PS3 Controller left/right on main analog stick don't work

I tried this out on two computers both running arch and had this same issue, and one running Windows that did not. It seems the left/right axis on the left analog stick don't work at all, only up/down works. The right stick works fine.
I tried to map the axis on Dophin-emu and Snes9x-gtk. Dolphin didn't recognize the axis at all, snes9x seemed to map it out fine, but when it came to playing a game, it did not function. I'm not using any extra drivers or software for this.
uname -a
Linux Avalon 3.2.2-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jan 26 08:40:20 CET 2012 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
EDIT: cat /dev/input/js0 returns some values when the stick is moved left and right
Last edited by Sileem (2012-01-29 20:25:31)

The input in Ubuntu is a bit different, and there's no Snes9x to test, so that's inconclusive. Many other controllers seem to have Axis 1-4, whereas the PS3 controller lists the axes as 0-3. All of the axes but 0 (left and right on left analog) work. I wonder if this is some glitch where some component expects 0 to be null or something. Then again, I think it's always been that way.
I don't have any other gamepads around to test out, but I'm scouring the 'net for a solution. It seems unlikely I'll find one, however. This thread is the only one on the internet that has a vaguely similar problem.
UPDATE: It appears jscal can't calibrate the controller (after "Calibrating precision: wait and don't touch the joystick." it says "Bus error" and quits). jscal -t reports "axes not calibrated." Not sure what to think of that.
Last edited by ScionicSpectre (2012-05-01 00:51:59)

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