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    Guide: Advanced Controller Mappings

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      dunnieboy
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      I am about to try this. I am going to attempt to use a PS4 controller to map a mouse in DosBOX. I have tried Joymap and only got the mouse to move around not capture clicks.

      I see that Lakka has default mouse capture, but I prefer retropie by far for customization.

      I am hoping this will solve my issue.

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      • mediamogulM
        mediamogul Global Moderator @dunnieboy
        last edited by mediamogul

        @dunnieboy said in Guide: Advanced Controller Mappings:

        I see that Lakka has default mouse capture, but I prefer retropie by far for customization.

        You're better off all around. The standalone DOSBox is just more flexible and has less overhead, allowing some of the more complicated and intensive DOS titles to run on the Pi.

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          dunnieboy @mediamogul
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          @mediamogul awesome ...well ... prepare for an onslaught of pleas for help =)

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          • mediamogulM
            mediamogul Global Moderator @dunnieboy
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            @dunnieboy

            I'll try to answer them as best I can.

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              dunnieboy @mediamogul
              last edited by dunnieboy

              @mediamogul Ok .. here goes ...

              I am going to step through what I did first, and ask questions along the way.

              pi@retropie:~ $ cat /proc/bus/input/devices
              

              returned

              I: Bus=0003 Vendor=054c Product=09cc Version=0111
              N: Name="Sony Interactive Entertainment Wireless Controller"
              P: Phys=usb-3f980000.usb-1.5/input3
              S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.5/1-1.5:1.3/0003:054C:09CC.0004/input/input0
              U: Uniq=
              H: Handlers=js0 event0
              B: PROP=0
              B: EV=1b
              B: KEY=3fff0000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
              B: ABS=3003f
              B: MSC=10
              
              I: Bus=0003 Vendor=046d Product=404d Version=0111
              N: Name="Logitech K400 Plus"
              P: Phys=usb-3f980000.usb-1.4:1
              S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.4/1-1.4:1.2/0003:046D:C52B.0003/0003:046D:404D.0005/input/input1
              U: Uniq=
              H: Handlers=sysrq kbd leds mouse0 event1
              B: PROP=0
              B: EV=12001f
              B: KEY=3007f 0 0 0 0 83ffff 17aff32d bf544446 0 0 ffff0001 130f97 8b17c007 ffff73fa d941dfff febeffdf ffefffff ffffffff fffffffe
              B: REL=1c3
              B: ABS=1 0
              B: MSC=10
              B: LED=1f
              

              ls /dev/input/by-id

              usb-Logitech_USB_Receiver-if02-event-mouse
              usb-Logitech_USB_Receiver-if02-mouse
              usb-Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_Wireless_Controller-if03-event-joystick
              usb-Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_Wireless_Controller-if03-joystick
              

              sudo nano /etc/rc.local

              #!/bin/sh -e
              #
              # rc.local
              #
              # This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
              # Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
              # value on error.
              #
              # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
              # bits.
              #
              # By default this script does nothing.
              
              # Print the IP address
              _IP=$(hostname -I) || true
              if [ "$_IP" ]; then
                printf "My IP address is %s\n" "$_IP"
              fi
              
              sudo /opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv \
              	--evdev /dev/input/event0 \
              	--silent \
              	--detach-kernel-driver \
              	--force-feedback \
              	--deadzone-trigger 15% \
              	--deadzone 4000 \
              	--device-name "donotroller" \
              	--mimic-xpad \
              	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1,ABS_Z=x2,ABS_RZ=y2,ABS_RX=lt,ABS_RY=rt,ABS_HAT0X=dpad_x,ABS_HAT0Y=dpad_y \
              	--evdev-keymap BTN_EAST=a,BTN_C=b,BTN_SOUTH=x,BTN_NORTH=y,BTN_WEST=lb,BTN_Z=rb,BTN_START=tl,BTN_SELECT=tr,BTN_THUMBL=guide,BTN_TL2=back,BTN_TR2=start \
              	&
              
              exit 0
              

              sudo reboot and cat /proc/bus/input/devices

              I: Bus=0003 Vendor=054c Product=09cc Version=0111
              N: Name="Sony Interactive Entertainment Wireless Controller"
              P: Phys=usb-3f980000.usb-1.5/input3
              S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.5/1-1.5:1.3/0003:054C:09CC.0004/input/input0
              U: Uniq=
              H: Handlers=js0 event0
              B: PROP=0
              B: EV=1b
              B: KEY=3fff0000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
              B: ABS=3003f
              B: MSC=10
              
