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    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

    Controller is only detected if plugged into official pi keyboard and not with micro USB adapter

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    • IsabelleXLI
      IsabelleXL
      last edited by

      Pi0 on RetroPie, latest release, fresh install. Plug keyboard into adapter, and controller into keyboard, it works. Plug controller directly into adapter, no go. Would this rule out power supply? Anything I can troubleshoot before looking into different USB adapter?

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator @IsabelleXL
        last edited by

        @greengrounds Try looking into the dmesg output after plugging the controller.
        Can you give more details about your system - as requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first ? What controller/adapter are you using ?

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        • IsabelleXLI
          IsabelleXL @mitu
          last edited by IsabelleXL

          @mitu I’m using a Sony classic controller from the ps classic

          Edit: I’m using a standard micro USB to USB c adapter that came with the kit, and that’s also what I use to connect the official raspberry keyboard to

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          • edmaul69E
            edmaul69 @IsabelleXL
            last edited by

            @greengrounds i think you mean usb a, not usb c. Anywhoo, there is a possibility the adapter isnt making a good connection with the psx controller. I would try a more standard adapter. Also without a hub the pi0’s can be wonky with controllers.

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            • IsabelleXLI
              IsabelleXL @edmaul69
              last edited by

              @edmaul69 okay, ya because it works perfectly with the official keyboard as a hub. Any advice on looking for a cheap hub? I want to make this RetroPie for an elderly person and it has to be plug and play, and I can’t lend them my keyboard :p

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              • edmaul69E
                edmaul69 @IsabelleXL
                last edited by

                @greengrounds you can use one of these. Plug the micro usb into the inside micro usb on the pi. Not the one marked as power.

                https://www.ebay.com/itm/3-in1-Micro-USB-HUB-Male-to-Female-USB-2-0-Charging-Host-OTG-Adapter-Cable-NEW/163305715787?hash=item2605c7784b:g:mMAAAOSwCE5bm1vM

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                • IsabelleXLI
                  IsabelleXL @edmaul69
                  last edited by

                  @edmaul69 thanks

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                  • edmaul69E
                    edmaul69 @IsabelleXL
                    last edited by

                    @greengrounds but yeah put the power supply into that hub. Then the power supply is giving power to the controller and the pi.

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