Right now, the documentation here https://retropie.org.uk/docs/8Bitdo-Controller/ gives advice which seems kind of wrong.
First of all, you shouldn't be using Bluetooth at all. It has too much input lag for gaming. Maybe if all you want to play is visual novels or watch movies with Kodi then Bluetooth is fine but for anything video game related that has actual game in it which isn't just a video, you shouldn't be using Bluetooth at all AFAIK. Too much input lag. Use a wire.
Second, it suggests that you can go in and edit the RetroArch controller configuration files. Well, maybe. Until the next time you plug a controller in and then RetroPie's EmulationStation will overwrite those files with whatever it thinks your controller mapping should be, completely undoing all your hard work.
There's got to be a better way to handle this whole aspect of RetroPie from a design perspective.

@mitu said in When will retropi upgrade???:

@Darkshadow846 said in When will retropi upgrade???:

So when will there be A upgrade?

We don't have a definitive date for the update that will bring Pi 5 support. Is there something in particular why you're waiting for the Pi 5 instead of getting a Pi4 ?

I think everybody's hoping the Pi 5 will emulate the GameCube with Dolphin. Don't know if that's really going to happen or not.

PS2 emulation is probably still not going to happen on anything that's ARM-based because of pcsx2 still having too much x86 crap in it.

@raspretro314 this feature is meant for retroarch's online updater, which is not what is used when updating cores on retropie.

rpi-update creates a backup, but you'll need a Linux system to read and restore it - see https://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update/issues/273.

@mitu Right, Forgot to add that I installed retropie-extra to the retropie setup menu. I still want to know how to change the flags.

Updated ...all/retroarch.cfg to reflect:

input_player1_mouse_index = "3" input_player2_mouse_index = "3"

...and BOOM! It worked.

Check the docs for runcommand_onstart.sh, runcommand_onlaunch.sh, runcommand_onend.sh

These are for pre/post game activities and the docs tell you which cli options are passed to them.

