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    RetroPie 4.0.2 and dualshock, hotkeys not working

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    • meleuM
      meleu @bkibalo
      last edited by meleu

      @bkibalo every core (RetroArch emulator) has its own config file. The path is /opt/retropie/configs/SYSTEM_NAME/retroarch.cfg.
      Can you put in pastebin.com the content of your mame and snes retroarch.cfg?

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      • dankcushionsD
        dankcushions Global Moderator
        last edited by

        guess: they're not using a libretro mame core.

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          bkibalo
          last edited by

          Ok everyone thanks for replies and sorry for not getting back sooner.

          Here are the contents of my mame config (mame-mame4all)

          Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line

          input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/mame-mame4all/"

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

          Here are the contents of the snes config file (both files are named retroarch.cfg)

          Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line

          input_remapping_directory = "/opt/retropie/configs/snes/"

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

          I'm not seeing anything obvious here, the files are very short (obviously). There are a number of other files, I'll look into those. For example, under snes there is emulators.cfg, retroarch.cfg and snes9x.cfg

          Under the mame4all directory there are emulators.cfg, mame.cfg and retroarch.cfg

          Upon further testing, the hotkeys also work in N64 emulator; I haven't tried any others just yet.

          thanks again!

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          • meleuM
            meleu @bkibalo
            last edited by meleu

            @bkibalo Please use markdown to format your posts - see http://commonmark.org/help/

            can you confirm: the hotkeys works on SNES and don't in mame.

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              Spectreman @bkibalo
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              @bkibalo I had this problems with a generic controller, after toying with the configuration. For me, was easier just to delete the configs files (by Windows Explorer) and reboot the system.

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                bkibalo @meleu
                last edited by

                @meleu yes the hotkeys work in SNES and n64 (not sure about other emulators) but do not work at all in MAME. For MAME I have to unplug power or plug in a keyboard and hit ESC to back out of games. Keyboard is non-ideal due to the plugged in accessory. The best part about the dual shock controllers is having the wireless capability. Thanks!

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                  bkibalo
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                  Hey guys - another update. I got some time to mess around tonight with the system. I copied all my roms to the liberato mame directory and the hotkeys work. So without testing every single emulator out right now, it seems like the problem is isolated to the mame4all emulator. Hope this helps!

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                  • BuZzB
                    BuZz administrators
                    last edited by

                    The standalone mame4all emulator doesn't use hotkeys. The hotkeys are for the libretro emulator cores. There is a libretro mame4all though and lr-mame2003 core you can use

                    To help us help you - please make sure you read the sticky topics before posting - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

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                      bkibalo @BuZz
                      last edited by

                      @BuZz I guess that is the answer then. I think @dankcushions brought this up earlier too. Thanks for your help everyone!

                      Any idea why there are 4 to 6 mame cores offered? Now I have something else to look into :)

                      thanks again!

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                      • meleuM
                        meleu @bkibalo
                        last edited by

                        @bkibalo this post has useful MAME info:
                        https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2859/how-to-use-mame-with-retropie-help-guide

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