Controller .cfg files

Peetem · 24 Jan 2021, 14:14

Is there a list somewhere, in one location, that details all the various controller configuration files used by Retroarch, Emulation Station and Mame (lr-mame2003)?

For Example -

/opt/retropie/configs/all/Retroarch.cfg

/opt/retropie/configs/or-mame2003/config.cfg (example only, not legitimate file name)

I’m going to go through each one line by line and try and understand what is mapping where and why.

I still can’t get lr-Mame2003 to recognize the 2nd player....

Thanks!

mitu · 24 Jan 2021, 15:53

RetroArch's joystick configuration files are in \\retropie\configs\all\retroarch-joypads.
EmulationStation kees the input configuration in \\retropie\configs\all\emulationstation\es_input.cfg.
Mame2003 saves a .cfg file in the cfg/default.cfg, under the ROMs folder, but it's not a text file and cannot be edited.

Peetem · 24 Jan 2021, 17:27

Thank you!

Peetem · 24 Jan 2021, 22:57

Here's the output as requested:

How do I capture the verbose log and attach?

My Pi is on the network, but I have no way to move files over as they are hidden. Sorry, I'm new to linux.

Thanks!

mitu · 25 Jan 2021, 04:26

@peetem said in Controller .cfg files:

Here's the output as requested:

This shows only one controller present, not 2 controllers. Maybe the 1st portion of the output is cut ?

How do I capture the verbose log and attach?

My Pi is on the network, but I have no way to move files over as they are hidden. Sorry, I'm new to linux.

You'll need to enable SSH and then you can use WinSCP to browse your Pi installation and see all files on it.

Peetem · 25 Jan 2021, 12:38

@mitu said in Controller .cfg files:

@peetem said in Controller .cfg files:

Here's the output as requested:

This shows only one controller present, not 2 controllers. Maybe the 1st portion of the output is cut ?

How do I capture the verbose log and attach?

My Pi is on the network, but I have no way to move files over as they are hidden. Sorry, I'm new to linux.

You'll need to enable SSH and then you can use WinSCP to browse your Pi installation and see all files on it.

Out of pure luck I opened Retroarch and looked at the controllers bindings. For some reason both were bound to JS1, so I changed player to to JS2 and now it works. Nothing is mapped correctly, but at least its "talking" to Mame.

Thanks!

mitu · 25 Jan 2021, 13:01

@peetem Do you have any game/core input overrides other than the defaults ? Post the verbose log and we can determine that.

Peetem · 26 Jan 2021, 02:32

@mitu said in Controller .cfg files:

@peetem Do you have any game/core input overrides other than the defaults ? Post the verbose log and we can determine that.

I'm having the worst time finding the log. I enabled ssh and then when a game was booting, pressed a key and turned on verbose logging from the menu.

However, when I cd /dev/shm to review the .log file (using microsoft remote desktop), the command prompt responds with "shm" is not a directory. However, when I ls in the /dev directory, I can see the shm directory (although its not purple like more directories).

Is there some permission I need to allow so I can access?

I remote desktop to the Pi and can only see these directories from my mac:

/bios
/configs
/roms
/splashscreen

Using remote desktop I can access the command prompt and edit files (e.g., sudo nano), but cannot bring them over to my mac desktop.

I'm sorry that I'm being so thick-headed about this, but I'm getting into a area that is new to me.....

Thanks for your help!

mitu · 26 Jan 2021, 04:36

I'm not sure how you are using RDP to browse the PI (?), but you shouldn't need it. If you have SSH enabled, then enable verbose logging when starting the game and after that just run

cp /dev/shm/runcommand.log $HOME/RetroPie/roms

You can then browse the roms file share from your Mac and copy/open the log file.

Peetem · 26 Jan 2021, 15:32

@mitu

OK, I have the log now. How do I post it?

mitu · 26 Jan 2021, 15:47

@peetem Use the proper topic and pastebin.com.

Peetem · 26 Jan 2021, 16:21

@mitu said in Controller .cfg files:

@peetem Use the proper topic and pastebin.com.

OK, just did it.

mitu · 26 Jan 2021, 17:25

@peetem said in Controller .cfg files:

OK, just did it.

I don't see any link with the log (to pastebin.com) on your other post. You're supposed to post the link to pastebin.com where you copied the log.

Peetem · 26 Jan 2021, 17:34

@mitu said in Controller .cfg files:

@peetem said in Controller .cfg files:

OK, just did it.

I don't see any link with the log (to pastebin.com) on your other post. You're supposed to post the link to pastebin.com where you copied the log.

Opps. Sorry. Try this....

https://pastebin.com/j1qV77na

dankcushions · 26 Jan 2021, 22:58

@peetem

/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/mame-libretro/1941j.srm

weird to have mame-libretro as a sub folder of mame-libretro. probably no harm in it but i guess it adds some busywork to your emulationstation menus.

in any case, you have no overrides running, but i am presuming you've messed around in the mame menu so you'll want to get that back to defaults. see here for instructions on removing any changes you've made.

Peetem · 27 Jan 2021, 01:47

@dankcushions said in Controller .cfg files:

@peetem
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/mame-libretro/1941j.srm
weird to have mame-libretro as a sub folder of mame-libretro. probably no harm in it but i guess it adds some busywork to your emulationstation menus.

in any case, you have no overrides running, but i am presuming you've messed around in the mame menu so you'll want to get that back to defaults. see here for instructions on removing any changes you've made.

Yeah, the folder within a folder happened when I moved over the Roms from my desktop. I planned on cleaning that up later.

Still, for some reason Mame (lr-mame2003) continues to "see" button 10 on controller #2 as the "A" on the same controller. Its been mapped elsewhere in ES and Retroarch, but Mame continues to make it "Retropad2 A". Its actually doing something similar with other buttons as well, but for the most part I can now play most of my games.

dankcushions · 27 Jan 2021, 09:38

@peetem said in Controller .cfg files:

Its been mapped elsewhere in ES and Retroarch

you've mapped it separately in retroarch? please explain exactly what you've done and how you saved the change.

did you delete default.cfg etc as per my above link?

Peetem · 27 Jan 2021, 15:50

@dankcushions

That file does not exist in that directory. So either its deleted, wasn't created or resides somewhere else.

Peetem · 27 Jan 2021, 15:53

@dankcushions said in Controller .cfg files:

@peetem said in Controller .cfg files:

Its been mapped elsewhere in ES and Retroarch

you've mapped it separately in retroarch? please explain exactly what you've done and how you saved the change.

did you delete default.cfg etc as per my above link?

I mapped in Retroarch twice - once through ES and the other time through hotkey to bring up the RGUI menu. Both times the buttons were mapped correctly (as I had intended)..

Mame (lr-mame2003) keeps calling different buttons all the same thing - "Retropad2 A".

ES and Retroarch name them/map appropriately - i.e., Button 10, Button 7 and etc.

mitu · 27 Jan 2021, 15:57

@Peetem I'd say that's normal. Both RA and ES have direct access to the physical gamepad, while MAME2003 only sees them as RetroPad inputs, as RetroArch presents them. See https://docs.libretro.com/guides/input-and-controls/#retropad-concept.