Errors when using ps3joy

Error: Won't run in Karmic.

$ sudo ./ps3joy.py 
No inactivity timeout was set. (Run with --help for details.)
Error binding to socket. Do you have another ps3joy.py running? This error occurs on some distributions (such as Ubuntu Karmic). Please read http://www.ros.org/wiki/ps3joy/Troubleshooting for solutions.

• You need python-bluez version 0.18, and you need to disable automatic loading of bluetoothd.

  • Follow the instructions to configure your system to run ps3joy.py in Karmic.

Error: Won't connect in Karmic.

The driver says it is waiting for a connection, but no connection happens. Gnome pairing dialog boxes might also be popping up. Solution:

• Is bluetoothd running?

  $ ps ax|grep bluetoothd

  • Follow the instructions to disable automatic bluetoothd loading.

Error: usb_claim_interface: Operation not permitted

• $ rosrun ps3joy sixpair 
  usb_claim_interface: Operation not permitted

Solution:

• Are you running as root?

  $ sudo bash

Error: No controller found on USB busses.

• $ rosrun ps3joy sixpair 
  No controller found on USB busses.

Solution:

• Is the joystick plugged in via USB?

Error: Unable to retrieve local bd_addr from `hcitool dev`

• rosrun ps3joy sixpair 
  Current Bluetooth master: 00:22:b0:d0:5a:09
  Unable to retrieve local bd_addr from `hcitool dev`.
  Please enable Bluetooth or specify an address manually.

Solution:

• Is the USB interface up and running?

  $ sudo hciconfig hci0 
  hci0:   Type: USB
          BD Address: 00:22:B0:D0:5A:09 ACL MTU: 384:8 SCO MTU: 64:8
          DOWN 
          RX bytes:1068796 acl:18423 sco:0 events:70 errors:0
          TX bytes:496 acl:20 sco:0 commands:33 errors:0

  If the interface says DOWN:

  $ sudo hciconfig hci0 up

  Then:

  $ sudo hciconfig hci0 
  hci0:   Type: USB
          BD Address: 00:22:B0:D0:5A:09 ACL MTU: 384:8 SCO MTU: 64:8
          UP RUNNING 
          RX bytes:1069138 acl:18423 sco:0 events:80 errors:0
          TX bytes:531 acl:20 sco:0 commands:43 errors:0

• Does the interface need to be reset?

  $ sudo hciconfig hci0 reset

• None of theses solutions work?

  Try this resource for bluetooth programming http://people.csail.mit.edu/rudolph/Teaching/Articles/PartOfBTBook.pdf