Gamepad Config - Buttons not recognized - Pi Zero

mitu

My guess is that the USB hub disconnects during configuration. If you have Wi-Fi enabled, can you also enable SSH and try connecting to the system before you do the configuration, then run dmesg -w and look to see if any error messages appear on the screen during the configuration ?

christalclear

So I enabled WIFI and SSH and successfully connected with the Pi using WinSCP.

It needed to reboot three time because my keyboard was not recognized again.

I ran dmesg -w but there were no obvious error messages.

mitu

Can you run dmesg > $HOME/RetroPie/roms/dmesg.txt after booting and then browse to \\retropie\roms\ and post the dmesg.txt file's contents on pastebin.com ?

christalclear

I did what you asked.

https://pastebin.com/sD6DFUQD

mitu

Looking at the system log you posted, I don't see any errors. The hub is detected and so is the keyboard and the gamepad. There are no error or disconnects like I imagined.

christalclear

Gotta be honest... I dont know what to do next...

Could it be an issue with the Raspberry Pi Zero itself?

mitu

I don't think the Pi is faulty.
You could manually create the input configuration - based on the values reported by jstest - and adding it to \\retropie\configs\all\emulationstation\es_input.cfg.

Can you add the following lines to the file, before the last line with </inputList>:

<inputConfig type="joystick" deviceName="Sony Interactive Entertainment Wireless Controller" deviceGUID="030000004c050000cc09000011810000"
>
    <input name="rightanalogup" type="axis" id="4" value="-1"/>
    <input name="rightanalogdown" type="axis" id="4" value="1"/>
    <input name="rightanalogright" type="axis" id="3" value="1"/>
    <input name="rightanalogleft" type="axis" id="3" value="-1"/>
    <input name="pageup" type="button" id="4" value="1"/>
    <input name="pagedown" type="button" id="5" value="1"/>
    <input name="up" type="hat" id="0" value="1"/>
    <input name="left" type="hat" id="0" value="8"/>
    <input name="down" type="hat" id="0" value="4"/>
    <input name="right" type="hat" id="0" value="2"/>
    <input name="select" type="button" id="8" value="1"/>
    <input name="start" type="button" id="9" value="1"/>
    <input name="y" type="button" id="3" value="1"/>
    <input name="x" type="button" id="2" value="1"/>
    <input name="b" type="button" id="0" value="1"/>
    <input name="a" type="button" id="1" value="1"/>
    <input name="leftanalogdown" type="axis" id="1" value="1"/>
    <input name="leftanalogup" type="axis" id="1" value="-1"/>
    <input name="leftanalogright" type="axis" id="0" value="1"/>
    <input name="leftanalogleft" type="axis" id="0" value="-1"/>
  </inputConfig>

This should configure a PS4 Dualshock controller - see if, after adding these lines and restarting EmulationStation, your PS4 controller is recognized and functioning.

christalclear

I used WinSCP to SSH into the Pi.

I could not find the directory that you suggested.

Did I do something wrong?

mitu

The \\retropie\configs\all\emulationstation path is for using File Shares to access the Pi.
If you're using SSH/SCP, then the same folder can be accessed at $HOME/.emulationstation or at /opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation.

christalclear

I added the lines.

The es_input.cfg file looks now like this.

https://pastebin.com/KQ9dG59w

But the PS4-Controller is still not recognized after rebooting.

mitu

The file looks right, but I still can't pinpoint why this doesn't work.
Can you run again emulationstation --debug and then post the log (now with the new configuration file) ?

christalclear

Here is the new es_log.txt

https://pastebin.com/KCjthYzU

After running emulationstation --debug I tried to configure the PS4-Controller.

It recognized the first button press but after that I got a error message.

I recieved that message a couple of times now.

I already checked the gpu_split which seemed to be ok.
It was set to the same values as in the documentation.

gpu_mem_256=128
gpu_mem_512=256
gpu_mem_1024=256

mitu

I don't think the gpu_mem is at fault, the RetroPie image already has this configuration.
The log file shows ES shutting down cleanly - are you sure it's the one from the crash ?

Try updating your RetroPie packages - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Updating-RetroPie/ - if you haven't done so.

christalclear

No it is not.

It was from before the crash.

I tried again and another crash happend.

Here is the es_log.txt file from that new crash.

https://pastebin.com/ip94PHTN

christalclear

I just did the update but nothing changed.

christalclear

I tried doing a new installation on my second micro-sd-card again.

But I still got the same issue (gamepad recognized but emulationstation freezes on button press).

mitu

I don't think there's something wrong with the card or the Pi. The symptoms are similar to the gamepad being disconnected/re-connected.
Have you tried connecting the gamepad directly to the PI, without the USB hub ?

christalclear

So I now tried to connect the PS4-Controller directly via a micro-USB cable.

It was better then before.

I managed to map about half of the keys but then emulationstation froze again.

mitu

@christalclear That rules out any issue with the HUB. Do you get any under-voltage notifications when your the Pi ?

christalclear

I just checked and there is no under voltage notification.