This is my log when using the HDMI output
[INFO] [Config]: Loading config from: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/retroarch.cfg".
[INFO] RetroArch 1.10.0 (Git e9e85f3d07)
[INFO] === Build =======================================
[INFO] Capabilities: NEON VFPv3 VFPv4
[INFO] Built: Sep 21 2023
[INFO] Version: 1.10.0
[INFO] Git: e9e85f3d07
[INFO] =================================================
[INFO] [Input]: Found input driver: "udev".
[INFO] [Core]: Loading dynamic libretro core from: "/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-fceumm/fceumm_libretro.so"
[INFO] [Overrides]: No core-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FCEUmm/FCEUmm.cfg".
[INFO] [Overrides]: No content-dir-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FCEUmm/Game Titles - #-Z.cfg".
[INFO] [Overrides]: No game-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FCEUmm/3-D WorldRunner.cfg".
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_CONTROLLER_INFO.
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_VFS_INTERFACE. Core requested version >= V1, providing V3.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CONTENT_INFO_OVERRIDE.
[INFO] [Content Override]: File Extension: 'fds' - need_fullpath: FALSE, persistent_data: FALSE
[INFO] [Content Override]: File Extension: 'nes' - need_fullpath: FALSE, persistent_data: FALSE
[INFO] [Content Override]: File Extension: 'unf' - need_fullpath: FALSE, persistent_data: FALSE
[INFO] [Content Override]: File Extension: 'unif' - need_fullpath: FALSE, persistent_data: FALSE
[INFO] [Remaps]: Remap directory: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/".
[INFO] [Overrides]: Redirecting save file to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/Game Titles - #-Z/3-D WorldRunner.srm".
[INFO] [Overrides]: Redirecting save state to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/Game Titles - #-Z/3-D WorldRunner.state".
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_LOG_INTERFACE.
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_SUPPORT_ACHIEVEMENTS: yes.
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_MESSAGE_INTERFACE_VERSION.
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_LANGUAGE: "0".
[INFO] [Content]: Loading content file: "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/Game Titles - #-Z/3-D WorldRunner.zip#3-D WorldRunner.nes".
[INFO] [Content]: Did not find a valid content patch.
[INFO] [Content]: CRC32: 0xd5ada486.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_GAME_INFO_EXT.
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: RGB565.
[libretro INFO] Frontend supports RGB565 - will use that instead of XRGB1555.
[INFO] [Environ]: PERFORMANCE_LEVEL: 5.
[INFO] [Environ]: SYSTEM_DIRECTORY: "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS".
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_CORE_OPTIONS_VERSION.
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_LANGUAGE: "0".
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_OPTIONS_V2_INTL.
[libretro INFO] FCEU_MakeFName: /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/nes.pal
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_INPUT_DESCRIPTORS:
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_MEMORY_MAPS.
[INFO] [SRAM]: Skipping SRAM load.
[INFO] [Core]: Version of libretro API: 1, Compiled against API: 1
[INFO] [Audio]: Set audio input rate to: 48000.00 Hz.
[INFO] [Video]: Timings deviate too much. Will not adjust. (Display = 50.00 Hz, Game = 60.10 Hz)
[INFO] [Video]: Game FPS > Monitor FPS. Cannot rely on VSync.
[INFO] [Video]: Set video size to: 879x672.
[INFO] [Video]: Starting threaded video driver ...
[INFO] [EGL] Falling back to eglGetDisplay
[INFO] [EGL]: EGL version: 1.4
[INFO] [EGL]: Current context: 0x1.
[INFO] [GL]: Found GL context: "egl_videocore".
[INFO] [GL]: Detecting screen resolution: 720x576.
[INFO] [GL]: Vendor: Broadcom, Renderer: VideoCore IV HW.
[INFO] [GL]: Version: OpenGL ES 2.0.
[INFO] Querying EGL extension: KHR_image => exists
[INFO] [GL]: Using resolution 720x576.
[INFO] [GL]: Default shader backend found: glsl.
[INFO] [Shader driver]: Using GLSL shader backend.
[INFO] [Shader driver]: Using GLSL shader backend.
[WARN] [GL]: Stock GLSL shaders will be used.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GL]: Using 4 textures.
[INFO] [GL]: Loaded 1 program(s).
[INFO] [Font]: Using font rendering backend: "freetype".
[INFO] [Video]: Graphics driver did not initialize an input driver. Attempting to pick a suitable driver.
[WARN] [udev]: Couldn't open any keyboard, mouse or touchpad. Are permissions set correctly for /dev/input/event*?
[WARN] [udev]: Full-screen pointer won't be available.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #0 (/dev/input/event0) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #1 (/dev/input/event1) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #2 (/dev/input/event2) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #3 (/dev/input/event3) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [Joypad]: Found joypad driver: "udev".
[INFO] [Video]: Found display server: "null".
[INFO] ALSA: Using floating point format.
[INFO] ALSA: Period size: 384 frames
[INFO] ALSA: Buffer size: 1536 frames
[INFO] [Display]: Found display driver: "gl".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "freetype".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "stb-unicode".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "freetype".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "stb-unicode".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "freetype".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "stb-unicode".
[libretro INFO] Player 1: Gamepad
[libretro INFO] Player 2: Gamepad
[libretro INFO] Player 3: None Connected
[libretro INFO] Player 4: None Connected
[libretro INFO] Famicom Expansion: None Connected
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_music_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_video_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_image_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading favorites file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_favorites.lpl".
[INFO] [Config]: Saved new config to "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/retroarch.cfg".
[INFO] [Core]: Content ran for a total of: 00 hours, 01 minutes, 58 seconds.
[INFO] [Core]: Unloading game..
[INFO] [Core]: Unloading core..
[INFO] [Core]: Unloading core symbols..
[INFO] [Core]: Saved core options file to "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-core-options.cfg".
[INFO] Threaded video stats: Frames pushed: 7114, Frames dropped: 2.

