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    non-libretro emulator for 4.8 rpi4

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    • windgW
      windg
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      There many non libretro emulators. For example, PPSSPP, Redream, Hatari, Vice...

      My English isn't at a good level.

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      • jamrom2J
        jamrom2 @sshht
        last edited by jamrom2

        @sshht

        I assume you mean non-libretro MAME emulaor by the sounds of it.

        You can use the base MAME and MAME4ALL as well.

        Have you tried to reassign the keys yet? You can do it in any Libretro based emulator by using a USB controller and "hotkey" (should be "select" on a SNES style) and "X" button. This will break you into the settings/config menu of the lr-based emulator you are working with. From there...

        Go to Setting --> Input --> Hotkeys --> disable the hot key then scroll down to "Quit Retroach" and set it to whatever button you have "ESC" mapped to on the IPAC.

        That should work.

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          sshht @jamrom2
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          @jamrom2

          Yes, I mean non-libretro MAME emulator.
          I didn't think MAME or MAME4ALL was supported in 4.8? I go to packages and try to install MAME4ALL and it says it's not supported. Is there another way to install MAME4ALL?

          The only thing that worries me about disabling the hot key with the SNES controller is that I like to be able to use SELECT-START to exit a game when using the USB controllers (playing NES/SNES).

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @sshht
            last edited by

            @sshht said in non-libretro emulator for 4.8 rpi4:

            Is there another way to install MAME4ALL?

            No, it's not compatible with a Pi4, and advmame 0.94 also.

            The only thing that worries me about disabling the hot key with the SNES controller is that I like to be able to use SELECT-START to exit a game when using the USB controllers (playing NES/SNES).

            USB controllers are configured separately from a keyboard-type controller - is the IPAC configured as a keyboard or as a gamepad ? You can still have the Hotkey Enable button set for an USB controller and leave it unset for the IPAC.

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              sshht @mitu
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              @mitu

              IPAC is configured as keyboard.

              So if I want the Hotkey Enable button set for ONLY the USB controllers and leave it unset for the IPAC is that just editing the retroarch in the "ARCADE" config folder? Or how would I do that?

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator
                last edited by

                How did you configure your IPAC ? Did you edit the a configuration file or used the EmulationStation input mapping menu ?

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                • FloobF
                  Floob @sshht
                  last edited by Floob

                  @sshht
                  For what its worth you can see me mucking about several years ago here disabling the hot key and setting the keyboard mapping.
                  https://bit.ly/3tMUaqL

                  From what I remember the hotkey will still be fine for the controller as it wont read the keyboard binds it'll use its own config.

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                    sshht @mitu
                    last edited by

                    @mitu
                    Used the EmulationStation input mapping menu that you get when you first load retropie.

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                      sshht @Floob
                      last edited by

                      @Floob
                      Thanks. I'll check that out.
                      Do you use USB controllers in addition to your bartop buttons?

                      I use both usb controllers and bartop buttons + IPAC (which emulates keyboard)

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                      • mituM
                        mitu Global Moderator @sshht
                        last edited by

                        @sshht said in non-libretro emulator for 4.8 rpi4:

                        Used the EmulationStation input mapping menu that you get when you first load retropie

                        Then it means the configuration settings are saved in the global retroarch.cfg. If you've chosen a hotkey enable button during setup, it was set there. You can override it, disabling the hotkey, per-system (arcade for instance), so that you can use the Esc mapped key to exit, but this also means that any hotkey dependent actions should also be disabled - save/load/reset/menu.

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                          sshht @mitu
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                          @mitu

                          Yes, I really only use the retroarch.cfg in the \config\all directory for everything.

                          I attempted to disabled the hotkey function and add the exit function to my \config\all\arcade\retroarch.cfg file using the following, but still didn't work:

                          input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/arcade/"
                          input_enable_hotkey = "nul"
                          input_exit_emulator = "escape"

                          #include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"

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                          • mituM
                            mitu Global Moderator
                            last edited by

                            The configuration looks correct. What emulator are you using when testing it ? Do you also have a gamepad connected ?

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                              sshht @mitu
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                              @mitu

                              I'm using lr-mame2003. And yes, i have the usb gamepads connected while I launch the arcade.

                              I bet if I disconnect the gamepads I could exit the game with 'esc' key on keyboard (or IPAC since that's mapped to esc).

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                              • FloobF
                                Floob @sshht
                                last edited by

                                @sshht
                                Out of interest, what happens if you hold the hotkey on the controller, and then press exit on the IPAC?

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                                  sshht @Floob
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                                  @Floob

                                  Good idea. Yes, if I hit the hotkey on my USB gamepad and then hit ESC keyboard key / IPAC button that is mapped to ESC, then it exits the arcade game successfully.

                                  I guess I could program a combination of SELECT + ESC on my IPAC instead of just using ESC eh?

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                                  • FloobF
                                    Floob @sshht
                                    last edited by

                                    @sshht
                                    It might help if you zip up or pastebin your retroarch.cfgs in case there is something obvious in one of them. I'm assuming you dont have a game specific one.

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                                      sshht @Floob
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                                      @Floob

                                      attached retroarch cfg below

                                      retroarch-arcade

                                      retroarch-all

                                      retroarch-mame-libretro

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                                      • FloobF
                                        Floob @sshht
                                        last edited by

                                        @sshht
                                        And if you comment out the hotkey enable button line in your controller file, does your IPAC exit with the single esc press?
                                        I think you're right in the easiest way would be for you to use the hotkey on the IPAC unless you wrote a script to change the controller cfg based on the system that you loaded.

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                                          sshht @Floob
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                                          @Floob

                                          Are you saying to comment out the "input_enable_hotkey_btn = "6" found in my \config\all\retroarch-joypads\USB,2-axis 8-button gamepad .cfg ?

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                                          • mituM
                                            mitu Global Moderator @sshht
                                            last edited by

                                            @sshht said in non-libretro emulator for 4.8 rpi4:

                                            I bet if I disconnect the gamepads I could exit the game with 'esc' key on keyboard (or IPAC since that's mapped to esc).

                                            Have you tried that ? Disconnecting the gamepads will ensure no hotkey gets set in any input profile.

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