              I: Bus=0003 Vendor=046d Product=404d Version=0111
              N: Name="Logitech K400 Plus"
              P: Phys=usb-3f980000.usb-1.4:1
              S: Sysfs=/devices/platform/soc/3f980000.usb/usb1/1-1/1-1.4/1-1.4:1.2/0003:046D:C52B.0003/0003:046D:404D.0005/input/input1
              U: Uniq=
              H: Handlers=sysrq kbd leds mouse0 event1
              B: PROP=0
              B: EV=12001f
              B: KEY=3007f 0 0 0 0 83ffff 17aff32d bf544446 0 0 ffff0001 130f97 8b17c007 ffff73fa d941dfff febeffdf ffefffff ffffffff fffffffe
              B: REL=1c3
              B: ABS=1 0
              B: MSC=10
              B: LED=1f
              
              I: Bus=0003 Vendor=045e Product=028e Version=0110
              N: Name="Microsoft X-Box 360 pad"
              P: Phys=
              S: Sysfs=/devices/virtual/input/input2
              U: Uniq=
              H: Handlers=js1 event2
              B: PROP=0
              B: EV=20000b
              B: KEY=7cdb0000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
              B: ABS=3003f
              B: FF=1 3f870000 0 0
              

              I would have thought I would see "donotroller" as a device - what did I do wrong ???

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              • mediamogulM
                mediamogul Global Moderator @dunnieboy
                last edited by mediamogul

                @dunnieboy

                Not all controllers have a unique event name. I believe you said you were wanting to map your PS4 controller and it appears to be listed above under the name "Sony Interactive Entertainment Wireless Controller". It's event handler is "event0", so you'll need to use "event0" to move on to the next steps.

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                  dunnieboy @mediamogul
                  last edited by dunnieboy

                  @mediamogul Ok ... I figured out that it was the --mimic -xpad \ that was preventing the controller from being renamed. Do I need that line ?

                  I know have ...

                  I: Bus=0000 Vendor=0000 Product=0000 Version=0000
                  N: Name="donotroller"
                  P: Phys=
                  S: Sysfs=/devices/virtual/input/input2
                  U: Uniq=
                  H: Handlers=js1 event2
                  B: PROP=0
                  B: EV=20000b
                  B: KEY=7cdb0000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
                  B: ABS=3061b
                  B: FF=1 3f870000 0 0
                  
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                  • mediamogulM
                    mediamogul Global Moderator @dunnieboy
                    last edited by

                    @dunnieboy

                    Do I need that line ?

                    You do not. If it's there, it will mimic the naming scheme and button arrangement of an authentic XBox3600 controller. Without it, you're free to create a virtual controller to your own specs.

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                      Hubz @spud11
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                      @spud11 Hey Spud, would you mind sharing your list of 4-way games? Or tell me how you were able to figure them out? Was going to add them all to my script :)

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                        dunnieboy @mediamogul
                        last edited by dunnieboy

                        @mediamogul OMG - Its working - a little chunky (slow) for command and conquer ... but i think that means I just need to adjust my dosbox config. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

                        One note ... I am adding the code to my fame config files ... I am not sure if this is the most elegant way of handling this ... what do you think .. here is an example.

                        #!/bin/bash
                        sudo killall >/dev/null xboxdrv
                        sudo /opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv \
                        	--evdev /dev/input/event0 \
                        	--silent \
                        	--detach-kernel-driver \
                        	--force-feedback \
                        	--deadzone-trigger 15% \
                        	--deadzone 4000 \
                        	--device-name "donotroller" \
                        	--calibration x1=-32767:0:32767,y1=-32767:0:32767,x2=-32767:0:32767,y2=-32767:0:32767 \
                        	--trigger-as-button \
                        	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1,ABS_Z=x2,ABS_RZ=y2,ABS_RX=lt,ABS_RY=rt,ABS_HAT0X=dpad_x,ABS_HAT0Y=dpad_y \
                        	--evdev-keymap BTN_EAST=a,BTN_C=b,BTN_SOUTH=x,BTN_NORTH=y,BTN_WEST=lb,BTN_Z=rb,BTN_START=tl,BTN_SELECT=tr,BTN_THUMBL=guide,BTN_TL2=back,BTN_TR2=start \
                        	--axismap -Y1=Y1,-Y2=Y2 \
                        	--ui-axismap x1=REL_X:10,y1=REL_Y:10 \
                        	--ui-buttonmap b=BTN_LEFT,a=BTN_RIGHT,start=KEY_F5 \
                        	--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 \
                        	-- \
                        /opt/retropie/emulators/dosbox/bin/dosbox -conf "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc/CC_conf.conf"
                        
