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Sprint PS3 Controller -wired *Now Working on Some Games*

OK, so I've hijacked enough to want to create my own.
Stock Sprint S3 (two actually) and I cannot seem to get PS3 controllerS to work. 2 Phones, 2 Controllers, 1 USB OTG (known good, works with flash drives perfectly), Several USB cables. Tried the JoyCenter test app and it also shows no movement on the controller. USB reads connected, controllers power up (flash "slowly") but have been told I should see a "control box" that never shows. My phone has had all kinds of settings tweaked (although still not rooted), so figured I would try the wife's as hers is nearly out of the box and got same results as I figured it was something I did or changed.
Tonight I will be going by GameStop (new/used game store) and seeing if I can try one of their controllers to make sure I didn't somehow buy two counterfeit controllers (bought from two sources locally and do not have PS3 to test although I saw one working on seller's PS3).
Any ideas/tips/suggestions/etc?
-Have charged the controllers overnight to make sure they were full charge as well.
Thanks so much! DYING to get this working and I'm leaving on road trip this weekend, which would be PERFECT to have this working!
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HOW TO GET IT WORKING!!!
OK, well after some incredibly frustrating days of trying to get this to work... I think I have it solved. Well, at least for some games.
I got it working on ShadowGun perfectly. NOVA 3 I am still working on, Emulators seem to work as long as you don't need the right analog stick.
*I know VERY VERY little about programming and the such. Just enough to root phones and "acquire" apps.* That being said, apparently Sprint S3 does not play nice with PNP. I plugged, it didn't play.
NOT ROOTED
What I needed to get wired PS3 controller working:
PS3 Dualshock 3 Sixaxis Controller
Mini Male => USB A Male cable
USB OTG (On-The-Go) Cable
"PS3PairingTool" App **I know this is for wireless per the app's info, but this is the only thing I got the controller to read and MUST keep the cable connected. Can turn BT off once controller is fully connected**
"USB/BT JoyCenter" App
Finally, how to connect them up:
1. Plug everything in (Controller to USB cable to USB OTG to Phone)
2. Open "PS3PairingTool" and let it find the controller, click and "PAIR"
3. Once paired, open "USB/BT JoyCenter" and then let it find the controller, select the controller
4. Press the PS button on the controller, light on controller should now go to "1"
5. Test the controller to make sure buttons are reading
6. Once in ShadowGun (for example), you will need to assign an action to whatever button you want
7. Click the THANKS and/or Donate to buy me a much needed drink after hours cursing to figure this out!
8. ENJOY!!
As I said, I know just enough to be dangerous, so if you're having any problems LMK and I'll see what I can do. I am still working on getting this 100% and possibly finding an easier way to hook it up while not having to Root.

My guess is that isn't an original controller but a aftermarket had this happen before
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ok, fair enough... but two controller from two sources both fakes?
Thats why I will be seeing if the store will let me just try one of their used controllers they know are legit to see if it does anything else. I will be very upset if BOTH of them I bought are fakes!

FYI, I think I just verified Sprint doesn't allow the wired method. 3rd known Legit controller, same results.
EDIT: DLed the PS3 controller connectivity app and it now reads, but none of my emulators will use the buttons. Anyone care enough to help a moron figure out mapping? *I WILL POST HOW I DID WHAT FOR OTHERS WHEN COMPLETED!*
EDIT #2: I got all working on both controllers besides the right analog stick. In the Joystick app, it reads, but not a single emulator will let me map or read this stick at all. Ideas?

Seems like sprint traded native ps3 controller support for google wallet... haha...

any ideas on how to get the right analog stick to read elsewhere besides the connectivity app? it reads when testing, but nowhere else

flawedlegacy said:
any ideas on how to get the right analog stick to read elsewhere besides the connectivity app? it reads when testing, but nowhere else
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The Sixaxis or how ever it is spelled app over bluetooth should work.

only if rooted... and i am not

flawedlegacy said:
only if rooted... and i am not
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Then root?

dont want to for now, want to try and keep it stock. Thing that gets me is every other button is working fine, just not the second analog stick. USB/BT Joycenter should be able to map the second analog differently to fix it, right?

