Related
OK, so I've hijacked enough to want to create my own.
Stock Sprint S3 (two actually) and I cannot seem to get PS3 controllerS to work. 2 Phones, 2 Controllers, 1 USB OTG (known good, works with flash drives perfectly), Several USB cables. Tried the JoyCenter test app and it also shows no movement on the controller. USB reads connected, controllers power up (flash "slowly") but have been told I should see a "control box" that never shows. My phone has had all kinds of settings tweaked (although still not rooted), so figured I would try the wife's as hers is nearly out of the box and got same results as I figured it was something I did or changed.
Tonight I will be going by GameStop (new/used game store) and seeing if I can try one of their controllers to make sure I didn't somehow buy two counterfeit controllers (bought from two sources locally and do not have PS3 to test although I saw one working on seller's PS3).
Any ideas/tips/suggestions/etc?
-Have charged the controllers overnight to make sure they were full charge as well.
Thanks so much! DYING to get this working and I'm leaving on road trip this weekend, which would be PERFECT to have this working!
--------------------------------------------------------------------
HOW TO GET IT WORKING!!!
OK, well after some incredibly frustrating days of trying to get this to work... I think I have it solved. Well, at least for some games.
I got it working on ShadowGun perfectly. NOVA 3 I am still working on, Emulators seem to work as long as you don't need the right analog stick.
*I know VERY VERY little about programming and the such. Just enough to root phones and "acquire" apps.* That being said, apparently Sprint S3 does not play nice with PNP. I plugged, it didn't play.
NOT ROOTED
What I needed to get wired PS3 controller working:
PS3 Dualshock 3 Sixaxis Controller
Mini Male => USB A Male cable
USB OTG (On-The-Go) Cable
"PS3PairingTool" App **I know this is for wireless per the app's info, but this is the only thing I got the controller to read and MUST keep the cable connected. Can turn BT off once controller is fully connected**
"USB/BT JoyCenter" App
Finally, how to connect them up:
1. Plug everything in (Controller to USB cable to USB OTG to Phone)
2. Open "PS3PairingTool" and let it find the controller, click and "PAIR"
3. Once paired, open "USB/BT JoyCenter" and then let it find the controller, select the controller
4. Press the PS button on the controller, light on controller should now go to "1"
5. Test the controller to make sure buttons are reading
6. Once in ShadowGun (for example), you will need to assign an action to whatever button you want
7. Click the THANKS and/or Donate to buy me a much needed drink after hours cursing to figure this out!
8. ENJOY!!
As I said, I know just enough to be dangerous, so if you're having any problems LMK and I'll see what I can do. I am still working on getting this 100% and possibly finding an easier way to hook it up while not having to Root.
My guess is that isn't an original controller but a aftermarket had this happen before
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Xparent ICS Blue Tapatalk 2
ok, fair enough... but two controller from two sources both fakes?
Thats why I will be seeing if the store will let me just try one of their used controllers they know are legit to see if it does anything else. I will be very upset if BOTH of them I bought are fakes!
FYI, I think I just verified Sprint doesn't allow the wired method. 3rd known Legit controller, same results.
EDIT: DLed the PS3 controller connectivity app and it now reads, but none of my emulators will use the buttons. Anyone care enough to help a moron figure out mapping? *I WILL POST HOW I DID WHAT FOR OTHERS WHEN COMPLETED!*
EDIT #2: I got all working on both controllers besides the right analog stick. In the Joystick app, it reads, but not a single emulator will let me map or read this stick at all. Ideas?
Seems like sprint traded native ps3 controller support for google wallet... haha...
any ideas on how to get the right analog stick to read elsewhere besides the connectivity app? it reads when testing, but nowhere else
flawedlegacy said:
any ideas on how to get the right analog stick to read elsewhere besides the connectivity app? it reads when testing, but nowhere else
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The Sixaxis or how ever it is spelled app over bluetooth should work.
only if rooted... and i am not
flawedlegacy said:
only if rooted... and i am not
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Then root?
dont want to for now, want to try and keep it stock. Thing that gets me is every other button is working fine, just not the second analog stick. USB/BT Joycenter should be able to map the second analog differently to fix it, right?
I apologize in advance for necroing this thread.
