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[Q] PS3 controller pairing

Anybody knows if and how the PS3 controller can pair to nexus player. ?

ghus said:
Anybody knows if and how the PS3 controller can pair to nexus player. ?
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I believe you can use what they describe here under 'Method 1', essentially use an OTG cable to plug it in, then turn the controller on. I don't think you can unplug the controller from the USB cable though, you have to leave it in. http://www.pockethype.net/pair-ps3-controller-android-devices/
Personally I use a Wii U Pro controller with a wireless USB adapter, you might have luck with this PS3 to usb adapter using the 'xinput' setting from the same company: http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Controller-Adapter-Mayflash-Personal-Computer/dp/B00DSFW5MA
I have not used this adapter for PS3 controllers but the one they make for the Wii U Pro controller works perfectly.

Awesome.. tx!! gotta order me a cable then and give it a shot.

when we get root ,the app sixaxis controller will work for bluetooth control

Sixaxis is broken in lollipop even with root.
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Sixaxis Working with Dualshock3
Sixaxis, after latest update, perfectly working with my Dualshock3.
But as you know the app uses root access to change some bluetooth mode/characteristics the Remote won't be working until Sixaxis is disabled or Nexus Player is restarted.

ariful said:
Sixaxis, after latest update, perfectly working with my Dualshock3.
But as you know the app uses root access to change some bluetooth mode/characteristics the Remote won't be working until Sixaxis is disabled or Nexus Player is restarted.
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Ah.. so you have to disable sixaxis every time after you have used the gamepad. That sucks. Is that just how it is or can it be fixed you think, to have them working simultaneously?

Konstigt said:
Ah.. so you have to disable sixaxis every time after you have used the gamepad. That sucks. Is that just how it is or can it be fixed you think, to have them working simultaneously?
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I believe the dualshock controllers use some non standard or proprietary Bluetooth protocols. So to work with them the sixaxis controller app needs to change the nexus player Bluetooth to that non standard mode. So I am afraid that they will ever work simultaneously.

ariful said:
I believe the dualshock controllers use some non standard or proprietary Bluetooth protocols. So to work with them the sixaxis controller app needs to change the nexus player Bluetooth to that non standard mode. So I am afraid that they will ever work simultaneously.
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I think this is true of DS3 but not DS4. I am able to pair my DS4 w/ my Surface Pro 2 (Win 8), Laptop (Win 7), my Nexus 5 (on CM 11s), my friends OPO (CM 11s again) and my Droid Turbo (unrooted KK) w/ nothing special required.

Munkee915 said:
I think this is true of DS3 but not DS4. I am able to pair my DS4 w/ my Surface Pro 2 (Win 8), Laptop (Win 7), my Nexus 5 (on CM 11s), my friends OPO (CM 11s again) and my Droid Turbo (unrooted KK) w/ nothing special required.
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Yes, the sixaxis application is only needed for controllers < ds4(ps4).
Thanks

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ariful said:
Yes, the sixaxis application is only needed for controllers < ds4(ps4).
Thanks
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Hi guys!
i have ds4 and i dnt know how to pair my ds4 with NP.. maybe who knows?
Thanks

chevron4ik said:
Hi guys!
i have ds4 and i dnt know how to pair my ds4 with NP.. maybe who knows?
Thanks
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As stated before you will need to root your NP and install the Sixaxis app to pair your DS4 with it. The point I was making earlier is that while the DS3 does have a proprietary BT protocol the DS4 seems to use a different protocol that works out of the box with Windows and Cyanogenmod but doesnt work with vanilla Android. Until someone comes out with a custom rom or kernel that builds in support for it, you will have to use the Sixaxis app to use PS controllers.

