360 Controllers break after updating

[avengerfishing]

@mitu doesnt work. in addition ive just discovered that all controllers break. i can configure another non 360 controller and it works in the front end but not in retropie settings, keyboard has to be used there.

[mitu]

@avengerfishing That's maybe because the controller is seen as 2nd player always. Do you have a keyboard attached to the Pi at all times ?

[avengerfishing]

@mitu ah, i see about the 2nd controller/2nd player thing

keyboard is plugged in currenly so i can exit and restart as the main controller is broken

[Ecks]

This is a first cause i just updated everything on my Pi about two hour ago and tested out my PS3, Xbox 360, SN30 Pro and Generic arcade stick and i never encountered this problem and i tested out each one one by one so i think the issue you're having is with your keyboard still plugged in which you should really test this out without your keyboard plugged in.

[avengerfishing]

@ecks wish it was that simple. Keyboard wasn’t plugged in until the problem existed

[avengerfishing]

@ecks found a bunch of other instances that this has happend.

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/17823/controlls-mesing-after-update/22
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/17644/updating-underlying-os-packages-breaks-retropi-4-4/3
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/17537/xbox-one-s-xbox-360-controller-issues/8

all roads lead to: don't update at this stage

any further conflicting info on how to fix once updated?

[Ecks]

Well if you ever want to use a better controller in my opinion you should get the SN30 Pro cause with that one i have no issues with it and it also feels a lot better for fighting games.

[mitu]

@avengerfishing said in 360 Controllers break after updating:

any further conflicting info on how to fix once updated?

There are also reports of users fixing it by a reinstall of the xpad driver, that's why I recommended it. Sadly I don't have such controller to validate or find a solution.
I'd say you give it one more try by re-installing the driver, removing all controller configurations and then try re-configuring your controller again.

[avengerfishing]

@mitu how to remove controller configs without a working controller and not plugging in a keyboard?

[mitu]

@avengerfishing Use the RetroPie-Setup script and reset your controllers - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/EmulationStation/#controller-configs. Restart and then try to map your gamepad in Emulationstation.