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    Guide: Advanced Controller Mappings

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    • mediamogulM
      mediamogul Global Moderator @Capt_MorganCreek
      last edited by

      @Capt_MorganCreek

      Not a problem. Thank you for posting your findings. I'm glad it's working well now.

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      • mediamogulM
        mediamogul Global Moderator
        last edited by mediamogul

        I removed all references to altering emulator.cfg files for key-mapping a system/port in favor of an easily sustainable and much simpler approach using a basic if/else statement. Anyone having trouble with this in the past may wish to reexamine the process. @MadHorse's more advanced case statement technique remains the same.

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        • ExarKunIvE
          ExarKunIv
          last edited by ExarKunIv

          do you need to have the latest kernel installed.
          i have kernel 4.1.21-v7+. per Xbox360 wireless controllers - receiver connectivity issues

          im also have a 8bitdo. I know that Rion had problems with getting his to work.

          im just starting out some where

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          • mediamogulM
            mediamogul Global Moderator @ExarKunIv
            last edited by

            @ExarKunIv

            I believe that's only necessary when using xboxdrv as a driver for an actual Xbox controller. I've never had to worry about a particular kernel version myself.

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            • ExarKunIvE
              ExarKunIv
              last edited by

              ok cool.

              one less thing for me to worry about.
              guess it is just in my coding.

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              • ExarKunIvE
                ExarKunIv
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                So i have been messing around trying to get to work.
                so far i have go a whole lot of nothing.

                I have done what the advance guide said with a little tweeking for my controler

                here is my controler info

                I: Bus=0005 Vendor=3810 Product=0009 Version=0100
                N: Name="8Bitdo FC30 Pro"
                P: Phys=b8:27:eb:47:c7:78
                S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/soc/3f201000.uart/tty/ttyAMA0/hci0/hci0:11/0005:3810:0009.0003/input/input8
                U: Uniq=e4:17:d8:7a:6a:7d
                H: Handlers=js0 event2
                B: PROP=0
                B: EV=1b
                B: KEY=ffff0000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                B: ABS=30627
                B: MSC=10
                
                

                and when i run

                
                ls /dev/input/by-id/
                usb-1d57_ad02-event-kbd         usb-_Mini_Keyboard-event-kbd
                usb-1d57_ad02-if01-event-mouse  usb-_Mini_Keyboard-if01-event-mouse
                usb-1d57_ad02-if01-mouse        usb-_Mini_Keyboard-if01-mouse
                
                

                no id for my controller so i have to use the event number

                my script

                #!/bin/sh
                ## Uncomment one or all of the following if you need to find some information about the emulator or roms
                ## Name of the emulator
                #echo $1 >> /dev/shm/runcommand.log
                
                ## Name of the software used for running the emulation
                #echo $2 >> /dev/shm/runcommand.log
                
                ## Name of the rom
                #echo $3 >> /dev/shm/runcommand.log
                
                ##Executed command line
                #echo $4 >> /dev/shm/runcommand.log
                
                
                ### The FUN begins
                #Get ROM name striping full path
                rom="${3##*/}"
                
                ### Set variables for your joypad and emulator
                ### Basic Configuraions - Standard controller mappings 
                8BitDo ="/opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv >/dev/null \
                        --evdev /dev/input/event2 \
                	--silent \
                	--detach-kernel-driver \
                	--force-feedback \
                	--mimic-xpad \
                        --dpad-as-button \
                        --trigger-as-button \
                	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1,ABS_Z=x2,ABS_RZ=y2,ABS_HAT0X=dpad_x,ABS_HAT0Y=dpad_y \
                	--evdev-keymap KEY_#304=a,KEY_#305=b,KEY_#307=x,KEY_#308=y,KEY_#312=lt,KEY_#313=rt,KEY_#310=lb,KEY_#311=rb,KEY_#317=tl,KEY_#318=tr,KEY_#314=back,KEY_#315=start \
                	--calibration x1=-32767:0:32767,y1=-32767:0:32767,x2=-32767:0:32767,y2=-32767:0:32767"
                
                
                ### Extended Configurations
                ### Specific emulator configuration or any other parameters you will need only for some emulators
                scummVM="--axismap -Y1=Y1,-Y2=Y2 \
                	--ui-axismap x1=REL_X:10,y1=REL_Y:10 \
                	--ui-buttonmap a=BTN_LEFT,b=BTN_RIGHT,start=KEY_F5,back=KEY_ESC \
                	--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"
                
                amiga="--axismap -Y1=Y1,-Y2=Y2 \
                	--ui-axismap x2=REL_X:1,y2=REL_Y:1 \
                	--ui-axismap x1=KEY_LEFT:KEY_RIGHT,y1=KEY_DOWN:KEY_UP \
                	--ui-buttonmap du=KEY_UP,dd=KEY_DOWN,dl=KEY_LEFT,dr=KEY_RIGHT \
                	--ui-buttonmap lt=BTN_LEFT,rt=BTN_RIGHT,start=KEY_ESC,back=KEY_LEFTCTRL,y=KEY_SPACE,a=KEY_LEFTCTRL,b=KEY_LEFTALT,x=KEY_LEFTSHIFT \
                	--ui-buttonmap guide=void,tl=void,lt=void,rt=void,back=void \
                	--ui-axismap x2=void"
                
                fourway="--four-way-restrictor"
                
                invert="--ui-buttonmap du=KEY_DOWN,dd=KEY_UP"
                
