@mitu I don't think he is still active unfortunately.
While I appreciate that you don't support third party images, would you share a "guess" where the information pontentially could be found ?

When you say menu things, do you mean access into the RetroArch menu when missing an X or Y button?

You can remap the controllers configs inside /opt/RetroPie/configs/all/ (think it's called joysticks or joypads) then edit the lines like "input_toggle_menu" to the a or b button so you can access that?

Assuming you only have a couple of controllers doing it once or twice would solve that. If you are mapping loads on emulationstation you could change the RetroArch.sh mapping file so when you map something in emulationstation it maps your chosen button to those hotkeys. For example button b being a reset hotkey, for button mashers that's a nightmare for me so I usually get rid of that mapping for the entire emulationstation -> Retroarch.sh mapping file.

@windg Thanks it worked 👍

@TPR said in Controller Configuration Always Gives Errors on Emulation Station:

Is this a known issue?

No.

@mitu I actually figured it out myself. I updated retropie and it’s all good now. I actually wiped out my entire retropie burning the Sinden light gun image on my sd card. I can’t figure out how to do this without wiping everything out.

@sleve_mcdichael Perfect! That's exactly what I was looking for! Thank you much!

@emulatre71 Oddly it has never happened before, but now again on a brand new install tonight. Tried the same trick and it worked there as well.

@Dagna The beta image at: https://retropie.org.uk/download/
Might be unrelated, but I've had random issues with this build and previous ones, but devs can't reproduce it. For example, ES wouldn't save my inputs until I re-installed ES from retropie-setup. Maybe it's my bad card (a few months old) or the card reader's bad.

Backup the ROMs and BIOS folders, the \\retropie\configs\ folder - the emulationstation folder contains your collections and ES settings/own themes`. Here's a topic discussing this in detail - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/16866/.

@BJRetro Yes everything works good! Thanks for the extra info on Naomi/Atomisware!!!
Guilty Gear X 1.5 and Fist of the North Star works great.

@asici2 Yes, the feature is only available for lr-fbalpha.

FBA is optimised for Capcom fighting games so lr-fbalpha is the recommended arcade emulator for the Street Fighter games. You will need to find a new romset as lr-fbalpha uses a different one to MAME. More info at: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/FinalBurn-Alpha/

In my case, it was because I registered the PS3 dualshok controls, using the xbox360 driver ... In emulationstation it works ... But in RetroArch it does not.
The solution was: uninstall the xbox360 driver and re-activate the ps3 dualshock official driver, when rebooting ... Resigne the buttons in emulationstation, I recognized as ps3 dualshock command and I work the retroarch controls in all the emulators.

@orangewaffle

Ok, reaching home, i got the information needed:

Pi Model or other hardware: (B, B+, 2 B, 3, X86 PC etc..) 3 Model B+
Power Supply used: (If using a Pi) Samsung genuine adapter, 2A
RetroPie Version Used (eg 3.6, 3.8.1, 4.1 - do not write latest): 4.3
Built From: (Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website, Berryboot, or on top of existing OS etc.. - please provide the filename of any image used) Pre made SD Image on RetroPie website, but i can't remember which one
USB Devices connected: 2
Controller used: DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick
Error messages received: -
Log found in /dev/shm/runcommand.log (if relevant): -
Guide used: (Mention if you followed a guide)
File: (File with issue - with FULL path): -
Emulator: (Name of emulator - if applicable): can't say, because i can't get into emulator options (nothing happens if i press any button during game load)
Attachment of config files:

After replacing a 1A charger with a 2A one and giving the setup a one day rest, 7 out of 9 buttons work now, instead of 1. Top left button still does nothing, as well as the hotkey button.

In the weekend i will try a clean install of the latest retropie image and keep this post updated.

Check this out and you can get even 4 Atari joysticks connected with a single USB. Works great with my Raspberry Pi 4 and emulation station. https://www.icode.com/atari-joystick-usb-adapter-design/

@loonyboi Thanks! I wasn't sure if you meant to mirror the controls by ES' UI or at file system level by copying their config files. So if I understand you correctly, setting them up identically in ES does suffice.

I'm having the same problem where none of my controllers are working in game, however, I know what you're talking about, as I had that same thing (with the having to basically hold all the buttons to get it to open the remap screen) happen to me. Unfortunately, I have no idea what caused it, and I was only able to fix it by doing a clean install. If it's any consolation, since the install I haven't had that problem (just my current one where my controllers aren't working in game)