I did some googling and found a (probably unsupported, but still) Python script:

https://github.com/dillbyrne/es-cec-input

I tried it, it worked, when I started it manually. There's noticeable input-lag, compared to the Kodi implementation, no way that would be useable in a game, but it does the job. Unfortunatelly, I couldn't make it reboot-proof, the @reboot statement in crontab worked, the script was running according to ps, but it did not work. Even more, running it via crontab resulted it in Kodi no longer accepting CEC input either. So I removed it from crontab and am no longer using it.

Is there anyone around here with experience with that or a similar script?

Thanks!

This absolutely worked no problems to fix the permissions errors as a permanent solution. Thanks very much! The dragonrise controllers work for me now including save/load and exit shortcuts! :) amazing advice thanks guys

@mitu wow it worked! thank you so, so much!

@cacrlhungus74 Sure, we'll keep an eye out for it. If you want to send over any of the other logs from your pi when you have the chance, please do so and I'll gladly take a look. Do trim syslog to have data for only the specific day/session of the issue - no need to send me all the historic logs from your pi :)

In regards to reinstalling, you're referring to the ubuntu one, right?

If you'd have a spare SD card lying around, and would want to do the same from a fresh RetroPie 4.4 image with no updates and see how it goes, that could help as well.

Thanks!

@herb_fargus That's what I was thinking.. an overclock that won't run on his pi, since every pi is different. Or using different controllers with a driver enabled that is interfering with the controller he is using.

@TommyEllas What controllers are you and your friend using ?

@annomatik

You can use xboxdrv or linuxjoystickmapper. I'm emulating 32 different systems and I have all of them set to exit with 'Select'+'Start'.

@sekrit

The location has since changed to /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/autoconfig/name-of-your-controller.cfg

@cyperghost Awesome thank you! I will definitely go with your solution!

I have this exact same problem months later, was this ever resolved?

When I do that, jumping with "up" does no longer work, but jumping with "B" doesn't either...

Can I some how check, which buttons RetroArch thinks that I am using?

Pi is very demanding on the power supply.
If the voltage is below 5.2V, turbo mode is disabled
PI will operate at a reduced frequency in throttling mode.
Some SNES games, even on an optimized driver under the SNES2002 AWS, will slow down.

avoid warnings=2 fixit problem

Nevermind solved the issue.

ok what i did to get warcraft 2 tides of darkness to open was to uninstall stratagus, removed the warcraft2.data subfolders, reinstall wargus on my windows computer, and copy the required folders back to the pi. thanx to everyone that chimed in to help... hopefully someone will help me out with this new issue.

New issue since upgrading to a pi 3b+ and stretch kernel by editing some setup script files from my pi 3brunnin retropie 4.4.1 on jessie kernel, i had to run apt fix to fix some broken dependencies, everything works as it did EXCEPT all stratagus games. warcraft 1, 2, and starcraft all start and get to the map, all videos, sounds, and graphics are fine. i can select characters, but I cannot have them harvest, attack, build etc. i also cannot use the menu in warcraft 1. is this an incompatibility issue with stratagus and stretch kernel, is it my wireless mouse (I dont have another one to try atm and the mouse works so it seems very unlikely)? if this isnt the section for this question please guide me as to where to post this because i have searched all over and cannot find any forum for where to ask for help about stratagus.

@alphabetapie Can you show us a gamelist.xml fragment generated by Skraper and tell how you organized your ROMs ? You shouldn't need to create any artwork folders, Skraper will create them for your, and reference them in the gamelist.xml file.

Hello mitu,

thanks for your reply. I looked a the games.log file. no details of the crash.
I also tried the "set cvars" in the ingame control panel etc, still crashed.

not sure where to go from here.

@douga Pi Model 3
Power Supply used: 5V
RetroPie Version Used 4.4
USB Devices connected: IPac2, Sanwa joystick

@mitu I see, I think the best way is keeping it doing as I do right now. Its a little tedious but it works fine!

@joserto86 Do you have a keyboard attached to the PI ? Please see the questions from https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first and try to give some answers so we can better grasp your configuration.

@annomatik In the Amiberry emulator menus there is a "Status Line" you can enable. It's in the "Miscellaneous" tab. It adds Power, Disk and Hard Drive (I think?) LEDs to the lower right corner during emulation.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/oddyoh/29471054298

However, I don't know how to enable it for all games by default. Right now I have to turn it on for each game, and it doesn't save enabled. Still researching that.

@eckaji Ahh maybe I should have read that before my last post, now it makes sense however there was still the issue with the error however I think I may have solved the problem. Someone suggested instead of 0777 in the chmod commant just use 777 which seems to have solved the issue. I even manually added a Capcom section which worked. I then started fresh using 0777 and immediately got the error. Im about to start again with the 777 just to make sure it was not a fluke LOL