Ps3 controller won't work - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

So I bought a generic ps3 controller off eBay and I got it working over blue tooth over my phone but it lags really bad so I decided to connect it with a USB cable to my phone but for some reason it won't detect the controller.... Is there a way to fix this? I want to use the controlled wired to my phone and not over bluetooth
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Generic ps3 controllers are known to not work very well with phones. Some do not even work very well with a ps3. I bought 2 for my son at different times. The 1st worked really good, the 2nd is so bad that he will not use it.
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The genetic part is where it gets tricky, you got lucky that it works on bluetooth at all... idk if you've tried, but you have to have it off before you plug it in, and don't have the Bluetooth service listening for it, sammy's supposed to have it down wired.
Basically don't try to use the Bluetooth app to run it wired, the rom takes care of it if it works at all
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icebear8 said:
So I bought a generic ps3 controller off eBay and I got it working over blue tooth over my phone but it lags really bad so I decided to connect it with a USB cable to my phone but for some reason it won't detect the controller.... Is there a way to fix this? I want to use the controlled wired to my phone and not over bluetooth
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Put this file in system/usr/keylayout, set permissions to rw-r-r and reboot. This is the keylayout for the official PS3 controller but lets see is it works. It should. https://www.dropbox.com/s/jjm23c3ul3qscoj/Vendor_054c_Product_0268.kl

keith.mcintyre26 said:
Put this file in system/usr/keylayout, set permissions to rw-r-r and reboot. This is the keylayout for the official PS3 controller but lets see is it works. It should. https://www.dropbox.com/s/jjm23c3ul3qscoj/Vendor_054c_Product_0268.kl
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This did not work, its like it won't even read the controller, I plug the controller in and the lights come on and I press the PS button once and it does nothing.
And I made sure it works I plugged it into my ps3 and it comes on just fine, (it just lags when using it over wireless but when connected wired it works just fine )
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icebear8 said:
This did not work, its like it won't even read the controller, I plug the controller in and the lights come on and I press the PS button once and it does nothing.
And I made sure it works I plugged it into my ps3 and it comes on just fine, (it just lags when using it over wireless but when connected wired it works just fine )
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Do you see anything under settings/language and input/input methods? I'm going to give you a few more .kl files to try.

Nope nothing comes uo
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icebear8 said:
Nope nothing comes uo
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Have you confirmed USB OTG is working with a wired mouse, flash drive, etc? Here are a few more files to try. Just extract this and put the files in the correct place. https://www.dropbox.com/s/3igo7v5fl7bacw9/keylayout.zip

Yes my otg cable works with other ps3 controllers when I hook them up to my phone
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icebear8 said:
Yes my otg cable works with other ps3 controllers when I hook them up to my phone
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Its the controller. My buddy bought one of those knocks offs from ebay and it wouldnt even pair with his ps3.
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icebear8 said:
Yes my otg cable works with other ps3 controllers when I hook them up to my phone
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Have you tried using an app to help? Like sixaxis?
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justinisloco said:
Have you tried using an app to help? Like sixaxis?
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yes i tried using it but it only works when you use blue tooth on the controller (the controller lags really bad when you use it wireless, so i wanna connect it wired so it wont lag) its like the phone wont sense anything is plugged in when you plug in the controller but my Ps3 and computer will sense the controller just fine when connected to them wired.

icebear8 said:
yes i tried using it but it only works when you use blue tooth on the controller (the controller lags really bad when you use it wireless, so i wanna connect it wired so it wont lag) its like the phone wont sense anything is plugged in when you plug in the controller but my Ps3 and computer will sense the controller just fine when connected to them wired.
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If using an official ps3 controllee over utg worked fine then im doubting any software is going to help. Honestly your lucky it works at all. My buddy bought one from ebay as well and it wouldnt work period. The lights wouldnt even light up when wired directly to the pc.
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hexitnow said:
If using an official ps3 controllee over utg worked fine then im doubting any software is going to help, its from trying to use a generic controller. Honestly your lucky it works at all imo. My buddy bought one from ebay as well and it wouldnt work period. The lights wouldnt even work when wired directly to the pc.
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yea i mean it was only $8 but i just wanted a cheap white controller to go with my phone, wish it was the other way and that wired would work and not wireless. but it does work pretty good when its connected wired to the ps3.

