NES Retro8 Controller Not Detected in Emulator

[gregbrooks9802]

Thanks in advance everyone for the help.

I have the RetroPie 4.4 running. It runs great with a PS3 Controller. Just got a new NES Retro8 Controller Wired with USB Connector.

The NES Retro8 Controller does show up when I ran the usevadm info. The device name “DEVNAME” appears to be the standard /dev/input/js0

I did attempt to write a new file as I have seen suggested in other posts, however I may be messing that up.

This is what I wrote out:

SUBSYSTEM==“input”, ATTRS{/dev/input/js0}==“NAME OF DEVICE”, MODE=“0006”, ENV{ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK}=“1

After I reboot, it still will not show up.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[KN4THX]

@gregbrooks9802 Did you try this driver :

https://github.com/msteinbeck/hid-retrobit/blob/master/README.md

[gregbrooks9802]

Thank you for the reply! I am new to the process. I have the driver downloaded, and on a flashdrive, under the ROMS folder that was set up by the retropie.

How do you install a driver from a USB Flash Drive?

[KN4THX]

@gregbrooks9802

Run this sudo apt-get install raspberrypi-kernel-headers dkms

Then run sudo dpkg -i hid-retrobit.deb from wherever the file is on the drive. Or if it's easier just use SFTP to transfer the file to a directory you're comfortable with.

[mitu]

@thedatacereal said in NES Retro8 Controller Not Detected in Emulator:

Run this sudo apt-get install raspberrypi-kernel-headers dkms

These packages should already be installed on a RetroPie configured system, so this step can be omitted.

[KN4THX]

@mitu I wasn't sure so wanted to be thorough. Thanks for the heads up 😀

[gregbrooks9802]

Thank you both! I ran the sudo apt-get install raspberrypi-kernel-headers dkms . The drivers from the usb flash drive are downloading right now. From what you all have said, I anticipate this working after the driver has finished.

Thank you both again.

[mitu]

Let us know if it works and how do you think about the controller. What model do you have ?

[gregbrooks9802]

Well, I ran that driver, and it appeared to copy everything. It ran for quite a while unpacking the files. After it stopped, went back to the "pi@retropie:` $ prompt, I rebotted the system. When it comes up, the Emulator still says "No controller detected." Even when I hold down A button, and other buttons, still nothing.

Any other ideas?

[mitu]

@gregbrooks9802 Run sudo modprobe hid-retrobit from a command line and see if it gets detected. Remove the previous udev rule, if you still have it.

[gregbrooks9802]

Wait, when I run just the

sudo dpkg -i hid-retrobit.deb

It says:
dpkg: error processing archive hid-retrobit.deb (--install):
cannot access archive: No such file or directory
Errors were encountered while processing:
hid-retrobit.deb

So, I am presuming that it couldn't find on the flash drive where I put the drivers.

I did create a file folder named retropie. Also one named retropie-mount (as I saw on other article).

I downloaded the four files from the website, copied them onto a flash drive under retropie as file name, then when I run that code, I get that error message. I must be putting the files in the flash drive in the wrong place?

[gregbrooks9802]

@mitu

Thanks. I ran that sudo modprobe hid-retrobit. It states:
modprobe: FATAL: Module hid-retrobit not found

How do I remove the udev rule? I don't know if I have it or not. I presume I do because earlier I was attempting to change it.

[mitu]

@gregbrooks9802 You don't have an internet connection from the Pi ?
You only need the .deb file for the Pi. Copy it on the USB drive (no folders or anything), then insert the USB stick in the Pi. From the command line, run

sudo mount /dev/sda1 /mnt

If you don't get any errors, then you can install the .deb file from /mnt/usb

sudo dpkg -i /mnt/usb/hid-retrobit.deb

Reboot and see if the controller is recognised.

[mitu]

@gregbrooks9802 said in NES Retro8 Controller Not Detected in Emulator:

How do I remove the udev rule? I don't know if I have it or not. I presume I do because earlier I was attempting to change it.

You just delete the line you added from the file you edited.