Controller .cfg files

Peetem

@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

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

@mitu

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

mitu

@peetem Use the proper topic and pastebin.com.

Peetem

@mitu said in Controller .cfg files:

@peetem Use the proper topic and pastebin.com.

OK, just did it.

mitu

@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

@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

@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

@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

@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

@dankcushions

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

Peetem

@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

@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.

dankcushions

@peetem

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

default.cfg is created every time you use lr-mame2003. which directory are you looking in? remember due to your sub-folder situation it may be in the subfolder. it should be in /mame2003/ wherever your roms are launched from. for example, it may be in
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/mame-libretro/mame2003/
or possibly
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/mame2003/

i would just resolve the subfolder thing in the first instance and make sure you have a /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/mame2003/ folder created after game launch

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)..

i suspect this has created an Input Mess (c). can you please provide /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg and /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg, as well as the joypad config requested in your other thread https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/249704

Peetem

@dankcushions

Fortunately, I cleaned up the file/directory structure yesterday.

However, I still cannot locate default.cfg.

I have literally check ever folder and sub folder....I'll keep looking as its possible I've overlooked it....

Peetem

@dankcushions said in Controller .cfg files:

@peetem

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

default.cfg is created every time you use lr-mame2003. which directory are you looking in? remember due to your sub-folder situation it may be in the subfolder. it should be in /mame2003/ wherever your roms are launched from. for example, it may be in
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/mame-libretro/mame2003/
or possibly
/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/mame2003/

i would just resolve the subfolder thing in the first instance and make sure you have a /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/mame2003/ folder created after game launch

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)..

i suspect this has created an Input Mess (c). can you please provide /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg and /opt/retropie/configs/mame-libretro/retroarch.cfg, as well as the joypad config requested in your other thread https://retropie.org.uk/forum/post/249704

I cannot pull the retroarch.cfg file onto my desktop either. Directory doesn't display. I tried using Cp, but it says I don't have permission.

mitu

@peetem All the files in the config folder should be owned and accessible by the installation user (pi on a Pi system). They're also available at \\retropie\configs via file shares.
Check the permissions on that folder by running

ls -ld /opt/retropie/configs

and post the output.