Well for some reason my ds4 is now connecting to my NP natively but input lag is horrendous. When I try to go back to sixaxis it tells me max clients connected. Now i can't use my ds4.will try to restore the np and try again.

ggrammer said:
Well for some reason my ds4 is now connecting to my NP natively but input lag is horrendous. When I try to go back to sixaxis it tells me max clients connected. Now i can't use my ds4.will try to restore the np and try again.
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Alright so I took my NP to factory specs, relocked and hen started from scratch again unlocking and updating and rooting. Now my DS4 is connecting properly through sixaxis. If you want to use a DS4 do not try to sync it straight with bluetooth yet it will cause problems, until it is supported properly through kernels or updates to bluetooth it will have some nasty input lag and be unusable.

Tried on day one, no go in my part unfortunately.

got sixaxis working but now my nexus player remote is unpared and I cant find a way to repair it even after putting it in pairing mode and searching for bluetooth devices.. any ideas?

TheGeeZus said:
Tried on day one, no go in my part unfortunately.
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I had to factory reset but someone said that you can just restart bluetooth with adb. I am not sure what it is, try searching the threads.
Found it
shadrach47 said:
I was thinking it was stuck also. So before I wiped, I figured to try turning Bluetooth off/on from terminal. That seemed to do the trick! Both devices showed back up under Bluetooth.
I used commands:
su
service call bluetooth_manager 8
then
service call bluetooth_manager 6
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Sleeepy2 said:
I had to factory reset but someone said that you can just restart bluetooth with adb. I am not sure what it is, try searching the threads.
Found it
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No need to DO factory reset !
Use a usb mouse or keyboard ( connected to otg adapter to nexus player ) and goto sixaxis application and click on stop , this will enable blue-tooth service for your original nexus controller.

mrutyunjay said:
No need to DO factory reset !
Use a usb mouse or keyboard ( connected to otg adapter to nexus player ) and goto sixaxis application and click on stop , this will enable blue-tooth service for your original nexus controller.
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ummm, thanks but I was responding on how to fix it without reseting it.
If I had an OTG cable at the time I would have used it before reseting it, which I didn't and that is why I was responding how to fix it without an OTG cable

Sleeepy2 said:
ummm, thanks but I was responding on how to fix it without reseting it.
If I had an OTG cable at the time I would have used it before reseting it, which I didn't and that is why I was responding how to fix it without an OTG cable
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simple power cycle will enable the nexus remote if you Just disable the sixaxis auto start on boot with currently paired DS3 , In sixaxis preferences> general settings > auto start.
I think the the nexus player ON BOOT will start pairing process , if no remote is paired.
or
you could use the pair button on the underside ( this pairing will not work if six-axis driver is running)
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note : you can also pair any phone as remote for nexus player (but this Phone remote will only work for main launcher and apps , but not the in the games ).
Start the BT pairing from the phone (will find the nexus player in search BT devices )
this pairing will also keep the phone in unlocked state ( Trusted device feature ).
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.tv.remote

Using the DS4 on the Nvidia Shield [NO ROOT]

Alright I finally found a way to use the dualshock 4 controller with my shield tablet k1 running Android 6.0.
The problem I faced was that when I wanted to pair the controller and tablet it became stuck on the "pairing with..." part.
And since the sixaxis controller app doesn't work on marshmallow I started trying somethings and searched for a solution online.
So maybe there are people that are facing this issue aswell This is how I got it working.
1. First download and install the Sixaxis Pair Tool from the dev's website :
Sixaxis Pair Tool
2. Connect the DS4 controller with a USB cable to the pc and start the Sixaxis Pair Tool you just installed.
3. In the box "Change Master" you want to type the Bluetooth MAC address of your tablet, you can look this up when you go to Settings > About tablet > Status > Bluetooth address
* if you don't see a mac address make sure Bluetooth is turned on.
4. After you filled in the Tablets MAC in the "Change Master" box you hit apply and double check if the new "Current Master" MAC address is the same as the MAC address from the tablet.
Now that the DS4 knows for what MAC address to look for you want to install the following application on the tablet aswell.
* Look for the following app : Bluetooth Auto Connect
The reason we need this app is that for some reason the controllers input starts to lagg after about 30sec after pairing it with the tablet, the only solution I found was using this application.
5. So now that we have the bluetooth application installed aswell we can open the app.
*If the app asks you to turn on Bluetooth just hit OK.
6. Now scroll down to the bottom and tap on "Advanced Options" in here you want to change the following settings:
Rety Count = 1
Rety After(Sec) = 1
Device Timeout(Sec) = 5
Continuous Connect = 2
7. When you changed these settings you can turn on the DS4 controller by pressing on the PS button.
8. Now press on the "Connect Now" button at the bottom of the Advanced Options page.
After 2-3 seconds you will be asked if it is oke to pair the controller with the tablet, select yes and tadaaaaa you have a working DS4 controller on the Nvidia Shield Tablet
So for everything works for me, even the button mapper that can be accessed by holding the Options button on the DS4.
I hope this helps a couple of people !
*If you want to use the DS4 with the PS4 again you need to plug it in the PS4 with the usb cable to pair it again.

