PS3 Controller causes screen to rotate

[fcole90]

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

[fcole90 (fcole90)]

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.

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Joseph Walton-Rivers (webpigeon)]

Hi,

I think this might be related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/iio-sensor-proxy/+bug/1721141

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

The issue is fixed in the version in bionic