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This guide shows you how to Use PS3 Controller in Windows 7, Vista and XP (Wireless Bluetooth). Following up to the guide on using PS3 Controller in Windows, here’s another one to use it via Bluetooth. And now it has vibration support as well! Hope this guide helps! Also, for those who want to copy anything from my guide please do inform me. I hate it when people just claim everything as their own work.
Revision 2.1 (24th August 2009)
- Will be inspecting MotionInJoy and if works well, I might make a guide.
- Cleaned some text and added recommended BT dongles.
Revision 2.0 (30th July 2009)
- Guide updated for Windows 7.
- Images from Windows 7 included (relevant for Vista).
- Notes on TWO controllers and ONE dongle.
- Added link to 64-bit users. It works now.
Index
1. Baby Steps
2. Installing Libusb-win32 filter
3. Installing Bluetooth drivers
4. Installing PPJoy
5. Making it Work
6. Configuring Buttons
7. Use TWO controllers with ONE dongle
8. Users with other Bluetooth devices (i.e. Logitech MX Revolution)
9. 64-bit users
10. End
11. Important Notes
Baby Steps
- First, we need these;
- Bluetooth dongle! duh!
- PS3 Controller (Sixaxis or Dualshock 3)!
- Then, download these files:
- Libusb32 drivers (explanation below): Link | Mirror
- BtSix 1.5c (credits to 89ron) : Link | Mirror
- Microsoft Visual C++ Library (when you get Application error for BtSix): Link
- PPJoy 0.83 (configures buttons): Link | Homepage
- FreeBT driver rel. A3 (allows BtSix to access dongle, Optional): Link
- OK, Here goes!
Installing Libusb-win32 filter
- for XP, stick with v0.1.10.1
- for Vista and Windows 7, stick with v0.1.12.1
Install the Libusb drivers as “Administrator” and Compatibility Mode set to “Windows XP Service Pack 2/3″
Note: If your USB devices start to disappear (usually happen because failure to install in Compatibility mode) or crippled your system devices, then try updating your chipset drivers (which worked for me). Because of the nature of libusb, it sort of takes control over anything related to the USB devices. So it would be best if you had a PS2 keyboard and mouse in case shit happens.
Installing Bluetooth drivers
- This is by far the most problematic step because some people have integrated bluetooth which they use for other purposes. If it doesn’t work read the end of this section.
- Extract the “BtSix1.5c.zip” file to your desktop first.
- Laptop users:
- It works on integrated bluetooth but my advice is to get a BT dongle because you will less likely mess up with the drivers (i.e. works for BtSix but not for your other apps anymore).
- Another solution is to purchase WinDS3 because apparently it can swap drivers easily for you with a click of a button (maybe someone from the WinDS3 team can confirm with me)
- Desktop users:
- Get a good bluetooth dongle, I recommend the one shown in the picture (ASUS brand). I also have a cheap one and works perfect as well. Link to product: Here
- This is a good one which I’ve purchased before but I think it’s sold out:
USB Bluetooth 2.0 Mini-Dongle / Adapter (30-Meter Range) by Pexell - Or these which I’ve hand picked from Amazon Store
- I will choose this one first (CHEAP! and high rating), should work really well for our purpose.
- Next I’ll choose this dongle because i think it has many features and good review.
- Most people who simply solved their issues by purchasing a quality dongle.
- Install BtSix freeBT drivers;
- For new Bluetooth dongle,
- Plug it into the computer and Windows will either ask you for drivers or automatically install them for you.
- Point to the folder location of BtSix’s “Driver XP 32 Bit” folder and choose the .inf file. - For those with existing dongle or integrated bluetooth devices,
- Go to “Device Manager” and find your Bluetooth device.
- Right-click the “Bluetooth device”
- Choose “Update Driver Software”
- Choose “Browse My Computer for Driver Software”
- Choose “Let Me Pick From A List”
- Choose the “Have Disk” option and point to the “BtSix.1.5c\Driver XP 32bit” folder as shown.
- Just press OK and Next to install the drivers. Make sure to choose “Install the drivers anyway option”.
- You will have FreeBT device similar to the pic.
- Still doesn’t work on your laptop etc? You might need to download WinDS3 trial version and then perform a cheap trick by installing it. Your purpose is to make sure the freebt bluetooth drivers are installed into your computer (WinDS3 sort of forces it to install? haha)
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Installing PPJoy
- Run PPJoy which you’ve downloaded. (Compatibility mode to XP SP3 is preferable)
- Launch “Configure Joysticks” from PPJoy, and add a new virtual controller.
- Windows might ask you to install drivers, in that case you’ll need to look for BtSix’s “Driver XP 32 Bit” folder.
- You can start mapping the buttons to your liking, but feel free to do it later.
- You can close “Configure Joysticks”.
Making it Work
- Make sure you’ve plugged your Bluetooth dongle (directly to PC, preferably not to a hub)
- Plug in your PS3 controller into the PC using the USB cable
- The drivers should install automatically.
- Launch “BtSix.exe” and click “Address“. There should be a hex code for your controller. If not, there’ll be a warning.
- You can now unplug your controller, and press the PS Home button.
- The “Pitch” and “Roll” Bars will be moving based on your controller’s movement.
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Configuring Buttons
- Now its time to configure the controller buttons.
- Choose “Configure Joysticks” from PPJoy and choose “Virtual Controller 1″
- You will have to restart BtSix every time you change the key mappings.
- Some Games for Windows (such as GTA4 and X360 ports) will run the PS3 controller (with key map A below) just like the X360 controller by inserting a .DLL file into the game folder. Here it is: DLL
(A) Setting for Tomb Raider Underworld / Silent Hill Homecoming / Prince of Persia / Mirrors Edge / The Last Remnant
Image Link: PC PPJoy Button Mapping
- Tomb Raider Underworld, Silent Hill Homecoming, Price of Persia and Mirror’s Edge uses the 360 mapping as well and PS3 controller WORKS with the PC version.
- For The Last Remnant, make sure you insert the .DLL files into your “binary” folder (vibration support)! Download here
(B) Setting for Dead Space PC
Image Link: Dead Space PC PPJoy Button Mapping
- Dead Space uses Xbox 360 controller input so the PS3 controller CAN work too.
- You just have to change some settings in PPJoy, see the picture above.
(C) Setting for Devil May Cry 4 / DMC4
Image Link: Devil May Cry 4 PC PPjoy Button Mapping
- I used 4 axis, 13 buttons, 1 POV hats.
(D) Settings for and FEAR 2: Project Origin
- You have to use Xpadder for this to work. Get it here.
- Using this PPJoy config as shown here: PC PPJoy Button Mapping
- Download these files: xpadder profile and xpaddercontroller
- Place the files into the Xpadder folder and run the game.
- Test and it should work! (xpadder controller file may not work for your computer, you can create one yourself)
References
PPJoy configurations
Default configurations which helped me guide through which button is which.
Analog
0 – left stick x axis
1 – left stick y axis
2 – right stick x axis
3 – UNKNOWN
4 – right stick y axis
5 – tilt x axis (left negative, right positive)
6 – tilt y axis (forward negative, backword positive)
7 – square
8 – x
9 – circle
10- triangle
11- R1
12- L1
13- R2
14- L2
15- Dpad left
16- Dpad down
17- Dpad right
18- Dpad upDigital
0 – square
1 – x
2 – circle
3 – triangle
4 – R1
5 – L1
6 – R2
7 – L2
8 – Dpad left
9 – Dpad down
10- Dpad right
11- Dpad up
12- start
13- right stick button
14- left stick button
15- select
16- PS3 home button
- Remember, you have to restart BtSix again (sometimes removing BT dongle and controller and plugging them into the computer again) so that the changes take into effect. Go to top
Using TWO controller with ONE dongle
- Apparently you can have two controller working with one bluetooth dongle but you must use the old BtSix.0.5.0.5b version here.
- Another solutions is to purchase WinDS3 as the program supports 2 controller with one bluetooth dongle. Go to top
For people with other Bluetooth devices (i.e. Logitech MX Revolution)
- My brother had issues with Libusb-win32 and caused a bluescreen (BSOD) everytime he shuts down or restart.
