@BuZz cheers, thanks for the quick reply.

I think this is related:
https://github.com/libretro/RetroArch/issues/3605

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/4107/retroarch-setting-stuck

Just to offer some insight, I've got a fresh installation of Raspbian Jessie with Pixel, and RetroPie 4.0.3 installed on a test Pi 3, and it's great. The new desktop is fine and reasonably swift, and RetroPie is fine.

I also performed a dist-upgrade on my main Pi 3, which was running Raspbian Jessie from the May 27th image, and had RetroPie 3.8 on it. This system had a lot of additional software, including a custom ffmpeg and retroarch build for RetroPie recording, along with monodevelop, VPN, kodi, and loads more, built over five months.

After the update the desktop suffered from random reloads of the main menu bar, but the worst effect was a noticeable lag when dragging windows around the screen. Moving Chromium around felt like the window was connected to the mouse by elastic (the rubber-banding effect in Daytona springs to mind!)

I'm currently restoring a backup. I think the only way forward, with a view to having a stable , reliable, system, is to manually rebuild the entire installation on the new Raspbian base, as I've no idea what's underlying the odd performance and stability issues. This seems to be a general rule with o/s upgrades on most platforms...

@r34per actually I lied to you sorta. I almost forgot that RetroPie isn't strictly for the raspberry pi. You can also install it on x86 (Ubuntu) which you can install on a virtual machine. There are just some slightly different packages due to the diff platforms.

https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/RetroPie-Ubuntu-16.04-LTS-x86-Flavor

@as692 there is an audio setting and it is set on something like exact. I changed it and it started working correctly. I can look later to find the exact setting for you.

@ferdnand if you set hdmi_drive=2 in the config.txt you wouldnt have to go into kodi.

Hello ferdnand,

First of all, thanks for you reply.
So I just followed the steps you recommended, but I stuck in the same point.
I've plugged the PS3 controller whilst the Pi2 was booting up, went thru the driver install process and in the step to remove the USB cable, after removing it, the control didn't vibrate. I pressed the PS button, the control vibrates and I have the "1" led on.
Going on the Configure Input, it says 1 control detected but when pressing the buttons on the control nothing happens.

My BT dongle is a "Cambridge Silicon Radio, Ltda Bluetooth Dongle (HCI mode)

in the terminal, when I check the sixad service it says
Active (running)
and in the last line I have the service started correctly. Seems for me that the retropie environment is not recognizing the service. Is that possible?

● sixad.service - LSB: Start sixad
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/sixad)
Active: active (running) since Fri 2016-09-30 22:24:42 UTC; 17min ago
Process: 2106 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/sixad start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
CGroup: /system.slice/sixad.service
├─2114 sudo /usr/bin/sixad --start
├─2121 /bin/bash /usr/bin/sixad --start
├─2169 /usr/sbin/sixad-bin 0 0 0
├─2366 /usr/sbin/sixad-sixaxis 00:06:F5:3B:BE:5B 0
└─6324 sleep 5

Sep 30 22:24:42 retropie sixad[2106]: Starting sixad:.
Sep 30 22:24:42 retropie systemd[1]: Started LSB: Start sixad.
Sep 30 22:24:42 retropie sudo[2114]: root : TTY=unknown ; PWD=/ ; USER=root...rt
Sep 30 22:24:42 retropie sudo[2114]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened...0)
Sep 30 22:24:46 retropie sixad-bin[2169]: started
Sep 30 22:24:46 retropie sixad-bin[2169]: sixad started, press the PS button now
Sep 30 22:25:25 retropie sixad-sixaxis[2366]: started

Thanks again

GMarrara

@mediamogul I am going to try and test these this weekend before adding them all the list but it is a very good list indeed.

please read https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first as instructed when signing up on the forum.

also check https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/First-Installation

(You won't see the rom folders with the sdcard plugged into your PC if that is what you are doing - this is in the documentation)

@thord I did what you said and the problem persists. I'm on my original install of 4.0.2 on a Pi 3b. Should I try to update all installed packages? Why am I asking? That's what I'm going to try anyway. With this problem I've also noticed that my iclever bluetooth, mini keyboard will function during a dreamcast game, but only in the command prompt (which displays along with the game for glitchy reasons I presume). The game won't respond to the keyboard after idle. I might try plugging a usb ibuffalo snes pad. Wonder if it works to plug it in after the idle glitch. I also wonder if my iclever keyboard, bluetooth dongle is interfering with the on chip bluetooth.

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

I tried my official Microsoft Xbox One Wireless Receiver for Windows back in RetroPie 3.6 but couldn't ever get it to be recognized. I picked up a generic Xbox 360 Receiver (from either AliExpress or Light In The Box for around $9) and I've already got many Xbox 360 controllers and those work very well with RetroPie.

@TechieAndroid What was causing the games not to run? I'm having the same issue? Thanks.

RetroPie is Raspbian Lite - it's still a full version in the sense the desktop etc can be installed later. It's not cut down in any way that would make it incompatible.

That should work fine. You can't use that to power on btw - at least not without additional hardware - just shutdown or reboot.

@xleguill not supported in RetroPie. Recalbox has multi language emulation station if you need it.

here is what have so far for my key mapping.
im sure is will not work, but till i can get the libretro to read the joymap i cant test it.

#key map for keyboard keys for wireless 360 controller # Remapping the controller axis vendor=0x045e product=0x0291 src=0 target=joyaxis device=0 axis=0 # left, right axis axis vendor=0x045e product=0x0291 src=1 target=joyaxis device=0 axis=1 # up, down axis button vendor=0x045e product=0x0291 src=1 target=joybtn device=0 button=0 # B button # not sure if i need the flags="trinary" for my axis or not #buttons for selecting the game button vendor=0x045e product=0x0291 src=5 target=kbd button="num1" #right bumper button vendor=0x045e product=0x0291 src=7 target=kbd button="num2" #right trigger button vendor=0x045e product=0x0291 src=4 target=kbd button="num3" #left bumber

@jsawhite for lr-fba-next, there is a core option that sets the neogeo pad to either gamepad or arcade (not sure what that does.. maybe this?), and additionally there are various combo macros. i think this is where you should look... i'll have a look myself later as this sounds like a cool idea!

That seems to have solved it. Thanks!

@Vampire337 please, mark your topic as solved.