8bitdo pairing issue

[Phil Mastro]

I just got a new N30 Pro 2 controller, and I have some issues with the pairing process.

Basically, everytime I want to boot up my Steam Link, I have to repair my controller, even though it can actually wake up the Steam Link. It says it's connected, the controller acts like it's connected (i.e. it stays on and its status is indicated as "connected" in the Steam Link's bluetooth page), but the button presses don't register. I disconnect then reconnect, and it works fine.

Am I the only person having these issues?

[SpaceThePlace]

I've also have these issues.
Using the 8 Bit Do dongle did the trick and made the process much simpler.

Just press the dongle button and pair the controller with XInput.

However, from my experience, pairing through the dongle will not allow any other mode but XInput, even on Desktop without Steam Link.

[Good Ash]

Having the same issue. In-case it helps, here are some additional observations when an 8bitdo controller in Switch mode is in the state where it shows connected on the Steam Link and the controller, but no button presses are registered.

By using a Steam controller to connect to a PC running steam in this state, holding the select button on the unresponsive 8bitdo controller does bring up the Steam Link overlay successfully and the left, right, up, down buttons as well as A and B do function in the overlay. However, the buttons still do not work in-game or in the regular Steam Link menus.

Combinations of attempting to re-pair the 8bitdo controller multiple times by pressing the small round button on the top of the controller and removing the controller from the Steam Link Bluetooth menu is the only way I've been able to get an 8bitdo controller to work again in Switch mode.

Here is the bluetooth info file contents from /var/lib/bluetooth for two 8bitdo SN30 Pro+ controllers in Switch mode:
[General]
Name=Pro Controller
Class=0x002508
SupportedTechnologies=BR/EDR;
Trusted=true
Blocked=false
Services=00001124-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb;00001200-0000-1000-8000-00805f9b34fb;

[LinkKey]
Key=SCRUBBED************************
Type=4
PINLength=0

[DeviceID]
Source=2
Vendor=1406
Product=8201
Version=1

Also, in-case relevant, I have re-mapped the buttons to have A, B and X, Y reversed in the Steam Link menus.

From /etc/controller_map.txt
SCRUBBED***********************,Nintendo Switch Pro Controller,platform:Linux,a:b1,b:b0,x:b3,y:b2,back:b4,guide:b5,start:b6,leftstick:b7,rightstick:b8,leftshoulder:b9,rightshoulder:b10,dpup:b11,dpdown:b12,dpleft:b13,dpright:b14,misc1:b15,leftx:a0,lefty:a1,rightx:a2,righty:a3,lefttrigger:a4,righttrigger:a5,