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    Dolphin Controller Not Working

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    • 90sgamer9
      90sgamer @retropieuser555
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      @retropieuser555 can you help please

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        Kiron @abj
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        @abj said in Dolphin Controller Not Working:

        @Nut-Nibbler

        Support for RPi5 is in heavy development, so for now, to have access to the Gui, you have to do this :

        Run from terminal window:

        nano /opt/retropie/configs/gc/emulators.cfg
        

        Add this line:

        dolphin-editor = "XINIT-WMC:/opt/retropie/emulators/dolphin/bin/dolphin-emu"
        

        In the end, the file it will be like this:

        dolphin = "XINIT-WM:/opt/retropie/emulators/dolphin/bin/dolphin-emu-nogui -e %ROM%"
        dolphin-gui = "XINIT-WM:/opt/retropie/emulators/dolphin/bin/dolphin-emu -b -e %ROM%"
        dolphin-editor = "XINIT-WMC:/opt/retropie/emulators/dolphin/bin/dolphin-emu"
        default = "dolphin-gui"
        

        Press ctrl+o and ctrl+x to save and exit from terminal.

        Start a game and choose from runcommand menu the dolphin-editor. This will open Dolphin GUI, where you can change the parameters of the emulator and configure the controller

        @abj Lifesaver! worked like a charm, any suggestions on how to set the hotkey to exit dolphin back to emulationstation ?

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        • sugarfreeS
          sugarfree @Kiron
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          @Kiron you can do this from Options > Hotkey Settings.

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            Kiron @sugarfree
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            @sugarfree Thanks! Working great now.

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              pedee @sugarfree
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              @sugarfree Hi, I’ve already tried everything possible and haven’t gotten any results so far. With this method, the runcommand menu only shows me "dolphin," "dolphin-gui," and "dolphin-lr." I’ve tried all three, but no editor or anything similar opens up. The game starts normally, and I have to quit with ESC. Any ideas?

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              • sugarfreeS
                sugarfree @pedee
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                @pedee

                What are the results from this command? :

                nano /opt/retropie/configs/gc/emulators.cfg
                
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                  pedee @sugarfree
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                  @sugarfree Thank you for the respond. I've already found a solution. When starting a Wii game, the editor wasn't displayed. However, I tried with a GameCube game, and there I was able to launch the editor via the runcommand, allowing me to configure the controls for the Wii as well. :)

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                  • sugarfreeS
                    sugarfree @pedee
                    last edited by sugarfree

                    @pedee
                    You can add the GUI for the Wii games, it's the same instructions with a small change

                    Run from terminal window:

                    nano /opt/retropie/configs/wii/emulators.cfg
                    

                    Add this line:

                    dolphin-editor = "XINIT-WMC:/opt/retropie/emulators/dolphin/bin/dolphin-emu"
                    

                    Press ctrl+o and ctrl+x to save and exit from terminal.

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                      pedee @sugarfree
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                      @sugarfree That makes sense. I could have thought of this earlier. Big thanks!

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                        maliclandrea @abj
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                        @abj @sugarfree

                        First off not a coder here. I was also having a problem with your solution not working noticed that your extra line of code had "XINIT-WMC" where the original lines only had "XINIT-WM" so I removed the C and it worked.... no idea why.

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                        • sugarfreeS
                          sugarfree @maliclandrea
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                          @maliclandrea
                          I am glad you found the solution to your issue. To tell the truth, I don't remember what the -C does. I summarized the instructions from this topic here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/35203/dolphin-gamecube-wiiware-wii-compatibility-on-pi-5/79?_=1736877049462

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                          • retropieuser555R
                            retropieuser555 @sugarfree
                            last edited by retropieuser555

                            @sugarfree it changes line 950 below in runcommand.sh's matchbox parameters.

                            If it's XINIT-WMC the window opens with a cursor visible. XINIT-WM it hides the cursor

                            https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/blob/master/scriptmodules/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh

                            Totally off topic, I'm debating experimenting and seeing if I can use Labwc as the window manager instead seeing as X11 isn't as efficient and outdated. You can even see it in things like the Ocarina or Majora's Mask PC Ports, using matchbox it's slower in the title menu than if I use a different window manager.

                            I doubt it'd affect dolphin much as most of the slowdowns it feels are caused by certain effects that the Vulkan or opengl drivers on raspberry pi don't have a handle on

                            Pi 5 4GB

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