Connecting Chinese PS3 controllers

  • I'm attempting to get my chinese knockoff PS3 controllers to work with my S905 box (MXIII II) loaded with the latest kszaq LibreElec build.

    After connecting them with a USB cable, Kodi 'sees' the controller and lists it as an available peripheral (the controller shows up as one that I can change the deadzone for in settings). But the mapping function within Kodi doesn't see any button press on the controller except for the center 'pair' button.

    ssh'ing into the box, here's what shows up for the controller (shortened for brevity):

    The controller seems to be at least identified, but no input is read within Kodi.

    Are there any extra troubleshooting steps that I can take? Or is there a udev rule that would force this controller to be 'seen' as a PS3 controller?


    Also of note, I've used these controllers on an x86 build of LibreElec and they worked without any extra configuration outside of Kodi.

    Any help would be appreciated!