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 Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to 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 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1326725/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
