Guide: Advanced Controller Mappings
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Hi mediamogul,
first thing, WOW, what an amazing guide, i was fine tuning my retropie to make it work the way i want, but i wasn't able to configure scummVM to use the joypad in a correct way.
With your guide i was able make it work correctly like it work with my mouse and keyboard.
But, there is always a but,
when i start scummVM the joypad is recognized correctly and it's working very well, but it seems it doesen't load the scummvm.ini, because all the configuration i have made and my game list are disappeared.
I'm using Retropie 4.0.2 with ScummVM ver 1.8.1pre
My +Start ScummVM.sh look like this:#!/bin/bash game="$1" pushd "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/scummvm" >/dev/null sudo killall >/dev/null xboxdrv sudo /opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv \ >/dev/null \ --evdev /dev/input/event2 \ --silent \ --detach-kernel-driver \ --force-feedback \ --deadzone-trigger 15% \ --deadzone 4000 \ --mimic-xpad \ --dpad-as-button \ --evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1,ABS_Z=x2,ABS_RZ=y2,ABS_#48=lt,ABS_#49=rt \ --evdev-keymap KEY_#302=a,KEY_#301=b,BTN_DEAD=x,KEY_#300=y,BTN_THUMB=tl,BTN_THUMB2=tr,BTN_BASE5=lb,BTN_BASE6=rb,BTN_TRIGGER=back,KEY_#720=guide,BTN_TOP=start,BTN_TOP2=du,BTN_PINKIE=dr,BTN_BASE=dd,BTN_BASE2=dl \ --calibration x1=-32767:0:32767,y1=-32767:0:32767,x2=-32767:0:32767,y2=-32767:0:32767 \ --ui-axismap x1=REL_X:10,y1=REL_Y:-10 \ --ui-buttonmap b=BTN_LEFT,a=BTN_RIGHT,start=KEY_F5 \ --ui-buttonmap guide=void,x=void,y=void,lb=void,rb=void,tl=void,tr=void,lt=void,rt=void,back=void \ --ui-axismap x2=void \ -- \ /opt/retropie/emulators/scummvm/bin/scummvm --fullscreen --joystick=0 --extrapath="/opt/retropie/emulators/scummvm/extra" $game while read line; do id=($line); touch "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/scummvm/$id.svm" done < <(/opt/retropie/emulators/scummvm/bin/scummvm --list-targets | tail -n +3) popd >/dev/nullIf instead of
-- \i use-- &, ScummVM start with the correct configuration and game list, the joypad is working correctly, but when i quit ScummVM, the Joypad isn't working anymore in Emulationstation.
I solved adding sudo killall >/dev/null xboxdrv as last line but i don't know if it's a good way.
What do you think i made it wrong in my configuration ?
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By adding the
&, you have separated the command in two. First it launches your xboxdrv configuration and then it launches ScummVM as a separate process. For xboxdrv to tear itself down after the emulator quits, it all has to be in the same command, meaning that your xboxdrv config launches ScummVM as a part of itself and is therefore aware when it quits.I believe I know where the problem is. I think you may have either skipped over the step that allows uninput to run at the user lever, or you still have
sudoattached to the beginning of your xboxdrv command. Either way, it's important that the command run at the user level and not the root user, which has no config preferences for any of the emulators. -
Thank you very much, you were absolutely right, i've made the step that allows uninput to run at user level but i forgot to remove
sudoat the beginning of the command.
Now it works perfectly.
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I'm glad it's working. Tell Threepwood he fights like a dairy farmer.
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How appropriate! I fight like a cow! :D
Thank you again.
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For anyone interested, I posted an example of an Atari800/5200 mapping here.
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@mediamogul you have been making an epic tutorial here...
I d love to see a 4way restrictions tutorial for games like PacMan in FBA and ΜΑΜΕ
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I'm glad it's been helpful. Restricting the direction to four ways can be done by just adding the variable line below to any xboxdrv command. I've been meaning to edit the first section to make mention of it, but I'll post it here also.
--four-way-restrictorIf you're formatting the command the way I've been illustrating so far, you'd of course add a space and backslash afterward to allow a carriage return to the next line:
--four-way-restrictor \The difference this makes when playing something like 'Pac-Man' or 'Burger Time' is huge and allows for a much tighter and more authentic control scheme.