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                          spud11 @Hubz
                          last edited by

                          @Hubz Certainly. I got the list from the website below:
                          http://www.armchairarcade.com/neo/node/486

                          001	.	Ali Baba and 40 Thieves
                          002	.	Alpha Fighter / Head On
                          003	.	Amidar
                          004	.	Anteater
                          005	.	Arm Wrestling
                          006	.	Armored Car
                          007	.	Astro Blaster
                          008	.	Astro Fighter
                          009	.	Astro Invader
                          010	.	Bagman
                          011	.	Balloon Bomber
                          012	.	Barrier
                          013	.	Black Hole
                          014	.	Blasto
                          015	.	Blockade
                          016	.	Burger Time
                          017	.	Car Jamboree
                          018	.	Carnival
                          019	.	Cavelon
                          020	.	Chameleon
                          021	.	Checkman
                          022	.	Chinese Hero
                          023	.	Circus Charlie
                          024	.	Commando
                          025	.	Comotion
                          026	.	Congo Bongo
                          027	.	Cops'n Robbers
                          028	.	Cosmic Guerilla
                          029	.	Cosmos1981
                          030	.	Crash
                          031	.	Crazy Kong (set 1)
                          032	.	Crush Roller
                          033	.	Dazzler
                          034	.	Defend the Terra Attack on the Red UFO (bootleg)
                          035	.	Devil Fish
                          036	.	Diamond Run
                          037	.	Dig Dug
                          038	.	Dig Dug II
                          039	.	Digger
                          040	.	Disco No.1
                          041	.	Do! Run Run (set 1)
                          042	.	Dominos
                          043	.	Dommy
                          044	.	Donkey Kong
                          045	.	Donkey Kong 3
                          046	.	Donkey Kong Junior
                          047	.	Dorodon (set 1)
                          048	.	Dr. Micro
                          049	.	Dragon Buster
                          050	.	Dream Shopper
                          051	.	Elevator Action
                          052	.	Eyes
                          053	.	Faster, Harder, More Challenging Q*bert (prototype)
                          054	.	Fire Trap (US)
                          055	.	Forty-Love
                          056	.	Frogger
                          057	.	Galaga
                          058	.	Galaxian
                          059	.	Galaxy Wars
                          060	.	Gals Panic
                          061	.	Gun Dealer (set 1)
                          062	.	Guzzler
                          063	.	Hard Hat
                          064	.	Head On (2 players)
                          065	.	Head On 2
                          066	.	Heiankyo Alien
                          067	.	Hexa
                          068	.	Hustle
                          069	.	Intrepid
                          070	.	Invader's Revenge
                          071	.	Invinco / Head On 2
                          072	.	Iron Horse
                          073	.	Joust 2 - Survival of the Fittest
                          074	.	Jr. Pac-Man
                          075	.	Jump Coaster
                          076	.	Jumping Jack
                          077	.	Jungler
                          078	.	Karate Champ (US)
                          079	.	Karian Cross (Rev. 1.0)
                          080	.	Kicker
                          081	.	King & Balloon
                          082	.	Kung-Fu Master
                          083	.	Lady Bug
                          084	.	Las Vegas Girl (Girl '94)
                          085	.	Lasso
                          086	.	Levers
                          087	.	Lock'n'Chase
                          088	.	Loco-Motion
                          089	.	Logger
                          090	.	Logic Pro (Japan)
                          091	.	Logic Pro 2 (Japan)
                          092	.	Lunar Rescue
                          093	.	Lupin III
                          094	.	Mahjong Satsujin Jiken (Japan 881017)
                          095	.	Mappy
                          096	.	Marvin's Maze
                          097	.	Meikyu Jima (Japan)
                          098	.	Mikie
                          099	.	Minesweeper
                          100	.	Minky Monkey
                          101	.	Monster Bash
                          102	.	Moon Alien Part 2
                          103	.	Moon Quasar
                          104	.	Mouse Trap (version 5)
