Location of joystick configuration files?

sturbek

Hi all,

I’m trying to document my build in code, but am being thrown off by the (seemingly) necessary configuration in the on screen menus

Build:
Raspberry Pi 4 w/ latest Retropie
Primarily MAME games
Libretro-mame
Dragonrise USB hubs (2) with arcade buttons and joystick

It seems like they buttons are configured in
Emulationstation setup
But also in retroarch configuration menu
AND the menu when playing a game & hit Tab

/home/pi/.emulationstation/es_input.cfg

/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/autoconfig/DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick .cfg

My set up works, but It’s still not clear to me why?!

Can someone describe where each on screen menu saves the data? Thanks!

mitu

@sturbek said in Location of joystick configuration files?:

It seems like they buttons are configured in
Emulationstation setup
But also in retroarch configuration menu
AND the menu when playing a game & hit Tab
/home/pi/.emulationstation/es_input.cfg
/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg
/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/autoconfig/DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick .cfg

The EmulationStation input configuration is saved in /home/pi/.emulationstation/es_input.cfg. Based on the values chosen there, a controller auto-configuration file is automatically written in the /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/autoconfig/ folder (DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick .cfg), to be loaded by RetroArch each time you start a libretro core.

The /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfgfile contains mostly the default settings, and it's not used by RetroPie to configure your gamepad - it's the autoconfig profile(s) (mentioned above) that hold this information.

The MAME cores have also their own - specific - configuration, separated from the RetroArch input configuration, which can be configured using the MAME UI (accessed through TAB). This should be stored in mame-libretro/mame2003/cfg. It's not edited or maintained by RetroPie's scripts.

sturbek

@mitu thank you so much!

GrimDanFango

@mitu said in Location of joystick configuration files?:

/home/pi/.emulationstation/es_input.cfg

What do you mean by "Based on the values chosen there"?

I'm having issues with my controller and found that the contents of /home/pi/.emulationstation/es_input.cfg for the controller in question are correct, whilst the contents of the corresponding .cfg file in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/autoconfig/ are completely different (and as a result means the controller doesnt work properly when playing a game). Should the 2 files be the same?

mitu

@grimdanfango said in Location of joystick configuration files?:

Should the 2 files be the same?

No, they have a different syntax. But instead of bumping an old topic, please open a new topic and explain your problem, adding some info about your setup - as requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.