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XArcade Tank Stick Issues

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    mbrett @caver01
    last edited by 27 Sept 2017, 17:29

    @caver01 The Retropie sees it as two controllers using the XArcade2Jscript.

    I have FBA running fine with my Buffalo controllers. It works perfect. My question is will it work with the Tank Stick. It doesn't respond at all.

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      caver01 @mbrett
      last edited by 27 Sept 2017, 17:40

      @mbrett Which version FBA exactly are you using? Is it the standalone, or a libretro core?

      My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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        mbrett @caver01
        last edited by 27 Sept 2017, 17:50

        @caver01 My Mame2003 & FBA are both libreto core.

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          caver01 @mbrett
          last edited by 27 Sept 2017, 18:07

          @mbrett Ok, and are the ROMs in different folders? or are you using the Arcade folder?

          My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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            mbrett @caver01
            last edited by 27 Sept 2017, 18:32

            @caver01 I have the ROMs in different folders.

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              caver01 @mbrett
              last edited by 27 Sept 2017, 18:49

              @mbrett Ok, so we need to start by looking at your inputs as defined in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

              The settings in here will define the base mapping for all libretro cores.

              Then, we look at /opt/retropie/configs/fba/retroarch.cfg(assuming you are using the FBA folder for your neogeo roms etc.) and see if there are additional remaps in here. Can you post yours either via pastbin or formatting the relevant input lines here?

              My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                mbrett @caver01
                last edited by 27 Sept 2017, 19:04

                @caver01 Here ya go.

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                  caver01 @mbrett
                  last edited by 27 Sept 2017, 19:55

                  @mbrett Hmm. Getting closer. . . I can see you have the RetroArch hotkeys DISABLED, and you have exit hardcoded to "escape". I doubt your tankstick can send an escape key given that you are using a driver that transforms it into two virtual gamepads.

                  What about the contents of opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-joypads, as I am thinking that your "joysticks" are auto-configured, as the inputs in your retroarch.cfg are basically just the default keyboard maps.

                  By the way, are you using the standard image from this site, or one you downloaded from X-Arcade (where they warn you NEVER to do an update)?

                  My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                    mbrett @caver01
                    last edited by 27 Sept 2017, 20:25

                    @caver01 That's odd. When I configure Tank Stick in ES and it comes to HOTKEY, I can't choose select because I've already chosen it. So I leave it blank. A window comes up and asks me if I want to have Select key as default HotKey. I say yes.

                    I am using the standard image from here. I didn't use the XArcade image.

                    Contents of retroarch-joypads are:
                    USB GAMEPAD USB GAMEPAD.cfg (N64 controllers)
                    USB. 2axis 8 button gamepad.cfg (bak file too)
                    Xarcade-to-gamepad device 1.cfg (bak file too)
                    Xarcade-to-gamepad device 2.cfg

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                      caver01 @mbrett
                      last edited by 27 Sept 2017, 22:27

                      @mbrett Ok, so your actual button mapping is very likely in those Xarcade device files. According to Retroarch documentation, explicit mapping listed in the retroarch.cfg file will override mapping in the retroarch-joypads. This is why a setting like:

                      input_enable_hotkey = "nul"
                      input_exit_emulator = "escape"
                      

                      will supercede similar mapping in your joystick configs. I would start by commenting out these two entries in opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg and then look inside the Xarcade files to see how you have everything mapped in those files to ensure, for example, that your hotkey and exit is mapped to buttons you expect.

                      Once we have established a working retroarch config (could test with lr-mame2003) we will need to understand why FBA seems to ignore it. You said roms are in different folders which answered my question above, but which folders are you using? Assuming one of them is FBA, we will need to use RUNCOMMAND to find out which FBA you are launching. If it is PiFBA, that would explain a lot, as that one is standalone and ignores all of the mapping we do in Retroarch.

                      Finally, you mentioned AdvanceMAME .94. That one also ignores the RetroArch configs, so it is best to try mapping with the GUI menu when you launch a game with it. I would start by configuring General controls for all games. A graceful exit should save to the .rc file for that version of AdvanceMAME.

                      My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                        mbrett @caver01
                        last edited by mbrett 28 Sept 2017, 01:33

                        @caver01 I'm using lr-fbalpha. ROMs are in fba folder.

                        I don't have any idea what you said about AdvanceMAME .94.

                        I commented out those two lines, and I can now exit of out of mame2003! Yes! One issue settled.

