[Solved] problem with PS3 Controller - Select always pressed!

edmaul69

@BobbyDigital soi had a problem where the info wasnt in the correct file. i think there is four files that could/need this info. hopefully @meleu can tell you where they are as i forget where they all were. retropie looks for them in a specific order so it probably isnt in the first file it looks for, as was the case for me. i know one of the files is the retropie menu gamelist.xml. that is where it put the info for me but was the wrong file. anyways, if @meleu can tell you, you need to look for/add this info:

	<game>
		<path>./joystick_selection.sh</path>
		<name>Joystick Selection</name>
		<desc>Select which joystick to use for RetroArch players 1-4 (global or system specific).</desc>
		<image>/path/to/your/customized/icon.png</image>
	</game>

Sano

Strange it's seen as player 2. Maybe you have another controller plugged ?
Here is the link to install joystick-selection : https://github.com/meleu/RetroPie-joystick-selection
You may also check the sixad conf : /var/lib/sixad/profiles/default

BobbyDigital

@Sano : I found the site yesterday but I don´t know how it works. -.-
I downloaded the files but I don´t know in which directory they should.

meleu

@BobbyDigital man, there's no need to download everything. Just follow the instructions in the README. @edmaul69 is an old user of that tool and maybe isn't used with the current installation process simplicity. :-)

Sano

@BobbyDigital Just scroll down a little :)

BTW thanks @meleu for this script :)

edmaul69

@meleu well i am an old user and a tool... :/

BobbyDigital

@meleu It´s not so easy with a german keyboard. But I don´t have the joystick-selection under exp. packages. I do the step with the curl and retropie works and then i go into the package manager. I try again

meleu

@edmaul69 I mean "a user since the first versions of the script (that helped too much with useful feedback and made me implement improvements on the script)". :)

edmaul69

@meleu oh i understood what you meant. :)

BobbyDigital

I tried several times but it doesn´t work. I have no "joystick-selection" in the experimental packages. I rebooted the system, I try before EmulationStation starts. Maybe you have another tip for me?

Sano

If you manually type the curl command, maybe you did a typo. Could you try a copy/paste through ssh ?
You can also manually download the install.sh file and move it in RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary/ (renamed as joystick-selection.sh)

Do you have another controller plugged (or even a keyboard, just to be sure) with USB ?
If you unplug it, does the PS3 controller get player 1 ?

BobbyDigital

No, the script/file was downloaded. Where can I find the folder? RetroPie-Setup?

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picture of the file

Yes, i have a Keyboard with a little USB-Dongle. Without the Dongle the Controller is still on player 2.

meleu

@meleu said in problem with PS3 Controller - Select always pressed!:

@edmaul69 I mean "a user since the first versions of the script (that helped too much with useful feedback and made me implement improvements on the script)". :)

OK. I'm gonna find an easier way to install...

No, the script/file was downloaded. Where can I find the folder? RetroPie-Setup?

please, paste here the output of ls ~/RetroPie-Setup/scriptmodules/supplementary/*.sh

It should have an joystick-selection.sh file.

BobbyDigital

I´m so sorry, it was my mistake. The file is in the correct folder, but I forgot the .sh.

Thank you all so much :) I hope it works now.