The RetroPie RPI image is just a Raspi OS Lite installation, so as far as booting is the same as a Raspi OS image. Just write the image to the USB disc and boot from it. With any recent Pi4 revision, it should boot from USB automatically.

@chuckwurt said in Raspberry Pi 4 using 4 controllers Help:

I have a Pi 4 8 gig using emulation station and it’s in an arcade 1up.

Does this mean you're using RetroPie ? Please give more details about your system, as explained in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

When navigating the menus all controllers work fine. Once I enter a game to play, only the Logitech controllers work.

If the game is a max 2player game, then only the first 2 controllers will work. What game/emulator are you using ?

@ianf Bad ROM dump? I dunno. Bad connection at the time? That's the problem with downloading from random websites. You don't really know what you have.

According to the libretro docs, yes, that folder should be created. However, the same page says that internal Dolphin cheats are not supported, so that step may be useless.

@mitu sorry for doubting you, I think you were right after all. I downgraded to 1.9.5 and things are working great now!

Looking forward to retropie upgrading when possible! I like to try to stay on the official latest branch when I can.

@sleve_mcdichael

#input_reset_btn = "0"

in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/autoconfig/Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller.cfg

it works, thx;)

@mitu I'm not sure how to describe it. I've tried 3 different versions of Ubuntu and Pop OS and they all do the same thing after installing RetroPie. It will crash once when starting for the first time then work fine. The 8bitdo buttons don't program correctly the first time but will all map the second time. Then after I run a rom it stops recognizing the 8bitdo or it won't even load the rom and just locks up the system. The bluetooth stops responding on the OS desktop as well. I'll try to look into the 8bitdo firmware and see if that is an issue. I'm at a loss at this point.

@mitu Good point. I've hashed out the reset line now too. :)

@addison
Could try to mount the folder instead of symbolic link?

mount --bind /opt/retropie/configs/nds/drastic/backup /home/pi/RetroPie/saves

Try it first manually, if it works for you, add the mount command to autostart.sh or rc.local

Yeah I also encountered this issue after updating everything. Reinstalling doesn't solve it. The theme probably needs to be updated by the creator.

@mitu Thank you and I'm sorry for not following what was clearly written down. In the future I will make sure I list all that is needed. In this case I figured out the solution but do appreciate the beginnings of the sites help.

Thanks - Aaron

@superomegabeto , where you able to make it work with a newer version?
It does not work with 4.7.1.

I solved it..

done in raspi-config

Issue 1 can be easily solved by using the Audio menu in RetroPie and choosing your default output (Analog Jack/HDMI).

For #2 - The Headphone value can also be chosen in the EmulationStation settings, since it has been updated in June 2020 following the RPI OS changes.

@ginkage bullseye isn't supported yet.

You can use our weekly buster based image for the zero 2. Use the rpi2/3 image. https://files.retropie.org.uk/images/weekly/

@flagrant99
Just delete the file
\hostname\configs\all\videomodes.cfg

@redbatman based off my experience, the pi 4 is borderline just a tad too slow for n64. No game runs at 100% speed at all times. Your tolerance for minor slow downs will make or break your experience. But it’s Not that the cpu is too slow, just the way n64 emulation works, the bandwidth of the pi is just not there.

@jigidyjim if you have a USB card-reader, you could boot one and mount the other and diff them on the pi.

Otherwise, you could copy the "configs" folder off the two cards over the network share and then diff them on your PC using Ubuntu for Windows.

In the PC's search bar (on same network as the Pi), type:

\\retropie

(Use back-slashes.) This brings you to the network share on the Pi. Copy the "configs" folder to your PC. Repeat with "configs" on the other SD card.

Install Ubuntu for Windows through the Microsoft store. Right-click where your two "configs" folders are. Choose "Open Linux terminal window here." diff the two folders.

@protocultor This fixes the problem, thanks!

Sorry for the late reply BTW. I decided to gather up all my Pi stuff and take a couple weeks break from touching any of it!

@mitu I suppose this function stretch_fix_raspbiantools (in ~/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary/raspbiantools.sh) won't have done anything since I'm not on stretch & never have been (Pi 4), is that right? And besides that, looks like it's, as you said, just an update && dist-upgrade, which is what already I did a week ago. No harm no foul then, eh?