For anyone that's still following this, I've found some FFMPEG settings that work:

vcodec = libx264 acodec = libfdk_aac pix_fmt = yuv420p threads = 2 scale_factor = 1 format = flv video_preset = ultrafast video_profile = main video_tune = animation video_bufsize = 512k video_minrate = 512k video_maxrate = 512k video_r = 60 video_g = 120 video_keyint_min = 60 sample_rate = 44100 audio_preset = aac_he_v2 audio_global_quality = 1

You can read more about it in my post: How To Live Stream To Twitch from a RetroPie

Just to confirm that example script you provided, worked well and that this problem is solved.
Thanks again for your help.

It doesn't need to be formatted if writing the image to it as that contains all the partition information.

thanks yet again mate

I've tried both analog and digital in these games. Rayman is an example of a game that requires digital control, which works fine. These 2 games don't seem to respond either way.

@stikoyan74 you may have better luck with lakka:

http://www.lakka.tv/

@dev_zero no prblems with my zettaguard. you didnt specify any useful information to debug though, eg drivers, version etc.

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

@justinmaier https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki

@AlmightyHeretic

Try following this guide here to mount your drive.

properly-mount-usb-storage-raspberry-pi

That should solve most of your problems.

Hey, I had this same problem.
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/4303/controller-1-controls-all-players/8

Nothing worked that I tried. Eventually I just reinstalled and magically everything just worked, no problem.

There are some known issues on mobile posting new topic in support due to some css issues - which I have fed upstream, but you should use a desktop machine when posting for help imho, so important information can be more easily included as mentioned in the read me first post.

If you can somehow press whatever would be your 'start' key, you can setup an input from there.

You can also try to ssh into the Pi and delete configuration files for the controllers, but if you're having this issue, i'd honestly just reinstall.

I was having controller issues a few weeks ago and I tried so many different things and nothing worked and then I just said F IT and reinstalled and it magically just worked.

@BuZz
I'm planned on using a SNES USB controller so i have nothing to worry about then!

Thanks for the answer!

Please see https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first before posting, and please use the "Support" area for help, not the ideas and development section. I will move this thread.

thanks yet again herb , i getting there slowly but surely

I updated from source and everything OK. No more GUI-analog-bug Well done Kaos!

thanks. will try that out!
do you run your Pi 2 on stock clocks?

@andymck I gather you've read and configured as per the wiki? https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Xin-Mo-Controller

I've not got this controller, but I'd start with this guide first if I were you.