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    Did a Binary Update and stopped by Bluetooth from working!

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      Abs
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      Hi guys,

      Raspberry Pi 3
      RetroPie 3.7
      SFC30 Gamepad

      I did a 'full binary update" today from the retropie setup menu. Then my bluetooth stopped working. The bluetooth seems to be running, i checked this with: sudo service bluetooth status

      However hcitool scan and bluetoothctl say that "No default controller available" etc.

      Luckily i had a backup, i just rolled back and everything is hunky dory again. Just wonder if anybody else is having this issue?

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        opensourcefan
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        The current update appears to break bluetooth.

        Here's a quote from this thread that kinda explains it. - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/842/pi-3-ps3-bluetooth-controller-freeze-fix-updated/24

        @eightbit said in PI 3 + PS3 Bluetooth controller freeze fix. UPDATED:

        I foresaw there being a BT issue in retropie when I saw the release notes for Raspian on Distrowatch yesterday from Simon Long:

        "We've just released a new version of our Raspbian image with some (hopefully) useful features. When the Pi 3 launched back in February, we'd not had time to do much in terms of getting access to the new on-board Bluetooth hardware. There was a working software stack, but the UI was non-existent. I'd hoped to be able to use one of the existing Linux Bluetooth UIs, but on trying them all, none were really what I was looking for in terms of usability and integration with the look and feel of the desktop. I really didn't want to write one from scratch, but that ended up being what I did, which meant a fun few weeks trying to make head or tail of the mysteries of BlueZ and D-Bus. After a few false starts, I finally got something I felt was usable, and so there is now a Bluetooth plugin for the LXPanel taskbar."

        So, the new bluetooth module does fix BT in LXDE...but apparently breaks in in Retropie. The short term solution is to downgrade it as stated in the previous post (although I have yet to confirm that...but I see no reason why it would not work) but again it is a short term solution. The solution is not to suppress the update but to fix the compatibility issue in Retropie. Hopefully we'll see a v3.8 with compatibility with the new BT module fixed so that we can enjoy the best of all worlds.

        RPI3, v 3.7 from SD Image, Last update, Bluetooth v1.0, Child-Friendly ES, 3 amp Power Supply, Case w/fan.

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          Abs @opensourcefan
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          @opensourcefan

          Thanks for clarifying. Thought as much.

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            opensourcefan
            last edited by opensourcefan

            No worries, a possible fix via a downgrade is in this thread: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/905/lost-ps3-bluetooth-after-updating-raspbian/6

            RPI3, v 3.7 from SD Image, Last update, Bluetooth v1.0, Child-Friendly ES, 3 amp Power Supply, Case w/fan.

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              Abs @opensourcefan
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              @opensourcefan

              Nice one. That worked. Nice easy fix.

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