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    8Bitdo SFC30 RPI3 problems

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      Mevzx
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      Im currently using a 8Bitdo SFC30 with a RPI3 and I got the controller to pair sucessfully, it works perfectly fine within emulationstation, but whenever I start a game, the controller becomes inresponsive and does not work, forcing me to shutdown the PI, any solutions for this this?

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        theroamer @Mevzx
        last edited by

        @Mevzx what 8bitdo firmware are you on? If 1.69, downgrade to 1.68 and re pair.

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          Mevzx
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          I am on beta Firmware v2.68,. Should i downgrade to stable firmware 2.67 to see if it makes a difference?

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            theroamer @Mevzx
            last edited by

            @Mevzx sorry I guess the firmware versions are different, I have an nes30, but yeah give downgrading the firmware a shot and see what happens.

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              yoink
              last edited by yoink

              @theroamer @Mevzx Did anyone resolve this? I'm also having issues with my SNES30 controllers running v2.68 Beta 5 firmware. ES works fine, but no response from Retroarch. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm running RetroPie 4.0 Beta 2 on my RPI3.

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                pimpmaul69 @yoink
                last edited by pimpmaul69

                @yoink have you verified that the nes30 or fc30 file in
                opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-joypads
                isnt blank? I have had to manually set up these files for several controllers before.

                Edit: mods, i apologize but i could not get the path to code block

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                  yoink @pimpmaul69
                  last edited by

                  @pimpmaul69 Yeah I tried using the one created by ES and the one from libretro
                  https://github.com/libretro/retroarch-joypad-autoconfig Neither work. I'm wondering if I should downgrade my firmware to v2.67.

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                    evothian
                    last edited by evothian

                    I'm only on retropie 3.8.1 but I have two SNES30 working on RPI3 with firmware 2.67. As far as I can tell the SNES30 and SFC30 use the same firmware. Downgrading might be worth a shot. Note: Using Start+R mode when turning on conroller.

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                      yoink @evothian
                      last edited by

                      @evothian What mapping config are you using? Also do you need a special config for 2 controllers for 2 players?

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                        evothian
                        last edited by evothian

                        I didn't have to do much config really. I don't have it in front of me right now but all I did was the following.

                        1. Update the setup script to get the additional bluetooth config options (you might not have to do this since you're on v4)
                        2. Pair them through the bluetooth config tool
                        3. Use the built in "Configure Input" tool to map the buttons
                        4. Step 2 here retropie wiki except I used the string "8Bitdo SNES30 GamePad Joystick" instead of SFC
                        5. I changed the bluetooth connect mode to background instead of once on boot (in the bluetooth config tool) so that I can turn them on/off whenever and have them reconnect
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