– Assuming libusb32 v0.1.12.1 is installed, the problem can be fixed by deleting the libusb0.sys and libusb.dll from system32 and system32/driver folder. Then without uninstalling v0.1.12.1, we install libusb32 v0.1.10.1 on top of it.
– It should not BSOD now.
– Recently my brother just reinstalled windows and according to him SetPoint version also affects the BSOD. Newer version of Setpoint seems to have fixed conflicts with libusb32 and he does not BSOD even with v0.1.12.1 is installed. Go to top
64-bit users
- I have discovered a guide that says it’ll work on 64-bit computers. I have not tried the method myself but please tell me if they do work.
– Here’s the link: How to use a Playstation 3 Controller in 64 bit Windows 7 and Vista
- Libusb win64: Link
– Vista64 needs signed drivers from Microsoft, here’s a way to bypass them (few methods to try at your own risk!):
– PPJoy is only working for Vista 32 at the moment.
– In conclusion, you can’t use BtSix for Vista64 yet.
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Important Notes
- The controller can only be paired with either the PC or the PS3. So you have to turn OFF your nearby PS3 first.
- Once paired to the PC you can switch on the PS3. It’s not much of a hassle, really.
- I’ve also successfully used my Dualshock 3 to control windows with the help ofXpadder.
Other help:
- I got most of my info searching through forums and other guides.
- Here are some of the good ones: Link 1 | Link 2 | Link 3
Problems installing drivers:
- For those who can’t get Bluetooth drivers to install on their system, I recommend installing WinDS3 (Buy if you like it!!) (its trial but it helps install the drivers for you)
- After that, use the above methods to map the buttons. (thanks Jay for the tip!)
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does this only work with one controller or has anyone gotten it working with 2 controllers?
@mikey: There is a version being developed by 89ron from the ps2dev forums. You can download it here! http://bqron.free.fr/PS3/BT/.BETA/
But its still at beta stages. Have a go at it maybe it works!
I have windows vista 64bit (dont know if it makes a difference). I have a laptop with bluetooth built in and when I go to update the drivers, I go to pick the correct folder but it says that the Driver is already up to date.
@Brett: It should work on your laptop bluetooth. Also make sure it’s BT 2.0! Have a look at this forum post discussion.
http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?t=7099&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=158
But since it’s Vista 64bit, i don’t think you’ll have luck with the BtSix and PPJoy installations as they don’t support 64bit yet.
Hello, I wanted to know if this driver for dual shock 3 lets the back triggers on the controller (R2, L2) Pressure Sensitive?
If it does I will go out and buy a DS3 and do this tutorial.
On the drivers for the old ps3 controller no buttons are pressure sensitive supported :(
Thanks
@rick: I can confirm with you that in Racedriver: GRID, the pressure sensitive triggers R2 and L2 WORKS, with rumble too. But i cannot guarantee with other games not sure with other games, i’m sure they do.
Hope it helps.
Davies, I am having severe trouble trying to get the drivers installed for my dongle, mind providing me with your email and helping me through hthis?
@ryan: mail sent. Oh, btw folks, the Dead Space PC button mapping is updated.
hey Davies,
awesome guide! i got it to work with vista 32bit. Im having just one problem while playing dead space with your control setup. My guy doesn’t look up or down. He moves fine and can look right and left just fine but doesnt look up or down. Could you see if there is a solution please.
thanks, and again awesome guide. :)
@ahsan: Hmm, thats weird. Is your character constantly looking up or down (depends on invert or not) because thats what happened to me. It definitely has to be something with the Axes mapping in PPJOY if you can’t look up/down but can look left/right.
Try enable VSYNC and if you’re on Nvidia graphics card. Also “enable triple buffering” and “Force On, Vertical Sync” from the Nvidia Control Panel. You have to add the game .exe first. ATI fellas, sorry, but i’m not sure how.
Try looking at my updated button mapping scheme? The previous one had some error.. now it’s fixed. Remember restart BtSix so the new mapping is applied! then only start the game!
He is constantly looking in the middle (normal view).
My axes mapping is exactly the same as yours as shown in the picture (dead space). Unfortunately, im on Ati, but i’ll try enabling vsync and see if it works. When i use my mouse, it works perfect!? hmm, strange.
ok i enabled vsync and it didn’t work lol. Are you sure that analog 4 is “right stick y-axis”? because that is the one that is not functioning for me.
thx a lot for the help by the way.
Yes it is correct. Try using a setup of 4 axes, 13 buttons, and 1 POV hats. Maybe that’ll do the trick.
Hi Davies, I found this guide today, and explain exactly how to install the PS3 PAD like http://forums.ps2dev.org; but is more order, thank you.
I follow the guide,without luck to get my DS3 pad work with my computer. Maybe you can help me, when I run “BtSix” and click “Address“. shows should the hex code for your controller. But when I unplug the controller, and press the PS Home button. Nothing happed.
What do you think that I am doing wrong?
Thankyou in advace.
I use WinXp SP2
@Milton: Hmm, I think the drivers did not install correctly. Have you installed the libusb-win32-filter drivers? For XP you should download v0.1.10.1. Make sure the FreeBT drivers installed correctly as well.
Make sure your dongle is Bluetooth 2.0 and above! I’ve read in the forum that some BT2.0 dongle didn’t work too. If you get an ASUS one like the picture above (i’m using it) it will definitely work.
this works for me:
- plug in bluetooth dongle
- plug in ps3 controller via usb cable
- start btsix, press address. hex code given.
- remove ps3 controller from usb cable
- btsix registers movement without pressing PS Home.
Davies,
Thanks for everything, I buy another bluetooth dongle, but before I pay it, firts I probe it and worked on my laptop.
I am very happy
Ok. Im new to this. but i have gotten my controller to work and all, using the sixaxis drivers that i downloaded, so everytine i want to use my sixaxis, i just press load drivers and everything works good for games like pro evo 09 and fifa 09!, In my control panel everything is functioning, and it shows 12 buttons, but my conctroller is only of use of 10!
But i want to know, if i want to play dead space for example, using your method, what do i have to do exactly, because i downloaded the ppjoy program and all, “i dont have any libus kind of files installed by the way”.. but i dont how am i supposed to associate my sixaxis with ppjoy program, cause any time i try to launch the program it justs shows two parallel joysticks!
If you could help me, i would greatly appreciate it! thnx in advance!
By the way im using usb wiring to connect to my pc..
Unfortunately, there’s no solution available for the wired to map to PPJOY i reckon. However, WinSIXAXIS does the ‘job’ as it incorporates PPJOY settings through wired setup. Personally speaking, I have NO success as his drivers only support SIXAXIS and not DUALSHOCK3. The constant vibration makes it hard to work with. I also tried to map buttons with WinSIXAXIS and PPJOY, but failed. Maybe someone else can shed some light if there’s success.
My best advice, invest in a bluetooth dongle! It works wonders and its cheap!
Some notes on WinSIXAXIS to fix freezing issue:
- Have to create your own .inf file.
- Download the file here.
- Go to bin folder, open inf-wizard.exe.
- Connect controller to pc via usb cable, there will be a usb device added into the list.
- Click next, and change the manufacturer name to “Sony” and Device name to “PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller”
- Press Next, and save the inf file to the bin folder.
- Please make sure the .inf file is together with “libusb0.dll” and “libusb0.sys”.
- Go to Device Manager, determine the PS3 controller in your list of Human Interface Devices.
- You have to counter-check with Game Controllers through Control Panel to make sure you update drivers for the correct thing.
- Disable the “USB Human Interface Device” in Device Manager, and in Game Controllers, your controller should dissapear. Enable and it will reappear again. Then you can confirm that it is your PS3 Controller.
- Once rectified that, then right click, Update drivers and choose Have Disk option.
- Point to the bin folder you’ve saved your .inf file. Install and should work with WinSIXAXIS.
Link to WinSIXAXIS is here
I use BlueSoleil for my bluetooth stack. Has anyone figured out how to get this to work with BS?
hmm is there really is no possibility to use the sixaxis together with vistax64 wired or via BT ?
