@nmlnet said in Using a second controller for the hot key: When I map the input controller buttons for the controller and get to hotkey, it doesn't recognize the keyboard input You cannot map inputs from 2 separate input devices in EmulationStation, each one should be mapped separately. Try mapping your keyboard as well - separately from your SNES gamepad - and choose a hotkey there. TAhis works because your 2nd device is a keyboard and it works as P1 (just as your gampead), otherwise you wouldn't be able to use a 2nd controller for hotkey - only P1 has hotkey control.

@mitu i tried both. From the retroarch menu in ES and while in a game

I just pop in and out of UI modes. You can toggle the "hidden" flag on entries to hide them from kiosk/kid UI mode. By default, if you hide every entry in a system then ES will hide the system in the carousel.

@neurocrash said in Can't enter RGUI menu anywhere: The result is that the hotkey that works for me is Hotkey-Y, which is the same as the Hotkey-North button. When using this combination, all of the devices can open the RGUI menu. The North button is the X button, not the Y (yes, the XBox controller is backwards).

@mitu said in Can I Bypass Any Need for a Hotkey?: This showed up after I hit "Submit" and the page refreshed. You don't need to use a Hotkey if you don't want to. Bind a button to the Exit action - instead of the default, Esc - and other 'free' buttons to Pause/Reset. You'll be limited by the number 'free' buttons available. Argh! You say it in just a few sentences! (But I was also trying to include enough details to be almost like a HOW-TO.)

@markyh444 Okay. Mitu gave me a starting point to work from so I will take his advice and go from there. If I need further assistance I'll be sure to take the time to collect the necessary information first. Thanks for your responses.

@Dj-EKI If you'd like that combo to open the menu, then open RetroArch from the RetroPie system in EmulationStation, set the option and then save your configuration. To leave a game, you'll have to use either a Hotkey + Start - which you don't want - or disable the Hotkey and choose another button for the exit hotkey. Pressing that button will automatically exit the game.

You can add the combo to the main config file in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg (this will set it to L+R). input_menu_toggle_gamepad_combo = "6"

@Clyde Thanks. And for anyone following up this question I was easily able to add audio volume control (via hotkey + D-pad up/down) to the config file mentioned earlier. Like this: input_volume_up_axis = ”” inside the quotation marks I copied the number for the up axis, which was -1 in my config file.

@mitu The rewind feature seems to work well in SNES, NES, and MD and with this setup that is 99.9% of what I play so I think I'm good. As for the controller issue I have tried a few pre-made images and I haven't experienced this setup issue. I have re-downloaded this official image, flashed it, and tried it again and I get the same results so not sure if it is this latest release or what, so I don't know if it is a bug. I would reflash and try with a clean install and with some of the controllers I had, one from 8-bitdo, retro-bit, retroflag, and then the ones that came with my PS1 Classic all with the same results; The retroarch controller file isn't being written correctly. When setup in emulation station it works correctly in those menus but when I enter an emulator all the buttons don't work. I need to go into retroarch and set it up there like I said in my previous post. I guess if no one reports this it is just me with the setup I have but mine is pretty standard: The official image I download from here, raspberry 3b+, retroflag NES case, and every controller I have. Maybe it is the pi I have? Anyway, I have it working now but when the next release comes out I will give it a try and see if it sorts out my problems. Thanks for the help though! Besides this little problem I got everything I wanted from the official image and it works great.

Just bumping my post. Still not sure what to do about the hotkey situation.

@mitu I don't have triggerhappy on a Playstation Classic, but it is linux and has a systemd. There is with "Network Command interface" also "Command interface" support but I don't know how to use this, I guess maybe echo a command at the process?

@mitu I will definitely look into this. Thanks!

OK thanks for your answers i will try :)