I have three, semi-related questions:
1) For some reason the "Games" tab on my home screen wont load. I can get into the Apps tab just fine, and all of my games boot without an issue, but the dedicated tab that only shows games (along with friends, saves, and achievements) won't open. I try to open it and it crashes. I did a factory reset and it was fine for a while, then it stopped working again. Any ideas?
2) Is it possible to get a Bluetooth controller working with the Fire HD 8.9? I don't know what it would work with, but some of these games are just atrocious with a touchscreen. Are there any options out there for this? Preferably more affordable ones. I have a couple Dualshock 3s lying around. Don't know if those could work.
3) How safe is it to root these days? I tried rooting in December and it bricked my Kindle. Followed all the steps from one of the stickied threads here (forget which one) to the letter and it literally broke my UI. Couldn't slide down from the top, couldn't get into settings, nothing. Had to send it back to Amazon. All I want is Google Play. If the bootloader was unlocked, I'd love stock 4.2 (or CM 10.1), but I can wait on that. How far has the community come since then? Is it safe to root now?
Thanks for any help you guys can give. I really appreciate it.
Root is virtually the same, read the entire threads, most succeed
Bt controllers work with root moga controller does anyway as does psx ive read...
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Ever since the my Incredible days I enjoyed toting a Wii remote on trips for playing NES, Snes and so on. I always envied the EVO for being able to do it with that massive screen. It ony really needed a kickstand and it be the perfect pocket gaming machine. Well ever since I got the ThunderBolt I hoped one day it would be possible. Thanks to Slayer and Cyanogen 7 Mod plus all the other hard working Devs this is now a reality.
Here We Go !
Tools needed
Must be ROOTED !
Wii remote MUST be OEM except the Mini Wii remote. :: Only ones I found to work, no Nyko's:: - Optional, this is not needed to play
Cyanogen 7 Mod :: I run update-cm-7.1.0-RC0.1, why? because CM uses Bluetooth Stack 2.0 unlike stock sense or other roms, Gingerbread Natively does not even run this that I know of.
Find it in this thread :: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049542
Nesoid Lite or Premium, this is LIte link :: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.androidemu.neslite&feature=search_result
Not needed if you don't have Wiimote:: WiiController for bluetooth connection find it here :: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ccpcreations.android.WiiUseAndroid&feature=search_result
ROMS :: FInd it.........Yourself, don't be Lazy or ask me, all of the above items are free. you can afford to find these on your own.
If you don't have a Wiimote you can stop right here and use onscreen controls with Nesoid.
OK onto the fun !
First things first, install everything
1. Turn bluetooth on
2. Go into keyboard settings in menu and enable the Wii IME for the controller
3. Go into a message or email, somewhere you can type, long press and select input method, then select Wii controller.
4. Go to your Wii controller app and select Init and Connect
5. Hit the Sync button on the controller ::located under battery door, red button:: or press buttons 1 and 2 at the same time. all the blue lights on the Wii remote should flash now. The phone should find your Wii remote and set player number 1 light to lit. Press some Wii controller buttons, you should see them register on screen.
6 Ok almost good to go, the settings are remembered from this point on, go into nesoid load a Rom up, hit menu on your phone, go to settings Audio/Video set the Aspect Ratio to 16:9
7.Back out one click and go to Other Settings, Check the check box labeled Use Input Method.
8. Go back another click again, go to Input Settings Uncheck Virtual Keypad check box.
9. Go to keymappings in the same menu tap under Pad 1 your button you want to input then hit the corrisponding button on your Wii remote.
10. Back out till you get to the game you loaded and have fun!
Other Notes ::
When you're done playing you wil have to go into a message and select your keyboard Input method to your Keyboard in order to be able to type again.
This setup can also be used with the Classc retro Wii remote plugged into the Wii controller.
This will also work with Snesoid, Genoid, GBA, N64oid, and PSX Emultators.
PS3 and Xbox 360 controllers CAN'T be used. Why? because I said so.....No in reality, Sony encrypts PS3's bluetooth protocol. So till a Dev releases a new App to decode it you're out of luck. Xbox 360 uses 2.4 GHZ Technology not Bluetooth so nope will not work.
