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Cannot connect DualShock 3 as of 5.73-2

Description:

After successfully pairing a DualShock 3 gamepad using the ritual, it will not connect and instead stay blinking as if trying to connect, it does however stay forever retrying, never succeeding.

Connecting USB, authorizing and then disconnecting USB again:

Mar 07 19:39:50 main kernel: usb 3-4.2: new full-speed USB device number 17 using xhci_hcd
Mar 07 19:39:50 main kernel: usb 3-4.2: New USB device found, idVendor=054c, idProduct=0268, bcdDevice= 1.00
Mar 07 19:39:50 main kernel: usb 3-4.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0
Mar 07 19:39:50 main kernel: usb 3-4.2: Product: PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller
Mar 07 19:39:50 main kernel: usb 3-4.2: Manufacturer: Sony
Mar 07 19:39:50 main kernel: input: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller Motion Sensors as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0b:00.3/usb3/3-4/3-4.2/3-4.2:1.0/0003:054C:0268.0015/input/input53
Mar 07 19:39:50 main kernel: input: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0b:00.3/usb3/3-4/3-4.2/3-4.2:1.0/0003:054C:0268.0015/input/input52
Mar 07 19:39:50 main kernel: sony 0003:054C:0268.0015: input,hiddev97,hidraw5: USB HID v81.11 Joystick [Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller] on usb-0000:0b:00.3-4.2/input0
Mar 07 19:39:50 main mtp-probe[5421]: checking bus 3, device 17: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0b:00.3/usb3/3-4/3-4.2"
Mar 07 19:39:50 main mtp-probe[5421]: bus: 3, device: 17 was not an MTP device
Mar 07 19:39:50 main bluetoothd[4864]: sixaxis: compatible device connected: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller (054C:0268 /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0b:00.3/usb3/3-4/3-4.2/3-4.2:1.0/0003:054C:0268.0015/hidraw/hidraw5)
Mar 07 19:39:50 main bluetoothd[4864]: sixaxis: setting up new device
Mar 07 19:39:50 main mtp-probe[5466]: checking bus 3, device 17: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0b:00.3/usb3/3-4/3-4.2"
Mar 07 19:39:50 main mtp-probe[5466]: bus: 3, device: 17 was not an MTP device
Mar 07 19:40:26 main kernel: usb 3-4.2: USB disconnect, device number 17

Trying to connect:

Mar 07 19:40:33 main kernel: sony 0005:054C:0268.0016: unknown main item tag 0x0
Mar 07 19:40:39 main kernel: sony 0005:054C:0268.0016: Failed to set controller into operational mode
Mar 07 19:40:39 main kernel: sony 0005:054C:0268.0016: hidraw5: BLUETOOTH HID v80.00 Joystick [Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller] on 5c:f3:70:8d:ab:4a
Mar 07 19:40:39 main kernel: sony 0005:054C:0268.0016: failed to claim input

Full bluetoothctl output:

[NEW] Device 00:1E:3D:29:FE:0E Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller
[CHG] Device 00:1E:3D:29:FE:0E UUIDs: 00001124-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb
[CHG] Device 00:1E:3D:29:FE:0E Trusted: yes
[CHG] Device 00:1E:3D:29:FE:0E WakeAllowed: yes
[CHG] Device 00:1E:3D:29:FE:0E Class: 0x00000508 (1288)
[CHG] Device 00:1E:3D:29:FE:0E Icon: input-gaming
[CHG] Device 00:1E:3D:29:FE:0E Connected: yes

Additional info:

  • I've tested for this to work with bluez 5.72-2

  • package version(s): bluez 5.73-2, linux-zen 6.7.8.zen1-1

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Make changes to /etc/bluetooth/input.conf as https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Gamepad#Pairing_via_Bluetooth describes
  2. Connect DualShock 3 via USB
  3. Authorize and disconnect gamepad
  4. Try to connect via bluetooth
  5. Gamepad's lights keep on blinking until batteries run flat, never connecting.
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