@GoshGeeGolly said in Pi4, pairing random Bluetooth devices.:

Does installing vice, from source, maybe damage some core dependencies of retropie itself. Hence the weirdness?

No, that shouldn't affect Bluetooth connectivity. Also, why install from source when the binary is available ? Vice is also installed out of the box, so no installation should be necessary.

Would I have better luck with a USB dongle? I do have a pretty decent Asus BT400 I think somewhere, but I'd have thought by the year 2020 the Pi4 might have a reasonable enough chip??

If you have a metal case or an USB3 hdd connected, that may interfere with the wireless chip on the Pi and an external USB dongle may work better. You haven't provided the full details asked in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first, that would have helped diagnose this faster.

Try removing all Bluetooth connected devices from the RetroPie-Setup configuration, then re-pair the controller (I assume 'dual sense' is the new PS5 controller) and see if it works better.

@tuxforce can you try this link dualsense i compiled with this kernel linux-headers-5.10.103-v7l+ this version is in Retropie 4.8

cheers

sorry my bad english ! x').

Seems like you mis-configured your bluetooth service and it's not starting anymore. My advice is to remove the override.conf you've added for the systemd service and try again to start it. If it doesn't work, maybe start over with a new image ?

Just to close the loop on this. I was unable to try the above solution as the controller had paired, but no security settings or configuration was allowed. When I tried to unpair the controller I couldn't. I assume I had messed up the settings trying fixes for this. I uninstalled retropie and reinstalled and it worked fine. Thanks for the help.

@ZackPlonk said in Trouble re-connecting Nintendo Pro controller:

I'll set that up and report back on how it works out...

@eberhab 's script works like a charm and my pro-controllers are now happily reconnecting to the RetroPie system after they have been used with the Switch

Thanks for your help!

@lindsay said in Sony PS3 controller Bluetooth:

What’s the correct way to do this now? (The documentation says it’s no longer relevant and needs to be updated -hence my question)

Which part is marked no longer relevant ?

I’ve tried 6axis, sonyhid, ps3 controller with official, gasia, etc. But I’m lost.

If you want to use the controller via Bluetooth, you'll have to pair it via the Bluetooth menu - as detailed in the Docs.

Ok, so had a bit of time to tinker, and I can confirm that Joycons are working perfectly in 4.7.19. Seems it's a bug in 4.8.

Now - any tips on getting them to sync at startup - I find I have to be very precise to the moment I turn them on during boot up, otherwise they don't pair!

@mitu said in Problem with Batoh PS3 controller:

@pscotto1234 said in Problem with Batoh PS3 controller:

The customhisony driver is already installed or I have to install it?

You can also install it manually from the drivers section in RetroPie-Setup.

Ok, so I need customhisony and sixaxis (with third party support enabled) both active and installed, right?

@pscotto1234 Yes.

@bradbradbrad hmmm, I will have to procure that UB400 and experiment! Thanks for the tip!

@Joltron Cool. Thanks for digging this adapter up. Should be a safe bet, as the advertised chipset ASM1153E is a ASMedia. It has also a more compact form factor than the CSL I own and an USB-C adapter.

@kurek Several days later and the RetroPie still launches with the bluetooth connection okay.

xpadneo is the right driver for the Bluetooth Xbox One controller, xpad should stay for the wired ones.

Make sure you remove any paired/detected devices in the Bluetooth menu and then re-attempt the pairing.

Looking at the dpkg output, looks like you have the latest versions for the Bluetooth related packages - so no issue here.

@razielus said in Bluetooth usb dongle not powered after reboot.:

Built From: Darish Zone Retro Machine 512GB

We don't support 3rd party images here in the forums.

Use the image from retropie.org.uk/download and run an full update (OS and RetroPie packages), then try again and see if the dongle is detected after reboot.

ok, i solved it myself. and here's the solution for all future "truth seekers" ;)

i updated some packages:
apt update #refresh catalog
apt install bluetooth/oldstable bluez-firmware/oldstable bluez/oldstable pi-bluetooth
reboot

afterwards, the pairing worked as easy as it should.