Bluetooth controller works only in ES

trebolero

First, sorry for my bad english.

I use a xiaomi bluetooth controller, and i turn it on at same time as the raspberry pi 2.

The gamepad works perfect in ES but when i start a game, it doesn't work. I have to restart the raspberry and configure it (every time) if i want to play any game.

Is there any solution?

Thanks!!!!

martink8

Hello,

I have a similar problem with the same Xiaomi Bluetooth controller.

Pi model: Raspberry pi 3 B
RetroPie version: 3.7 - latest - updated via binary based installation

The controller connects perfectly via bluetooh. The device itself has a chinese name so the filename is in chinese (hard to edit).

I can setup it just fine in the menu and it works perfectly in the ES. Once I fire up an emulator it works partially. The Start and Select buttons are mapped to R and L. Also the digital pad works, but evertything else doesn't. I have tried overriding this config in the /opt/retropie/config/snes/retroarch.cfg but sadly it seems like it is being ignored.

bohdans

Hi,
Did anyone ever resolve this? I have tried my best, but it seems the config file gets read by something that can only read ascii and so doesn't get parsed properly.
I can not seem to find any way to change the name of the device to something in ASCII either.

cyperghost

It happend also to me.
Setup in ES was fine and I can select and activate ROMS but the setting does not work within the Emulators.
DPads not working, Button A ist START-button....

I finally used the RGUI to configure my Pads. For future updates I always save my retroarch.cfg and just set it back for new RetroPie versions.

http://www.retro-programming.de/retro-welt-2/hardware/raspberry-pi-als-emulator-retropie/retropie-controller-einrichten/#manuell

I used 2 idroid:con gamepads

http://mysnakebyte.com/index.php?id=33&L=1

BuZz

Please can you post your working joypad configuration along with ~/.emulationstation/es_temporaryinput.cfg

It might give a clue as to why the autoconfiguration failed.

cyperghost

@BuZz
That's my retroarch.cfg file for Player 1-4 input (I just posted for Player 1 )
http://pastebin.com/QEnVxbPR

es_temporaryinput.cfg

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<inputList>
	<inputConfig type="joystick" deviceName="idroid:con" deviceGUID="050000005c0a0000028500001b010000">
		<input name="a" type="button" id="0" value="1" />
		<input name="b" type="button" id="1" value="1" />
		<input name="down" type="hat" id="0" value="4" />
		<input name="left" type="hat" id="0" value="8" />
		<input name="leftanalogdown" type="axis" id="1" value="1" />
		<input name="leftanalogleft" type="axis" id="0" value="-1" />
		<input name="leftanalogright" type="axis" id="0" value="1" />
		<input name="leftanalogup" type="axis" id="1" value="-1" />
		<input name="leftbottom" type="button" id="8" value="1" />
		<input name="leftthumb" type="button" id="2" value="1" />
		<input name="lefttop" type="button" id="6" value="1" />
		<input name="right" type="hat" id="0" value="2" />
		<input name="rightanalogdown" type="axis" id="3" value="1" />
		<input name="rightanalogleft" type="axis" id="2" value="-1" />
		<input name="rightanalogright" type="axis" id="2" value="1" />
		<input name="rightanalogup" type="axis" id="3" value="-1" />
		<input name="rightbottom" type="button" id="9" value="1" />
		<input name="rightthumb" type="button" id="5" value="1" />
		<input name="righttop" type="button" id="7" value="1" />
		<input name="select" type="button" id="10" value="1" />
		<input name="start" type="button" id="11" value="1" />
		<input name="up" type="hat" id="0" value="1" />
		<input name="x" type="button" id="3" value="1" />
		<input name="y" type="button" id="4" value="1" />
	</inputConfig>
</inputList>

Both controllers are Snakebyte idroid:con
With the config posted all is working and okay - I used the RGUI to get Emu-config.
I also have an es_input.cfg but that has devicename DRAGONRISE, that's my cable USB controller just to activate BT and get the handshake with my BT gamepads. It isn't installed all the time just for first installation.

