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    Dualshock 4 not connecting on boot.

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      Naroth
      last edited by

      anyone out there that can help ? =)

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        michaelconsorti
        last edited by

        Your rc.local could be different than someone else's. However, this is what is needed to get the d4drv script to run on startup. If while testing the --hidraw option was not working, then remove it from rc.local

        /usr/local/bin/ds4drv --hidraw --led 000008 &
        exit 0

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          Naroth
          last edited by

          the weird thing is that mine is identical except the hidraw... so im kinda lost as to what the problem could be.. :(

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            michaelconsorti
            last edited by

            What version of retropie are you running? And what happens when you try to pair the controller, does it just continue blinking?

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              w3ss
              last edited by w3ss

              I have the exact same problem running retropie 4.1 without hidraw.

              Can connect both remotes when starting the script manually but when rebooting in retropie noting is detected.

              Maybe the script isn't starting in rc.local?

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                michaelconsorti
                last edited by michaelconsorti

                You can find out if it is running. After startup, you'll need to ssh into your raspberry pi and run the following command. Paste the output here.

                ps ax | grep python3

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                  Naroth
                  last edited by

                  pi@retropie:~ $ ps ax | grep python3
                  1024 pts/0 S+ 0:00 grep --color=auto python3
                  pi@retropie:~ $

                  that is what i get when i type in "ps ax | grep python3"

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                    Naroth @michaelconsorti
                    last edited by BuZz

                    #!/bin/sh -e
                    #
                    # rc.local
                    #
                    # This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
                    # Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
                    # value on error.
                    #
                    # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
                    # bits.
                    # By default this script does nothing.
                    /usr/local/bin/ds4drv --led 000008 &
                    
                     exit 0
                    

                    and thats how my local file looks..

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                      michaelconsorti
                      last edited by

                      Based on the output of the of the command you ran, the script is not running. However, I'm not sure why it isn't running as your rc.local looks correct.

                      If you cd to
                      /usr/local/bin

                      The script is there correct?

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                        Naroth
                        last edited by

                        what do you mean cd? :P

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                          michaelconsorti
                          last edited by

                          It's a unix command to change directory.

                          ssh back into your retropie and type in

                          cd /usr/local/bin

                          then

                          ls -lrta

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                            Naroth
                            last edited by

                            pi@retropie:/usr/local/bin $ ls -lrta
                            total 12
                            drwxrwsr-x 10 root staff 4096 Sep 23 02:20 ..
                            -rwxr-xr-x 1 root staff 217 Jan 7 15:13 ds4drv
                            drwxrwsr-x 2 root staff 4096 Jan 7 15:13 .

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                              michaelconsorti
                              last edited by

                              Everything looks OK there too. Does your rc.local file have '#' symbols before some of the lines. i.e.

                              #This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.

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                                Naroth
                                last edited by

                                yes, the only lines that doesnt have it is

                                /usr/local/bin/ds4drv &
                                exit 0

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                                  Naroth
                                  last edited by

                                  Anyone got any idea?

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                                    BuZz administrators
                                    last edited by

                                    if it's not launching from /etc/rc.localthen you will probably find it is failing in some way. Run it manually from terminal with

                                    /usr/local/bin/ds4drv
                                    

                                    and see if you get any errors.

                                    To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                      BuZz administrators @Naroth
                                      last edited by BuZz

                                      @Naroth Format code in code blocks - http://commonmark.org/help/ - otherwise # symbols will be translated to styling. See your previous posts (I edited the one with /etc/rc.local as an example).

                                      To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                        Naroth @BuZz
                                        last edited by

                                        @BuZz it works if i run it manually.

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                                          BuZz administrators @Naroth
                                          last edited by

                                          @Naroth check /var/log/syslog for errors. make sure /etc/rc.local has executable permissions too. you could output errors to a log /usr/local/bin/ds4drv 2>/var/log/ds4drv.log & and then check that

                                          To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                            Naroth @BuZz
                                            last edited by

                                            @BuZz will do when i get home. don't know how to check if it /etc/rc/local has persmissions though, so new at this. lol

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