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    Bluetooth Scan via RetoPie not working

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      cassini12
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      Hi all

      I have a 8bitdo NES30 and it works flawlessly for USB direct connection, but I would love to try to pair for use with the Bluetooth mode. I have tried everything I can find online and every time I "register and Connect to Bluetooth device option" I get " Searching" then "No devices found Ensure device is on and try again".. I am 99.9% sure my NES30 is searching as the blue light is flashing away..

      Things I tried. SSH and run "upgrade,update install pi-Bluetooth" etc. sudo bluetoothctl which does drop down a Bluetooth list and says active but if I try to power on, scan on it says no default controller..

      Not sure what else I can do, its a brandnew Pi 3.

      TY ALL

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        cassini12
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        bluetooth.service - Bluetooth service
        Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service; enabled)
        Active: active (running) since Wed 2017-01-25 07:43:20 +05; 2min 41s ago
        Docs: man:bluetoothd(8)
        Main PID: 1439 (bluetoothd)
        Status: "Running"
        CGroup: /system.slice/bluetooth.service
        └─1439 /usr/lib/bluetooth/bluetoothd
        pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo bluetoothctl
        [bluetooth]# agent on
        Agent registered
        [bluetooth]# default-agent
        Default agent request successful
        [bluetooth]# power on
        No default controller available
        [bluetooth]# discoverable on
        No default controller available
        [bluetooth]# pairable on
        No default controller available
        [bluetooth]# scan on
        No default controller available

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          cassini12
          last edited by

          Anyone have any info? Still no luck getting Bluetooth to find anything. TY

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            BuZz administrators @cassini12
            last edited by BuZz

            @cassini12 do you have the rpi near a router of other wireless equipment ?

            What PSU do you use ?

            please post the output of dmesg typed into a terminal via ssh (please use pastebin site)

            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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