Same problem for me too. Just got a new HDD and installed Ubuntu 14.04 (used to run Debian testing, controller used to autodetect and work correctly when plugged in). Wouldn't recognise the controller, syslog had the following info when I plug in the controller:
Jun 7 17:56:39 Hemi kernel: [ 596.260269] usb 7-2: new full-speed USB device number 3 using uhci_hcd Jun 7 17:56:40 Hemi kernel: [ 596.684014] usb 7-2: New USB device found, idVendor=054c, idProduct=0268 Jun 7 17:56:40 Hemi kernel: [ 596.684020] usb 7-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 Jun 7 17:56:40 Hemi kernel: [ 596.684023] usb 7-2: Product: PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller Jun 7 17:56:40 Hemi kernel: [ 596.684026] usb 7-2: Manufacturer: Sony Jun 7 17:56:40 Hemi kernel: [ 596.720038] sony 0003:054C:0268.0006: Fixing up Sony Sixaxis report descriptor Jun 7 17:56:40 Hemi kernel: [ 596.764039] input: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb7/7-2/7-2:1.0/input/input18 Jun 7 17:56:40 Hemi kernel: [ 596.764694] sony 0003:054C:0268.0006: input,hiddev0,hidraw4: USB HID v1.11 Joystick [Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller] on usb-0000:00:1d.1-2/input0 Jun 7 17:56:40 Hemi kernel: [ 596.764699] sony 0003:054C:0268.0006: can't set operational mode Jun 7 17:56:40 Hemi mtp-probe: checking bus 7, device 3: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/usb7/7-2" Jun 7 17:56:40 Hemi kernel: [ 596.784474] sony: probe of 0003:054C:0268.0006 failed with error -38 Jun 7 17:56:40 Hemi mtp-probe: bus: 7, device: 3 was not an MTP device -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1326725 Title: PS3 Sixaxis controller/joystick usb stopped working, regression in linux-image-extra-3.13.0-27-generic Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: After applying upgrades to my 14.04 installations and rebooting, suddenly the sony sixaxis usb joystick/controller input device which I use a lot will now no longer appear as a joystick device. It happens on at least two machines with the newest 14.04 updates as of a couple of days ago. See below for kernel messages. I believe the actual kernel error message for this bug is: "Jun 5 11:36:51 machine kernel: [47062.524566] sony 0003:054C:0268.000E: can't set operational mode" After looking at the kernel sources I believe this is a problem with the hid_sony kernel module. The changelog for linux-image- extra-3.13.0-27-generic, which contains this module, has many hid related changes. The same bug/regression, it appears, was reported on askubuntu.com some days ago, see this link: http://askubuntu.com/questions/474199/my-ps3-controller-stopped- working-2-days-ago Version information: $ lsb_release -d Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS $ uname -a Linux valley 3.13.0-27-generic #50-Ubuntu SMP Thu May 15 18:06:16 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux # dpkg -S /lib/modules/3.13.0-27-generic/kernel/drivers/hid/hid-sony.ko linux-image-extra-3.13.0-27-generic: /lib/modules/3.13.0-27-generic/kernel/drivers/hid/hid-sony.ko dmesg: Jun 5 11:36:50 machine kernel: [47062.360175] usb 2-1.1.3.1: new full-speed USB device number 19 using ehci-pci Jun 5 11:36:51 machine kernel: [47062.486789] usb 2-1.1.3.1: New USB device found, idVendor=054c, idProduct=0268 Jun 5 11:36:51 machine kernel: [47062.486797] usb 2-1.1.3.1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 Jun 5 11:36:51 machine kernel: [47062.486802] usb 2-1.1.3.1: Product: PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller Jun 5 11:36:51 machine kernel: [47062.486806] usb 2-1.1.3.1: Manufacturer: Sony Jun 5 11:36:51 machine kernel: [47062.498624] sony 0003:054C:0268.000E: Fixing up Sony Sixaxis report descriptor Jun 5 11:36:51 machine kernel: [47062.524383] input: Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.1/2-1.1.3/2-1.1.3.1/2-1.1.3.1:1.0/input/input22 Jun 5 11:36:51 machine kernel: [47062.524563] sony 0003:054C:0268.000E: input,hiddev0,hidraw4: USB HID v1.11 Joystick [Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller] on usb-0000:00:1d.0-1.1.3.1/input0 Jun 5 11:36:51 machine kernel: [47062.524566] sony 0003:054C:0268.000E: can't set operational mode Jun 5 11:36:51 machine kernel: [47062.556374] sony: probe of 0003:054C:0268.000E failed with error -38 Jun 5 11:36:51 machine mtp-probe: checking bus 2, device 19: "/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.0/usb2/2-1/2-1.1/2-1.1.3/2-1.1.3.1" Jun 5 11:36:51 machine mtp-probe: bus: 2, device: 19 was not an MTP device To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1326725/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
