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    Retropie 3.8 Bluetooth Configure Issue

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    • Drakaen391D
      Drakaen391
      last edited by

      Did you just upgrade? Or is it a fresh 3.8 image?

      If you upgraded, there is an additional step to fix the Bluetooth bug in the kernel

      RPi B & RPi 3B OC (Now Raspberry pi 4b 8gb)
      Retropie (Latest Stable)
      PiBox with Wind Tunnel Cooling System

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        Ransom
        last edited by

        This particular build was a fresh install on a new SD card and a new RPi3. I know there were a lot of bluetooth issues with the earlier builds, which is why I held off until this release.

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        • Drakaen391D
          Drakaen391
          last edited by

          Try upgrading to 3.8.1 and updating the Bluetooth driver (look on the home page for instructions)

          RPi B & RPi 3B OC (Now Raspberry pi 4b 8gb)
          Retropie (Latest Stable)
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            GJ007
            last edited by

            having the same problem with 3.8.1 (fresh install).

            after a fresh install, when I go directly to setup.sh I can see the pop-up with BT devices, but as soon I update the script 4.0-dev (6fc6967) I'm getting the problem that i no longer see the pop-up window after clicking [register and connect to bluetooth devices].

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              Ransom
              last edited by Ransom

              @Drakaen391 , I've updated everything in the Retropie update. While I can't check to be certain it's 3.8.1, I would assume so? Dev script is 4.0. Ran the update script for bluetooth and it says I have the newest version.

              Assuming I'm all up to date, I'm still seeing the issue trying to access the Bluetooth Configuration and instead only getting a flashing cursor in the bottom left. Any other thoughts as to what could be causing this, or how to fix? I'm really hoping to avoid doing a full reinstall.

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                GJ007
                last edited by

                via hcitool i can see the al of my BT devices...
                but bluetooth-simple-agent does not work in debian i believe, so i have no idea how to connect to a controller outside of retropie

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                • FloobF
                  Floob @Ransom
                  last edited by

                  @Ransom said in Retropie 3.8 Bluetooth Configure Issue:

                  @Drakaen391

                  Assuming I'm all up to date, I'm still seeing the issue trying to access the Bluetooth Configuration and instead only getting a flashing cursor in the bottom left. Any other thoughts as to what could be causing this, or how to fix? I'm really hoping to avoid doing a full reinstall.

                  This may resolve that:
                  https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/1524

                  Please read the Docs before asking a new question.
                  RetroPie Help Guides: https://goo.gl/3gcNsT

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                    Ransom
                    last edited by

                    Thanks @Floob for getting this issue into the right hands. Hopefully the fix mentioned will resolve this. May be a dumb question, but do these fixes go live fairly soon, or would we wait for a next version?

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                      GJ007
                      last edited by

                      so from what i'm reading on github;

                      Sorry - broke it with my recent additions due to a duplicate function name. Primarily due to a bad name originally - I need to rework this module a bit more to tidy some of it up perhaps. *

                      there are going to update the retropie script?

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                      • FloobF
                        Floob @Ransom
                        last edited by

                        @Ransom That fix has been committed already.
                        Try updating your RetroPie Setup script and trying again now.

                        Please read the Docs before asking a new question.
                        RetroPie Help Guides: https://goo.gl/3gcNsT

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                          GJ007 @Floob
                          last edited by

                          @Floob said in Retropie 3.8 Bluetooth Configure Issue:

                          @Ransom That fix has been committed already.
                          Try updating your RetroPie Setup script and trying again now.

                          will do this evening!
                          I will report back

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                            GJ007
                            last edited by GJ007

                            just tried an update of te setup script; and after that bluetooth seems to freeze up. could be of messing around to much yesterday; will try a fresh install with only updating the setup script in a minute

                            edit; fresh install with only an updated setup script seems to work. not seeing my nes30 pro controller, so i'm trying an package update.

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                              GJ007
                              last edited by

                              not much luck. BT seems to be working... but a lot of retrying before i even see the nes30 pro... and when i try to connect;

                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 604, in msg_reply_handler
                              reply_handler(*message.get_args_list(**get_args_opts))
                              File "/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary/bluetooth/bluez-simple-agent", line 118, in pair_reply
                              dev_connect(dev_path)
                              File "/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary/bluetooth/bluez-simple-agent", line 38, in dev_connect
                              dev.Connect()
                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 70, in call
                              return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 145, in call
                              **keywords)
                              File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in call_blocking
                              message, timeout)
                              dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.bluez.Error.NotAvailable: Operation currently not available

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                                GJ007
                                last edited by

                                okay, got 1 controller working! and auto updating; very easy setup thanks to the new script.
                                but i had to retry retry retry to get an bluetooth connection ... could be interference our something like that...

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                                  Ransom
                                  last edited by

                                  No bueno. Unfortunately this hasn't fixed the issue on my end. I've updated everything I can think of, but still no access to the bluetooth configuration settings, only the menu and the flashing cursor in the bottom left.

                                  In the thread I linked to in my original post, someone mentions,

                                  "Your problem is “sixad” which is needed to get the PS3 controller working. For all it$ money the PS3 controller is probably not stadard BT compliant (why would it need special software then). Unfortunately you have to choose between the PS3 controller or other BT devices."

                                  Any possibility this is the issue? I'd hate to think I can't use my PS3 controller on bluetooth if I want to use another.

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                                    GJ007
                                    last edited by

                                    no idea about the PS3 conroller.

                                    i have the both NES30PRO connected and automatic connecting on poweron (thanks to the easy settings in the new script).
                                    but I had to retry for 10~20 times before I could even discover the controllers...

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                                    • FloobF
                                      Floob
                                      last edited by

                                      I've put a brief guide for this here:

                                      Please read the Docs before asking a new question.
                                      RetroPie Help Guides: https://goo.gl/3gcNsT

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                                        riddix
                                        last edited by

                                        got exactly the same issue as ransom. i want to use ps3 controllers and my 2 ouya controllers, but im not able to use the bluetooth config scrip and even the bluetoothctl command inst working my pi just freezes when i use it.

                                        i think the ps3 controller driver overrides the default bluetooth driver like it does on windows so you cannot use it to connect other devices than ps3 controllers. dont know if this is true but a fix/workaround would be awesome

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                                          Ransom
                                          last edited by

                                          @Floob I know you have videos on how to pair both PS3 controller and as posted above, FC30 Pro controllers. Have you ever had success pairing both on a Pi3? As riddix pointed out and in the link I posted in my original post, there's a belief that the PS3 bluetooth driver is overriding the Pi's, and I'm curious if anyone has had success pairing both controllers as the same time.

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                                            riddix
                                            last edited by

                                            on windows the 3dr part ds3 driver actually overrides the microsoft bluetooth one so it seems plausible thtat this is the case here too, wich would explain why we have both the same issue. Btw i got a fresh 3.8.1 image!

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