Does anyone know if there is there any resolution to getting ALL of the buttons on this controller to work in ES? I'm disappointed that all of the buttons cannot be used. Originally I was attempting the macOS pairing and nothing would work (I read somewhere this is the best setting for retroarch. Cannot cite my current source because I forgot).

After two weeks of trial and error, I'm happier after reading this thread that I can use the Windows setting, but I often use the trigger buttons for load and save states (the shoulders are for ff and rewind). So full functionality is reduced for me.

Oh I guess this may have something to do with it... on their sales page and not their support page:

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And yet they still offer the firmware and utility on the support side of the website.
Oh well, only cost me 3 frustrating hours of my life.

@MosaicDragon The ps3driver - if installed - will disable the native OS Bluetooth stack, so you'll not be able to pair additional (non-PS3) controllers. This is the behavior you're seeing. I advise you to remove the ps3driver and install the sibling customhidsonly driver and try to pair any Bluetooth controllers you have (including the PS3 controller).

That's great to hear, since I didn't have any ideas left anymore myself.

Yeah, bluetooth pairing is one of the most annoying things about wireless controllers in computer tech that I know.

Thanks for posting your solution, albeit not exact instructions. :)

Re-ordering the controllers can be done through @meleu's Joystick selection tool, give it a try.

So i followed the instruction to remove BT completly in the link above, moved mu stuff to another room and suddely both controllers connect and are recognised in ES :)

@cebix I've now had the opportunity to open a few 8bitdo controllers up now from different lines. It honestly appears to me that the boards are identical between old a new models of the same type. For example, I switched the buttons and board from one of the older SF30s into one of my new SN30s and it was an exact match. When I swapped them around the only difference was the sticker and slight difference in grey color. I'm pretty sure the difference is just cosmetic and the stock firmware.

I have read that there were changes to the wireless radio, but you would need somebody with more specialized knowledge than me to verify that.

I went through the FC30 stage, and ultimately moved on to Xbox One bluetooth controllers due to them being a little easier on my carpal tunnel. I had horrible problems with bluetooth disconnects on both, until I purchased/installed a USB Bluetooth adapter. Now, I have no problems at all. You'd be surprised how much this helps.

Might want to check out my advice here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/19950/xbox-one-blue-tooth-joy-pad-connection-problem/3

I believe you should only need to follow items 4 and 5 as the other instructions are Xbox One bluetooth specific. (Basically - Buy/install the adapter, disable onboard bluetooth, re-pair your joysticks/edit any additional configs items)

Yup, I just tried deleting all bluetooth controllers and repairing them. Still does the same thing. I timed it and it take around 40 seconds longer to load a game with an 8bitdo controller connected than otherwise. As I mentioned in my original post, it doesn't give me this problem when using any other controllers, include the bluetooth Wii U Pro controller.

I realize this topic is old now, but after recently updating the xpad driver in RetroPie-Setup, I was suddenly able to map L2/R2 in X-input mode. So whatever update was added to the xpad driver, it seems to have resolved this mapping issue, or at least how the driver reads the L2/R2 inputs on 8bitdo controllers. So this issue is now resolved for me.

@stumcbill said in Sharing ROMs / saved across network:

Hi,

I'm planning on having a few Raspberry Pi's connected to a few TV's and an arcade machine, and would like to use my home server to host the ROMs and saves for all of them?

OK, I guess..

The one in the arcade machine will only have arcade ROMs, however, the others (on the TV's) will have a mix of everything (SNES, Mega Drive, Arcade, Amiga etc). Is this possible?

Yes - you can share different ROM folders for each device type - using this method

Also is there anyway to easily share bluetooth controllers between systems? Like if I have a 8bitdo SNES controller attached to the living room Pi, can I also pair it to the bedroom Pi and easily swap between them?

I'm not sure that will work. I remember I had to re-pair my controller once was paired to another system.

Solved. I updated the controller to the newest firmware. Now it works great. :)

@kleenax Could you please remove @BobHarris' pictures in your post? :) It's a little inconvenient for others to have to scroll over them again. You can edit your posts via the three little bars at the right side of the posts.

@xadox said in Configure 2 identical controllers differently:

I will search on another solution without the use of xboxdrv.

If you find anything, please post back. I'm always interested in alternatives to these types of problems.

@mitu Yes, it is definitely connecting. As the Pi boots, the light blink, but then when it connects, it vibrates and goes solid.

@mitu okay, cool I'll give that a shot. Cheers.