Genuine sony ds3 not connecting, "unable to connect to sdp session", attempt timing out

[4ndyD]

I have this problem with a genuine Sony Dualshock 3 Sixaxis controller. Console output:

$ sixad --start
[sudo] password for user:                    
[ ok ] Starting bluetooth (via systemctl): bluetooth.service.
sixad-bin[32528]: started
sixad-bin[32528]: sixad started, press the PS button now
sixad-bin[32528]: unable to connect to sdp session
sixad-bin[32528]: HID create error 107 (Transport endpoint is not connected)
sixad-bin[32528]: unable to connect to sdp session
sixad-bin[32528]: unable to connect to sdp session
sixad-bin[32528]: HID create error 110 (Connection timed out)

I tried pairing the controller beforehand as the manual instructed, output:

$ sudo sixpair
Current Bluetooth master: [redacted]
Setting master bd_addr to [redacted]

I'm guessing that there's supposed to be something more than that one BT address there. The MAC address for the controller that appears in my bluetooth manager never shows up.

I tried stopping and starting the service, but nothing worked. The controller only worked over USB. After pressing the PS button on prompt by sixad, all the controller's lights flashed until the connection attempt timed out.

OS: Linux Mint 19.1

[samuk190]

latest kernel should have ds3 support by default. mine worked very well.
About connecting multiple gamepads, need pair with bluectl i guess

[samuk190]

this lib is deprecated