                          105	.	Mr. Do!
                          106	.	Mr. Do's Castle
                          107	.	Mr. Do's Wild Ride
                          108	.	Mr. F. Lea
                          109	.	Mr. Goemon (Japan)
                          110	.	Mr. Jong
                          111	.	Mr. TNT
                          112	.	Ms. Pac-Man
                          113	.	Mysterious Stones
                          114	.	NATO Defense
                          115	.	Naughty Boy
                          116	.	Net Wars
                          117	.	New Rally X
                          118	.	Oli-Boo-Chu
                          119	.	Ozma Wars
                          120	.	Pac & Pal
                          121	.	Pac-Man
                          122	.	Pac-Man Plus
                          123	.	Pairs (System Ten) (Japan 890826)
                          124	.	Pengo
                          125	.	Pepper II
                          126	.	Perestroika Girls
                          127	.	Pettan Pyuu (Japan)
                          128	.	Pickin'
                          129	.	Pig Newton (version C)
                          130	.	Pirate Ship HigeMaru
                          131	.	Pisces
                          132	.	Pleiads
                          133	.	Pooyan
                          134	.	Pop Flamer
                          135	.	Popeye (revision D)
                          136	.	Pulsar
                          137	.	Punch-Out!!
                          138	.	Q*bert
                          139	.	Q*bert's Qubes
                          140	.	Qix
                          141	.	Radar Scope
                          142	.	Raiders5
                          143	.	Rally X
                          144	.	Rampage (revision 3)
                          145	.	Reikai Doushi (Japan)
                          146	.	Return of the Invaders
                          147	.	Robby Roto
                          148	.	Roc'n Rope
                          149	.	Rolling Thunder (new version)
                          150	.	Route 16
                          151	.	Route 16
                          152	.	Samurai
                          153	.	Samurai Nihon-ichi
                          154	.	Satan's Hollow
                          155	.	Scrambled Egg
                          156	.	Side Track
                          157	.	Sindbad Mystery
                          158	.	Solar Fox
                          159	.	Son of Phoenix
                          160	.	Space Chaser
                          161	.	Space Invaders
                          162	.	Space Invaders Part II
                          163	.	Space Laser
                          164	.	Space Panic
                          165	.	Space Zap
                          166	.	Spectar (revision 3)
                          167	.	Springer
                          168	.	Stratovox
                          169	.	Streaking
                          170	.	Super Bagman
                          171	.	Super Invader Attack
                          172	.	Super Pac-Man
                          173	.	Super Punch-Out!!
                          174	.	Super Qix
                          175	.	Super Space Invaders '91
                          176	.	SWAT
                          177	.	Tactician (set 1)
                          178	.	Tank Battalion
                          179	.	Tapper (Budweiser)
                          180	.	Targ
                          181	.	Taxi Driver
                          182	.	Telephone Mahjong (Japan 890111)
                          183	.	The Amazing Adventures of Mr. F. Lea
                          184	.	The Electric Yo-Yo
                          185	.	The Electric Yo-Yo (set 1)
                          186	.	The End
                          187	.	The Glob
                          188	.	Thief
                          189	.	Timber
                          190	.	Time Limit
                          191	.	Tomahawk 777
                          192	.	Tower of Druaga
                          193	.	Toypop
                          194	.	Tranquilizer Gun
                          195	.	Triple Punch
                          196	.	Tutankham
                          197	.	Van Van Car
                          198	.	Volfied (World)
                          199	.	VS Gong Fight
                          200	.	Wai Wai Jockey Gate-In!
                          201	.	Warp & Warp
                          202	.	Wiping
                          203	.	Wonder Momo
                          204	.	Yam! Yam!?
                          205	.	Zero Zone
                          206	.	Zig Zag (Galaxian hardware, set 1)
                          207	.	Zoo Keeper (set 1)
                          208	.	Zzyzzyxx
                          

                          If you manage to create the right code to get them going, please let me know. I'll be working on it myself fairly shortly using the $3 scenario.

