Mayflash n64 controller adapter problems. All buttons configure in ES, but no config files generated or saved.

[Blubberbernd]

@LARoehr
Great! Its good to see that I am not the only one who had/has major issues with configuring the Mayflash-Adapter.

Like I wrote, I put all my key-bindings into the "InputAutoCfg.ini" file and after starting a n64 game withe the "Mupen64Plus-GlideN64"-emulater it automatically populates the controller config from the "InputAutoCfg.ini" into the "mupen64plus.cfg" file. So there was no need for me to change the "mupen64plus.cfg" file.

When I have a look at the "mupen64plus.cfg" file with notepad++, after I started a n64 game, there is also a unknown character infront of the "USB GamePad USB GamePad".

A small part of my "mupen64plus.cfg" with the unknown character:

[Justintoxicated]

@blubberbernd said in Mayflash n64 controller adapter problems. All buttons configure in ES, but no config files generated or saved.:

@LARoehr
Great! Its good to see that I am not the only one who had/has major issues with configuring the Mayflash-Adapter.

Like I wrote, I put all my key-bindings into the "InputAutoCfg.ini" file and after starting a n64 game withe the "Mupen64Plus-GlideN64"-emulater it automatically populates the controller config from the "InputAutoCfg.ini" into the "mupen64plus.cfg" file. So there was no need for me to change the "mupen64plus.cfg" file.

When I have a look at the "mupen64plus.cfg" file with notepad++, after I started a n64 game, there is also a unknown character infront of the "USB GamePad USB GamePad".

A small part of my "mupen64plus.cfg" with the unknown character:

You would think that removing the special character from both the ini and cfg, then setting mode to 0 would fix it. But this is the part I do not understand. What file generates the cfg file, or even the ini file (if you configure using ES I beleive the ini file gets generated with the special char too)? If we could figure that out, then it might be possible to fix the problem. But I do believe the mapping is broken due to this character (or else the character is a result of something else breaking). it's probably due to some weird encoding issue or something, or a character set that isn't supported in retropie. might even be a (TM) or copyright mark or something stupid that makes the adapter worthless.

[edmaul69]

@rion or you could do like me and use a raphenet and a mayflash together. I have a n64 to wii classic controller raphnet chip inside my n64 controller with a wii nunchuck cable on the controller now plugged into my wiimote that is synced to a mayflash dolphin bar. Best way in my opinion.

[Justintoxicated]

@edmaul69 said in Mayflash n64 controller adapter problems. All buttons configure in ES, but no config files generated or saved.:

@rion or you could do like me and use a raphenet and a mayflash together. I have a n64 to wii classic controller raphnet chip inside my n64 controller with a wii nunchuck cable on the controller now plugged into my wiimote that is synced to a mayflash dolphin bar. Best way in my opinion.

I have no idea what your saying but I just put the mayflash back in the package and will be returning to amazon. Is there another 2 port, one USB adapter I can use or should I give up on the N64 controllers and sell them? I am told the other mayflash with the PSP / N64 adapter works, but I'm hesitant to buy from a place that does not have a good return policy like amazon...

[edmaul69]

@justintoxicated raphnet makes awesome adapters that will work.

http://www.raphnet-tech.com/products/dual_n64_to_usb_adapter/index.php

[Justintoxicated]

@vretro I also tried the config files and they do not solve the issue. I tried using the name with the special character and without in the Mupen64Plus.cfg. It autogenerates the mupen64plus.cfg with the special char, but I tried setting mode 0 and removing it. Didn't matter the controller won't work in the game, and every time you launch a game it stops working in ES as well and needs to be reconfigured.

[NoOddJob]

@justintoxicated @vretro I am experiencing the exact same issue. I have been messing around with the config files for the past 2 weeks trying to get the damn thing to work. It is recognizing it as ?USB Gamepad USB Gamepad. The I can get the controller to work in game, but the peak analog values are messed up (I.e Mario won't run). It took me so long to get it even working in the roms but now you cannot edit the config file for the ?USB Gamepad USB Gamepad so I am behind the eightball once again. I can't edit the config file in putty because something about the ? Character throws the whole system off. Is it time to throw in the towel and give up? Are there other solid adaptors that will allow you to use an original N64 controller? Full Disclosure: I got so frustrated I ordered all the games I used to have for my N64 today. They just arrived. Man I wish I could get this thing to work on Retropie

[edmaul69]

@nooddjob please read my post above for an awesome adapter.

