Hori Wired Mini Pad for PS4 strange behavior
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Description
Description
When using the Hori Wired Mini Pad for PS4, it seems to reconnect every second or so.
A user (not me) on reddit posted the same problem with a picture which I am attaching here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroArch/comments/fx5xb3/this_started_happening_today_and_i_dont_know_why/

Please note that I have two Mini Pads and they do the same. It does not happen with any other type of controller that I own.
Also, this pad in particular has a strange feature that it shows up twice in Windows's USB controller panel (maybe because it has two modes).
Expected behavior
One notification.
Actual behavior
Notifies connection every second or so.
Steps to reproduce the bug
- Plug in Hori Wired Mini Pad for PS4 into Windows 10 PC
- Run retroarch and behold.
Bisect Results
Has been happening since I have the Mini Pad. It has never worked as one would want. (I may have had been in version 1.8.2 or .3)
Version/Commit
1.8.5
Environment information
- W10 2004
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with the Hori Wired Mini Pad for PS4 on a Windows 10 PC using RetroArch 1.8.5, then compare its connection notifications with another controller. The issue names no source file, test, or entry point; done means the pad produces one connection notification instead of reconnecting every second.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- desktop, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100