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                            pjft @spud11
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                            @spud11 ... That Commando might be the Sega commando, not the Capcom one. Unless memory is playing tricks on me, I'd have a hard time playing the Capcom one with 4 directions only. I never played the Sega one, so that's why I'm guessing it's that one. I may be wrong though.

                            Also unsure of whether Rolling Thunder wouldn't allow you to turn while crouching, which would suggest that there'd be use in 8-way controls.

                            Still, great list, will certainly keep it for reference!

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                              spud11 @mediamogul
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                              @mediamogul That made me laugh. By the way, I have got it working up to a point using the @madhorse technique.

                              The code is below, and a couple of interesting pointers for anyone else who finds themselves stuck and is not sure why:

                              (a) the issue you alluded to with the --device-name problem definitely is a problem. It really doesn't seem to like any "white space" or "brackets" in the name. Adding underscores instead seems to work;

                              (b) the start of each line shouldn't start with a number. For example, I've got "amiga1" for the name of my first Amiga joystick. If I had that as "1amiga", it would spit out errors. I think that's why my previous code wasn't working - because I had names like "8way" and "4way" for my joysticks. Starting a line with a number is verboten;

                              (c) although I had set up a separate folder on the pi for my cocktail (arcade vertical) games, I needed to point to mame-libretro to get it working as I'm using lr-mame2003;

                              (d) it's possible to get 2 (or more) joysticks working at the same time by using & but you have to remember to refer back to the "basic" joystick configuration each time.

                              #!/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 Configurations - Standard controller mappings 
                              
                              basic="sudo /opt/retropie/supplementary/xboxdrv/bin/xboxdrv \
                              --silent \
                              --detach-kernel-driver \
                              --deadzone=4000 \
                              --deadzone-trigger 15% \
                              --force-feedback \
                              --mimic-xpad \
                              --trigger-as-button \
                              --ui-buttonmap lb=void,rb=void,tl=void,tr=void,guide=void,lt=void,rt=void"
                              
                              ### Extended Configurations
                              ### Specific emulator configurations 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"
                              
                              amiga1="--evdev /dev/input/by-path/platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.3.3:1.0-event-joystick \
                              	--device-name "Amiga_Joystick_Player_1_xboxdrv" \
                              	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=y1,ABS_Y=x1 \
                              	--evdev-keymap BTN_TRIGGER=x,BTN_THUMB=y,BTN_THUMB2=a,BTN_PINKIE=b,BTN_BASE3=back,BTN_BASE6=start"
                              
                              amiga2="--evdev /dev/input/by-path/platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.3.1:1.0-event-joystick \
                              	--device-name "Amiga_Joystick_Player_2_xboxdrv" \
                              	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=y1,ABS_Y=x1 \
                              	--evdev-keymap BTN_TRIGGER=y,BTN_THUMB=a,BTN_THUMB2=back,BTN_PINKIE=x,BTN_TOP=b,BTN_TOP2=start"
                              
                              joy1restricted="--evdev /dev/input/by-path/platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.3.3:1.0-event-joystick \
                              	--device-name "Player_1_-_4-Way_Joystick_xboxdrv" \
                              	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1 \
                              	--four-way-restrictor \
                              	--evdev-keymap BTN_TRIGGER=y,BTN_THUMB=a,BTN_THUMB2=back,BTN_PINKIE=x,BTN_TOP=b,BTN_TOP2=start"
                              
                              joy1unrestricted="--evdev /dev/input/by-path/platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.3.3:1.0-event-joystick \
                              	--device-name "Player_1_-_8-Way_Joystick_xboxdrv" \
                              	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1 \
                              	--evdev-keymap BTN_TRIGGER=y,BTN_THUMB=a,BTN_THUMB2=back,BTN_PINKIE=x,BTN_TOP=b,BTN_TOP2=start"
                              
                              joy2restricted="--evdev /dev/input/by-path/platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.3.1:1.0-event-joystick \
                              	--device-name "Player_2_-_4-Way_Joystick_xboxdrv" \
                              	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1 \
                              	--four-way-restrictor \
                              	--evdev-keymap BTN_TRIGGER=y,BTN_THUMB=a,BTN_THUMB2=back,BTN_PINKIE=x,BTN_TOP=b,BTN_TOP2=start"
                              
