@toigo Solution to this problem is at https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/29481/controls-randomly-locked-for-1-or-2-secs/11 (switching to HDMI audio in raspi-config).

Thank you for your post. Having two SF30 pro and got the same issue.
After configuring as per you post above, the mapping is strange. For example, the hotkey is used to jump under tomb raider.
In other words, the controller map is not as per lib-retro "standard" for psx. Any idea how to be back on standard lib retro mapping ?
My config : retropie 4.7.3 / pi 4

This issue is now fixed as of 8-24-2020. Update from source if you experience this issue.

@corminos said in spinner for Z-Axis with flight stick:

Does anyone know if there is something that I can modify in the Retroarch.cfg file, or in the game setting for this?

You can chose a RetroArch based emulator for that specific rom (Afterburner 2) and you can also create a per-game config - https://retropie.org.uk/docs/RetroArch-Configuration/#hardcoded-configurations.

@tsoliman i can safe to say that my NES30 does not do that.

even if program it in switch mode and power if off. it does not come back on to switch mode. i have to hold power and Y each time.

my Pro 2 is not with me. so i have to try that one later, but i think it was the same for that one also. even though others have said the same thing as you

@DimaKompot works great installing the "evdev" python package from source:

sudo apt install python-dev python-pip gcc sudo pip3 install evdev

Thanks for your work, a decent way to calibrate was needed.

So @ExarKunIv , just update emulationstation and it now magically works?? Sweet! And no, you were not alone! I actually thought my controller was defective because it was doing this same thing over several very different builds.

Is there a hack of something for Retropie that will allow the D-pad to work instead of the Analogue stick ?

@alturis said in AdvMAME 3.6 Input Issues with certain games:

but they are nowhere near as convincing as the retroarch crt shaders.

I would probably still be running advmame for everything if it weren’t for those shaders in RetroArch. This and better analog support is the reason lr-mame2003 became my default, but it was mostly for the shaders. Now, Advmame is primarily for vector on my cab until someone adds hi-res rendering to the vector video in 2003.

@alturis

To my knowledge you can't, but I haven't put a lots of time into experimenting either. Acceleration, for example, seems to only affect the max speed. If you continue to test and find out something different, I'd be very interested.

@dudleydes Thanks I will check it out, my analog sticks were automatically configured too but I wanted to map the left analog to move and the right analog to aim/look. Maybe fiddling with the .cfg file could tell me more!

@adamspc Thank you. I did manage to get it working in the end, but unfortunately i had to revert back to the baked-in ADS1115/ADS1015 overlays to get the inputs to read correctly. For anyone who is having the same issues its worth having a read of this article: http://www.jumpnowtek.com/rpi/Using-ads1115-ADCs-with-Raspberry-Pis.html

So I ended up doing the following:

I left the basic config in place.

I then tested each game, changing the controller type to analog once the game was started and if it worked, I created a custom config for that game that has the player 1 and player 2 controller set to analog.

So now each game works as it should, some work fine with the default settings and the d-pad only, others work with the analog stick. I couldn't find one blanket setting that worked for all games, I had to test each one and configure different options files for each game that supports the analog controller type. It took a good amount of time, but works like a charm now no matter what game my kid fires up on the unit.