Playstation 3 Bluetooth remote no key repeat

Preparator · August 2, 2018 at 11:43 AM

Hi,

My old Kodi Ubuntu HTPC install just died due to a faulty SSD. I did fresh LibreELEC install (LibreELEC-Generic.x86_64-8.2.5.img.gz). After quick xorg.conf Nvidia Modeline tweaks and removing audio delay by setting parameters on advancedsettings.xml everything is working beautifully on playback side. I was quite impressed how much Kodi installation process has matured.

But, I am having troubles with my Playstation 3 Bluetooth remote ( V.1) It was paired without problems via GUI, and the keymap is alright, but there is no key repeat when i hold down a remote key. Only one keypress is registered. It is very difficult to browse my quite long movie collection if I have to constantly tap a remote key.

I have tried to find a solution from forums and wikis but no avail. I don't even know how the PS3 remote is handled by LibreElec install, or where default setting files are. With my previous Ubuntu install I was using Kitlaan patched Bluez-4.69, and key repeat was working fine.

I found this on 09_Journal-cur.log:

Aug 02 12:02:43 HTPC kernel: sony 0005:054C:0306.0006: input,hidraw5: BLUETOOTH HID v1.00 Gamepad [BD Remote Control] on 5c:f3:70:77:e3:dc

So I am asking here, Is there simple and known solution for this problem?

Preparator · August 4, 2018 at 8:40 PM

So I have been fiddling around with my new LibreELEC install, and Googling some more. I am not familiar with LIRC or Linux device management at all. What I think I have found out is, that my PS3 BT Remote is handled from udev -> eventlircd daemon -> LIRC. I have found out that by default key repeat is off in LIRC settings.

I have read LIRC documentation and believe that key repeat could be activated in LIRC settings, specifically ~/.config/lircrc.

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    begin
        prog    = ...
        remote  = ...
        button  = ...
        [button = ...] (optional, for key sequences)
        repeat  = ...
        delay   = ...
        ignore_first_events = ...
        config  = ...
        [config = ...] (optional, for toggle button behaviour)
        mode    = ...
        flags   = ...
    end

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"repeat

tells the program what shall happen if a key is repeated. A value of zero tells the program to ignore repeated keys. Any other positive value 'n' tells the program to pass the config string every 'n'-th time to the according application, when a key is repeated. The default for repeat is zero.

delay

tells the program to ignore the specified number of key repeats before using the "repeat" configuration directive above. This is used to prevent double triggers of events when using a fast repeat rate. A value of zero, which also is the default, will disable the delay function. If "repeat" value is zero but "delay" is set, there will be a single event generated after the delay period expires (with another one before delay period starts)."

Does anyone know if this is possible? And where should lircrc file be copied for it to work?

I have tried to:

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nano /storage/.config/lircrc

    begin
        prog    = kodi
        remote  = BD Remote Control
        button  = KEY_UP
        repeat  = 1
        delay   = 5
    end

    begin
        prog    = kodi
        remote  = BD Remote Control
        button  = KEY_DOWN
        repeat  = 1
        delay   = 5
    end

    begin
        prog    = kodi
        remote  = BD Remote Control
        button  = KEY_LEFT
        repeat  = 1
        delay   = 5
    end

    begin
        prog    = kodi
        remote  = BD Remote Control
        button  = RIGHT
        repeat  = 1
        delay   = 5
    end

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And here is information that I have gathered from my LibreELEC install.

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udevadm monitor -p

monitor will print the received events for:
UDEV - the event which udev sends out after rule processing
KERNEL - the kernel uevent

KERNEL[1437.723947] add      /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11 (bluetooth)
ACTION=add
DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11
DEVTYPE=link
SEQNUM=2313
SUBSYSTEM=bluetooth

UDEV  [1437.725140] add      /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11 (bluetooth)
ACTION=add
DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11
DEVTYPE=link
SEQNUM=2313
SUBSYSTEM=bluetooth
SYSTEMD_ALIAS=/sys/subsystem/bluetooth/devices/hci0:11
SYSTEMD_WANTS=bluetooth.target
TAGS=:systemd:
USEC_INITIALIZED=1437724929

