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    PI 3 + PS3 Bluetooth controller freeze fix. UPDATED

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    • Wolfman100W
      Wolfman100 @eightbit
      last edited by

      @eightbit Thanks for that info.I will have a look at that this evening.I am running RetroPie installed in OSMC and am wondering whether this is causing some kind of Bluetooth conflict between 'bluetoothctl' and 'sixpair'.

      I have a bluetooth keyboard which works flawlessly with this setup and also works within RetroPie.This leads me to believe that because this Bluetooth keyboard is working in RetroPie that RetroPie is using Bluetoothctl which OSMC is using rather than enabling SIxpair?

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      • Wolfman100W
        Wolfman100
        last edited by

        I have tried the downgrade but encountered the following error:

        root@osmc://# sudo apt-get install rpi-update
        Reading package lists... Done
        Building dependency tree
        Reading state information... Done
        E: Unable to locate package rpi-update
        root@osmc://# wget http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/pool/main/p/pi-bluetooth/pi-bluetooth_0.1.0_armhf.deb
        --2016-05-16 12:04:03-- http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/pool/main/p/pi-bluetooth/pi-bluetooth_0.1.0_armhf.deb
        Resolving archive.raspberrypi.org (archive.raspberrypi.org)... 93.93.135.188, 93.93.128.133, 93.93.130.236, ...
        Connecting to archive.raspberrypi.org (archive.raspberrypi.org)|93.93.135.188|:80... connected.
        HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
        Length: 3182 (3.1K) [application/x-debian-package]
        Saving to: ‘pi-bluetooth_0.1.0_armhf.deb’

        pi-bluetooth_0.1.0_ 100%[=====================>] 3.11K --.-KB/s in 0.001s

        2016-05-16 12:04:03 (2.75 MB/s) - ‘pi-bluetooth_0.1.0_armhf.deb’ saved [3182/3182]

        root@osmc://# sudo dpkg -i pi-bluetooth_0.1.0_armhf.deb
        Selecting previously unselected package pi-bluetooth.
        (Reading database ... 51347 files and directories currently installed.)
        Preparing to unpack pi-bluetooth_0.1.0_armhf.deb ...
        Unpacking pi-bluetooth (0.1.0) ...
        dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of pi-bluetooth:
        pi-bluetooth depends on bluez-firmware; however:
        Package bluez-firmware is not installed.

        dpkg: error processing package pi-bluetooth (--install):
        dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
        Errors were encountered while processing:
        pi-bluetooth
        root@osmc://#

        It says package bluez-firmware is not installed.It must be though otherwise I wouldn't be able to use my bluetooth keyboard right?!Could this be that I am doing it as a root user under OSMC?

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        • S
          smoothmalik
          last edited by

          ive literary tried every step in this thread and now my controller when i press to connect to BT connects and then the system freezes up right after ...Is there a legit clean way to get this thing working without a million different steps?

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          • RascasR
            Rascas @smoothmalik
            last edited by Rascas

            @smoothmalik if you read the first post, you only need one step and it is to update and upgrade. It works for me so I cannot see why it wont work for others. I had already installed the package raspberrypi-sys-mods so check if you have that installed also.

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              smoothmalik @Rascas
              last edited by

              @Rascas I started with the first post and nothing worked so I kept going down the thread to other suggestions which lead to where i am now lol fucked...im prolly just gonna do another clean install and try this for like the 3rd time...

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              • RascasR
                Rascas @smoothmalik
                last edited by

                @smoothmalik Besides the PS3 gamepad install, it is just 2 more commands, pretty easy ;)

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                  opensourcefan
                  last edited by

                  Attempting to downgrade and I get the following:

                  dpkg-deb: error: 'pi-bluetooth_0.1.0_armhf.deb' is not a debian format archive

                  What am I suppose to do with that...

                  RPI3, v 3.7 from SD Image, Last update, Bluetooth v1.0, Child-Friendly ES, 3 amp Power Supply, Case w/fan.

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                  • BuZzB
                    BuZz administrators
                    last edited by BuZz

                    You didn't download it correctly I guess. But you don't need to downgrade - install raspberrypi-sys-mods

                    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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                      opensourcefan
                      last edited by opensourcefan

                      I did double check the download but I'll try install aspberrypi-sys-mods and see what happens. What should happen?

                      EDIT: you meant install raspberrypi-sys-mods correct, with the 'r' in front?

                      RPI3, v 3.7 from SD Image, Last update, Bluetooth v1.0, Child-Friendly ES, 3 amp Power Supply, Case w/fan.

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                        opensourcefan
                        last edited by

                        I confirmed my download and re-downloaded it a couple times, that didn't work. I took the deb off of another card that I had and it downgraded just fine.

                        I don't know what sys-mods is so I'll learn about it before trying it.

                        RPI3, v 3.7 from SD Image, Last update, Bluetooth v1.0, Child-Friendly ES, 3 amp Power Supply, Case w/fan.

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                        • BuZzB
                          BuZz administrators
                          last edited by BuZz

                          I did - the R got lost somewhere :-) sudo apt-get install raspberrypi-sys-mods answer Y if it asks about overwriting a file

                          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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                            smoothmalik @Rascas
                            last edited by

                            @Rascas I'm goin to do a fresh install. after emulationstation loads what steps do I absolutely need to do and in what order?

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                            • RascasR
                              Rascas @smoothmalik
                              last edited by

                              @smoothmalik You do only the 2 commands in the first post, after the "EDIT". Than install the PS3 commands, check the wiki if you dont know how. That is only it.

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                                smoothmalik @Rascas
                                last edited by smoothmalik

                                @Rascas
                                sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
                                sudo apt-get install raspberrypi-sys-mods

                                worked like a charm!!! THANKS

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                                • PokeEngineerP
                                  PokeEngineer
                                  last edited by

                                  You can close this issue now...

                                  I have updated the Bluetooth page on the wiki: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Setting-up-a-Bluetooth-controller

                                  Don't sweat it.
                                  When in doubt, take a BYTE out of life.

                                  😎

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                                    zupi
                                    last edited by

                                    After applying all the aforementioned updates and even some recipes combining a mix of them, I still get freezes on psx games as soon as i disconnect the usb cable and go all the way wireless. The rest of the setup seem to work fine. :/

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