For anyone who might happen upon this in the future, this off-topic discussion has been moved here by @edmaul69.

Thanks Floob, I'm a subscriber. Your videos got me through the installation.

@Cole_48 This is the best I can offer and it worked for me...

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/1722/if-you-have-purchased-an-ipac2-and-want-to-save-time

I contacted Andy at Ultimarc and he sent me a new firmware but he is frustrated by requests as he says there is a bug in Retropie that prevents the device from being detected as a keyboard during auto configure. I haven't updated mine yet as it's working based on my above order of connection. However, you will get messages that say ipac not configured which is ok if you want gamepads too. I think I stumbled on this solution but it works for my requirements.

This is an issue that has plagued retropie since release and seems to be the elephant in the room no-one wants to talk about or address

I have a Samsung Smart TV and have no problem with sound, I also know people with Sony Brands that can't get sound...

RetroPie documentation is here (including infos about the scraper):
https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki

Good reading.

https://github.com/libretro/pcsx_rearmed/pull/51#issuecomment-233050006

I had to add this to the /boot/config.txt/ for audio to work on my tv:

hdmi_force_edie_audio=1

If that doesnt work try uncommenting:

hdmi_drive=2

Please note they both cant be running at the same time. You have to comment out one when you run the other

Lol. Know what you mean!

Okay great, thanks for all the help! I think I understand what to do, I'll give it a shot :)

I use NOOBS to create a dual boot SD card for OpenElec (i.e. Kodi media Center) and Raspbian. In Raspbian I installed RetroPie via the script (link). You have to manually get Raspbian to NOT startup without a graphical user interface (i.e. not start LXDE automatically).

P.S. My "Help files" for personal use (copy and paste into a text doc):

o==========o
| Contents |
o==========o

A. Install

B. Partitions

C. PAL Television

D. Tips

X. References
-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-<>-

o============o
| A. Install |
o============o

Format SD card (as fat32)
(www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/noobs.md)

Extract Noobs zip file w/ 7Zip (!).
7z x ./NOOBS_v1_7_0.zip -onoobsextracted

Drop Noobs files on sd card an boot.

Usernames/Passwords: Raspbian = pi/raspberry; OpenElec: root/openelec.

o===============o
| B. Partitions |
o===============o
Noobs installs wo operating systems that do NOT share their boot partitions, contrary to Berryboot. That means that RetroPie can start up w/ a Pi firmware version with which it will work (the Pi's firmware is on the boot partition).

Say your Noobs SD card is /dev/sdx, then these are the partitions:

Part. | Distro | Size | Partition name/Remarks
||________|_______________________________________
sdx1 | NOOBS | 3,4 GB | Recovery. Holds the images of the orig.
| | | install CD's. FAT16 partition.
| | |
sdx2 | | | Extended partition containing sdx5 to 9.
| | |
sdx3 | | | Left blank to define as primary partition.
| | |
sdx4 | | | Left blank to define as primary partition.
| | |
sdx5 | NOOBS | 30 MB | Settings
| | |
sdx6 | Raspbian | 63 MB | boot (RetroPie)
| | |
sdx7 | Raspbian | 9,6 GB | root (RetroPie)
| | |
sdx8 | OpenElec | 160 MB | boot
| | |
sdx9 | OpenElec | 1,6 GB | userspace
||________|_______________________________________

o===================o
| C. PAL Television |
o===================o
[http://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/13803/how-to-override-config-txt-settings-during-boot]

Display Mode Selection: By default, NOOBS will output over HDMI at your display's preferred resolution, even if no HDMI display is connected. If you do not see any output on your HDMI display or are using the composite output, press one of the following keys on your keyboard:

1 to select HDMI preferred mode
2 to select HDMI safe mode
3 to select Composite PAL mode
4 to select Composite NTSC mode

o==========o
| D. Tips |
o==========o

Wanna edit the "Settings" partition of Noobs? Start OpeneElec, SSH to it (in Nemo) and edit the settings files. Because when the Pi's SD is inserted to a PC this partition is mounted read ony. The partitions are in the 'Media' dir.

Start up Noobs not in overscan mode ...?

o=======================o
| 1. RETROPIE Installation |
o=======================o

From image Unpack the the gz image w/ '7z x retropie.img.gz' because only 7Zip can handle the larger zip files. 2. Noobs/Raspbian

See separate text file on restoring a backup.