KERNEL[1437.762958] add      /module/hidp (module)
ACTION=add
DEVPATH=/module/hidp
SEQNUM=2314
SUBSYSTEM=module

KERNEL[1437.763368] add      /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0306.0006 (hid)
ACTION=add
DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0306.0006
HID_ID=0005:0000054C:00000306
HID_NAME=BD Remote Control
HID_PHYS=5c:f3:70:77:e3:dc
HID_UNIQ=00:21:4f:b0:b0:e2
MODALIAS=hid:b0005g0000v0000054Cp00000306
SEQNUM=2315
SUBSYSTEM=hid

KERNEL[1437.764128] add      /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0306.0006/input/input19 (input)
ACTION=add
DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0306.0006/input/input19
EV=100013
KEY=7000001083c100 8c00ea00000000 6bc0000000000001 8000 1102c0000801 80168000000000 10000ffe
MODALIAS=input:b0005v054Cp0306e0100-e0,1,4,14,k77,80,8B,9E,9F,A1,A8,AC,CF,100,136,137,138,139,13B,13D,13E,161,163,165,166,167,172,173,177,188,18E,18F,190,191,197,19C,1B4,1B5,1B6,ram4,lsfw
MSC=10
NAME="BD Remote Control"
PHYS="5c:f3:70:77:e3:dc"
PRODUCT=5/54c/306/100
PROP=0
SEQNUM=2316
SUBSYSTEM=input
UNIQ="00:21:4f:b0:b0:e2"

UDEV  [1437.764221] add      /module/hidp (module)
ACTION=add
DEVPATH=/module/hidp
SEQNUM=2314
SUBSYSTEM=module
USEC_INITIALIZED=1437763635

KERNEL[1437.764287] add      /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0306.0006/input/input19/event18 (input)
ACTION=add
DEVNAME=/dev/input/event18
DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0306.0006/input/input19/event18
MAJOR=13
MINOR=82
SEQNUM=2317
SUBSYSTEM=input

KERNEL[1437.764350] add      /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0306.0006/hidraw/hidraw5 (hidraw)
ACTION=add
DEVNAME=/dev/hidraw5
DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0306.0006/hidraw/hidraw5
MAJOR=245
MINOR=5
SEQNUM=2318
SUBSYSTEM=hidraw

UDEV  [1437.764748] add      /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0306.0006 (hid)
ACTION=add
DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0306.0006
DRIVER=sony
HID_ID=0005:0000054C:00000306
HID_NAME=BD Remote Control
HID_PHYS=5c:f3:70:77:e3:dc
HID_UNIQ=00:21:4f:b0:b0:e2
MODALIAS=hid:b0005g0000v0000054Cp00000306
SEQNUM=2315
SUBSYSTEM=hid
USEC_INITIALIZED=1437764601

UDEV  [1437.766294] add      /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0306.0006/input/input19 (input)
ACTION=add
DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0306.0006/input/input19
EV=100013
ID_BUS=bluetooth
ID_FOR_SEAT=input-pci-0000_00_1d_0-usb-0_1_5_4_1_0
ID_INPUT=1
ID_INPUT_KEY=1
ID_PATH=pci-0000:00:1d.0-usb-0:1.5.4:1.0
ID_PATH_TAG=pci-0000_00_1d_0-usb-0_1_5_4_1_0
KEY=7000001083c100 8c00ea00000000 6bc0000000000001 8000 1102c0000801 80168000000000 10000ffe
MODALIAS=input:b0005v054Cp0306e0100-e0,1,4,14,k77,80,8B,9E,9F,A1,A8,AC,CF,100,136,137,138,139,13B,13D,13E,161,163,165,166,167,172,173,177,188,18E,18F,190,191,197,19C,1B4,1B5,1B6,ram4,lsfw
MSC=10
NAME="BD Remote Control"
PHYS="5c:f3:70:77:e3:dc"
PRODUCT=5/54c/306/100
PROP=0
SEQNUM=2316
SUBSYSTEM=input
TAGS=:seat:
UNIQ="00:21:4f:b0:b0:e2"
USEC_INITIALIZED=1437766116