With that said, I'm having a incredibly difficult time getting my PS3 controller to work with my Sprint SGS3, stock. For Christmas, my husband got me a GameKlip with the wire so I wouldn't have to root my phone. The wire has micro USB on one end and mini USB on the other, so one end for the controller, one for the phone. I can skip the USB On The Go cable.
After purchasing two apps (I'm getting a little impatient now tossing money away), reading instructions like that in the original post, and having the pairing tool not work, I'm at a loss. When I have the phone and controller connected, all 4 lights on the top of the controller slowly flash on and off. And when I go in to the Sixaxis Controller app and click "Pair Controller" nothing comes up. It's as though it doesn't see the controller at all.
I have the controller set as the default input device on the phone as well as the gamepad enabled in the app. The BEST part out of all of this is that most buttons on the controller natively do control the phone. The start button acts like the home button. Triangle and Circle are the return/back button. Cross is the confirm button. And the d-pad/left analog stick navigates through the apps/widgets/pages that I have on display.
I just can't get the thing to work natively in a game. Even when I create .map profiles, it doesn't work. I also have the USB/BT JoyCenter app and it sees the controller connected via USB. But when I try to map buttons, it doesn't seem to really do anything. And the controller still does f'all in games, regardless of what settings I choose. I'm assuming I'm missing a step or two somewhere.
Any help is appreciated. I'm about ready to send the GameKlip back and just play how I used to.
Hi guys, im new at xda, actually im new at android. Got an Nexus 7 wifi, and i just bought sixaxis controller and a dualshock 3 sony controller.
Im having a lot of hard time configuring sixaxis. Gona describe it (sorry for my bad english)
Controller Model: CECHZC2UAa1
Device: Nexus 7, wifi, 4.2.1 Rooted stock jb
ok, my controller has already my N7 bluetooth address, checked and double checked with the pairing tool. i open the app, then press start, it says listening for controllers, plugged the controller with my otg adapter, pressed "Pair Controller", then it says master address updated (sometimes i try this and it wont detect my controller, and im not sure if i have to do this everytime i wanna use it on the same device) then i unplug and press PS home buttom, all the 4 red lights blinks fast on the controller, sometimes for a few seconds, sometimes less, but nothing. Heres come the real odd things, if i plug the controller again, and i do the pair controller step again, and after it says master address updated, i unplug the controler and then REAL QUICK press the PS HOME, thats when sixaxis controller actually finds something (worked 2 times, could use the controller and all) but right now it just says "Maximum number of clients already connected)
and no, there are no more ps3 controller or anything around. Once, a few tries before this, idk what i did diferent, but i got it working but, my controller turned the 4th red light, not the first one..?
anyway, if i try to pair the controller without doing the "pair controller" step on the app, it doesnt do anything, but it shows "listening for controllers", nothing else.
In resume:
1-Cannot pair anymore (could do it 2 times, and tested all fine, even mapped touch profile alright)
2-Sixaxis Controller seems to think there are 4 controllers connected already, "Maximum number of clients already connected"
3-Some times Sixaxis Controller detects my controller pluging it on USB, sometimes it doesnt.
4-It wont detect my controller bluetooth when it says "listening to controllers" unless i press "pair controller", plug my controller, wait to get Master address update message, unplugging, and then pressing PS home, wich will take me to item number 2.
Im not sure what to do here, Any idea? (already tried to contact dancing pixel from their webpage, but still no answer)
Have you tried clearing your Sixaxis settings and repairing again from scratch?
You're doing it wrong.
Clear the apps' data (I'd go ahead and uninstall and reinstall.) and re-pair the control to your ps3. Just for the sake for starting over. Then open the six axis app. Make sure you get a pop up asking for root permissions, grant it. Then hit start and once it hits listening for controllers. Stop it. Then hook up the control via USB otg. Hit pair control, allow it to control the USB item... Let it update the address. Then once that's done unplug everything. Then hit start once its on listening for controllers... Hit the PS button. It should then pair.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
Are you downloading the sixaxis PC app and entering in your N7s MAC address to the controller?
I would also just clear cache on the sixaxis app or just do an uninstall/reinstall.
Once mine does the initial pairing, getting consecutive pairs are easy breezy.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app
Hi, im sorry for late response, and thx for your replies.
