SOLVED - Atari VCS Classic Controller - doesn't sync with Bluetooth in Retropie
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So I got one of the new Atari VCS Classic Controllers to use with 2600/7800/colecovision etc. games in Retropie. I like it and it works fine wired after getting the buttons squared away in the input binds menu of Retroarch - but I can't for the life of me get it to pair with BT.
I go into the Retropie Bluetooth menu, set it to pair - push and hold the Fuji button on the controller until it flashes rapidily, when the RP stops searching "Classic Controller" shows up on the list. I choose it, and it thinks it pairs fine.... but it doesn't actually work.
I get no input from it, it isn't recognized when I go to set up controllers in ES, and... nothing.
If I try to view paired controllers in Bluetooth menu, the controller shuts off, so it doesn't show up in the menu as paired.
any ideas?
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I was able to sort this out.
The "PS3 Controller" driver in the driver packages causes a conflict with the Atari VCS Classic Controller over Bluetooth. Uninstalling it allows the VCS Classic to work.
Obviously, this makes it so the only way you can use a PS3 controller wirelessly is to add it using the native driver, which doesn't provide rumble/force feedback. But the controller still operates file as a gamepad.
Not ideal, but I'd rather have both controllers available, instead of rumble.
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