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cant get ps3 controler to work

Can anyone give me some advice on how to make this work. I plug it in and all I get is all 4 red light blinking. CORDY, emulators keymapping all get nothing. I'm on 3.1 of course and the controller works on the ps3

Tap the PS button after you plug it in

cowballz69 said:
Can anyone give me some advice on how to make this work. I plug it in and all I get is all 4 red light blinking. CORDY, emulators keymapping all get nothing. I'm on 3.1 of course and the controller works on the ps3
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is that an official ps3 controller? Mine works very well in most emulators..

magicpork said:
is that an official ps3 controller? Mine works very well in most emulators..
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Yes its official. And tapping the ps3 button didn't help atall. I tried 2 controllers and still no go. Seams like im the only one with this issue

If you're using it with an emulator, it seems sometimes that the controller has to be plugged in and responding before you start the app. (I may be wrong, hard to confirm) My basic usage goes like this:
- Plug in PS3 controller, check for blinking lights
- Wait 5 seconds
- Firmly press the center PS button
- Wait a moment
- Start FPSe/your-app-here and start keymapping.
I'm sure parts of this are excessive, but it seems to be reliable for me.

PhonicUK said:
If you're using it with an emulator, it seems sometimes that the controller has to be plugged in and responding before you start the app. (I may be wrong, hard to confirm) My basic usage goes like this:
- Plug in PS3 controller, check for blinking lights
- Wait 5 seconds
- Firmly press the center PS button
- Wait a moment
- Start FPSe/your-app-here and start keymapping.
I'm sure parts of this are excessive, but it seems to be reliable for me.
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still no go here, are u using stock kernel or the modded 3.1 kernel? im using modded and im starting to think thats why
edit downgraded to stock kernel instead ov the overclock, and the controller is now working!!!! suck i have to lose the overclock but im sure it will be fixed in a future update

I'm having this same issue. I'm using the stock kernal but I'm on prime 1.4 maybe thats the problem?
I'm trying to use it with snes9x someof the diretion buttons wrk but none of the others do

I'm currently using the official Sony PS3 wireless controller - connected via USB with great success, including spinning piledrivers and shoryukens.
Prime 1.4 rom
Stock Kernel
SNesoid, Gameboid, Nesoid, FPSe (tried Breath of Fire 4 which works)
Tried it with Prime and Clemsyn/Blades OC kernel and the controller was not detected.
4 red lights blink all the time. annoying. might duct tape it.

Make sure that you manually map the button keys in the app. If the d pad works then something is working.
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Is there a way to connect the controller wirelessly? Or it's only via USB?

[Q] ctrl calibration problem

Is there another way to calibrate this thing or do I just have a $50 paper weight ?
The left stick on my C.T.R.L. recently went out of whack, it is always moving the pointer down unless I hold a bit of "up" on it.
I tried the calibration steps from the Mad Catz site and it will not work. ie: no flashing purple light. I tried it on my M.O.J.O. and my PC, same problem.
Thank You for any help.

Soooo, paperweight then. Great!

vwtazzman said:
Soooo, paperweight then. Great!
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Did you put in a support ticket with MadCatz? May be a defunct unit.

christoph80 said:
Did you put in a support ticket with MadCatz? May be a defunct unit.
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Yup and it looks like the unit went bad. They will warranty it but why bother.
The sad thing is that this whole console has failed in one way or another.
I tried to pair my NYKO to it which pairs with every other android device I own and....will not pair, WTF?
And I am SO tired of seeing "not compatible with M.O.J.O." in the google store!
I have a MK908 and MK802 that will work with everything.
What't the hell MadCatz?
I should have bought a Shield.
By by MOJO

vwtazzman said:
Yup and it looks like the unit went bad. They will warranty it but why bother.
The sad thing is that this whole console has failed in one way or another.
I tried to pair my NYKO to it which pairs with every other android device I own and....will not pair, WTF?
And I am SO tired of seeing "not compatible with M.O.J.O." in the google store!
I have a MK908 and MK802 that will work with everything.
What't the hell MadCatz?
I should have bought a Shield.
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Did you update to the latest firmware? Check the MOJO icon on your homescreen, go to the fifth step and get the 205-TS firmware as that will make a huge difference to the "not compatible" incidence rate.
We've had no issues pairing the Nyko or OUYA controller with MOJO though - are you correctly placing the Nyko pad into pairing mode?

