Xbox 360 controller connection problem Solved

Question

Hello, I have an Xbox 360 console with which I was provided an Xbox 360 controller at the beginning. From the first use, no problem, it connects, I’m happy, etc. After 3 months of use, I go to St. Martin to buy another Xbox 360 controller. I come back home, I try to connect it and I press the button in the middle. The light flashes so I think it must no longer work, then I try with the controller that comes with the Xbox when bought and it works, so I think it’s the St. Martin controller that must have a problem (I’m frustrated). Yesterday, I bought another controller but this time it was at Micromania, so I think it’s reliable. I get home and try to connect it, and just like the other controller from St. Martin, the light flashes but it doesn’t connect. Now I’m desperate; if anyone could enlighten me, I accept all advice given my situation. If anyone knows what the problem is, thank you for letting me know.

Bams56 · Accepted Answer

It's me again, so I'm really a klutz. I've been trying to connect my controllers for half an hour and I finally succeeded. Actually, I followed the procedure but there’s a small detail not to be overlooked.

1. Turn on the console
2. Turn on the controller
3. Press the white detection button on the console
4. Press the small white detection button on the controller but hold it down for a long time. And then it works!!! It's pretty simple, but I think that was the problem. We tend to press it briefly like the console's button, but you need to hold it down for about 3 seconds.

I hope you have the same problem.

Best regards.

thugwise23 · Answer

Hi,

It might be an Xbox 360 controller intended for PC that you bought, but to connect it to a PC you need the driver CD.

Don't stress about it!!

Exchange it at the store if it's still new, otherwise bring it back to a store like Scoregame to try it out and they'll tell you what's up with the controller.

See you!

pasdidentifiant · Answer

Hi, thanks for getting back to me. So I’m reading what’s written on the box. First of all, it’s a Microsoft controller with the guide button in the middle and it’s wireless. So I’m reading what’s written on the box: Xbox 360 wireless controller, and on the back it says Wireless controller for Xbox 360: comfort and freedom!
Discover the new sensations of precision, speed, and freedom offered by wireless technology. 2.4 GHz, range of 9 meters. Vibration level adjustable.
I found the link to the image of what I bought: http://www.channelmax.net/users/gameznetwork/images/360elitecontroller.jpg
Same color controller, same packaging. Thanks again to those who helped me, and if anyone has any ideas, please don’t hesitate.

pasdidentifiant · Answer

Anyone there? Please, can someone help me?

Caneton91 · Answer

You also need to press the button on the console to start searching for a new controller, then press the button on the controller and it will be recognized properly.

pasdidentifiant · Answer

Sorry, I tried but it doesn't work. Thank you very much anyway. If anyone has another idea :/...

Bams56 · Answer

Hi everyone,

Today I received a 360 from Microsoft's support (ROD). I'm thinking great, I'm going to be able to play again... and then I find it's impossible to connect my 2 wireless controllers. I've tried everything and nothing works, I'm having the same problem as you, and yet I'm sure they're working. I hope it's not the console's fault. Anyway, if someone has had this problem before, it would be really cool to shed some light on it. I'm not going to switch to wired...

Thanks for your help.

Best regards.

pasdidentifiant · Answer

bams I love you!!!!!!!!!!! sorry guys I was also wondering why my first controller works perfectly and my new ones don’t. oh my! but I didn’t realize you had to hold down the Xbox 360 button for a long time, actually. I want to thank you all, not just bams, but if he managed to shed some light on the situation, thanks again to everyone who helped me before him. It made me happy and happy gaming on Xbox 360!

neokizashi · Answer

Waaaaaa thanks Bams59: I had the same problem, I searched everywhere, I tried everything (unplugged the wires and all ^^) but to no avail. And now, it's finally working!!  Thank you so very much :D

matthaparus · Answer

hello I tried pressing the connect button for a long time and it doesn't work.... do you have another idea? I have one controller that connects but not the second one. Thanks in advance!

aalex360 · Answer

At my place, it works when I simultaneously press the little button at the top of the controller and the small button next to the memory card ports:

the console starts spinning around the power button

the controller is searching

then everything finds itself automatically

Ghost · Answer

Same problem and resolved. Thank you all.

antipodiens · Answer

great forum that serves its purpose well, in 30 seconds I found the solution for my guy's controllers.
the whole world giving a helping hand is cool. even if some dark spots think we are losers or idiots. anyway, we are always someone else's fool; and well, those who think they’re so clever today are mine.
thanks to those who share the information

flash · Answer

Has anyone found a solution to the magamogo problem? It's the same thing for me with the 4th controller I bought.
I want to clarify that I know the procedure for connecting a new controller to my Xbox PERFECTLY. The issue here is different; it seems that the Xbox recognizes there's a controller but refuses to assign it a connection (controller 1, 2, 3, or 4). When I try to connect it, the lights on both the controller and the console spin and blink at the same time, but shortly after, the lights on the console turn off while the controller's lights keep blinking indefinitely.

Thank you for your responses.

vince335 · Answer

thank you very much

Air Djax · Answer

Hello everyone.

If it helps some of you, I had the same problem and it was IMPOSSIBLE to connect my controllers while everything was working before; they all got disconnected and I couldn't reconnect. The issue comes from the fact that I just added a home theater system to which I plugged my Xbox 360...

So to make it work (don't ask me why), you have to select the channel on your amplifier that corresponds to the Xbox! And then it works right away; however, I'm afraid I might have to do this every time I start a new game.. but at least it works!

Have a great game everyone!

ragnarspike · Answer

I connected my controller to a friend's place but it refuses to reconnect to mine and the LEDs on my console don't light up anymore. HELP!!!

moly · Answer

impossible to connect my second controller, the connect button on the console is pressed down, I don't know if that's normal, since we just gave this console to my son, and no one can tell me if that's normal.

chris · Answer

The controller(s) sold with the console is automatically detected.
However, controllers purchased later are not. You need to:
1/ press the "start" button in the center of the controller to turn it on
2/ press the detection button on the controller located on the back
3/ press the detection button on the console

And by doing all that, it works!

For sure, I had the same connection problem, I even had to call technical support (which, by the way, is useless, because they never told me to press the button on the console, I figured it out on my own), but in the end, it works by doing it this way.

ludovic74540 · Answer

It's written in your manual normally.

Xbox 360 controller connection problem

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