No Gamepad Detected
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For some reason, my Raspberry Pi Zero W can't detect any gamepads or keyboards I have connected over Micro USB to female USB. It's not a hub, but a normal cord I soldered and tested, and it worked with other things, but it can't be detected by my Pi. I tried with a 360 wired controller, PS4 with charger in, a Logitech DuelAction controller, and even a basic desktop keyboard. Nothing worked. I'm connected by a phone charger to the pi and using mini HDMI to display it. Do I need more than 1 controller connected to detect one single controller, or is my pi just not good? Or is it the image file I used, which is from the official site itself.
Pi Model: Zero W
Power Supply used: USB phone charger and phone outlet
RetroPie Version Used: 4.3 I think
Built From: Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website
USB Devices connected: Keyboard, Micro USB to female USB, and USB phone charger for power
Controller used: Xbox 360 Wired, PS4 w/ usb connected, and Logitech Duel Action
Error messages received: No Gamepad Detected
Guide used: Too many to list
Emulator: Retropie I guess? -
@snickers1863 said in No Gamepad Detected:
I'm connected by a phone charger to the pi
This is probably the issue.
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What can I do to fix it? I do have a Lithium Polymer 3.7v 1200 mAh battery with a red and black wire. Could I use that as the power source and have it work?
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Power Requirements here
Peripherals add to the current draw. Phone chargers are not really regulated well in most cases. Some are ok but its the luck of the draw.
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My charger outputs 5V 2.4 A to the Pi. Also, not sure if this is normal, but when I turn the Pi on when I plug it in, a large box pops up like a multicolored square fills the monitor, then it disappears and boots up with a lot of text, like a CMD. My 360 controller also just has a solod green light on all 4 player slots, and wont blink or change to just 1 slot... My ps4 controller dosn't show any light and no keyboard works. Anything other options? I tried with my PC and a Power Bank too, and those didn't make a difference
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I mean I connected the USB to my PC's USB port to power it
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@snickers1863 you need a proper power supply regulated at 5V with a decent current output at 2.5 A to ensure that you have the capacity to add external componenets. You need proper usb cables. Why do you think a 3.7V power supply could work? A pi needs 5V - see the link I posted. Connecting to a PC USB again is no good. You will get 0.5A from a USB 2 and about 0.9A from a USB 3. You need to post more information about what you have actually set up because from the above - retropie is not an emulator, also be sure about the version and that you have correct one.
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Ok then, well I just found a 5V 3.1 A output power supply, which is more then enough power that I need, and everythign turns on again, BUT still no gamepad detected, no keyboard or 360 controller connected... I think my pi just doesn't wanna work, or the image, idk. is it because I'm using an 8 GB Micro SD card?
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Also, I have no money for a $10 official Raspberry Pi power supply till next month...
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@snickers1863 you need to post more information about your setup. How did you write the image? etc.
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Nevermind. I figured it out already. I had to SSH into it and write some commands to install the PS4 and 360 controllers manually. Works great now
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