PS1 not seeing any controllers

bengus

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

xpz

@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.

BuZz

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.

DLC

Did you update all installed packages as indicated.

epicrean

@DLC yes I have updates a couple of times

dankcushions

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

xpz

@dankcushions

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

http://pastebin.com/FFGZrKwW

bengus

@dankcushions

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

http://pastebin.com/VK8vftDe

sebacote

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!

sebacote

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!

sebacote

@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

edmaul69

@sebacote @dankcushions i found a fix. it isnt a problem with the emulator in my uneducated opinion.

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3483/i-found-a-cause-and-a-fix-bandaid-for-psx-no-bios-no-controller-issue

suprjami

A user on Reddit reports the same thing also happening to FBA and Neo-Geo configs. It seems the emulator overwites /opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/retroarch.cfg and /opt/retropie/configs/fba/retroarch.cfg

I wonder if this is because older versions have the input mapping parameter unquoted:

input_remapping_directory = /opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/

but latest version seems to have it quoted:

input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/neogeo/"

Ref: https://www.reddit.com/r/RetroPie/comments/4yz4h5/retroarch_keeps_overwriting_my_controller_config/

I tried a dozen launches of lr-fba-next with and without quotes but could not reproduce this.

Anyone hitting this issue, please try adding quotes to the system-specific config as above and see if this solves it for you.

Floob

@suprjami I can confirm that on game exit the system based retroarch.cfg is being updated (or at least the timestamp is).
But I cant get it to break yet. This is on a clean RetroPie 4 final.

Floob

Ok, maybe this is related? When it saves the file it moves some of the lines, which could result in some overrides kicking in?

Before game starts

# Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line


# Test 1

input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/psx/"

# Test 2

#include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"

# Test 3

After quitting game

# Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line


# Test 1

input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/psx/"

# Test 2


# Test 3
#include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"

BuZz

@Floob it moves the include to the end on exit in case the file was saved from rgui which breaks the order. Can't see a case where anyone would want configs after the include though.

BuZz

I don't think the quoting would make a differenc btw. I need to see a broken config to debug this

Floob

@BuZz Ah, I see. Yes, I cant think of a reason why you would want something after the #include really.
From the error being reported (i.e. no bios found), I presume whatever is happening is stopping the system retroarch.cfg from including the global retroarch.
I see the retroarch.cfg files can only be read/written by "pi", perhaps there is an odd permission at play where a different user is trying to read the files. I dont know - like you say, really need a broken config to work it out.

bengus

here is a copy of my /opt/retropie/configs/psx/retroarch.cfg

http://pastebin.com/p06UkL7D

BuZz

@bengus - You have enabled save on exit from retroarch (bad idea imho) and somehow you have also lost the #include line, along with other default settings such as the joypad location - not sure how that has happened. Usually when saving it will leave the config at the top - have you at some point removed the config and then resaved or something ?