Joysticks not detected after upde

alberos1

Hello,

first of all, my system information:
Pi Model or other hardware: Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Rev 1.1
Power Supply used: (If using a Pi): USB TV port
RetroPie Version Used : Linux retropie 5.4.73-v7+
Built From: Unknow
USB Devices connected: DELL USB Keyboard
Controller used: Not detected
Error messages received: No errors
Emulator: Emulationstation

I have borrowed an obsolete PI to update it with 2 joysticks and 6 action button cabinet as the next image shows:

At least the joystick 1 and its action buttons worked well because I was able to test them but now, after updating they doesn't work. They are not detected by the PI. Neither in Emulationstation's input configuration, nor in retroarch, nor jstest...
I don't know if I must reinstall some drivers for it due to the new version of the OS.

Can someone help me with this or give me some idea of what to try?

Thank you very much

mitu

Try powering the PI with a better power source than the USB port on the TV.

alberos1

thanks for your replay, @mitu

I tried connecting directly plugging into the power supply and same result.

To add more information:

When I do a jstest test I don't have response but I have this:
Driver version is 2.1.0.
Joystick (SNES-to-Gamepad Device) has 2 axes (X, Y)
and 8 buttons (BtnX, BtnY, BtnTL, BtnTR, BtnTR2, BtnSelect, BtnThumbL, BtnThumbR).
Testing ... (interrupt to exit)
Axes: 0: 0 1: 0 Buttons: 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off 7:off

I don't know if it is correct.

When I press one of the buttons on the joystick (one in particular)I get this:
[361.201521] sysrq: HELP: loglevel(0-9) reboot(b) crash(c) terminate-all-tasks(e) memory-full-oom-kill(f) debug(b) kill-all-tasks(i) thaw-filesystem(j) sak(k) show-backtrace-all-active-cpus(l) show-memory-usage(m) nice-all-RT-tasks(n)poweroff(o) show-registers(p)imers(q) unraw(r) sync(s) show-task-states(t) unmount(u) show-blocked-tasks(w) dump-ftrace-buffer(z)

mitu

This shows a SNES type device and a keyboard. The funny key is probably triggers a SysRq, hence the messages.
If the SNES gamepad is detected by jstest, you should be able to map it in EmulationStation - doesn't it work ?

alberos1

@mitu The problem is... I don't any SNES control! I just have the keyboard and the joysticks showed in the image.
Where jstest read that configuration?

mitu

The controller you have may be emulating a keyboard + SNES controller, it's not so un-common. What kind of controller it is ?

alberos1

@mitu said in Joysticks not detected after upde:

What kind of controller it is ?

Sorry, but I don't know. I have removed "snesdev" package from retropi-setup menu and jstest test stopped showing the previous info. Now there is no info in /dev/input/js0

I'm trying to install mk_arcade_joystick_rpi but I'm having a lot of errors...
I am totally lost

mitu

@alberos1 said in Joysticks not detected after upde:

Sorry, but I don't know.

How is it connected to the PI ? If it's USB, it shouldn't need any driver. Can you run

cat /proc/bus/input/devices

and post the output ?

I have removed "snesdev" package from retropi-setup menu and jstest test stopped showing the previous info. Now there is no info in /dev/input/js0

I'm trying to install mk_arcade_joystick_rpi but I'm having a lot of errors...

Both these drivers are for GPIO based controllers, where each input is connected to a GPIO pin, I don't think they are suited for your controller board.

alberos1

@mitu said in Joysticks not detected after upde:

cat /proc/bus/input/devices

On USB port I just have the keyboard plugged:

pi@retropie ~ $ sudo cat /proc/bus/input/devices
I: Bus=0003 Vendor=413c Product=2010 Version=0110
N: Name="Dell Dell USB Keyboard"
P: Phys=usb-3f980000.usb-1.5.1/input0
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.5/1-1.5.1/1-1.5.1:1.0/0003:413C:2010.0001/input/input0
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=sysrq kbd leds event0
B: PROP=0
B: EV=120013
B: KEY=10000 7 ff9f207a c14057ff febeffdf ffefffff ffffffff fffffffe
B: MSC=10
B: LED=1f

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=413c Product=2010 Version=0110
N: Name="Dell Dell USB Keyboard Consumer Control"
P: Phys=usb-3f980000.usb-1.5.1/input1
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.5/1-1.5.1/1-1.5.1:1.1/0003:413C:2010.0002/input/input1
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event1
B: PROP=0
B: EV=1b
B: KEY=3878 c8011001 e0000 0 0 0
B: ABS=1 0
B: MSC=10

I: Bus=0003 Vendor=413c Product=2010 Version=0110
N: Name="Dell Dell USB Keyboard System Control"
P: Phys=usb-3f980000.usb-1.5.1/input1
S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.5/1-1.5.1/1-1.5.1:1.1/0003:413C:2010.0002/input/input2
U: Uniq=
H: Handlers=kbd event2
B: PROP=0
B: EV=13
B: KEY=4000 0 0 0 0
B: MSC=10

How can I know if the joysticks can be connected to a GPIO pin? They are in a cabinet with a sdcard input. I can't see the inside.

Thank you very much for your help @mitu

I edit the post to add I made a gpios test with this result:

Testing...
Skipped non-user gpios: 0 1 28 29 30 31
Tested user gpios: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

What does it mean?

mitu

Looking at the device list, it doesn't seem like the device it's using an USB encoder - it's only the keyboard that's detected.

How can I know if the joysticks can be connected to a GPIO pin? They are in a cabinet with a sdcard input. I can't see the inside.

Well, it's your device - did you purchase it with RetroPie ? Does it have a manual/support page ? You can always open it to see how the board is assembled and how the inputs are connected. If it's not USB, they could be wired to the GPIO pins.

Skipped non-user gpios: 0 1 28 29 30 31
Tested user gpios: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

What does it mean?

I don't know.

alberos1

@mitu said in Joysticks not detected after upde:

it's your device - did you purchase it with RetroPie ?

Not really, it's not my device. My sister gave it to me because they were not using it and after updating it the joysticks stopped working.
I will try to reinstall mk_arcade_joystick_rpi and if not, I will have to reinstall it from 0.

Thanks!