@theguru , thanks. My advmame files look like that as well. For some reason the trackball coming off the IPAC2 control board is always the default P1 gun cursor control. No matter what I set in the advmame file. I'm going to fool with it a little more tonight.

As for FCEUMM, that makes sense. I backed up my image today so maybe I will update to 1.7.6 and see what happens. It's always fun breaking stuff.

Did you read Validating, Rebuilding, and Filtering ROM Collections? If not, it could help you understand the basics and some specifics about building a romset. The article uses a MAME romset for example, but you can use most if not all of the tools mentioned there also for console romsets.

I use RomCenter with full no-intro romsets (i.e. with all regions in them) and Parent-Clone XML no-intro dats to build a regional mix of my liking. RomCenter can priorize the regions, e.g. use the US version of a game if available. If it's not, use the Japanese version, then the Australian, than the European and so on.

In the end, I connected a mouse to play Arkanoid in lr-mame2003, and it worked from the off. Xbox 360 controller just too baggy and too huge a deadzone to make it playable. Thanks for advice though.

Oops, never mind - I was trying to edit the wrong version of the file. The one in /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/themes/carbon was the one I wanted.

File transfer via wifi will take ages for the 128GB of my content, I wanted to save time by using my image.

The Pi4 is not supported by RetroPie yet - either with the image(s) provided on the download page or through the manual installation (over Raspbian).

@Carnov
If you have no interest in any "3D gaming" then your best bet is the Pi 3B+. It's extremely reliable and the support is outstanding. I can get nearly all systems to run quite well, up to and including, Playstation 1 emulation which was considerably more powerful than any 16-bit console up to that point, barring a couple. If you're planning on emulating systems like the NES, SNES, Genesis, Master System, etc from the late 1980's to the mid to late 1990's then the 3B+ will do everything you'll ever need it to.

Like I said, the support for this model is outstanding here. I have nearly zero knowledge of the intricacies of any version of Linux and I was able to get the OS installed and my system running with very little trouble. Just make sure you follow the instructions. All systems after installation will require a period of time for you to acclimate yourself to the OS, RetroArch, Emulation Station and the many settings and options you'll have to browse and fiddle with to get everything right where you want it.

Each game can have custom options through RetroArch and the amount of control given to the end-user is fantastic. I truly commend the RetroPie team for all their hard work.

Thanks @psyke83 ...

Reguarding the input-keyboard, LED, rumbler and battery status ... All just extra info, hoping that something might help. As a note, the controller was left on all day and night, with no change in the battery state. And it too is listed as a keyboard. This morning the controller was off. I did think that it had run flat. Pressed the PS button, controller started up and paired not problem, thou the LED1 is blinking. Battery state is still fully-charged, so I am thinking this might not be reporting anything.

Totally understand how hard trying to debug or assist with something like this. I looked at the hid-sony.c file and my eyes glazed over ... I would not know where to start to make any difference, let alone how to compile and test.

I am happy to try any change you think might help or give us more info. I don't get notifications on this forum, but I can open an issue or watch your branch at GitHub for any changes and test them out?

Is there a possibility that I can eBay gift you one of these controllers? Thou I don't remotely think you might get the same version that I have, as that info is never listed on eBay, just that it's a PS3 controller.

Thanks

Well yes this did get the BB-GAME controller working in emulation station. And non-retroarch emulators. Unfortunately, Retroach hates this controller for some reason.

@stoney66 I tried setting this up this way and the problem was still the same

Actually, you can't even manually change the config file. It seems that jstest & emulationsation interpret one button as "0" but retroarch interprets that same button as "3". So yeah, you can fix button 10 by changing the config file to say "7" but retroarch doesn't like buttons to have negative numbers assigned so this doesn't work as a long term solution.

Many will say "buy a different controller." The Amazon is so far away. Also, the cost-benefit analysis of using a pi and retropie compared to buying something like the Allcade was that I wouldn't be needlessly buying things that I already had!

@mitu The rewind feature seems to work well in SNES, NES, and MD and with this setup that is 99.9% of what I play so I think I'm good.

As for the controller issue I have tried a few pre-made images and I haven't experienced this setup issue. I have re-downloaded this official image, flashed it, and tried it again and I get the same results so not sure if it is this latest release or what, so I don't know if it is a bug. I would reflash and try with a clean install and with some of the controllers I had, one from 8-bitdo, retro-bit, retroflag, and then the ones that came with my PS1 Classic all with the same results; The retroarch controller file isn't being written correctly. When setup in emulation station it works correctly in those menus but when I enter an emulator all the buttons don't work. I need to go into retroarch and set it up there like I said in my previous post.

I guess if no one reports this it is just me with the setup I have but mine is pretty standard: The official image I download from here, raspberry 3b+, retroflag NES case, and every controller I have. Maybe it is the pi I have? Anyway, I have it working now but when the next release comes out I will give it a try and see if it sorts out my problems.

Thanks for the help though! Besides this little problem I got everything I wanted from the official image and it works great.

@mitu I am using the "scraper" not the other one called "skyscraper".

The source is "screenscraper", I tried the others but are worst

Ive read that section a bunch of times. What do you mean by install the emulator, Isnt the emu already there or do i have to put the binary exe in a folder? Also what is the difference of dropping rhe roms in just the arcade folder or the advancemame folder. If i put out in the arcade folder which emu will run the roms? Thanx

Right, so after many hours of fiddling around with Amiberry, reading docs, etc., I have figured things out on my own.

As a little bit of help to others who might be scratching their heads when little more than a terminal is loaded instead of a game I'd highly recommend double checking the settings. Amiga (Amiberry) emulation is no where nearly as straight forward as other plug-and-play systems. While I figured I could simply make global changes and have things run easily I quickly (that is lie....way too much time if I am truly honest) came to realize that each and every game has to be setup and configured before they are booted.

With that said, setting up for the proper BIOS, ram, etc. and saving the configurations are key.

@Razak I was just about to suggest you do that it happened to me but on my other topics of homemade ones I didn’t do. But it happened to me on my joystick

I reinstalled everything and its all working, i love this program