Retroarch Config File Editing For Ipac

Halvhjearne

from the github i linked:

- Added -e switch : start like "xarcade2jstick -e /dev/input/event4" to catch a specific event

if this is the newer version of ipac, you should also be able to configure it as 2 gamepads with the software in windows, that should solve you problem aswell.

Lugzyboy82

@Halvhjearne

Just reading through all the documents in the link you supplied earlier. Its all starting to make sense now. I suppose it makes sense to access the files and folders using WinSCP on my laptop?

Lugzyboy82

@Halvhjearne

From your experience, is it better to copy and paste the code from the link????

Lugzyboy82

@Halvhjearne

Think I have answered my own question. Is it just a case of deleting the red lines and replacing these with the green?

Halvhjearne

@Lugzyboy82

you are supposed to use the git commands or download it from the github page, but have you actually tried to use the windows software from ultimarc to upgrade firware and/or configure the controller?

http://www.ultimarc.com/winipacv2.html

you should be able to configure it as 2 gamepads and then you wont need to use xarcade2joystick.

Lugzyboy82

@Halvhjearne

I think we are getting our wires crossed buddy. Let me try and explain, I have configured my ipac2 using the winipac software successfully. This works fine. What I am trying to do now is get rotroarch to recognise my controls. I understand that I have to update the retroarch config file. I have located the file and found the section where I need to enter the corresponding buttons to get my controls to work. Only thing is there is now player 2 section which @mitu said just copy and paste the player 1 section an update accordingly. 2nd thing is its not giving me an option for hotkeys. Im not to bothered about these but will require a hotkey to exit games and systems.

Does this make sense?

Halvhjearne

@Lugzyboy82

from the config file, it looks like it is still configured as a keyboard encoder and not a joystick, considdering it has ctrl, alt and shift configured as buttons or is this leftovers from before you used the windows software to configure the ipac?

have you tested the joysticks using jstest and have you configured the controllers in emulationstation?

Lugzyboy82

@Halvhjearne

I have done none of these. The only thing I have done is when emulationstation first boots up, I have configured the detected game pad.

Lugzyboy82

@Halvhjearne

That is my question now. How do I configure the config file to show 2 joysticks and buttons etc.

Halvhjearne

@Lugzyboy82

it should happend automaticly, once you configure the joysticks in emulationstation.
i suggest you start by testing using jstest command, to see if the joysticks is reconized as gamepads or if it still thinks it is a keyboard.