Wii U Pro Controller doesn't re-connect after reboot . Recalbox 6.1.1

[Rosch]

I have the very same problem.

Wii U Pro Controller and recalbox 6.1.1 on an rpi 3.
Controller works nice after pairing. No trouble, but pairing is not surviving a reboot.

After repairing working fine again but this is very annoying because I still have to have keep a USB controller connected.

Any help appreciated...

[allanpcsp]

Me too .. same exact problem
I have the very same problem.

Any help appreciated.

[Rosch]

The problem still persists ...

Any news on this?

I tried retropie. There it works but i would love to stick with recalbox

[ien ien]

I ve got the same problem with The same controler. Will the next update will fix it? Or do we need to go back to the older version?

[rsa2000]

Same issue, official Wii U Pro. Works great but no longer paired after reboot.

[smashingtool]

Same issue here, driving me nuts.

[Sliner]

I have the same issue.
Hope for an update or a solution. THX in andvance.
Nils

[bigheadwillie]

I had the same issue with my 2 official Wii U Pro controllers and found a fix. I changed the line below from =0 to =1 in the recalbox.conf under section D (controllers). After changing this and rebooting my Wii U controllers reconnect every time after a reboot or unplugged power to the recalbox.

controllers.bluetooth.ertm=1

THe problem is if i change this setting to "1" then my official ps3 controllers no longer reconnect automatically! I am using 2 Wii U pro controllers as my main 2 controllers and 2 ps3 controllers for when i want to play 4 players games.

So i have to choose whether i want my wii u controllers or ps3 controlelrs to reconnect to bluetooth after a reboot, i havent found a way to get both to work.

[Voytex86]

@elchhome I have the same problem with my 8BitDo SN30 pro ("after every reboot the pairing is lost").
I think You should open the terminal (press "F4" in Recalbox main menu, then press "ALT+F2", login: root, password: recalboxroot).

Then type in "bluetoothctl" then type the following commands :

agent on
default-agent
power on
scan on

Wait until bluetoothctl lists your device then:

pair AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
connect AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF
trust AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF

Check out this:
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[Zaphod]

Minor addition to this
Once you go through the normal pairing process you need to make a change so that the controller reconnects.

the correct way to do this is to edit /recalbox/share/system/recalbox.cfg and change the follow line(s)

Firstly you must change

controllers.bluetooth.ertm=0

to

controllers.bluetooth.ertm=1

you may also need to change this

controllers.ps3.enabled=1

to this

controllers.ps3.enabled=0

This has been tested with a the official Wii U Pro controller and works flawlessly. I can not attest to how it works with the aftermarket version.