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    Gamepad Config - Buttons not recognized - Pi Zero

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator
      last edited by

      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.

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        christalclear
        last edited by

        I used WinSCP to SSH into the Pi.

        I could not find the directory that you suggested.

        Did I do something wrong?

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        • mituM
          mitu Global Moderator @christalclear
          last edited by

          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.

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            christalclear
            last edited by

            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.

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            • mituM
              mitu Global Moderator
              last edited by

              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) ?

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                christalclear
                last edited by

                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

                20200803_163829-min.jpg

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                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator
                  last edited by

                  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.

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                    christalclear
                    last edited by

                    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

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                      christalclear
                      last edited by

                      I just did the update but nothing changed.

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                        christalclear
                        last edited by

                        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).

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                        • mituM
                          mitu Global Moderator
                          last edited by

                          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 ?

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                            christalclear
                            last edited by

                            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.

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator @christalclear
                              last edited by

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

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                                christalclear
                                last edited by

                                I just checked and there is no under voltage notification.

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