Ok, still have same problems. i will describe it now with screenshots
This shows my control has the right address
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Sixaxis Controller:
so, when it says listening for controllers, it blinks all the four lights, but i get no message or anything on the sixaxis controller app
btw, i cannot "pair" my controller with the Pair controller option inside Sixaxis Controller app, it wont recognize my control. Already checked my otg with another gamepad and it worked, so the otg is working, and tried 2 diferent usb cables, still no success. (actually i could pair it a few times using the same cables trying a lot long time ago, but then it just stopped working).
Update:
Did a wipe of anything related to Sixaxis from my tablet using root Explorer, reinstalled Sixaxis Controller. Now, i can pair using the Pair Controller tool within the app, i get "master address updated" all fine, but then, still cant get it to connect with my controller, but now sometimes i get "Maximum Number of clients already connected".
You'd probably get better feedback from the actual developer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179929
EDIT: Sorry, saw you had already posted there.
Also, is your controller an original Sony Sixaxis, or did you buy a cheap third party controller? Those typically don't work with Sixaxis App.
Larry94 said:
You'd probably get better feedback from the actual developer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1179929
EDIT: Sorry, saw you had already posted there.
Also, is your controller an original Sony Sixaxis, or did you buy a cheap third party controller? Those typically don't work with Sixaxis App.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thx for your reply, yes, i even mailed the developer but with no response yet. Yes, its an original dualshock 3 controller Model: CECHZC2UAa1, and like i said in my first post, i actullay were able to use it a couple times before, but not easy at all, just after a lot of trying and pairing over and over again.
this is frustrating. Hope developer gets a new update out soon.
jmvzla said:
Thx for your reply, yes, i even mailed the developer but with no response yet. Yes, its an original dualshock 3 controller Model: CECHZC2UAa1, and like i said in my first post, i actullay were able to use it a couple times before, but not easy at all, just after a lot of trying and pairing over and over again.
this is frustrating. Hope developer gets a new update out soon.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It works just fine for my control my model is CECHZC2U FWIW. Id say there is something wrong with your control. Have you tried restoring the tablet and rerooting?
ÜBER™ said:
It works just fine for my control my model is CECHZC2U FWIW. Id say there is something wrong with your control. Have you tried restoring the tablet and rerooting?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No i havent, im using stock nexus rooted anyway...do you think that might help or just an random try of luck. :crying:
jmvzla said:
No i havent, im using stock nexus rooted anyway...do you think that might help or just an random try of luck. :crying:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It might work.. i would also suggest maybe trying another kernel? Maybe Franco Kernel? Maybe even a custom ROM seeing as the stock 4.2 ROM is buggy for whatever reason.
jmvzla said:
Hi guys, im new at xda, actually im new at android. Got an Nexus 7 wifi, and i just bought sixaxis controller and a dualshock 3 sony controller.
Im having a lot of hard time configuring sixaxis. Gona describe it (sorry for my bad english)
Controller Model: CECHZC2UAa1
Device: Nexus 7, wifi, 4.2.1 Rooted stock jb
ok, my controller has already my N7 bluetooth address, checked and double checked with the pairing tool. i open the app, then press start, it says listening for controllers, plugged the controller with my otg adapter, pressed "Pair Controller", then it says master address updated (sometimes i try this and it wont detect my controller, and im not sure if i have to do this everytime i wanna use it on the same device) then i unplug and press PS home buttom, all the 4 red lights blinks fast on the controller, sometimes for a few seconds, sometimes less, but nothing. Heres come the real odd things, if i plug the controller again, and i do the pair controller step again, and after it says master address updated, i unplug the controler and then REAL QUICK press the PS HOME, thats when sixaxis controller actually finds something (worked 2 times, could use the controller and all) but right now it just says "Maximum number of clients already connected)
and no, there are no more ps3 controller or anything around. Once, a few tries before this, idk what i did diferent, but i got it working but, my controller turned the 4th red light, not the first one..?
anyway, if i try to pair the controller without doing the "pair controller" step on the app, it doesnt do anything, but it shows "listening for controllers", nothing else.
In resume:
1-Cannot pair anymore (could do it 2 times, and tested all fine, even mapped touch profile alright)
2-Sixaxis Controller seems to think there are 4 controllers connected already, "Maximum number of clients already connected"
3-Some times Sixaxis Controller detects my controller pluging it on USB, sometimes it doesnt.
4-It wont detect my controller bluetooth when it says "listening to controllers" unless i press "pair controller", plug my controller, wait to get Master address update message, unplugging, and then pressing PS home, wich will take me to item number 2.
