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m0roz

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Registered: 2026-05-21

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PS3 controller

Hello,i have a ps3 controller hooked up via bluetooth to my computer running arch and i am having a problem when i want to use the controller as a mouse i hold down the PS botton and move the right thumbstick but when its held too long the controller shuts off,on my old install i didnt have this problem i loaded the same drivers(i have a laptop running arch works fine there the controller stays on)??

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

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Re: PS3 controller

when its held too long

Can you quantify "too long"?

the controller shuts off

sudo journalctl -f

Is this paired w/ bluetooth/udev/kernel events? Which?
What happens after "the controller shuts off"? Does it still work on subsequent invocations (ie. only the immediate action stops but the controller continues to work afterwards)?

on my old install i didnt have this problem … a laptop running arch works fine there the controller stays on

Do you use the same desktop environment / display server on all of them?

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StarWolf3000

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Registered: 2025-06-23

Posts: 90

Re: PS3 controller

when its held too long

Can you quantify "too long"?

the controller shuts off

By default a legit DualShock3 will turn off after holding the PS button for about 10 seconds.

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