                ### Kill Command
                xboxkill="sudo killall >/dev/null xboxdrv"
                
                ### Execute the driver with the configuration you need
                # $1 is the name of the emulation, not the name of the software used
                # it is intellivision not jzintv
                case $1 in
                
                	mame-libretro)
                	;;
                
                	fba)
                		case $rom in
                			"amidar.zip"|"atetris.zip"|"puckman.zip") # Configuration used only for these ROMs
                				$xboxkill
                				joycommand="$8BitDo $fourway &"
                				eval $joycommand
                			;;
                			*) # Configuration for every other ROMs on this emulator
                				$xboxkill
                				joycommand="$8BitDo &"
                				eval $joycommand
                			;;
                		esac
                	;;
                
                	daphne)
                	;;
                
                	scummvm)
                		$xboxkill
                		joycommand="$8BitDo $scummVM &"
                		eval $joycommand
                	;;
                
                	amiga)
                		$xboxkill
                		joycommand="$8BitDo $amiga &"
                		eval $joycommand
                	;;
                
                	intellivision)
                	;;
                esac
                

                My system is
                Raspberry pi 3 running 4.1
                im trying to get my 8Bitdo FC30 Pro to do anything, if i can get something i can build from there.

                I have been only focused on scummVM. so i know that the other Emulators have things wrong

                right now i have nothing.

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                • mediamogulM
                  mediamogul Global Moderator @ExarKunIv
                  last edited by mediamogul

                  @ExarKunIv

                  Since you're just focusing on ScummVM at the moment, try running the full command, minus >/dev/null from the command line and see if it launches cleanly. All together, that woud be:

                  /opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv \
                  	--evdev /dev/input/event2 \
                  	--silent \
                  	--detach-kernel-driver \
                  	--force-feedback \
                  	--mimic-xpad \
                  	--dpad-as-button \
                  	--trigger-as-button \
                  	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1,ABS_Z=x2,ABS_RZ=y2,ABS_HAT0X=dpad_x,ABS_HAT0Y=dpad_y \
                  	--evdev-keymap KEY_#304=a,KEY_#305=b,KEY_#307=x,KEY_#308=y,KEY_#312=lt,KEY_#313=rt,KEY_#310=lb,KEY_#311=rb,KEY_#317=tl,KEY_#318=tr,KEY_#314=back,KEY_#315=start \
                  	--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 a=BTN_LEFT,b=BTN_RIGHT,start=KEY_F5,back=KEY_ESC \
                  	--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
                  

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                  • ExarKunIvE
                    ExarKunIv
                    last edited by

                    @mediamogul
                    thanks for the input

                    at first i got nothing, but then i put sudo in the front and i got this

                    xboxdrv 0.8.8 - http://pingus.seul.org/~grumbel/xboxdrv/
                    Copyright © 2008-2011 Ingo Ruhnke <grumbel@gmail.com>
                    Licensed under GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
                    This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
                    This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain
                    conditions; see the file COPYING for details.
                    
                    
                    Your Xbox/Xbox360 controller should now be available as:
                      /dev/input/js1
                      /dev/input/event3
                    
                    Press Ctrl-C to quit
                    

                    and it worked.
                    so it seems like i don't have the rights to have it run automatically.
                    or that is what it seems to me.

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                    • mediamogulM
                      mediamogul Global Moderator @ExarKunIv
                      last edited by mediamogul

                      @ExarKunIv said in Guide: Advanced Controller Mappings:

                      so it seems like i don't have the rights to have it run automatically.

                      You are exactly right. When the guide was written, I had extra steps in there that allowed xboxdrv to run at a user level because it was necessary for a certain part. I have since revised the guide to simplify the approach and it can now be used without those extra steps and apparently I overlooked correcting the case statement to account for this. I'll amend the guide.

                      Edit: In short, just add sudo to your case statement as you did above and it should work.

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                      • ExarKunIvE
                        ExarKunIv
                        last edited by

                        thank you so much.

                        glad that my problem will be able to help others also
                        :)

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                        • ExarKunIvE
                          ExarKunIv
                          last edited by

                          still no go.

