Pairing a Classic Controller with Retropie via BT?

[John Stamos Mullet]

Can anyone get this to work? I don't have a VCS system, but I bought a Classic Controller to use with Windows/etc. I'm trying to get it to pair with Retropie and no dice.

[joeatari1]

Hold down the menu and back buttons simultaneously until the Fuji no longer lights.  This puts the controller into "PC or Xbox" compatibility mode.  Also the controller must be wired to your unit of choice.  It does not work wireless in this mode.

[John Stamos Mullet]

3 hours ago, joeatari1 said:

Hold down the menu and back buttons simultaneously until the Fuji no longer lights.  This puts the controller into "PC or Xbox" compatibility mode.  Also the controller must be wired to your unit of choice.  It does not work wireless in this mode.

This doesn't answer my question at all. I asked how to pair it with bluetooth.

 

Also - This controller works with the cable out of the box, no need to do any settings change. I'm asking how to get it working wirelessly, hence "bluetooth".

[joeatari1]

 

Sorry.  Good luck.

[John Stamos Mullet]

I was able to sort this out.

 

The "PS3 Controller" driver in the driver packages of RetroPie causes a conflict with the Atari VCS Classic Controller over Bluetooth. Uninstalling it allows the VCS Classic to work.

 

Obviously, this makes it so the only way you can use a PS3 controller wirelessly is to add it using the native driver, which doesn't provide rumble/force feedback. But the controller still operates fine as a gamepad.

 

Not ideal, but I'd rather have both controllers available, instead of rumble.