Can't Pair PS3 Controller via Bluetooth - Yosemite

Try using an app called Joystick Show. http://chibatacreations.com/app/joystickshow/

I've been able to play Batman Arkham City and F1 with no issues. It even works wireless with my PS3 CONTOLLER.

Het, thc1138,

Im having the exact, and I mean exact same issues! It works fine with Steam, and all games associated with it. However, it only appears in the menu bar drop down menu as connected but not what so ever in my bluetooth preferences. I have no had to pair it either, and no third part app such as Enjoy2 can configure it. However it does appear as the device is connected. Here are the bluetooth diagnostics for my controller that I found under the system information app. Hopefully someone can shine some light on the issue.

Apple Bluetooth Software Version: 4.3.0f10 14890

Hardware, Features, and Settings:

Name: Dominique’s MacBook Pro (2)

Address: B8-8D-12-1F-53-11

Bluetooth Low Energy Supported: No

Handoff Supported: No

Instant Hotspot Supported: No

Manufacturer: Broadcom

Transport: USB

Chipset: 2070B0

Firmware Version: v42 c847

Bluetooth Power: On

Discoverable: On

Connectable: Yes

Auto Seek Pointing: On

Remote wake: On

Vendor ID: 0x05AC

Product ID: 0x821A

HCI Version: 0x4

HCI Revision: 0x34F

LMP Version: 0x4

LMP Subversion: 0x422A

Device Type (Major): Computer

Device Type (Complete): Mac Portable

Composite Class Of Device: 0x38010C

Device Class (Major): 0x01

Device Class (Minor): 0x03

Service Class: 0x1C0

Auto Seek Keyboard: On

Devices (Paired, Configured, etc.):

PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller:

Address: 00-24-33-3A-43-9E

Major Type: Peripheral

Minor Type: Peripheral

Services: Wireless Controller

Paired: No

Configured: Yes

Connected: Yes

Manufacturer: Cambridge Silicon Radio (0x3, 0x131F)

Firmware Version: 0x0100

Vendor ID: 0x054C

Product ID: 0x0268

Class of Device: 0x05 0x02 0x0508

AFH: On

AFH Map: 0000F0FFFFFFFF7F

RSSI: -46

Role: Master

Connection Mode: Active Mode

Interval: 0 ms

Host Connectable: No

EDR Supported: Yes

eSCO Supported: No

SSP Supported: No

Any update on this issue, were any of you successful with pairing your PS3 controller to your Mac with Yosemite?

Same issue, same question...

I have the same problem on a macbook pro late 2008.

The Controller shows up in the blutooth menu bare as connected but it is not paired, and it does not show in the blutooth settings.

If I look under the system information, I can see it as a know blutooth device, but it is not paired.

I have tried to reset the SMC but it does not solve the problem.

I got the controller for christmas because I had read that it worked fine, but I guess it was on mavericks. Not yosomite.

bugger.

The same issue here. Already installed the "Joystick Mapper" but no success at all.

Anybody?

As others have said: same issue, same question.

My first new Mac in almost eight years... took the big leap from 10.6.8 to 10.10.2 and have WiFi problems, monitor waking problems, and now this.

I'm fairly certain Apple (accidentally or on purpose?) removed support for bluetooth pairing for the PS3 controller from it's IOBluetoothHIDDriver.kext. There are a bunch of system logs which point to this when the controller is trying to connect to Yosemite.

Any theories why they would make this change? I bought a PS3 controller solely for this purpose on the recommendation of some folks on the Steam forums. I could maybe return to Amazon... are there any known controllers that do work? I'm also baffled by the occasional person who says that their PS3 controller pairs and worked first time with Yosemite... why would it work for a handful of folks, but not for others? Frustrating...

I've got no idea why support would be removed when it was working so well in Mavericks. I have tried the controller on two separate macs both running 10.10.2 and no dice the symptons are:

1) Not visible in BT pref pane.

2) Visible in bluetooth menu (as the bluetooth address)

3) Press the PS button and the bluetooth menu entry becomes named correctly ("PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller")

4) It will then highlight bold in the menu and appear connected.

5) After several minutes it will disconnnect.

6) Whilst it is connected the lights continue to flash quickly and the controller is invisible to any app on the system.

The log entries that look suspect appear when the controller is attempting to pair (after pressing the PS button)

home.gateway blued[57]: Nonconformant HID device with vendorID 54c productID 268 does not specify HIDBootDevice

home.gateway SystemUIServer[211]: Failed to connect to the device: 0x4

kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothGamepadHIDDriver][getDevicePropertiesWL] Error retrieving device HID Descriptor.

kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothGamepadHIDDriver][probe] Couldn't retrieve device properties

kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHIDDriver][getDevicePropertiesWL] Error retrieving device HID Descriptor.

kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHIDDriver][probe] Couldn't retrieve device properties

home.gateway blued[57]: Nonconformant HID device with vendorID 54c productID 268 does not specify HIDBootDevice

kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothGamepadHIDDriver][getDevicePropertiesWL] Error retrieving device HID Descriptor.

kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothGamepadHIDDriver][probe] Couldn't retrieve device properties

kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHIDDriver][getDevicePropertiesWL] Error retrieving device HID Descriptor.

kernel[0]: [IOBluetoothHIDDriver][probe] Couldn't retrieve device properties

I also bought the thing after reading all the articles about how well it worked on Mavericks.

Is apple really is doing it's best to cripple gaming on it's platform? No dedicated GPUs in laptops... removing support for controllers that once worked well.

I HAD TO USE XBOX 360 Controller with minor changes......The old Drivers are all outdated and don't meet Yosemites' requirements from this site http://tattiebogle.net/index.php/ProjectRoot/Xbox360Controller

created by Colin Munro. On Git Hb an updated Driver has been implimented recently for Yosemite Compatability https://github.com/d235j/360Controller

and reviewed by https://github.com/d235j/360Controller/wiki

Same problem here, yet another bug in Yosemite...

Hey, i'm having the same problem...

I asked to a friend to lend me his ps3 controller so i could try on my mac before i bought one for myself.... and for my surprise it worked well. So i bought one and when i try to play.... BAM... it's not working... the best part is that my friend controller still working in my macbook.

this is Sad 😟

I'll try to format it and let you know if it work..