N64 controller ordering woes

stattmone

Hi all, pulling my hair out on this one:
I want the N64 controller on port 2 to be player 1, for Mupen64plus only.
I have followed the retropie and mupen64plus instructions, and read all posts i can find on this topic.

No matter what I try, Mupen64plus STILL loads with input device 0 as player 1.

Any help/guidance gratefully received 🙏

Device: Pi 3B+
retropie version: 4.14.98-v7+ (pre-made SD)
Power supply: HN-538 5V 3A

USB Devices:
/dev/input/js0 - Joystick/button controller (reads as DragonRise)
/dev/input/js1 - Joystick/button controller (reads as DragonRise)
/dev/input/js2 - N64 USB controller (reads as SWITCH_CO._LTD)
also connected:
USB Hub, with keyboard connected, as well as USB-powered LED strips (not addressable, just power)

/opt/retropie/config/all: (default controller order, as plugged in to pi)

...
input_player1_joypad_index = "0"
...
input_player2_joypad_index = "1"
...
input_player3_joypad_index = "2"
...

--> https://paste.c-net.org/PeeledCheating

/opt/retropie/config/n64: (configure joypad index 2 to be player one for N64)

input_player1_joypad_index = "2"
input_player2_joypad_index = "0"
input_player3_joypad_index = "1"

--> https://paste.c-net.org/SuspectSinger

/opt/retropie/configs/all/autoconf.cfg: (hotkeys disabled)


# this file can be used to enable/disable retropie autoconfiguration features
8bitdo_hack = "0"
es_swap_a_b = "0"
disable = "0"
mupen64plus_audio = "1"
mupen64plus_compatibility_check = "1"
mupen64plus_hotkeys = "0"
mupen64plus_texture_packs = "1"

dmesg: https://paste.c-net.org/TanksDeedee

lsusb

Bus 001 Device 006: ID 2563:0575
Bus 001 Device 007: ID 0dc6:3401 Precision Squared Technology Corp.
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 214b:7250
Bus 001 Device 008: ID 0079:0006 DragonRise Inc. PC TWIN SHOCK Gamepad
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0079:0006 DragonRise Inc. PC TWIN SHOCK Gamepad
Bus 001 Device 009: ID 0424:7800 Standard Microsystems Corp.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0424:2514 Standard Microsystems Corp. USB 2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0424:2514 Standard Microsystems Corp. USB 2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

ls -l /dev/input/by-path

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Jun 27 14:05 platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.1.2:1.0-event-joystick -> ../event2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Jun 27 14:05 platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.1.2:1.0-joystick -> ../js1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Jun 27 14:05 platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.1.3:1.0-event-joystick -> ../event3
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Jun 27 14:05 platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.1.3:1.0-joystick -> ../js2
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Jun 27 14:05 platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.2.2:1.0-event-kbd -> ../event1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 Jun 27 14:05 platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.3:1.0-event-joystick -> ../event0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 Jun 27 14:05 platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.3:1.0-joystick -> ../js0

mitu

You haven't mentioned which emulator are you using - the settings you applied are effective only when using a libretro core - either lr-mupen64plus or lr-mupen64plus-next.
If you're using RetroArch and one of the 2 cores, you can check (and change) the controls assignment from the RGUI - in the Controls section. You may have a game/core override that overwrites the controls order.

stattmone

Thanks for the response

I’m trying to use non-libretro mupen for the superior performance. I’d understood from the pi fork docs that it still took controller configs from those files, but maybe that’s where I’m going wrong!

mitu

@stattmone If you're using the standalone emulator, then the configuration you've done have no effect. Look in the /opt/retropie/configs/n64/mupen64plus.cfg file and re-arrange the controllers there (look for [Input-SDL-Control1], [Input-SDL-Control2], etc.). The same file is available at \\retropie\configs\n64, if you're using file shares to access your Pi.