So here's the deal. I turn on ouya, try to turn on controller, lights blink but it never connects. It just stated this out of the blue. I can use a usb keyboard and USB mouse to move around the launcher but can't select anything such as settings with them. I switched batteries out with fresh batteries and pushed them in snug. I've tried several reboots, I've tried turning it on and off without the USB devices plugged in. The date and time are all jacked up on it now and there's nothing I can do to force it to connect or select a menu. I got the controller to pair over Bluetooth with my phone, but I cant get the phone to find the ouya though. I have it rooted through wonderekin's method and the mod list installed along with a custom ouya launcher. But this problem just started today. No issues til now. Any help?
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I've searched all over the web and can't find an issue like this where the controller just won't connect. Its driving me crazy. If I could just get the damn thing to factory reset I would try that, but the mouse, keyboard, and controller are all basically useless. I just get a launcher I can move around the main screen but cant relay any button presses via mouse and kb to select anything. I found some method involving a USB keyboard and pressing alt and systreq (print) button but it never worked. I think the thing just wouldn't recognize the button presses.
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It happened to me few times. What I do is open ouya launcher, go to controller section of ouya settings and then long press the ouya black button until the two central leds are on (pairing mode), after few seconds the controller pair.
To move on the ouya launcher I use a logitech usb mouse and I'm able to click on menus.
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is this possible to use it over bluetooth and if so how is it done?
go to the 'pair controllers' screen, hold share and the ps button for 5 seconds(or until it flashes 2 then 2 back and forth) it'll show up. I had problems with mine timing out at first, and square is accept and x is back, so that's weird. it's usable on emulators. if it times out on you you can try plugging it into a phone charger and pairing it while it's plugged into a phone charger. I did that both times I paired mine, so maybe it helped?
I got this to work using carbanm's method. It's fine in the menus, despite the buttons being a little out of order, and it works well for simple games like Sonic. I tried playing Sev Zero and GTA:SA with it though and it seems to be missing most of the button mapping, the triggers don't seem to function at all.
I just opened up my fire tv box. I have stopped updates on router, stock firmware is 51.1.0.1_user_510055620 ready to go for root, rooted, unlocked the bootloader and am ready to install cwm (my first time doing this on any device).
I have tried an IOGEAR GKM561R wireless keyboard which is reported working on http://kodi.wiki/view/Amazon_Fire_TV#USB_Keyboards, but no dice. My old backup Logitech K120 wired usb keyboard doesn't seem to work either - though it should its as basic of a keyboard as possible (I don't know if its getting power, the caps lock doesn't light up when I press it).
How do I know that they will work before I install cwm recovery? Is there a setting or something I am missing in the fire tv to enable keyboards?
No settings to enable, just plug and play. The keyboard has to be plugged in before you enter recovery.
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No settings to enable, just plug and play. The keyboard has to be plugged in before you enter recovery.
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So just plug in the keyboard and i should be able to use the arrow keys to scroll up and down through menu options on fire tv's home screen?
I wonder why my logitech k120 wired keyboard can't even do that. Do you guys think its worth just buying the $10 amazon basics keyboard and seeing if that works? Would my current (old) firmware be affecting this at all?
I used settings.apk to connect an Apple wireless keyboard and trackpad. Everything works fine so far except that tapping the trackpad does nothing. I can scroll around perfectly but can't select anything. I've tried it on all kinds of surfaces, tried restarting the Fire TV stick... anyone here have a solution to this?
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hatrabbit said:
I used settings.apk to connect an Apple wireless keyboard and trackpad. Everything works fine so far except that tapping the trackpad does nothing. I can scroll around perfectly but can't select anything. I've tried it on all kinds of surfaces, tried restarting the Fire TV stick... anyone here have a solution to this?
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Tap to click doesn't work. You need to push down on the pad to physically click the pad buttons. Assuming this is 1st gen trackpad the 2 rubber feet are actually the buttons to click. For some reason not all apps support the click of the pad meaning I've had to highlight the button with the pad then "click" the remote for it to work.
I just got it today for only 30$ and it works really well and even has more functionality!
There is volume buttons that work,a REAL working back button as F1,the one button for recent apps as F3 (OTA needs to fix it to make recent apps always show up instead of stupidly clearing the list),and menu I=I is F4.
glad to know i bought it for 40 euro
retroben said:
I just got it today for only 30$ and it works really well and even has more functionality!
There is volume buttons that work,a REAL working back button as F1,the one button for recent apps as F3 (OTA needs to fix it to make recent apps always show up instead of stupidly clearing the list),and menu I=I is F4.
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How did you get it to connect to the shield? I just ordered one. Also are you able to use the built in mouse pad
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toanau said:
How did you get it to connect to the shield? I just ordered one. Also are you able to use the built in mouse pad
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it connect's via an tiny usb receiver so should work out of the box
Oops,I have a stub that connects it from the previous K400r keyboard I have,not sure if the stub alone fits correctly.
It is hard as the dickens to stick in there,but I got the stub alone hooked in and it still works fine.
The mousepad works like my K400r,but takes a little more to get used to.
I did as the picture instructions showed,and it works immediately.