Im not sure what to do here, Any idea? (already tried to contact dancing pixel from their webpage, but still no answer)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
have you charged your controller? this happened to me when i was trying to pair my sixaxis.. the 4 lights starts to blink then it will suddenly stop. tried eveything from installing, reinstallin even paired it using my laptop. when i connect my sixaxis to my laptop and use an app(forgot the name of the app) the 1 indicator is lit up so i assume that it has juice. so i tried again to pair in my N7 but same thing happened, 4 blinks and dies. Then when i hook up my sixaxis again in my laptop I noticed that its not charging because the battery indicator is not moving. I tried two other cables since I don't have my ps3 in my current location to charge but it still doesn't charge just 1 single light. When I used my last usb cable the sixaxis started charging, left it to charge for a bit and boom! It was paired with my N7.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
Im not sure how to check how much battery my control has. I dont own a ps3. But anyway i did left it plugged to my computer several hours a few times, it shuld be charged. Im very frustrated .
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
jmvzla said:
Im not sure how to check how much battery my control has. I dont own a ps3. But anyway i did left it plugged to my computer several hours a few times, it shuld be charged. Im very frustrated .
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just got a sixaxis controller yesterday and was running into the same problems. Can't explain exactly what I did to get it to work (works every time now over the past ~20 hours) but it did start working after I reset the controller.
Take a paper clip or other small object and place it into the small hole above the top right corner of the model # of the controller.
Hope this works for you.
Ty, yeah i have tried reseting but i still get the "maximun clients already connected" message. Btw, i manage to get my control working in wired mode using USB/BT Joystick Center app. Still need to get sixaxis wireless sorted out
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
jmvzla said:
Im not sure how to check how much battery my control has. I dont own a ps3. But anyway i did left it plugged to my computer several hours a few times, it shuld be charged. Im very frustrated .
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Your controller might be out of juice.. download ds3/motionjoy gamepad tool for windows.. its an app that lets you use a ps3 controller with your pc.. it has a battery widget that tells if your controller charges if its connected via usb..
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
Already checked, and its not the battery,
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
Might be the Bluetooth connection issues many nexus 7 users are experiencing on 4.2+.
I for example cannot properly listen to Spotify through my Bluetooth speaker set without stuttering every 5 to 10 seconds
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
I'm having the same exact issue as jmvzla. I can provide much, much more information, as I know exactly why it's happening. The only problem is I don't know how to fix it. I've been able to recreate the issue on three separate PS3 dualshock 3 controllers.
Here are the steps I performed to cause the controllers to work, and then stop working via Android (however still work just fine via a PS3)
- Purchase PS3 controller
- Plug PS3 controller into PS3 (I hear this is required so the PS3 can first attach its MAC address to the controller)
- Start up Sixaxis Controller app on Android to get MAC address of bluetooth adapter
- Plug PS3 controller into my Windows box and use Sixaxis Pair Tool to pair controller with MAC address of bluetooth adapter on Android
- Start the Sixaxis app on android and turn on the controller (I had two in my case, and both paired, with 1 and 2 player LED lit up on each controller respectively)
At this point, I was able to configure each controller using keyboard emulation. I was also able to configure the right analog stick as a mouse, with L2 and R2 as the left and right mouse buttons. Everything was working excellent for a few days...
Until I let the batteries completely drain on each controller. Once that happened, they won't sync up again. I now get the "Maximum Number of Clients Already Connected". I've even connected them back to the PS3 so they get the PS3 MAC address, and even after repairing them using the Sixaxis Pair Tool - no luck.
Here's the best part - I'm not even running Android JB on a phone - this is a development box (ODROID-X2 to be exact). It's running Android 4.0.4. More specs on the build if it helps, including kernel version below:
Kernel version 3.0.51
[email protected] #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Jan 3 12:38:41 KST 2013
Build Number
odroidx2-eng 4.0.4 IMM76L eng.ckkim.20130103.120123 test-keys
I'm on my way back to the store to return these controllers and purchase two new ones. I guarantee they will work (and will post my update once I get them).