And this is when composite is the output
[INFO] [Config]: Loading config from: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/retroarch.cfg".
[INFO] RetroArch 1.10.0 (Git e9e85f3d07)
[INFO] === Build =======================================
[INFO] Capabilities: NEON VFPv3 VFPv4
[INFO] Built: Sep 21 2023
[INFO] Version: 1.10.0
[INFO] Git: e9e85f3d07
[INFO] =================================================
[INFO] [Input]: Found input driver: "udev".
[INFO] [Core]: Loading dynamic libretro core from: "/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-fceumm/fceumm_libretro.so"
[INFO] [Overrides]: No core-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FCEUmm/FCEUmm.cfg".
[INFO] [Overrides]: No content-dir-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FCEUmm/Game Titles - #-Z.cfg".
[INFO] [Overrides]: No game-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FCEUmm/3-D WorldRunner.cfg".
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_CONTROLLER_INFO.
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_VFS_INTERFACE. Core requested version >= V1, providing V3.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CONTENT_INFO_OVERRIDE.
[INFO] [Content Override]: File Extension: 'fds' - need_fullpath: FALSE, persistent_data: FALSE
[INFO] [Content Override]: File Extension: 'nes' - need_fullpath: FALSE, persistent_data: FALSE
[INFO] [Content Override]: File Extension: 'unf' - need_fullpath: FALSE, persistent_data: FALSE
[INFO] [Content Override]: File Extension: 'unif' - need_fullpath: FALSE, persistent_data: FALSE
[INFO] [Remaps]: Remap directory: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/".
[INFO] [Overrides]: Redirecting save file to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/Game Titles - #-Z/3-D WorldRunner.srm".
[INFO] [Overrides]: Redirecting save state to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/Game Titles - #-Z/3-D WorldRunner.state".
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_LOG_INTERFACE.
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_SUPPORT_ACHIEVEMENTS: yes.
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_MESSAGE_INTERFACE_VERSION.
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_LANGUAGE: "0".
[INFO] [Content]: Loading content file: "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/Game Titles - #-Z/3-D WorldRunner.zip#3-D WorldRunner.nes".
[INFO] [Content]: Did not find a valid content patch.
[INFO] [Content]: CRC32: 0xd5ada486.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_GAME_INFO_EXT.
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: RGB565.
[libretro INFO] Frontend supports RGB565 - will use that instead of XRGB1555.
[INFO] [Environ]: PERFORMANCE_LEVEL: 5.
[INFO] [Environ]: SYSTEM_DIRECTORY: "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS".
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_CORE_OPTIONS_VERSION.
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_LANGUAGE: "0".
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_OPTIONS_V2_INTL.
[libretro INFO] FCEU_MakeFName: /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/nes.pal
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_INPUT_DESCRIPTORS:
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_MEMORY_MAPS.
[INFO] [SRAM]: Skipping SRAM load.
[INFO] [Core]: Version of libretro API: 1, Compiled against API: 1
[INFO] [Audio]: Set audio input rate to: 48000.00 Hz.
[INFO] [Video]: Timings deviate too much. Will not adjust. (Display = 50.00 Hz, Game = 60.10 Hz)
[INFO] [Video]: Game FPS > Monitor FPS. Cannot rely on VSync.
[INFO] [Video]: Set video size to: 879x672.
[INFO] [Video]: Starting threaded video driver ...
[INFO] [EGL] Falling back to eglGetDisplay
[INFO] [EGL]: EGL version: 1.4
[INFO] [EGL]: Current context: 0x1.
[INFO] [GL]: Found GL context: "egl_videocore".
[INFO] [GL]: Detecting screen resolution: 720x576.
[INFO] [GL]: Vendor: Broadcom, Renderer: VideoCore IV HW.
[INFO] [GL]: Version: OpenGL ES 2.0.
[INFO] Querying EGL extension: KHR_image => exists
[INFO] [GL]: Using resolution 720x576.
[INFO] [GL]: Default shader backend found: glsl.
[INFO] [Shader driver]: Using GLSL shader backend.
[INFO] [Shader driver]: Using GLSL shader backend.
[WARN] [GL]: Stock GLSL shaders will be used.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GL]: Using 4 textures.
[INFO] [GL]: Loaded 1 program(s).
[INFO] [Font]: Using font rendering backend: "freetype".
[INFO] [Video]: Graphics driver did not initialize an input driver. Attempting to pick a suitable driver.
[WARN] [udev]: Couldn't open any keyboard, mouse or touchpad. Are permissions set correctly for /dev/input/event*?
[WARN] [udev]: Full-screen pointer won't be available.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #0 (/dev/input/event0) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #1 (/dev/input/event1) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #2 (/dev/input/event2) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #3 (/dev/input/event3) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [Joypad]: Found joypad driver: "udev".
[INFO] [Video]: Found display server: "null".
[INFO] ALSA: Using floating point format.
[INFO] ALSA: Period size: 384 frames
[INFO] [Display]: Found display driver: "gl".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "freetype".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "stb-unicode".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "freetype".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "stb-unicode".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "freetype".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "stb-unicode".
[libretro INFO] Player 1: Gamepad
[libretro INFO] Player 2: Gamepad
[libretro INFO] Player 3: None Connected
[libretro INFO] Player 4: None Connected
[libretro INFO] Famicom Expansion: None Connected
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_music_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_video_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_image_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading favorites file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_favorites.lpl".