                          have been messing around with my runcommand-onstart.sh
                          and still it will not launch

                          if [ "$1" = "scummvm" ]
                          then
                          sudo killall > /dev/null 2>&1 xboxdrv
                          sudo /opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv > /dev/null 2>&1 \
                              >/dev/null \
                              --evdev /dev/input/event2 \
                          	--silent \
                          	--detach-kernel-driver \
                          	--force-feedback \
                          	--mimic-xpad \
                          	--dpad-as-button \
                          	--trigger-as-button \
                          	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1,ABS_Z=x2,ABS_RZ=y2,ABS_HAT0X=dpad_x,ABS_HAT0Y=dpad_y \
                          	--evdev-keymap KEY_#304=a,KEY_#305=b,KEY_#307=x,KEY_#308=y,KEY_#312=lt,KEY_#313=rt,KEY_#310=lb,KEY_#311=rb,KEY_#317=tl,KEY_#318=tr,KEY_#314=back,KEY_#315=start \
                          	--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 a=BTN_LEFT,b=BTN_RIGHT,start=KEY_F5,back=KEY_ESC \
                          	--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
                          &
                          fi
                          

                          is what i have.
                          it seems like the runcommand it not starting.

                          do i need a

                          #!/bin/sh
                          

                          at the start?

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                          • mediamogulM
                            mediamogul Global Moderator @ExarKunIv
                            last edited by

                            @ExarKunIv said in Guide: Advanced Controller Mappings:

                            do i need a

                            #!/bin/sh
                            

                            at the start?

                            I would definitely try it.

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                            • ExarKunIvE
                              ExarKunIv
                              last edited by

                              still nothing

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                              • mediamogulM
                                mediamogul Global Moderator @ExarKunIv
                                last edited by

                                @ExarKunIv

                                Try changing:

                                	--ui-axismap x2=void
                                

                                to:

                                	--ui-axismap x2=void \
                                

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                                • mediamogulM
                                  mediamogul Global Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  Also, remove the fifth line in your command:

                                      >/dev/null \
                                  

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                                  • ExarKunIvE
                                    ExarKunIv @mediamogul
                                    last edited by

                                    @mediamogul

                                    that did it.

                                    the controls work great.
                                    Thank you so much

                                    a quick thing. the mouse pointer slowly moves up.
                                    where in my config would control that.

                                    #!/bin/sh
                                    
                                    if [ "$1" = "scummvm" ]
                                    then
                                    sudo killall > /dev/null 2>&1 xboxdrv
                                    sudo /opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv > /dev/null 2>&1 \
                                        --evdev /dev/input/event2 \
                                    	--silent \
                                    	--detach-kernel-driver \
                                    	--force-feedback \
                                    	--mimic-xpad \
                                    	--dpad-as-button \
                                    	--trigger-as-button \
                                    	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1,ABS_Z=x2,ABS_RZ=y2,ABS_HAT0X=dpad_x,ABS_HAT0Y=dpad_y \
                                    	--evdev-keymap KEY_#304=a,KEY_#305=b,KEY_#307=x,KEY_#308=y,KEY_#312=lt,KEY_#313=rt,KEY_#310=lb,KEY_#311=rb,KEY_#317=tl,KEY_#318=tr,KEY_#314=back,KEY_#315=start \
                                    	--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 a=BTN_LEFT,b=BTN_RIGHT,start=KEY_F5,back=KEY_ESC \
                                    	--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 \
                                    &
                                    fi
                                    

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                                    • mediamogulM
                                      mediamogul Global Moderator @ExarKunIv
                                      last edited by

                                      @ExarKunIv

                                      You can change the cursor speed by altering:

                                      --ui-axismap x1=REL_X:10,y1=REL_Y:10 \
                                      

                                      Changing the number 10 anything higher will increase the speed. It can also be brought down as low as 01 to decrease the speed as well.

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                                      • ExarKunIvE
                                        ExarKunIv @mediamogul
                                        last edited by

                                        @mediamogul

                                        again I thank you

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                                        • mediamogulM
                                          mediamogul Global Moderator @ExarKunIv
                                          last edited by

                                          @ExarKunIv

                                          Not a problem. Thanks to you as well. Without this issue, the guide would have remained essentially broken.

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                                          • ExarKunIvE
                                            ExarKunIv
                                            last edited by

                                            now that i have something to go off that is working, im trying to get more configs to work for other systems.

                                            so my question is how to you let the system know that you want the axismap to be fore a joystick.

                                            im trying to get my apple 2 to work. i go the keyboard going :)
                                            just need it to see my axismap as a joystick not a mouse, or will do it do that automatically?

                                            i want to try my best before i post my config and have someone point out what im doing wrong. need to learn it somehow :P

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