Dunno if this is resolved but for future users having an issue
The re-calibrate process for the C.T.R.L.R is as follows
Make sure the C.T.R.L.R is paired and connected to a host
Press and hold A, B, X, Y, L1 and R1 for 3 seconds – the status LED will turn purple
Press the Back button once – the status LED will begin to flash
Move each stick and trigger through their full range of movement 4 times
Press the Start button once – the status LED will return to blue to show the pad is in normal operation
According to madcatz
Edit: Dunno if I even read the first post Jesus,
also stated this before in the correct thread but the update dramatically increased the incompatible message for me, hardly saw it before now its every other app and loads that used to be compatible ain't. Controller is much much better. Just now I've got the choise of laggy controller and loads of apps or brilliant controller and no apps. Lose lose

Ash180287 said:
Dunno if this is resolved but for future users having an issue
The re-calibrate process for the C.T.R.L.R is as follows
Make sure the C.T.R.L.R is paired and connected to a host
Press and hold A, B, X, Y, L1 and R1 for 3 seconds – the status LED will turn purple
Press the Back button once – the status LED will begin to flash
Move each stick and trigger through their full range of movement 4 times
Press the Start button once – the status LED will return to blue to show the pad is in normal operation
According to madcatz
Edit: Dunno if I even read the first post Jesus,
also stated this before in the correct thread but the update dramatically increased the incompatible message for me, hardly saw it before now its every other app and loads that used to be compatible ain't. Controller is much much better. Just now I've got the choise of laggy controller and loads of apps or brilliant controller and no apps. Lose lose
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interesting instructions.. read more like a finishing move lol
Yeah, sucks google play is stuffed.. I tried going back to the previous firmware update but the rooting doesn't fix it :/

I am having the same issue with my Mac. Tried to recalibrate but its stuck at the bottom left of the screen.

PS4 Remote Play now live

Just seen the news on Xperia Blog.

first thing i noticed after the update to the ps4 and playstation app now the device is listed as "Sony/5803"
edit:
work like a charm hope it will not require the drm so it will have a chance to not be locked on non sony devices.

Any plans for PS3 remote by Sony?

Someone try it on their Z3 Compact and post an initial impression! I'm at work...just started my day!...damn...

Can I use a dualshock 3 on my z3 compact with remote play?

war1 said:
Any plans for PS3 remote by Sony?
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No, this feature is only for PS4
squadz said:
Can I use a dualshock 3 on my z3 compact with remote play?
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No, this feature is only for PS4s dualshock

I'm also interested in initial impressions of remote play for Z3C. Especially regarding screen size and lag.

Played with it a bit last night. It definitely works if you have a fast connection. I was able to play Shadow of Mordor even.
But with the size of the screen it's pretty hard to really see any details or text. I think it would be much much cooler on the Z3 or the tablet. The screen size makes it kinda pointless, but some arcade games may work really well.
On the other hand, I couldn't get the ps4 controller to repair with my ps4 after! Anyone have any ideas?

Alex2x3 said:
Played with it a bit last night. It definitely works if you have a fast connection. I was able to play Shadow of Mordor even.
But with the size of the screen it's pretty hard to really see any details or text. I think it would be much much cooler on the Z3 or the tablet. The screen size makes it kinda pointless, but some arcade games may work really well.
On the other hand, I couldn't get the ps4 controller to repair with my ps4 after! Anyone have any ideas?
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You tried re-pairing it using the charging cable, right? That should do it instantly.

schnidex said:
You tried re-pairing it using the charging cable, right? That should do it instantly.
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Yea, tried it in a bunch of different ways. With the controller on and off, holding the PS button, and tried it while booting the ps4 up. Also was sure to disconnect from the app itself, and have my phones bluetooth off. The controller light just continuously blinks.
Idk what was going on, hoping it'll start working today.

Alex2x3 said:
Yea, tried it in a bunch of different ways. With the controller on and off, holding the PS button, and tried it while booting the ps4 up. Also was sure to disconnect from the app itself, and have my phones bluetooth off. The controller light just continuously blinks.
Idk what was going on, hoping it'll start working today.
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did you try resetting the controller first? there's a reset button on the back of the controller. i think it's near the left trigger buttons (under the light bar). then after that you redo the pairing process.

Shield won't start

Hello everyone!
I was using the Shield (pro model, 500gb) and suddenly it won't respond to the remote control. I turned the Shild off and then tried to turn it on, but it won't. When I try to turn it on the shield button turns green but only for 1 second and then turns off. Nothing is displayed on the TV. I have tried many times turning on the Shield and it only turns green the button for one second and then turns off.
I have tried the instructions provided here, but to no avail: http://support-shield.nvidia.com/android-tv-user-guide/index.htm#t=Reset_SHIELD.htm
Has anyone encontered this issue and resolved it? Don't know how to recover my device now
Thanks a lot for your help!
Best regards,
David.

