Homebrew RELEASE MissionControl: Use controllers from other consoles natively via Bluetooth

ndeadly · Jul 7, 2022

Jack_Bauer said:
Is it possible that mission control is not working on the recent firmware updates?

It definitely works on all the recent firmwares. If there have been significant enough changes to the firmware to warrant an atmosphere update (and possibly MC too), then atmosphere will refuse to load the module and you'll get a crash on boot. If you're booting just fine it means one of two things. Either Mission Control is running, or atmosphere hasn't loaded the module at all. The fact that you say your wired controller is also not working now hints at the latter. How did you copy the files to your console? I came across someone recently who had used a mobile ftp app that didn't copy the boot flags because they're 0 byte files. Check that sdmc:/atmosphere/contents/010000000000bd00 exists, and that there's a file called boot2.flag in the flags directory. You can also verify that Mission Control is running or not if you hit the combo MINUS + DPAD_UP from a wireless controller and it functions as the capture button.

Jack_Bauer said:
Is there a way to make the joycons behave normally?

Sometimes weird things happen with joycons that have been paired via the rails instead of wirelessly and they sometimes refuse to update pairing information. Recreating emummc may mean you have restored from an earlier backup with different pairing keys to what your controller has stored. I would take a guess that if you clear your bluetooth pairing database and reconnect your controllers they will start working correctly again.

Jack_Bauer · Jul 7, 2022

@ndeadly I will check the boot2.flag right away. Meanwhile, can you let me know how to clear the bluetooth pairing database?

EDIT: I googled the clearing database and joycons are back to their normal behaviour. Thanks a lot!
Yes a boot2.flag exists. I tried with both mission contro 0.7 developer and master. still not working.
How did I copy them to the SD card? I just did a drag and drop then merged the atmosphere folder when prompted.

EDIT2: I tried to connect the wii u controller and the wired xbox with success. Weirdly enough, the shitty unbranded controller is pairing and working!!! drives me crazy!! why does it work and the others not?

ndeadly · Jul 7, 2022

Jack_Bauer said:
@ndeadly I will check the boot2.flag right away. Meanwhile, can you let me know how to clear the bluetooth pairing database?

EDIT: I googled the clearing database and joycons are back to their normal behaviour. Thanks a lot!
Yes a boot2.flag exists. I tried with both mission contro 0.7 developer and master. still not working.
How did I copy them to the SD card? I just did a drag and drop then merged the atmosphere folder when prompted.

EDIT2: I tried to connect the wii u controller and the wired xbox with success. Weirdly enough, the shitty unbranded controller is pairing and working!!! drives me crazy!! why does it work and the others not?

Did you reinstall sys-con? That's what's making the wired controller work, not Mission Control. As for the WiiU controller I'm really not sure what the deal here is.

Jack_Bauer · Jul 7, 2022

@ndeadly My bad, sys con indeed. Now we are back where we were, with all controllers working except for the wii u one. I'll keep you posted when I try it on my brother's console and after trying to connect his controller to my console as well. I know I am abusing of your time. So grateful for your help and patience. Thanks a lot!

springroll · Jul 7, 2022

Does anyone have an 8bitdo 2.4ghz/bluetooth controller (in my case, the arcade stick)?
In my case, with MissionControl enabled, I can connect to the arcade stick via bluetooth fine, but via 2.4ghz by using the dongle, the dongle and the stick would display solid blue meaning it's connected, but on the Switch, it doesn't appear as a controller. I am just wondering if this is by any chance a conflict with MissionControl.
And yes, I turned on the Wired Pro Controller option.
I wonder if I need to "forget" the bluetooth variant first of the controller then try pairing the 2.4ghz variant. That said, how does one go about "forgetting" a bluetooth controller?

ndeadly · Jul 8, 2022

Jack_Bauer said:
@ndeadly My bad, sys con indeed. Now we are back where we were, with all controllers working except for the wii u one. I'll keep you posted when I try it on my brother's console and after trying to connect his controller to my console as well. I know I am abusing of your time. So grateful for your help and patience. Thanks a lot!

It's no problem . Kind of the nature of this project, where I'm supporting physical devices I don't own or have physical access to.

If nothing comes of your experiments with your brother's console I'll try to get a build up here at some point with some logging added that might shed some light on what's happening.

springroll said:
Does anyone have an 8bitdo 2.4ghz/bluetooth controller (in my case, the arcade stick)?
In my case, with MissionControl enabled, I can connect to the arcade stick via bluetooth fine, but via 2.4ghz by using the dongle, the dongle and the stick would display solid blue meaning it's connected, but on the Switch, it doesn't appear as a controller. I am just wondering if this is by any chance a conflict with MissionControl.
And yes, I turned on the Wired Pro Controller option.
I wonder if I need to "forget" the bluetooth variant first of the controller then try pairing the 2.4ghz variant. That said, how does one go about "forgetting" a bluetooth controller?

It shouldn't have anything to do with Mission Control when connected via the dongle, as this will be seen as a USB controller. There are not really any interactions between USB and Bluetooth. Does the controller support Switch natively? If not you might need sys-con installed for it to work. I think 8bitdo have retroactively added Switch support to most of their controllers though, maybe you just need a firmware update?

