Reply To: Multiple PS3 controller via bluetooth frustration

[chyczewski]

Guys,

playing around this morning with the hciconfig I think I might of came up with a solution.

open up /usr/bin/emulationstation

and enter this below the #!/bin/bash:

sleep 2
sudo hciconfig hci0 up
sleep 1
sudo hciconfig hci0 pscan
sleep 13

For some reason my hcicofig is coming up DOWN so i force it UP first, then force it to scan. A ton of reboots and its working like a champ so far.

Let me know if this works for you guys as well.

The only thing that bothers me is that if no controller is connected on reboot (I dont press the button right away) I get emulationstation complaining about no gamepad detected. Before didnt matter if no controllers were connected it would just launch to the main screen.

P.S.
Kasgore, I ran the old image I had with the old software, which i never had issues pairing to, the only thing was that the LEDs would all blink, but controllers were rock solid. Anyhow, running hciconfig showed me its was in PSCAN all the time back then. I think its safe to assume forcing it to PSCAN all the time should not affect anything negatively.