Going to try this right now!
EDIT: It works great, able to play donkey kong 64 again hah.

Question
When doing this, if I have a MacBook as my pc but a shield tab, when going to dl the sixaxis pair tool from the dev website do I dl the one for Mac OS X or the one for Windows? Also if you go to the page there's two links for the Windows now which of those two did you use?

Hi great guide
I don't suppose you know if this would work with the Xbox one controller or maybe the Xbox 360 controller ?

Brilapp said:
When doing this, if I have a MacBook as my pc but a shield tab, when going to dl the sixaxis pair tool from the dev website do I dl the one for Mac OS X or the one for Windows? Also if you go to the page there's two links for the Windows now which of those two did you use?
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Hi !
If you use a MacBook that means you need to download the Mac OS X version they provide, I don't have a Mac so I have no idea how that works. I did a quick google and found this orikad.com/sixpair_instructions.html I suggest you follow that and it should work.
Let me know when you have it working !

steve.loveday said:
Hi great guide
I don't suppose you know if this would work with the Xbox one controller or maybe the Xbox 360 controller ?
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I'm afraid this won't work for the xbox controllers since they don't use bluetooth, however you can get a 360 controller working if you connect a usb adapter for windows with a usb otg cable.
There is at the moment no way to use a Xbox One controller with any device other can Windows 7,8(.1) and 10 since the wireless adapter only supports these versions of windows.

Great guide Dusty!! I am expecting my nvidia k1 next week and i try to collect info about anything!
One question i have...if you have root, the way to pair the tablet and the ds4 is easier??

x-nivek said:
Great guide Dusty!! I am expecting my nvidia k1 next week and i try to collect info about anything!
One question i have...if you have root, the way to pair the tablet and the ds4 is easier??
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If you root the tablet you can use this app play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dancingpixelstudios.sixaxiscontroller and connect the DS4 to your tablet with a usb otg cable so you can pair it on your tablet, this is done with 1 press so you don't have to look up the MAC adress etc. However, the app is having problems with newer versions of android 5.1.1+ so I decided to skip the rooting for now and go with this method

Awesome. Thank you.

Thank you so much! Love you for this

_Dusty_ said:
If you root the tablet you can use this app play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dancingpixelstudios.sixaxiscontroller and connect the DS4 to your tablet with a usb otg cable so you can pair it on your tablet, this is done with 1 press so you don't have to look up the MAC adress etc. However, the app is having problems with newer versions of android 5.1.1+ so I decided to skip the rooting for now and go with this method
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Thanks a lot!! So you suggest not to update to 6.0???

x-nivek said:
Thanks a lot!! So you suggest not to update to 6.0???
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No no I love 6.0 ! I suggest to update it's just that sixaxis app that isn't compatible but tbh I don't miss it at all [emoji14]
Sent from my SHIELD Tablet K1 using Tapatalk

