Hi all,
After many frustrations trying to play emulators on my Galaxy S, I've decided that I want a real controller. I have some NES/PS1 controllers laying about, and I came up with a brilliant idea!
Buy cheap bluetooth keyboard from eBay
Hardwire each PS1 button to keys on the keyboard
Stick the bluetooth circuit board inside the PS1 controller
End up with a wireless PS1 controller for all my emulators that support key remapping
I've got 3 questions though:
Do the cheap keyboards have any ghosting issues? i.e. if I hold down heaps of buttons on the controller, will some keys not be detected?
Is this the best/cheapest solution? The keyboard I'm looking at is very cheap, so I'd need a pretty amazing product to persuade me otherwise.
Is there a way to hook up a joystick via bluetooth? I've got a broken dualshock controller that would be perfect for this.
Thanks in advance!
Yeah, that should be possible. And ghosting might be a problem, but to solve that, simply test keyboard on PC to minimize conflicts (i.e. to avoid conflicts between D-Pad and X button).
Blagus said:
Yeah, that should be possible. And ghosting might be a problem, but to solve that, simply test keyboard on PC to minimize conflicts (i.e. to avoid conflicts between D-Pad and X button).
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Thanks for the quick response I think I'll go ahead and buy the cheap one, then document my results to avoid future mishaps for others
I might also map one of the keys to a number, as I think you need a passphrase for it to connect properly.
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Hi all,
i really need help. I sadly found out that i can only press one button simultaneously on my i780. If i press a second button at the same time everything stops and no keyboard signal is sent, till i release one button.
Most games are unplayable (Running , like Mario ->+B isn't possible). Or if you type your SMS too fast it recognizes "nothing pressed" wrongly.
I just can't believe how that can happen. In other words im just shocked...
I hope that there is a solution out there... I would appreciate any help so much!!!
got the same problem here
hey, i have i780 too, and i got the same annoying problem when i emulate any game on morphgear where i have to press more than 2 key presses simultaneously, or any other non emulator games that require 2 key presses.
Was actually going to buy the BGP100 bluetooth gamepad to solve the problem, but am going to wait a bit, to check if the gamepad wont have the same problems as the keyboard, cause that would be totally waste.
manyoo said:
hey, i have i780 too, and i got the same annoying problem when i emulate any game on morphgear where i have to press more than 2 key presses simultaneously, or any other non emulator games that require 2 key presses.
Was actually going to buy the BGP100 bluetooth gamepad to solve the problem, but am going to wait a bit, to check if the gamepad wont have the same problems as the keyboard, cause that would be totally waste.
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don't buy it i have that and it sucks, not sure what phone you have but i have the htc x7500 and what i did was use the 4in1 cable and hooked up a usb gamepad and it works great. i play nes and snes games and it works like a charm. but if you really want it i will sell you mine for $15 it still works just not with morphgear.
irus said:
don't buy it i have that and it sucks, not sure what phone you have but i have the htc x7500 and what i did was use the 4in1 cable and hooked up a usb gamepad and it works great. i play nes and snes games and it works like a charm. but if you really want it i will sell you mine for $15 it still works just not with morphgear.
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hey, tnx for the tip, because i was actually going to buy it to play games on morphgear, so i guess the bgp100 is out of the question.
btw. i got a Samsun i780, do u know a way to connect a usb gamepad with a samsung phone, it dosnt have miniUSB input.
Hey, well since I didnt see a topic about wired controllers yet, I thought I would share my findings yesterday.
I just got in my USB OTG Adapter so when I got home, I tried my Logitech F310 controller on my Stock T-Mobile rom. Works great! (X-Input mode) I was actually navigating the entire screen with my controller, using Circle button to exit out etc. Was very plug and play! Best part, Emulators worked 100% for the key bindings to it! So wanted to pass this info on to anyone else who was wondering about "Wired" option. Since I know we can do Wii controllers, PS3 ones and so. Cept.. I dont WANT to resync or change batteries out all the time.
Now I had seen this on the market too. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.poke64738.usbjoy&hl=en
Its about 5$ but not sure why I would use this if built in all works fine?
I did notice tho the USB port gets a lil warm after awhile of using it. (Since its powering yoru USB device it seems)
Now I did try the gamepad in minecraft. Some buttons work for opening menu, or "digging" however cant seem to make the movement work. So I may try to hit up Notch to allow keybinding options.
In my emulators tho, You set the D-Pad up for that, however a bonus.. analog stick works too for movement without setting anything up! Was playing Arcus Odyssey on Sega last night with the anlog stick heh.
Now I wonder.. if I use a mini usb "Y" adapter so I can have it plugged into the power source and my controller at the same time. That should work right? (This way I can keep it in my Dock, charging it while playing with the controller)
Sixaxis is better and cheaper.
psykhotic said:
Sixaxis is better and cheaper.
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But youd have to resync to PS3 or Tablet each time. Which is what I find annoying. Then till I get the 50$ Universal BT Onlive Controller (Which seems sweet and can dedicate it to android use) The wired option is nice. =)
Hi, I've got a V500 which I installed infecteds cm11 build, I've since bought an OTG cable and tried to plug in my 360 controller, but I'm having some issues, I downloaded a gamepad testing app and it seems like the button presses are registering, but it's not registering the releases. Is anyone else having this issue or could it just be my cable/controller/tablet?