Shout out to Slayer and his Wife along with all the other Devs working on the ThunderBolt. Thank you for all the hard work you do to bring us Cyanogen 7 Mod and making things like this possible.
Credit goes to all the other Devs out there for making apps like WiiController and Nesoid avalible on Android
Only On Android.
Very nice write up. Thank you
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I'm pretty sure you can set the Wiimote program to revert back to the default keyboard when you turn off Bluetooth or turn off your Wiimote. I'm probably going to do this at some point this week (or just wait for the "stable" CM7), since this is what I miss most from my OG Droid.
very nice!! I've been wanting to use a wii remote for a while now. thanx for the write up.
Wish I still had my wii now . Possible you have a link on getting a PS3 controller working with CM7? I've been looking all around and just finding all old outdated stuff.
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Wish I still had my wii now . Possible you have a link on getting a PS3 controller working with CM7? I've been looking all around and just finding all old outdated stuff.
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You can't, far as I remember this has been dropped due to the security type Sony uses to encrypt the Bluetooth signal on Ps3 controllers. The protocol only recently was figured out where it can easily be connected on PC. So if even close to possible a dev would still need to develop a app capable of decoding and then recognizing inputs from the Ps3 controller.
before it's asked - Why can't I use a Xbox360 Controller? it does not use Bluetooth, it uses 2.4 GHZ signal.
You're welcome to all those that had success, I know how hard it is to find a detailed guide with setup info. Ths is what i figured out from my own tinkering.
As for Cm7 stable version, Cm7 is very stable, I had alot of issues with the new release but tried the .1 version from Slayer's Twitter and low and behold I had no more bugs and Cm7 runs almost flawless. I say almost cause I have not found any bugs yet but i'm sure there are some.
If Wii controller is able to remember settngs like tha let me know , i'll gladly update the guide.
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You can't, far as I remember this has been dropped due to the security type Sony uses to encrypt the Bluetooth signal on Ps3 controllers. The protocol only recently was figured out where it can easily be connected on PC. So if even close to possible a dev would still need to develop a app capable of decoding and then recognizing inputs from the Ps3 controller.
before it's asked - Why can't I use a Xbox360 Controller? it does not use Bluetooth, it uses 2.4 GHZ signal.
You're welcome to all those that had success, I know how hard it is to find a detailed guide with setup info. Ths is what i figured out from my own tinkering.
As for Cm7 stable version, Cm7 is very stable, I had alot of issues with the new release but tried the .1 version from Slayer's Twitter and low and behold I had no more bugs and Cm7 runs almost flawless. I say almost cause I have not found any bugs yet but i'm sure there are some.
If Wii controller is able to remember settngs like tha let me know , i'll gladly update the guide.
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Ok, thanks. I figured it wasn't anymore, that's why everything I was getting was from 3+ years ago.
now if only we could get emulators to work with dlna and use the thunderbolt as a portable gaming system for compatible tv sets
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You can't, far as I remember this has been dropped due to the security type Sony uses to encrypt the Bluetooth signal on Ps3 controllers. The protocol only recently was figured out where it can easily be connected on PC.
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I connected my PS3 controller to my PC back in 08, it was running XP. It wasn't hard, I only did it for the novelty of it, never used it for emulators
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I connected my PS3 controller to my PC back in 08, it was running XP. It wasn't hard, I only did it for the novelty of it, never used it for emulators
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Yea but the issue was you needed Glove Pie, a compatible bluetooth adapter, the script for Glove Pie. It was more a hassle then anything. Now I heard you can use Xpadder with a one click connect buton.
thanks for the informative write up I am gonna have to try this sounds awesome
Thank you for the write up! I'm running BAMF 2.0.3 at the moment but plan on trying CM7 sometime soon so I'll keep this thread bookmarked!
I went ahead and went this route to avoid switching ROMs all the time
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146205
Wow, this is freaking cool! Thanks for the write-up!
I searched the Bionic forum for an answer to this question but the only thing I found was a discussion about NFL mobile and HBOGo.
Either way, I apologize if this thread has been started elsewhere.
