Controller doesn't work anymore on PSX

thevipermj

Hi guys

From yesterday on I can't play on the PSX emulator anymore with any of my controllers. I already tried everything: changing to standard, analog, dualshock etc. I also tried changing to left analog but nothing works.

I hope anyone can help because I have been playing for 2 years but I never had an issue like this.

Thanks in advance

mitu

Did you change anything recently ? Does the controller work in other systems/emulators ? What emulator are you using ?

thevipermj

@mitu I don't think I have changed anything expect the control settings. The controller works perfectly with all the other emulators. The emulator is the one that many raspberry's have, pcsx I think.

mitu

@thevipermj said in Controller doesn't work anymore on PSX:

I don't think I have changed anything expect the control settings.

So, did you change or not something ? I'm not sure based on your reply.

The controller works perfectly with all the other emulators. The emulator is the one that many raspberry's have, pcsx I think.

There are 2 PS1 emulators in RetroPie, the standalonepcsx_rearmed an the libretro core (lr-pcsx-rearmed). Which one are you using ?

thevipermj

@mitu I only tried changing the settings so I could use the analog joysticks but now my controller doesn't work at all. I use ```
lr-pcsx-rearmed

mitu

Check the configuration folder for the PS1 emulator (\\retropie\configs\psx) and delete any .remap files you might have there.
If you used 'Save configuration' from the RGUI, then I'd suggest to delete the retroarch.cfg from said folder and re-install the emulator.

thevipermj

@mitu What are the recommended settings I should apply after deleting the remap configurations?

mitu

@thevipermj It depends on the game, but the defaults are fine for most cases. Whenever you need to change anything, use a game input remapping instead of a global (core) re-mapping.

thevipermj

@mitu Okay thank you a lot

thevipermj

@mitu I was looking around and I realized that I had the exact same problem as this one: link text. I followed all the steps but I can only still play Tony Hawk and Crash Team Racing.

mitu

@thevipermj said in Controller doesn't work anymore on PSX:

@mitu I was looking around and I realized that I had the exact same problem as this one: link text. I followed all the steps but I can only still play Tony Hawk and Crash Team Racing.

How is your controller configured right now w.r.t. its type (standard/dualshock/etc.) and what game is not working for you ?

thevipermj

@mitu I got like 30 games for my emulator and only Crash Team Racing and Tony Hawk are working. The exact same problem like in the link I posted. For a game like Crash Bandicoot that doesn't support the analog sticks I tried configuring my controller to 'standard'. I followed all the steps from the solution in the link but I still can't do anything.

mitu

I know I tested CTR a while ago and there were no issues with it, I don't think I've changed anything from the defaults.
Since thing were working until a few days ago, try to remember if you've changed anything in your configuration that might have an impact on controller configurations.

thevipermj

@mitu I didn't make any changes except of the controller ones. Is there a way I can solve this? Maybe by replacing a .cfg file with a new file?

mitu

@thevipermj said in Controller doesn't work anymore on PSX:

Is there a way I can solve this? Maybe by replacing a .cfg file with a new file?

Sure, you can try that also - see my previous post - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/25431/controller-doesn-t-work-anymore-on-psx/7.

thevipermj

@mitu How do I actually re-install? When I go to 'manage packages' right?

thevipermj

@mitu Btw I could only find a retroarch.cfg file for the PSP emulator, so I'm not sure what to do now

mitu

That's not the location I indicated. Can you access RetroPie over the network using file shares ? The location is \\retropie\configs\psx.

thevipermj

@mitu Sorry my bad, I just found the right file and deleted it. What is the next step that I should do?

Btw I'm sorry if I'm bothering you too much. I don't have a lot of knowledge of this but I'd really like to play my favourite classics.

mitu

If you never updated in 2 years, then updating/reinstalling now produce the correct results.
Instead, open the retroarch.cfg file from \\retropie\configs\psx and make sure it only contains these lines:

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

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

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