Reicast doesn't work properly

mitu

@darudev Forget that screen, you don't need it. Configure your controller, then start a game and see if it the controller works.

darudev

@mitu ok, so i have already done it. Controller is configured, if i start a game, there's not interaction. Could you help me to debug eventually problem i don't see ?

mitu

Make sure you've updated your Retropie-Setups script and then re-configure the controller again from the Reicast configuration utility.

darudev

@mitu thanks! I have already done your steps. nothing it seems changed, except the emulator for the game that i try to launch from dreamcast ( reicast ), i see that they try to start with " reicast-audio-oss" and for other choice i have only "reicast-audio-omx" obv are both of them wrong. How it is possible if i have reicast installed and correct BIOS for it ?

Thank for the help.

mitu

@darudev I guess your gamepad is not correctly detected or configured. Check the mappings created by the joypad script in \\retropie\configs\dreamcast\mappings - there should be a .cfg file created for your controller.

darudev

@mitu it is correct and in file named controller_TwinUSBJoystick.cfg there're lines below

[emulator]
mapping_name = Twin USB Joystick
btn_escape = 292

[dreamcast]
btn_a = 288
btn_b = 289
btn_x = 290
btn_y = 291
btn_start = 297
axis_x = 0
axis_y = 0

axis_y = 0

[compat]
axis_dpad1_x = 0
axis_dpad1_x_inverted = no
axis_dpad1_y = 1
axis_dpad1_y_inverted = no
axis_dpad2_x = 0
axis_dpad2_x_inverted = no
axis_dpad2_y = 1
axis_dpad2_y_inverted = no
btn_trigger_left = 292
btn_trigger_right = 293
axis_x_inverted = no
axis_y_inverted = yes

mitu

Rename the file to evdev_TwinUSBJoystick.cfg and see if it makes a difference.

darudev

@mitu said in Reicast doesn't work properly:

evdev_TwinUSBJoystick.cfg

i do it but nothing is changed.

darudev

@mitu It's normale that in path /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/emulators.cfg i have these ?

reicast-audio-omx = "CON:/opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin/reicast.sh omx %ROM%"
default = "reicast-audio-oss"
reicast-audio-oss = "CON:/opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin/reicast.sh oss %ROM%"

??

mitu

Then I guess your controller is not properly detected by Reicast.
One thing though it's puzzling for me - normally, after the update, re-configuring your joystick using the Reicast script would generate a configuration file called evdev_<gamepad_name>.cfg, so I don't understand why it hasn't been.

It's normale that in path /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/emulators.cfg i have these ?

Yes.

darudev

@mitu I have reconfigured controller in reicast again, in path /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/emulators.cfg i can read file named

evdev_Twin USB Joystick.cfg

and its content is below

[emulator]
mapping_name = Twin USB Joystick

[dreamcast]
btn_a = 288
btn_b = 289
btn_x = 290
btn_y = 291
btn_start = 297

[compat]
axis_dpad1_x = 0
axis_dpad1_x_inverted = no
axis_dpad1_y = 1
axis_dpad1_y_inverted = no
axis_dpad2_x = 0
axis_dpad2_x_inverted = no
axis_dpad2_y = 1
axis_dpad2_y_inverted = no
btn_trigger_left = 292
btn_trigger_right = 293

Instead into file /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/mappings/emu.cfg i have

[audio]
backend = oss
disable = 0

[config]
Debug.SerialConsoleEnabled = no
Dreamcast.Broadcast = 4
Dreamcast.Cable = 3
Dreamcast.ContentPath =
Dreamcast.FullMMU = no
Dreamcast.Language = 6
Dreamcast.RTC = -2078677023
Dreamcast.Region = 3
Dynarec.Enabled = yes
Dynarec.SmcCheckLevel = 0
Dynarec.idleskip = yes
Dynarec.safe-mode = yes
Dynarec.unstable-opt = no
Social.HideCallToAction = no
aica.LimitFPS = yes
aica.NoBatch = no
aica.NoSound = no
bios.UseReios = 0
pvr.MaxThreads = 3
pvr.Subdivide = 0
pvr.SynchronousRendering = yes
pvr.rend = 0
rend.Clipping = yes
rend.CustomTextures = no
rend.DumpTextures = no
rend.FloatVMUs = no
rend.Fog = yes
rend.MaxFilteredTextureSize = 256
rend.ModifierVolumes = yes
rend.RenderToTextureBuffer = no
rend.RenderToTextureUpscale = 1
rend.Rotate90 = no
rend.ScreenScaling = 100
rend.ScreenStretching = 100
rend.ShowFPS = no
rend.TextureUpscale = 1
rend.UseMipmaps = 1
rend.WideScreen = no
ta.skip = 0

[dispmanx]
height = 480
maintain_aspect = yes
width = 640

[input]
MouseSensitivity = 100
VirtualGamepadVibration = 20
device1 = 0
device1.1 = 1
device1.2 = 1
device2 = 8
device2.1 = 8
device2.2 = 8
device3 = 8
device3.1 = 8
device3.2 = 8
device4 = 8
device4.1 = 8
device4.2 = 8
evdev_device_id_2 = -1
evdev_device_id_3 = -1
evdev_device_id_4 = -1
maple_/dev/input/event3 = 0
maple_/dev/input/event4 = 1

[omx]
audio_hdmi = yes
audio_latency = 100

[validate]
OpenGlChecks = 0

rejesterd

So right now, controller 1 is maple_/dev/input/event3 and controller 2 is maple_/dev/input/event4. What is the output when you run..

evtest /dev/input/event3 | grep $Input\ device\ name

also..

evtest /dev/input/event4 | grep $Input\ device\ name

?

