Please explain user rights to me!

mitu

The file paths you mention are the ones on the Linux filesystem, they're exported via file shares like this:

/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/ is mapped to \\retropie\bios.
/opt/retropie/emulators/amiberry/conf/ is in \\retropie\configs\amiga\amiberry\conf

You have 4 fileshares available

ROMs (/home/RetroPie/roms) -> accessible through \\retropie\roms
BIOS (/home/RetroPie/BIOS) -> accessible through \\retropie\bios
Configurations (/opt/retropie/configs) -> accessible through \\retropie\configs
Splashscreens (/home/RetroPie/splashscreens) -> accessible through \\retropie\splashscreens

Controller configuration and RetroArch configuration files are in \\retropie\configs\all\retroarch, but I advise against modifying them directly.

gizmo90

@mitu Thanks so much for your help trying to demystify this for me.
So right now I have the following set in my Paths section:
System ROMs:
/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/
Configuration files:
/opt/retropie/configs/amiga/amiberry/conf/
Controller files:
/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/
RetroArch configuration file (retroarch.cfg)
/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg

I can now see 2 configurations in the Configuration section, which would tally with the 2 kickstart roms in /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/
However, I don't understand where the Controller files are? Would you know where they are hiding? All I get in my custom controls is,
Input Device: Not a valid input controller for joystick emulation.

mitu

@gizmo90 said in Please explain user rights to me!:

However, I don't understand where the Controller files are? Would you know where they are hiding? All I get in my custom controls is,
Input Device: Not a valid input controller for joystick emulation.

Maybe you don't have a controller ? You didn't add any info about your system.

gizmo90

@mitu Sorry, I'm using a Picade. So a joystick and 10 buttons. It works perfectly in Mame and I can assign all the buttons within RetroPie.

mitu

Is the input for the Picade a gamepad or a keyboard ? Because if it's a keyboard, then it's not going to have any controller auto-configuration files.

gizmo90

@mitu Tbh I'm not sure? Going by this page,
https://github.com/pimoroni/Picade-Sketch/blob/master/Picade/README.md
it's just connected up via USB and you can bind any input keyboard or gamepad.

If it doesn't have any auto configuration files, why can't I use the custom controls to bind some?

mitu

@gizmo90 said in Please explain user rights to me!:

https://github.com/pimoroni/Picade-Sketch/blob/master/Picade/README.md
it's just connected up via USB and you can bind any input keyboard or gamepad.

This says it can be programmed as gamepad or keyboard. It should be easy to check by looking in /proc/bus/input/devices.

If it doesn't have any auto configuration files, why can't I use the custom controls to bind some?

Are you referring to Amiberry ?

gizmo90

@mitu said in Please explain user rights to me!:

This says it can be programmed as gamepad or keyboard. It should be easy to check by looking in /proc/bus/input/devices.

I don't seem to have a /devices folder inside /proc/bus/input

Are you referring to Amiberry ?

Yes. Isn't that what will allow me to bind joystick and button controls to Amiga games?

mitu

@gizmo90 said in Please explain user rights to me!:

I don't seem to have a /devices folder inside /proc/bus/input

That is a file, not a folder. To get it's contents, just run cat /proc/bus/input/devices.

Are you referring to Amiberry ?

Yes. Isn't that what will allow me to bind joystick and button controls to Amiga games?

I don't know, don't have any experience with Amiberry.

gizmo90

@mitu Ahh I see. Running that I get a long listing. Which seems to be divided into 3 segments.
The first has a name=Logitech USB mouse. That would correspond with my mouse.
The second is name=Scissors keyboard. Which would be the keyboard.
The third is name=gpio keys. So I guess that would mean the arcade controls of the picade are wired up via the gpio pins?

Would any of that help with getting Amiberry to recognise my controller?

mitu

@gizmo90 said in Please explain user rights to me!:

The third is name=gpio keys. So I guess that would mean the arcade controls of the picade are wired up via the gpio pins?

Well, yes - but the question was if it's detected as a keyboard or as a gamepad. I'm guessing it's a keyboard if it doesn't have any auto-configuration generated.

Would any of that help with getting Amiberry to recognise my controller?

Try to use the Wiki page for Setting up a Keyboard Controller.