Bluetooth Controller - Not working properly in LibreElec on attempted devices

dataghost · April 16, 2017 at 11:07 PM

Hello everyone,

I am reaching out looking for some advice, I have tried a few ipega, Terios T3, and a few other generic bluetooth controllers, When prompted to set a new controller up it does not see any of the buttons I am pressing in the versions of 17.1 Libreelec .img files or emmc installs. I am at a loss on how to get it to see and correctly see the controller, I can however use mouse mode on the controller which is odd. I am a gaming nut, and love RetroArch within LibreElec, On my MXq it would see the USB and I could map buttons etc. With Bluetooth i can not do the same. Any ideas? Thank you in advance for the replys!

Robert

**lrusak** · April 16, 2017 at 11:09 PM Official Post

You have to map the controller in the controller configuration gui before you can use it.

dataghost · April 16, 2017 at 11:22 PM

Thanks for the reply, I have tried that and it counts down to press a button and does not pick it up with bluetooth

dataghost · April 26, 2017 at 8:10 PM

Still playing around with no luck. USB controllers working fine. Just not bluetooth.

Bubba2017 · April 26, 2017 at 10:53 PM

I to also have had this problem with the Wii remotes on Bluetooth not being recognized by the controller GUI and welcome your help.

**lrusak** · April 27, 2017 at 4:01 AM Official Post

be aware that amlogic uses a really old kernel (3.14) and many controllers won't work properly via bluetooth. I know for a fact that the ps4 controller does not work via bluetooth with my wetek devices.

djnice · April 27, 2017 at 8:13 AM

Quote from lrusak

be aware that amlogic uses a really old kernel (3.14) and many controllers won't work properly via bluetooth. I know for a fact that the ps4 controller does not work via bluetooth with my wetek devices.

Same here. Xbox One BT controller not working with LE.

**lrusak** · April 27, 2017 at 8:18 AM Official Post

Quote from djnice

Same here. Xbox One BT controller not working with LE.

Nothing we can do about it. Buy a Raspberry Pi instead.

**mmpp** · April 27, 2017 at 9:34 AM

My XiaoMi bluetooth gamepad works fine with libreelec, if that is any help. (Xiaomi Mi Bluetooth Gamepad: full specifications, photo | Xiaomi-Mi.com)

dataghost · April 28, 2017 at 9:34 PM

Thanks for letting me know. That is odd. No way to port bluetooth modules over? Ill have a look. Works just fine in Android.

dataghost · April 30, 2017 at 6:41 PM

Bluetooth driver is not starting correctly. Checked Lakka directly for s905/x and its not loading correctly. I am still confused on how Amlogic kernel is actually the issue since Android has no issues what so ever.

zang74 · May 2, 2017 at 1:39 PM

Quote from dataghost

Bluetooth driver is not starting correctly. Checked Lakka directly for s905/x and its not loading correctly. I am still confused on how Amlogic kernel is actually the issue since Android has no issues what so ever.

I'm wondering if this is related to my own issues with trying to get a particular Bluetooth LE remote working with my Odroid C2. It registers as a keyboard and works as expected in the Raspberry PI version of LibreELEC, as well as C2 builds of Android and Ubuntu (which AFAIK, use the same 3.14 kernel as LE). Just, for some odd reason, not in any of the C2 builds of LibreELEC. It pairs, but all button presses are ignored (and not even registered in logs). I wholly believe there's something going on in LE that's interfering.

dataghost · May 3, 2017 at 4:09 AM

Quote from zang74

I'm wondering if this is related to my own issues with trying to get a particular Bluetooth LE remote working with my Odroid C2. It registers as a keyboard and works as expected in the Raspberry PI version of LibreELEC, as well as C2 builds of Android and Ubuntu (which AFAIK, use the same 3.14 kernel as LE). Just, for some odd reason, not in any of the C2 builds of LibreELEC. It pairs, but all button presses are ignored (and not even registered in logs). I wholly believe there's something going on in LE that's interfering.

I too believe its more then just Amlogic Kernel issues, considering Android has no issues whatsoever.
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3.10 kernel works with my controllers just fine.

zephyr · May 5, 2017 at 12:56 PM

Hello, I am also using LibreELEC 8.0 on an Amlogic MX2 (KOPRajs build: thread-4858.html) and an original/sony dualshock 3.
1) Using the usb connection, the ds3 works fine.
2) If I try using the autopair instructions by pressing the PS button, the popup for accepting the connection never shows up.
The same controller pairs and works fine via bluetooth on a LibreELEC 8.0 Chromebox.
3) The same gamepad worked fine on the same machine using OpenELEC 6.0 (same kernel).
4) My issue and logs are like the ones in this report: WeTekPlay dualshocks 3 original not worked via bluetooth · Issue #107 · libretro/Lakka-LibreELEC · GitHub
5) I tried to connect manually via ssh and bluetoothctl to pair the ds3. The issue there is that after disconnecting the gamepad and pressing the PS button, the agent authorization message does not show up (Wireless Dualshock · libretro/Lakka-LibreELEC Wiki · GitHub).

So, I believe it is not a kernel problem but a bluez package problem.
Any way to officially report or debug this issue?

KOPRajs · May 5, 2017 at 6:40 PM

I can confirm this as well on my Amlogic Meson6 based MX2 box.

With my old OE 6.0 build with RetroPlayer 15.2 everything works fine. However with my new LE 8.0.1 build I get the same as others. Controllers work via USB but not via bluetooth. I can successfully pair and connect the controller via bluetooth, I can see it in Peripherals (with deadzone settings etc.), I can see it in kodi.log, I can use it in keyboard mode and mouse mode but in joystick mode I don't get any key press events at all (Terios S3).

It is Amlogic Meson6 so it runs on 3.10 kernel but I can confirm the same on kazaq's build running on S905X with 3.14 kernel.

It does not seem to be a kernel problem to me.

EDIT: The device node /dev/input/js0 is created when connected over bluetooth however there are no output when running cat /dev/input/js0. So it seems to be a low-level system problem.

Tosnic · June 13, 2017 at 5:44 PM

Hi.

I have a Raspi 3. I connected both a PS3 and a PS4 controller wirelessly w/out problems (libreElec 8.0.1).

But with the PS4 controller Kodi always returns to the home menu when the controller recognizes a shake, as if the SELECT button was pressed. Slowly turning the controller over does the same. This is not a hardware issue on the controller side: I tested the controller on a PC and no button presses are recognized when shaking the controller. Additionally, reconfiguring Kodi's inputs via the Keymap add-on does not remove the aforementioned behaviour.

Any ideas?

2ami · June 13, 2017 at 11:05 PM

i had paired my ds3, but need some other way, first i had to paired it in librelec on pc then just copy anything from /storage/. cache/bluetooth to LE for s905, hope this work for you too

edit: the led keep flashing, and only works for LE >8.x

**wrxtasy** · October 19, 2017 at 9:39 AM

This works for me, you may have to wait until my AMLogic S905 UHID patches filter thru to various AMLogic platforms first tho:

(especially the ODROID C2 which needs a slight Kernel tweak)

DIY Guide to connecting Wireless Game controllers to LibreELEC (click)