I hope this helps track the issue down - I'm building a gaming emulation station, and I don't think the person I'm giving this to will want to have to always think about making sure their controllers never drain down to 0%
An update to my previous post:
I decided to give it one more shot, so I did the following:
- Pressed the tiny button on the back of each PS3 controller to reset it
- Connected the first PS3 controller via USB cable to my ODROID-X2, went into the Sixaxis Controller app and pressed Start
- Once initialized, I then clicked "Pair Controller"
- Unplugged cable from controller, then held down the PS button, several seconds (2-3, maybe more) after it started flashing. Controller 1 activated.
- Connected the second PS3 controller via USB cable to my ODROID-X2, clicked "Pair Controller"
- Unplugged cable from controller, then held down the PS button, several seconds (2-3, maybe more) after it started flashing. Controller 1 activated.
- Connected the third PS3 controller via USB cable to my ODROID-X2, clicked "Pair Controller"
- Unplugged cable from controller, then held down the PS button, several seconds (2-3, maybe more) after it started flashing. Controller 1 activated.
I now have 3 controllers, all with mouse emulation that I activate by pressing R3. I'm in the process of configuring all the key mappings now.
Maybe it's how long I pressed the PS button when initializing the controller?
Hope this helps jmvzla
Not sure if it will help, but I did a video showing how to pair through PS3 controller with the SixAxis app using just a USB OTG cable. Not sure but it sounds like you're missing a step.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXdEKLKlqfg
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
Like it says up top, but it's relatively new. Of course I tried new batteries. I had been using the originals from when I bought it in late March. All I was doing was syncing mysql to the stick and I needed a mouse to move some stuff around in ES file explorer (got side tracked actually and installed task manager to clear the cache) so I installed WuKong remote. It was then I noticed some serious lag--takes about 10 seconds or less on fire tv console to clear cache. This took about a minute at least then it just froze in the app, couldn't press home. Tried 3 sets of new batteries but nothing worked.
BTW--this new faster screen timeout on aftv is all the more annoying when you're trying to do something like update a library because if I leave for a couple of minutes I need to reboot since neither Yatse nor wukong were able to wake up the display BUT you can still hear the clicks.
I don't mean to go on but something tells me this is more than just a remote control issue. I thought if anyone had a similar experience they might be of some help. Thanks.
Did you try to pair the remote again? Press the home button for 5-10 seconds after powerup.
Calibaan said:
Did you try to pair the remote again? Press the home button for 5-10 seconds after powerup.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes. A few times with different batteries, but it just won't pair. I might try a factory reset. If I had to pin point it it would've died when i first started using wukong app. I've used that on other devices with no issues but that's the only thing i did differently last night. I'll probably do a factory reset and if that don't work call amazon.
You could try the Android phone remote app for calling the pairing function from menu. Probably this does the trick.
Calibaan said:
You could try the Android phone remote app for calling the pairing function from menu. Probably this does the trick.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
And had I caught your post a bit earlier...I may have lol.
I still have no idea the root cause but a factory reset did the trick. The remote responded immediately (actually a lot faster then when i wipe my rooted atvs.) I wonder if the wukong remote somehow highjacked it?) Just remember the reason i installed it was to be able to mouse click "show hidden" on ES file explorer. The stupid part is I now know there's another way to accomplish this without a mouse by going into the app's settings. No big deal. Thanks for the help!
This has happened to me thrice in one week. This on a rooted FTV, not stick. Three times, the remote just died. Changed batteries, but no joy. The first time, a simple reboot fixed it. The second time, I had to use the FTV app on my iPhone to un-pair and re-pair it. The third time, the reboot did the trick. Not sure what happened. Since then (around a month back), no issues. No change in firmware/apps/any sort of configuration on FTV (or any new devices in the house) before the problem or after the problem. The problem came for a week and then simply went away.
I don't have the Wukong app installed. I have one another FTV in my bedroom and made sure that the problem remote did not somehow got paired to it, and it wasn't. I need to read up on BT interference, that seems to be my wild and ignorant guess. Or some hardware within the remote is going bad... But, I am not sure about that reason, the remote is used everyday and works fine since the mishap.
Today while watching a video via my AFTV, the whole thing just locked up on me. Had to remove the power cord to reboot it. After it rebooted I noticed that my controller wasn't doing anything, and the same with my amazon game controller. But my logitech K400 worked. So I go to settings because I know for a fact the batteries aren't bad. Put in some new one on the remote first thing and you can see the led light up on the controller. Anyways, in Settings it said my controllers were paired, but said Battery, like the batterys were dead. So I used my keyboard to unpair my gamepad. Then I had no problem pairing it up and controlling stuff, so I did the same with my remote and boom, now it works.
tl;dr Check settings, if it says just Battery on the controller, unpair it, and then pair it again.