                              joy2unrestricted="--evdev /dev/input/by-path/platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.3.1:1.0-event-joystick \
                              	--device-name "Player_2_-_8-Way_Joystick_xboxdrv" \
                              	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1 \
                              	--evdev-keymap BTN_TRIGGER=y,BTN_THUMB=a,BTN_THUMB2=back,BTN_PINKIE=x,BTN_TOP=b,BTN_TOP2=start"
                              
                              joy3restricted="--evdev /dev/input/by-path/platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.3.2:1.0-event-joystick \
                              	--device-name "Player_3_-_4-Way_Joystick_xboxdrv" \
                              	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1 \
                              	--four-way-restrictor \
                              	--evdev-keymap BTN_TRIGGER=y,BTN_THUMB=a,BTN_THUMB2=back,BTN_PINKIE=x,BTN_TOP=b,BTN_TOP2=start"
                              
                              joy3unrestricted="--evdev /dev/input/by-path/platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.3.2:1.0-event-joystick \
                              	--device-name "Player_3_-_8-Way_Joystick_xboxdrv" \
                              	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1 \
                              	--evdev-keymap BTN_TRIGGER=y,BTN_THUMB=a,BTN_THUMB2=back,BTN_PINKIE=x,BTN_TOP=b,BTN_TOP2=start"	
                              
                              joy4restricted="--evdev /dev/input/by-path/platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.3.4:1.0-event-joystick \
                              	--device-name "Player_4_-_4-Way_Joystick_xboxdrv" \
                              	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1 \
                              	--four-way-restrictor \
                              	--evdev-keymap BTN_TRIGGER=y,BTN_THUMB=a,BTN_THUMB2=back,BTN_PINKIE=x,BTN_TOP=b,BTN_TOP2=start"
                              
                              joy4unrestricted="--evdev /dev/input/by-path/platform-3f980000.usb-usb-0:1.3.4:1.0-event-joystick \
                              	--device-name "Player_4_-_8-Way_Joystick_xboxdrv" \
                              	--evdev-absmap ABS_X=x1,ABS_Y=y1 \
                              	--evdev-keymap BTN_TRIGGER=y,BTN_THUMB=a,BTN_THUMB2=back,BTN_PINKIE=x,BTN_TOP=b,BTN_TOP2=start" 
                              
                              fourway="--four-way-restrictor"
                              
                              invert="--ui-buttonmap du=KEY_DOWN,dd=KEY_UP"
                              
                              ### Kill Command
                              xboxkill="sudo killall 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)
                              	case $rom in
                              			"amidar.zip"|"atetris.zip"|"puckman.zip") # Configuration used only for these ROMs
                              				$xboxkill
                              				joycommand="$basic $joy3restricted & $basic $joy4restricted &"
                              				eval $joycommand
                              			;;
                              			*) # Configuration for every other ROMs on this emulator
                              				$xboxkill
                              				joycommand="$basic $joy3unrestricted & $basic $joy4unrestricted &"
                              				eval $joycommand
                              			;;
                              		esac
                              	;;
                              
                              	daphne)
                              	;;
                              
                              	scummvm)
                              		$xboxkill
                              		joycommand="$basic $scummVM &"
                              		eval $joycommand
                              	;;
                              
                              	amiga)
                              		$xboxkill
                              		joycommand="$basic $amiga1 & $basic $amiga2 &"
                              		eval $joycommand
                              	;;
                              
                              	intellivision)
                              	;;
                              esac
                              

                              So where I'm up to with this is that the Amiga joysticks work.

                              But the same can't be said for the "cocktail" games. When I start Amidar for example, the little yellow writing at the bottom comes up and it informs me that the 4 DragonRise joysticks are set up and also starts joy3restricted and joy4restricted, but that they are unconfigured. The result of that is that I can't press any joystick buttons at all once the rom has begun (although the keyboard still works). Using TAB to get to Mame's internal menu doesn't help as I can't change the buttons. Exiting out of the rom with the keyboard triggers the runcommand-onend.sh file killing xboxdrv and everything then works as per normal using the xpad driver. (If I start Amidar without loading xboxdrv, then everything works but of course I'm using an 8-way unrestricted joystick.)

