controller will not take input at welcome screen
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PI3B
image latest 4.51
I have read all doc's when I get to welcome screen to input controller it will not accept select button or start button on a ps3 controller or any other controller. tried on 2 different PI's and have downloaded image at least 10 times, erasing sd card and reimaging same thing happens. I can configure select and start in retroarch but no effect when I go back to Emulator Station. have done Jtest tried diffenrt cables. even loaded recallbox to check cables pi and everything else. so must be a software issue but what is the fix -
Please add the information requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first - in particular what gamepad are you using ? It might be it's not detected by Emulationstation or SDL2, but it works as a regular joystick in Linux.
EDIT: can you also run
cat /proc/bus/input/devicesand post the output ? -
ES input config maybe that will help
input_device = "Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller"
<input_r_x_minus_axis />
</inputConfig>
<inputConfig type="joystick" deviceName="Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 Controller" deviceGUID="030000004c0500006802000011810000">
<input name="a" type="button" id="1" value="1" />
<input name="b" type="button" id="0" value="1" />
<input name="down" type="button" id="14" value="1" />
<input name="hotkeyenable" type="button" id="8" value="1" />
<input name="left" type="button" id="16" value="1" />
<input name="leftshoulder" type="button" id="4" value="1" />
<input name="leftthumb" type="button" id="11" value="1" />
<input name="lefttrigger" type="axis" id="2" value="1" />
<input name="right" type="button" id="15" value="1" />
<input name="rightshoulder" type="button" id="5" value="1" />
<input name="rightthumb" type="button" id="12" value="1" />
<input name="righttrigger" type="axis" id="5" value="1" />
<input name="select" type="button" id="8" value="1" />
<input name="up" type="button" id="13" value="1" />
<input name="x" type="button" id="2" value="1" />
<input name="y" type="button" id="3" value="1" />
</inputConfig>
</inputList> -
This looks like an incomplete configuration file, showing a PS3 controller - is this the controller that's not working ?
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controller works in Jtest and retroarch but file is not correct in es station. tried 3 other controllers.
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@johden That's not what I was asking. You've pasted a fragment from an EmulationStation configuration file, which indicates that the controller was configured and saved - otherwise that file would have been empty.
You've not given any indication of type of controller you're trying to configure - is it a PS3 (original or clone) controller ?
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thanks everyone for all the help, im clueless. I have fixed the problem but would like to fix it correctly. I am using both a ps3 controller and a snes controller. at welcome screen both controllers select and start buttons are not recognized. in retroarch I can confiuge start and select buttons. this config is not being passed to ES. I can see correct config in retroarcch config file but wwhen I go into es config its missing. why? I have typed the select and start buttons into es station config file and it works. would like to figure out why this is happening? I have download the image 6 times on differner PC's and have used different SZD cards. also used ethcher and win 32 with no difference. only way to get start and select buttons is to type it in to ES station with notepad.
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@johden Please don't add additional characters to the title to try and get attention - no need for
\\title//I have changed it
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