I apologize in advance for necroing this thread.
With that said, I'm having a incredibly difficult time getting my PS3 controller to work with my Sprint SGS3, stock. For Christmas, my husband got me a GameKlip with the wire so I wouldn't have to root my phone. The wire has micro USB on one end and mini USB on the other, so one end for the controller, one for the phone. I can skip the USB On The Go cable.
After purchasing two apps (I'm getting a little impatient now tossing money away), reading instructions like that in the original post, and having the pairing tool not work, I'm at a loss. When I have the phone and controller connected, all 4 lights on the top of the controller slowly flash on and off. And when I go in to the Sixaxis Controller app and click "Pair Controller" nothing comes up. It's as though it doesn't see the controller at all.
I have the controller set as the default input device on the phone as well as the gamepad enabled in the app. The BEST part out of all of this is that most buttons on the controller natively do control the phone. The start button acts like the home button. Triangle and Circle are the return/back button. Cross is the confirm button. And the d-pad/left analog stick navigates through the apps/widgets/pages that I have on display.
I just can't get the thing to work natively in a game. Even when I create .map profiles, it doesn't work. I also have the USB/BT JoyCenter app and it sees the controller connected via USB. But when I try to map buttons, it doesn't seem to really do anything. And the controller still does f'all in games, regardless of what settings I choose. I'm assuming I'm missing a step or two somewhere.
Any help is appreciated. I'm about ready to send the GameKlip back and just play how I used to.

Game Controller that works without Root

I have tried USB keyboards, mice, and flash drives with the USB dongle. Now, I'm trying to find a game controller that works. Anyone know of one that won't require root or special apps? I tried my PS3 controller and it will not work.

I thought I had read that PS3 controllers would work over USB without root and only required root to work over Bluetooth.
Not 100% sure on that, haven't tried it myself.

Vostok 7 said:
I thought I had read that PS3 controllers would work over USB without root and only required root to work over Bluetooth.
Not 100% sure on that, haven't tried it myself.
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Well, I plugged mine in physically last night and it didn't recognize it. I pushed a bunch of buttons and plugged and unplugged it several times. The tablet never even acknowledged that it was plugged in, like it does with other devices.

greyhulk said:
Well, I plugged mine in physically last night and it didn't recognize it. I pushed a bunch of buttons and plugged and unplugged it several times. The tablet never even acknowledged that it was plugged in, like it does with other devices.
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I read a few things that said it works on a TF101 after the ICS update, so I dunno. There's an app that claims to be able to pair them without root in the app store. YMMV I guess? I'll give it a try later.

greyhulk said:
Well, I plugged mine in physically last night and it didn't recognize it. I pushed a bunch of buttons and plugged and unplugged it several times. The tablet never even acknowledged that it was plugged in, like it does with other devices.
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Get the BT/USB joystick app and use that

When i plugged my Ps3 Controller it did recognized it, but i couldn't find any program or not even the emulator, to assing the key's to :/. So i just Rooted it, and used the Bluetooth

Flash kernel without acces to fastboot?

Hi.
My arc s is damaged, and can not acces fasboot mode.
Is there any other way to flash a kernel?
Sent from my severe damaged phone..
I suck at sucking, i didnt suck enough milk out off my mom so thats why im not really tall

domini99 said:
Hi.
My arc s is damaged, and can not acces fasboot mode.
Is there any other way to flash a kernel?
Sent from my severe damaged phone..
I suck at sucking, i didnt suck enough milk out off my mom so thats why im not really tall
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Not on SE phones.

Flasinhg a full ftf stock rom with flashtools shoul not solve the problem?

you can try to run flashtools and flash the stock ftf, i think that will work

I cant acces any kind off flashing mode
Sent from my bigger sending thing..
How funny this cheap tablet is so powerfull!

domini99 said:
Hi.
My arc s is damaged, and can not acces fasboot mode.
Is there any other way to flash a kernel?
Sent from my severe damaged phone..
I suck at sucking, i didnt suck enough milk out off my mom so thats why im not really tall
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Not sure but i think you may try to flash it again with flashtool and some of the original's firmware's

perinhas2003 said:
Not sure but i think you may try to flash it again with flashtool and some of the original's firmware's
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My phone can not acces any kind off flashing mode.
Im stuck in my current rom.
Pc support looks fully broken, normally when i plug it in my pc a window pops up on my phone "U WANNA INSTALL SONY PC COMPANION??" but that window doesnt pop up. The computer does not even see the phone at all, tried 4 pc's and a macbook, no difference.
The phone does nothing and the computers do nothing either.
Sent from my bigger sending thing..
How funny this cheap tablet is so powerfull!

