PS3 controller - can't use via Bluetooth (RPi3)
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More information will most likely be needed before someone can help you with this.
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Original post updated.
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Hello Imrhien,
Which ps3 controller do you have ? original or an another ?
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@Serum Original PS3 controller. Sony brand, nothing fancy.
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I am having the same issue. Originally it was working when I was testing on a berryboot version. When I went to just RetroPie on the sdcard it would work once, and then never again.
Here is a pastebin of what errors I could find. Seems Bluetooth service is failing to start.
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@Imrhien Ok I seem to have sorted it out. Everything works until I ran an update that updated pi-bluetooth from 0.1.0 to 0.1.1 This was enough to break it. These steps will downgrade to the previous package.
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wget http://archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/pool/main/p/pi-bluetooth/pi-bluetooth_0.1.0_armhf.deb
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sudo dpkg -i pi-bluetooth_0.1.0_armhf.deb
Reboot. If it works do this to prevent future upgrades
- sudo apt-mark hold pi-bluetooth
I also updated the kernel from 4.1 to 4.4 which fixes problems freezing when using the PS3 controller on bluetooth.
Things are borked on the rpi-update side it seems so it takes a few steps:
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sudo curl -kL --output /usr/bin/rpi-update https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update/master/rpi-update && sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/rpi-update
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sudo sed -i 's/curl/curl -k/g' /usr/bin/rpi-update
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sudo UPDATE_SELF=0 rpi-update
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reboot
Hope this helps!
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@stayupthetree said in PS3 controller - can't use via Bluetooth (RPi3):
@Imrhien Ok I seem to have sorted it out. Everything works until I ran an update that updated pi-bluetooth from 0.1.0 to 0.1.1 This was enough to break it. These steps will downgrade to the previous package.
So many people have been caught by this, a temporary sticky of the issue with the downgrade fix would probably help a lot.
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Thanks for your advice, @Stayupthetree.
It didn't do the job for me - I got an error stating that there was a missing dependency.
What I did to fix the problem:
- Updated to Retropie 3.7
- Removed PS3 controller setup (using the retropie_setup script)
- Ran the option to pair/unpair Bluetooth devices (using the Retropie menu option in Emulationstation). This prompted to install missing components
- Ran the PS3 controller setup (using the retropie_setup script)
- Plugged in the controller
- Rebooted the Pi
After this I was able to pair the controller.
Bonus: I noticed that it connected as controller #2 which caused some problems. I removed my Keyboard/Mouse dongle, restarted, and paired the controller again. Done! Second controller paired as well no issues.
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@Imrhien Sorry, I assumed that you had already ran the pair/unpair in the Retropie setup script. Glad it is working for you. Yeah the Controller #2 thing is fairly annoying, so I learned early to make sure that it is the first controller config I did on the system. Never had to remove my keyboard/mouse. Next step is to get the PS button to open the RGui for libretro games.
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After WEEKS of trying to get my Shanwan PS3 controller to pair and a hella lot of messing around....today the day finally came where it paired perfectly!
Unfortunatly after a reboot,now the systems bluetooth doesn't work at all!When I get this figured out I'm going to write a guide as their is so much inconclusive information out there from many many sources regarding this issue.
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Hello Stayupthetree, do you have find any solution ?
Do you have a documentation for paring a ps3 controller on r3 ?
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@Serum Just saw this, are you still having problems? Are you using 3.8?
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Let me refer you to our rather long and chaotic thread on this subject:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/42/shanwan-ps3-controller-pi3-retropie-3-6-bluetooth-setup/121
Contained within is a lot of useful info regarding solving this pretty common issue.As promised,I will attempt to write up a guide on how to solve this when I have some time.
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