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    Bluetooth Controllers only work when USB Keyboard is plugged in

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      TabletBorgias
      last edited by TabletBorgias

      Pi Model or other hardware: (Raspberry Pi 3 B)
      Power Supply used: (official kit) Official Raspberry Pi 5.1V 2.5A International Power Supply (for UK, EU, USA & AUS)
      RetroPie Version Used: v4.4 commit ca2f9b6f215b99ee8f389a2fcd04f4472814455f

      Built From: Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website retropie-4.4-rpi2_rpi3.img
      USB Devices connected: USB keyboard, 64GB USB Memory Stick which holds the ROMS etc
      Controller used: 2 joy-cons over bluetooth
      Error messages received: no error message

      Hello, I've started using RetroPie on a Raspberry Pi 3 B for the first time. It's a completely clean install of the latest image, and the I ran Update from within which fixed an issue I was having with the built-in Scraper.

      I configured everything with a USB keyboard connected from the start, and then I connected (bluetooth) 2 Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons as separate controllers. They work great in the UI and in game.

      However when I unplug the USB keyboard, both Joy-Cons disconnect, and won't reconnect! If I re-plug the keyboard, they connect! If I restart without the keyboard connected (through SSH) they Joy-Cons don't connect either! It seems like a strange issue to me but hopefully it is easy to resolve...

      Thank you

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        TabletBorgias
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        Bump?

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