Can't exit games using X-Arcade controller
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I bought an x-arcade tank stick as soon as I saw retropie supported it, but me and a lot of people are having a problem where we can't exit any games. Someone made a work around on reddit but I have no idea how to set it up. https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroPie/comments/4e7u32/cant_exit_games_using_xarcade_controller/
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Please don't open tickets on the issue tracker before you have had any replies here.
I need more information - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first
Are you using the xarcade2jstick driver or are you using it in keyboard mode ?
Have you watched
which seemed to have some detailed set up instructions -
@BuZz I can't get it to exit with either options. Driver enabled or disabled.
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Please describe in more detail what you did to configure it with the driver "off" (using keyboard mode). eg steps to reproduce including how you mapped it, what emulator you used, and what you pressed to exit.
Please provide more information about your set-up - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first
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@BuZz Well first the drivers work great, everything is working but you are trapped inside the emulator. Start and Select (player1 + left bumper) will not bring you out of the emulator.
Without the drivers, it also works but will again not let you out of the emulator. I've hooked up a keyboard to it and programmed my own inputs and, but again will not let you exit.
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@Jerkamie said in Can't exit games using X-Arcade controller:
@BuZz Well first the drivers work great, everything is working but you are trapped inside the emulator. Start and Select (player1 + left bumper) will not bring you out of the emulator.
Without the drivers, it also works but will again not let you out of the emulator. I've hooked up a keyboard to it and programmed my own inputs and, but again will not let you exit.
Pi Model: (B, B+, 2 B etc..) pi 3b
RetroPie Version Used: (3.5.0 or 3.6.0 etc..)
Built From: (SD Image, Binary, Source) sd image
USB Devices connected: usb keyboard
Controller used: xarcade stick
Error messages received:
Guide used: (Mention if you followed a guide)
File: (File with issue - with FULL path)
Emulator: (Name of emulator - if applicable)
Attachment of config files: (PLEASE USE PASTEBIN.COM FOR LARGE LOGS)
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I had this exact issue. I'm not sure if it's an issue with the driver or with the internal X-Arcade programming. Either way I fixed it by changing my hotkey to a button that never gets used. Here's my response to that reddit post
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I still need more details. How is your x-arcade currently mapped to keyboard presses - defaults or your own (eg see in that youtube video above - they remap them). How have you mapped the controller in Emulation Station?
Which version of RetroPie are you using ?
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@BuZz sorry, I watched that video lastnight but it was so late I can't remember what I learned . I'll have to look tonight when I get home.
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@MikeDave I'll try that tonight but, I'd really like to get this running the way it was intended.
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@BuZz buzz there's 1 preprogrammed slot, which works great, but can't exit, I switched to slot 2 and programmed my own mapping with a keyboard. Still no exit.
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I need detailed information - what mappings etc - I cannot help without a detailed view of your configuration. Your replies are not giving me any information to work with.
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@BuZz okay well whatever mappings you program you still can't exit. It's not a problem with the mappings, it's a problem in the drivers with the drivers enabled, or with the drivers disabled, its a problem with the arcade stick, they won't send the key press start and select while pressed together. Hope this helps someone in the future, I'm going to try and return the xarcade stick.
Retropie should remove the drivers and remove any other documention claiming it's supported for the stick, ad it could lead to more people buying and returning the xarcade stick.
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I'm trying to help. I don't want to make any assumptions - that would be a bad way to debug the issue.
You are not being at all helpful.
If it is a start+select issue with the x-arcade hardware it might be because it is using them for something else (eg to switch some mode), or it could be a bug. But you can then just change the hotkey enable button to something else - which is a simple task.
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I've been thinking about the problem all day. I was reading about a built in feature of the xarcade, it's set up that when you press player 2 and the bumper button it sends it's own key buttons to exit Mame in windows the same combination is used for start (a player button for start, and the bumper on the side as select) . This could be interfering with the combo retropie uses for exiting a game?
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I have done some digging. According to http://blog.petrockblock.com/2014/06/01/xarcade2jstick/ Select + Start is mapped to TAB (Which may be the problem in Retroarch) when using the XArcade2JStick - but reading the comments it should be fine in keyboard mode without the driver. I suspect you haven't disabled the driver correctly as it should work (Other's have reported it working at least).
I would need to see your config from
/home/pi/.emulationstation/es_input.cfg -
@BuZz hmm I went into the configuration, stopped the service, and removed it then rebooted my pi. I can get the configuration file tonight.
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@BuZz if start and select on the xarcade output tab, can't I just edit the configuration file to quit the emulator when tab is pressed?
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you can set tab as the exit button, but you would need to disable the hotkey enable button also. You will have problems on some libretro cores with that though as I think some use tab for the mame menu.
I would follow that youtube view and set it up as described. Or this one - https://github.com/scottnath/retropie-with-dual-x-arcades
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I re flashed retropie, and stayed away from the drivers this time. Got it all setup like it should be as a keyboard (what i tried to do lastnight for hours worked right the first time). Sorry I was so annoying buzz! It would be nice though to get the drivers fixed so we can use our sticks as axis's instead of key presses.
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