ice RO původně napsal:

I just got my Steamlink and it doesn't work wirelessly with Shanwan PS3 controllers :(
They work fine on my PC.

You could add the following patches
https://github.com/OpenELEC/OpenELEC.tv/tree/openelec-7.0/packages/network/bluez/patches

Or use this fork of BlueZ https://github.com/luetzel/bluez

I hope this gets implemented in the next beta. I'm available to test this :)

I also just got two fake controllers that will not connect wirelessly. Thank you so much for your links. Could you tell me how to implement those patches?

[Ice]

Hi, I wasn’t able to build it with these patches for lack of time. But I think at some point they were in a beta build(if I remember correctly) and still it wasn’t functional or broke something else, I don’t really recall. As long as they work in Linux they should be able to add them to the firmware too with some work.

There is another solution to use these controllers, described in another thread:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/353380/discussions/1/2549465882922214788/

Basically you need a BT dongle, scptoolkit installed and configured for these controllers(paired) and virtualhere. It is harder to setup but it works for me and it is free if you have a BT dongle to spare.

[zediiiii]

Ice RO původně napsal:

Basically you need a BT dongle, scptoolkit installed and configured for these controllers(paired) and virtualhere. It is harder to setup but it works for me and it is free if you have a BT dongle to spare.

I'm confused. I've outlined this method several times now (in this post for example), but I've not seen any responses to my posts - is there something lacking in my explanation?