On to the problem, out of the box, I plugged my Bionic using a Motorola Mini-HDMI cable that I bought off Amazon into my Samsung Hi-Def TV. Instantly, I was greeted with the on-screen mirror-mode menu on the phone. It worked great, response was instantaneous and I was excited to start streaming video from my phone to the TV. Since then, I used Pete's root tool to root the Bionic and so far, the only thing I've done is move most of the bloat to the SD Card. Now, when I plug my phone into the mini-HDMI from my TV, the TV seems to detect the device--"No Signal"--but no menu shows up on my phone. Once unplugged, the TV gives--"Check Signal Cable". So it seems that the TV detects the device, but the phone doesn't send the signal.
Does HDMI mirroring deactivate after rooting? Is there a thread about this elsewhere? Is there an app I need to download to bring back the functionality?
Again, sorry if this is a repost. I might need to learn how to search better. Thanks, as always, for your help.
Rooting your phone does nothing to it at all. The only thing rooting does is lets you gain root access so you can do stuff. You might have moved some bloat that you were not supposed to move to your sd card. Even tooted with custom roms my mirror mode still works. Thats the reason there are no threads about your problem. I would try and move everything back from your sd card. There is a thread that tells you what you can safely freeze without any isues.
Thank you
Thank you for the advice, neck.
I'll try that and see if it works. Thank you again!
Bloatware and HDMI
So after moving all of my bloatware back to the phone, the HDMI mirroring functionality seems to be working again. Beware, the list I used to remove the bloatware in the first place was the list provided by Cory Streater, member from Android Central.
Any ideas as to what bloatware apps would effect the HDMI functionality?
p3driods toolbox has alot of stuff in it includind a debloat and rebloat option. you have to go online to teamblackhat.com and buy the app. it will not list your phone but when you download it it will list your phone. its only 2.99 and its well worth it
I have recently purchased a Nyko playpad and like many other users installed the playground app that is advertised on the box. Big mistake. The app didn't work AND the playpad stopped pairing properly with my Nexus 7. I googled and discovered that many people had similar problems and the only way fix was to factory reset my nexus. I did that and all was fine for a couple hours. Then the playpad stopped pairing again! This time I decided to try and find a way to reset the Nexus's bluetooth settings without a factory reset. I succeeded and these are the results.
You can now fix the pairing issue between your nexus 7 and Nyko playpad without a factory reset or even a device restart. This may also work for other bluetooth devices with similar problems. (Like the playpad pro)
Make sure your device is rooted before trying this or it simply won't work. Also make a note that I'm running stock android 4.2.1 jelly bean. For other devices and/or android versions look below.
Also I am not responsible for any damage done to your device. Especially, that which could be caused by deleting the wrong directory.
First open a terminal and then type these commands.
Code:
su
rm -rf /data/misc/bluedroid
pkill com.android.bluetooth
Basically these commands give you root permissions, delete your bluetooth configuration data, and restart android's bluetooth service so that it reloads (or in this case resets) your bluetooth data.
Now your playpad will pair correctly with the nexus 7. I suggest you make a script out of these commands for ease of use. I am sure you will need to use them again.
FOR OTHER DEVICES/ANDROID VERSIONS:
These commands should be able to easily be adapted to other devices. Just find the directory that has your bluetooth configuration data and delete it. On jelly bean it is apparently /data/misc/bluedroid but for other android versions it could be slightly different. Use a root file browser to find it. But I think most people will be able to find their bluetooth configuration somewhere in /data/misc.
Also the name of your bluetooth process may not be the same. To find it type "ps" in a terminal. It will spit out a whole lot of text. Look at the names on the right and try to find "com.android.bluetooth." If its not there find something similar and substitute it in the pkill command.
Enjoy your gamepad.
Thank you. I was literally just hours away from returning this to Gamestop. Paired but wouldn't connect. This method worked perfectly. Not the best controller I ever used but at least now I have functioning controller for my nexus 7. Thanks again.
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jyesucevitz said:
Thank you. I was literally just hours away from returning this to Gamestop. Paired but wouldn't connect. This method worked perfectly. Not the best controller I ever used but at least now I have functioning controller for my nexus 7. Thanks again.