[Justintoxicated]

@nooddjob you are much closer to us (im in the processes of printing return label due to the char i can't fix !) But now here you are giving me hope that it might work in game! You should be able to edit the InputAutoCfg.ini, and when you launch mupen64plus, it will generate the correct settings in the mupen64plus.cfg file (unless you set mode to 0 which tells it not to override/generate) for that device.

What are you using for an editor? I can edit in vim when I SSH in (or local terminal) but I don't expect non linux people to learn that. I can also edit via notepadd++ just by navigating to my retropie in windows explorer \RETROPIE\configs\n64\inputAutoCgi.ini. notepad++ is an ok general purpose editor that can handle a non native car as show in the screenshots posted above.

Please share how you were able to get the controller to work in game :) I have this one and NES controller adapter I have been fighting with on my only day off. Rhe NES does not have the special char and still refuses to work (though it is through retroarch not mupen64plus.!

here are the settings I pulled from links I found on the net and maybe links above. They looked ruffly correct compared to Jtest (which you can run to adjust your settings) Please note I may have modified the gamepad name which I would not do if you have it working!

; USB GamePad USB GamePad_START
[USB GamePad USB GamePad]
plugged = True
plugin = 2
mouse = False
AnalogDeadzone = 100,100
AnalogPeak = 20000,20000
DPad R = button(13)
DPad L = button(15)
DPad D = button(14)
DPad U = button(12)
Start = button(9)
Z Trig = button(8)
B Button = button(2)
A Button = button(1)
C Button R = axis(3-)
C Button L = axis(3+)
C Button D = axis(2+)
C Button U = axis(2-)
R Trig = button(7)
L Trig = button(6)
Mempak switch = key(109)
Rumblepak switch = key(114)
X Axis = axis(0-,0+)
Y Axis = axis(1-,1+)
; USB GamePad USB GamePad_END

[Justintoxicated]

So I got this working in mupen64plus but it still will not work in retroarch.

Starfox is much easier with the proper controller!

I feel like the driver just does not have a proper cfg file, and I'm thinking I could tweak one of the ones in udev and rename it with the joypad's name and possibly get it to register but I'm not really sure how those drivers get developed in the first place? Are these cfg files people typically write do to make the controllers recognizable in retroarch and es?

I might still return the adapter and try to find a better one, I just didn't really wanna spend $50+ on an adapter for N64. I have limited time I can return the adapter to amazon, so that puts a huge dent in development / configuration time trying to get it to work. Also I think Z and start need to be swapped in the config above.

[sduchnych]

I know this is a old topic but here is what i did to make this work

Delete your file here manually opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_input.cfg
then start retropie and config controller and it should create the settings in your es_input.cfg
Here is mine
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<inputList>
<inputConfig type="joystick" deviceName="�USB GamePad USB GamePad" deviceGUID="03000000790000007918000010010000">
<input name="a" type="button" id="1" value="1" />
<input name="b" type="button" id="2" value="1" />
<input name="down" type="hat" id="0" value="4" />
<input name="hotkeyenable" type="key" id="0" value="1" />
<input name="left" type="hat" id="0" value="8" />
<input name="leftanalogdown" type="axis" id="1" value="1" />
<input name="leftanalogleft" type="axis" id="0" value="-1" />
<input name="leftanalogright" type="axis" id="0" value="1" />
<input name="leftanalogup" type="axis" id="1" value="-1" />
<input name="leftshoulder" type="button" id="6" value="1" />
<input name="lefttrigger" type="button" id="9" value="1" />
<input name="right" type="hat" id="0" value="2" />
<input name="rightanalogdown" type="axis" id="2" value="1" />
<input name="rightanalogleft" type="axis" id="3" value="1" />
<input name="rightanalogright" type="axis" id="3" value="-1" />
<input name="rightanalogup" type="axis" id="2" value="-1" />
<input name="rightshoulder" type="button" id="7" value="1" />
<input name="start" type="button" id="8" value="1" />
<input name="up" type="hat" id="0" value="1" />
</inputConfig>

next open your /opt/retropie/configs/n64
use gedit to open mupen64plus.cfg
Here is my config
[Input-SDL-Control1]

