Bluetooth controller registers but will not connect
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@BuZz Thanks for that it is now connecting with no problem, just not showing up as a connected controller in emulationstation but at least its a step forward.
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you might need a udev rule - update ertropie-setup and use the retropie-setup bluetooth configuration, and choose the entry to add a udev rule.
BTW which of the above fixed it ? I may be able to improve the automatic pairing code.
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@BuZz It was the agent KeyboardDisplay that got it going.
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If I add those additional agents to the RetroPie-Setup bluetooth module, would you be happy to remove and try re-registering the controller ?
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@BuZz Yeh that is no problem
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Actually KeyboardDisplay is already available - so it might just be that it wont work via the existing code. I know with one of my controllers, sometimes i asks for a pin, but if i try a few times it will work.
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@BuZz That might be what happened with mine but I have done a number of reboots and it connects perfectly now. Just cannot get emulationstation to register it for configuration. I have tried adding a udev rule with no change.
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did you create the udev rule via retropie-setup or manually ?
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@BuZz I used the setup it created the file titled 99-bluetooth.
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hmm that's annoying then.
Please can you paste the contents of the file, and also the output of
~/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary/bluetooth/bluez-test-device list -
Both file contents are below
SUBSYTEM=="input", ATTRS{name}=="BT Gamepad", MODE="0666", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}="1"
FF:87:41:02:63:25 BT Gamepad
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Does it only have one power on mode ? It may well be you cannot use this joypad with Linux currently - there is little information about it too as it's not a big brand etc - it also says on amazon it doesn't work with mac and the reviews are not too great.
Better to spend your money on a known working one, than spending so much time getting this to work.
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@BuZz Yeh I think I will have to to be fair I use it with my phone for VR games which is what I got it for just thought it would be cool if I could use it for this as well.
Thank you for all your help.
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