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Connect a Sixaxis through bluetooth

In order to connect a Sixaxis through bluetooth, it needs to be paired first. Without it, the Sixaxis will refuse to connect.

You will also need a bluetooth dongle (unless your PC has internal bluetooth)

If you already paired your Sixaxis or you're running a PS3 right now, skip the next step.

NOTE: A v2.0 (or better) bluetooth dongle is necessary. Old bluetooth dongles will not work.

To pair a Sixaxis, you will have to connect it through USB. Also make sure the bluetooth dongle is connected and that it works (can you connect a cellphone to the PC?)

Then, in QtSixA, click on the menu “Tasks” -> “Pair Sixaxis to the PC”.

If it all goes well, sixpair (the program used for pairing) will report something like this:

Current Bluetooth master: 00:80:5a:65:bc:ba

Setting master bd_addr to 00:80:5a:65:bc:ba

NOTE: PS3 users will always have to re-pair the Sixaxis to connect it to a PC after previously played in the PS3

NOTE: Remove the USB cable after pairing if you want to go wireless.

The next thing to do is just pressing the PS button. Usually, after a few seconds, the leds of the Sixaxis will change and animate – it connected.

If the Sixaxis doesn't not connect this way (just keeps blinking all 4 leds), try using the menu option “Force Connection”.

If even this way it won't connect, wait until it stops blinking, then try running:

sixad --stop

sixad --start

in a terminal and press the PS button again.

If you're sure that bluetooth works in your system and the Sixaxis is not broken:

Please mail me if it still doesn't connect – falktx@gmail.com