Pressing F4 to quit EmulationStation and running the Retropie script from the terminal.
ps3controller: this driver is well-tested and works with third-party controllers, but has the disadvantage of crippling the Bluetooth stack, as well as requiring a different button mapping to be defined compared to the USB connection.īefore booting the Raspberry Pi, make sure that a supported Bluetooth adapter is connected (for the Pi 3, onboard Bluetooth works perfectly as of RetroPie 4.0+).This is the recommended driver, but third-party support is not well-tested. sixaxis (since RetroPie 4.4.9): this is a helper service that configures the default kernel driver ( hid-sony) and BlueZ plugin ( sixaxis).
If you are having trouble pairing, check if other drivers are installed and try removing them. NOTE: Installing multiple controller drivers may cause conflicting issues. Connecting a PS3 controller via Bluetooth requires installation of a special PS3 driver located in RetroPie setup. Connecting over USB is Plug-and-Play-literally just plug your controller into the Pi while EmulationStation is running and it should detect a gamepad to configure. The most recent versions of RetroPie include the packages needed for setting up a PS3 controller. PS3 Recent Versions of RetroPie (3.0+, 4.0+) Universal Controller Calibration & Mapping Using xboxdrvĬonvert RetroPie SD Card Image to NOOBS Image Ghost inputs, controller sending key presses on its own Input Lags or problems to connect more then 2 players Manually setting input (ps3controller only) Persisting bluetooth (ps3controller only) Using the RetroPie shell to configure the PS3 Controller Bluetooth Connection (for ps3controller) Using the RetroPie-Setup GUI to configure the PS3 Controller Bluetooth Connection (for ps3controller) Using the RetroPie shell to configure the PS3 Controller Bluetooth Connection (for sixaxis) Using the RetroPie-Setup GUI to configure the PS3 Controller Bluetooth Connection (for sixaxis) Validating, Rebuilding, and Filtering Arcade ROMsĬonfiguring a PS3 controller to connect via Bluetooth