If you have the controller working via Bluetooth, do you actually care about whether the dongle works or not though? On the Switch, Bluetooth actually has less input lag than USB and is more convenient than having to connect a dongle. IMO dongles are only useful for unhacked consoles.

It shouldn't make any difference for you, but if you do want to "forget" a Bluetooth device, you can do so via the system settings menu under "Controllers and Sensors->Disconnect controllers". Note however that this will delete all of your pairings. It is not possible to forget individual devices.

Jack_Bauer · Jul 8, 2022

@ndeadly here's what I hope to be my last message regarding my issue.
I met with my brother today. My controller didn't connect to his switch. His controller connected but wasn't responsive to any button. It was the same when he tried on his switch. I told him about the update you sent me and it worked as a charm. So I was in a situation where I have at the end resolved only my brother's issue

He then asked me about the small hole in the back of the controller next to the sync button. I downloaded the wii u manual and found out it was called the "reset" button to use, I quote: "in case the controller is not responsive".
With the help of a needle, I pushed for 15 seconds (random number, just sounded good enough) then retried. Hallelujah!!! It is paired and working again.
I think the thing to investigate would be what made it irresponsive ? Just to avoid such cases in the future.
Thanks a lot for your support and the updated version, it helped a lot. My son and I are very grateful. Keep up the good work and God bless you.

ndeadly · Jul 8, 2022

Jack_Bauer said:
@ndeadly here's what I hope to be my last message regarding my issue.
I met with my brother today. My controller didn't connect to his switch. His controller connected but wasn't responsive to any button. It was the same when he tried on his switch. I told him about the update you sent me and it worked as a charm. So I was in a situation where I have at the end resolved only my brother's issue
He then asked me about the small hole in the back of the controller next to the sync button. I downloaded the wii u manual and found out it was called the "reset" button to use, I quote: "in case the controller is not responsive".
With the help of a needle, I pushed for 15 seconds (random number, just sounded good enough) then retried. Hallelujah!!! It is paired and working again.
I think the thing to investigate would be what made it irresponsive ? Just to avoid such cases in the future.
Thanks a lot for your support and the updated version, it helped a lot. My son and I are very grateful. Keep up the good work and God bless you.

Oh huh, in all this time I never knew the Wii U Pro controller had a reset button! I've never bumped into a situation where it's been required. I'm not sure how easy it would be to investigate what went wrong, unless you can find a way to reproduce the state it was in. I would probably just put it down to bad luck and add it to my list of troubleshooting steps. Glad you got it all sorted out, and thanks for the feedback

Akumara · Jul 15, 2022

Has anyone found any cool games which work BETTER or is more fun with the wiimotes?

KirovAir · Jul 15, 2022

Finally had the chance to check this project out with 2 DS4 controllers.
It worked perfectly! Instant sync and played for hours. Thanks a lot @ndeadly

HardMind · Jul 31, 2022

Hi, is there anyway to map wii u pro controller to can take a screenshot ?

Jack_Bauer · Aug 1, 2022

HardMind said:
Hi, is there anyway to map wii u pro controller to can take a screenshot ?

No need to map it. All you have to do is hit the combo MINUS + DPAD_UP on your controller and voilà!!

HardMind · Aug 1, 2022

Jack_Bauer said:
No need to map it. All you have to do is hit the combo MINUS + DPAD_UP on your controller and voilà!!

Thanks

gohan123 · Aug 6, 2022

I updated my ps5 today to beta firmware and got a prompt to update my dualsense. now it doesn't work anymore with mission control. any way possible to downgrade the firmware or change mission control files?

edit: sorry, false alarm. after rebooing the switch it pairs now again.

AlanLC · Aug 6, 2022

My original pro controller drifted to the right but it wasn't really a defect, the drift disappeared after removing the mission control.

ndeadly · Aug 7, 2022

AlanLC said:
My original pro controller drifted to the right but it wasn't really a defect, the drift disappeared after removing the mission control.

Mission control doesn't modify anything related to stick data or calibration for native controllers. It's highly likely this was just coincidence.

Smark · Aug 15, 2022

@ndeadly Thank you for this! It's awesome! Any news on Blutooth LE (xbox new controllers) compatibility?

ndeadly · Aug 15, 2022

Smark said:
@ndeadly Thank you for this! It's awesome! Any news on Blutooth LE (xbox new controllers) compatibility?

No, unfortunately not. I haven't had any time in the past few weeks to work on anything due to work and social commitments. Should have more time to get back into things as Summer starts to wind down.

Smark · Aug 17, 2022

ndeadly said:
No, unfortunately not. I haven't had any time in the past few weeks to work on anything due to work and social commitments. Should have more time to get back into things as Summer starts to wind down.

I understand man, thanks for taking the time to do this and answer these questions.

silvershadow · Aug 23, 2022

KirovAir said:
Finally had the chance to check this project out with 2 DS4 controllers.
It worked perfectly! Instant sync and played for hours. Thanks a lot @ndeadly

lucky! everytime i need to re-pair (for whatever reason) its about a week of struggling before it finally pairs. lol

i still stand behind this though and support it in everyway. its one of my favourite sysmodules and i feel it should be baked into atmosphere!

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