@sleve_mcdichael NEVERMIND IT WORKED, THANK YOU, I booted the pi up into emulation station first and then I tried playing the game and it immediately worked, thank you(don't know if I still need the XINIT but we'll see

Maybe will have a solution to this issue soon : https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux/issues/5780#issuecomment-2706320103

@sugarfree
Thanks!

Thanks for reporting it and for the merge request. It has been fixed!

Cheers

@andrewjrpi123 said in Can't sucesfully pair PS4 Dualshock controller with retropie.:

@mitu Incidentally, running/closing retroarch doesn't seem to create a runcommand.log

It's created only when you start a game, not when you start RetroArch from the RetroPie system. Start a game first, with verbose logging as explained in the docs, get the 'unconfigured message', then exit the game (press Esc on the keyboard) and you can then find the /dev/shm/runcommand.log file.

@enjoilogic14 said in No gamepad detected - total newbie:

I am able to get to the configuration menu but it does not detect my wired controller nor my wired keyboard in any of the USB ports

Are the keyboard/controller not detected even if they are directly connected to the Pi's USB ports ? Are you using a proper power supply for the Pi ? Does it work if you connect just the keyboard directly to the Pi ?

This is an upstream issue, which has a pending PR to fix it. Once the PR is merged, the core will build again, though I'd recommend using the standalone emulator instead of the libretro core.

Dear@mitu
I needed it cause of the clang compiler use.
Without it failed on first trial.
Also didn't compile without the clang compiler that's why Ive used/added it.

Just some extra info. I have the log(s) that failed if of interest.

Have a nice weekend

@mitu That worked thank you!

@mitu I decided to use the Ace with my PS4 instead (it works fine right out of the box on PS4) and use the dualshock controllers for retropie. However, even those I can't successfully pair with retropie. I will write a separate post.

@mitu I will try that, Thank you

@mitu I would like to use all three modes for what they are intended for :
Full mode : all options, all games available including experimental
Kiosk mode : options restricted, all clean games avaiable
Kid mode : more options restricted, mature content excluded

My only problem is the method to add kidgame tags in scraped gamelists that doesn't have, without scraping again all data.

Maybe some users here have scripts to add hundred "<kidgame>true</kidgame>" in gamelists ? Then it will be easy for me to uncheck few mature games from emulationstation metadata editing menu.

Or maybe there is a secret feature in an emulationstation cfg file, or a trick, to consider a game that doesn't have a kidgame tag to be a kidgame by default.

Otherwise with Notepad++ I can replace all the

</game>

by

</kidgame>true</kidgame> </game>

@brujahrage said in Can't boot into EmulationStation:

nohup: failed to run command 'emulationstation': No such file or directory

You don't have EmulationStation installed - you either didn't install it or the installation failed (look in $HOME/RetroPie-Setup/logs for installation logs).

@linbeg said in N64 mapping - everything works, but C up and down:

I’ve attached the Pork One mapping below ...

You perhaps forgot to include it. Also please take some time to describe your setup as asked in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

@mickeyj4j said in Confusing to find how to install Free Games:

So from this process I have some Ideas that I feel would help make things easier for New users.
so from this page of the setup guide click here under the section Additional Setup Options having san option similar to
"for setup options like installing the built in game emulators and free game packages etc, see the guide on how to use the Setup Script here" (takes you to information on using the setup script).

I think this is already covered. Under Additional Setup Options it says:

In RetroPie, not everything is installed by default. The pre-made images contain the best-working emulators for the more common systems supported by the hardware. This should cover typical use, but if you want to install additional emulators or ports, the Updating RetroPie page has this information.

and it has a link to where the usage of the setup script to install/update packages is described.

Did I understood your sentence wrong or is it another link you'd like to be added under the Additional Setup Options ? BTW, we don't advertise any Free Games anywhere, though some ports include either the full or the demo/shareware verison when it's freely available (e.g. FreeDoom when installing Doom, Descent/Quake shareware version, OpenTyrian full version, etc.)

@mitu hello again, I was finally able to connect my DOBE-TNS-19252C after many attempts. In case anyone is having the same problem, the adapter Mayflash Magic-NS-2 did the trick in my case. I connected the controller to the adapter and the adapter to the Rpi, all via USB, and it worked like a charm. I was able to configure the input of my controller without a problem.

Regarding the problem with Joycons, and in case it is of help, I’m using clones and not the official ones. I tried connecting them while booting and afterwards, both without success.

Thank you so much for your help!