So I found a solution that I think works (at least for me.) I changed the entire configs.hdmi>daphne folder permissions to 555 and when I add a new controller, I get this error:

daphne input.jpg

However it does NOT overwrite my current dapinput.ini file. I can't see anything else in that directory that it would need to write to anyway.

I tested all 17 Daphne games and they all worked and they all kept my controller configs even after configuring a few new controllers so I think this is at least a fix for my situation.

Thanks for the input everyone! It was helpful to put me on the right path!

As @YFZdude mentioned, the genesis folder is a symlink (shortcut) to the megadrive folder, so there's no need to remove it - it's not actually taking any space. You can leave it as is, it's ok - the scriptmodules expect a megadrive ROM folder and updating the MD emulators will re-create the folder.

@BuZz - Boom. That did it. Thanks!

David

Thanks folks. I'm sure you've saved me more than one headache in the coming months.

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This is my screen:
http://www.lcdwiki.com/4inch_HDMI_Display-C

And I think this set of commands will install the driver:
sudo rm -rf LCD-show
git clone https://github.com/goodtft/LCD-show.git
chmod -R 755 LCD-show
cd LCD-show/
sudo ./MPI4008-show

They have 2 drivers for the 4" screen, so I'm hoping that points to the right ones.

The exact model is "Reyann Zero Delay Arcade USB". But I got it working - turned out that, without the aid of the chunkier Pandora joystick connectors, I'd put the 5 pin joystick connector on the wrong way round!

I think @quicksilver might be right. On the PC, the actual start-up is done via $HOME/.config/autostart/retropie.desktop. Modify it and add a delay before emulationstation starts

[Desktop Entry] Type=Application Exec=gnome-terminal --full-screen --hide-menubar -e "sleep 5 && emulationstation" Hidden=false NoDisplay=false X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true Name[de_DE]=RetroPie Name=rpie Comment[de_DE]=RetroPie Comment=retropie Icon=/usr/local/share/icons/retropie.svg Categories=Game

@mitu Thanks will do!

@mitu So, the universe has been enriched by one more mystery. But as far as I'm concerned, this thread is solved. 😊

Thanks for the update. Even better would be to add a [Solved] before your thread's title. You can do that by editing your first post.

Such a poor excuse for breaking the rules. There's no support for scammers here.

@XARAMBIT That looks amazing! Great work!

@mitu Thanks for all the help but there is still absolutely no difference.

The xbox 360 controller still does not work. I never thought it would be so hard to get a controller working with it.

Thanks!

@lynxdbe we need to see an actual pic so we can see the error message at the top.

@pjft Thanks for all your help, I really appreciate it.

@dwarfboysim Start with Emulationstation input mapping and see if it fixes the RA problem. Have you done additional configuration for your gamepad besides the mapping in Emulationstation ?