Install Raspbian w/ Noobs.

Make sure the GUI (LXDE?) is not installed/autostarted. Go to a TTY (CTRL + ALT + F1) and run:

sudo raspi-config

Retropie must be installed w/ the script from the Retropie website

See: [http://blog.petrockblock.com/2012/07/22/retropie-setup-an-initialization-script-for-retroarch-on-the-raspberry-pi].

Tip: use SSH for the following commands:

sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y git dialog cd git clone git://github.com/petrockblog/RetroPie-Setup.git cd RetroPie-Setup chmod +x retropie_setup.sh sudo ./retropie_setup.sh

o===================o
| 2. Set resolution |
o===================o

Edit /boot/config.txt.

Set 'hdmi_group' to '1' (0 will use the preferred group reported by the edid).

[http://elinux.org/RPiconfig#Video] Set 'hdmi_mode' to '1' for VGA or '3' for 480 scanlines progressive scan at 60 Hz (this makes the console better readable).

i'm still having these issues and its getting to the point using My pi3 for RetroPie is pointless :/ (i dont want to haveto revert to using my Pi2,) anyone know what could be wrong?

i've tried changing MicroSD's now Class/Speed types Diffrent capacties, Nada

If you are using Wolf4SDL, then you need to make sure you are using the correct binary for your game data. More details at the wiki.

https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Wolfenstein-3D

For Doom, you need to place your data in the /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports/doom folder. To launch full versions in lr-prboom, I suggest creating custom scripts. More details at the wiki.

https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Doom

If you are still having problems, then report back detailing which port you are using and any error messages you may be getting.

Hi

Have you tried setting the audio to the 3.5mm jack in the RetroPie Audio settings?

Cheers

Paul

@caver01 your cmdline.txt worked great. Thank you

@dankcushions I agree I did exercise that boundary when you tore into my post like a bad paper mache and I am sorry. You did take a poke too regarding my posts being a load which I would assume is of the number 2 kind.

I agree it's terribly annoying to answer the same questions over and over. It's just human nature when visiting a new site but also a good way to attract more people and bring them on board expanding a project. A project is only as good and full of potential as it's leaders. I was never good at diplomacy due the family system I grew up in is the survival of the fittest.

I'm sorry but I get lost in your responses many times. I try to read and reread to find the answer, feature or bug I am trying to understand. In the end it's not meant to be personal I just wrote it off as a different style of communication that probably doesn't work for me and I just need to steer clear and stick to what works.

I have a hard time when someone says it works for me. Well that's a great starting point to know it's a working feature. I do like reading and reading Wiki's or watching video is great but I have to say I have missed some information due to the "flow" but you can blame the end-user's lack of ability or the writer but the end result is the same. Another post asking a question on how something works.

Some features I think work one way to discover my base understanding was incorrect so any further knowledge gained is skewed due to my original perception and understanding. That's the same for software bugs. I am thinking one way only to discover my original thought process is off and building knowledge from a bad base well it just compounds the resolution and understanding. Brew that together with people that all communicate and perceive differently and you have a recipe for disaster. It's inevitable it will happen once in a while.

I am easily bait-able and will go hook, line and sinker with whoever if I believe in what I am doing. In person or in writing it doesn't make any difference. If I may get beat up from a bigger guy in a face-to-face encounter it was never a deterrent. My boundaries are bit rigid for lack of better words and I need to make them a bit more flexible when it comes to life. It's a life long project I think. I don't have the energy to sustain arguments like some do. Not now anyways. I have two older sisters and younger brother and sister that like going to bat and we have/need a boundary that we respect or all hell breaks loose. It's like an uneasy truce some days. Growing up we scrapped it out, literally, physically.

Anyway before I write a book it's water under the bridge and I'm sorry. It's hard not to take something personal when you're at it every day. Maybe I just need a break as I am loosing focus that this is supposed to be fun and I should be enjoying this. When I first discovered RetroPie I was elated with nostalgia and sentiment. I should have kept my cool and not poked at you. Have a great weekend.

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

I have also moved your post to help / support.

lr-pocketsnes for that game.