RetroPie not recognizing 8bitdo while wired
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@thepuffpuff30 I would love so much for this controller to work, but I’ve pretty much given up hope. Is there any easy options for creating my own? I don’t know much about electronics.
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The Zeros worked fine in 2016 but indeed newer builds of RetroPie don't seem to support them anymore. Not sure what causes this. I can't help trying out cause I sold my Zeros for that reason (wired seemed dead on the Pi in 2017) plus they were WAY too small for my long thin fingers.
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@matchaman That sucks. I guess I’ll have to try to find a way to make my own controller then.
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@matchaman Actually, since the Zero would be so perfect for my build, do you think it would be a good idea to just downgrade to an older version of RetroPi?
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Experimenting until you find what version/setup worked will actually help the community locate what changed and fix what causes this issue. Since it was once supported and now it isn't without notice, I consider this a bug.
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@matchaman I completely wiped my MicroSD card and installed v3.7, and it still isn’t working. This is killing me!
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@thepuffpuff30 I tried versions, 3.7, 3.8.1, and 4.1, and the controller still doesn't seem to be configurable on any of them. That's really interesting to me, since @matchaman said that the Zeros used to work in older versions.
In version 4.1, I typed "jstest /dev/input/js0", and the controller doesn't seem to show up there at all (even in js1 and higher). I'm guessing this means that it's a problem with the RetroPie version, as I haven't tested this on older versions yet. I'll do so now.
I will keep this thread updated with what I find.
Thanks everyone for the help. I would have just given up at this point if it wasn't for all of you! -
@thepuffpuff30 Seems like I can't get older versions of RetroPie working at all, now. When I try to do a first boot, it says "A start job is running for LSB: Raise network interfaces. ({insert time here} / no limit)" and gets stuck. The time keeps going up, and nothing happens. I have noticed however that when I connect and disconnect other controllers it shows in the terminal, but with the Zero, it doesn't show anything. It seems like the Zero isn't connecting to the Pi at all. No idea why. I'm so lost.
If anybody has an 8bitdo Zero and is willing to help investigate, that would be amazing. For now, I'm calling it a night.
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@thepuffpuff30 If I just had the controller connected through Bluetooth and kept it charged through the battery, could I have any problems with the controller disconnecting?
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@thepuffpuff30 I’ve decided to give up on this controller.
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