The project at https://github.com/swkim01/waveshare-dtoverlays offers only the new driver setup for the display, it doesn't provide any scripts.

can you elaborate?

Sure. You want to handle 2 video configurations - output to HDMI (which is default) and via the LCD. Save the default config.txt in /boot/ as /boot/config-hdmi.txt. Install and configure the LCD drivers (modify the config.txt) accordingly, make sure it works, then copy the config.txt to /boot/config-waveshare.txt.

Create 2 scripts in /home/pi/RetroPie/retropiemenu

hdmi.sh, containing #!/usr/bin/env bash cp -f /boot/config-hdmi.txt /boot/config.txt lcd.sh, containing #!/usr/bin/env bash cp -f /boot/config-waveshare.txt /boot/config.txt make the scripts executable by running chmod +x /home/pi/RetroPie/retropiemenu/hdmi.sh chmod +x /home/pi/RetroPie/retropiemenu/lcd.sh

Now, when starting EmulationStation, you'll have 2 new entries in the RetroPie system - HDMI and LCD, executing one of them will switch the video output configuration. After running one of the entries, you'll have to reboot to activate the new configuration.

@mitu OK thanks

if anyone is still interested in this, check out these cool devices on icode.com. they allow you to have up to 4 paddles or joysticks connected to you PC via usb. There is even a bluetooth version.

Atari paddles and joysticks usb adapter

All right I'll try that!

Thank you ,however I still can't use my gasia controller wirelessly without custombluez installed. So I am trying to install custombluez.

It has nothing to do with the modules, there's something related to the kernel files copied by rpi-update which breaks the compilation - see https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/issues/1364.

MrEngman created this issue in raspberrypi/firmware open Kernel 5.4 Module7.symvers, Module7l.symvers faulty #1364

@TheFloW said in Randomly slow EmulationStation menus on RPi 4:

I was referring to how to get to HDMI boost and TV mode

HDMI boot configuration is not available for the Pi4, as for the mode selection, you can just use raspi-config and select 1080p as default video mode.

That did it, my homemade joystick is working now direct into the CPU.

I do find it disturbing though that an official release is internally inconsistent. With any open project my next move should be to volunteer to fix it. I'm not there yet but learning every day.

Thanks for all the help!

mcb

I take it nobody uses the GPIO for anything?!?

I had the same issue with the same controller. I suspected it was the Xpad driver and was correct after updating everything else individually.

I'm not certain it will fix the issue, but here is my working Xpad driver's entire folder.

Working Driver: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HYT5lnioWIvuF3LuNHe4Wf91DzfLM5-k/view?usp=sharing

These go in /opt/retropie/supplementary/xpad, but everything in there requires Root access to alter.

SSH Method: https://retropie.org.uk/docs/FAQ/#why-cant-i-ssh-as-root-anymore

I hope I was helpful.

Retropie4.4 's support of Xbox 360 controllers is broken

Xpad works just fine. Xboxdrv has known issues with multiple controllers but that isn't something the retropie project maintains.

@dankcushions

Well I guess I wont be playing that game. Thanks for the info

John

@mitu No, I did it but the behaviour is still the same, as the 8bitdo N30 pro (with the difference that it doesn’t have the TURBO button).

USB >> 8Bitdo NES30 Arcade
Bluetooth >> szmy-power Ltd.Joypad

@retronoobie3000 I know this does not help DosBox but malcolm's Revenge runs flawlessly in scummvm.

Sixaxis has been working great for me on my Rpi4 running a new Retropie 4.6 install with all updates. Normally I can connect 7 dualshock 3's at a time without issue. But I found a way to break it partially.

@psyke83 I didn't see this mentioned in regards to Sixaxis:

If you disable ERTM (to get an Xbox One S controller to pair by bluetooth) or install Xpadneo (it disables ERTM during install) you will lose the ability to connect more than 4 Dualshock 3's at a time!

I tested this by disabling ERTM with this line in /etc/modprobe.d/bluetooth.conf
options bluetooth disable_ertm=Y

After reboot I can only connect 4 dualshock 3's.

Delete the file or set to disable_ertm=N
And after reboot I can connect 7 dualshock 3's again!

Just wanted to mention it in case anyone else runs into a similar problem.

@buzz

Thanks a lot - yeah I thought i'd open an enhancement anyway as I did some reading and one of the Retroarch devs confirmed the SW and HW cores are identical, except the HW one has the additional options. Both are the same if you run in software mode:
https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/7hxke8/psa_psx_beetle_hw_is_absolutely_amazing/dquv1jp/

So I figured it would probably be a useful enhancement enabling HW support at some stage - albeit I appreciate not high priority.

@psyke83 has kindly done a bit of work already to enable and i'm happy to test this out:
https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/pull/2279

Thanks again.

psyke83 created this issue in RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup closed lr-beetle-psx: include hw core #2279

On my system
sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade

install kernel 4.9.35-v7+. DragonRise Inc. Generic USB Joystick works without any problem (just redo controller configuration from EmulationStation).

You should never use rpi-update ;-)