Thanks for the info all. With a combination of core remapping and removing some lines I didn't realize 8BitDo stuck into the autoconfig by default, I have removed access to 99% of these menus. Still having some issues closing off Mame's menus, but that will be another thread for another day. Thanks as always!

Beautiful, worked like a charm! Super-helpful forum, as always! Thanks for the info!

Third party OS are not supported. Better install the RetroPie from official sources and test the controllers here.

@mitu your setup works because your emulationstation is running from the environment spawned by getty@tty1 and inherits its environment, including standard input and output.

With systemd, services do not inherit the environment of another service. So a process that owns tty1, like login will prevent other processes from other services from using that descriptor, especially when the other processes are non-root, like emulationstation.

I found when running getty as a systemd service, the instance getty@tty1 needs to be stopped fully (including a stale login process that getty instances seem to leave behind) before emulationstation can make use tty1 for standard input and output. Instances on other tty's may be left as is.

The following entry in emulationstation.service will stop getty@tty1 if running:

ExecStartPre=+sh -c 'systemctl is-active getty@tty1 && systemctl stop getty@tty1 || systemctl reset-failed getty@tty1'

ps auxf shows the tty a process is running with.

@2001-Honda-Civic the zip is compressed, so you would have to unzip it and compare the raw uncompressed file.

If it's working, though, it's probably the right one.

@sleve_mcdichael said in Do I Need to Backup .bak Files?:

@AlphaBetaPie it's not conflicting, we are telling you the same thing. The backups are never used by RetroPie, but you may choose to manually restore one if you wish. It is as Exar said, just a record of what the settings were, before the most recent change.

When you make a change, the current settings are written to backup (overwriting the old backup, if one exists, which is then lost forever) and the new settings are written to the active config (overwriting the old active config, which is now preserved, temporarily, in the backup.)

Makes sense, thanks for clarifying. I am running things in kiosk mode 99% of the time, and I don't intend for anyone to make any changes if I can help it (myself included, as I'll have it set the way I want when I do my initial setup). So it seems like the config file is the only real necessary one. Thanks!

@cimbaklm said in PS3 control on LR-PPSSPP:

Error messages received: no error, just not works

How exactly did you test this ? Did you start lr-ppsspp with only the PS3 controller(s) connected ? Are the Dragonrise controllers still present when you did the testing ?
Please post a verbose log from starting a game with lr-ppsspp, on pastebin.com.

I used this note https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/15577/ppsspp-controller-setup-guide-for-when-nothing-else-works

That doesn't apply to the libretro core, any gamecontrollerdb related configurations apply only to the standalone emulator.

@mitu
I appear to have solved the issue - I changed the emulator to lr-pscx-rearmed and it works fine!

Thanks for reading

@t01mkr said in Setting up an nvme as rom storage...:

. I was wondering if it's possible to use symbolic links instead. Does anyone know?

Yes, but why ? You're already mounting your disc, why not use the right folder for it in the first place.

@skylabin
REgret the above post. It was invalid. The same error came back.
Now I created cma=384M in /boot/firmware/cmdline.txt and now it seems to work.
Thanks for the post made earlier .
jpm

@mitu WELL after I did the jtest my original controller didn't work anymore in the GUI so I did a sudo reboot. While it was rebooting I removed the dongle in sadness and saw "xbox controller disconnected" small info tag in the corner, and BOOM now xbox 360 controller is working!! I have no idea after countless reboots it worked.

Thank you

@mitu Will do, thanks!

Sometimes gameplay snaps loop with no problem. Can you perhaps give any insights on why sometimes the snaps freeze after about 15 seconds, but then play ok when I back out of the menu and repload?

If your controller have a small switch in the back then try to change the position.

@finopoulos90 Hello, I installed coin acceptor in my arcade cabinet with an Ipac2. Please don't connect 12 volt to the Usb Encoder. without a Zener Diode. Because of the same principle you have to use this schematic link from Ultimarc's website below with a Zener Diode (Coin Mech Setup tab)
https://www.ultimarc.com/cabinet-parts/cabinet-parts/coin-mech.-single-coin/

Kind Regards
Niyazi

@RonsterMonster said in USB SNES controller not configured message when rom loads:

So the name match, but i think there is a catch.
usb gamepad.cfg is the file name
running cat /proc/bus/input/devices gives:
Name="usb gamepad "
Looks like a lot of empty spaces ???

If you look in the issue link I posted, you'll see it's the same situation. The .cfg name is without spaces, while the name of the joystick has a lot of spaces at the end. Just rename the file so it has the same name (usb gamepad .cfg, with the spaces at the end).

would I be better off if i want to use my laptop to run emulators manually and not use retropie? I prefer retropie as its all bundled up :)

Not sure what you mean here - you mean installing the emulators outside of RetroPie and running them ? You can do that, but I don't see how that can be easier for someone that's not familiar with each emulator in particular (i.e. know about RetroArch et. all).

Thanks for the quick reply. That makes sense. I didn't realize the esc key worked as well. I can make that work. My cab used to have a PC, and esc is my exit game button. Q was always a bad button to program because it would bring up quit menus and what not in different emulators. Anyway, you're the best, thanks again.

Great, thanks 👍

I've opened a PR to help improve the consistency between the two input types: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/pull/3539

@IanDaemon Yeah i managed to resolve it, the problem were the hidden files...