@treeSkwerral: I’m not sure if this still works but Joel tells us how he does it here. It’s a little old but maybe it’ll work :D
@znurg: All we can do is wait for 89ron to put up a 64-bit version of btsix. Keep yourself tuned to the forums.
hi i have a dualshock 3, and a macbook running windows xp home via bootcamp. id like to use my Dualshock 3 to play my fifa 09 for pc. it doesnt matter to me whether wired or wireless, i would just like to able to play fifa 09 with my DS3. can some1 please help me?? cheers in advance :)
Hey I’m running Vista (32) on my Vaio laptop and it has built-in bluetooth. When trying to update the bluetooth drivers, windows tells me that they already are up to date and won’t let me update them. Can anyone help?
Hi, i have a problem, i’m trying to use my sixaxis controller on my Laptop, and it has built in bluetooth. When i try to run BtSix1.5 i get a message saying “No Bluetiith hardware detected or already in use”.
Anyone knows how to fix this?
when updating bluetooth drivers i also get the message “drivers already are up to date”
Best Regards
Dani
I’m trying to follow this procedure, but I’m stalling at the point where Windows (XP) is attempting to install the BTsix drivers for the virtual joystick. The install wizard tells me that fbtusb.inf contains no information about my hardware. The BtSix application itself fails to initialize properly. Obviously, I’ve missed something or done something incorrectly. Any insight would be appreciated. Direct email OK.
@dani: I’m not sure how to use the laptop’s bluetooth with the ps3 controller. If anyone knows please do contribute. You can check out the ps2dev.org forums and do some digging.
@Darryl: Have you installed the microsoft c++ library to fix your btsix not loading problem. The “driver xp 32bit” folder from Btsix is for PPJoy virtual joysticks but i’m not sure about the issue with not recognizing the drivers suitable for ppjoy because i’ve never experienced it myself. Try delete the virtual joystick in device manager, then remove ppjoy and only reinstall again.
Hello Davies
I have Vista SP1 32bit and when I try to install Libusb (tried with both v0.1.12.1 and v0.1.12.0) all my usb devices disappear and even my non-usb sound devices disappear too. One time I even got a blue screen during the installation. Luckily I got everything back as normal when I uninstalled the Libusb driver.
What can cause this problem?
Anton, you must right clik on the file and change the compatibility to XP sp2 and then run it as administrator. That would solve that problem…
For built in bluetooth devices here’s a way to install the drivers:
http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?t=7099&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=157
I got another problem, i connected the controler, but led 1 and 4 are on, and the controller works on BtSix, but not on the controler properties on the control painel or on any game… =/
Thanks Dani
I managed to install Libusb without my devices disappearing. But now I get a bluescreen every time I try to shut down or restart my computer =|
@Anton: Are you using other bluetooth devices i.e. mouse and keyboard via bluetooth?
@Dani: have you installed PPJoy and created a virtual joystick yet?
@Davies: No, I’m using USB keyboard and PS2 mouse and no other devices either.
When I install Libusb I get a blue screen at the end of the installation at the “creating kernel services” point and when my system restarts I install it again and get no blue screen. Only when I try to reboot or shut down my computer.
If I uninstall Libusb everything is back to normal.
Weird indeed. My brother has bluetooth devices as well having the same issue. Tot that was the reason he BSOD…..I’ll do some testing on his computer. Maybe try using the older version of Libusb. (v-0.1.10.1.) But I don’t know if that’ll work. Luckily you still can play games just that it crashes everytime you restart/shutdown.
Remember to delete the libusb dll files and such. Read above i’ve mentioned it.
When I unplugged the blue tooth dongle I didn’t get the blue screen anymore so the conclusion is that the dongle makes my system bsod.
So I tried to install the freebt drivers too see if they could fix the problem but then windows just tells me that the existing drivers are up to date and refuses to install the freebt ones. I tried to uninstall the blue tooth dongle and install the freebt drivers but I get the same “up to date”-message.
Install the libusb drivers again (make sure you follow my notes stated in the guide for Vista), then remove the existing drivers for the BT dongle. You can check which driver files it uses, in Device Manager, right click the BT dongle, Properties and Driver, click Driver Details. Backup those files just in case of messing things up, then remove the file from your computer and choose to “Uninstall” the BT dongle. Reboot, then try plugging in the dongle and install the Freebt drivers from the “Btsix/Driver XP 32bit” folder. It should work…
Here is PPJoy-settings so the SixAxis shall behave like a XBox 360 in all games without need to reconfiguring (ie. dead space, fallout 3, gears of war)
By using this mappings you will also be able to load XBox 360 profiles into XMapper without any need to change the profile.
http://www.ramjam.org/ppjoy.gif
Hey, thanks for the guide. I followed it and got the controller working for dead space, but a few buttons seem to be off. My triangle button gives me the pause menu then when i close that menu the inventory pops up. also, i have no button for run. the circle button ended up being the button for bread crumbs. Any idea what is happening. My buttons were mapped according to the jpg file.
i am using a sixaxis. been trying to mess around with the buttons a bit with no luck so far, but i will keep at it. i am remembering to close and restart btsix before i head back into the game to update the settings.
Just need to tweak the buttons using PPJoy, when you change the button mapping remember to restart btsix first to apply the changes. If buttons are still wrong then try the above comment by twilek, maybe his works, haven’t tried though. The button mapping i provided works for both all 3 of my DS3. Also, i’ve provided the Analog and Digital button mappings, it’s not that hard to figure it out. Maybe your controller is abit different.
I figured out my problem. Before I got my bluetooth dongle to try this whole process out, I had edited my joypad.txt file to re-map the buttons. This made it so button configurations were basically fighting each other while in the game, so 2 functions were mapped to the same button.
Thank you so much for writing this guide! I can’t even believe that I remembered to check that joypad.txt file out while I was at work today. I guess I did do something productive there today ;)
thanks again
Good to know Ryan :P, btw just added Tomb Raider Underworld button layout. Have a go at it and see if they work!
Thanks for the guide. can you please tell me if its possible to pair via dongle BT more than one SixAxis controller for a game like PES 2009.
and do you think/know if its possible to pair the sony PS3 Blu-Ray Disc Remote control to the pc the same way ??
Thanx !
i will give it a try with silent hill sometime in the not so distant future!
Hi dave, do u know if we still can use others bluetooth devices suchs as mouse, keyboard etc? it seems that it’s not recognized anymore after installing free bt
yeah, actually i was successful using it in the same machine before, but i recently formatted my machine and it happened to be not working now. and not sure which is causing it. actually i notice that it happens after I update the bt driver with freebt. also sometimes it’s not causing BSOD but windows cannot recognize the bt device anymore. only btsix can recognize it. So, if you have any update about this, please let us now..
and yes, i’m using vista. btw, thx for your help dave. really appreciate it
Hello Rocky, the problem is with Libusb-win32 drivers which is pretty outdated for vista and some new chipsets, i am guessing you’re using vista and did you install Libusb-win32 as an Administrator and compatibility mode to XP SP2? It should fix the problem.
Also, to address having other bluetooth devices, i.e. Logitech MX revolution keyboard and mouse combo, will cause a BSOD on shutdown or restart. I’ve tested on two seperate systems and it’s something to do with Libusb (again..) There’s no fix to it imo. Only way is to uninstall the Libusb32 before shutdown/restart.
Libusb-win32 drivers are no good,beacuse of always ps3 enable application and DPad is recongized as buttons,in such games as FIFA you cannot define DPad for move player.And also this BT doesn’t work for me.I used ITV BlueSoleil and found the gamepad it’s shown in gamepad properties but buttons are not alive,don’t work.Using these drivers will helped you a lot with at least working with cable,with no pssixaxis enable and with Dpad in games like it should be.Here is the link for this driver
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=43H5JGJR
If any has managed to get it working on Bluetooth with ITV BlueSoleil pls let me know.
I use the old Sixaxxes without the dualshock and I just cant´t get L2 and R2 work like analog triggers not in Grid or any other Game. Can anyone confirm that this should not work with this ver of controller and my only solution is to buy a new dualshock ?