@sleve_mcdichael Thanks, that seems to have fixed it.

@pablokks Yes, i have saw this bars in many games and not only in RetroPie. Maybe is the core or the RetroArch or something we are missing.
If you are going to report it update the emulator from source to have the latest version and add the verbose log with the core default settings. If you don't have a github account i can report it for you. Thanks.

You need to create a udev configuration file under /etc/udev/rules.d.
Run from the command line (or a SSH) session:

echo 'SUBSYSTEM=="input", ATTRS{name}=="*Touchpad", RUN+="/bin/rm %E{DEVNAME}", ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=""' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-disable-touchpad.rules

then reboot. See if the touchpad still functions after this.

To get back the touchpad, you can remove the file with

sudo rm /etc/udev/rules.d/99-disable-touchpad.rules

followed by a reboot.

In my case, the issue seems to origin from the fact that only player 1 can use hotkeys, but for some reason my controller's driver xarcade2jstick is by default reversing the sides of X-Arcade Tankstick, when retroarch is getting input. As a result, the lift side of the stick, recognized as Controller 1, is controlling player 2 in games and vice versa.

I guess that this prevented the Select as hotkey enabler from working. I made it work by fiddling around with the retroarch settings, and reversed the controllers, and not everything seems to be good.

I had my tankstick configured with the default mapping.

What I ended up doing was just adding these lines to the bottom of /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg and everything worked great after launching another game.

input_player1_joypad_index = "1" input_player2_joypad_index = "0"

Here's the mapping I use
bfdb83ad-edd2-4a60-9f37-05c9d7c43bbb-image.png

In my case, the issue seems to origin from the fact that only player 1 can use hotkeys, but for some reason my controller's driver xarcade2jstick is by default reversing the sides of X-Arcade Tankstick, when retroarch is getting input. As a result, the lift side of the stick, recognized as Controller 1, is controlling player 2 in games and vice versa.

I guess that this prevented the Select as hotkey enabler from working. I made it work by fiddling around with the retroarch settings, and reversed the controllers, and not everything seems to be good.

I had my tankstick configured with the default mapping.

What I ended up doing was just adding these lines to the bottom of /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg and everything worked great after launching another game.

input_player1_joypad_index = "1" input_player2_joypad_index = "0"

Here's the mapping I use
bfdb83ad-edd2-4a60-9f37-05c9d7c43bbb-image.png

@roslof Awesome, thanks for helping

@StrangeJaguar copy the theme folder to ~/.emulationstation/themes.

@Dr-Klein it is the difference between running roms from a USB drive vs. transferring roms using a USB drive.

When you run roms from the USB drive they remain on the drive, and are only accessible while it is attached.

You want to transfer the roms from the USB stick onto the SD storage. Name the folder retropie, instead of retropie-mount.

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Running-ROMs-from-a-USB-drive/

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Transferring-Roms/#usb-stick

@Chadmon10 wanted to add that I’m using retrogame to map my arcade controls directly to the gpio. So some keys are being used already.

Thank you all for the answers. Actually I was referring to hypinput.ini but
I didn´t write it right.
Anyways, thank you for the link to docs. I´ve made a little bit of I+D and I´ve
solved the problem. Now the control ps3 and the Zero Delay are working
perfectly.
For those who want to know I´ve done it changing hypinput.ini (traditional
joystick api configuration) which is the one that came by default, by the
version´s (V2.10.1) scheme.