SOLVED!- it was in the coding- I had buttons double-coded so to speak and had a bunch assigned to R_X/Y plus&minus (input_player1_r_x_plus_btn = "5" for example) as well as what they should've been assigned. HUGE weight off my back- I've been poking around like a blind squirrel.

@jodiefoster The point is that neither you nor we know what exactly was changed under the hood which may be the source of problems you won't have with the official image. Only the person who made this custom build knows that, so you should ask them or use the official build.

Copied my tron.ini file to location /opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-mame2003-plus/metadata.........it didn't work.

@bigcache I thought in CMD is would be simple as move *.zip.cfg *.cfg

We don't offer support for 3rd party images, especially the ones loaded with ROMs. If you want support here in the forum, start with the RetroPie provided image from retropie.org.uk/download. Otherwise, contact the author of the image and ask for support.

@thedatacereal perfect! Thank you.

@dankcushions i think i just solved my own problem. its because i put a input_overlay in the retroarch and its overriding the game files huh?

@caver01 @mediamogul cancel that, right after a reboot , it works!... I cant thank you guys enough. Awesome Help!

@lordkramgb please fill out https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

@alturis said in Editing mame2003 cfg file: Is that expected behavior? Is there an editor or something? Yes, it's not a text file. Quoting from https://retropie.org.uk/docs/lr-mame2003/: These files are not human-readable, but can be safely deleted if you get into a mess and wish to return to the default configuration.

after moving all the.sh files and re writing the paths it all works now doom and all the other classic fps games are all now one system complete with logo

@chipsnblip Thank you, that is exactly what I'm looking for.

If you try to set up the controller mapping, how many controllers are there?

@dankcushions said in lrmame2003 where is input config file, cant find messed up menu button: @edmaul69 said in lrmame2003 where is input config file, cant find messed up menu button: @jjona5 im sorry wrong one. It is in your roms folder. I stole this from @mediamogul If you haven't already, try removing: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/mame-libretro/mame2003/cfg/default.cfg Or if you're using the 'arcade' folder: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/arcade/mame2003/cfg/default.cfg this is correct :) btw this is in the docs here: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/wiki/lr-mame2003#mame-menu This got me going thanks! oddly enough after this the ps3 controller just worked also.

@mediamogul When I change the controls in Sony_Computer_Entertainment_Wireless_Controller.cfg it changes the controls in games, but doesn't change the controls for the menu so I think that is good.

@saiyan7702 said in editing cfg file for ipac 4 to run 4 players and x arcade trackball: I'm using the hyperpi MLP 128gb build that just came out btw. Unfortunately third party builds are not supported here, especially if they have roms. Support should be requested from the supplier/creator as nobody can guess how it might have been modified or setup. Also, the correct configurations were linked in the other thread you posted in.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

Turns out it still doesn't work ! :( I thought it did since I used the alternate line AFTER I changed the shader using the Retroarch GUI. Now even if I delete the new line or change it, no change to the shader :( Somehow, changing the shader through the Retroarch GUI does it, whatever is in the retroarch.cfg file. Now what I'm thinking, could it be something to do with file permissions ? That shader line, does it tell the system to change another file properties and maybe it isn't able to do it because of file permission ? I am thinking about this since I see other posts about file permission issues, requiring to do something like : Sudo chown pi:pi /opt/retropie/configs/ Could that help ??? At work right now...