austmathr said:
Hello everyone!
I was using the Shield and suddenly it won't respond to the remote control. I turned the Shild off and then tried to turn it on, but it won't. When I try to turn it on the shield button turns green but only for 1 second and then turns off. Nothing is displayed on the TV. I have tried many times turning on the Shield and it only turns green the button for one second and then turns off.
I have tried the instructions provided here, but to no avail: http://support-shield.nvidia.com/android-tv-user-guide/index.htm#t=Reset_SHIELD.htm
Has anyone encontered this issue and resolved it? Don't know how to recover my device now
Thanks a lot for your help!
Best regards,
David.
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Im not a expert in this sphere, but according your written the power button on Shield not lights and this happened without your interfering, my guessing and opinion sounds like you have hardware problem, this symptoms not sounds like software. Try this one and or not I would go sending back by warranty!
https://youtu.be/2AzHF-uNiY8
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austmathr said:
Hello everyone!
I was using the Shield and suddenly it won't respond to the remote control. I turned the Shild off and then tried to turn it on, but it won't. When I try to turn it on the shield button turns green but only for 1 second and then turns off. Nothing is displayed on the TV. I have tried many times turning on the Shield and it only turns green the button for one second and then turns off.
I have tried the instructions provided here, but to no avail: http://support-shield.nvidia.com/android-tv-user-guide/index.htm#t=Reset_SHIELD.htm
Has anyone encontered this issue and resolved it? Don't know how to recover my device now
Thanks a lot for your help!
Best regards,
David.
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...and BTW you have 16gb or 500gb console?
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I have a pro (500gb) model. Thanks, I'm going to try this and report back my findings.
Thanks!

Hello again!
I tried what is mentioned on the video but it does not enter into bootloader. The video mentions to press the nvidia button two times and in the first time the green light keeps on. In my case, when I press the first time, even if I keep pressing, the green light just turns on for 1 second and goes off. The second time it is the same, and actually nothing happens
Anyone has encountered this issue?
thanks!

Did you manage to eventually get this sorted?
I have an almost identical problem; the remote for my SATV Pro stopped responding, mid-session, one day.
I had to pull the plug and it would no longer boot, thereafter.
The light will stay on indefinitely, it seems - I left it on overnight to test.
It won't enter the bootloader menu, either; if I hold the power button for 6 seconds, the light switches off and I can still hear the harddrive.

when trying the push button method do not forget,the USB and HDMI should be plugged to each device before start. me I just press for start then I instantly press again and hold,works well .

Did you figure out what happened and if there is a fix for this? My Nvidia Shield Pro is having the exact issue and unfortunately my unit is a month over the warranty period =(.

Same light flash for a second after power, but nothing after. I'm thinking it must be a hardware issue, but how to troubleshoot it? Wish an nVidia engineer would help out.

My 2015 Shield 16GB went dark today and I have the LED on for 6-10 seconds after replugging, and then it shuts itself off. I only see the green Shield logo for few seconds. Tried going into bootloader, but there it too shuts down after few seconds...

same her mine just gave up.

Was Shield Experience 8.2.1 recently released or am I just seeing it now for some reason? Maybe that's what caused your problems?
edit: seems like there are issues with the TV trying to go from 7 directly to 8.2.1. See the sticky:
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforc...ield-experience-upgrade-821released-11162020/

after one night unplugged i got it booting again and it run for about 10 minutes or so.
efter that i have now tried toapply new cooling paste and even tried with another power adapter, but noting seems to help so far.
and as some one else up there said, i can still hear the hdd spin

A very similar thing has happened to me but maybe my difference can shed light on this issue?
I was cleaning (sweeping specifically) and accidentally turned the shield on. I pressed the touch button on the front of the shield to put it back to sleep and I then heard a *pop* sound. After that the shield will only turn on for a second, the green light will come on for a second and then it will switch off.
I opened it up (pretty easy with just my finger nails even) and I can hear sounds coming from the mainboard when I plug it in, like it's still receiving power even though it wont turn on.
I have little to no experience repairing electronics but my assumtion is I discharged enough static to blow the power button board on the front of shield unit.
Also to add, the shield unit will not respond to the inputs of a controller or a keyboard that has been paired with it.
I identified the infinitesimally thin wires that connect the touch power button to the main board but they dont seem to be damaged themselves - I plugged the power supply in while each side was disconnected and the shield unit turned on when I reconnected the wires.
I'm going to assume that if I can replace the power button board on the front of the unit it will work again but I'm not sure and cant be sure unless I can get a spare part.
Or maybe I should just take it to a repair shop?
Has anyone managed to get their unit working properly after this specific issue.
Side note: it's strange how many others have this exact same issue in this exact month isnt it?

