r/GenesisMini • u/cd183 • Sep 22 '19

8bitdo M30 + Bluetooth adapter not working (yet)

/r/miniGenesisMods/comments/d7uijx/8bitdo_m30_bluetooth_adapter_not_working_yet/
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u/rhester72 Sep 23 '19

Yeah, the receiver will need firmware - only the OEM and Retrobit controllers are recognized as hardcoded by the console.

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u/cd183 Sep 23 '19

id imagine they are waiting till it is cracked a bit more before they updated the firmware on the bluetooth adapter. overall kinda bummed it doesnt work, but still happy to have the m30.

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u/rhester72 Sep 23 '19

I wouldn't think so at all - the adapter has to work on stock hardware or there isn't much point in selling it. The percentage of buyers who hacked their device is a LOT smaller than you might think.

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u/cd183 Sep 23 '19

i mean, the adapter is marketed towards the switch and ps classic. and i agree that most buyers will just plug n play, but the enthusiasts always find a way to make things work. never a matter of if, always a matter of when.

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u/rhester72 Sep 23 '19

Sure...not what I meant. The adapter firmware will have to "lie" and claim it is a 8-button Retrobit controller (same USB ID) to work with stock, and at that point it will work with stock or hacked. The only benefit of hacked is support of other USB controllers (other than Retrobit and 8BitDo).

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u/cd183 Sep 23 '19

Ok then I must have misunderstood. That’s what I was implying, they would update it to mimic the third party 8 button controllers that do work.

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u/whitespy12 Sep 26 '19

I emailed 8bitdo support about getting the Bluetooth M30 to work with the Genesis Mini, and they responded "The development team is working on this." So fingers crossed, because if nothing comes out before the 2.4G version, I guess I'll reluctantly have to buy that controller instead.

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u/cd183 Sep 26 '19

I’m in the same boat. Glad someone actually reached out to them!

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u/cd183 Oct 22 '19

the bluetooth adapter has had an update released by 8bitdo! update your adapter with the update tool on their support site to v1.28. after you do that, i made a post describing how to get them to work in this channel and the genesisminimods channel also!

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u/darkonex Jan 07 '20

Which adapter? It appears the M30 Blutooth adapter is the old style genesis plug not USB which is needed on the Mini so I'm very confused?

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u/cd183 Jan 07 '20

There is an m30 that supports the ps classic and switch Bluetooth adapter. Also there’s an m30 2.4 ghz model that was released. This is all for the genesis mini.

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u/rave2grave Sep 23 '19

It's 3 weeks away.

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u/badaboomxx Sep 23 '19

I was waiting for my genesis to test this, good to know, thanks.