[Solved]Xbox One controller(bluetooth) not working in games.

[DavidB21]

Pi Model: 3b+
Power Supply: Official Cana Kit power supply
RetroPie Version: 4.4.14
Built From: Installed on top of latest version of raspbian
USB Devices: Wireless Keyboard dongle
Controller used: Xbox One model:1708
Error messages: None that I know of
Emulator: NES(fceumm)
Config Files: all config: https://pastebin.com/4QmDUiTp

nes config:

# Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line

input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/"
#include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"

How to replicate the problem:
Run emulationstation, connect and configure Xbox one controller to Raspberry Pi, launch nes emulator, try to use the controls.

I am trying to run Super Mario Bros on the NES emulator and whenever I launch the ROM it says: "100% Xbox Wireless Controller configured in port #0" in yellow text in the bottom left corner. When I try to play the game none of the controls work at all. I have tried going into RetroPie-Setup >> Manage Packages >> Manage core packages >> emulationstation >> Configuration/Options >> Clear/Reset Emulation Station input configuration and that doesn't work. I do not know what to do and I have looked around on this site but it seems like there are any solved posts for my issue.

[Efriim]

@DavidB21 said in Xbox One controller(bluetooth) not working in games.:

Xbox one controller

I haven't used an xboxone controller but I did do a google search for you.

https://techwiztime.com/guide/retropie-xbox-one-controller/

do you have a configuration file for the xbox one controller in
/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-joypads?

[mitu]

Reset your /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg to default - copy the retroarch.cfg.rp-dist file over - and then try again. Don't use 'Save Configuration' or 'Save config on exit' for now.

[DavidB21]

@mitu Do I just copy and paste the retroarch.cfg.rp-dist onto the retroarch.cfg file? And how do I turn off the Save Configuration setting?

[DavidB21]

@Efriim Yes I do and here is the file:

input_device = "Xbox Wireless Controller"
input_driver = "udev"
input_r_y_plus_axis = "+3"
input_r_x_minus_axis = "-2"
input_l_btn = "6"
input_load_state_btn = "6"
input_start_btn = "11"
input_exit_emulator_btn = "11"
input_r_y_minus_axis = "-3"
input_down_btn = "h0down"
input_l_x_plus_axis = "+0"
input_r_btn = "7"
input_save_state_btn = "7"
input_right_btn = "h0right"
input_state_slot_increase_btn = "h0right"
input_select_btn = "15"
input_left_btn = "h0left"
input_state_slot_decrease_btn = "h0left"
input_l2_axis = "-5"
input_l3_btn = "13"
input_l_y_minus_axis = "-1"
input_up_btn = "h0up"
input_a_btn = "0"
input_b_btn = "1"
input_reset_btn = "1"
input_enable_hotkey_btn = "11"
input_l_y_plus_axis = "+1"
input_r2_axis = "-4"
input_r3_btn = "14"
input_x_btn = "3"
input_menu_toggle_btn = "3"
input_l_x_minus_axis = "-0"
input_y_btn = "4"
input_r_x_plus_axis = "+2"

[Efriim]

@DavidB21
Looks normal except I have never seen a h0 for d-pad. Why do they call it hat anyways?

In the link it says that the enhanced re-transmission mode interrupts connection to... RetroPie. Though I thought since you are connected maybe this is outdated.

If you could connect to SSH or Command line type this to check its status
cat /sys/module/bluetooth/parameters/disable_ertm

and then try this
sudo bash -c 'echo 1 > /sys/module/bluetooth/parameters/disable_ertm'

the parameter will not be saved upon reboot.
if you dont want to set up ssh you could edit that line into \configs\all\autostart.sh

[DavidB21]

@Efriim It responded with Y which I assume means it is disabled. So this isn't the problem.

[mitu]

@DavidB21 Remove the .cfg file, then rename the other and remove the .rp-dist suffix. Save on Exit is not enabled by default in RetroPie and can leave to un-desirable effects - like controllers not working.
Just reset the config file, then boot up a game to see if the controller is responding.

[DavidB21]

@mitu That didn't work. I booted up the game and everything was the same as it was before.

[mitu]

@DavidB21 Can you try another system and ROM besides NES ?
If that doesn't work, then try installing the xpadneo driver from https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo:

1. exit Emulationstation with F4
2. run git clone https://github.com/atar-axis/xpadneo
3. run cd xpadneo
4. run sudo ./install.sh
5. reboot, then reset your input configuration and re-configure the gamepad again in Emulationstation.

[Efriim]

@DavidB21
A difference I could see in the retroarch config is the device index for player 1 2 3 and 4 are all 0, where mine is 0, 1, 2, 3.
input_player2_joypad_index = "0"
this should still work for player 1 though.

Do you have the xboxdrv package installed, and have you configured it or enabled it. I don't know much about this package, it might not be necessary try disabling it.

[DavidB21]

@Efriim I uninstalled that earlier and it did not help.

[DavidB21]

@mitu I got an error when running the install.sh

* replacing version string if necessary
* copying module into /usr/src
* adding module to DKMS
./install.sh: line 30: dkms: command not found

[Efriim]

@DavidB21
sudo apt-get install dkms
dynamic kernel module support or something other.

[DavidB21]

@Efriim thanks that worked

[DavidB21]

@mitu The xpadneo driver worked but there are still some issues with the nes emulator. The xbox controller worked the first time I booted up the nes emulator after installing xpadneo, but then never worked after that. It worked with other emulators, but not with the nes one.

[edmaul69]

@DavidB21 delete the retroarch.cfg file in the nes config folder and then reinstall retroarch.

[DavidB21]

@DavidB21 Also the hotkey to leave the game doesn't work on the nes emulator either.

[edmaul69]

@DavidB21 read my last post

[DavidB21]

@edmaul69 I just did I am about to try that.