hummmm...what did you mean when saying "my arc is damaged" ? Does it power on?
Turn off your arc. While pressing the menu button connect the usb cable that is connected to the PC..what happens when you do that?

domini99;40967893
Pc support looks fully broken said:
And that is not how you go into fastboot or flashing mode.
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perinhas2003 said:
hummmm...what did you mean when saying "my arc is damaged" ? Does it power on?
Turn off your arc. While pressing the menu button connect the usb cable that is connected to the PC..what happens when you do that?
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It can turn on and boot android,
But I have to bend it and push places on the back to make it turn on or connect charger.
When I just push power button nothing happens.
When I press menu and connect usb the phone does nothing
When I hold menu button and push the place I push to get it turned on the led goes blue even without usb connected. When I connect usb then the computer doesnt see it.
When I push the phone, hold menu button and then connect usb still nothing happens.
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Pirates of the Caribbean = Grand Theft Boat

just use Flashtool
it's so powerful

love4love said:
just use Flashtool
it's so powerful
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Read my previous post again.
It doesnt work.
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domini99 said:
Read my previous post again.
It doesnt work.
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make sure about your anti virus not block your phone and program such as flashtools
if does't work , go to guaranty company and fix your broken phone
it's no way

love4love said:
make sure about your anti virus not block your phone and program such as flashtools
if does't work , go to guaranty company and fix your broken phone
it's no way
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Im getting a temporary new one, my father is going to buy an iPhone 5 and I get his old...........
iPhone 4 :thumbdown:
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"When I press menu and connect usb the phone does nothing"
Hum..not even a light? your arc can be broken but just to make sure try with another usb cable and check if you get a blue light.

perinhas2003 said:
"When I press menu and connect usb the phone does nothing"
Hum..not even a light? your arc can be broken but just to make sure try with another usb cable and check if you get a blue light.
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The light turns blue, but computer doesnt find it.
Tried 3 different usb cables, 16 different computers, linux, mac os x, winxp/vista/7
If needed i'll upload a video off me turning on the device.
Then you will understand.
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Pirates of the Caribbean = Grand Theft Boat

domini99 said:
The light turns blue, but computer doesnt find it.
Tried 3 different usb cables, 16 different computers, linux, mac os x, winxp/vista/7
If needed i'll upload a video off me turning on the device.
Then you will understand.
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Is any kind of data transfer is possible through your USB..? like cau connect in MTP mode and transfer data..?

Cibhin said:
Is any kind of data transfer is possible through your USB..? like cau connect in MTP mode and transfer data..?
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Nope
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domini99 said:
Nope
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I am sorry mate, its completely a hardware issue then. Which you already know. Best advice, just visit the service center. They are getting paid to help us. Soo why not just a vist..?
I am sorry if i said anything wrong. just give it a try.
Good luck ..!

How about the drivers? Were they successfully installed?
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ion dk20 dock vs jelly bean

I was wondering if any of you have the same problem as me.
Just bought the dk20 ion dock and pluged my ion jelly bean to it and:
- first nothing happens wen pluging it in, if mouse and power cord connected it charges and cursor appears.
- doesnt autodetect dock
- hdmi (for me most important) does not work..
- pendrives and/or flashdrives are detected ok
so the dock is as for now a nice charger and that is about it!
let me know if any of you are having the same issues, and lets see if wll together we can do something about it.

I have had zero issues with mine. USB capability seems to be hit and miss. My cheap mouse and old Logitech keyboard work fine. I could not get a Logitech k400 to work though. As for getting hdmi to work make sure the cord is plugged in and tv on. Device screen should be off while plugging it in. Once in turn on, unlock, and it should show up. Then you can pull the notifications down and hit tv launcher. You can also set it with smart connect to auto launch.