Also, you have..

reicast-audio-omx = "CON:/opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin/reicast.sh omx %ROM%"
default = "reicast-audio-oss"
reicast-audio-oss = "CON:/opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin/reicast.sh oss %ROM%"

That CON: prefix is not familiar to me. I think it should just look like..

reicast-audio-omx = "/opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin/reicast.sh omx %ROM%"
default = "reicast-audio-oss"
reicast-audio-oss = "/opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin/reicast.sh oss %ROM%"

rejesterd

@mitu said in Reicast doesn't work properly:

evdev_TwinUSBJoystick

From what I recall from my struggles with reicast, it should be 'evdev_Twin USB Joystick.cfg' with the spaces. Also, putting the config in 'controller_generic.cfg' should also work.

mitu

@rejesterd said in Reicast doesn't work properly:

From what I recall from my struggles with reicast, it should be 'evdev_Twin USB Joystick.cfg' with the spaces. Also, putting the config in 'controller_generic.cfg' should also work.

Yes, that's correct, spaces should be preserved - evdev_Twin USB Joystick.cfg. The file should be correctly created by the mapping script, using an updated RetroPie-Setup script.

darudev

Hi @rejesterd ,

i tried to do all again and follow your and @mitu suggestions. So now is actuall mine configuration for all in reicast.

in opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/mappings i have file named evdev_Twin USB Joystick.cfg

that is my joypad configuration and in it there's actual code

[emulator]
mapping_name = Twin USB Joystick

[dreamcast]
btn_a = 288
btn_b = 289
btn_x = 290
btn_y = 291
btn_start = 297


[compat]
axis_dpad1_x = 0
axis_dpad1_x_inverted = no
axis_dpad1_y = 1
axis_dpad1_y_inverted = no
axis_dpad2_x = 0
axis_dpad2_x_inverted = no
axis_dpad2_y = 1
axis_dpad2_y_inverted = no
btn_trigger_left = 292
axis_dpad1_x = 0
axis_dpad1_x_inverted = no
axis_dpad1_y = 1
axis_dpad1_y_inverted = no
axis_dpad2_x = 0
axis_dpad2_x_inverted = no
axis_dpad2_y = 1
axis_dpad2_y_inverted = no
btn_trigger_left = 292
btn_trigger_right = 293

i have copied this file even in opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/mappings/controller_generic.cfg

My /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/mappings/emu.cfg file is

[audio]
backend = oss
disable = 0

[config]
Debug.SerialConsoleEnabled = no
Dreamcast.Broadcast = 4
Dreamcast.Cable = 3
Dreamcast.ContentPath =
Dreamcast.FullMMU = no
Dreamcast.Language = 6
Dreamcast.Region = 3
Dynarec.Enabled = yes
Dynarec.SmcCheckLevel = 0
Dynarec.idleskip = yes
Dynarec.safe-mode = yes
Dynarec.unstable-opt = no
Social.HideCallToAction = no
aica.LimitFPS = yes
aica.NoBatch = no
aica.NoSound = no
bios.UseReios = 0
pvr.MaxThreads = 3
pvr.Subdivide = 0
pvr.SynchronousRendering = yes
pvr.rend = 0
rend.Clipping = yes
rend.CustomTextures = no
rend.DumpTextures = no
rend.FloatVMUs = no
rend.Fog = yes
rend.MaxFilteredTextureSize = 256
rend.ModifierVolumes = yes
rend.RenderToTextureBuffer = no
rend.RenderToTextureUpscale = 1
rend.Rotate90 = no
rend.ScreenScaling = 100
rend.ScreenStretching = 100
rend.ShowFPS = no
rend.TextureUpscale = 1
rend.WideScreen = no
ta.skip = 0

[dispmanx]
height = 480
maintain_aspect = yes
width = 640

[input]
MouseSensitivity = 100
VirtualGamepadVibration = 20
device1 = 0
device1.1 = 1
device1.2 = 1
device2 = 0
device2.1 = 1
device2.2 = 1
device3 = 8
device3.1 = 8
device3.2 = 8
device4 = 8
device4.1 = 8
device4.2 = 8
maple_/dev/input/event1 = 0
maple_/dev/input/event2 = 0
maple_/dev/input/event3 = 1

[omx]
audio_hdmi = yes
audio_latency = 100

[validate]
OpenGlChecks = 0

If i launch commando "evtest" i have as output

No device specified, trying to scan all of /dev/input/event*
Not running as root, no devices may be available.
Available devices:
/dev/input/event0:	LITEON Technology USB Multimedia Keyboard
/dev/input/event1:	Twin USB Joystick
/dev/input/event2:	Twin USB Joystick

event0 is my keyboard
event1 and event2 could be the usb adaptor that have two slots for two players but only one configured in it ? ( i'm using an old and classic ps1 controller )

and my /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/emulators.cfg file is now

reicast-audio-omx = "/opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin/reicast.sh omx %ROM%"
default = "reicast-audio-oss"
reicast-audio-oss = "/opt/retropie/emulators/reicast/bin/reicast.sh oss %ROM%"

After all of that, reicast starts, roms start, but i can't use D-Pad directions, where am I wrong?

Thank you so much for yout time and suggestions

mitu

@darudev said in Reicast doesn't work properly:

After all of that, reicast starts, roms start, but i can't use D-Pad directions, where am I wrong?

I don't see any D-Pad being mapped in your configuration file - did you configure it when running the mapping script ?

event1 and event2 could be the usb adaptor that have two slots for two players but only one configured in it ? ( i'm using an old and classic ps1 controller )

So the adapter emulates 2 joysticks, but only one is actually connected/working ?

darudev

@mitu

Sure i " said in Reicast doesn't work properly" because i solved after this topic and hope to solve completely all even with this problem in controller.

So the adapter emulates 2 joysticks, but only one is actually connected/working ?

Yes, it's all right.