PowerA Nintendo Switch Wired Controller Not Working in Nintendont

[YoshiMelon]

I own a wired PowerA Switch Controller I've tried to get to work with Nintendont. It works with HIDtest, but not nintendont.
I looked far and wide, made my own .ini, used a config for this controller and I even made sure to name it with the VID and PID and put it in the controllers folder on my usb.
I am completely stuck on what to do next, so if anyone could figure out what is wrong that would be great.

this is the box of the one I have specifically.

 

[TheJster]

I vaguely remember that you have to name the file controller.ini and place it on the root of your SD card

 

[YoshiMelon]

I believed it needed to be named based on the VID and PID, but i will check that out quickly.

Post automatically merged: Oct 8, 2023

I vaguely remember that you have to name the file controller.ini and place it on the root of your SD card

nope

 

[CMDreamer]

Try the attached one, but modify VID & PID data to your needs.

Keep in mind that this one is for a Power A PS3 wired controller.

 

[zeldaism]

If you figure this out please let me know, I’ve been having the same issue

 

[TheJster]

looking through my pc i was able to find the switch ini file I used for nintendont, hope it works.

 

[YoshiMelon]

Try the attached one, but modify VID & PID data to your needs.

Keep in mind that this one is for a Power A PS3 wired controller.

Lemme try real quick

Post automatically merged: Oct 8, 2023

looking through my pc i was able to find the switch ini file I used for nintendont, hope it works.

I'll try using this as well, any idea if what you said earlier is how I have to make it work?

 

[TheJster]

Lemme try real quick

Post automatically merged: Oct 8, 2023

I'll try using this as well, any idea if what you said earlier is how I have to make it work?

yeah just change the file name to controller.ini and place it at the root of your sd card

 

[YoshiMelon]

yeah just change the file name to controller.ini and place it at the root of your sd card

even if I'm running games off usb?

 

[TheJster]

even if I'm running games off usb?

you should be able to use your switch controller when you first start nintendont

 

[YoshiMelon]

UPDATE: I finally decided to see if it just couldn't read the ini by using HID test, it does recognise it, but allegedly "the configuration is not for this device" I can still press buttons and move the sticks and it reacts accordingly, just with that line of text. Now I really have no idea what is wrong.

Post automatically merged: Oct 8, 2023

Here’s an image of hid test right now, sorry for the glare btw

 

[TheJster]

UPDATE: I finally decided to see if it just couldn't read the ini by using HID test, it does recognise it, but allegedly "the configuration is not for this device" I can still press buttons and move the sticks and it reacts accordingly, just with that line of text. Now I really have no idea what is wrong.

are yah using the ini you created or the one i sent? cause the one i sent works for me

 

[YoshiMelon]

are yah using the ini you created or the one i sent? cause the one i sent works for me

the one you sent, unmodified

 

[TheJster]

the one you sent, unmodified

maybe theres something wrong with the one i sent? try downloading it from here this time, its the one i used
https://gbatemp.net/download/powera-switch-usb-controller-config-for-nintendont.35563/

 

[YoshiMelon]

maybe theres something wrong with the one i sent? try downloading it from here this time, its the one i used
https://gbatemp.net/download/powera-switch-usb-controller-config-for-nintendont.35563/

same error

 

[zeldaism]

I’m getting the same error with the config as well

 

[YoshiMelon]

if anyone leaves comments over the next week, I may not be as active but I'll try and check the thread as often as possible

Post automatically merged: Oct 8, 2023

Try the attached one, but modify VID & PID data to your needs.

Keep in mind that this one is for a Power A PS3 wired controller.

I kinda completely forgot about this, gonna try this now

Post automatically merged: Oct 8, 2023

from that, the other errors are fixed but the "this config is not for this device" text is still there and it still doesn't work.

 

[YoshiMelon]

I think now all I need is to solve that error and it might work, I'll see what i can do.