Can some one help my fire stick controller it's working correctly it goes up & down but it won't go on the mouse bit to click on the show box films I want to watch I'm new to all this technology stuff lol
fire sitck dead
I had my firestick for a week and used it, maybe four times. Went to use it again and it would not come on, no LED light, nothing. I changed the batteries, several sets of new ones. Nothing. I am not a tech guru, so if you have some ideas for me, dumb them down.
Oh, and I tried the new batteries in another remote and they work fine.
Had the same problem too... I had to hold down the Home button while being 4inches away from the receiver before it synced
i've had no luck with my firestick remote, i connected the firestick to my tv but the firestick remote won't sync with the firestick so now i'm stuck at the first screen, i've tried changing the batteries for new ones, cleaning the remote's battery contacts, plugging and unplugging the firestick from the tv and the electrical outlet. I've also plugged the firestick to a brand new tv and still can't find the remote. I've remove the batteries for 2 hours and tried again to sync it to the firestick and no luck. rebooted my router several times, put the remote next to the firestick to see it would sync and still no luck, changed hdmi ports and nothing, went to a friend's house and not working there either. called amazon to be sent a replacement firestick and remote, they sent both and still the same problem. I would like to factory reset the firestick but i don't know how since i can't use the phone app or the remote. I'm at the very first screen where it asks you to press the home button so it can find the remote. btw, i've also did the hold 3 button remote reset and didnt work either. i have the firestick with voice first generation, i had kodi installed so i don't know if that means it was rooted or not.... Any suggestions on what else i can do to pair it would be greatly appreciated.
TL;DR firestick with voice remote won't sync no matter what and need help with syncing.
If you are still having this trouble it is because your firestick does not recognize that the tv is on. It's doing that because it is plugged into the wall. If you unplug the USB part of the plug from the wall and plug it into your USB slot on your tv it will solve the problem. Switched mine over and it hasn't happened since.
TommyCallahan said:
If you are still having this trouble it is because your firestick does not recognize that the tv is on. It's doing that because it is plugged into the wall. If you unplug the USB part of the plug from the wall and plug it into your USB slot on your tv it will solve the problem. Switched mine over and it hasn't happened since.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That makes absolutely no sense at all.
@nachumama So you have a new FireTV Stick and a new remote and it still doesn't work? Two separate sets of stick+remote and none of them works on your TV or the one at your friend's house? That's not good.
FireStick remote not working properly
My Firesticktv remote was working very slowly. I would hit a button on the remote and nothing would happen for about 30 seconds. I changed the batteries(no change). I fixed it by going to Settings- Network- whatever network it says you are connected to. hit the Forget this network, Then connect to the next network on your router. It was my 2.4GHz channel. For some reason my channel was changed and was on my 5GHz channel, It didn't work on the 5GHz channel. The remote works like new again
my firestick is not working tried very thing that other people has tried what to do next
Fire Tv Stick remote suddenly stopped working issue or Amazon Fire Stick not working issue usualy occured due to Inadequate Power Supply, Damage Fire Stick’s remote batteries, Outdated Software, Corrupted Fire Stick Cache, and Overheating of Fire Stick devices.
However, there is some workaround solutions available on the web 'https://techsmagic.com/how-to-fix-amazon-fire-stick-not-working-after-update-reset' page detailing it. Here is the solution:
Method 1: Restart your Fire Stick
Method 2: Check your Internet Connection
Method 3: Update FireStick Software
Method 4: Clear the Fire Stick Cache
Method 5: Reset your Fire Stick to Factory Settings
If you have some other and better solutions to fix this issue, must share with me. Thanks
Has anyone seen this? It started a few weeks ago.
I use the AFTV at night.. I turn on the TV which is connected via HDMI. The TV will just be a blue screen. The power light on the AFTV will be off.. I can hit a button on the remote, and the power light will come on.. but still no video.. Nothing I can do will kick the AFTV to get it to show video until I unplug power and restart it.
From there, it will operate just fine.. until it sits idle for too long, the power management kicks in, and it wont wake up again.. back to the cycle..
I poked around the settings etc.. I didnt see anything related to sleep mode.. I have screensaver turned off.
