@a4c8 said in NES30 found but can't connect (details inside):

I can start emulationstation afterwards, configure the controller and run games, but after restart they aren't solid anymore and blink instead. I tried setting the mode to boot or background, as described, but with no change.

I get the same behaviour with another model, they don't re-pair automatically if you restart RetroPie without shutting them down first. If you restart RetroPie, shutdown the controller and then start it up again, they should re-pair and the light will turn solid.

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 :)

@caver01 said in 8Bitdo -> checking firmware version ?:

@jeffjordan Well, none of us here can really speak to the quality/effectiveness of their flashing utility. ....

Of course not !
this is a retropie related forum and my question was "at the edge" of being off-topic.
just wanted to inform other users with my reply about the curious behaviour.
and yes: you need to get into the mode where you can flash the pad, you need to press <power> & <pair> for a few seconds, until the pad led's flash yellow; afterwards you can connect the pad to the usb port...

@alkah3st which premade image are you using?

@pirossi said in multiple controllers with hotkey access?:

@dinierto

i have the solution!
i writre here
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/5191/accidentally-changed-button-mapping/12

That's it! Can I kiss you?

@jmesa732 you'll find that with the official image generally things will work and if they don't you'll at least know what you've done to it so it's easier to troubleshoot and we're happy to help of course if you get stuck

You might wanna check with Selsine on these bugs.

@BobbyDigital you can have both. If you need to install a bluetooth device all you have to do is unistall the ps3 driver. Then when you are finished reinstall the ps3 driver. When you want to add more bluetooth devices, remove the ps3 driver. Wash rinse repeat.

@pjft I had actually changed my hotkey for the RA menu in-game to be R/L/down/Y, which was working before, but isn't anymore. Maybe I can use the keyboard to get in and then go from there.

I installed xboxdrv after this started, hoping it would fix the issue I was having with the 360 controller. It didn't appear to change anything.

Looks like i forgot to note it above but i made sure the hack was off. Just to be sure i removed the Bluetooth connection, then re-added it, then reconfigured the input. No luck. The fight continues.

@harmonf @BuZz

Ignore me. Game Mode on my TV was turned off. That seems to have fixed it considerably. Maybe still not perfect, but I can easily play it now.

Thanks again.

Check the retroarch.cfg files of faulty emulators : https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/retroarch-configuration .

@neonlightning

The 8bitdo controllers have different pairing modes.
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/149216

This worked for me!

@BuZz Thank you Buzz. I actually just figured it out by gaining access to Retroarch's quick menu using the in-game hotkey, then fiddling around in there till I found something mentioning Bios.

But anyway, everything works now, except for reicast. But thank you all the same.

Turns out the auto controller bindings made by EmulationStation where incorrect in RetroArch, I just had to go into the RetroArch Settings and rebind them. No Help Needed Here.

@BuZz I think I may have figured out what was giving me problems. I had the bluetooth settings such that the 8bitdo was being turned on everytime I turned on the Pi. I was trying to play with the two usb controllers not realizing that the 8bitdo was on and serving as the 1P controller. If I restart retropie keeping the 8bitdo turned off I can use the two usb controllers for 2 player games. Please forgive me for wasting your time. I appreciate that you were willing to help.