Best wishes
cyper

bohdans

Hi,
Sorry for the late reply, I believe the name of the controller "小米蓝牙手柄" is the issue.
I have pasted the es_temporaryinput.cfg below:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<inputList>
<inputConfig type="joystick" deviceName="小米蓝牙手柄" deviceGUID="05000000172700004431000029010000">
<input name="a" type="button" id="0" value="1" />
<input name="b" type="button" id="1" value="1" />
<input name="down" type="hat" id="0" value="4" />
<input name="left" type="hat" id="0" value="8" />
<input name="leftanalogdown" type="axis" id="1" value="1" />
<input name="leftanalogleft" type="axis" id="0" value="-1" />
<input name="leftanalogright" type="axis" id="0" value="1" />
<input name="leftanalogup" type="axis" id="1" value="-1" />
<input name="leftshoulder" type="button" id="6" value="1" />
<input name="leftthumb" type="button" id="13" value="1" />
<input name="lefttrigger" type="button" id="8" value="1" />
<input name="right" type="hat" id="0" value="2" />
<input name="rightanalogdown" type="axis" id="5" value="1" />
<input name="rightanalogleft" type="axis" id="2" value="-1" />
<input name="rightanalogright" type="axis" id="2" value="1" />
<input name="rightanalogup" type="axis" id="5" value="-1" />
<input name="rightshoulder" type="button" id="7" value="1" />
<input name="rightthumb" type="button" id="14" value="1" />
<input name="righttrigger" type="button" id="9" value="1" />
<input name="select" type="button" id="10" value="1" />
<input name="start" type="button" id="11" value="1" />
<input name="up" type="hat" id="0" value="1" />
<input name="x" type="button" id="3" value="1" />
<input name="y" type="button" id="4" value="1" />
</inputConfig>
</inputList>

bohdans

OK, so after reading a little more, I did the RetroAch setup and compared the ES to the RA generated configs,

So using ES setup :

input_device = "小米蓝牙手柄"
input_driver = "udev"
input_r_y_plus_axis = "+5"
input_l3_btn = "13"
input_r_x_minus_axis = "-2"
input_start_btn = "11"
input_exit_emulator_btn = "11"
input_l_y_minus_axis = "-1"
input_up_btn = "h0up"
input_r_y_minus_axis = "-5"
input_a_btn = "0"
input_b_btn = "1"
input_reset_btn = "1"
input_down_btn = "h0down"
input_l_x_plus_axis = "+0"
input_l_y_plus_axis = "+1"
input_r3_btn = "14"
input_right_btn = "h0right"
input_state_slot_increase_btn = "h0right"
input_x_btn = "3"
input_menu_toggle_btn = "3"
input_select_btn = "10"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "10"
input_l_x_minus_axis = "-0"
input_y_btn = "4"
input_left_btn = "h0left"
input_state_slot_decrease_btn = "h0left"
input_r_x_plus_axis = "+2"

And then using the RetroArch:

input_device = "小米蓝牙手柄"
input_driver = "udev"
input_r_y_plus_axis = "+5"
input_l3_btn = "17"
input_r_x_minus_axis = "-2"
input_start_btn = "15"
input_exit_emulator_btn = "11"
input_l_y_minus_axis = "-1"
input_up_btn = "h0up"
input_r_y_minus_axis = "-5"
input_a_btn = "4"
input_b_btn = "5"
input_reset_btn = "1"
input_down_btn = "h0down"
input_l_x_plus_axis = "+0"
input_l_y_plus_axis = "+1"
input_r3_btn = "18"
input_right_btn = "h0right"
input_state_slot_increase_btn = "h0right"
input_x_btn = "7"
input_menu_toggle_btn = "3"
input_select_btn = "14"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "10"
input_l_x_minus_axis = "-0"
input_y_btn = "8"
input_left_btn = "h0left"
input_state_slot_decrease_btn = "h0left"
input_r_x_plus_axis = "+2"
input_l_btn = "10"
input_r_btn = "11"
input_l2_btn = "12"
input_r2_btn = "13"

It seems the 小米蓝牙手柄.cfg file changes, its like RetroArch reads a different key to what ES reads.
I will do as mentioned above and just restore this config after updating each time.