Random Button Presses When Using Wii U Pro Controller

[TaskMaster]

@barbudreadmon

What version Pi? Are you using a dongle because of internal BT issues or running a Pi with no BT?

[barbudreadmon]

@TaskMaster As i said, dongle, the same one i bought a few years ago for my rpi1

[nosunlight]

I got my pi last week, set up retro pie, and bought a Wii U Pro controller. I haven't had any problems like that yet. Hopefully it doesn't start acting up.

[TaskMaster]

I tried installing BLUEZ and still had the random button presses. I'll have to try a dongle and see.

[thepk]

You have to have a dongle-like device for the WII control or try and update your RetroPie version, 4.2 is already out.

[SIrRandall]

@thepk nope still the same issue even with a dongle. I think this might be to some wii u pro controllers as some have issues while others don't.

[iamaburr]

I found this thread as I was having the same issues. Previously I used 2 xbox 360 controllers with a wireless transmitter.

Out of ideas I removed the wireless dongle and reset the controller configuration using the following thread

SSH in (https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/ssh), run sudo ~/RetroPie-Setup/retropie-setup.sh and go to Emulation Station configuration via

Manage Packages -> Core Packages -> emulationstation -> Configuration or
Configuration / Tools -> emulationstation

and choose the option to Clear/Reset Emulation Station input configuration

(All packages with configuration appear in Configuration / Tools when installed)

So far I've played with this configuration for about an hour and had no problems. I still need to do some real world testing but so far I'm happy with the results.

[scully1888]

I'm having the same issue. Running on a Pi 3 with Wii U Pro Controller, using bluetooth, no dongle.

For me it's fine when playing games, it just seems to happen on the Emulation Station menus. One minute I'm scrolling down the list of games, the next it's moved to the next system and launched the first game it finds.

It's as if phantom button commands are being sent to the Pi (in this case, Right on the D-Pad to change category then A to select the first game it lands on).

Like I say though, once the game boots I've seen no issues.

[Bluescreen]

I have exact the same problem.
moving and starting games and exiting runing games
is there a solution for this Problem?

[Fish17]

Me too, someone please figure this out. The Wii U Pro controller is awesome except for this.

On another note can someone hook me up with remap files for the dreamcast and n64 for the controller?

[seekator]

Hi same issue​ with PS4 controller ds4 . I found till now info that can be a problem with motion sensor. When I press dpad buttons and move my pad , cursor in the menu starts to move what is annoying.
I think that is the same source of the same problem. Paired via BT without additional ps pad diver.

[sonicsheppard]

It may not be the most ideal solution, but I can highly recommend the LogiLink BT0015 USB bluetooth adapter as recommended by @jwcbronski in this thread - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/10657/alternative-dongles-to-mayflash-for-wii-u-pro

I've been using it for a number of days now and it's resolved all the random input issues for the Wii U Pro controllers.

It uses up one of the USB ports, but if you're not bothered about that then you get get around the on board Bluetooth.

[Fish17]

@sonicsheppard did u install a different Bluetooth software to get his dongle to work?

Curious if it's pi Bluetooth causing the issue

[sonicsheppard]

@Fish17

No additional Bluetooth software was installed, but I did disable the on-board Bluetooth by adding dtoverlay=pi3-disable-bt to the config.txt. You need to then pair up all your controllers again with the dongle plugged in.

I could be wrong, but it certainly seems to be an issue with the on-board Bluetooth. I also noticed the problem occurs predominantly in ES, and when I used a theme with videos in it, the problem became 10x worse! Might all be coincidental, but that's what I experienced.

Hope that helps.

[ainmosni]

This is definitely caused by the Pi's BT controller, I added a small BT dongle and disabled the internal BT controller and all problems disappeared. As an added bonus, the controller is MUCH more responsive than it was on the internal controller which makes finicky platformers playable.

[Fish17]

@ainmosni
What Bluetooth dongle did u use? I like the idea of a more responsive controller :)

[ainmosni]

@Fish17 I used this one, only 8€ and works out of the box. Just un-pair the controllers, add dtoverlay=pi3-disable-bt to config.txt, reboot pi, plug in dongle, re-pair the controllers like you did with the internal BT and you're done.

[Stevewp]

I was using Retropie 3.7 for a long time and it was perfect with the Wii U Pro controllers. The ghost button presses started when I recently downloaded the official 4.3 image. I like the new features in 4.3 but I still had an image of my 3.7 install and went back to that.

I am not going to purchase a Bluetooth adapter because of a software issue. It apparently isn’t being talked about anymore so I doubt it will be fixed.

Did anyone have any luck without buying an adapter? Or is everyone just dealing with the problem as I have been for the past couple months?

[Clyde]

@stevewp said in Random Button Presses When Using Wii U Pro Controller:

I am not going to purchase a Bluetooth adapter because of a software issue. It apparently isn’t being talked about anymore so I doubt it will be fixed.

If so, your only options are buying an adapter or live with the ghost button presses. I can only say that I don't regret buying my adapter and being free of ghosts ever since. \o/

One advantage is that I can connect the Controllers to my bt-less PC if I want to. But that option might not interest you.

[Stevewp]

@clyde that’s not my only option, I went back to RetroPie 3.7

It’s just disappointing that this isn’t working properly in newer versions