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Good for you..I just had mine replaced with a PS3 controller :| Good thing the packaging of Nyko is "returnable".
jyesucevitz said:
Thank you. I was literally just hours away from returning this to Gamestop. Paired but wouldn't connect. This method worked perfectly. Not the best controller I ever used but at least now I have functioning controller for my nexus 7. Thanks again.
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You are very welcome. I was beginning to worry that nobody was ever going to use this.
Your a star mate, I was having this problem also and it was most frustrating. TYVM.
THANK YOU! This was killing me. Tried a bunch of other hits on google and this was the one that worked.
Gah, really wish i'd seen this before factory restting my tablet glad someone found a non-destructive fix though, i tried erasing cache and dalvik cache to to avail either. will have to rememberer this one. Really hope Nyko find a fix for this, or google, whichever side is at fault. it's a great controller and one of the first few of it's kind (connectivity wise at least) and would hate to see it dive-bomb because of a Bluetooth glitch.
Also mine was working fine for a few days, it wasn't until after i installed the playground app that things went belly up, not sure if their related or not.
Excellent!
I rooted just for this. Now I just need to find a way to get it to run on reboot...
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I rooted just for this. Now I just need to find a way to get it to run on reboot...
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use tasker to run script at boot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10192542 like there
There are a few tools that can run a script at boot, Script Manage and ROMToolbox to name two. Perhaps one of these would be better because their features match your other needs or you already own one.
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I just purchased a Moga Pro bluetooth gamepad to use with my HTC One and I've been having connection issues with it, has anyone else had issues with the HTC One and a Moga Pro?
At first I could not get both modes on the Moga Pro setup t hrough the Moga Pivot app.. I would start the setup procedure in the Moga Pivot app and choose "Setup Mode A and Mode B" which starts the setup of Mode B first, and that would sync and connect just fine. But then when it got to setting up Mode A it would not sync and connect. So I unsynced everything and started over, this time I choose "Setup Mode A only" and doing it that way Mode A would setup and connect just fine but then I wasn't able to setup Mode B.... So basically I could only have one or the other setup, not both. FINALLY after trying several different things I was able to setup Mode A through the Pivot app and then manually setup Mode B through the Android Bluetooth Settings, however it took MANY MANY tries to get it to find and sync Mode B because it just wouldn't show up as a pair-able device.
The only issue is while I'm playing games with the Moga Pro it will frequently lose bluetooth connect and will not reconnect until I exit the game and go back to the Moga Pivot app, at which point it reconnects automatically, it just won't do so while I'm still in the game after it disconnects...
I am running a custom ROM and Kernel (ARHD 9.3 for the ROM, and ElementalX 0.11 for the Kernel), and have not been able to test it on the stock HTC One kernel and rom yet... Just trying to get an idea if other people are having the same issues or not before I go wiping my phone and reverting back to stock. In terms of general bluetooth issues I've read through the forum on the rom and kernel I'm using and no one has really reported any bluetooth issues.
MOGA Pro issues - HTC ONE VZW
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I am going through the same issue with my HTC One (verizon) running the stock rom. I've had many issues with bluetooth connectivity with this phone in its stock ROM (cant hook up a ps3 controller even though it is rooted) so I purchased the MOGA as a workaround to keep my stock ROM and still have a bluetooth controller.
I can only get either mode A or B to sync as well, it frustrated me for a good 20-30 minutes before I gave up on it last night.
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charlieshreds said:
I am going through the same issue with my HTC One (verizon) running the stock rom. I've had many issues with bluetooth connectivity with this phone in its stock ROM (cant hook up a ps3 controller even though it is rooted) so I purchased the MOGA as a workaround to keep my stock ROM and still have a bluetooth controller.
I can only get either mode A or B to sync as well, it frustrated me for a good 20-30 minutes before I gave up on it last night.
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Strangely I have had bluetooth issues as well. I have found it would drop the connecting after a max of 2minutes of playing a game. Until, that is I took the Note3 I am using out of the holder and on my lap. Works perfectly. Seems a little distance seems to work for the Moga and my Note3.
I would be quite interested in an explanation - why does this happen? It is also a bit of pain as the reason I bought the thing was that it could be used as kind of one unit.
