PS3 controllers
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Hi everyone I’m new to the form just got done with my retro pie not too smart about this stuff but I downloaded the stuff so I can have PS3 controllers wireless and I could play one player just fine when I want to add a second one starts lagging and the second controller shuts off all the time does anybody have a clue what that could be is there a certain driver that works better that I need for the PS3 controllers thx for the help.
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I experienced same problem...
the problem wasn't there till recent version of RP.... -
@bucknorris @cresfang
This seems to happen quite a lot.
Try disabling WiFi as it causes interference .
If that doesn't fix it most people buy a Bluetooth dongle and use that instead of the built-in BT and it fixes the issue. -
@madmodder123 strangely this issue wasn't there around the day of release of Raspbian
Stretch (I'm still using official RP image, updated to latest)...I only noticed this about some months ago (about 2 or 3 months ago)....
my setup always the same: built in wifi connected to main network + built in bluetooth + 2 shanwan ps3 controller....
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@madmodder123 good to know, I'm about to get my Pi and I wanted to use two PS3 controllers through Bluetooth... Guess I'm going to look for a Bluetooth dongle or a controller with a wireless USB connection in advance after all.
Is a Bluetooth dongle directly active after plugging it in?
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@billyh Try it first. I have two PS3 controllers (original) and RPi3 and it works good for me. Played for like 2 hours straight with my brother without any issues.
There is other issue with PS3 controller though - if I let it idle for a few minutes, the daemon (service) responsible for connecting with the controller hangs and I canßt get it back to working condition (I may be able through command line or SSH, haven't tried though). From what I read this issue gets resolved by using USB BT dongle...
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