Hello! have you tried swapping the keys in PPjoy and see if they work. The easiest way is to try testing the keys if they work in “control panel>game controllers>ppjoy virtual controller”. Try pressing the L2 and R2 see if they have response, red circles appear. If they do, then button are mapped wrongly. Trial and error helps, as I do not have a sixaxis, maybe someone kind enuf to give us a tip. Another thing i can think of is to swap the Digital 16 and Digital 0 mappings for Sixaxis or maybe leave Digital 16 out alltogether as it’s the PS3 home button. In DS3 case, we had to swap them.
Got it working now.
Had to check the box “enable analog” in Btsix
Simple as that. Mabey I have missed that in the turorial.
Btsix doesn´t seem the remember the “enable analog” setting though?
But now it is working sweeeet
Thank you so much !! That’s a great tutorial and I can get my controller work perfectly now…^^
But I didn’t do exactly as your tutorial!
First is when I install PPJOY, window didn’t ask me to install driver and install it AUTOMATICALLY (I’m using Vista SP1 32bit). I try to install driver for PPJOY as you said but failed. So I skip this step and continued with other step, and my controller still work! So the driver on “Driver XP 32 Bit” folder is no need for me
Second is after installing Libusb32 v0.1.12.1 (with XP compatible), my controller work perfectly but my computer have Bluescreen of death each time I shutdown computer. I needed to delete the libusb0.sys and libusb.dll from system32 and system32/driver, Install Libusb32 v0.1.10.1 (older version), the PS3 controller still work and I never get BOD til now.
Hope that information is useful for you.
And one more thing, The PPJOY config for tomb raider is really sweet but I hope you can help me config PPJOY so it can be detected as XBOX360 controller in ALONE IN THE DARK…This will save that game from unplayable with mouse and keyboard ^^ Thanks
Hoho, thats great info there maquan, i’ll try it on my bro’s comp and see if the BSOD goes off with the Libusb32 0.1.10.1! I’ll see if I can get my hands dirty with AITD!
wow thanks! can’t wait to play AITD with my controller….
and good luck with your bro’s comp (but I’m sure it will work hehe)
is there a way to uninstall this?
Thanks for the tutorial, works like a charm but… (yeah there’s always a “but” :) ):
I’m using this setup to play Daed Space on my WinXP SP3 32bit machine with a DS3 controller. The game worked fine the first time, but when I ran it again, the button crontols became all jumbled, each button doing 2 functions at the same time! Reinstalled PPJoy, drivers and whatnont, game ran fine again… once! Anyone got an idea why the controls are getting jumbled up like this?
hi! great stuff! although i have one problem i hope you can read this. In Tomb Raider Underworld, your control mappings do not work when lara is riding her motorcycle. it doesnt accelerate, although you can shoot and look around.
Hello!I have problem with prince of persia.I configured everything like u posted but when I turn on the game ps3 pad react only to turn of ubisoft logo and then when the game ask to press any button from here it does not react to controller and I dont know where the problem is.Thanks for your help
Ok I did whole procedure one more time and it works fine for me!u dont have to bother with my problem anymore:)
Hi there!
Isn’t still possible to connect two sixaxis remote controllers at the same time, via bluetooth?
Best regards, and thanks for all the help ;)
Awesome guide. Tried several other things until I stumbled upon this and this worked!
Hi. First of all thanks Davies Lim for this two tutorials to connect the PS3 controllers on a PC. I have decided to try first the wired connection. I got to install the winsixaxis along with PPJoy and libusb-win32 and solved the freezing issue of winsixaxis. Then i calibrate the sixaxis control with winsixaxis and when i run prince of persia the control does not work at all and X360 controllers option in controls option is disabled. I have tried running and not running winsixaxis, mapping the controller with PPJoy configurations as you have in the bluetooth section for tombraider/silent hill/prince of persia and nothing. Please i need your help because i don´t wanna try the bluetooth way cause i have my bluetooth device built-in in my laptop.
Everything works flawlessly.
Just so everyone knows, you can use the motion sensor in
any emulator by using ControlMK.
I used ControlMK to assign the motion sensor directions to
keyboard keys, then mapped those to the controller in SNES9x.
Now I just tilt the pad up and mario jumps! :-p
@maquan: confirmed working! i had to find the dll and sys file and remove them, then installing over with the older version, with compatibility mode and stuff and it doesn’t have BSOD anymore!
@anonmays: just remove ppjoy and libusb filter shud remove necessary stuff.
@frank: thanks for the info! i’ll try to verify that and update the mapping!!
@dani: u probably have to use this
http://bqron.free.fr/PS3/BT/.BETA/BtSix.0.5.0.5b.zip
u can have 2 controllers with that version. Later version doesn’t have it haha
@davidcar77: hmm, the button mapping for the wired and wireless version might not be the same i suspect. I’ll have to test but I currently don’t have my DS3 with me! Also, wired connection is very limited to mapping the keys, or u can’t at all actually….i think the best solution is to use a bluetooth dongle which is very cheap nowadays!
@Mr. Shawn: LoL thanks for the heads up! I’ll play around with ControlMK!
Would like to know what I’m doing wrong here. Or if there are other drivers I can uses.
When I add the virutal PPjoy thingy I get the found new hardware like the tutorial says but when I go to add the drivers found in the BtSix.1.5c under the subfolder called driver X{ 32bit it says “The specified location does not contain information about your hardware” the INF file and the sys file are in that folder but it doesn’t seem to find any thing it can link to the driver.
Windows does find preloaded OS drivers I can use but the only axis that work are the six and the left along sick the right one doesn’t seem to have any movement when colaberating the controller
@nuxtux: the drivers probably installed by windows is correct because it’s for ppjoy. the buttons not being recognized is due to the mapping in ppjoy. if your controller is a sixaxis then the mapping might be different (swapping digital 0 with digital 16) and DS3 would be same as my layout. Try checkin in control panel > game controllers and press the buttons. It should fire up red in colour if they work, then you know smth wrong u did in ppjoy.
Hey Dave Thanks. Got it working :P
Would like to ask if your having the same problems as me with GTA4 for the spinning camera when a virtual controller is install/or even a real one. I rolled back but it still doesn’t work when rolling back. It cashes the game once you use the aim button all others seem to work fine but only crash when aiming :S
Hey Davies. Great work!
My issue is that the dpad doesn’t seem to be working in Dead Space (all other buttons seem fine). I’m assuming the buttons are suppose to control movement in the inventory screen as well as on the start menu, but they do nothing. They are responding on BTSix and in Control Panel > Game Controllers. I am assuming that POV is for dpad input. I’ve tried using digital (D11, D10, D8, D9) and analog (A17, A18, A15, A16) for North, East, West, and South, respectively. Nothing seems to work. It’s only a minor complaint, but it would be awesome if you could help me out with this.
Thanks!
- Jeff
Hi Dave, do u know which setting I can use for NFS Undercover?
I bet The Dead Space will work for you… if you like Right trigger for gas
I’m using the Dead Space and it works good for GTA4(but the game crash because of bugs) Works good for POP, Fallout 3, and Fry Cry 2.
I see, but it seems that we can readjust the button assignments inside the game, so it doens’t really matter anymore. thx anyway for the answer :)
ARRRG, I can pair the controller where only led #1 is solid, but I get no button response. Please help!!!
Can someone confirm this works with multiple controllers using one BT dongle?
@maquan
The v.0.1.10.1 driver fixed my problem too! Thanks!
I am using vista. each time you uninstall v.0.1.10.1 driver or the 12 libusb.sys it messes up ports. just stick in old serial mouse to finish install job. or uninstall job. but i conferm i tried the btsix beta and the one suggested the 1.10 got all buttons to work i could not get digital 0 also known as square on ps2 controller to work using v.0.1.12.1. just remember to go in system 32 driver and delete the libusbsys and the libusb in system 32
yes bolth controllers work on btsix 0.5.0.5b beta using vista basic and libusb version 10 i believe it is the one from 2004 from source forge. have not tested on all games but you just have to play with ppjoy and see what works for you it gets confusing. but if you game allows you to select axes and buttons your set. i used 9 digital buttons 6analog axes and two hats. then drew a picture of controller and labbled all botoons. remember this is like a mass of emulations as long as the inputs from the controllers are showing up in game you can assighn them how you like in the game option menu.
works great! even got it working with my internal bluetooth. When the problem arises: latest update already installed, don’t choose update automatic, but choose the driver yourself! use the .inf from SIX bluetooth or Freebluetooth folder
If anyone else is finding it a pain in the hindquarters to figure out the button mappings for ControlMK, I placed the info in my Flickr gallery.
