PS3 Controller causes screen to rotate

Bug #1731030 reported by fcole90
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
iio-sensor-proxy (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned
xserver-xorg-input-libinput (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

When I attach and turn on my PS3 controller to my laptop, the screen get's rotated by 180 degrees.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubuntu-session 3.26.1-0ubuntu7
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Wed Nov 8 21:31:47 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-21 (79 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170820)
SourcePackage: gnome-session
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-21 (79 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Alpha amd64 (20170820)
Package: xserver-xorg-input-libinput
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4
Tags: bionic
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True

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fcole90 (fcole90) wrote :
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fcole90 (fcole90) wrote :

This happens both with Xorg and Wayland sessions.

The controller is an original Dualshock 3 Contoller. If I just plug the controller in it doesn't cause any screen rotation, but pressing the "home button" triggers the issue.

fcole90 (fcole90)
no longer affects: libinput (Ubuntu)
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fcole90 (fcole90) wrote : Dependencies.txt

apport information

tags: added: apport-collected
description: updated
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fcole90 (fcole90) wrote : JournalErrors.txt

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fcole90 (fcole90) wrote : ProcCpuinfoMinimal.txt

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fcole90 (fcole90) wrote : ProcEnviron.txt

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affects: gnome-session (Ubuntu) → iio-sensor-proxy (Ubuntu)
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in iio-sensor-proxy (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in xserver-xorg-input-libinput (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Joseph Walton-Rivers (webpigeon) wrote :
fcole90 (fcole90)
description: updated
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

The issue is fixed in the version in bionic

Changed in xserver-xorg-input-libinput (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Invalid
Changed in iio-sensor-proxy (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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