Impossible to pair bluetooth controllers since 5.21

Nicobreaki · 2019-04-17T20:10:36+00:00

Hi everyone! Hope you will be able to help Batocera version: 5.21 Device: Raspberry PI 3 B+, Odroid XU4 Controllers: PS4, 8Bitdo SN30 I've upgraded my Raspb...

xdeymos

I have the same problem

thegooseman

I also am having the same problem with my 8bitdo controllers. Weird this I was able to pair it the first time, but couldn't configure the controller. I unpaired my blutooth controllers and when I would try to repair the controller it would immediately say it was unable to pair.

joinski

thegooseman

which 8bitdo controllers do you have exactly?
you know, that there are different pairing-modes with 8bitdo controllers? (switch mode, xinput, dinput etc.)
did you try all different pairing-modes?

TnDan

Same situation here, someone can fix it?
I am using Odroid XU4 with the official USB bluetooth

nakotic007

I also have this problem since 5.21. I use a standard USB BT Dongle which always worked flawless. When I now try to pair my 8BitDo (Linux Mode active) Batocera imediately says "Device found" but does not pair. I assume that he just checks for any existing BT device (in this case the dongle) but does not pair any peripherals

EDIT: of course I used the "forgot devices" function

joinski

nakotic007

you could test other pairing modes (switch mode for example).
which 8bitdo controller do you have?
i have sf30 and sf30 pro.
i will test them with current stable 5.23 and current beta of 5.24 in the evening and report, which pairing mode is working.

nakotic007

joinski
Thanks for the reply! I use XU4 with external USB Bluetooth Dongle and I have an SN30 pro (love it). Already tried out Windows und Android Mode. I saw no use in tesing switch/mac mode but I can give it a try tonight. It is a bit sad because it worked in the past. I will also try to connect my xbox one x controller (gen 2 with BT) to pair with the dongle, maybe this will give us a hint for the root cause. I will also try it with Batocera 5.23 on Pi3.. oh dear, friday night, debugging night 😃

Note:

nakotic007

joinski

Hi joinski,k I have tried all modes and even my xbox one controller. nothing was able to connect.
trying to connect the 8bitdo controller, it immediately says "device connected" but it's not.. controller still in paring mode.
Connecting my XBOX Controller I am ending in a infinite loading screen.

Using the dongle at my PC or Raspberry Pi2 works fine.

I will try out the SSH method by end of the week

joinski

Oh okay, i do not own a XU4 and i only tested my 8bitdo controllers on PC and Pi3, where i had no issues so far.

[deleted]

There is a guide for manual pairing, take a look at the Batocera wiki ... as long as the BT dongle is recognized by the system it's very likely to get a working setup.

Pair modes ANDROID/iCade .... who knows.
Usually just use the directinput mode.

https://batocera-linux.xorhub.com/wiki/doku.php?id=en:bluetooth_controllers-manual_setup

nakotic007

[deleted] wow I will try this ASAP

nakotic007

[deleted]

Man you are my hero! It worked by manual pairing! Let's hope that this will remain.

Thanks my friend

joinski

nakotic007

sorry, that i can not help you, because i do not own either an XU4 nor Xbox One Controller 🙁

best is to come to discord and tell one of the devs about your issues (post it into the #issues-troubleshooting section)

nakotic007

sorry to interrupt again. Manual adding worked well, but the setting were not kept for a long time.. after pulling the power cord, the BT setting are gone. Since 5.21 my XU4 does not connect BT controllers by the frontend.. the CSL dongle worked well in older versions and also when adding Controllers manually.
is this problem known and 5.25 fixing this bug? @nadenislamarre @[deleted] @joinski

[deleted]

@nakotic007 In 5.25 there was much done in BT pairing (not released yet, is comming soon). So it might work. Keep us informated. You can join in discord ... and directly report to channel BLUETOOTH
https://discordapp.com/invite/JXhfRTr

nakotic007

[deleted] i will.. should I give a shot in the Beta?

Edit: the Beta 5.25 did the Job, I was able to Connect by Frontend. Let's Hope that it'll keep the settings.

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