ps5 controller no longer working

[tobi smethurst]

Hello!

Up until today, my playstation 5 controller worked great with ubuntu + steam both over bluetooth and wired.

Now, I can get the controller connected via bluetooth, and I can use `jstest /dev/input/js0` to read input from the controller in my terminal, but Steam no longer recognizes the controller. This bug only just started happening today.

When I check in my journalctl logs when connecting the controller, I see the following, which indicates that perhaps something is going wrong...

```
Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus kernel: hid-generic 0005:054C:0CE6.0023: unknown main item tag 0x0
Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus kernel: input: Wireless Controller as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-3/1-3:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:8/0005:054C:0CE6.0023/input/input65
Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus kernel: hid-generic 0005:054C:0CE6.0023: input,hidraw8: BLUETOOTH HID v1.00 Gamepad [Wireless Controller] on 9c:b6:d0:ef:fd:7c
Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus systemd-udevd[14721]: js0: Process '/usr/bin/jscal-restore /dev/input/js0' failed with exit code 1.
Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1946]: (II) config/udev: Adding input device Wireless Controller (/dev/input/js0)
Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1946]: (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1946]: (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1946]: (II) config/udev: Adding input device Wireless Controller (/dev/input/event30)
Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1946]: (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1946]: (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
```

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-43.47~20.04.2-generic 5.11.22
Uname: Linux 5.11.0-43-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21
Architecture: amd64
BootLog: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/boot.log'
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CompositorRunning: None
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Dec 28 23:49:50 2021
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: focal
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/xorg/Xorg
ExtraDebuggingInterest: Yes
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation UHD Graphics 620 [8086:5917] (rev 07) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Dell UHD Graphics 620 [1028:082a]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-10-25 (429 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200731)
MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 13 9360
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.11.0-43-generic root=/dev/mapper/vgubuntu-root ro ipv6.disable=1 quiet splash ipv6.disable=1 vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg-server
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 03/14/2019
dmi.bios.release: 2.11
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 2.11.0
dmi.board.name: 0TPN17
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr2.11.0:bd03/14/2019:br2.11:svnDellInc.:pnXPS139360:pvr:sku082A:rvnDellInc.:rn0TPN17:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.family: XPS
dmi.product.name: XPS 13 9360
dmi.product.sku: 082A
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
version.compiz: compiz N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.105-3~20.04.2
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 21.0.3-0ubuntu0.3~20.04.5
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 21.0.3-0ubuntu0.3~20.04.5
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.2
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev N/A
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:19.1.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20200226-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.16-1

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

This was probably a regression in either a kernel update or a Xorg update. Both happened in mid-to-late December.

[Daniel van Vugt (vanvugt)]

I've just set up a brand new PS5 controller (via Bluetooth) on Ubuntu 20.04 with kernel 5.11.0-44-generic and 'sudo evtest' seems to show it is working. It reports events for almost all the buttons.

Re-reading your bug report I think you have a problem specific to Steam.

The errors you mention from Xorg (gdm-x-session[1946]: (II) ...) are probably not relevant and should be ignored.

[tobi smethurst (dumpsterqueer)]

Thanks for the investigation! I will try fiddling around with Steam and
see if I can resolve the issue then :)

On 10.01.22 06:51, Daniel van Vugt wrote:
> I've just set up a brand new PS5 controller (via Bluetooth) on Ubuntu
> 20.04 with kernel 5.11.0-44-generic and 'sudo evtest' seems to show it
> is working. It reports events for almost all the buttons.
>
> Re-reading your bug report I think you have a problem specific to Steam.
>
> The errors you mention from Xorg (gdm-x-session[1946]: (II) ...) are
> probably not relevant and should be ignored.
>
>
> ** Changed in: linux-hwe-5.11 (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Invalid
>
> ** Changed in: xorg-server (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Invalid
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1955932
>
> Title:
> ps5 controller no longer working
>
> Status in linux-hwe-5.11 package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
> Status in xorg-server package in Ubuntu:
> Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Hello!
>
> Up until today, my playstation 5 controller worked great with ubuntu +
> steam both over bluetooth and wired.
>
> Now, I can get the controller connected via bluetooth, and I can use
> `jstest /dev/input/js0` to read input from the controller in my
> terminal, but Steam no longer recognizes the controller. This bug only
> just started happening today.
>
> When I check in my journalctl logs when connecting the controller, I
> see the following, which indicates that perhaps something is going
> wrong...
>
> ```
> Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus kernel: hid-generic 0005:054C:0CE6.0023: unknown main item tag 0x0
> Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus kernel: input: Wireless Controller as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-3/1-3:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:8/0005:054C:0CE6.0023/input/input65
> Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus kernel: hid-generic 0005:054C:0CE6.0023: input,hidraw8: BLUETOOTH HID v1.00 Gamepad [Wireless Controller] on 9c:b6:d0:ef:fd:7c
> Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus systemd-udevd[14721]: js0: Process '/usr/bin/jscal-restore /dev/input/js0' failed with exit code 1.
> Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1946]: (II) config/udev: Adding input device Wireless Controller (/dev/input/js0)
> Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1946]: (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
> Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1946]: (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
> Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1946]: (II) config/udev: Adding input device Wireless Controller (/dev/input/event30)
> Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1946]: (II) No input driver specified, ignoring this device.
> Dez 28 23:43:13 zagreus /usr/lib/gdm3/gdm-x-session[1946]: (II) This device may have been added with another device file.
> ```
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
> Package: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.20.13-1ubuntu1~20.04.2
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-43.47~20.04.2-generic 5.11.22
> Uname: Linux 5.11.0-43-generic x86_64
> ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.21
> ...

[tobi smethurst (dumpsterqueer)]

Thanks for the investigation! I will try fiddling around with Steam and see if I can get it working. Good to know I should disregard the errors.