PS4 controller not connecting just freezing to on-board bluetooth or dongle retropie 4

[unity_313]

I've been trying to connect my ps4 controller to retropie since I've updated from 3.8 to 4+ and it's freezing when searching for devices when I try to sync the controller to the on-board bluetooth. It worked in 3.8 no problem and I've read that is has been fixed even more, but I've yet to see it. I bought a dongle and turned the on-board bluetooth off, following exactly what the github post/retropie link says and still doesn't work. Is anybody else having this problem? Any suggestions further then what's posted online or break it down further?

[bain64]

Unity,
I was in a similar situation as you, but got the DS4 successfully paired today! My last install was only 1 week old, so not sure where it went wrong, but today I performed a fresh install and got it going!

My steps for successful DS4 pairing:

• Flash retropie 4.0.2.
• Sudo apt-get update
• sudo apt-get upgrade
• retropie setup script, update all installed packages (repetitive?)
• From GUI, Bluetooth pair DS4(#2) using wired DS4(#1). (No freezing while "searching" this time!)
• Configure input GUI, hold down a button on the bluetooth'd DS4(#2) and configure inputs
• Shutdown system
• Unplug wired DS4
• Power up
• Turn on DS4(#2), sync'd right up as player 1, hotkeys and all input working

It must have been a config file issue that was preventing the sync before, because I had performed all of the upgrades on my prior SD card, but this time around it worked wondefully! I have not attempted to sync 2 DS4s at the same time, yet.

P.S. I did zero of the 'extra setup' shown on the github for DS4 controllers. The native packages work for me now. I hope this helps you!

Good luck!