Joker 2020 年 6 月 10 日 下午 12:08
Problem with my PS3 controller
It works just fine, but I have to press the reset button on my controller everytime I restart my pc, for the pc to recognize it. It's really annoying. Anyone know a fix for this?
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crunchyfrog 2020 年 6 月 10 日 下午 12:57 
That's pretty much how it should work. Every time you restart your PC, it needs to restart again, and be turned on by pressing that button.

It's working as designed.
Joker 2020 年 6 月 10 日 下午 1:05 
引用自 crunchyfrog
That's pretty much how it should work. Every time you restart your PC, it needs to restart again, and be turned on by pressing that button.

It's working as designed.

Are you just assuming that or can you explain why?
It's a button there is only access to by using a paperclip. It's not an on/off button. And it works just fine on ps3 (obviously) without having to use the button.
I've also used it before with 3rd party software (no longer needed since steam recognize ps3 controllers now) and didn't have this issue back then.
KharnTheKhan 2020 年 6 月 10 日 下午 1:08 
引用自 TheJoker
It works just fine, but I have to press the reset button on my controller everytime I restart my pc, for the pc to recognize it. It's really annoying. Anyone know a fix for this?
use scp toolkit
Joker 2020 年 6 月 10 日 下午 1:12 
引用自 Phoenician
引用自 TheJoker
It works just fine, but I have to press the reset button on my controller everytime I restart my pc, for the pc to recognize it. It's really annoying. Anyone know a fix for this?
use scp toolkit

Thanks, I've used it before, but I prefer to just use steam since it does the job of that software now ... Except this is an issue that happens in steam only and not scp toolkit for some reason?

I'm thinking it might be a problem with my controller. I actually thought it was broken for years, it didin't even light up when charging or anything, untill I pressed the reset button and it worked again all of a sudden.
But it's consistently working now, except for not being detected everytime I restart my pc as mentioned. It's not the end of the world, but it's annoying to have a paperclip ready to press the button every time I want to use it :)
So would be cool to hear if other have had this issue. If not I think there's something wrong with my controller.
最後修改者:Joker; 2020 年 6 月 10 日 下午 1:18
Metal Izanagi 2020 年 6 月 10 日 下午 1:41 
引用自 TheJoker
引用自 Phoenician
use scp toolkit

Thanks, I've used it before, but I prefer to just use steam since it does the job of that software now ... Except this is an issue that happens in steam only and not scp toolkit for some reason?

I'm thinking it might be a problem with my controller. I actually thought it was broken for years, it didin't even light up when charging or anything, untill I pressed the reset button and it worked again all of a sudden.
But it's consistently working now, except for not being detected everytime I restart my pc as mentioned. It's not the end of the world, but it's annoying to have a paperclip ready to press the button every time I want to use it :)
So would be cool to hear if other have had this issue. If not I think there's something wrong with my controller.

I use a PS3 controller on my PC, and haven't had any issue with having to reset it or anything. As long as it's plugged in it works fine through Steam even without SCP Toolkit.

The reset button is that little recessed one on the back of the controller, to the right of the screw and just below the USB port, yeah? Could be that something in your controller is a bit busted and it needs the reset for your PC to remember that it's there.

Oh, something that might help if you don't already do it! Whenever you restart your PC, make sure your controller isn't plugged in.
Joker 2020 年 6 月 10 日 下午 1:58 
引用自 Metal Izanagi
引用自 TheJoker

Thanks, I've used it before, but I prefer to just use steam since it does the job of that software now ... Except this is an issue that happens in steam only and not scp toolkit for some reason?

I'm thinking it might be a problem with my controller. I actually thought it was broken for years, it didin't even light up when charging or anything, untill I pressed the reset button and it worked again all of a sudden.
But it's consistently working now, except for not being detected everytime I restart my pc as mentioned. It's not the end of the world, but it's annoying to have a paperclip ready to press the button every time I want to use it :)
So would be cool to hear if other have had this issue. If not I think there's something wrong with my controller.

I use a PS3 controller on my PC, and haven't had any issue with having to reset it or anything. As long as it's plugged in it works fine through Steam even without SCP Toolkit.

The reset button is that little recessed one on the back of the controller, to the right of the screw and just below the USB port, yeah? Could be that something in your controller is a bit busted and it needs the reset for your PC to remember that it's there.

Oh, something that might help if you don't already do it! Whenever you restart your PC, make sure your controller isn't plugged in.

Yeah that's the button i'm talking about :)
Yes, I think you're right on that it's something inside my controller.
Thanks for the tip, just curiuos. Do you have to keep your controller unplugged whenever you restart your pc? Or is it working fine all the time?
I love the ps3 controller, and since xbox one and ps4 controller is quite expensive, it's nice and cheap to buy ps3 controllers. Since you can buy a ps3 console with like 2 controllers and some games for like $30 on the used market, and sell the rest and maybe even make a profit :)
But at the same time I don't want to deal with annoying issues, so how is the ps3 controller working out for you on pc in 2020?
crunchyfrog 2020 年 6 月 10 日 下午 2:01 
引用自 TheJoker
引用自 crunchyfrog
That's pretty much how it should work. Every time you restart your PC, it needs to restart again, and be turned on by pressing that button.

