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    Bluetooth pairing by editing files

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      pmdci
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      I am trying to pair an 8Bitdo NES30 Pro (v1, not v2) gamepad with my Raspberry Pi 4 Retropie.

      The process is very clunky. Pairing often fails. Sometimes it does not find the gamepad. When it is found, quite often it fails to pair.

      The gamepad is now being listed as paired, but it is not connecting.

      I do have the gamepad bluetooth MAC address. I wonder if there is a way to fix these issues by editing some config files.

      Raspberry Pi 4, 8GB RAM
      SanDisk Ultra 64 GB microSDXC Memory Card (A1, Class 10, U1)
      Official Retropie Image for Pi 4/400
      Official Raspberry Pi 4 USBC-C power supply
      Argon ONE V2 Raspberry Pi 4 Case

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        mitu Global Moderator @pmdci
        last edited by

        Not that I know of, you'll need to get through the pairing process.

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          pmdci @mitu
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          @mitu
          Thanks I managed to do it in the end. What I will do now is a backup of my RetroPie SD card!

          Raspberry Pi 4, 8GB RAM
          SanDisk Ultra 64 GB microSDXC Memory Card (A1, Class 10, U1)
          Official Retropie Image for Pi 4/400
          Official Raspberry Pi 4 USBC-C power supply
          Argon ONE V2 Raspberry Pi 4 Case

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            RedMarsBlueMoon @pmdci
            last edited by RedMarsBlueMoon

            @pmdci

            One thing that Iv'e read should improve (some)things is editing this file,

            sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/bluetooth.target.wants/bluetooth.service

            look for a line like the following and make it like below.
            (maybe make a backup copy of the file first if you want)

            ExecStart=/usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd --noplugin=sap

            Iv'e been messing around with RPi4 bluetooth and my DS4 controllers recently and that is now part of my setup steps.

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              RedMarsBlueMoon @pmdci
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