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    8Bitdo NES30 Pro Bluetooth controllers not registering right analog left and right positions properly

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @ExarKunIv
      last edited by

      @ExarKunIv So, on an updated RetroPie image, the mapping works, but on your original image, it doesn't. Is that correct ?
      What packages do you have on your non-working image ? Run the following commands:

      find  /opt/retropie/ -maxdepth 2 -type d
      dpkg -l | grep libsdl2
      

      and post the output on pastebin.com.

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      • ExarKunIvE
        ExarKunIv @BuZz
        last edited by

        @BuZz
        8bitdo FC30 Pro
        8bitdo NES30 Pro
        8bitdo N30 Pro2

        all of them are in android mode, and all are doing the same thing.

        but heres the kicker. i was able to map the left axis on the right stick....sometimes. so as of right now i have 2 of three i was able to map it right, but the mapping will not always work right.
        also when i was able to map it right. it was coming up with gamepad 4 and 5, yet i only have 3 controllers

        im so very very lost on what is going on

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        • ExarKunIvE
          ExarKunIv @mitu
          last edited by

          @mitu
          it is intermittent. right now no image it what i call working. unless it is the base 4.4 with no updates

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          • ExarKunIvE
            ExarKunIv @mitu
            last edited by

            @mitu

            packages

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator @ExarKunIv
              last edited by

              @ExarKunIv Doesn't seem to be something out of the ordinary and you have the updated 2.0.9 libSDL2.

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              • ExarKunIvE
                ExarKunIv @mitu
                last edited by

                @mitu yea
                i understand if it just does not work, but there are times that it does map perfectly and when once i reboot. poof....it stops working

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                • ExarKunIvE
                  ExarKunIv @mitu
                  last edited by

                  @mitu
                  now to make things even more confusing.

                  if i power on my system. all three controllers will not work. ok we got that.

                  but if i go to the retropie menu and run show ip. once i back out....they work. i can map them just fine. granted they will come put as gamepad 4, 5, 6

                  i know that the ip has nothing to do with it, but something about running a script seems to do something with the bluetooth.

                  well thats all i got a the moment.

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                  • ExarKunIvE
                    ExarKunIv
                    last edited by

                    @BuZz @mitu

                    No other thoughts on what's going on.
                    With my three controllers and three systems

                    Other then I'm SOL. And should stick with 4.4

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                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator @ExarKunIv
                      last edited by

                      @ExarKunIv said in 8Bitdo NES30 Pro Bluetooth controllers not registering right analog left and right positions properly:

                      No other thoughts on what's going on.

                      Not really. But I don't understand why your gamepad doesn't work connected in Switch mode. The manual says that once paired in Switch mode, the controller will automatically pair in that mode by just starting it with the Start button.

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                        G30FF @ExarKunIv
                        last edited by

                        @ExarKunIv Yes it was in Android/D-Input mode when I ran my test. I was also on the latest firmware for the N30 Pro 2.

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                        • ExarKunIvE
                          ExarKunIv @mitu
                          last edited by

                          @mitu for my Pro 2 that will work, but for my older pro, neither will boot in to the switch mode from the start, need to hold down the start and y each time

                          and the way im taking the wording they have in the manual
                          is that the controller will not have to be paired once it is paired, not that the controller will boot in the paired mode.
                          but that is how im reading

                          @G30FF and you are running the latest build for retropie, i started to have problems after 4.4.8

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                          • ExarKunIvE
                            ExarKunIv
                            last edited by

                            Update.
                            for me it does not matter what i use. it will just not see the left on the right analog stick.

                            i even plugged in my FC30 with usb. after i cleaned out the ES controller list. and it will still not work.

                            i tried this on 2 systems and both my NES30 and FC30. both will not work with USB

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                              G30FF @ExarKunIv
                              last edited by

                              @ExarKunIv I was on 4.4.9 when I tested it.

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                                crono141
                                last edited by

                                I ran into this today too with fc30 pro. The stick works fine in retroarch if I manually remap it, but emulation station won't map it.

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                                • mituM
                                  mitu Global Moderator @crono141
                                  last edited by

                                  @crono141 Can you update your Emulationstation package and re-try ?

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                                  • ExarKunIvE
                                    ExarKunIv @mitu
                                    last edited by ExarKunIv

                                    @mitu
                                    i updated it yesterday when i saw buzz was rolling back the SDL2. and it worked yesterday

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                                    • ExarKunIvE
                                      ExarKunIv
                                      last edited by

                                      i updated one of my other systems and its back to not working again.

                                      how can i see what SDL2 version is running. i see that where was a new commit a few hours ago

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                                      • mituM
                                        mitu Global Moderator @ExarKunIv
                                        last edited by

                                        @ExarKunIv So probably the issue appeared because of the new SDL version.
                                        What is confusing is that you reported this happened when upgrading to 4.4.9 (released 27 days ago), but the SDL switch happened 9 days ago, when 4.4.11 was tagged. Furthermore, the original topic was started on 22 Feb, long before the SDL version was updated.

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                                        • ExarKunIvE
                                          ExarKunIv @mitu
                                          last edited by

                                          @mitu yea, not sure either.

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                                          • ExarKunIvE
                                            ExarKunIv
                                            last edited by

                                            im beginning to question if it worked for me yesterday or not.
                                            sadly i lost that card with all the swapping and such. so i dont have the build from last night now.

                                            so for now im just going to stick to stock 4.4

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