Turn player 1 on first and then player 2, otherwise it will kind of screw up your keymapping. Reboot the computer and turn the controllers on. I would recommend you get 1 controller completely connected, then go back and connect the 2nd one. Now we are going to pair the controllers by plugging it into your USB port with a mini-usb cable. Run controller manager at boot sudo update-rc.d sixad defaults Sixpair is the application that pairs your Pi with the PS3 controller.ĭownload and install sixad, the controller manager. Now you want to download and install sixpair. If you don’t get something like that, you may have an incompatible bluetooth dongle. TX bytes:2561 acl:53 sco:0 commands:56 errors:0 You should get something similar to this output:īD Address: 00:02:72:BF:BC:8F ACL MTU: 1022:8 SCO MTU: 121:3 Once everything is installed, check to see if your bluetooth dongle is recognized Sudo apt-get install bluez-utils bluez-compat bluez-hcidump libusb-dev libbluetooth-dev joystick git dialog -y Then install the bluetooth software and dependencies you will need to hook up a PS3 controller. Update your sources and upgrade all applications you have installed to minimize problems down the road. Enable overscan if you have your pi hooked up to a tv and part of the command line is off the screenĪgain, press f4 to get to the command line.I’m at 950mhz, you don’t necessarily need to though. Change the memsplit to 256 (only recommended if you are using a 512mb pi and playing psx games).If you are from the US, change keyboard to US.Expand the file system to fill the SD card.I’m playing psx games with mine, so this is how I set mine up: sudo raspi-config Make sure your Pi is configured to your liking. Turn on your pi and press ‘f4’ to exit RetroPie. This guide assumes you already have a Raspberry Pi with RetroPie installed and starting on boot. If all else fails, you can click on the first link in sources at the bottom and that will get you hooked up with 1 controller. Let me know if something is missing in this guide.

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