I just tried with a brand new wireless 360 controller with the adapter and with that controller only the right bumper sticks. This seems like a really strange issue. Is there anyway I can find out what's causing it?
Hi chris
Nice to see I'm not alone with this issue as well.
As far as I've tested, whenever we press the A,B,X,Y,R1,L1 buttons they don't register the releases.
I've tried many different things, such as changing the keyboard layout for the controllers, and even making my own. Not successful though.
Well, I've managed to "bypass" this problem by configuring the gamepad keys on the games (the ones that we can configure, of course) to don't use these buttons I listed.
I changed the A,B,X,Y to the right analog stick, and the R1,L1 buttons to the R2,L2 Triggers (which are analogic).
Then the controller may work flawlessly.
Nice to know I'm not the only one to experience this issue. Weirdly I can use my 360 controller to navigate around the android interface, but struggle to get it to do anything when it comes to using it in game.
has anyone managed to get this to work?
I've tried the same cable with the same pad on my nexus 5 and it works perfectly, so there is something wrong with the USB driver.
All I want to do is play ps1 games on my tablet.
I know this is the m8 forum but there isnt one for the m8s.
So the issue is, my ps4 controller connects fine, but the button layout is whack and pressing the right trigger for example also moves the analogue stick according to the phone, this makes playing games with it (using services like moonlight) impossible since I cannot remap the buttons properly or even use the triggers. My wired xbox controller wont work either, the ring keeps flashing and no input is sent to the phone.
Im rooted so if anyone has fixes for either of these issues (preferably the xbox controller one) it would be greatly appreciated
hi, can I use the ps4 control with the BlackShark2? tnks. :good:
SePudrioLaMomia said:
hi, can I use the ps4 control with the BlackShark2? tnks. :good:
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Yes and no. Ds4 works perfectly outside of shark space (the gaming mode) with zero issues.
With sharkspace enabled the ds4 looses connection and fails to reconnect untill sharkspace has been disabled/quit.
We can load sixaxis controller app from inside sharkspace, so in the future with root access (we currently don't have root) it should be usable in its gaming mode. But at present your going to have to play without one of the black sharks main selling points if you want to use your dual shock for.
This is also the case for all my 3rd party controllers, one user has claimed success with an ipega controller, but I've not got one to test, note planning on getting one.
The official controllers for the blackshark 2 are probably going to be the best option for full compatability unfortunately
Thanks bro!! I appreciate the time and dedication in the response, greetings. Maxx.-
Which controller have you guys tried? I tried my wireless controller using otg but seems like it doesn't recognize otg connection ?
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Which controller have you guys tried? I tried my wireless controller using otg but seems like it doesn't recognize otg connection
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I've tried a DS3, ds4, c.t.r.l and a nvidia shield bt controller, none worked inside sharkspace all worked outside.
I also manually changed the master addresses of the controllers aswell via a pc to match the blackshark2 with no success, tried various gamepad mappers also with no success.
As above there's a post on here somewhere someone recogned the i.p.e.g.a controllers work but personally I am not willing to buy one to test, maybe if someone with a legitimate blackshark2 controller would mind sharing the master bt address the controllers use we could use a pc to change our controllers (ds4 etc) to match, and maybe the blackshark would recognise our Bluetooth controllers as the official ones in sharkspace and stay connected.
That's my only other suggestion/idea untill we have Root access, and even then if they connect and they still probably won't, I dunno if there would be input issues caused as a result of the hardware not matching the software
As far as your otg controller is concerned does it connect and function as intended outside of sharkspace?
It doesn't work at all using otg. It says charging device ?
Just tried again, so my controller has two config dinput mode and xinput mode. Turns out one of them works and the other is not recognised. I think the xinput mode is what works and when I switch to it the controller works outside and inside shark space as well. Although, the button are a bit wrong but i remap them in game and i can play fortnite without any issues. I will still buy the black shark gamepad 2.0 though.
Your absolutely correct buddy thank you.
Dinput controllers such as the ds4 are not working inside sharkspace.
The nintendo switch joycons use xinput and work with the blackshark inside sharkspace. I did notice some input lag on the joycons but to be honest I wasnt playing the best game to test a controller. The switch pro controller also uses xinput so will assume that works aswell, but again not got one to test.
I have the Black Shark Gamepad 2.0, which is unfortunately a bit of a disappointment. It has some very strange aspects to it: Y button cannot be mapped in Shark Space mode, it acts as some toggle between touch screen emulation and mouse cursor mode, which I don't understand why someone would use that. It's useless to me as someone who wants it solely for emulators.
When used outside of Shark Space mode, the DPad and the lettered face buttons both register as the same thing A/B/X/Y buttons. Also, the right touchpad does not act like a stick, instead it acts like a mouse.
On top if this, there are no start, select or L3/R3 buttons. This amounts to playing in Shark Space mode leaving you 5 buttons short of a full controller and outside Shark Space to playing 8 buttons short.
I could get the master BT address for you but I am not exactly sure how to do it. Do I just need to pair it to a PC and do... what?
Has anyone tried using the Xbox 360 controllers