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      Grumbles
      last edited by Grumbles

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      Ok my issue with my controllers not being detected by arcade games is back.

      • I have multiple controllers connected (all 8 BitDo Pro 2s)
      • They all work fine in the Retropie menus
      • They all work fine in games for other systems

      Problem: When I start up an Arcade game that allows multiplayer (ex: Turtles in Time), only the controller that is considered plugged into port 1 is detected. It's the only controller I can add coins with, press start with, have any inputs detected at all.

      Anyone know why this is? Why are my Arcade games struggling to detect controllers?

      EDIT: In fact, now it's detecting 2 of the 3 controllers in Arcade games (slots 1 and 3, but not slot 2). I have no idea what's happening here.

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      • mituM
        mitu Global Moderator
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        Post a verbose log (see the docs) on pastebin.com for the game that doesn't work.

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          Grumbles @mitu
          last edited by

          @mitu

          https://pastebin.com/83NeYxnc

          A quick look at it I see:

          [INFO] [udev]: Keyboard #0: "8BitDo Pro 2" (/dev/input/event2).
[INFO] [udev]: Keyboard #1: "" (/dev/input/js2).
[INFO] [udev]: Keyboard #2: "8BitDo Pro 2" (/dev/input/event1).
[INFO] [udev]: Keyboard #3: "" (/dev/input/js1).

          Which seems like it detects only 2 controllers, even though there's 3 plugged in and all 3 are detected elsewhere (and I see 3 popups when the game launches, one for each controller it sees plugged in)

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          • mituM
            mitu Global Moderator @Grumbles
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            @Grumbles said in Controller Issues:

            Which seems like it detects only 2 controllers, [...]

            They're detected as keyboard devices, not gamepads - that may be the reason they're not separately detected.

            Rename the /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg file and re-install lr-fbneo, then try again starting an arcade game to see if multiple controllers are detected correctly.

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              Grumbles @mitu
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              @mitu Before I change things with lr_fbneo, I just checked my mame games (most games I have are fbneo, but a few only run on mame).

              I have the exact same issue with mame games, here's the pastebin: https://pastebin.com/bztL7iqT

              Looks like the controllers are registered as keyboards here too.

              Since it's on both emulators the problem probably lies elsewhere right?

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                Grumbles
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                I just set up a different SD card with a totally fresh image of Retropie on it, and this controller issue doesn't happen there. However, the verbose logs still look weird (3 controllers worked properly here):

                [INFO] [udev]: Keyboard #0: "Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600" (/dev/input/event0).
[INFO] [udev]: Keyboard #1: "Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 Consumer Control" (/dev/input/event1).
[INFO] [udev]: Keyboard #2: "Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 System Control" (/dev/input/event2).
[INFO] [udev]: Keyboard #3: "8BitDo Pro 2" (/dev/input/event4).
[INFO] [udev]: Keyboard #4: "" (/dev/input/js1).
[INFO] [udev]: Keyboard #5: "8BitDo Pro 2" (/dev/input/event5).
[INFO] [udev]: Keyboard #6: "" (/dev/input/js2).
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #0 (/dev/input/event3) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #1 (/dev/input/event4) supports force feedback.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #1 (/dev/input/event4) supports 16 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #2 (/dev/input/event5) supports force feedback.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #2 (/dev/input/event5) supports 16 force feedback effects.

                I'm so confused and frustrated, I don't know what is happening here. Maybe I just have to start completely from scratch and reset up my entire Retropie image?

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                • mituM
                  mitu Global Moderator @Grumbles
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                  @Grumbles said in Controller Issues:

                  I'm so confused and frustrated, I don't know what is happening here. Maybe I just have to start completely from scratch and reset up my entire Retropie image?

                  Since it only happens on the arcade system, my advice was to reset the RetroArch configuration for it - as I mentioned on my previous reply. Did you try that ?

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                    Grumbles @mitu
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                    @mitu said in Controller Issues:

                    Rename the /opt/retropie/configs/arcade/retroarch.cfg file and re-install lr-fbneo

                    How do I "re-install lr-fbneo"? I've been trying to figure out how and I can't find the documenation I need.

                    Also, after more investigation, what appears to be going on is whichever controller is connected to "port 2" is the one that doesn't work. If I plug in 4 controllers, doesn't matter which controller goes where, 1 3 and 4 work, and the controller in port 2 doesn't work (only for arcade).

                    This is my retroarch.cfg: https://pastebin.com/C3G0X5m2

                    By the way, thanks for all the help.

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                    • mituM
                      mitu Global Moderator
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                      @Grumbles said in Controller Issues:

                      How do I "re-install lr-fbneo"? I've been trying to figure out how and I can't find the documenation I need.

                      https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Updating-RetroPie/#updatinginstalling-individual-packages

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                        Grumbles @mitu
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                        @mitu This seems to have solved the issue, thanks!

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