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                          caver01 @mbrett
                          last edited by 28 Sept 2017, 01:52

                          @mbrett We will get to Advancemame and it will make more sense when we do.

                          Now what's in your xarcade-to-gamepad device config files?

                          Theoretically, if you are indeed launching your neogeo games with lr-fbalpha, it should be using the same configuration as lr-mame2003 (lr-anything should be using the same).

                          My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                            mbrett @caver01
                            last edited by mbrett 28 Sept 2017, 02:37

                            @caver01 fbalpha is magically working! So, everything now working except the 6 Golden Tee ROMs.

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                              mbrett @caver01
                              last edited by 28 Sept 2017, 03:41

                              @caver01 I spoke too soon. Don't get me wrong, I just whooped the snot out of 1941: Counter Attack. The Tank Stick is great! But, tried Arkanoid....and no trackball. I play Arkanoid in fbalpha. So, that's a bummer.

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                                caver01 @mbrett
                                last edited by 28 Sept 2017, 03:45

                                @mbrett I don’t think I can help with analog in FBA. Going to have to use lr-mame2003 or AdvanceMAME.

                                My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                                  mbrett @caver01
                                  last edited by 28 Sept 2017, 21:22

                                  @caver01 OK, this is what I'm getting when I did your advmame-0.94.rc corrections:

                                  Parameters:
                                  Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/advmame-0.94/bin/advmame "arkanoid"
                                  Invalid argument 'mouse[0.x] mouse[1,x] mouse[2,x] mouse[3,x]' for option 'input_map[p1_trackballx]'.
                                  Invalid integer '0.x] mouse[1'.
                                  Valid format is [-]joystick[JOYSTICK,STICK,AXE]/[-]mouse[MOUSE,AXE]/[-]joystick_ball[JOYSTICK,AXE].

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                                    caver01 @mbrett
                                    last edited by 28 Sept 2017, 21:41

                                    @mbrett You have a period, not a comma in there.

                                    My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                                      mbrett @caver01
                                      last edited by 28 Sept 2017, 21:52

                                      @caver01 I moved them to libmame folder. I have Arkanoid working. Need to find different Centipede ROM. I have every Golden Tee working with libmame 2010. But no trackball support. So close...

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                                        caver01 @mbrett
                                        last edited by caver01 28 Sept 2017, 21:54

                                        @mbrett No need to give up on advancemame. You just need to eliminate the syntax errors in your .rc file. GT roms work great in AdvanceMAME3.x--better even than they did in AdvanceMAME1.4.

                                        Did you go through this how-to?

                                        My 4-player cocktail style cabinet built as a custom "roadcase"

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                                          mbrett @caver01
                                          last edited by 28 Sept 2017, 22:26

                                          @caver01 Really odd. I've corrected the advmame-.98.rc. But now Golden Tee '97 says this. And I had it working last night:

                                          Parameters:
                                          Executing: /opt/retropie/emulators/advmame-0.94/bin/advmame "gt97"
                                          AdvanceMAME - Copyright (C) 1999-2003 by Andrea Mazzoleni
                                          MAME - Copyright (C) 1997-2003 by Nicola Salmoria and the MAME Team
                                          gt97prm0.130 NOT FOUND
                                          gt97prm1.130 NOT FOUND
                                          gt97prm2.130 NOT FOUND
                                          gt97prm3.130 NOT FOUND
                                          gt_nr.u88 NOT FOUND
                                          gt97_grm.0_0 NOT FOUND
                                          gt97_grm.0_1 NOT FOUND
                                          gt97_grm.0_2 NOT FOUND
                                          gt97_grm.0_3 NOT FOUND
                                          gt97_grm.1_0 NOT FOUND
                                          gt97_grm.1_1 NOT FOUND
                                          gt97_grm.1_2 NOT FOUND
                                          gt97_grm.1_3 NOT FOUND
                                          gt97_grm.2_0 NOT FOUND
                                          gt97_grm.2_1 NOT FOUND
                                          gt97_grm.2_2 NOT FOUND
                                          gt97_grm.2_3 NOT FOUND
                                          gt_srom0.nr NOT FOUND
                                          gt_srom1.nr NOT FOUND
                                          ERROR: required files are missing, the game cannot be run.

                                          Is it possible to just get MAME-2010 to see the trackball? The GTs all work perfectly in that, except trackball.

                                          Also, this advMAME 3. you talk about I can't find anywhere. I appreciate the help, but the bread crumbs are getting frustrating. Yes, I've read everything.

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