I have a question…i got the sixaxis to work perfectly….but i lost my ability to connect to my bt headset and to my pocket pc! is this normal?
@frank: yes, it should be normal because installing freebt drivers can mess things up. Get your hands on a BT dongle, it’s cheap!
@Shawn: Nice stuff, that helps!
@Sojazu: As commented by peter, you will need btsix 0.5.0.5b beta
@mmtb: Did you try mapping your buttons yet?
I don’t get it, followed all the instructions, the Dualshock 3 shows light number 1, but nothing, not response from the computer.
What should I do?
OK, I went through the steps but got stuck at 1 point.
1- Installed libusb v0.1.12.1
2- Installed BT dongle using FreeBT driver
3- Installed PPjoy
4- Created PPjoy Virtual Joystick 1
Here is where I get hung up. It tris to install the driver automatically, and gives an error saying “driver is not intended for this platform” So then I open device manager to manually install the driver, I point it to BTsix > Driver XP 32bit > fbtusb, and when i try to have it install that driver, it gives me the error message shown here: http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a272/HiFiSi/Miscellaneous/cfgxfg.jpg
I forgot to add, I’m using Windows Vista 32 bit.
@Ori: Have you tried mapping in ppjoy?
@HiFiSi: Maybe you can try downloading the freebt driver which isn’t packaged together with BtSix and see if that one works instead. Yes, WinDS3 is good alternative and I suggest ppl to buy it. AFAIK you get free updates as well.
Will have mapping for Mirror Edge, and GTA4. I just got back from my holiday break.
Nevermind lol. I just bought a copy of WinDS3 for $15 and it does all this automatically and is way, way simpler and more efficient. Plus at the push of a button I regain full bluetooth use of my BT dongle when I need it. Not saying this isn’t a good method, I’m just saying there’s a much better alternative out there if you’ve got $15 to spare.
http://www.winds3.com/en/index.htm
Hey Davies,
I am having the problem, that when I try to install the Virtual Joystick, Windows tells me that the Btsix drivers do not contain information about the hardware. I tryed reinstalling it, tryed version 1.4 and 1.5 of btsix and so on. In the end the only thing I get done is the controller being connectet to the pc but not doing anything (no response at all).
So what can I do about this btsix driver problem? Using XP btw
regards Kiichi
@takumikun: try uninstalling ppjoy and reinstall it. Sounds like a problem with PPJoy only. haven’t really encountered this before, have you tried restarting ur pc, libusb should be v0.1.12.1
Hi, I’ve followed all the steps and BTsix is able to see my controller. So I thought everything was working smoothing until I start a game to see if it really works for the first time. I’ve started Tomb Raider Underworld, then go to settings to configure my buttons. Under gamepad you should be able to select a gamepad, but it’s disable and I can’t set to enable. Then I loaded a savegame, nothing happens no matter what button I push. Then I went back to windows to see if windows can see my controller. Under configuration panel/gamepad I see a controller called PPJoy Vortual joystick 1, but the status is disabled and the properties button too. I don’t understand why btsix can see my controller and windows doesn’t.
I’m using windows vistal ultimate sp1 and all updates installed and the controller ps3 with dualshock. Please help me!
best regards,
takumikun
Thanks Davies, my controller works partially now after reinstalling ppjoy and libusb. I got tomber raider underworld working perfectly, but tomber raider legend doesn’t work. When I start the game, the game will crash and then an error will appear. In the notification area there’s an icon from windows help saying something about Data Execution Prevention. Same thing happens when I’ve configured the buttons in prince of persia 2008. devil may cry 4 and resident evil 4 don’t seem to regnonize the controller at all. Cuz nothing happens when I push a button in the game as well as in the config app.
There’s also something weird. When I install the libusb v0.1.10.1, bluetooth doesn’t work, but usb does. And using v0.1.12.1 the opposite. I’m very confused now…
One more thing, how do I know if the rumble function really works?
best regards,
takumikun
Did you install libusb as Administrator and Compatibility mode set to XP SP2. If your USB devices start to dissapear, try updating your chipset drivers (which worked for me). Everytime you remap the keys you have to close Btsix to update to new keys. I also plug out the bt dongle and start from beginning again to make sure they work. Try removing everything and reinstall from scratch… i’m sure they’ll work. Read the notes they might help.
I’ve tried everything you suggested me to do, but no result. I will try get it to work on another computer later. But there’s one urgent thing to fix now. My z axis (the right analog stick) isn’t working properly. When I want to calibrate the controller with control panel/gamepad, the z axis only react on movement from left to right, the bar only moves slightly from top to bottom. And during games it doesn’t work at all. Which is very annoying since I can’t look up and down. It’s very weird since the z axis work perfectly when I connect the controller with usb. But using usb I need the older driver. And bluetooth doesn’t work with the older driver. The newer driver works with bluetooth but not with usb. Does anyone has this kind of problems? And how did you solve that? Please help.
best regards.
Hey thanks alot. still having problems with wireless.
but plays fine with usb lead. thanks again. but was unable to play fear2 earlier. hopingto fix that. after more reading.
wanted to connect a controller to my pc for ages.
it works for me, i was also having problem installing the drivers, but downloaded http://www.winds3.com/en/index.htm is an aplication that does everything for u but it is only a trial, what u can do is install this program, then u can follow the instructions on this page and it should work
Hi!!, thanks for this guide, i have a little problem though…
windows won’t let me change the drivers for my bluetooth device (its integratod on my laptop, not usb) and i think that because of this btsix says “no bluetooth hardware detected, or already in use” and closes instantly.
I followed every prior step successfully and i was wondering if you had any ideas about my problem
I’m on windows vista home premium sp1 and using a dualshock 3 ps3 controller
also, i had it working previously via usb cable
well, I think that’s it..
thanks again for your work ;)
oh nevermind!! i got it working once i installed the drivers using the program Jay mentioned
thanks again for the guide and resources!!
Ok, dont like using that lib 32 thing as it messes usb up, but you all seem to be going to a lot of trouble to set up a blutooth connection to your PC. Have found much easier program which uses bluetooth setting (japanese converted to english) heres the site link, just put it into your browser “http://66.196.80.202/babelfish/translate_url_content?.intl=uk&lp=ja_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.geocities.jp%2ftamamy_ikesu%2fdevicedriver.html” there is a few components to download. How it works, install the driver manually via the device manager in control panel should be under “HID Device”, find your bluetooth device and look for your mac address. Type that into sdddriversetting_e.exe and fiddle with the button mapping click update and then connect via bluetooth. Now your ps3 controller is recognised via windows just used it in tomb raider underworld ooh you can also use 6-axis- (only 4 axis if you use the joystick)-fab program check it out .
my btsix application crashes when i use click the address button please help any one…
Hi all, anyone tried with Burnout Paradise?
I have no luck at all with the setting, it’s just so weird
Thanks Davies and Jay ….
i got the thing working but still have a problem . When i launch the ds3 application the controller works for around 10 – 15 sec and the application closes automatically and the controller also shuts down… there is no battery problem…
@Gaurav you don’t need WinDS3 in order to use the controller all you need is the drivers that come with it. Once you have installed the drivers correctly using this program you can then precede to the next step on this page right where it says: Run PPJoy which you’ve downloaded.
so this installs the drivers that were being installed by the freebt? were we use to locate the driverxp folder right.? rest all has to be done in the same manner…
it also gives and error that no controller found on the usb busses
all right i got the btsix connected ie : it shows sixaxis is connected but nothing is working … the bars down are not moving… but the led on the controller is on 1 showing its connected please help…
I had the same problems few hrs ago coz I accidentally removed LibUSB-Win32 drivers so I just removed all the programs except the freetb drivers. Open up btsix and start from step two.
@davies lim
Open your device manager, ensure your bluetooth dongle is connected, right click go to advanced tab and it should be there. Or you could try “cmd” and type “ipconfig/all” -look for your bluetooth connection. This will update your controller to connect to your bluetooth dongle on your PC.
