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    Solved 4.1 bluetooth pairing persistency issue?

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    4.1 bluetooth pairing persistency issue
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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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