Just following up a little bit.
I got a new power supply from Ebay to see if that would make a difference.
It did not - the power supply is not the issue.
Oh just to add - I tried cloning the original drive but I was still able to read it on my computer and the drive-clone didn't change the outcome so that wasnt the issue either.

overdrivepower said:
Just following up a little bit.
I got a new power supply from Ebay to see if that would make a difference.
It did not - the power supply is not the issue.
Oh just to add - I tried cloning the original drive but I was still able to read it on my computer and the drive-clone didn't change the outcome so that wasnt the issue either.
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I turned mine off at the device last night and, pop, a huge static discharge from my finger. My Shield now exhibits the same behavior as everyone else in this thread.
Just wondering if you or anyone else every figured out a fix? Possibly blow fuse or capacitor in the power circuitry?

No change in status.
I'd like to still fix mine but I ended up buying a mini PC, which is a million times better than a proprietary-hardware device.
It's not locked down like an android only device (even though it runs on win10) and I can do much more with it than just watch movies and play android games/apps.
Anyway if anyone else can find a solution to this that'd be great.

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DreadfulDrummer said:
Did you manage to eventually get this sorted?
I have an almost identical problem; the remote for my SATV Pro stopped responding, mid-session, one day.
I had to pull the plug and it would no longer boot, thereafter.
The light will stay on indefinitely, it seems - I left it on overnight to test.
It won't enter the bootloader menu, either; if I hold the power button for 6 seconds, the light switches off and I can still hear the harddrive.
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Did you remember to connect it to a PC via USB first?
Cause if not... Well theres your first problem.

Same here, stuck at circles........
Nvidia Shield TV Pro 16GB 4K HDR

All right guys, I'm back with the following steps
If you own a SHIELD Controller
• Unplug SHIELD TV.
• Connect SHIELD controller to SHIELD TV with a USB cable (use port closest to HDMI).
• While holding the A and B buttons at the same time, connect power to SHIELD TV.
If you do not own a SHIELD controller
• Unplug SHIELD TV.
• Connect a USB keyboard directly to SHIELD TV (use port closest to HDMI)
• While holding the "A" and "B" keys down at the same time, connect power to SHIELD TV.
• Once you enter Fast Boot mode, on the keyboard use the "X" and "Y" keys to navigate the menu and "A" to select
Use the X and Y buttons on the controller to move to "Boot recovery kernel".
3. Press the A button to select "Boot Recovery Kernel".
4. You may see the dead Android robot on screen. This is expected behavior. If so, press B button on the controller.
5. You will see Android Recovery Menu.
6. Use the X and Y buttons on the controller to move to "wipe data/factory reset".
7. Press the A button to select "wipe data/factory reset".
8. After process select "reboot system now".
8. SHIELD will boot to home screen.
Do the factory reset
It will bring you back to recovery
Select "Continue"
device will process and reboot like new
Hope this works....ENJOY
It did for me
I received the above info while chatting with Nvidias tech support

2015 16GB shield Tv, rooted on Nougat, unable to OTA update and controller acting up

Hi everyone
I have a 2015 16 Gb Nvidia shield tv rooted on Nougat bin I have been unable to update it after root. Need help cause controller is acting up and I suspect it's related. What should I do?
Try to go back to stock?
Flash the new update?
Please help.

georgimorales said:
Hi everyone
I have a 2015 16 Gb Nvidia shield tv rooted on Nougat bin I have been unable to update it after root. Need help cause controller is acting up and I suspect it's related. What should I do?
Try to go back to stock?
Flash the new update?
Please help.
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I'm going through the same issue please help someone

Fixed the issue by flashing 5.2 stock image.
I was able to update after with no problem.
Controller still not acting properly tho.

Problem with controller was fixed
georgimorales said:
Fixed the issue by flashing 5.2 stock image.
I was able to update after with no problem.
Controller still not acting properly tho.
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So I emailed Nvidia about the controller and they responded. I followed thru their directions with a few tweaks.
They requested me to the the following:
1. Fully charge the SHIELD controller.
2. Clear data/cache and force stop SHIELD Controller.
(Go to Settings > Apps > SHIELD Controller > Clear Data, Clear Cache > Force Stop)
3. Reset the controller:
Press and hold Back + Home buttons for 15 - 20 seconds. You can release the buttons once the lights on the controller go off (This I could not do because back and home buttons were still not working)
4. Re-pair the controller and the SHIELD console.
So I followed until step 3 without letting the controller fully charge. Could not reset the controller because back and home buttons were still not working.
By the way, I had to hardwire the controller for No. 2.
I did all this and had some progress. Volume Up and down buttons were working and the mic as well. Still I had to unpair If I needed to put the console in sleep mode. When unpaired the controller would constantly blink (pair mode). I left it all morning and afternoon charging. Came back home and done, controller good as new. Hope this helps someone.