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    Retropie 3.8 Bluetooth Configure Issue

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      Ransom
      last edited by

      Thanks @Floob for getting this issue into the right hands. Hopefully the fix mentioned will resolve this. May be a dumb question, but do these fixes go live fairly soon, or would we wait for a next version?

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        GJ007
        last edited by

        so from what i'm reading on github;

        Sorry - broke it with my recent additions due to a duplicate function name. Primarily due to a bad name originally - I need to rework this module a bit more to tidy some of it up perhaps. *

        there are going to update the retropie script?

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          Floob @Ransom
          last edited by

          @Ransom That fix has been committed already.
          Try updating your RetroPie Setup script and trying again now.

          Please read the Docs before asking a new question.
          RetroPie Help Guides: https://goo.gl/3gcNsT

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            GJ007 @Floob
            last edited by

            @Floob said in Retropie 3.8 Bluetooth Configure Issue:

            @Ransom That fix has been committed already.
            Try updating your RetroPie Setup script and trying again now.

            will do this evening!
            I will report back

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              GJ007
              last edited by GJ007

              just tried an update of te setup script; and after that bluetooth seems to freeze up. could be of messing around to much yesterday; will try a fresh install with only updating the setup script in a minute

              edit; fresh install with only an updated setup script seems to work. not seeing my nes30 pro controller, so i'm trying an package update.

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                GJ007
                last edited by

                not much luck. BT seems to be working... but a lot of retrying before i even see the nes30 pro... and when i try to connect;

                File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 604, in msg_reply_handler
                reply_handler(*message.get_args_list(**get_args_opts))
                File "/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary/bluetooth/bluez-simple-agent", line 118, in pair_reply
                dev_connect(dev_path)
                File "/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary/bluetooth/bluez-simple-agent", line 38, in dev_connect
                dev.Connect()
                File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 70, in call
                return self._proxy_method(*args, **keywords)
                File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 145, in call
                **keywords)
                File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in call_blocking
                message, timeout)
                dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.bluez.Error.NotAvailable: Operation currently not available

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                  GJ007
                  last edited by

                  okay, got 1 controller working! and auto updating; very easy setup thanks to the new script.
                  but i had to retry retry retry to get an bluetooth connection ... could be interference our something like that...

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                    Ransom
                    last edited by

                    No bueno. Unfortunately this hasn't fixed the issue on my end. I've updated everything I can think of, but still no access to the bluetooth configuration settings, only the menu and the flashing cursor in the bottom left.

                    In the thread I linked to in my original post, someone mentions,

                    "Your problem is “sixad” which is needed to get the PS3 controller working. For all it$ money the PS3 controller is probably not stadard BT compliant (why would it need special software then). Unfortunately you have to choose between the PS3 controller or other BT devices."

                    Any possibility this is the issue? I'd hate to think I can't use my PS3 controller on bluetooth if I want to use another.

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                      GJ007
                      last edited by

                      no idea about the PS3 conroller.

                      i have the both NES30PRO connected and automatic connecting on poweron (thanks to the easy settings in the new script).
                      but I had to retry for 10~20 times before I could even discover the controllers...

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                      • FloobF
                        Floob
                        last edited by

                        I've put a brief guide for this here:

                        Please read the Docs before asking a new question.
                        RetroPie Help Guides: https://goo.gl/3gcNsT

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                          riddix
                          last edited by

                          got exactly the same issue as ransom. i want to use ps3 controllers and my 2 ouya controllers, but im not able to use the bluetooth config scrip and even the bluetoothctl command inst working my pi just freezes when i use it.

                          i think the ps3 controller driver overrides the default bluetooth driver like it does on windows so you cannot use it to connect other devices than ps3 controllers. dont know if this is true but a fix/workaround would be awesome

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                            Ransom
                            last edited by

                            @Floob I know you have videos on how to pair both PS3 controller and as posted above, FC30 Pro controllers. Have you ever had success pairing both on a Pi3? As riddix pointed out and in the link I posted in my original post, there's a belief that the PS3 bluetooth driver is overriding the Pi's, and I'm curious if anyone has had success pairing both controllers as the same time.

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                              riddix
                              last edited by

                              on windows the 3dr part ds3 driver actually overrides the microsoft bluetooth one so it seems plausible thtat this is the case here too, wich would explain why we have both the same issue. Btw i got a fresh 3.8.1 image!

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                              • FloobF
                                Floob
                                last edited by

                                The manual implies there will be a conflict:
                                http://qtsixa.sourceforge.net/manual.pdf

                                Here is a fork that supports a non-official PS3 device, maybe it could help here.
                                https://github.com/ryonlabaw/qtsixa

                                Although the process does seem to have a conflict generally with the standard bluetooth drivers.
                                I'm afraid I dont have a PS3 controller to hand so I can try this out.

                                Please read the Docs before asking a new question.
                                RetroPie Help Guides: https://goo.gl/3gcNsT

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                                • BuZzB
                                  BuZz administrators
                                  last edited by

                                  you cant use ps3controllers and the built in bluetooth stack at the same time currently. Known limitation of the ps3 pairing software.

                                  To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                    riddix
                                    last edited by

                                    so any idea how to work around that? am i able to use a extra bluetooth dongle to pair my extra controllers ?

                                    a quick link to a guid would be very helpful cause i dont find anything that helped me

                                    anyways thx Floob and BuZz <3

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                                    • ByrnB
                                      Byrn @BuZz
                                      last edited by

                                      @BuZz said in Retropie 3.8 Bluetooth Configure Issue:

                                      you cant use ps3controllers and the built in bluetooth stack at the same time currently. Known limitation of the ps3 pairing software.

                                      Ahh there we go, been scratching my head for a week trying to figure out why I couldn't pair both my ps3 controller and then a bluetooth keyboard at the same time (didn't help that the bluetooth script had a bug at the same time haha). Same question as riddix, one dongle for the ps3 controller and another for all other bluetooth needs?

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                                      • BuZzB
                                        BuZz administrators
                                        last edited by

                                        no. That wont work either currently. The ps3controller software is set to disable the internal bluetooth stack.

                                        To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                                        • ByrnB
                                          Byrn
                                          last edited by Byrn

                                          Ahh well. My thinking is if it gets the controller to work with the Pi then it can do what it pleases really. Will have to try a standard wireless keyboard until that changes, and I hope it does because I aim to get bluetooth headphones as well. Thanks!

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                                          • BuZzB
                                            BuZz administrators
                                            last edited by BuZz

                                            The solution is to pair the ps3 controller without sixpair and instead use bluez. However although I can do this on my Ubuntu desktop machine, I couldn't do it reliably on the RPI (I think I did a couple of times, but it wasn't something I could automate). Probably some bugs in the Bluez stack which we will have to revisit in a newer Raspbian. If you can get the ps3controller to manually pair using bluetoothctl (google for some howtos), then you can use other bluetooth devices also.

                                            To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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