Hi I am planning to buy this, I have updated to Kitkat now. Does anyone still encounter this?
Just purchased a Moga pocket for my stock rooted HTC One M8 and cant get the phone to locate it on bluetooth.
Hey there. I have the Nook HD+ and was using Cyanogenmod 10.1 for a while. I very much enjoyed using it, but eventually ran into an issue I hope to get resolved someway. One of the main things I'd like to do with my tablet is use it for emulators and for that I'd like to use a wii remote. Now, the issue with that is, as some of you may know,wii remotes no longer connect to android as of 4.2 due to some bluetooth change. What I've found out is that the remote will sync to the standard Nook OS, due to it being 4.1 or whatever.
So I guess my question would be this. Is there a way to use cyanogenmod and still get the wiimote functionality in some form? Is it possible to dual boot or something along those lines? As in use the stock Nook OS for emulation and cyanogen for other uses. I'm not very experienced when it comes to working with phone ROMs and such. And when I did search for things about dual booting it was paired with heavy use of jargon and I couldn't make heads or tails of it. I'm really looking for options for things I could go about doing here.
Thanks for your time
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Hey there. I have the Nook HD+ and was using Cyanogenmod 10.1 for a while. I very much enjoyed using it, but eventually ran into an issue I hope to get resolved someway. One of the main things I'd like to do with my tablet is use it for emulators and for that I'd like to use a wii remote. Now, the issue with that is, as some of you may know,wii remotes no longer connect to android as of 4.2 due to some bluetooth change. What I've found out is that the remote will sync to the standard Nook OS, due to it being 4.1 or whatever.
So I guess my question would be this. Is there a way to use cyanogenmod and still get the wiimote functionality in some form? Is it possible to dual boot or something along those lines? As in use the stock Nook OS for emulation and cyanogen for other uses. I'm not very experienced when it comes to working with phone ROMs and such. And when I did search for things about dual booting it was paired with heavy use of jargon and I couldn't make heads or tails of it. I'm really looking for options for things I could go about doing here.
Thanks for your time
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If CM10.1 (android 4.1) works with the wii remote, could you not go back to using that? What was the issue you mention running into?
In the development forum there are builds of CM10.1 and the latest stock OS that can run off an sd card rather than installing to the device, so you can have a kind of dual boot situation where you just pop the sd card in when you want to use that operating system. That might work for your situation.
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Hey there. I have the Nook HD+ and was using Cyanogenmod 10.1 for a while. I very much enjoyed using it, but eventually ran into an issue I hope to get resolved someway. One of the main things I'd like to do with my tablet is use it for emulators and for that I'd like to use a wii remote. Now, the issue with that is, as some of you may know,wii remotes no longer connect to android as of 4.2 due to some bluetooth change. What I've found out is that the remote will sync to the standard Nook OS, due to it being 4.1 or whatever.
So I guess my question would be this. Is there a way to use cyanogenmod and still get the wiimote functionality in some form? Is it possible to dual boot or something along those lines? As in use the stock Nook OS for emulation and cyanogen for other uses. I'm not very experienced when it comes to working with phone ROMs and such. And when I did search for things about dual booting it was paired with heavy use of jargon and I couldn't make heads or tails of it. I'm really looking for options for things I could go about doing here.
Thanks for your time
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With the latest update ( 2.1.1 ), the stock Nook HD+ is ICS 4.0.4. Google broke Android's bluetooth support with Jellybean 4.2+, and CM and others are trying to fix it but with limited success. You can dual boot by running an alternate OS off of the SD Card. I run stock 2.1.1 from SD Card as per:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2330083
With a supported 16/32GB SD Card you can have plenty of room for all kinds of roms for emulators.
However, I would rather not use the WiiMote for emulators. Rather, GameStop has a $9.99 bluetooth wireless controller for Android Tablets that purportedly still works with CM 10.1/2 and has analog sticks and all. I plan to get one of those, but they are sold out online and I just haven't made the trek to a GameStop that has them....
Gamestop no longer has those blu tooth controllers, but the gamestop red samurai
works very well...I just got one a few weeks ago. $ 19.99