Just wanted to post I got the controller to work .... All I did was turn on sixaxis like normal so it connects with Bluetooth and then plug it into the phone so it Is charging and it will work with no lag after that
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MHL with OTG?

Is there a way to run both cables? With a splitter of some sort maybe? I've searched amazon for a cable with no luck.
Anyone on XDA know of a way?
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Nope, when I first got the phone when it came out in searched that answer out for months in hope. Finally I just bought a new controller which was why I wanted it. I lucked out and grabbed a ps3 controller from newegg new for 32.99. What exactly are you trying to setup? The one thing I can tell you won't work is trying to get say a keyboard hooked up otg and use the mhl adapter.
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I was hoping to hook up MHL and run a mouse actually. So I can control netflix and maybe a few games using the mouse on my tv.
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I was hoping to hook up MHL and run a mouse actually. So I can control netflix and maybe a few games using the mouse on my tv.
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Try using a bluetooth mouse to do that.
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Yeah, a Bluetooth mouse a keyboard work for me when using MHL.
I would like to do MHL and USB OTG for playing a flash drive files on the TV, instead of copying it over. But, a microSD card solved some f that.
Bluetooth didn't even come to mind for some reason haha, awesome idea! Thanks guys!
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I should mention for the storage bit that there are some apps that can mount samba (windows shared) folders and you can later access data using a media app and stream the data over the network.
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Hi guys I see that you are talking about MHL and OTG...and it seems you don't have probemlms with it on your i777.
On the contrary, I can't seem to make it work....When I plug a mouse, keybord or flash memory....NOTHING happens.
I already searched a lot....some people say it depends on the kernel (mine is Siyah 5.5.1)...some say it depends on the ROM (mine is AOKP 7.3)....I don't know which answer is correct......or maybe my OTG cable is faulty????.......
Please if you know something else that I can do to enable or anything....let me know!
Thanks in advance!
I believe you misunderstood, I explained you can use mhl and bluetooth mouse and or keyboard @ the same time. However that's not technically using MHL and otg cable.
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Has anyone successfully paired a PS3 controller to their device yet?

If so do you think something like this would work?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Excellent-2...t=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item2ebf4c0922
I use my ps3 controller all the ttime. No need for cables whatsoever. Look up the cnet guide how to.
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Well I downloaded the sixaxis comparability app and it said my phone will work with a PS3 controller. My main worry is will some $20 ebay offbrand controller work?
Its both bluetooth and it uses the regular PS3 drivers for compatibility with the PS3 so I dont really see why not I just dont want to drop money on something that wont work.
Tunix2 said:
Well I downloaded the sixaxis comparability app and it said my phone will work with a PS3 controller. My main worry is will some $20 ebay offbrand controller work?
Its both bluetooth and it uses the regular PS3 drivers for compatibility with the PS3 so I dont really see why not I just dont want to drop money on something that wont work.
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You'd be better off spending the extra $30 and buy a legit ps3 controller. If it doesn't work, then return it. You can get a used one from gamestop for like $35 or something.
Droidmote an app in the market if you have an old phone (Android) you can use that a controller and the Dev has tons of videos on how to make it work for any game I use my note as controller for my Acer a500 work like a charm plus it only 2 bucks
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Just for the score I tried a fake controller from Amazon and it did not work, original Sony worked fine. Wish the games worked in analog with the analog sticks though. I only played Grand theft Auto and it wasn't that great. I understand ICS is supposed to be the key to being able to fully implement analog.
Okay so I went to game stop and asked them if I could test a controller and the six axis app said no device found. I tried a few things and I could not get it to work. I'm highly skeptical now.
I'm on CM9 but that should make no difference.
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The Sixaxis work on the Galaxy Note so you must be doing something wrong. Did you install The Sixaxis Pair Tool on your PC and connect your controller to change the Bluetooth address? You cannot just turn them on and pair them you need to change the address from your PC. Here is a video tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTbc2Se5S3A&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Mine works and I am on CM9. I have 3 PS3 controllers paired.
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Oh no I did not connect to PC and change the address. Ill look on ebay for a controller now.
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Okay so I went to game stop and asked them if I could test a controller and the six axis app said no device found. I tried a few things and I could not get it to work. I'm highly skeptical now.
I'm on CM9 but that should make no difference.
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No no no no no no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You MUST change the Bluetooth address on the ps3 controller using your COMPUTER. Otherwise it will search for its last paired ps3
OR just get micro USB cable to mini USB cable and CONNECT!
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No no no no no no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You MUST change the Bluetooth address on the ps3 controller using your COMPUTER. Otherwise it will search for its last paired ps3
OR just get micro USB cable to mini USB cable and CONNECT!
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Your comment was late cause I already told him this on the first page. Do people really not read threads before they post?

