@trekdrop https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/runcommand#adding-custom-launching-images

@zmanz You are on the right track with all/retroarch.cfg. That's the starting place to look for keymaps for libretro emulators. In addition, you could look at configs that might also have key mapping in them according to the emulator. So, mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg would be next, assuming you placed roms in the corresponding folder. arcade/retroarch.cfg if you are using the arcade folder. You get the idea.

However, this brings up a less common issue when using a keyboard controller. . . mame2003 and possibly other lr emulators accept inputs via the "virtual" retropad controllers, but it ALSO SIMULTANEOUSLY accepts raw keyboard inputs. That's why you see both a key and a retropad referenced in the MAME GUI (in game menu brought up with <TAB>) when you are remapping in there. In other words, it's possible to have the retropad mapped in the retroarch.cfg file and have that be in direct conflict with the actual raw keypress that is setup inside MAME2003.

You could go into the MAME GUI and try to remap keys, but the layers of controls and remapping can get pretty confusing!

Here's a post from a while back where some of these details are described. It might be worth a read.

@columboscoat said in Any way to disable or hide the yellow controller message when launching a ROM?:

In what way is your solution better than using the RetroArch GUI?

Now I'm at my laptop and I'm able (have patience) to type better than on my Android phone...

My solution pleases my own taste because when using RGUI RetroArch dumps the current status of every single option of the running instance in the retroarch.cfg, overwriting the previous content. All those useful comments explaining what the options do will disappear.

We all know that RetroArch documentation is very scarce and scattered. I think that the retroarch.cfg skeleton is a good resource of information about the RetroArch options.

@dankcushions said in Ms. Pacman - Squishy Vertical Screen (lr-mame2003):

hi! hmm, do you have the latest lr-mame2003 ? that change was done in the last few weeks so won't be in your image, and possibly not in the binaries either. you probably have to install lr-mame2003 from source (takes about 40 minutes).

https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/updating-retropie#updatinginstalling-individual-packages

Updating from source did the trick! Bless you, very much appreciated. ^_^

@pawpie try to follow these steps I'm talking here:

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2719/keyboard-stopped-working-after-i-played-around-in-the-controller-config-in-rtgui/2

It could simply be a lag issue. I doubt that the Bluetooth receiver in the Pie3 is as robust as the PS4 one. For this reason I don't use more than 2 PS3 wireless controllers at a time.

The only related issue I could find is this one, but that's more about power draw from the controllers than Bluetooth lag:

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/6756/solved-ps1-controllers-random-input

@Shay You may want to check the link in my signature. I just made a quick video about this right before Christmas. I am at work right now so everything is blocked but the Enable HD graphincs for N64 video should help you out.

Raspberry Pi 3
Retropie 4.1
USB Keyboard
USB Zettaguard Wireless Dongle
Bluetooth Controller
5V Fan connected to internal pins for overclock

I am also having this issue. I'm using the Zettaguard wireless dongle and I have two XBOX 360 controllers that connected at first... but now will disconnect randomly either during configuration or immediately after exiting a game (if they last that long--it's been awhile since I've actually been able to configure them). Two controllers is an absolute no-go. Won't work at all.

I have wiped my SD card and reinstalled the Retropie 4.1 software to start over and have uninstalled and reinstalled the xpad driver multiple times as well as trying the Xboxdrv driver. Neither work for me. I have a 2.5A power supply that came with my Canakit off Amazon but I have added a fan to the internal pins of the Pi. I usually have a USB keyboard connected as well and right now I've got a bluetooth controller connected so I can at least play one player games. It's a Matricom G-Pad XYBA from Amazon. I've tried three different XBOX controllers with NEW batteries.

So as the XBOX controller sits and flashes at me endlessly, I will occasionally see the text on screen say that the controller connects and is not configured. This will happen multiple times while I'm using my bluetooth controller to play. So it gets a connection but then loses it...SO FRUSTRATING. When I get connected and try to configure the controller, it will lose connection during the "configure input" mode and my system is frozen. The keyboard won't exit out of this screen and I have to pull the plug. ... Is there a way to hard-connect these controllers by editing a CFG file and forcing the Retropie to keep a connection to the controller?

I ran into the same issues as described here. The following steps resolved my problems:

Step 1: autoconfigure your joypads once by starting mupen53plus while having all controllers connected properly Step 2: in opt/retropie/configs/all/autoconfig.cfg -> Disable N64 Hotkey here (this was my biggest catch because it is in the all directory!) Step 3: in opt/retropie/configs/N64/mupen64plus.cfg -> assign the hotkeys and put the mode of all registered joypads from 2 to 0
After this it seems to work for me without any problems. So I hope it helps.

PS: I believe that the WIKI should be updated with Step 1, this is such a catch when trying to follow the WIKI N64 instructions.

Hi!

Yes that's what i mean => Hotkey used in emulator (emulationstation is OK and as you say, don't have/use hotkey)
I read the wiki about the file retroarch.cfg (and already edited this one) but in lr-FBANext, i still have a hotkey active (the one that make the game on "pause") and i wonder if some emulator core configuration file have also some hotkey.
If yes, where are they?

@RetroNoob can you see that message on top of every single page of this forum?
I'm pasting here for you:
Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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

Normally all is ok now.

DB is back to normal.

@akafox editing es_systems.cfg is not the recommended method as you have to manually keep parity with any updates you make through the setup script.

@mediamogul nope. Just paddles sadly.

I went ahead and reinstalled the modified version over top again, and it's working right now. I wonder what causes it to lose it's functionality by simply updating some scripts...

@Waylander oh I see what you mean now.

@Lyle_JP my bad. This is my first retropie build and i totally glossed over that folder. thank you for the help

I had the same issue when I was using my upboard
Doing this