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    PS1 not seeing any controllers

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      epicrean
      last edited by epicrean

      I am having a couple of issues with PSX

      Issue 1
      When I load a game I get an error saying "no bios expect bugs"
      I put a copy of scph1001.bin in /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS
      and restarted the pie after placing the file there, so I know I have a bios.

      Issue 2
      The only game I have installed is Castlevania - Symphony of the Night.
      There is a .cue file and .bin file in /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/psx
      when I go under PSX in EmulationStation it shows two copies of Castlevania - Symphony of the Night. I am assuming my Pie is showing both the .cue and .bin in the frontend. When I looked at the wiki (https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Playstation-1) it explains that the bin file should not be showing. So why is the bin file showing in mine?

      Issue 3
      When I do load a game I can't exit it with the Start + Select combo. I also noticed I can't get into any retroarch menus with the Select + X combo.

      Pi Model: 3
      RetroPie Version Used: 3.81
      Built From: SD Image
      USB Devices connected: USB Keyboard / USB IBuffalo Controller
      Controller used: IBuffalo Controller
      Error messages received: no bios expect bugs
      Guide used: https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Playstation-1
      File:
      Emulator: Castlevania - Symphony of the Night

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        edmaul69
        last edited by edmaul69

        Ok so try making your bios all caps. Ie: SCPH1001.BIN Second if you look in /etc/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg and look under psx does it show to look for both .cue .CUE, and .bin .BIN? If so remove the .bin and .BIN and it will only show one of them. Also you should change the title to something more descriptive than just psx so when the next guy needs help he can find it

        Edit: start with what the man below me said.

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        • herb_fargusH
          herb_fargus administrators @epicrean
          last edited by

          @epicrean update your setup script, reinstall the binary.

          If you read the documentation it will answer 99% of your questions: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/

          Also if you want a solution to your problems read this first: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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            epicrean
            last edited by

            Thanks you for the help, sadly it didn't work, I did try both of your suggestions. the game still loads and gives the no bios error and none of the buttons on the controller work. Any other suggestions?

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              epicrean @epicrean
              last edited by

              UPDATE

              I figured the BIOS out, I just downloaded a new one. But I still can't get any of the buttons to work. When the emulator starts it sees the control but nothing works. I feel like I am making baby steps, but have no clue on the controller. FYI the controls work for all other systems.

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                epicrean
                last edited by

                UPDATE 2

                I managed to get the game to recognize the keyboard, but it won't let me remap to a standard controller. It is almost as if I have no controller setup. I have removed the package entirely and reinstalled it to no avail. Someone has to have a solution to this

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                  epicrean
                  last edited by

                  Anyone??

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                    xpz
                    last edited by

                    I have the same problem. BIOS not found and controller not working. :/

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                      CascaCure
                      last edited by

                      Count me in, same issues as you guys. On latest retropie version, 4.0. No Bios detected, no controllers detected. Both bios and controllers previously were detected / fine on 3.8.1 / 4.0RC1. Problems seem to be isolated to this new 4.0 official release. Fingers crossed for progress.

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                        bengus
                        last edited by

                        I am having the same issue as well, after updating to 4.0

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                          xpz
                          last edited by

                          @BuZz We need your help. :)

                          This seem to be a problem in Retropie 4.0 since the exact same config works in 3.8.2. The BIOS is not detected and the controllers are ignored in lr-pcsx-rearmed.

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                          • BuZzB
                            BuZz administrators
                            last edited by

                            Please don't tag me unless you are replying to me.

                            I was using that emulator earlier on an updated system and it was fine. I will need more information to debug any problem.

                            To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                            • DLCD
                              DLC
                              last edited by

                              Did you update all installed packages as indicated.

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                                epicrean @DLC
                                last edited by

                                @DLC yes I have updates a couple of times

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                                • dankcushionsD
                                  dankcushions Global Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  hmm, can someone with the issue please post the contents of this file?
                                  /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-core-options.cfg

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                                    xpz @dankcushions
                                    last edited by xpz

                                    @dankcushions

                                    This is my retroarch-core-options.cfg from Retropie 4.0 RC2.

                                    http://pastebin.com/FFGZrKwW

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                                      bengus
                                      last edited by

                                      @dankcushions

                                      Thanks for looking into this, much appreciated. here are the contents of my retroarch-core-options.cfg

                                      http://pastebin.com/VK8vftDe

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                                        sebacote
                                        last edited by

                                        Count me in with that bug, I was playing PSX with 4.0 fine, until I exited a game with Start+Select, now it doesn't work for any game, it's weird!

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                                          sebacote
                                          last edited by

                                          Also adding my comment I left in a separate thread I just deleted to merge my comment with this thread :

                                          Hi

                                          My actual setting is a RPi2 with 4.0.1 (updated from 3.X to 4.0 RC1 to 4.0.1), with 2 DS3 wired controlers.

                                          I mostly play PSX games with lr-pcsx-rearmed, and everything works perfectly, with my last setting in 3.X and now with 4.0.1. I love my Pi a lot! (Yeah, I have the right BIOS since day one)

                                          Today, I was playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2, and I saved my game and exited the emulator to jump to THPS 3 (with start+select as always). I started THPS 3 and I got the message "No BIOS found ,expect bugs" and "Controller SONY PLAYSTATION 3 ... not configured". This is not my usual messages, normally I get "SONY PLAYSTATION 3 Controller configured #0" or something like that.

                                          I tried to restart my Pi, tried again THPS2, retried THPS3 (this wasn't the first time I played THPS3 by the way), always the same message. I tried other emulators for other consoles and everything still works.

                                          I tried updating the script and updating all emulators without success. I tried uninstalling lr-pcsx-rearmed then reinstall it (from binary and I also tried from source) without more success. So for now, all my emulators works well, but not lr-pcsx-rearmed.

                                          Someone have any advice to solve this issue?

                                          Thanks a lot for the great community!

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                                            sebacote @dankcushions
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                                            @dankcushions
                                            here is mine, everything was working fine until I reset the game and trying starting another one (4.0.1, updated today at EST 17h)
                                            http://pastebin.com/WJ1FXq6a

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