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    • Z
      zane328
      last edited by

      Hello, I am pretty new retro pie.

      I have managed to setup retro pie and get a few systems up and running. I have also manage to pair by Xbox 1 controller.

      When I am trying to play a game the system recognises my Xbox controller as controller 2 and not 1. this still happens even if I have unplugged my other controller. I have fiddled around with various things and can't seem to fix it. does anyone have any guidance on what to do?

      last time I built something like this was on a computer but you were able to go onto the settings of each emulator and update the controller settings from there.

      Thanks.

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      • YFZdudeY
        YFZdude
        last edited by

        Please provide more information about your setup as detailed here
        https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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          zane328
          last edited by

          Pi Model or other hardware: 4 8GB
          Power Supply used: 240V 3A
          RetroPie Version Used : Retropie 4.6
          Built From: image on Retropie
          USB Devices connected: Basic Controller
          Controller used: Basic Controller and Xbox one controller
          Emulator: Snes Emulator attached to retropie

          I hope this is ok.

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator
            last edited by

            @zane328 said in controller help.:

            Controller used: Basic Controller and Xbox one controller

            Did you, by any chance, installed the xboxdrv driver from RetroPie-Setup ? I can't think of another reason why the Xbox controller would show up as P2, even when you un-plugged the other controller.

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            • YFZdudeY
              YFZdude
              last edited by

              If the Xbox controller was detected as P2, and then the basic controller was unplugged, would it require a reboot or simply unpair/re-pair to get it to jog into the P1 slot? Or should it switch to P1 immediately?

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                zane328
                last edited by

                Thanks for your response. I haven't installed xboxdrv I will try this. I have unplugged and rebooted the system with just the xbox controller in and when I load the game it still thinks it's P2.

                Maybe I should scrab the xbox controller and buy a PC one ? what do you think?

                Thanks.

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                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator
                  last edited by

                  @zane328 said in controller help.:

                  I haven't installed xboxdrv I will try this.

                  You don't need to install it - this will add an extra controller, which is not what you need/want. Just to make sure - how many controllers are attached to the system ? When you say 'Basic Controller' - is that a separate controller that you can remove ?

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                  • Z
                    zane328
                    last edited by

                    Hi yes its a basic usb controller. even when I unplugged it. it still thinks the xbox on is P2

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                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator @zane328
                      last edited by

                      @zane328 Do you have any input remaps ?
                      You should get a verbose log file from running a game where the Xbox controller is P2 and post it on pastebin.com.

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                        zane328
                        last edited by

                        Thank you for your prompt response. I really appreciate your help. no I don't have any images remaps.

                        Sorry If I have got this wrong but I am very inexperienced with the PI's.

                        I have searched the PI on my network in the folders and cannot trace anything that is listed Verbose .

                        Thanks in advanced.

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                          zane328
                          last edited by

                          Oddly,I have now reset the controller and it wouldnt work when I loaded a game but yet when I plugged in my other controller to get out of the game that acted as P2 when I then tried my xbox controller it worked as P1 this is really random

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                          • Z
                            zane328
                            last edited by

                            I've gone to load a PS1 game and having the same issue again

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                            • mituM
                              mitu Global Moderator
                              last edited by

                              Without a log file, it's difficult to understand why this happens. Enable SSH on your Pi and then install WinSCP, this way you'll be able to access the /dev/shm/runcommand.log file, which should have some indication why this is happening.

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                                zane328
                                last edited by

                                Thank you. leave this with me and Will get it over this evening.

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                                  zane328 @mitu
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                                    zane328 @mitu
                                    last edited by

                                    @mitu I have gone into /dev/SHM but there is no files located within this folder. could it be hidden or located somewhere else? Thanks,.

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                                    • mituM
                                      mitu Global Moderator
                                      last edited by

                                      You need to start a game first, the file doesn't exist until a game has been run. Make sure you toggle verbose logging when starting the game; after you exit the game you should have a log file in /dev/shm.

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