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Questions relating to the Sony Playstation 3 games console (ps3)

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How do I use a PlayStation 3 Sixaxis controller with Ubuntu to control games

How do I use a PlayStation 3 controller with Ubuntu?
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How do I get a PS3 Sixasis Controller working via USB?

I am trying to get a PS3 Sixaxis controller to work with Ubuntu 12.04. The ubuntu wiki page for sixaxis says to install QtSixA, which I did. The issue now is actually using the controller. I installed "SuperTux 2" to test it out. Normally, SuperTux…
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Is it possible to use a PS3 controller to emulate an xbox controller?

I have my PS3 controller connected through USB and while that works fine, no applications seem to support its keymap. So my question is whether it's possible to make it emulate an xbox controller similar to what MotionInJoy does on Windows? I have…
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Mirror Ubuntu desktop onto PS3 via wifi (DLNA etc)

I'm looking to mirror my Ubuntu destop onto my TV by using my PS3. All done via wifi. Similar to the 'AirPlay Mirroring' in Mac OS X Mountain Lion. http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/features.html#airplay Is this possible? How would I go…
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How to connect Dualshock 3 controller (PS3 Sixaxis Gamepad) on Ubuntu 16.04?

Since the last officially supported version is "vivid"(Ubuntu 15.04) from QtSixA PPA and don't work for Ubuntu Xenial (16.04).
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How to play Minecraft with a PS3 Sixaxis controller on Ubuntu?

I originally posted this on another StackExchange site, Arqade, but I've had no luck there, so I've deleted it there in order to ask it somewhere with more Ubuntu specific knowledge. Here's the what I originally wrote on Arqade: I would really love…
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Is there any Ubuntu version for PSP and PS3?

Is there any Ubuntu version for PSP and PS3? If yes, where is the ISO files located? I think it is impressive to have Ubuntu on PSP and PS3.
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Any way to check a PS3 controller's battery on Ubuntu?

I'm using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and I use a Sony Dualshock 3 Controller to play a few games on Steam. As I tend to use the controller wirelessly for long periods of time, it's not uncommon to have the controller suddenly dying on me when the battery gets…
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Using bluez-5.43 on ubuntu 16.04

Please excuse me this is all virgin territory to me. Right I have Ubuntu 16.04 so I've been installing emus for it snes,nes,mega drive,etc. Well now I want to use my ps3 controller to play them. I got bluez-tools extracted the files but now how…
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PS3 controller - SHANWAN

I have a ps3 controller but I have the following problem: if I connect by USB it works but the controller never stop to vibrate I cannot manage to connect it via Bluetooth $ dmesg [ 3535.328372] input: SHANWAN PS3 GamePad as…
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dualshock 3 controller vibrates constantly on usb

I just got a dualshock 3 controller and since my PC (Ubuntu 16.04.1 has no bluetooth I'm connecting it by usb. The problem is that as soon as I connect it to my machine, although it is recognized (checked with jstest), the controller starts…
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How should I set up a Linux file server for data sharing with Windows PCs and a PS3?

I have the following pieces of hardware I would like to network mostly for file sharing (media primarily): 1 gaming laptop, 1 i7 (2.3Tb storage) desktop, 1 P4 desktop (500g storage), and 1 250gig PS3. I am looking to setup a linux host (with a PS3…
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How to upgrade x.org?

I need xorg-server version 2:1.9.0.902-1ubuntu3 installed because it contains a fix: xorg-server (2:1.9.0.902-1ubuntu3) natty; urgency=low * Add 207_dga_master_device.patch: Cherrypick from upstream xserver git to fix crash with a bluetooth…
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I want to do a bridge between ubuntu and my ps3

Hello I have been trying to put bridge mode on ubuntu basically my setup I've got a router upstairs that I usually get wireless to my laptop which is connected ethernet to my ps3, so my ps3 gets connected through my laptop …
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My ps3 controller stopped working 2 days ago

I used to use my ps3 controller to play games, and a couple of days ago it stopped working. I get this message during boot up (after BIOS): [ (some numers)] sony 0003.054c.(more numbers): can't set operational mode qtsixa still recognizes the…
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