problems with ps3 remote

    I'm running LibreElec 7.0.1 on an asus chromebox using a ps3 BT/IR combo remote. i have the ps3 remote connecting with bluetooth using trust and connect with standby enabled and I'm going through a set of batteries every 7-10 days sometimes 2 weeks and the remote doesn't stay connected to the chromebox. when the remote disconnects, i have to connect my keyboard to the chromebox and manually connect the remote again. it doest forget it because it is still listed but it just doesn't connect on it own

    This is the 2nd gen PS3 remote right? (The one that has IR for other devices too?)

    As I understand it, this remote doesn't remember pairing when the batteries are removed or go dead.

    I was trying to use one, and I'd be tickled to get more than 2 days out of a set of batteries. What the stand by function you're referring to? I have kodi doing an 'idle shutdown' after an hour if inactivity, but it don't seem to affect the battery life in the remote.

    Edited once, last by mikeb8591 (January 28, 2017 at 9:29 PM).

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    This is the 2nd gen PS3 remote right? (The one that has IR for other devices too?)

    As I understand it, this remote doesn't remember pairing when the batteries are removed or go dead.

    I was trying to use one, and I'd be tickled to get more than 2 days out of a set of batteries. What the stand by function you're referring to? I have kodi doing an 'idle shutdown' after an hour if inactivity, but it don't seem to affect the battery life in the remote.

    yes this is the 2nd gen remote with the ir controls. the standby function is in the Libreelec settings under bluetooth to have the Bluetooth ps3 remote go into standby when it is not being used. I also have this problem with a ps3 controller where it doesn't go on standby when not in use and also I cannot put the chromebox on standby when the ps3 controller is connected. but the battery last way longer in the controller than the Bluetooth remote and its rechargeable

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    yes this is the 2nd gen remote with the ir controls. the standby function is in the Libreelec settings under bluetooth to have the Bluetooth ps3 remote go into standby when it is not being used. I also have this problem with a ps3 controller where it doesn't go on standby when not in use and also I cannot put the chromebox on standby when the ps3 controller is connected. but the battery last way longer in the controller than the Bluetooth remote and its rechargeable


    Hoping this issue isn't forgotten. The battery drain is severe as others have noted they are depleted within a week or two. With Openelec the batteries would last a couple months. Also, repairing the remote is not working correctly. You must remove the remote from the list and add it back, trying to connect after it has been disconnected does nothing.

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    I've been having this problem for about a year now and nobody seems to know what the problem is

    It took the Openelec folks a bit of time to "fix" it. I don't believe they truly fixed it either, but I'll take a couple months of battery life over a couple weeks.