@bobbensun our guide is here: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Running-ROMs-from-a-USB-drive/ - it's very simple and will work.

we don't support guides written on other sites.

@contoso normally we suggest using select as hotkey, but you could use the PS button. it would just mean all your hotkey actions would be using that button. for example, save state would be PS button + R1, load state PS button + L1, and so on.

Would that cause me to not have access to the retroarch joypads directory?

how are you trying to access it? via command line or?

@skt For anyone interested and not as tech savvy as others (like me) I deleted everything ffrom the configs/psx foldr and reinstalled the PSX emulator from the Emulation Station - Retropie menu.
Worked a treat.

So I ended up doing the following:

I left the basic config in place.

I then tested each game, changing the controller type to analog once the game was started and if it worked, I created a custom config for that game that has the player 1 and player 2 controller set to analog.

So now each game works as it should, some work fine with the default settings and the d-pad only, others work with the analog stick. I couldn't find one blanket setting that worked for all games, I had to test each one and configure different options files for each game that supports the analog controller type. It took a good amount of time, but works like a charm now no matter what game my kid fires up on the unit.

Does anyone know how to change the uae4arm config to set start and select to work? I don't have a proper keyboard plugged in either so I don't have f12!!

@jonnykesh Thanks! :-)

@mitu 1) thank you for responding. 2) I typed in the commands and ran the test. Pressed every button, and all categories said "off" for each button. Not sure what to do next I rebooted. Ran the bluetooth again, configured wii u pro again, and the buttons seem to all work. Going to try adding roms next to make sure.

I have no clue why this just worked all of a sudden, but thanks for the education about the jesse test.

I have experienced the same issue in RetroPie 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3: the the *.srm file gets created when doing an in-game save, but the game can't seem to find the save file when you go to load your saved progress. I have tried various BIOS files, unfortunately without success.

@herb_fargus Yeah, I figured it out later.
I thought the hotkey was a specific button to quit que games.
But thank you for the help!

@mrkane If you don't follow the forum's rules, then - yes - this will result in a ban. It's not that difficult to understand.

As far as your problem - your system doesn't seem to be connected to the internet. How did you configure your RPI for network access ? Assuming you're talking about WiFI, then read https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Wifi/ and perform the steps listed there to get your PI connected to the internet.

That worked! I just need to see how I can bind the spacebar to another button on my DragonRise USB controllers, or and the second fire button, for example I couldn't get the second weapon to activate in Chaos Engine. Can't believe how well it runs on a Pi.

I will head over to the other link and post there if you wish?

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

fixed switching hdmi group and mode to one i wrote in original post.

@salvaliebana good to know you solved it. But can you share how did you solve?

I myself used this method I described here:

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2719/keyboard-stopped-working-after-i-played-around-in-the-controller-config-in-rtgui/2

@flyingtomahawk I’ll admit I did some searching to look into where save points were in the game since I am not very good at Castlevania and I didn’t know where FDS would ask you to save. I’m glad the issue is resolved.

@brad2600 no i think they should be. But its a bit of a process to do it. I wont be back home until monday to get on my computer, but i will try to remember to post on how to do it. You have to make a config for each game so it takes a little work to do.

@metalgearrex I can confirm that this worked for me as well.. Thanks!

Thanks again.. i was working within emulation station to make sure things worked before bothering with attract mode.. but i did an update from binary and it seems my problem was fixed. Never woulda thought it woulda been a corrupt install from the start. That fixed a huge issue for me, and i shall now move on to the next. Thank you for your help. I build mame machines all the time so i understand the mechanics of mame and emulators, but using pi hardware introduces some curveballs.thank you again