_Dusty_ said:
I'm afraid this won't work for the xbox controllers since they don't use bluetooth, however you can get a 360 controller working if you connect a usb adapter for windows with a usb otg cable.
There is at the moment no way to use a Xbox One controller with any device other can Windows 7,8(.1) and 10 since the wireless adapter only supports these versions of windows.
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Thanks for that
When you say I USB adapter are you on about the wireless adapter ?
I do have a old wired Xbox 360 controller would that just work through the otg cable
Cheers

steve.loveday said:
Thanks for that
When you say I USB adapter are you on about the wireless adapter ?
I do have a old wired Xbox 360 controller would that just work through the otg cable
Cheers
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Yup ! A wired 360 controllers should work without any hassle with a otg cable

To add some information to the thread, I was able to make this work using these steps on an original Shield tablet running Lollipop. Thanks for the tip!

Hi !
Does someone know if this could works with dualshock 3 too ?

Kiiv said:
Hi !
Does someone know if this could works with dualshock 3 too ?
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I tried to get the DS3 working without root but I haven't found a way yet So no it doesn't work... sadly

Btw it stucks in pairing to , also in stock 5.1.1 on k1!!

x-nivek said:
Btw it stucks in pairing to , also in stock 5.1.1 on k1!!
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So it's stuck at pairing after you followed my guide ?
If so verify that the master MAC address is the same as your bluetooths MAC.

_Dusty_ said:
So it's stuck at pairing after you followed my guide ?
If so verify that the master MAC address is the same as your bluetooths MAC.
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Ooops i mean without your guide
I dont know if i should upgrade to MM or not.. Multirom is the only thing that holds me

Couldnot play games on Moto X Play using a wired Xbox controller.

I couldnot play games on Moto X Play, Marshmallow updated, by connecting a wired Xbox controller via an otg cable. But, before updating to Marshmallow I can play well using any type of wired controller via an otg cable. I could not find any solutions on the internet. Please help me out.

Loya08 said:
I couldnot play games on Moto X Play, Marshmallow updated, by connecting a wired Xbox controller via an otg cable. But, before updating to Marshmallow I can play well using any type of wired controller via an otg cable. I could not find any solutions on the internet. Please help me out.
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I think you must downgrade to lollipop to have full controller support.My dualshock also doesn't work anymore since updating to marshmallow.

Thanks for the reply @Sickaxis
Thanks alot for your reply @Sickaxis79.
Lately I'v been thinking of downgrading to lollipop. Actually my phone is a root one and running on Crdroid Marshmallow ROM. I thought it was a problem with the ROM. But know you have clarified my question, so I will downgrade to a lollipop ROM instead.
Thanks again.

Loya08 said:
Thanks alot for your reply @Sickaxis79.
Lately I'v been thinking of downgrading to lollipop. Actually my phone is a root one and running on Crdroid Marshmallow ROM. I thought it was a problem with the ROM. But know you have clarified my question, so I will downgrade to a lollipop ROM instead.
Thanks again.
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Just wantes to say the ds4 controller works again with marshmallow. Im using this paid app "sixaxis controller" which is updated for marshmallow this week. I should try to get a ps3/4 controller if you want to play games on android with full controller support. Im using it wireless (bluetooth) and it works great.

Sickaxis79 said:
Just wantes to say the ds4 controller works again with marshmallow. Im using this paid app "sixaxis controller" which is updated for marshmallow this week. I should try to get a ps3/4 controller if you want to play games on android with full controller support. Im using it wireless (bluetooth) and it works great.
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If it works in the paid version. Let me try it once again.
Thanks for the assist. @Sickaxis79

Xbox One Controller - Bluetooth Connection Possible?

Hi everyone,
Was wondering if anyone was using their axon 7 with a wireless xbox one S controller over bluetooth, have you had issues connecting? Since apparently, the controller won't work when connected through an USB OTG cable...
Thanks,

TimoVerbrugghe said:
Hi everyone,
Was wondering if anyone was using their axon 7 with a wireless xbox one S controller over bluetooth, have you had issues connecting? Since apparently, the controller won't work when connected through an USB OTG cable...
Thanks,
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I tested a PS4 controller via bluetooth and it worked, so maybe the xbone controller will? Can't you try?

