Hello, I have solved the Problem. In order to add a permanent IP Adress, you will Need to amend the cmdline.txt file inside the boot Directory. Type the following:
sudo nano /boot/cmdline.txt
Add the following text add the very end of the Code string:
ip=192.168.0.28
Remember to add 1 space before "ip" - you can also use 192.168.0.28 if you want. Exit the file by pressing CTRL+X, save by pressing Y, and Exit by pressing ENTER.

Yep. Thanks for your help and I'll move over to the attract forum.

Hi
Not sure which mame emulator you are using but some do not use the controller set up from emulation station. You can try to press tab while you are in a rom or game in mame and and than use input general to configure the ps controller and that should work for all other games within mame once configured this way but will not affect the controller setup outside of mame.

Have you built your own Attract Mode setup? If so, if it runs by just typing "attract" then yes, that file I linked to above should work.

X allows programs to use a certain GUI method:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System

This is what Attract Mode used to require, but now it can be run with or without X. xinit starts X.

the /opt/retropie/configs/ files are not that usefull (not the default.cfg)

"home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/mame2003/cfg/default.cfg" is likely what I want the file was binary blob and not what I expected deleted it will test again. thanks.

@Riverstorm i have two different ps1 controllers and they come up different so maybe its worth a shot! they were only like 7 dollars so not too much of an investment if it doesnt work out. Thanks for your help!

@Royce

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

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/Setting-up-the-XBox360-controller

You need a joystick with an analogue stick or a mouse. SDL2 changed the way the input works, so there is no other way currently.

@retromarine said in Rom hack folders in 3.7 crash ES:

I have seperate folders for rom hacks in nes, snes, and sega genesis...I have been compiling my fav hacks since 2013. I intend to keep them separated from the other roms, but for some reason when I enter a folder from within ES, it crashes back to Linux. This never happens in all my old builds from older images going back to 1.9.1...Anyone know a quick fix?

firstly i'd check the gamelist.xml, something could be giving an error
http://www.xmlvalidation.com makes things easier

also, what does the /tmp/runcommand.sh say?

@aaaccc1

Remapping the core controls will not affect the the main control configs at all. Rather, it will create a new .rmp file that will be automatically loaded everytime the core is loaded. Should you ever decide to switch back, you could just return the core remapping to it's original state by changing the controls back and saving the core remapping again, or if you don't happen to remember what they, you can always just delete the remapping file altogether. At that point, RetroArch would have no remapping file to load, leaving the original control scheme in tact.

@Scout43

It's possible, but its also a very involved procedure that involves debugging code and hex editing. If you aren't properly scared away yet, here's a link that describes how to achieve this with just one game out of many variations...

http://highscore.mameworld.info/bellstut.htm

Please have a look at this tread. It describes how to pair a PS3 shanwan clone using bluez.
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/998/shanwan-pi3-pairing-success

Have a look at this thread:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/998/shanwan-pi3-pairing-success
I'm pretty sure that it will solve your question.

@glennlake Least I my first one out the way early in my Pi days.

@andré It might be worth it to get a usb wifi dongle or a usb ethernet dongle to connect to the internet to configure your build. That could always come in handy for updates or transferring roms.