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    Reicast doesn't work properly

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      darudev @mitu
      last edited by

      @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 ?

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
        last edited by

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

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          darudev @mitu
          last edited by

          @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.

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @darudev
            last edited by

            @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.

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              darudev @mitu
              last edited by

              @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
              
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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator
                last edited by

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

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                  darudev @mitu
                  last edited by

                  @mitu said in Reicast doesn't work properly:

                  evdev_TwinUSBJoystick.cfg

                  i do it but nothing is changed.

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                    darudev @mitu
                    last edited by

                    @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%"
                    

                    ??

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                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator
                      last edited by

                      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.

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                        darudev @mitu
                        last edited by

                        @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
                        
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                          rejesterd
                          last edited by 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%"
                          
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                            rejesterd @mitu
                            last edited by

                            @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.

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator @rejesterd
                              last edited by 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.

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                                darudev @rejesterd
                                last edited by

                                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

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                                • mituM
                                  mitu Global Moderator @darudev
                                  last edited by

                                  @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 ?

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                                    darudev @mitu
                                    last edited by

                                    @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.

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