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Choose an username... said:
I tested a PS4 controller via bluetooth and it worked, so maybe the xbone controller will? Can't you try?
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I'm asking because I want to buy, so cannot try myself. But have already heard from other source that bluetooth connection is not possible on the phone due to microsoft firmware upgrade...

get a gamesir g4s

Flaîm said:
get a gamesir g4s
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I know that exists, but I'd rather not buy something else, if I already have enough controllers at home.

Non Xone controller is not bluetooth. You need a specific adapter.

Znuf said:
Non Xone controller is not bluetooth. You need a specific adapter.
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The Xbox One S Controller does support bluetooth, but apparently only for select android devices.
I'm now looking into the possibility of connecting it through an OTG adapter, see my other thread.

Works Axon 2017 China, Stock Axon Rom
TimoVerbrugghe said:
Hi everyone,
Was wondering if anyone was using their axon 7 with a wireless xbox one S controller over bluetooth, have you had issues connecting? Since apparently, the controller won't work when connected through an USB OTG cable...
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Yeah Xbox One S works via Bluetooth.
On connecting via otg, my phone crashes and reboots.

Ravi2078 said:
Yeah Xbox One S works via Bluetooth.
On connecting via otg, my phone crashes and reboots.
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It might reboot because the controller attempts to charge from the phone. You should try with a powered OTG.

Choose an username... said:
It might reboot because the controller attempts to charge from the phone. You should try with a powered OTG.
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Hi,
Otg works fine with external HDD.
I will check kernel logs and verify.
Thanks

Ravi2078 said:
Hi,
Otg works fine with external HDD.
I will check kernel logs and verify.
Thanks
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I'm curious, how much current does the HDD draw? Most full-size HDDs draw 5V 1A, don't know about 3.5 inchers but I've seen some with only one USB2.0 connector (500mA)

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I'm curious, how much current does the HDD draw? Most full-size HDDs draw 5V 1A, don't know about 3.5 inchers but I've seen some with only one USB2.0 connector (500mA)
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And yes, you would be correct ~1A, 5V.
But I can't seem to find powered USB C otg, in my country (cheaply )
Also I have put non chargeable Alkaline batteries in my controller.
Strange.
Additional Query -
Does USB C multi port adapter ala MacBook work with Axon 7?

Ravi2078 said:
Yeah Xbox One S works via Bluetooth.
On connecting via otg, my phone crashes and reboots.
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Woah seriously? Because you're the first one I've found across XDA, Discord & Reddit that says that Xbox One S Bluetooth connection works... Are you running the latest Xbox One S Controller firmware? Also, which android version & rom are you working with?
Ravi2078 said:
And yes, you would be correct ~1A, 5V.
But I can't seem to find powered USB C otg, in my country (cheaply )
Also I have put non chargeable Alkaline batteries in my controller.
Strange.
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Also, it's already confirmed that the Xbox One S controller only draws 500 mAh max from a usb port (see aida64 screenshot), so I've always found it to be pretty weird that the Axon 7 reboots on connect due to power draw...

TimoVerbrugghe said:
Woah seriously? Because you're the first one I've found across XDA, Discord & Reddit that says that Xbox One S Bluetooth connection works... Are you running the latest Xbox One S Controller firmware? Also, which android version & rom are you working with?
Also, it's already confirmed that the Xbox One S controller only draws 500 mAh max from a usb port (see aida64 screenshot), so I've always found it to be pretty weird that the Axon 7 reboots on connect due to power draw...
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Xbox one S updated with windows 10 anniversary edition. Maybe the latest version.
I have 3 different android devices on android Nougat 7.1, working with all of them.
1. Axon 7 2017 Chinese, 4gb 128gb - stock zte rom - ZTE_A2017V1.1.0B16
2. Xiaomi mi pad - LineageOS 14.1
3. Nvidia Shield TV - Shield Experience Upgrade 5.2
And buttons are mapped correctly too. I have played some games and ppsspp with it.

