controller help.

[zane328]

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.

[YFZdude]

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

[zane328]

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.

[mitu]

@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.

[YFZdude]

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?

[zane328]

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.

[mitu]

@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 ?

[zane328]

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

[mitu]

@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.

[zane328]

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.

[zane328]

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

[zane328]

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

[mitu]

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.

[zane328]

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

[zane328]

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[zane328]

@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,.

[mitu]

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.