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mitu

@naddel81 You controller is detected ok, so that's not the problem. The log file shows only 1 controller though - did you configure the 2nd controller when you plugged it in ? Are both controllers plugged in at the same time ?

naddel81

I did, but I disconnected it now and reset the ES input config to make sure everything is OK there.
controller is detected, but I cannot use it in the emulator although it is configured in retroarch setup GUI.

mitu

@naddel81 How many controllers you have connected ? How did you configure it from the RGUI ?

naddel81

I have only one connected now after the reset of ES inputs. and it is configured on User 1 Binds and works on the RGUI menu. as soon as I start a game... nothing. cannot even get out of the game anymore and have to pull the plug.

would it be clever to reset Retroarch to defaults as well?

naddel81

UPDATE:

one step closer: when I load the core+content from retroarch (setup), it plays wonderfully. but when I open it through emulationstation then I have no inputs.

does that help?

mitu

@naddel81 said in No controls:

does that help?

This looks like what I described in my first reply - you've broken the RetroArch auto-configuration for gamepads and you've reset the settings. However, the log file you've shown shows some auto-configuration is loaded, which is puzzling.

Do this

remove/rename the /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg file.
re-install RetroArch
re-configure your gamepad in Emulationstation

See if that fixes the issue and the gamepad works in all emulators.

naddel81

how to re-install retroarch?

mitu

@naddel81 From the RetroPie setup script - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Updating-RetroPie/#updatinginstalling-individual-packages.

naddel81

ok, removed, installed and updated from source (not binary). hope that was OK. will test now.

naddel81

UPDATE:

removed the .cfg
re-installed retroarch from scratch
re-configured gamepad in ES

still the same.

how can I reset the inputs completely?

mitu

@naddel81 said in No controls:

how can I reset the inputs completely?

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/EmulationStation/#controller-configs - use the RetroPie setup script.

What gamepad do you have - make/model ?

naddel81

just found out there were retroarch.cfg files on each emulator folder. deleted them and now it works?!?!

why is that?

mitu

@naddel81 Because you've used 'Save Configuration' or toggled the 'Save configuration on Exit' while playing a NES game, thus overriding (and ignoring) the main config file.

naddel81

ok, so how can I prevent this or fix it for the future without having to delete the emulator .cfg files and use the global one instead?

mitu

@naddel81 Don't use Save Configuration or toggle the Save Configuration on Exit in RetroArch - which is the default in RetroPie. If you want to modify a few RetroArch settings, use the main RetroArch menu entry in Emulationstation to perform those modifications and use Save there.

And certainly don't use 'Reset Configuration'.

naddel81

so I will delete the retroarch.cfg in each subfolder now and then start from scratch using the main retroarch menu, right?

thanks so much!

mitu

@naddel81 said in No controls:

so I will delete the retroarch.cfg in each subfolder now and then start from scratch using the main retroarch menu, right?

The retroarch.cfg file is not re-created automatically, so I wouldn't advise you to delete every one of them. In fact, I suggest you don't do that.
Do you have problems with other system(s) ? If so, then check their retroarch.cfg file - if it contains a lot of configuration lines, then it needs replaced - rename it, then re-install the emulator for that system to re-generate the file.

naddel81

deleting the subfolder's (emulator) retroarch.cfg files made it work again on any emulator that had trouble finding my ontroller. on first start it recreated retroarch.cfg from the retroarch-folder. seems to be default setting.