Ravi2078 said:
Xbox one S updated with windows 10 anniversary edition. Maybe the latest version.
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Do you remember updating your controller's firmware either through the Xbox accessories app or on the actual Xbox One Console?
Thanks in advance for responding btw .

TimoVerbrugghe said:
Do you remember updating your controller's firmware either through the Xbox accessories app or on the actual Xbox One Console?
Thanks in advance for responding btw .
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Yes I have updated using Xbox app on windows 10 anniversary edition.

Ravi2078 said:
Yes I have updated using Xbox app on windows 10 anniversary edition.
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Well, I'll be damned... Allright! I'm still waiting on confirmation using an otg cable in my other thread, but this already sounds hopeful! Thanks for your quick responses!

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It might reboot because the controller attempts to charge from the phone. You should try with a powered OTG.
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Hi,
I tried taking kmsg(kernel log) when connecting xbox one s controller to Axon 7.
But I was unable to.
There is no /proc/last_kmsg
And bugreport is not being collected for reboot.
And I cant access /data/tombstones
Additionally dmesg in non blocking on android. So cant take kernel logs when the system reboots.
Any suggestions?

Ravi2078 said:
Hi,
I tried taking kmsg(kernel log) when connecting xbox one s controller to Axon 7.
But I was unable to.
There is no /proc/last_kmsg
And bugreport is not being collected for reboot.
And I cant access /data/tombstones
Additionally dmesg in non blocking on android. So cant take kernel logs when the system reboots.
Any suggestions?
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Normally, the phone does not reboot anymore if you have a nougat rom installed, when you connect the controller. Or at least, that's what's mentioned in this thread.
I don't know if you're on a nougat rom or not...

TimoVerbrugghe said:
Normally, the phone does not reboot anymore if you have a nougat rom installed, when you connect the controller. Or at least, that's what's mentioned in this thread.
I don't know if you're on a nougat rom or not...
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Hi,
I am on Nougat Rom, as mentioned previously.
Initial support for wired xbox one (S) controller was added to xpad kernel driver in linux kernel 3.17.
Chinese Axon 7 Nougat B16 has kernel version 3.18.31 (dunno about USA or Euro versions),
So I theorize that restarts are being caused by kernel panic due to driver problems, but I am unable to check.
I any case xbox one S controller wired OTG is not possible without custom kernel(maybe?) on last years devices, as most of them are on 3.10.
Maybe wait for Google Pixel ).
Regards,
Ravi

Gamepad / Controller

Hey,
I have a Logitech rumblepad and when I connect it to the mobile via OTG.. it doesn't work in the mobile (and it also doesn't show any notification).. How can I make it work?
Rom: 12.0.3 xiaomi.eu
Rooted.

Amr Pilot said:
Hey,
I have a Logitech rumblepad and when I connect it to the mobile via OTG.. it doesn't work in the mobile (and it also doesn't show any notification).. How can I make it work?
Rom: 12.0.3 xiaomi.eu
Rooted.
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I would try another OTG adapter. Those are finnicky and sometimes they don't work and you have to use another model. Just buy the top one on Amazon.

svetius said:
I would try another OTG adapter. Those are finnicky and sometimes they don't work and you have to use another model. Just buy the top one on Amazon.
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The OTG is working fine.. I can turn on the LED in the controller so I can see that the problem is with the device itself.. Also I tried to use a keyboard and it worked fine.. So the OTG has no problems

Anyone?

Amr Pilot said:
Anyone?
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Test this magisk module. Maybe it work

joke19 said:
Test this magisk module. Maybe it work
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Already tried it but sadly no luck

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