Is USB on-the-go enabled on all US variants?

Is this feature enabled on all US s3s?
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Not sure about US variants, but in case anyone else is wondering: it works flawlessly on the Rogers ones (tested on both blue 32gb and white 16gb). It should be the same on the others too I think, since they're similar enough.
Usb otg works on my Sprint s3
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Usb otg works on my Sprint s3
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Awesome! Any particular connecter that works better than others for you? I've seen a few inexpensive ones (1-3$). Didn't know if it was a "get what you pay for" kind of deal or they're all pretty much the same.
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USB OTG works on the AT&T variant as well.
I can't get it working on my Verizon S3
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Awesome! Any particular connecter that works better than others for you? I've seen a few inexpensive ones (1-3$). Didn't know if it was a "get what you pay for" kind of deal or they're all pretty much the same.
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Order mine from Amazon, $2.99 shipped.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00871PHES/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00
Yeah, USB OTG is working fine here on my ATT S3. Tested it a few days ago with a $1 cheapo usbotg cable from ebay + 32GB usb3 flash drive.
Works on T-Mobile
Works fine on a sprint 16GB. First plugged in wireless mouse, keyboard, 640GB hard drive, ps3 controller (use with sixaxis controller over Bluetooth now) all working. Plugged in an epson printer and it notified me that I plugged a printer in.. but then proceeded to tell me that the only printer supported is a samsung printer. We need a workaround for this
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Works fine on a sprint 16GB. First plugged in wireless mouse, keyboard, 640GB hard drive, ps3 controller (use with sixaxis controller over Bluetooth now) all working. Plugged in an epson printer and it notified me that I plugged a printer in.. but then proceeded to tell me that the only printer supported is a samsung printer. We need a workaround for this
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No we don't. In the rare event that you want to print from your phone, check out the "cloud print" app - works with any network shared printer.
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verizon and ps3
arogon said:
I can't get it working on my Verizon S3
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I have the verizon phone, and it will work just fine with a usb flash drive, but I cant get a dualshock 3 ps3 controller to work via cable.
Cant get my 500gb GoFlex Satellite HDD to show up but flash drives work fine. What gives?
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Likely power, try with a hub maybe? My spinning disk usb hard drive doesn't work either, but makes a clicking sound. I recon there is a limit to the current the phone can supply.
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Likely power, try with a hub maybe? My spinning disk usb hard drive doesn't work either, but makes a clicking sound. I recon there is a limit to the current the phone can supply.
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Yea I've tried with the hub but still none of my files show up in the "My Files" app or a 3rd party file explorer. Shows a mass storage device is connected in notification bar and the HDD LED light is even on.
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Try navigating to /mnt/ folder in the file explorer. That is where usb drivers will show.
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Try navigating to /mnt/ folder in the file explorer. That is where usb drivers will show.
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Ok I'll give this a try when I get home from work.
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Usb OTG connector. What have you connected to your GS3?

Would not work with my Toshiba 1TB HD. Did connect multiple flashdrives.
What have you connected?
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wytecaztle said:
Would not work with my Toshiba 1TB HD. Did connect multiple flashdrives.
What have you connected?
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I've connected my PS3 controller and synced it over Bluetooth with the Sixaxis app. I've also connected a mouse and it worked pretty well. Nothing else so far.
Man this phone is great. Would love to hear what else you guys have connected.
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got my 500gb GoFlex sattelite to work. Took a while to show my files but it definitely works.
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Would not work with my Toshiba 1TB HD. Did connect multiple flashdrives.
What have you connected?
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Have you tried connecting the phone to a powered hub and then the HDD.
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Have you tried connecting the phone to a powered hub and then the HDD.
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No not yet thanks for the tip! Will order one.
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got a few flash drives to work. a few different mice. a USB hub AND.... a SNES controller i wired up for USB with the retro-USB chip.
the controller was plug and play! no hacking/drivers needed!!!
i would assume most of the Retro-USB DIY/solder type chips would work then cuz i think they are the same controller chip but just flashed different for the different types of controllers.
Hmm,
connected my usb HD , a usb flash drive, and my logitech unifying receiver --> with keyboard and mouse ...all at the same time via a powered hub ;-) ... and it works!
Great ideas! Waiting on my USB hub now. Thanks everyone.
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Tried connecting it to various head units (was thinking about buying one for music), didn't work with any of them. And since the S3 doesn't support Mass Storage mode it basically can't be used at all (unless you do Aux or Blutooth, which I don't want to do).

