Xbox 1914 Controller With RetroPie on PiZero 2W
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@mitu Thanks. I will try that tomorrow. I did manage to get the 1708 controller that I borrowed (2 buttons under the power switch) paired. Thanks again for your help.
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@mitu This is really annoying me so I decided to try again. I reinstalled the xpadneo from the drivers section of the Retropie Setup. It downloaded and installed them. The controller will still not connect. I rebooted and tried pairing from the command prompt. Same thing with a string of connected yes and connected no. Something is really strange here. There must be a simple answer, or at least one would hope. Thanks again.
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xpadneois enough and has very good support for Bluetooth Xbox controllers. Normally I would advise to make sure you're fully updated - both OS and packages and RetroPie's packages - but if you're using a weekly build that would be enough.
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@mitu Interestingly the older version of the controller with the 2 buttons under the "X" power button works without an issue. I will try downloading the latest image and trying it with that. I know that the controller is not faulty as it works perfectly with Retroarch on my PC. Thanks again.
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@mitu This morning I downloaded the 3/5/2022 weekly image for the 2/3/Zero2W. I use a Game Pad to navigate during setup.
- Configured WiFi
- Removed xpad driver via RetroPie Setup
- Installed xpadneo driver via Retropie Setup
- Launched bluetooth from the main menu
- Controller was detected
- Selected controller and then tried all of the various options on the next screen.
- Controller will still not connect.
As I mentioned previously, the older controller will connect and works fine. The 1914 seems to toggle on and off. Is it possible that the firmware in this unit needs to be upgraded? I just tried the 1914 in Retroarch on my PC and it works perfectly.
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The 1914 seems to toggle on and off. Is it possible that the firmware in this unit needs to be upgraded?
If you haven't done so, then you should upgrade the firmware first.
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@mitu Thanks. That's the next step. It almost seems like it is "locked" into another device even though I powered off the PC that it is paired to.
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I have the same model number controller and also can't pair it. I downloaded a fresh new weekly retropie image, tried the xpadneo driver, updated the controller firmware and whilst the pi can see the controller, when I try to pair the pad just shakes and the pairing light continues to flash. I've been trying various things for a few hours now with no luck.
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@mitu I updated the firmware using my son's Xbox. Here is the real head scratcher. I disconnected it from my PC's bluetooth and had him power off his Xbox. The controller was as before detected by RetroPie. I next tried option 1 and option 2. I believe that it was on option 2 that I heard the tiniest of buzzes from the controller. When I clicked on "paired devices", nothing was listed. Just for the heck of it, I went back to the Input Configuration and both controllers were seen by the system. I was then able to get the wireless controller working. It is just really odd that it did not appear in the list of paired devices. Thanks again for your help. It is greatly appreciated. Be well, stay safe - Rich
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@kurek said in Xbox 1914 Controller With RetroPie on PiZero 2W:
I have the same model number controller and also can't pair it. I downloaded a fresh new weekly retropie image, tried the xpadneo driver, updated the controller firmware and whilst the pi can see the controller, when I try to pair the pad just shakes and the pairing light continues to flash. I've been trying various things for a few hours now with no luck.
It's a very strange situation. After selecting it in pairing, I picked option 2. It gave the slightest buzz and then the light went solid. There was no devices shown as paired, yet it worked. When I turned on the Pi later, the device wasn't seen. I repeated the entire sequence and it is again working through several reboots and power-offs. The only other thing I did was unpair it from my computer and have my son turn off his Xbox just in case it was somehow "homing in" on that. Let me know how it works out.
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@kurek Several days later and the RetroPie still launches with the bluetooth connection okay.
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