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@mediamogul Sorry for the possible silly post that follows :)
So...lets say my rom is called pacman.zip
If I create a pacman.zip.cfg file that contains only
--four-way-restrictor
and put it where my roms are, will be enough?
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I'm afraid not. It can be added to any xboxdrv command, but it's exclusive to xboxdrv. I was a bit unclear in my wording above. I'll change for posterity.
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@mediamogul I think that I am on xboxdrv. How can I check that it is working? (except from playing experience)
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You can check to see if you've installed it previously by going into RetroPie-Setup > Manage Packages > Manage Driver Packages. It will read "installed" next to the xboxdrv entry.
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Hello again mediamogul,
i'm here again begging for your help.
I'm trying to switch the mouse control from the left stick to the right stick, so i change the configuracion from--ui-axismap x1=REL_X:10,y1=REL_Y:-10to--ui-axismap x2=REL_X:10,y2=REL_Y:-10but it doesen't seems to work correctly, i can use the right stick just to move left and right but not up and down, and the left stick is still active but doesen't move the pointer, just make it disappear like if it is going out of the screen.
My full configuration is the followingsudo killall >/dev/null xboxdrv /opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv \ >/dev/null \ --evdev /dev/input/event2 \ --silent \ --detach-kernel-driver \ --force-feedback \ --deadzone-trigger 15% \ --deadzone 1000 \ --mimic-xpad \ --dpad-as-button \ --evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1,ABS_Z=x2,ABS_RZ=y2,ABS_#48=lt,ABS_#49=rt \ --evdev-keymap KEY_#302=a,KEY_#301=b,BTN_DEAD=x,KEY_#300=y,BTN_THUMB=tl,BTN_THUMB2=tr,BTN_BASE5=lb,BTN_BASE6=rb,BTN_TRIGGER=back,KEY_#720=guide,BTN_TOP=start,BTN_TOP2=du,BTN_PINKIE=dr,BTN_BASE=dd,BTN_BASE2=dl \ --calibration x1=-32767:0:32767,y1=-32767:0:32767,x2=-32767:0:32767,y2=-32767:0:32767 \ --ui-axismap x2=REL_X:10,y2=REL_Y:-10 \ --ui-buttonmap b=BTN_LEFT,a=BTN_RIGHT,start=KEY_F5,back=KEY_ESC,y=KEY_SPACE \ --ui-buttonmap guide=void,x=void,lb=void,rb=void,tl=void,tr=void,lt=void,rt=void,back=void \ -- \Do you think you can help me?
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Everything looks to be correct at face value. I just tried switching one of my own mouse maps over to the right thumbstick and it worked. It could be that
ABS_RZ=y2is incorrectly mapped on the--evdev-absmapline. Perhaps the Y2 axis has a different ABS name other than RZ. You might try retracing your steps there. -
Doh!, me dumb, you are absolutely right,
ABS_RZis wrong, the correct one isABS_RX. Now the right stick is working correctly, the strange thing is that the left stick still acting strange making the pointer disappear. Adding--ui-axismap x1=void,y1=voidat the bottom of my configuration doesen't change anything.
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That is strange. So, the left stick makes the cursor disappear when nudged? Does it disappear for good? Since, you've already tried voiding it, you could try mapping it to an unused key to see how it behaves. Something like
--ui-axismap x1=KEY_HOME:KEY_HOME,y1=KEY_HOMEwould be worth trying. Also, not mapping the left stick at all under--evdev-absmapmight give you the desired effect as well. -
@mediamogul
Thank you for your fast reply, it seems to disappear when i move the left stick and reappear always at the top left when i move back to center.
Yes you are right, if i map the left stick to--ui-axismap x1=KEY_LEFT:KEY_RIGHT,y1=KEY_DOWN:KEY_UPstop acting strange and work like the arrow keys.
You are also right, if i don't map the left stick under--evdev-absmapit disable the left stick.
I will use one of the solution as a workaround but i will try to investigate futher on why is acting like this.
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Hello again,
i have another questions about joypad configuration for individual emulators.
For emulators that start using a shell script like scummVM and amiga it's easy, but for others emulators like for example jzintv what should i do?
The emulators.cfg isjzintv="/opt/retropie/emulators/jzintv/bin/jzintv -p /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS -q %ROM%" default="jzintv"I should create a shell script like scummVM and change emulators.cfg to point the the script or there is an easy way ?