Do any Bluetooth controllers work?

I recently found out that wiimotes unfortunately don't work with galaxy players, because of samsung's proprietary Bluetooth stack (I hate how Samsung messes up the best features of android!). Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has better success with any other game controllers, particularly ps3 controllers? Or are our players fully incompatible with any game controller?
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iJimaniac said:
I recently found out that wiimotes unfortunately don't work with galaxy players, because of samsung's proprietary Bluetooth stack (I hate how Samsung messes up the best features of android!). Anyway, I was wondering if anyone has better success with any other game controllers, particularly ps3 controllers? Or are our players fully incompatible with any game controller?
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I have tried the ps3 controller and it works fine just download the sixaxis controller app from the market and the pair tool from their website http://www.dancingpixelstudios.com/sixaxiscontroller/tool.html
Run the app, look and the little number on the bottom after you push start then copy them down
go to your computer run the pair tool and copy the number from your phone to there and click update
ps3 controller should now be able to connect to your galaxy player
Great! Do you have to use the PC every time you want to use your controller with your galaxy player, or is it a one time step?
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Great! Do you have to use the PC every time you want to use your controller with your galaxy player, or is it a one time step?
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I assume if you only use the control for the Galaxy Player your fine. But sense I'm always using it for multiple devices i alway have to do it.
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Hmm, I remember using the sixaxis compatibility check a while ago while I was still stock, and it showed I was compatible, but now I tried it on klin's icy fusion, and it gets stuck at "can't bind pipe for device". Do you get that problem, or is something wrong with my device?
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Hmm, I remember using the sixaxis compatibility check a while ago while I was still stock, and it showed I was compatible, but now I tried it on klin's icy fusion, and it gets stuck at "can't bind pipe for device". Do you get that problem, or is something wrong with my device?
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Hmm, ask the person who made the rom what up. Sense mine works fine on stock.
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Hmm, okay I found an older version of the compatibility checker off slideme, and it says I am compatible! So have you tried the latest version of the compatibility checker? I wonder if that would mean the latest version of the actual app wouldn't work as well?
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Well, the app was just updated to fix the error, so problem solved! One thing I am not certain about is this; I have read that if you buy a brand new ps3 controller, it will need to be paired to a ps3 before you can use it with this app. Now, I don't have a ps3, but could I buy a used ps3 controller that has already been paired to someone's ps3 and would that work?
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iJimaniac said:
Well, the app was just updated to fix the error, so problem solved! One thing I am not certain about is this; I have read that if you buy a brand new ps3 controller, it will need to be paired to a ps3 before you can use it with this app. Now, I don't have a ps3, but could I buy a used ps3 controller that has already been paired to someone's ps3 and would that work?
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I doubt it I see no reason that it needs to be paired with the ps3 when you connect a control to a ps3 it only gets the bluetooth address so you can use it with the console.
And beside you'll be changing that anyways with your computer. I doubt you'll need a ps3. I and if I'm wrong return the controller back.
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I doubt it I see no reason that it needs to be paired with the ps3 when you connect a control to a ps3 it only gets the bluetooth address so you can use it with the console.
And beside you'll be changing that anyways with your computer. I doubt you'll need a ps3. I and if I'm wrong return the controller back.
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Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Maybe a new remote has to be activated by a ps3 console or something though, who knows. I'll probably buy a used one anyway, since new ones cost a crazy amount of money, and it sounds like few third-party remotes work.
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Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Maybe a new remote has to be activated by a ps3 console or something though, who knows. I'll probably buy a used one anyway, since new ones cost a crazy amount of money, and it sounds like few third-party remotes work.
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I'll never use any third party controller since I got a black ops controller and it sucked had a huge dead spot on the analog stick.
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