@craigbot said in Noob: can someone please help me understand input and input devices?:

I tried xboxdrv according to the instructions, but it doesn't seem to be there:

It's not installed by default, you need to install it first, from the drivers section of the packages.

@rfinnie I guess the min/max values are not a strict specification, thus I said "should". It depends on brand/model as I learned (mine Logitech Rumblepad and a knock-off Switch/XBox controller report in the "should" range).

On a tangent: The Arcade'81 looks nice and gives you at least enough space to add a subwoofer. I added an external subwoofer 6.5" later to my custom bartop which made the games even more fun to play. In any case: Happy tinkering!

But back to your initial request/idea. Maybe @pjft can comment on that, if a or which suggested change (see first post) would be accepted in the ES source tree.

@DjDiabolik said in Input Lag - How can "CHECK" if present in Retroarch core / Standalone emulator?:

anyway for my next arcade kit I was considering buying something similar:
RP2040 Advanced Breakout Board on Aliexpress

Nice. That creates added value to a plain RP2040, pinheaders and Dupont wires. FWIW, here is the non-commercial link with all the tech specs.

Great you have some takeaways/learnings, that's the Raspberry/RetroPie spirit.

PS: The Sanwa's do have a high price tag but I never regret my invest: Mechanical still precise after ~5yrs, no maintainance needed, colors fresh as of the first day (my setup is partially exposed to sunlight during the day).

@queenkjuul said in EmulationStation becomes unusable / registers no input after exiting game:

Is it possible to configure both keyboard and gamepad input for the menus?

Yes.

So, there is no way to make this work? :(

I don't think so, but since it's also not working in Windows, the board may be broken ?

I found this mail chain reporting some fix in Ubuntu 19.10 for another very similar Saulabi model, I don't know if helps in any way : https://www.mail-archive.com/search?l=ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com&q=subject:"[Bug+786955]+Re%3A+Saulabi+4K+Joystick+(Buttons+not+working)"&o=newest&f=1

That doesn't seem to have any useful information for your problem.

@mitu Alright, that sucks to hear but guess i'll get to fixing it the physical way then. Thank you for the responses!

@lostless - Thanks!

Didn't realize that each USB port would have a priority, I thought it was assigned from Emulation Station. Moved the USB cords around, and now I'm back up and running.

Did you ever get this issue fixed? I am having literally the SAME EXACT issue. Retro Pie on a Pi3b+.

Thank you for the kind words.

@mitu Actually it still wasn’t working properly turns out that was only part of the problem. Apparently my retroarch hotkey configs weren’t saving when I quit retroarch so Start+Select wasn’t even set to be the exit emulator buttons. However after enabling “Save configuration on quit”. My settings saved and now it is working fine and dandy!

It should already have these defaults:

Arrow keys = D-pad
ZXASQW = BAYXLR
RShift = Select
Enter = Start

You can add additional binds in /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg:

input_player1_b = "z" input_player1_a = "x" input_player1_y = "a" input_player1_x = "s" input_player1_start = "enter" input_player1_select = "rshift" input_player1_l = "q" input_player1_r = "w" input_player1_left = "left" input_player1_right = "right" input_player1_up = "up" input_player1_down = "down" # input_player1_l2 = # input_player1_r2 = # input_player1_l3 = # input_player1_r3 = # input_player1_l_x_plus = # input_player1_l_x_minus = # input_player1_l_y_plus = # input_player1_l_y_minus = # input_player1_r_x_plus = # input_player1_r_x_minus = # input_player1_r_y_plus = # input_player1_r_y_minus =

This works in conjunction with the gamepad. Right now I am playing Double Dragon (arcade, ddragonw.zip under lr-fbneo) using the d-pad to walk around and the keyboard to punch and kick.

@mitu
I found the solution, one button was wired differently compared to player1.
That fixed all the problems... sometimes its very simple!

@DTEAM Please open a separate topic and post a verbose RetroArch log, along with the details of your system.

@xu-xiaolan omg I actually got it working, tyvm @mitu or I would've been very confused xd, I cloned the github, went to configs and allowed the safe hdmi option then I switched the HDMI port from 1 to 0 (right to left) if anyones wondering how i did it

@mitu Excellent thanks!

@gabbo999 said in Retroarch input setting problem:

I have a Raspberry pi4 with obviously retropie installed, I finished today to build my cabinet and I wanted to set all the right buttons for each emulator.

Please add the complete info, as requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

In N64 emulator i went in the Retroarch quick menu and i noticed that in port 1 controls B button and Y button are both button 3, same A and X both button 1... (see photo attached)

Actually, the B/Y buttons are not mapped at all - the right side (which shows the emulated system's mapping) is empty. How did you configure the gamepad ?