Emulationstation keeps overwriting dapinput.ini - Help!

[TPR]

I have a dapinput.ini config that I really like, but I noticed that anytime I configure a new controller in emulationstation, it overwrites the with dapinput.ini with a new config, even if I have the permissions set to 444 saying not to write to that file.

Is there anything I can do to tell ES to stop doing that because I find this really annoying to have to go in and re-copy my old config over the new one anytime I want to try out a new controller.

Thank you for your help.

[mitu]

You can disable the auto-configuration of gamepads by EmulationStation from RetroPie-setup, in Configuration / tools -> emulationstation there's an option to do that.

Note that this will disable auto-configuration for all emulators, including RetroArch, so if you add a new gamepad and configure it in EmulationStation, then you'll have to manually configure it.

[DreamcastKid]

@tpr said in Emulationstation keeps overwriting dapinput.ini - Help!:

if I have the permissions set to 444 saying not to write to that file.

not a linux expert here .. but

try 555 which is read and execute

if you have 444 which disables read and execute .. maybe that's why it's generating a new config file because it can't execute what it can read in the file ?

[TPR]

So I found a solution that I think works (at least for me.) I changed the entire configs.hdmi>daphne folder permissions to 555 and when I add a new controller, I get this error:

However it does NOT overwrite my current dapinput.ini file. I can't see anything else in that directory that it would need to write to anyway.

I tested all 17 Daphne games and they all worked and they all kept my controller configs even after configuring a few new controllers so I think this is at least a fix for my situation.

Thanks for the input everyone! It was helpful to put me on the right path!