Player 1 controller can no longer move down

largetree

When playing an arcade game I hit a right trigger buttons and it popped up a crappy looking controller mapping screen. I tried to back out of it but in doing so, I deleted the ability to move down. So I tried to reconfigure controller, didn't work. Tried resetting controller config, didn't work. Tried to remap the ability to move down, didn't work.

I Google and try to find same scenario but I haven't seen anyone talk about a configuration menu popping up in middle of arcade. All other emulators work, can move down. Player 2 3 and 4 can move down in arcade. All arcade games player 1 cannot move down.

AlexMurphy

@largetree If you post some actual details someone might be able to help you.

largetree

@AlexMurphy I'm a retropie noob, just got it, what details are needed?

AlexMurphy

@largetree read the stickie at the top of the page.

largetree

@AlexMurphy it's version 4.1.
Using ps3 wireless controller

AlexMurphy

@largetree which emulator? Can you describe the menu other than "crappy"?

largetree

@AlexMurphy it is arcade emulator, that's what it's called on main screen and in settings. When I said crappy, I was meaning compared to the normal looking menus, this one was black and white, and had poor looking text compared to other menus. It came up by hitting right trigger or right bumper. I can no longer get it to pull up or I would reconfigure the down myself. I know I'm not giving much info, I'm a noob to this. Frustrating

pjft

@largetree must be mame 2003. Use R2 to launch that menu. Hope that you can navigate it still, either with player 1 or other controllers. Let us know if it doesn't help. There could be a way to just delete the configuration.

AlexMurphy

@largetree There is no single "arcade" emulator. There are quite a few that run on RetroPie. Without knowing which one I would just be guessing.

largetree

@pjft it doesn't launch it now

largetree

@largetree mame 2003

AlexMurphy

@largetree Do you have a USB keyboard?

largetree

@AlexMurphy I don't, only have my laptop. I can get one from someone though

AlexMurphy

@largetree it's just to be able to move down. You said player 2 3 & 4 work so I assume you have another controller. Go into the RetroPie Setup script in the main menu. Choose configuration / tools. Then 810 emulationstation - Emula.... Then choose clear / reset. Make sure below that auto config is set to enabled This should wipe your current config and allow you to reset it. This will copy the controller config over to the emulators once completed.

largetree

@AlexMurphy I'll try that thank u

largetree

@largetree unfortunately I don't have an 810 it skips it

AlexMurphy

@largetree update the setup script first to update to the latest.

AlexMurphy

@largetree the latest is 4.1.19, well 2 days ago when I last updated anyway.

largetree

@largetree have 808 that brings up same thing though, reset input configuration

pjft

@largetree Hi.

It seems you just messed up the mame2003 configuration. It should be manageable - even if, worst case scenario, we just delete the right configuration files. :)

It is not related to the EmulationStation controller configuration settings.

So, to confirm:

The controllers work well in other emulators? [Yes?]
Do Players 2, 3 and 4 still retain the ability to move down in the same emulator? [Yes?]
Can you not access that menu via another controller's R2 button, as player 2, 3 or 4? [No?]
Can you not access that menu via player 1's R2 button, and then move as player 2, 3 or 4? [No?]
Did you lose the ability to move in all games in that emulator, or just in one particular game?

Let us know. In particular, the last answer would determine whether we'd need to find the global settings file to delete, or just the rom-specific settings.

In particular, in your <rom folder>/mame2003/cfg , there should be some cfg files. Let us know what are its contents. Exit EmulationStation by pressing F4 (or login to your Pi via SSH) and run the following:

ls -l /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/mame2003/cfg