Very strange..
Ideas anyone?
mscroggins said:
Has anyone seen this? It started a few weeks ago.
I use the AFTV at night.. I turn on the TV which is connected via HDMI. The TV will just be a blue screen. The power light on the AFTV will be off.. I can hit a button on the remote, and the power light will come on.. but still no video.. Nothing I can do will kick the AFTV to get it to show video until I unplug power and restart it.
From there, it will operate just fine.. until it sits idle for too long, the power management kicks in, and it wont wake up again.. back to the cycle..
I poked around the settings etc.. I didnt see anything related to sleep mode.. I have screensaver turned off.
Very strange..
Ideas anyone?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If possible hook it up to another TV. I think it might be an hdmi handshake issue. If it is you can try different hdmi cables and different ports. If you dont have another tv then turn off your tv with aftv working. Wait a short time and turn on the tv. See if the issue pops up again.
KLit75 said:
If possible hook it up to another TV. I think it might be an hdmi handshake issue. If it is you can try different hdmi cables and different ports. If you dont have another tv then turn off your tv with aftv working. Wait a short time and turn on the tv. See if the issue pops up again.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think you are on to it. I did some more testing.. Last night I got the blue screen on the TV.. Instead of powering down the AFTV, I unplugged and re-plugged the HDMI and video came in. Its strange this suddenly started happening.. I am not sure what I can do about it.
mscroggins said:
I think you are on to it. I did some more testing.. Last night I got the blue screen on Instead of powering down the AFTV, I unplugged and re-plugged the HDMI and video came in. Its strange this suddenly started happening.. I am not sure what I can do about it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Unusual it just started happening...are you sure you didnt switch hdmi cables or the port? Could be the latest firmware update but its doubtful because others would probably be complaining about it, and I cant think of why any update at this stage would impact cec.
KLit75 said:
Unusual it just started happening...are you sure you didnt switch hdmi cables or the port? Could be the latest firmware update but its doubtful because others would probably be complaining about it, and I cant think of why any update at this stage would impact cec.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I agree that is very strange.. I didnt change cables or ports.. but now that I know its an HDMI issue, I will swap some cables or something and see if it makes a difference. There really isnt anything else I can do.. On the tv, switching to another hdmi and coming back doesnt help.. I have to physically unplug the hdmi and plug it back in..
This issue has to do with HDCP and started with the 51.1.6.1 software update. See here: http://www.aftvnews.com/recent-fire-tv-software-updates-causing-blank-screen-issues-related-to-hdcp/
HDCP issues may also increase when the HDMI connection is done in a chain for e.g. with an amplifier between box and TV. The cause is often here that the amp´s do not pass through the HDCP handshake to the TV.
Calibaan said:
HDCP issues may also increase when the HDMI connection is done in a chain for e.g. with an amplifier between box and TV. The cause is often here that the amp´s do not pass through the HDCP handshake to the TV.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I just read the thread on aftvnews. It definitely seems to be my issue. I swapped to a different cable and it appears to have fixed it. The thread thought maybe the issue was fixed with 51.1.6_3_user_516012020 .. but that is the version I have and the date for the install is Aug 20..
Anyway its a tricky issue.. I guess if you get things working.. dont touch anything !..
Hey there everyone,
Have my new Razer Atrox stick thanks to their 50% off sale a bit ago. Works great with PC after a little driver fixing.
Unfortunately, when plugged into the Shield TV, it doesn't want to fully power up. Light turns on for a moment, then when I hit the Xbox one button, it flickers a bit then goes dead.
Have tried with a high powered USB hub that is supposed to alleviate power draw issues, still nothing.
Anyone have any experience with this peripheral and the Shield TV?
Possibly something to do with it being made for Xbox one? Wondering if maybe this version of android can't understand that controller language... shot in the dark.
Any advice or assistance would be awesome, thanks!
C
Seems as if this comes down to the xbox one language issue, should have known that.
I just recently tried sideloading the USB/BT Center Gold trial app to get it going.
Worked! All lights stable. Set it to auto load during games
Once loaded, got a crash... multiple games, both gamestream and geforce now,...Something else blocking it's functionality.
I may be doing something wrong?
This would go for all xbox one controllers, I assume.
Anyone out there get this app to work with the STV??
Just wanted to add some more info to this issue.
It seems to be the best solution until Google handles the protocol issue.