I got mine at Best Buy for about 37$ tax-and-all including the 2 year warranty.
Right Click in Kodi
I have both the K400 and K830 keyboards, there is a issue I keep having with the Right Click mouse button in Kodi.
The Right Click mouse button normally acts as "Select" only and I must follow the selection with a "Enter" command to continue into the selection.
But if I select "Reboot" from the Nvidia Shield TV power icon, then after reboot the "Right Click" behavior changes to "Select & Enter" in one click, which is my desired behavior.
Problem is that to get this behavior can sometimes be elusive, because the reboot trick does not always work.
Anyone understand what is going on here ?????
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How did you get it to connect to the shield? I just ordered one. Also are you able to use the built in mouse pad
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When you connect the dongle it automatically detects it, no pairing or anything involved. Yes the trackpad works as well, you will see your mouse cursor just like on a regular pc/desktop.
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I have both the K400 and K830 keyboards, there is a issue I keep having with the Right Click mouse button in Kodi.
The Right Click mouse button normally acts as "Select" only and I must follow the selection with a "Enter" command to continue into the selection.
But if I select "Reboot" from the Nvidia Shield TV power icon, then after reboot the "Right Click" behavior changes to "Select & Enter" in one click, which is my desired behavior.
Problem is that to get this behavior can sometimes be elusive, because the reboot trick does not always work.
Anyone understand what is going on here ?????
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Must be a "Leanback" thing because I loaded Full Android Marshmallow v1.2, and the keyboard right click is always "Select and Enter".
I've got the K830 as well and it works as well If you need backlighting. Don't really use it for Kodi though.
Hi everybody,
I am also using this keyboard with my Shield TV.
I just have three issues / questions:
1.) Can you adjust the sensitivity of the touchpad?
2.) Is there a way to zoom in with the keyboard while e.g. using chrome browser?
3.) sometimes the signal of the tiny usb receiver is bad. It hardly recognizes the mouse movements. Did someone else face this problem?
Thanks!
You can supposedly adjust it,but may need to hook it to a computer and get the right tool to change it if that actually modifies the internals of the keyboard itself,otherwise I hope they make an app for Android to allow changing the settings of it.
Double tapping with left click on webpages zooms in at least on Opera Browser,I hope Chrome is bearable to you since F1 is a REAL back button on K400 Plus.
That is a general issue with the signal,try moving the Shield TV by rotating it to make the receiver closer to facing towards you,I had to hook in my USB hub in the end to suspend it in the air,and it helps the signal a lot more,it was even harder to insert it there,but it works.
I got a male to female usb cable for the dongle/plug and faced it toward the couch. Works great now.
After a couple of years of happy usage last night, my Firestick 2nd gen, got stuck on the home screen, and is now unresponsive to both the selector button, as well as the restart routine, (Holding down select and Play/Pause at the same time until it restarts).
I did a couple of hard restarts by unplugging it, and then plugging it back in, and it went through the entire startup routine, including the red "fire TV"" startup logo, and then it opened to the same frozen unresponsive uncooperative (Like my ex wife) screen.
I tried another remote, and that did not work either.
Just to see what would happen I blocked it on my network, since wifi blocking will take you to the "home is unavailable" firestick screen, which it did, but once I got there, the "Go to network settings" and "dismiss" options were unresponsive as well.
I don't mind having to reset it if I have to, but so far I haven't come up with a way to make it work.
All help appreciated.
Papamalo
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After a couple of years of happy usage last night, my Firestick 2nd gen, got stuck on the home screen, and is now unresponsive to both the selector button, as well as the restart routine, (Holding down select and Play/Pause at the same time until it restarts).
I did a couple of hard restarts by unplugging it, and then plugging it back in, and it went through the entire startup routine, including the red "fire TV"" startup logo, and then it opened to the same frozen unresponsive uncooperative (Like my ex wife) screen.
I tried another remote, and that did not work either.
Just to see what would happen I blocked it on my network, since wifi blocking will take you to the "home is unavailable" firestick screen, which it did, but once I got there, the "Go to network settings" and "dismiss" options were unresponsive as well.
I don't mind having to reset it if I have to, but so far I haven't come up with a way to make it work.
All help appreciated.
Papamalo
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Have you tried a OTG with keyboard?
I have plugged the firestick into my desktop using a Micro USB to USB connector if that's what you mean, but even though it loads up and my "devices and printers" panel recognizes it as "MTP device" and the driver panel recognizes it as "ADB Device", no further info or control seems to be available.
So I guess it plugs in, but what should I do now?
Thanks.
An otg (on the go) cable and keyboard will give you control like a controller. You can try moving with the curser and enter. This would eliminate a Bluetooth issue when operating the remote.
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got stuck on the home screen, and is now unresponsive to both the selector button, as well as the restart routine
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Have you tried fresh new batteries in the remotes?
Maybe you can install the app Remote for Fire TV from the amazon website (with the option send to fireTV Stick) and use your smartphone as remote.
normally this is the problem i get when the battery of the remote die..
This appened to my firetv stick 2nd edition just now. It happens after I plugged it in a new tv color.
Any ideas or a solution founded?
Thanks in advance!!