Thank you !
I am impressed I made it work without too much trouble. I am fine tuning my config for Burnout Paradise right now. I am using L2 and R2 as 2 “throttle” (one for gaz and one for brake). It look like it’s possible to get all the analog for all the button that supports its.
Just as a warning though, I wouldn’t attempt it if you care about your windows install. Installing all those driver is quite messy. I already found a way to get a BSOD when restarting my session.
I only use my windows install for gaming so I don’t really care though.
@davies : I’ll try that see if it works, but i found out that burnout is so easy in terms of steering. so, we might not need controller for this one, just use keyboard :) thanks anyway!!
Jay… i got the message btsix connected to sixaxis but nothing happens .. any ideas?
All right finally got everything working ….. Thanks to this post and Jay..
Does anyone know if there is a way to get more than one PS3 controller working? As far as I can tell, BtSix only supports one controller… I don’t care about the sixaxis feature of the ps3 controllers, but I want to connect more than one using my bluetooth dongle… any way to do this?
I too would like to know if there is a way to get more than one controller working. Also, has anyone had any issues with losing the bluetooth connection after restarting? It seems I have to manual address the controller with the USB controller each time.
Discussed before in previous comments, use the beta version but it will be missing several functionalities. btsix 0.5.0.5b is what you’ll be looking for.
So there’s basically no hope for anyone using Vista 64, with either the Bluetooth or Wired method is there?
Thank you very much for this great guide, I actually understood it.
Now, I’m afraid I have a small problem concerning the btsix program. It seems that when I connect the controller to my computer (wired), and pair them, the computer doesn’t recognize the controller and vice versa. The program doesn’t error at all, it just sits there and is all like
“Yeah, uhm… yeaaah.” no matter how many times I press the ps-button. The controller just blinks for a minute, then stops and goes out.
Anyway, I hope you can help me with this issue.
-Thanks in advance
Anybody know what I did wrong?
I really want this to work, can’t anybody help me please?
@darky: read the few previous comments about trying the WinDS3 method. If you can get it to work in wired mode, u will be able to get it to work in wireless im pretty sure. By default in Windows (Vista), pluggin in your controller will automatically be detected as a game controller without any special drivers. Sounds to me like you didnt get the drivers installed correctly, it always is the main cause. Try uninstall everything and redo the steps, and try both versions of libusb too..
Hi guys! Great Tutorial and great work!!!
I have made a video tutorial how i got my dualshock 3 worked for Pro Evolution Soccer. Watch it on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojb5Ry9I-oQ
I got 2 PS3 controllers working in windows xp!!!! :) One using bluetooth and one using usb cable :P Trying ZSNES right now :P
Hi, I can not get the controller to connect via Bluetooth, I have tried on two Laptops (both XP) and on a Vista PC.
Firstly- When running PPjoy Windows asks to install the drivers, your guide says to look for Driver XP 32 Bit, this will not work, it says its not a compatiable driver so I just instal using the recommended drivers. When I use the BTsix application to connect the controller it appears to work but I can not actually use the controller. Ie- when testing the roll and pitch do not move, also the controller test function does not work in the windows game controllers test application. Any help out there?? I would like this to work wirelesly. Thanks!!
i was wondering if this was possible with my internal blutooth on my asus 1000he eee pc becoz installing the free bt drivers for a usb dongle are useless to me wen they are not for an internal bluetooth server. anyway around this??
i got it to work but is there a way around that does not leave the internal bluetooth card useless in any other form without rolling back the driver wen i want to use it and then reinstalling the freebt one wen i want to use it??
Is there a way to get more then 1 ps3 controller working over bluetooth?
Great guide. Thanks alot got my PS3 controller to work wireless on PC beats crappy big & heavy logitech controllers ;D
PS3 controller is so light compared to other controllers!
@Seppo: The video is GREAT! Sure will help lots of people!
@DJMoya: Discussed before in previous comments, use the beta version but it will be missing several functionalities. btsix 0.5.0.5b is what you’ll be looking for.
@Matt: i’m not too sure about that, if you really need to change between the internal bluetooth maybe buy WinDS3 as I’ve read it lets u change drivers easily. Or spend that money on a BT dongle. I know, changing drivers is a pain but thats how it is.
@Charlie: Sounds like you need to watch the Youtube video Seppo posted up there! Your libusb-win32 drivers haven’t been installed properly imo. Try another version. Please read this guide thoroughly until the end.
*Davis lim- Thanks for your reply, Ive watched the video and followed it step by step but its still not working, Ive also installed all versions of Libusb but again no joy. PPjoy will not allow me to change or map buttons. Ive even brought a new Bluetooth dongle but it still does not work. Any more idea’s????
@Charlie: how about trying WinDS3 method, right at the bottom of the guide (number 2). just install it as trial but it should really help you install drivers. Some computers are just so stubborn! >_<
@Davis lim I tried btsix 0.5.0.5b and it did support two ps3 controllers but now when i use btsix 0.5.0.5b they both start vibrating and dont stop till i click disconnect. Anyone know how to fix this?
it has been a common issue, because the older versions werent supporting Dualshock3, only SixAxis. The coder 89ron have gone out of the scene i guess so we can only hope for a brilliant coder to get this to work. But WinDS3 is always there for you..
Ya im thinking of coughing up $15 for WinDS3 since its easy to setup with no head ache and 2 controllers supported instantly.
*Davis- Thanks for your advice but sadly I’ve already tried Winds3 on my 2 laptops and one vista pc, still doesn’t work! It must be something i’m doing wrond as can’t believe that I can get either method to work on 3 computers! Frustrating!
Davis- I have noticed what the problem maybe: When adding a new controller through ppjoy on the Parallet Port drop down box it will not allow me to choose Virtual Joystick, mine is set at Virtual port. How do I overcome this problem??
Great work.
When BtSix becomes accessible for Vista64, please do update and let us know.
Also, do you think you could show the mapping for Fallout 3? I really appreciate it, thanks!
anyone get more then one controller working with out them rumbling uncontrollably
Hello All,
So far i have successfully connected my ps3 controller to the PC Via Blue tooth and mapped out the buttons. However i am now trying to play the game GRID and the game is not reconizing the controller? I put the generic .DLL files listed in the game folder and i still have had no luck. If any one has any knowledge on this it would be a great help!
Awesome guide, got the PS3 controller working great…
BUT I can’t connect any of my other Bluetooth Devices to the dongle anymore. I’m using the FreeBT driver, how do I pair my headset to it?
The standard BlueTooth Devices utility in Control Panel is absent when using this driver. Bluesoleil drivers can find my headset so I know that’s not the problem. But Bluesoleil can’t pair with the PS3 controller.
HELP! Many thanks in advance!
Hey, been wondering if you guys can help me.
When I run Dxdiag and check the status of my controller it lists Force Feedback Driver as n/a.
I’ve been reading all over the place but’ve been getting nowhere; Does the Dualshock 3′s force feedback work over BT or not?
Even if I have to plug the damn thing in via USB to get it work, I will. I just wanted to know definitively what I have to do to get the vibration running.
I’ll test a few more games and see if it goes. I doubt it, lol.
Thanks for readin’!
Well as it is I’ve managed to get Tamamy’s setup working great, with full force feedback in ePSXe + FFVIII. I’m happy.
Yeah, I also appreciate the warning that freebt pretty much annihilates anything else to do with your other/future bluetooth device plans. Yah, the only reason I forgive is because you had Tamamy’s setup set up nicely. ;)
So thanks.
(That’s right– SETUP SET UP woop! It’s like “Did you see that that guy had that?” and “Why didn’t you just say so so that that guy could get that?” lol)
I’ve read your guide, but what steps do I need to take if my laptop has built in bluetooth without the need for a dongle?
hi guyz.. i would like to buy a good gamepad for pc .. im wondering what is the range of wireless ps3 gamepad on pc, i wanted to sit anywhere in my room playing games, so im thinking on buying a 360 gamepad + reciever..but it’s more expensive than the ps3 gamepad + bluetooth rec. and also ps3 gamepad is installed with lithium batt rather than using AA batts… thnx in advance
Ran the first installation thing on the guide and all usb slots stopped working, so now i can use my pc at all cause it has no keyboard, no mouse and no internet. Thanks a fucking bunch
Hey i got everything working except for the bluetooth because when i try to install the custom drivers it says you already have the latest drivers installed. is there anyway around this?
