Joystick/buttons work in ES and games, but not Retroarch

[beezerhale]

Pi Model or other hardware: 3B+
RetroPie Version Used - 4.4
Retroarch 1.7.1
ES v2.7.5rp
Built From: Retropie from the retropie site
Power Supply used: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L88M8TE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
USB Devices connected: joystick and 6 button (Gamelec 2 player setup)
Controller used: see above, plus keyboard

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Ok, new issue for me. I am using these joysticks/buttons. The show as Dragonrise. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077FRWMKF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I am able to map them using EmulationStation as controller 1 and 2, however, after a reboot they will sometimes lose mapping. Right now, the mapping is all messed up because I reset through ES, reorganized the plug order, and it still has the old Retroarch setting from before this issue began. Here is where I am lost --- when I try to set them up in Retroarch controller 1 is not detected, but I can scroll and select with player 2. That isn't helpful. I need to set up player 1 as controller 1 and 2 as 2. I have reset the controllers in configuration (press F4, etc.) and I have unplugged my keyboard. I reorganized the way I have them connected to the encoder. Both are set up the exact same way. I have the buttons set up like this: https://imgur.com/T6mMAJS

Any thoughts? Ideas? I appreciate it very much!

[mitu]

@beezerhale You shouldn't have to re-configure the gamepads in RetroArch, if you configured them in Emulationstation they should be auto-configured in RetroArch also. You can find the configuration file in \\retropie\configs\all\retroarch-joypads.

Did you enable - in RetroArch - the Save Configuration on Exit setting ? This has the tendency to mess up controllers configurations.

One note regarding the configuration in ES - since they're identical, you only to configure 1 gamepad (P1 or P2) in ES, the same configuration applies to both. This also means you need to wire them identically, otherwise the configuration created for P1 will not work for P2 (or vice-versa).

[beezerhale]

Ok, I did too much. Is there a way to erase the settings I added in retroarch and just start over?

And yes, both are wired identically NOW. :)

[mitu]

@beezerhale Look in \\retropie\configs\all\, replace the retroarch.cfg file with retroarch.cfg.rp-dist, this should get you the default configuration file.

[beezerhale]

And I think I may have saved on exit, but not sure.

Also, I did not know that about only needed to configure gamepad 1. I figured because it detected both that I would need to configure both. Thank you for the info.

[beezerhale]

@mitu Ok. Thank you. I will get on that tomorrow. I'll report back.

[beezerhale]

@mitu Hi. About to follow your instructions. Do I replace the folder (delete the retroarch.cfg and create a new folder) or just rename the one that is there?

[mitu]

@beezerhale Leave the folder alone, just rename the retroarch.cfg file and replace it with the retroarch.cfg.rp-dist file which is in the same folder.

[beezerhale]

@mitu Cool. Glad I checked. Thank you. But I do not see one that end with rp-dist. Here is what I am looking at: https://imgur.com/gallery/XMQkKJj

[mitu]

@beezerhale Rename the .cfg file, then re-install the retroarch package from the RetroPie-Setup script, a new .cfg will be created.

[beezerhale]

Ahhhh. I am on it. Thank you for helping again!

[beezerhale]

@mitu I am in setup script now. Do I update from binary, source, or remove package?

[mitu]

@beezerhale Just install from binary.

[beezerhale]

@mitu Ok, done. Then it detected 2 gamepads and I just mapped gamepad 1. A quick test of 1942 worked just fine. I'll have time later today to make sure the 2 second gamepad is mapped correctly. I'll report back. Thank you so much again!

[beezerhale]

Thank you for all the guidance. It appears all is working well.