                              To troubleshoot, as I'm using lr-mame2003, using putty I have first started xboxdrv for those 2 joysticks (joy3restricted and joy4restricted), then fired up retroarch and configured those joysticks as users 5 and 6, saving the configurations to retroarch.cfg.

                              I then go back, start Amidar again, and note that joy3restricted and joy4restricted have started, but once again - no buttons work and using the mame TAB interface again doesn't do anything.

                              Not sure where to go from here. Any help would be great please.

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                                spud11 @pjft
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                                @pjft I definitely can't take credit for the list, but I imagine you'll be right - that some of the games aren't really 4 way. I have the same recollection as you about Commando. I'm sure it's 8 way.

                                It's going to be trial and error, I feel, for a lot of these games, particularly as there's going to be a need to match the game names to the actual rom names. Haven't figured out yet an automatic method of doing this to save time. May have to do it manually.....

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                                  Hubz @spud11
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                                  @spud11 Thanks a ton for the list! BTW I ran into that same error too with the devicename not working when having spaces in it. Glad to know I wasn't crazy and it happened to others as it took me forever to troubleshoot.

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                                    spud11 @Hubz
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                                    @Hubz No problems. It was mediamogul who picked it up.

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                                      Glad to see things working out here. I'll add the information about --device-name to the guide .

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                                        spud11 @mediamogul
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                                        @mediamogul That's a good idea.

                                        I'm still having a bit of trouble as per 3 posts ago. Hoping you might still be able to help, if possible, please.

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                                          mediamogul Global Moderator @spud11
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                                          @spud11

                                          Have those particular virtual controllers been mapped through Emulation Station like any other controller? If not, it could be that there's no automatic configuration for them at /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch/autoconfig for RetroArch to draw on.

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                                            spud11 @mediamogul
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                                            @mediamogul Hi. Yes, they are in fact both mapped:

                                            Player_3_-_4-Way_Joystick_xboxdrv.cfg

                                            input_driver = "udev"
                                            input_device = "Player_3_-_4-Way_Joystick_xboxdrv"
                                            input_b_btn = "1"
                                            input_y_btn = "3"
                                            input_select_btn = "8"
                                            input_start_btn = "9"
                                            input_up_axis = "+0"
                                            input_down_axis = "-0"
                                            input_left_axis = "+1"
                                            input_right_axis = "-1"
                                            input_a_btn = "0"
                                            input_x_btn = "2"
                                            

                                            Player_4_-_4-Way_Joystick_xboxdrv.cfg

                                            input_driver = "udev"
                                            input_device = "Player_4_-_4-Way_Joystick_xboxdrv"
                                            input_b_btn = "1"
                                            input_y_btn = "3"
                                            input_select_btn = "8"
                                            input_start_btn = "9"
                                            input_up_axis = "+0"
                                            input_down_axis = "-0"
                                            input_left_axis = "+1"
                                            input_right_axis = "-1"
                                            input_a_btn = "0"
                                            input_x_btn = "2"
                                            

                                            And thinking about it, I'll need to map the corresponding 8 way configs to Users 7 and 8 in Retroarch too, given that all other roms will rely on those 8 way configs. Personally, I'd just prefer for the xpad (rather than xboxdrv) driver to work for normal 8 way mame-libretro joystick games, but when I added the hash to the below, xboxdrv wouldn't load at all:

                                            ;;
                                            			*) # Configuration for every other ROMs on this emulator
                                            				$xboxkill
                                            				# joycommand="$basic $joy3unrestricted & $basic $joy4unrestricted &"
                                            				# eval $joycommand
                                                                          ;;
                                            

                                            I've also tried to edit, without success, the individual amidar.zip.cfg file which is as follows by adding the extra line at the top:

                                            # Settings made here will only override settings in the global retroarch.cfg if placed above the #include line
                                            
                                            input_player3_joypad_index = 5
                                            video_allow_rotate = "true" 
                                            video_rotation = "3" 
                                            aspect_ratio_index = "19" 
                                            video_aspect_ratio_auto = "false" 
                                            video_aspect_ratio = "1.75"
                                            
                                            #include "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg"
                                            

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