@ScoobyAA Slightly late reply. I have only just come back to this project. I finally have TwisterOS running well and Retropie does work. However, even using controller keymapping software I cannot use those controllers. This issue is clearly much deeper than just retropie because no software recognises the left and right arrow keys, unfortunately. I really appreciate all of the help from the forum though. Thanks!

@Boozina said in Cant install Pi4 images:

Used Images from Arcade Punks

We don't support 3rd party images. Use the Pi4 image from retropie.org.uk/download and it will work.

@ReadyPlayaWon said in .mu3 multidisc PSX does not work:

it needs to be .m3u ... not .mu3

I think that was just a typo, the screenshot shows the file as .m3u and the file is also listed in the EmulationStation's gamelist (so the extension is picked up).

@neogeo1981 - can you double check the extension of your .cd1/.cd2 files and make sure there's not a .cue present ? The OS might hide the extension and this might explain why they still show up in the list.

I've seen this on one of the megadrive/genesis emulators. The reports indicate it is related to the widgets that appear in the lower left corner during startup.

I've been able to get going by pressing hotkey + B to simply reset the game. Always seems to work the after that.

@melbmatt50 i did - both links are instructions for “headless” (no screen) set ups. you just need to plug your sd card into the pc you used to the write the image and create files in the /boot/ partition.

From what I see, Egg has the 4 control buttons mapped like this:

1 (RetroPad Dpad-Up) 3 (RetroPad B) 2 (RetroPad Dpad-Up) 4 (RetroPad X)

To re-map them to other buttons, you need to have to have something like this in the system's retroarch.cfg

input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/gameandwatch/" input_player1_up = "w" input_player1_down = "a" input_player1_b = "s" input_player1_x = "d" #include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"

In the example above, I remapped all buttons to WASD on the keyboard and it seems to work fine. I think RetroPad L (left shoulder) and RetroPad R (right shoulder) are used for the Game A/Game B selection, if you wish to remap those.

Since this is a specific game config, you can add the input_... options in a special ROMNAME.cfg file next to the .mgw file and the input configuration will be automatically applied, only for that ROM - see https://retropie.org.uk/docs/RetroArch-Configuration/#example-per-rom-override-retroarchcfg.

Please add more info about your system, as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

Are you running RetroPie from the Raspbian desktop ?

Update:

PI Imager on Windows 7 runs fine but stuck at the downloading progress. I managed to complete the task with UUByte DMG Editor.

Appreciated for all the suggestions in above! Have a good day!

@ReadyPlayaWon said in Mad Dog McCree Dos Box Help:

3DO

Hi ReadyPlayaWon

May i ask ... i did get my pi 4 and im enjoying it alot

i just tested the mad dog on 3do emulation and i was wondering , im using the dolphen bar/wii mote to use as a light gun ... i dont know how to reload ... any advice or tips?

@mitu said in Can't exit game in MAME:

@Rhees
Look at the Runcommand start message - it will tell you what emulator it's starting.

EDIT:
Also try

input_enable_hotkey = 8 input_exit_emulator = 9

You don't really have a gamepad, but a keyboard, so the _btn might be extra. Where have you added these settings ?

MAME4ALL Alternate Fix: I battled this issue for a few days before I found a fix that worked on my system (RPi 3B) when the solutions above didn't work.

With both Joypad/Controller and Keyboard plugged in to RasPi...

start a game that uses MAME4ALL press TAB on keyboard once game starts (brings up User Interface menu) use keyboard arrow keys and ENTER to... select "Input (general)" arrow down to "UI Cancel" - this is the exit game command ENTER (waits for button to map) (on Joypad/Controller) press and hold both your the buttons you have already mapped for enable_hotkey and exit_emulator. Note: I don't think you have to use those specific buttons, it just keeps it consistent with your other games and systems I hit enter again on the UI Cancel line and hit the ESC button on the keyboard to make sure both the joypad combo and esc still worked to exit. arrow key up or down to "Return to Main Menu" arrow key down to "Return to Game"

You can use this method to map the other UI controls (UI Up, Down, Left, Right, Select) so you can navigate the UI without a keyboard in the future. It's a good idea to set a two-button combo to bring up the UI menu (Config Menu is the first line of the Input - General menu).

Later I found this video that walked through the steps:

@mitu fixed

I did some more tests and I guess I found out what was causing this problem. After cloning the sd card everything works fine until I copy my rom's to the ssd. I just attached the ssd with the usb adapter to my Ubuntu machine and copied everything there to get faster speeds. But it seems that this method changes something in the filesystem that then causes all sorts of problems when booting from the ssd.

I now simply copied the sd card to the ssd again to get a fresh start and then copied everything with SFTP and now everything seems to be running fine.

Scratch this. I have to rename (or symlink) the folder to megadrive. I will try it out when I am back at my Pi and report back.

@Darksavior said in PI4 8GB & Retropie - Is it supported?:

@Clyde I'm not sure if installing from source are made to use the extra ram, but it'd be a plus if it could.

The buffers / disk cache that show up in free -h and your desktop tool shouldn't be affected by the installation method, as AFAIK they are managed by the Linux kernel itself. But as such, they'd only speed up repeated loading of the same files, e.g. the pictures or videos when browsing games in Emulation Station.

@stoo Having lots of differences between FBNeo & MAME for system16 based hardware isn't surprising, system16 is a historical driver for Final Burn (first FB driver and first emulator to run that hardware, the emulator's name is actually based on "After Burner"), current FBNeo driver is built upon that initial driver. You should report the glitches at https://github.com/finalburnneo/FBNeo/issues, we can't fix what we don't know about :)

The pastebin link is ok; the error Bluetooth messages seem to be the only ones available (no detection info), but they don't provide any indication where the fault is, unfortunately.

@mitu
I'm using dpad always I'll try the test and report back.
Jstest passed all presses worked.
It seems to be behaving after following a youtube
Guide for resetting the controller and holding down analog sticks for 30 secs etc.. Also I cleaned the sticks.

I know I'm not using analog IN ES but if they are sticking sometimes maybe it causes issues.

I get the problem almost everytime and so far the last 4 reboots it's been fine.

Update problem has not come back since cleaning and following analog drift fix guides on YouTube. I didn't have to take apart controller. Very pleased.

@MRivera279

Checkout the Wiki

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Cheats/#enable-cheats