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While playing around with RetroArch on Ubuntu I have discovered a few things. Controllers can be a bit finicky to configure. N64 / GameCube controllers in particular don’t seem to work particularly well in my environment. A PS2 controller has worked fine albeit with an adapter. I recently picked up a PS3 controller and cheap Bluetooth adapter (CSR based chip-set ~4 dollars) to replace all the others. The hurdle was getting it to work wireless over Bluetooth as wired connectivity was simply plug and play. Use the following to pair a PS3 controller to a stock Ubuntu 16.04+ system without any additional software:
Performed on Ubuntu 18.04 & 19.04
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 | apt-get install bluez systemctl enable bluetooth systemctl start bluetooth systemctl status bluetooth bluetoothctl agent on default-agent power on discoverable on pairable on scan on |
After executing the preceding commands, i press the “PS3” button (logo’ed button) on the controller and the console prompted me to authorize it. Simply type “yes” and hit enter, your controller should now be paired.
Note: I originally tried this method with sixaxis / sixad / sixpair etc. These tools did not work under any conditions, perhaps they are deprecated, I am not certain.
Another note: If you experience difficulties during the pairing process, type “trust
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