Mupen64Plus SDL Input Plugin config parameter version number. Please don't change this version number.

version = 2

Controller configuration mode: 0=Fully Manual, 1=Auto with named SDL Device, 2=Fully automatic

mode = 0

Specifies which joystick is bound to this controller: -1=No joystick, 0 or more= SDL Joystick number

device = 0

SDL joystick name (or Keyboard)

name = "USB GamePad USB GamePad"

Specifies whether this controller is 'plugged in' to the simulated N64

plugged = True

Specifies which type of expansion pak is in the controller: 1=None, 2=Mem pak, 4=Transfer pak, 5=Rumble pak

plugin = "2"

If True, then mouse buttons may be used with this controller

mouse = False

Scaling factor for mouse movements. For X, Y axes.

MouseSensitivity = "2.00,2.00"

The minimum absolute value of the SDL analog joystick axis to move the N64 controller axis value from 0. For X, Y axes.

AnalogDeadzone = "1024,1024"

An absolute value of the SDL joystick axis >= AnalogPeak will saturate the N64 controller axis value (at 80). For X, Y axes. For each axis, this must be greater than the corresponding AnalogDeadzone value

AnalogPeak = "20000,20000"

Digital button configuration mappings

DPad R = "hat(0 right)"
DPad L = "hat(0 left)"
DPad D = "hat(0 down)"
DPad U = "hat(0 up)"
Start = "button(8)"
Z Trig = "button(9)"
B Button = "button(2)"
A Button = "button(1)"
C Button R = "axis(3-)"
C Button L = "axis(3+)"
C Button D = "axis(2+)"
C Button U = "axis(2-)"
R Trig = "button(7)"
L Trig = "button(6)"
Mempak switch = "key(44)"
Rumblepak switch = "key(46)"

Analog axis configuration mappings

X Axis = "axis(0-,0+)"
Y Axis = "axis(1-,1+)"

the main stuff i changed was
mode=0
AnalogPeak = "20000,20000"
AnalogDeadzone = "1024,1024"
Im sure peak can be a bit higher my controller is worn out and deadzone could be smaller as well but these work fine for me

[sduchnych]

@sduchnych said in Mayflash n64 controller adapter problems. All buttons configure in ES, but no config files generated or saved.:

SDL joystick name (or Keyboard)
name = "USB GamePad USB GamePad"

SDL joystick name (or Keyboard)

name = "USB GamePad USB GamePad" (this does have that special character infront of it but i cant copy it here

[Furluge]

@edmaul69 I know this is really old but as much as I love raphnet adapters, and they're my first choice for an adapter, they have some issues with the linux distro used in retropie that causes issues which is why I stopped using them for my retropie projects. (I mentioned this previous to @Rion as well.) Perhaps it's been fixed now that we're on stretch instead of jessie. Raphnet has a page all about the issue and how to fix it, but quite honestly patching and recompiling the kernel is not something I'm willing to do just for a USB adapter.

https://www.raphnet-tech.com/support/retropie/index.php

[mitu]

@Furluge said in Mayflash n64 controller adapter problems. All buttons configure in ES, but no config files generated or saved.:

https://www.raphnet-tech.com/support/retropie/index.php

The page states this is not an issue since RetroPie 3.8, which was released almost 3 years ago (https://retropie.org.uk/2016/05/).

Note: This section does not apply to RetroPie 3.8 SD card images, thanks to the use of a 4.4 series kernel.

[Furluge]

@mitu Cool, good to know, I might have to switch back. I think three years ago would have been roughly around the time I stopped used the raphnet adapters due to the issue. Jut goes to show just how old this topic was. (2017, yikes.) (Edit: I did not buy one. I lost my goddamn mind and bought a bliss-box instead due having hell with updating to Raspian Stretch with 13 controllers connected at once.)

[edmaul69]

@Furluge yeah i was the reason that raphael learned about the issue which affected a crap ton of controllers. Then he so awesomely found the bug in linux and created the fix for it. But yeah its been fixed for a long ole time. 😊