It's working as designed.

Are you just assuming that or can you explain why?
It's a button there is only access to by using a paperclip. It's not an on/off button. And it works just fine on ps3 (obviously) without having to use the button.
I've also used it before with 3rd party software (no longer needed since steam recognize ps3 controllers now) and didn't have this issue back then.

Sure.

When you restart your PC, it's loading all Windows assets up again. That includes the drivers for the PS3 controller.

So it's effectively like you powring up the thing each time, so you HAVE to turn it on with the button every time because that's how Sony desgined it to work.

There are some other frontends you can try using, like Joy2Key, etc, but I seriously doubt they can change the fundamental operation of the controller.


Just to be clear, I'm disabled and I miz and match controllers across a lot of platforms (because I have an interim device that allows me to use various controllers on whatever I wish). And each time I use a PS3 controller, it WILL behave with you needing to physically press the PS button to turn it on. That's by design.
最後修改者:crunchyfrog; 2020 年 6 月 10 日 下午 2:02
Joker 2020 年 6 月 10 日 下午 2:39 
引用自 crunchyfrog
引用自 TheJoker

Are you just assuming that or can you explain why?
It's a button there is only access to by using a paperclip. It's not an on/off button. And it works just fine on ps3 (obviously) without having to use the button.
I've also used it before with 3rd party software (no longer needed since steam recognize ps3 controllers now) and didn't have this issue back then.

Sure.

When you restart your PC, it's loading all Windows assets up again. That includes the drivers for the PS3 controller.

So it's effectively like you powring up the thing each time, so you HAVE to turn it on with the button every time because that's how Sony desgined it to work.

There are some other frontends you can try using, like Joy2Key, etc, but I seriously doubt they can change the fundamental operation of the controller.


Just to be clear, I'm disabled and I miz and match controllers across a lot of platforms (because I have an interim device that allows me to use various controllers on whatever I wish). And each time I use a PS3 controller, it WILL behave with you needing to physically press the PS button to turn it on. That's by design.

Allright thanks :)
Unplugging the usb before you start the pc also seems to work, like the other guy suggested. Other than that it's the reset button.
I think I will download scp toolkit again, because you can disable and enable through that software, and that should also do the trick.
Oh well, seems like I will just have to deal with it for now, untill I buy another controller (both my xbox and steam controller have buttons not working)
crunchyfrog 2020 年 6 月 11 日 上午 9:02 
引用自 TheJoker
引用自 crunchyfrog

Sure.

When you restart your PC, it's loading all Windows assets up again. That includes the drivers for the PS3 controller.

So it's effectively like you powring up the thing each time, so you HAVE to turn it on with the button every time because that's how Sony desgined it to work.

There are some other frontends you can try using, like Joy2Key, etc, but I seriously doubt they can change the fundamental operation of the controller.


Just to be clear, I'm disabled and I miz and match controllers across a lot of platforms (because I have an interim device that allows me to use various controllers on whatever I wish). And each time I use a PS3 controller, it WILL behave with you needing to physically press the PS button to turn it on. That's by design.

Allright thanks :)
Unplugging the usb before you start the pc also seems to work, like the other guy suggested. Other than that it's the reset button.
I think I will download scp toolkit again, because you can disable and enable through that software, and that should also do the trick.
Oh well, seems like I will just have to deal with it for now, untill I buy another controller (both my xbox and steam controller have buttons not working)

No problem.

I love using the Sony controllers on PC. I prefer them to Xbox controller, mostly because I have smaller hands I guess. But they obviously fight with working correctly, so it can be a bit of a minefield to get front end programs to get them emulating correctly. It is FAR Better nowadays though.

I haven't done this myself, but I've heard good reports of some third party controllers that can double up as PS4 and Xbox One controllers. I'll have to find out who makes them, as most third parties tend to be false economies.
jacksaman 2020 年 11 月 16 日 下午 3:55 
i having a problem with this please help!
crunchyfrog 2020 年 11 月 16 日 下午 5:33 
引用自 david
i having a problem with this please help!
Please read the thread as the only known solutions are there.
Crashed 2020 年 11 月 16 日 下午 6:34 
I personally use ScpToolkit instead of Steam, as it allows me to use Bluetooth. All I need to do is press the PS button and the controller connects.

ScpToolkit is discontinued but still works on Windows 10, and is the best choice until the author completes the successor.
最後修改者:Crashed; 2020 年 11 月 16 日 下午 6:36
󠁳⁧⁧ 󠁳⁧⁧৫ 2020 年 11 月 16 日 下午 8:20 
Can you tell me how you connected you PS3 controller to Steam?
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