@Crimson, you need to click “Have Disc” before you load the drivers up.
This works great for me, however, Xpadder doesn’t pick up Button 1 (Even though Windows does). It would also be nice if we could use the BT device normally without changing the drivers. Anyone got any ideas?
Specs:
Integrated BT device
Windows 7 RC (Thus Xpadder is in compatibility mode for Vista SP2)
Old type of PS3 controller (No rumble)
Again, it would be nice to get the BT working. BueSoleil just doesn’t want to use it, so is there anything we can do?
@Davies Lim, @Lorenzo, or @gdude2002. Just to clarify, are you using FreeBT drivers in Win7? or the standard Microsoft CSR Bluetooth Radio drivers? Im using the Japanese Drivers for the pad and are all set up. Using DX with advanced on, buttons remapped so it 100% works wired. Found my Dongles’ address and while the controllers plugged in I added the address to SDDriverSetting using ‘update’. Win 7 can see the device in its ‘add devices’ (using the Microsoft CSR driver) Like the dude james above installing freebt or libusb drivers in Win 7 causes all the periperal devices including USB, wireless adapters etc to all disable/disconnect.
specifically @gdude2002: what drivers are you using if your forcing xpadder to work using compatitbility mode?
These drivers: http://tinyurl.com/sixaxis-japanese-drivers-trans (tinyurl is the driver homepage translated from japanese) have their own SixAxis Setting/Button/Pov Hat remapping prog which allows button 1 to be picked up, and hopefully a more promising Bluetooth Win7 options than the non-starter package of: libusb + freebt + bt6 and you get forcefeed back as a bonus.
Id much prefer the Japanese DX driver + SDDriverSetting + Forcefeedback as it simplifies the whole operation.
So, both of the bluetooth and USB drivers dont work under vista 64 bit?
Thanks a million! Used your tutorial and got it to work instantly! And for all of you wondering, i’ve seen one or two users that has been able to get it to work with 64bit. Also, regarding the USB i found out this that could be of help:
“I’ve been doing some research on the issue and found a few things that may be of interest. It is a little-known fact that there are two mutually incompatible standards for USB 1.x controllers – UHCI and OHCI (USB 2 was standardised with EHCI). OHCI is an open-standard, while UHCI is proprietary to Intel. As far as I know, only VIA has licensed UHCI from Intel, while everyone else used OHCI. From the previous posts, it seems that those whose Fightsticks work (Intel and VIA users) all have UHCI USB chipsets, while all those for whom it doesn’t work (AMD, NEC, Nvidia etc.) all have OHCI USB chipsets.
The easiest way that I’ve found of determining which type you have is to open Device Manager (in the Control Panel), and expand the ‘Universal Serial Bus controllers’ section in the device tree. There should be numerous entries ending with ‘Host Controller’. OHCI controllers are listed as ‘OpenHCD USB Host Controller’, while UHCI controllers are listed as ‘Universal Host Controller’ (‘Enhanced Controller’ are EHCI controllers for USB 2, and irrelevant here). For the benefit of others who are planning to buy the stick mainly for their PCs, could everyone please confirm that UHCI controllers work with the Fightstick but OHCI controllers don’t?”
So… try getting a USB card with a VIA chipset. They’re pretty cheap so it should be affordable.
Good luck!
So this works with 64bit vista?
If you read the previous comments (I reccomment reading at least a few) xpadder or winds3 and some jiggery pokery the thread author described regarding getting 64bit to agree to use unsigned drivers it is possible.
Is there a sure fire way to get more then 2 ps3 controllers working over bluetooth? If there is can you provide a link thanks.
I updated my built in laptop bluetooth using btsix 1.5. how can i reinstall
my original driver? i can’t see bluetooth in the device manager
okay i got it to work on x64 vista and configured it to make it like an xbox 360 the ps button is like the X button on 360 and it detect it like a ps3 button i bought 4 controllers with a single bluetooth and they run perfectly the only thing im working on is the moving sensor is a quite difficult scripting i cant do it alone still searching for that script on the world wide web or i got to make it with a few friends i would spend weeks before getting it to work perfectly…..
Nah just kidding i aint nothing u got rick rolled hehehe
hi, ive done everything as explained but when i disconnect the usb and press ps home button nothing happens, cant configure any buttons or anything.
Any ideas mate ?
Hm, I think you have to try installing libusb-win32 drivers again properly. Seems to me it didn’t install correctly. If the v.12 doesnt work try the .10 but i cannot guarantee it’ll work. Btw, tried the winds3 trick?
Man, this is disappointing. I do everything here step-by-step and at the end of the entire thing btsix crashes on me whenever I click the address button to pair the PS3 controller (Sixaxis with my laptop). Lovely guide though, I appreciate the work you've put into it.
Uninstalling everything, rebooting the computer and redoing the entire process again doesn't work either. Btsix just crashes after the popup with the master address appears.
I NEED HELP! I installed the driver on my Lenovo T61 laptop (WinVista 32 bit) and it worked. HOWEVER, now the only Bluetooth device that works is the DualShock 3 controller, nothing else can be found. Also, the Bluetooth adapter is no longer listed in device manager (I am using the integrated Bluetooth adapter). At this point, i dont care if this works, as long as i can use my Bluetooth devices again.a
I have a Trendnet Bluetooth 2.0 Dongle (I got it for free) model code: tbw-101ub (class II), and while it gets recognized by BTsix and I supposedly can pair it with my DS3, once I disconnect the usb cord and press the PS button (Is that the one I'm supposed to press?) nothing happens. No flashing lights on the DS3, nor any response in the Game Controllers Control Panel.
Any Ideas? I want to try to get this to work before I spend $30 on an internal hp bluetooth module for my laptop (as the only bluetooth device i want to use is the DS3, so losing connectivity for other devices is no big deal), and the whole point of getting the wireless working is so i can free up the only two usb ports on this thing for other devices.
thank you for any help you can give.
LOL Oh yeah I'm running Windows XP 32bit SP3 lol
This is normal – it happened to be me too. What you should do if you want to uninstall the Btsix software is to look under the "Universal Serial Bus Controllers" and find the "FreeBT USB Driver" device. Right click on it and uninstall it, then your Bluetooth adapter will reappear in your device manager.
If only this entire process worked for me like it did for you. Btsix crashes every single time I click the "Address" button.
hope you got my reply. If not here’s it again. the drivers need to be uninstalled first then find your BT drivers for lenovo and reinstall them. you might need to restart. follow what paul said!
hope you got my reply. If not here’s it again. You probably need to try installing the drivers again. Did u try the software WinDS3 in trial mode. It might fix the problem.
definitely possible it can be another device. Maybe you have other usb or BT device plugged in then make sure it’s removed first. Also, it is possible to try libusb v0.1.12.1 for XP as I’ve done it before. I can’t guarantee it works for you.
You must unplug and press the PS Home button to make sure it can be read. Since you said whether plugged or not no data is read means the drivers might not have installed properly. According to you WinDS3 didnt install right so means something is not right with driver installation as well. What I suspect is libusb drivers need to be installed again. (prolly try the v0.1.12.1, i cant guarantee anything or mess up your computer). Of course it'll be great if you can try install on a newly formatted comp, just a suggestion.
It can be normal to not have a red light after pressing PS Home button, i sometimes encounter that too but it works for me. The pitch and roll will have bars moving (reading sixaxis movement).
Check Control Panel > Game controllers and see if the buttons register anything, or if there's even a controller installed. You might need to do installation again. If not, the bluetooth dongle might not be compatible.
WinDS3 just closes upon startup, unfortunately :(
BtSix is now erroneously registers my DS3 as connected (It says "Sixaxis Connected" in the titlebar) once I unplug the DS3, but there is no response from the DS3, not even a light, nor is there any response in any games or anything. I'd like to know what this MAC address is that it is reading, as I don't believe it is the controller.
i think it's actually reading itself. since when i connect it to the other USB port, it won't register that anything is connected.
