PS3 Controller not working with PiSNES
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Known issue - https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1360
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@BuZz this issue you mentioned looks to be for RP3. I am using RP1 Model B+.
I also think my issue is more a configuration issue? I want to use PiSNES or Snes9x, but I am unable to configure the PS3 controller and get it working.
Other EMUs are working fine with the PS3 controller.
Any thoughts?
Thanks.
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I was replying to @Droidherder - this is what happens if you all stick different problems on the same thread :)
See the wiki for configuration of those editors. I believe Snes9x has hardcoded controls - but you would do better to use the libretro emulators anyway
https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/super-nintendo-entertainment-system
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@BuZz thanks BuZz. I found out what I needed to know. So apparently the internal Bluetooth when it comes ps3 controller's still has some quirks to work out. For now you can use a USB bluetooth dongle but make sure to turn off the internal Bluetooth before setting it up.
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Ok, so it appears I am not the only one with this issue. This bug affects all emulators, some much worse than others. I found that the SNES emulator freezes mostly during gameplay rather than navigating the menus. The N64 emulator freezes almost instantly, and the PSP emulator crashes equally often usually on cutscenes. The PSX emulator luckily is not affected too badly, I only had it crash once while leaving it is a paused state for a few hours. The Kodi and QuakeIII port also caused a system hang just after exiting back to EmulationStation.
A few days ago I asked the Instructables community about this problem. If anyone wants to read that, here:
http://www.instructables.com/answers/RetroPie-system-hanging-problems/Speaking of the PSX emulator, I cannot get the analog sticks or rumble motors to work. Any suggestions?
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@Powermax For the moment it appears the workaround is to just get a long miniUSB cable and tether to the Pi, and disable bluetooth.
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Ran into this issue tonight, binding bluetooth was pretty easy but pisnes wouldn't recognize it. I pulled the code and it turns out there's a small piece of code causing it to reject ps3 controllers. I'm trying to push a change to the main branch to fix it.
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@BuZz
I have freezes when playing PSX, as described in the link you posted. They also describe a fix. Some say that they have good results with it, and some can't get it to work... Me being somewhat new to both linux and Retropie, i'm a bit hestitant to dive in :SSo, i am just wondering if the fix will be implemented in a forthcoming release? If so, i might just wait and kill time playing some MAME instead.
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@BuZz said in PS3 Controller not working with PiSNES:
Known issue - https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/1360
So today i installed the ps3 drivers anew, from source. I played exactly 6 minutes, then Spyro froze on the PSX emulation. So i guess it's safe t say that the fix is not yet fixed via the driver source atleast :(
I still very much hope that the issue will be resolved in next RetroPie release...
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@Xyb0t Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first - you should start a new topic as detailed
The freeze issue you quoted is fixed
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