zackspeed said:
I have had zero issues with mine. USB capability seems to be hit and miss. My cheap mouse and old Logitech keyboard work fine. I could not get a Logitech k400 to work though. As for getting hdmi to work make sure the cord is plugged in and tv on. Device screen should be off while plugging it in. Once in turn on, unlock, and it should show up. Then you can pull the notifications down and hit tv launcher. You can also set it with smart connect to auto launch.
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Are you using Jelly Bean on your Ion as me?
I have followed your steps and nothing, pluged the HDMI cable into the dock and turned the TV on with the HDMI 1 channel on, with phone screen off connected it (with only the HDMI cable plugged in) and nothing happens. If I use Smart Connect App, when choosing dock it does detect the dock, but the TV mode does absolutely nothing.
Im beggining to think it could be the HDMI port on my Dock that doesn't work properly, I did buy it on ebay.. so you never know!
Let me know what you think, the whole idea was using my Ion as an additional basic PC, but without hdmi it's not going to be to useful..

Yes I am running the Rogers jelly Bean. It is very easy to disturb the hdmi connection when you mess with the dock. I am using a hdmi to micro hdmi adapter. I plug my phone in then hit the power button and unlock it. It then recognizes and shows on the tv. If you pull down the notifications you have options for tv launcher and also hdmi settings.
One thing you can try is connect the hdmi to your device directly and see if it works.

zackspeed said:
Yes I am running the Rogers jelly Bean. It is very easy to disturb the hdmi connection when you mess with the dock. I am using a hdmi to micro hdmi adapter. I plug my phone in then hit the power button and unlock it. It then recognizes and shows on the tv. If you pull down the notifications you have options for tv launcher and also hdmi settings.
One thing you can try is connect the hdmi to your device directly and see if it works.
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I think it's the HDMI port on my dock then, because it just doesn't even notice the HDMI connection, I'm using the cable that came with the phone, I have a factory unlocked lt28h Ion that came with all the extras, hdmi micro to hdmi cable and smart tags..
I may try doing a downgrade to see if it works ok on the ICS, I have read it had less problems with that version of Android.
Once again thanks ever so much for your help and interested, ill keep the post updated just in case other people are having the same problem as me.
Pd: The HDMI port on my device works fine directly to TV, the only thing is I have to adjust the screen dimensions to 95% now I'm on Jelly Bean so the picture is ok on the TV.
Regards, judgefargo

Finally the new Dock arrived yesterday and guess what.. It works like a charm!!!
So in the end the problem was a faulty HDMI port, the seller was kind enough to send a new one for free.
Thank you all for your help, as compensation ill leave a few discoveries I have made so you can use your ion as a spare PC.
For ROOTED devices i strongly recommend Screen Standby App, that lets you turn the screen of whilst the phone is docket and uses 1/3 of the battery, as well as not bothering you whilst watching a film or other tasks.. it has many other functions to.
Another great app is Paragon, which lets you connect external usb and hard drives in any format, specially NTFS, please note that for usb and hard drives to work the power cord has to be connected, due to the drain of power, as device warns.
That's it for now, hope this info is useful for other Dock owners and users!

Awesome I will try this out. Glad you got a good dock to work with. If you come up with other interesting stuff let us know.

judgefargo said:
Finally the new Dock arrived yesterday and guess what.. It works like a charm!!!
So in the end the problem was a faulty HDMI port, the seller was kind enough to send a new one for free.
Thank you all for your help, as compensation ill leave a few discoveries I have made so you can use your ion as a spare PC.
For ROOTED devices i strongly recommend Screen Standby App, that lets you turn the screen of whilst the phone is docket and uses 1/3 of the battery, as well as not bothering you whilst watching a film or other tasks.. it has many other functions to.
Another great app is Paragon, which lets you connect external usb and hard drives in any format, specially NTFS, please note that for usb and hard drives to work the power cord has to be connected, due to the drain of power, as device warns.
That's it for now, hope this info is useful for other Dock owners and users!
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I also got the Sony Xperia ion SmartDock DK20,no problem here connecting to tv while charging and connect mouse and keyboard...well,it can connect with an external hard disk?I didn't know that
Can give me more deep tutorial?My External HDD is WD version
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UchihaDareNial said:
I also got the Sony Xperia ion SmartDock DK20,no problem here connecting to tv while charging and connect mouse and keyboard...well,it can connect with an external hard disk?I didn't know that
Can give me more deep tutorial?My External HDD is WD version
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I have not tried a drive yet but it will work. Think it has to be formatted in fat and not ntfs.