UDEV  [1437.766418] add      /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0306.0006/hidraw/hidraw5 (hidraw)
ACTION=add
DEVNAME=/dev/hidraw5
DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0306.0006/hidraw/hidraw5
MAJOR=245
MINOR=5
SEQNUM=2318
SUBSYSTEM=hidraw
USEC_INITIALIZED=1437766159

UDEV  [1437.863348] add      /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0306.0006/input/input19/event18 (input)
ACTION=add
DEVNAME=/dev/input/event18
DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.5/2-1.5.4/2-1.5.4:1.0/bluetooth/hci0/hci0:11/0005:054C:0306.0006/input/input19/event18
ID_BUS=usb
ID_INPUT=1
ID_INPUT_KEY=1
ID_MODEL=BCM20702A0
ID_MODEL_ENC=BCM20702A0
ID_MODEL_ID=17cb
ID_REVISION=0112
ID_SERIAL=Broadcom_Corp_BCM20702A0_5CF37077E3DC
ID_SERIAL_SHORT=5CF37077E3DC
ID_TYPE=generic
ID_USB_DRIVER=btusb
ID_USB_INTERFACES=:ff0101:ffffff:fe0101:
ID_USB_INTERFACE_NUM=00
ID_VENDOR=Broadcom_Corp
ID_VENDOR_ENC=Broadcom\x20Corp
ID_VENDOR_ID=0b05
MAJOR=13
MINOR=82
SEQNUM=2317
SUBSYSTEM=input
USEC_INITIALIZED=1437804361
XKBLAYOUT=fi,us
XKBMODEL=pc105
XKBOPTIONS=grp:alt_shift_toggle
XKBVARIANT=,
eventlircd_enable=true
eventlircd_evmap=ps3remote.evmap

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Code

irw

67 0 KEY_UP devinput
6c 0 KEY_DOWN devinput
6a 0 KEY_RIGHT devinput
69 0 KEY_LEFT devinput

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nano /etc/eventlircd.d/ps3remote.evmap


# PS3 Bluetooth remote

KEY_EJECTCD      = KEY_EJECT            # Eject

KEY_AUDIO        = KEY_LANGUAGE         # Audio
KEY_ANGLE        = KEY_ZOOM             # Angle
KEY_CLEAR        = KEY_DELETE           # Clear

KEY_CONTEXT_MENU = KEY_EPG              # Pop UP/MENU
KEY_ESC          = KEY_EXIT             # Return

KEY_BACK         = KEY_EXIT             # Back
KEY_OPTION       = KEY_OPTION           # Options
KEY_SCREEN       = KEY_SCREEN           # View
BTN_0            = KEY_EXIT             # X

BTN_TL           = KEY_VOLUMEUP         # L1 -> Volume Upn
BTN_TL2          = KEY_VOLUMEDOWN       # L2 -> Volume down
BTN_THUMBL       = KEY_MUTE             # L3 -> Mute

KEY_HOMEPAGE     = KEY_MEDIA            # PS3 Menu
KEY_SELECT       = KEY_RECORD           # Select
BTN_START        = KEY_ENTER               # Start

BTN_TR           = KEY_CHANNELUP        # R1 -> Channel Up
BTN_TR2          = KEY_CHANNELDOWN      # R2 -> Channel down
BTN_THUMBR       = KEY_PREVIOUS         # R3 -> Previous Channel

KEY_FORWARD      = KEY_FASTFORWARD      # Forward

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dev-zero · January 6, 2019 at 10:29 AM

Since I've been struggling with the same issue, here are my "insights":

* based on the diagram from 3.3. Remote Control I would say: LIRC (the daemon) is not part of the picture for the PS3 Bluetooth Remote

* despite the documentation stating that lircrc is being read, I didn't find any reference to it in the eventlircd source code

* using evtest /dev/input/... shows that holding down a button does not generate repeat events

* eventlircd seems to only filter repeat events but does not generate them

I've opened a bug report here: Feature Request: Generate repeat events for devices which only do press & release · Issue #4 · OpenELEC/eventlircd · GitHub

So, now I can either stop eventlircd to get the key repetitions to work (since the remote will then be handled as a keyboard) but with most of the keys dead since their key/scan codes are above the magic number of 128 plus I have to do the key assignments manually or I can use eventlircd with all the buttons properly assigned but no key repetitions.