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    NEW AW15/17 killer1525 + ps3 controller via bluetooth

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by errorcore, Apr 22, 2015.

  1. errorcore

    errorcore Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hello!

    I would just like to ask this to other fellow AW owners here.

    I just installed motionjoy 7 + better DS3
    plugged in my DS3 controller
    installed drivers for both the USB and the Bluetooth
    unplugged my controller
    got connected to my laptop wirelessly

    Tried in game (works flawlessly)


    MAIN PROBLEM:

    When I restart or shutdown or even make my laptop sleep.
    When i turn it back on. Bluetooth wont be looking for my controller because there is no switch button (I'm assuming)

    So I cant reconnect my controller after every shutdown and restarts

    I would have to uninstall Motionjoy drivers and install official bluetooth drivers then restart then install motionjoy again just to get it working again

    It's frustrating me already.

    If anyone can help me , or if anyone is using their ps3 controllers on their laptop.
    Please do comment , any input would help


    PS: Controller can work via USB no problem.


    Thanks notebookreview and AW owners!
     
    errorcore, Apr 22, 2015
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    Have you looked in the power options for the bluetooth/wireless module in device manager?
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 22, 2015
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    the power options will be gone because after installing the motionjoy drivers, the Bluetooth icon on the system tray will be gone, (kinda like invisible but it can connect )

    After restart it wont turn on anymore :|
     
    errorcore, Apr 23, 2015
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    anyone?
     
    errorcore, Apr 25, 2015
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    errorcore Notebook Enthusiast

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    up on this.

    If anyone can help me.
     
    errorcore, Apr 26, 2015
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    Can you show a screenshot of device manager with the missing hardware resources? If it's gone there this could be the root of your issues.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Apr 26, 2015
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    I think the problem is related to BT adapter. Some are supported and some are not, the one from the AW 18 is not fully supported, I had to but a USB BT adapter.
     
    tyranus7, Apr 26, 2015
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    It is full supported I can use it via bluetooth until i do a restart(after restart it won't detect my controller anymore.
     
    errorcore, Apr 27, 2015
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    Motionjoy drivers will overwrite the Bluetooth drivers and it won't come out in the Device Manager.
     
    errorcore, Apr 27, 2015
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    I had the same issue, to me that means it's not fully supported. What you can try to do is to uninstall the official BT drivers and try windows generic drivers
     
    tyranus7, Apr 27, 2015
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