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--- bluetooth_controllers_-_manual_setup [2022/08/02 12:38] – nuke block code and live devices, use undocumented "trust-pad" feature atari
+++ bluetooth_controllers_-_manual_setup [2023/01/11 06:19] (current) – [Pair Bluetooth Controllers - manual setup] no more blank spaces atari
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 ====== Pair Bluetooth Controllers - manual setup ======
-First ensure that Bluetooth is enabled on your device. The line ''controllers.bluetooth.enabled=1'' should be present in your ''batocera.conf'' and not commented out. If it is missing, add it in. Note that doing this won't suddenly make a non-functional Bluetooth dongle start working, only the ones that are already compatible with the Linux kernel and the drivers included in Batocera.
+First ensure that Bluetooth is enabled on your device. First, the line ''controllers.bluetooth.enabled=1'' should be present in your ''system/batocera.conf'' file and not commented out ([[:batocera_conf_syntax|how to access the batocera.conf file]]). If it is missing, add it in. Note that doing this won't suddenly make a non-functional Bluetooth dongle start working, only the ones that are already compatible with the Linux kernel and the drivers included in Batocera.
 Establish an [[:access_the_batocera_via_ssh|SSH connection]] (or open up Xterm) to start the manual connection process. Get started by typing ''bluetoothctl'' and hitting ''[Enter]''.
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 Now you are in the Bluetooth control unit. Type following commands and confirm every single one with ''[Enter]''
-    agent on
+<code>
-    default-agent
+agent on
-    power on
+default-agent
-    scan on
+power on
+scan on
+</code>
 Now set the controller in pairing mode! This strongly depends from your [[:supported_controllers|controller type]].
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 <WRAP center round important>
-The functionality of this has been supplanted by ''live_devices'' described above. These instructions are retained here specifically for Batocera **v33** and no other version.
+The functionality of this has been supplanted by ''trust-pad'' method described above. These instructions are retained here specifically for Batocera **v33** and no other version.
-</WRAP>
-<WRAP center round todo>
-Demonstration needed!
 </WRAP>
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 <code>
 batocera-bluetooth list                          Print the list of currently trusted and saved Bluetooth devices.
-batocera-bluetooth list_blacklistable            Print the list of currently blacklisted Bluetooth devices.
 batocera-bluetooth trust                         Scan for and trust a new, randomly(?) selected device. Good luck!
 batocera-bluetooth trust-pad                     Scan for and trust only controllers.
 batocera-bluetooth trust-audio                   Scan for and trust only audio devices.
+batocera-bluetooth starttrust
+batocera-bluetooth stoptrust
 batocera-bluetooth remove <device address>       Removes (untrusts) specified Bluetooth device from the list and removes its connection from memory.
 batocera-bluetooth save                          Saves the newly trusted device to memory.
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 <code>
+batocera-bluetooth list_blacklistable            Print the list of currently blacklisted Bluetooth devices.
 batocera-bluetooth blacklist <device address> <device name>  Adds a device to the blacklist, preventing it from being paired to.
 batocera-bluetooth unblacklist <device address>  Removes specified Bluetooth device from the blacklist.