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- cheetah05 - 2012-02-12 14:58
CursiveQ Wrote:hey guys, this is kind of a cross post, but i had setup the ps3bluemote and usb dongle/ps3 remote fine and everything was working great. i left things on for a day and came back and nothing works now. i changed out the batteries to the ps3 remote and paired/repaired things several times. it is connected under devices. however, with the ps3bluemote app still shows that the remote is not connected.
when i first repair the device the bluemote app will show connected for a split second then disconnected again. can someone help me with this? thank you.
looks like the ps3 remote is now recognized as a keyboard and not a "game controller" when i press the remote it'll hit random keys in windows. for instance the number 1 on the ps3 remote will type "eh" as a keyboard.
Have you tried enabling the HID device?
Try removing the paired device and following the instructions here: http://www.benbarron.com/applications/ps3blumote/readme
- CursiveQ - 2012-02-12 19:18
cheetah05 Wrote:Have you tried enabling the HID device?
Try removing the paired device and following the instructions here: http://www.benbarron.com/applications/ps3blumote/readme
i assume you mean under the BD remote controller and properties->services there is a check box for keyboard/mouse. if so yes this is enabled. the remote is paired, it just doesn't get recognized under ps3bluemote.
is it possible that ps3bluemote won't detect it because is pairing under keyboard/mouse instead of game controller?
- ljuba - 2012-02-17 17:09
Can somebody please help me with pairing BD remote with PC.
I recently re-installed Windows and now I can't pair the remote no meter what I try. I have MSI Bluetooth dongle and it was working fine but I don't remember what drivers I had.
Now when I try to pair the remote and I press PS+start button I can see remote as "Input device, Bluetooth"... with image of keyboard and mouse. Then i click on it and then click next and still keep pressing PS+start button and then I got message that: Adding this device to this computer failed... It took to long for tis device to respond...
And that's it I can try again but same thing happens, I don't know what to do. The worst thing is that I had it working with same dongle and now I can't do it.
Did I miss something?
edit: I did change batteries.
- jdanderson - 2012-02-20 19:20
so i upgraded to the latest version (which is amazing - btw) and i'm using sony's new blumote/ir. which is the perfect solution for me (side note: anyone with a dynex tv, the last insignia code worked for me) but now i'm having this issue.
Last night I paired the remote, and everything worked great (6pm-12am)
when i woke up and tried using it (about 630am) it will no longer work.
I'd have to remove and re-pair.
With the older sony remote, the only issue i had was the battery being drained every 2 weeks or so. but never connectivity problems.
Anyone else experiencing this?
- win7 64bit(is that the issue?). no other programs installed, bare minimum running, this machine is xbmc and ps3blumote only (eventghost installed, but not runninig - I <3 bluemote more...)
thanks. j
- jdanderson - 2012-02-20 19:21
are you doing PS+start?
I've always used enter+start..
- jdanderson - 2012-02-20 19:22
ljuba Wrote:Can somebody please help me with pairing BD remote with PC.
I recently re-installed Windows and now I can't pair the remote no meter what I try. I have MSI Bluetooth dongle and it was working fine but I don't remember what drivers I had.
Now when I try to pair the remote and I press PS+start button I can see remote as "Input device, Bluetooth"... with image of keyboard and mouse. Then i click on it and then click next and still keep pressing PS+start button and then I got message that: Adding this device to this computer failed... It took to long for tis device to respond...
And that's it I can try again but same thing happens, I don't know what to do. The worst thing is that I had it working with same dongle and now I can't do it.
Did I miss something?
edit: I did change batteries.
I thought it was "enter+start" for pairing mode..
- coolasice - 2012-02-21 15:19
yes, use start+enter to enter pairing mode. I use eventghost with the newer ps3 remote (with TV controls) and the ps3sleep program. everything works great. batteries do not drain after 2 weeks and only takes about 3 sec for the remote to reconnect and work. I am using a cheapo e-bay bluetooth ($5.60) and the microsoft bluetooth stack.
- discinabq - 2012-02-21 15:22
coolasice Wrote:yes, use start+enter to enter pairing mode. I use eventghost with the newer ps3 remote (with TV controls) and the ps3sleep program. everything works great. batteries do not drain after 2 weeks and only takes about 3 sec for the remote to reconnect and work. I am using a cheapo e-bay bluetooth ($5.60) and the microsoft bluetooth stack.
where can i download this "PS3Sleep" program?
- jdanderson - 2012-02-22 00:04
discinabq Wrote:where can i download this "PS3Sleep" program?
http://www.mediafire.com/?2dw952avmoud23x
this was posted by SkItZo.
- jdanderson - 2012-02-22 00:06
coolasice Wrote:yes, use start+enter to enter pairing mode. I use eventghost with the newer ps3 remote (with TV controls) and the ps3sleep program. everything works great. batteries do not drain after 2 weeks and only takes about 3 sec for the remote to reconnect and work. I am using a cheapo e-bay bluetooth ($5.60) and the microsoft bluetooth stack.
thanks for the heads up, i really like the blumotes ease-of-use. but i guess i'm going to have to acclimate myself to eventghost.