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There's really no one right answer to that. Sometimes you can just add the xboxdrv command to the emulators.cfg and others by pointing to a shell script.
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Hi all,
i'm just making some test but it's seems to work well.
Create a runcommand-onstart.shnano /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onstart.shthe script will contain a
casestatement where it will execute thexboxdrvconfiguration according to the emulator launched.
The following is just an example, everyone should change the configuration based on their own controller#!/bin/sh case $1 in fba) ;; daphne) ;; scummvm) sudo killall >/dev/null xboxdrv /opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv \ >/dev/null \ --evdev /dev/input/event2 \ --silent \ --detach-kernel-driver \ --force-feedback \ --mimic-xpad \ --dpad-as-button \ --evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1,ABS_Z=x2,ABS_RX=y2 \ --evdev-keymap KEY_#302=a,KEY_#301=b,BTN_DEAD=x,KEY_#300=y,BTN_THUMB=tl,BTN_THUMB2=tr,BTN_BASE5=lb,BTN_BASE6=rb,BTN_TRIGGER=back,KEY_#720=guide,BTN_TOP=start,BTN_TOP2=du,BTN_PINKIE=dr,BTN_BASE=dd,BTN_BASE2=dl,BTN_BASE3=lt,BTN_BASE4=rt \ --calibration x1=-32767:0:32767,y1=-32767:0:32767,x2=-32767:0:32767,y2=-32767:0:32767 \ --axismap -Y1=Y1,-Y2=Y2 \ --ui-axismap x1=REL_X:10,y1=REL_Y:10 \ --ui-buttonmap b=BTN_LEFT,a=BTN_RIGHT,start=KEY_F5 \ --ui-buttonmap guide=void,x=void,y=void,lb=void,rb=void,tl=void,tr=void,lt=void,rt=void,back=void \ --ui-axismap x2=void \ & ;; intellivision) sudo killall >/dev/null xboxdrv /opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv \ >/dev/null \ --evdev /dev/input/event2 \ --detach-kernel-driver \ --force-feedback \ --dpad-as-button \ --trigger-as-button \ --deadzone-trigger 15% \ --deadzone 4000 \ --silent \ --axismap -Y1=Y1,-Y2=Y2 \ --evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1,ABS_Z=x2,ABS_RX=y2,ABS_HAT0X=dpad_x,ABS_HAT0Y=dpad_y \ --evdev-keymap BTN_THUMB2=a,BTN_THUMB=b,BTN_TOP=x,BTN_TRIGGER=y,BTN_BASE3=back,BTN_BASE4=start,BTN_TOP2=lb,BTN_PINKIE=rb,BTN_BASE5=tl,BTN_BASE6=tr,BTN_BASE=lt,BTN_BASE2=rt \ --ui-axismap X1=KEY_S:KEY_D,Y1=KEY_E:KEY_X,X2=KEY_1:KEY_2,Y2=KEY_3:KEY_4,lt+X2=KEY_5:KEY_6,lt+Y2=KEY_7:KEY_8,rt+X2=KEY_9:KEY_0,rt+Y2=KEY_MINUS:KEY_EQUAL \ --ui-buttonmap a=KEY_LEFTSHIFT,b=KEY_HOME,x=KEY_LEFTCTRL,y=KEY_LEFTALT,lb=KEY_F1,rb=KEY_F12,lt=KEY_HOME,rt=KEY_HOME,tl=KEY_HOME,tr=KEY_HOME,du=KEY_E,dd=KEY_X,dl=KEY_S,dr=KEY_D,start=KEY_PAUSE \ --ui-buttonmap back=cycle-key:KEY_F6:KEY_F5 \ --ui-buttonmap guide=void \ & ;; esacMake the script exacutable
sudo chmod +x /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onstart.shNow we need to create the onend script to kill the xboxdrv, otherwise when we exit the emulator the driver remain active
nano /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onend.sh#!/bin/sh sudo killall >/dev/null xboxdrvsudo chmod +x /opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-onend.shI have to do some more test, and maybe create a more complex script with a base configuration for all the emulators and the just the different configuration specific for every emulators.
Also i think it will be possible to create a specific configuration not only for the emulator used but also for the games.
Will share any new info, maybe next week.
Now i need to rest, it was a very long day.
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