I'd like to know, though, if i connect the DS3 to the usb, is it supposed to be read in btsix without even being unplugged? Sinc, whether plugged or not, there is no data being read in btsix.
Yeah I think it's the dongle.
I'm gonna try out one of the ones you suggested in your list.
Thank you very much for your help LOL
Have the exact same problem too.
Did you managed to solve it?
Iam using win7 on a Macook Pro
No…. unfortunately, I have resorted to using a wired conection with my SixAxis Controller :\
Windows Vista, Service Pack 2
Hey, i managed to get everything working wih all my emulators. Upgraded the bluetooth with the freeBT driver, but i can not get my normal bluetooth back anymore. Should i just uninstall the drivers, and redo it again?
Thanks
iGliitch, yes that is correct, for those who have one bluetooth component (i.e. laptop) you should remove the freebt drivers from your comp and reinstall the original ones back. This is why I recommend a bluetooth dongle for the purpose of gaming controller only. Hope that helps!
Ah ok, im using a macbook via bootcamp, so i dont have many usbs to go around, so if i use my bluetooth dongle (which i just so happen to have XD) will i be able to use both the pad and my blutooth perfierals at the same time?
Thanks for the quick reply. : )
Yes, i’m pretty sure it will work. haven’t tried on a mac before though. I have 2 dongles they can work separately on my computer when both are plugged in. hope all goes well. google sniper bonus
Hey David,
I have noticed that the ps3 pad isnt picked up by BTSix when the dongle (blueNEXT) is upgraded with the FreeBT driver.
Yes, i tried the driver both with and without dongle support.
So, ive just upgraded the system bluetooth (not that i had any choice) with FreeBT and used the BlueNEXT for everything else.
Also, in doing so though, i have managed to get pretty much bluetooth audio via the dongle, where as microsoft’s drivers do not support without the help of 3rd party drivers. Its helpfull when your playing, I donno Bioshock and what that wireless freedom. : D
Anyway, thanks for all the help, fantastic blog. Very helpful.
hey, thanks.!Good to hear that it worked out alright for you!
Im having problem using two controllers on one dongle using the old btsx-driver or missing something important. When i launch the old version of BtSix i get the message “PP Joy Virtual Joystick 3″ not found. If i add another controller in PP Joy the message just changes to 4 etc.
Why is this? I got it to work with WinDS3 so that they both found the controllers, but it set my second controller as controller number six and i wasnt able to use it in any game.
Tried to re-pair it by holding the PS-button down until it powerd off, but that just caused the other controller to loose contact as well and after that only one of the controllers would get paired, but didnt work at all tilting the controller or pressing any buttons.
Anyone have a solution for this? And, does anyone know why i get the pp joy message about missing controller? Thanks for a great guide though!
hey, this is cuz the old btsix driver has lots of bugs that wasn’t fixed, really,if it worked with WinDS3 (but recognized as controller six) means that you need to delete the controllers (3,4,5). I’m sure it’s just a matter of deleting them in the Device Manager. Note that you might not see them, but it’s hidden inside the device manager (until you plug the controller in). Finding the way to delete those hidden drivers can be found searching Google, I can’t remember how to do it, sorry abt that!
“Prototype” dont reconogize my Sixaxxis. When “Push START” appear i cant do nothing (except by keyboard and mouse). What can i do?
hello i’ve been trying to get this to work. but everytime i hit the address button on btsix the program crashes. do you know what’s up with that?
Some games just can’t recognize the controller, that’s the way it is. I suggest that you try the DLL’s I shared and see if it might work for this game. If not, head over to official game forum and they probably have a thread on gamepad’s, a genius might be lurking there lol.
Anthony, from my experience, this usually happens when Libusb-win32 drivers did not install correctly! Try reinstall all the drivers again? use the WinDS3 method (it might help install drivers properly)
Great Job… Congratulations!
Can I translate the tutorial to portuguese-pt/br (inserting the appropriate acknowledgments and authorship, obviously), to put in a tech forum?
regards!
Thank you! And yes, it’s alright to translate this guide!
Cheers!
The program LibUsb-Win32 caused Windows 7 to blue screen every time I tried to sleep, hibernate, reboot, or shut down. I wanted to let people know that if you are getting the blue screen of death it is due to the file “libusb0.sys” not correctly communicating with your USB hub. Removal of the driver package will fix this issue. This is a common issue but not everyone will get it.
Hi thanks for the tutorial, it works great for me.
At first i connected my sixaxis controllers with my cable. with a tutorial on youtube.
and then after many hours and frustration ive got it to work wireless with this tutoral.
Ive mapped the controlles the same as they are with wire, so when the battery goes down i dont have to change the controlles evrytime.
this works great in Epsxe, but when i want to play Fifa09 or Saints row2. it keeps scrolling down in the menu, like you keep pressing downarrow(even when the controller isnt connected) i checked what it was and it seems to be PPjoy. when i delete all my controller in PPjoy the game works fine. i dont understand what it is, driver conflict or something? Can someone please help me.
thanks in advance
and sorry for the bad english
Great turtorial,I bought DS3 only for PC (I don’t have PS3 :)), and it works, thanks to you! One question: how can I make BTsix stop emulating xbox360 controller?
I want to try motion detecting in GRID demo and I can change controller settings when it’s ‘x360 controller’.
Thanks again mate, keep up the good work and greetings from Poland! :)
ive found a solution already :D
what you basically have to do is, letting the game think you have a xbox360 controller.
you just have to download http://virusdev.ovh.org/
x360ce vibmod 3.1.4.0.zip
then put it in the game directory (without map)
and when you run the XInputTest.exe the controlles are messed up.
you can edit them by changing them in the x360ce.ini file
For example A = X on your controller so you have to change A=(number) like they are mapped in windows.
I hope i can help someone with this.
Is there any chance to have analog triggers+motion control+rumble+xinput and 360emulation at once? I tried motionjoy but IMO BTsix is way better.
Thanks.
hey brother…congratulation for the job.
I got one question,is this really works on win7?
Mine is 32 and i tried motioninjoy,but BT don’t works.
So my question is if i do exactly as win Vista, will it work?
I tried once and my usb devices messed up, so i dont wanna do it again.
Cause the only difference i think is run on compatibility mode right?
thx
every time i reset ppjoy driver status begins in disconnected mode in ‘game controllers’ setup. in order to start it i have to remove and re-add (which re-installs) PPJoy Virtual Joystick 1 in ppjoy. whats up with that? is there a way to boot my os without reinstalling the damn driver every damn time? thanks.
I tried downloading the version of btsix you recommended for two controllers, but it would set the controllers on permanent vibrate. Did anyone else run into this issue?
Hmm, weird that does not happen to me. Using Win7? Idk but it might be smth to do with your registry keep resetting itself.
I presume you are using SixAxis, it will vibrate permanently from past experience, DS3 will not have that issue. If you are using SixAxis then no way to fix it, sorry!
Yes, most of the time running on compatibility mode solves the USB problem but I cannot guarantee anything so try at your own risk. Best is to have a 2nd windows installation (ideally on another harddrive) and install everything and see how things go. Good luck.
Ok so i have tried this, step by step to the T exactly… and it kinda works… but its better then all of the other failed attempts! the usb mode does not work on my laptop, but the bluetooth is ok.
Ok, so I got it hooked up to my PC and it worked fine, but now I want to use it on my PS3 again. I unplugged my bluetooth dongle and plugged in the controller with the USB cable but it won’t sync up to my ps3 now. Am I missing something??
Hey Davies,
Thanks a lot with this information. Never knew that this was even POSSIBLE!
I have this minor problem.
I connect the PS3 controller to the PC then turn on BtSix then click “Address” after a few seconds a window pops up with an error saying that the “application has stopped working”.
Compatibility is set to “Windows XP SP2″.
Also my operating system is Windows 7.
Maybe you need to download the “Microsoft Visual C++ Library”. I remember having that issue and installing that seem to fix it. Hope you are using a BT dongle as well. Many with laptop bluetooth dont work properly.
You just need to connect the cable to the ps3, turn on the ps3 without using the controller but the ON button on the ps3 itself. It will sync back immediately.