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    Solved 4.1 bluetooth pairing persistency issue?

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    • OyyoDams
      OyyoDams Staff @OyyoDams last edited by

      @oyyodams said in 4.1 bluetooth pairing persistency issue?:

      @valvolt Hi,

      Which 8bitdo pad do you have exactly ?

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      • Substring
        Substring @valvolt last edited by

        @valvolt I have the FC30 arcade stick, worked flawlessly.

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        • valvolt
          valvolt @OyyoDams last edited by

          @oyyodams quoting my post above 😉 I have one SNES30 (the one looking like a US pad with purple buttons) and one SFC30 (the one looking like a JP / EU pad with colored buttons). These are 'classic' pads (regular SNES pads, not the Pro version with the sticks). Same problem with both pads. They both worked well before v 4.1 when started with R+Start.

          @Substring ok, so maybe that's a specific issue ?

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          • OyyoDams
            OyyoDams Staff @valvolt last edited by

            @valvolt ok sorry for my post, I didn't see your reply. About ths SFC30, there is an advanced documentation here.

            I know you've already tried many things, but could you start the whole process again ?

            1. Upgrade to the latest 8bitdo firmware
            2. In ES, forget all your BT devices
            3. Factory reset your SFC30: START for 8 seconds
            4. Power it off if necessary, then turn it on. Hit Select for 3 seconds to enter pairing mode.
            5. In ES, try to associate it again
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            • valvolt
              valvolt last edited by

              @OyyoDams Wow, I think that you nailed it !
              I finally managed to get the SFC30 working after a firmware upgrade (my version was 2.67, since your URL stops at 2.62 I looked around - and found version 3.0 here: http://download.8bitdo.com/Firmware/GamePad/)

              Everything worked like a charm: I could start the pad with Start (only), pair it, configure it and use it in a game.
              I'm now doing the same with the SNES30, a priori I can use the same firmware. There is no reason this should fail.

              So THANKS A LOT to both of you, @Substring and @OyyoDams for having taken the time to help me. I hope this post will help other users as well.

              Keep up the excellent work !

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              • OyyoDams
                OyyoDams Staff @valvolt last edited by

                @valvolt hey thanks for your feedback, I'm very happy for you!

                Also thanks for the firmware link... 8bitdo have really good products but poor websites and documentations 😞

                Happy gaming 😉

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                • pmroyo
                  pmroyo last edited by

                  Hi all. I have been reading the post because I am having the same issue with a 8bitdo gamepad, in my case the zero one.

                  Recalbox recognize it but it can not be paired. I followed this wiki link:

                  https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/wiki/8bitdo-on-recalbox-(EN)

                  and all the directions in this post, but when I select the device, I always receive the same message, it can not be paired.

                  @valvolt, the link you shared with the firmware, does it work for 8bitdo zero?

                  Thank you guys

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                  • OyyoDams
                    OyyoDams Staff @pmroyo last edited by

                    @pmroyo Hi, all firmwares seem to be there: http://download.8bitdo.com/Firmware/

                    But be carefull, not sure which one can be used with this pad.

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                    • paradadf
                      paradadf Staff @pmroyo last edited by paradadf

                      @pmroyo @OyyoDams 8bitdo zero cannot be flashed, so you can’t upgrade the firmware.

                      @pmroyo Don’t forget that you need to start you gamepad with the combo “START+R”, and to reboot the pairing record of it as stated on the wiki page you linked.

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                      • pmroyo
                        pmroyo last edited by

                        Thank you guys, I forgot about the firmware then.

                        Talking about the process, I follow these steps:
                        1- Remove all paired devices in recalbox
                        2- Press select in the gamepad for 8 seconds to reset it
                        3- Switch it on with Start+R
                        4- Press select for 3 seconds to access pairing mode
                        5- Then, search for new devices in recalbox

                        I have tried also without step 4 , but the result is the same, recalbox find the gamepad but it can not be paired.
                        As the main gamepad, I am using a Gamesir T1S with a wifi dongle, could it be interfering into the process?

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                        • valvolt
                          valvolt last edited by

                          @pmroyo did you try with the 'manual' way ?
                          https://github.com/recalbox/recalbox-os/wiki/Connect-bluetooth-controller-manually-(EN)
                          What works and what does not?

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                          • Substring
                            Substring @pmroyo last edited by

                            @pmroyo you(d better reboot once you forgot paired devices. It sometimes confuses the bluetooth stack

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