zackspeed said:
I have not tried a drive yet but it will work. Think it has to be formatted in fat and not ntfs.
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Any different between fat and ntfs?
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UchihaDareNial said:
Any different between fat and ntfs?
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NTFS is standard format for Windows and for it to work in Android it needs to be fat32 format. Don't think there is much of a difference other than just the type of format. So you would right click your drive you want to use and format it as fat32. Then put what you want to on it and plug it into the dock. The phone should be able to see it at that point but you will need a file browser to access the drive. I will try it in a bit to confirm it works but from what I have read on the Z forum it should work fine.

zackspeed said:
NTFS is standard format for Windows and for it to work in Android it needs to be fat32 format. Don't think there is much of a difference other than just the type of format. So you would right click your drive you want to use and format it as fat32. Then put what you want to on it and plug it into the dock. The phone should be able to see it at that point but you will need a file browser to access the drive. I will try it in a bit to confirm it works but from what I have read on the Z forum it should work fine.
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Can I change the format without literally format my ext HDD?
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No. You will have to backup or move what is on the drive and do a format. Formatting wipes the drive and no way around that I know of.

The problem is Android is not programmed to read NTFS format which is a windows format.
But if you install PARAGON app it makes the OS able to read NTFS drives without having to format your hard drive to fat32.
I also have a WD 500GB Hard Drive and faced the same problem, there is other programs but paragon seems to be the one that works best.
Hope that helps, regards and good fortune!

Question S22 OTG Gamepad Gamesir x2

I have an S22 with Stock Android and bought Gamesir X2 to play XBOX Cloud and Retroarch games with it.
For some reason I decided to buy the USB-C version over the Bluetooth (I thought I was neat to be able to charge the phone while playing and also less input lag due to BT delays).
Thing is, gamepad arrived, I rushed to plug it in and found out nothing happened. Gamepad blue light stays blinking (its supposed to stay blu when connected) and the phone doesnt even detects anything.
This is supposed to be a simple OTG gamepad, so should be plug-n-play.
I reached to Samsung about 'how do I enable OTG to use my gamepad' and the answer was 'OTG is enabled by default'
I also reached out to Gamesir, they told me to try press G+S buttons on the pad while connected, but nothing happened
There's a Gamesir app that is suppsed to be used to detect it (and also map the gamepad on some touch screen games) but doesnt work for me
I also found some guy on youtube claiming I should enable ADB debug and set USB default to 'File transfer'. Doesnt work either
Anyone having the same issue?
Anyone having a USB-C Gamepad working?
Any ideas on what to try out to get it working?
Thanks in advance

I've recently run into a similar issue however on a S23+. The device I'm trying to use is a Seek CompactPro FF USB-C which uses powered OTG. No need of a cable as it has USB-C built into the device itself.
It didn't work at first, it detected it and tried to open the "Seek Thermal" app which is normal but in the app itself the device was not being detected. Did a ton of searching until finally I found another person having a similar issue where the work around was to plug in the OTG device, then reboot the phone with the device still plugged in.
Give that a try? IMO it shouldn't be like this, and it isn't very well documented anywhere I look...but that worked for me for my device. Did not work any other way. Device works perfectly fine after rebooting phone with it plugged in.

86brown said:
I've recently run into a similar issue however on a S23+. The device I'm trying to use is a Seek CompactPro FF USB-C which uses powered OTG. No need of a cable as it has USB-C built into the device itself.
It didn't work at first, it detected it and tried to open the "Seek Thermal" app which is normal but in the app itself the device was not being detected. Did a ton of searching until finally I found another person having a similar issue where the work around was to plug in the OTG device, then reboot the phone with the device still plugged in.
Give that a try? IMO it shouldn't be like this, and it isn't very well documented anywhere I look...but that worked for me for my device. Did not work any other way. Device works perfectly fine after rebooting phone with it plugged in.
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Thanks for your reply 86, tried that but didnt work for me. I saw a couple of videos where the blinking blue light might mean that its not connecting well (its supposed to stay blue) so I guess its something to do with how the cable is connecting. Since Gamesir already told me I have no warranty nor support from them as I bought it on Amazon instead of their site I'm thinking on tearing it appart during the weekend.
If I break it I'll end up with a nice pouch case for my cables (the most expensive pouch ever).