Making Sixaxis controller app work oreo and pie - LG V30 Questions & Answers

There is this app called Sixaxis Controller developed by Dancing Pixel Studios which enables bluetooth drivers to connect Sony Playstations DS3 and DS4 controller on android , however the developer stoped working on the project and the app doesn't work beyond Nougat, it doesn't work on Oreo and Pie , I tried to test it on stock oreo on my LG V30+ as well as every single Rom available for V30 including pie , and it doesn't work, the app requires root access, I already bought the app from playstore, I used latest version of magisk , when I press start button it produces the output below
Code:
Quick Start:
- Pair controllers via USB using supplied utility
- Use 'start' and 'stop' to toggle driver
- Press power button on controllers to activate
- Change input method to 'Sixaxis Controller'
- Check 'help' menu for detailed instructions
Getting bluetooth address...
Attempting connection method 1...
Driver Starting...
Error: Failed to configure bluetooth
Getting bluetooth address...
Attempting connection method 2...
Driver Starting...
Wrong number of ports were opened
Error: Failed to configure bluetooth
Getting bluetooth address...
Attempting connection method 3...
Driver Starting...
Could not find stack manager interface in library
Error: Failed to configure bluetooth
Getting bluetooth address...
Attempting connection method 4...
Driver Starting...
Could not load bluetooth library
Error: Failed to configure bluetooth
Getting bluetooth address...
Attempting connection method 5...
Driver Starting...
Could not load HCI library
Error: Failed to configure bluetooth
Getting bluetooth address...
Attempting connection method 6...
Driver Starting...
Could not set HCI raw mode
Error: Failed to configure bluetooth
Getting bluetooth address...
Attempting connection method 7...
Driver Starting...
Could not set HCI raw mode
Error: Failed to configure bluetooth
Attempting to close server...
Restoring previous bluetooth state...
Disconnected
I searched a lot on xda to find a solution but came up empty, and there is a lot of people who have the same issue with varoius devices and it stops working on oreo and up,
I read somewhere that the Kernel needs to support it , I believe it is an HCI library related issue or something like that, since the dev is no longer around I'm trying to find a solution myself
so please @zacharias.maladroit can you help me out here, I appreciate any help. , BTW I tried every single kernel available for V30 and it doesn't work.

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HCI raw seems to circumvent the OS, also utilizing hciattach (?) to achieve things https://www.systutorials.com/docs/linux/man/1-hciattach/
not sure what kind of custom ROM or code changes are needed to get it working: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=34915519&postcount=1169

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Thanks anyway , I tested every single rom outthere for V30, I wish there was some patch for the kernel, I searched a lot but didn't find anything useful

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@zacharias.maladroit this what I found from this post
I thinks it restores hciattach function do you know someone who can help with this , I appreciate any input.

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I realize you asked about the sixaxis, but I just wanted to let you and everyone who may be reading this that I used to use a sixaxis and that app a lot on an older phone. I have not been doing much gaming lately but just last night I was playing around with some emulators and screen mirror casting to a Chromecast.
A friend commented (while holding a PS4 controller) that it was neat, but the touchscreen controls would ruin the experience. "It'd be great if this (PS4 controller) worked on Android."
Well, I got curious and put the controller into pairing mode, then searched for Bluetooth devices on my V30. I was pretty surprised that it was on the list of devices. I was even more surprised when it paired to the phone. I was then shocked/amazed to see that it actually worked as an input device just like the sixaxis app used to!
There was no extra middleman app needed, it worked out of the box. I was able to go into my emulators apps and map the buttons to the controller buttons very easily.
TL;DR
PS4 controller works natively on Android 8.0
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Sent from my LG-LS998 using XDA Labs

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Just wanted to check in and see if you ever got any traction with this?

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i am facing same problem can anyone tell me how this app can work on rooted poco f1

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Can we start a bounty for a developer to make this work again?

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until now any news? or keep hoping?

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oldman20 said:
until now any news? or keep hoping?
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Keep hoping
Honestly I have no hope about this

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hi frend, i hava a solution at miui 10 8.11.22 android 8.0(device xiao mi 5),maybe any android 8 rom,but fail at pixelexperience android 10 (device xiao mi 5) rom. I still search any way to solve it.
1. root your android device
2.console or adb shell to root user
3.cmd exec "setenforce 0" to disable selinux,
4.back to retry Sixaxis Controller 1.1.3(last version) start service,it will work.
ps:selinux will restore after reboot device,you need disable selinux again.

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softworms said:
hi frend, i hava a solution at miui 10 8.11.22 android 8.0(device xiao mi 5),maybe any android 8 rom,but fail at pixelexperience android 10 (device xiao mi 5) rom. I still search any way to solve it.
1. root your android device
2.console or adb shell to root user
3.cmd exec "setenforce 0" to disable selinux,
4.back to retry Sixaxis Controller 1.1.3(last version) start service,it will work.
ps:selinux will restore after reboot device,you need disable selinux again.
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Thanks, I will try this definitely.

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Did this work also will this work on android 10?
Bronnel said:
Thanks, I will try this definitely.
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GXDA3 said:
Did this work also will this work on android 10?
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my device is currently not rooted , but I tried this on an Android 10 rom and it worked , it was rooted BTW.