@G2bb

While there are a few good ways to make a standard controller be seen as a keyboard, I don't know of anything that would do the reverse. There's a proposed way to do it with xboxdrv, but the project hasn't been touched since late 2015. However, seeing as how all these emulators and ports are first and foremost computer software, they all have keyboard support that can even be a bit more versatile in many cases.

Using RetroArch as a jumping off point, if you can determine which keys are assigned to which buttons, the controls can be added manually to /opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch.cfg. Below is an example of my setup that you can use as a reference.

input_player1_a = "a" input_player1_b = "b" input_player1_y = "y" input_player1_x = "x" input_player1_start = "t" input_player1_select = "e" input_player1_l = "l" input_player1_r = "r" input_player1_left = "left" input_player1_right = "right" input_player1_up = "up" input_player1_down = "down" input_player1_l2 = "d" input_player1_r2 = "f" input_player1_l3 = "c" input_player1_r3 = "v" input_player2_a = "k" input_player2_b = "m" input_player2_y = "o" input_player2_x = "n" input_player2_start = "num9" input_player2_select = "num0" input_player2_l = "p" input_player2_r = "q" input_player2_left = "g" input_player2_right = "h" input_player2_up = "i" input_player2_down = "j" input_player2_l2 = "s" input_player2_r2 = "u" input_player2_l3 = "w" input_player2_r3 = "z"

@edmaul69 Tried it (I updated retroarch and all the other cores), and now it magically works! Thanks a bunch, edmaul :)

everything works fine now, thank you

@Dominus

Ha! Isn't that always the way it goes. I briefly looked for an iPhone equivalent, but didn't see anything off hand.

@mvgilpatrick It's likely to do this issue: https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/issues/1985.

@electrogospel Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

@picogame So, while the utility was running, were you moving the joystick, pressing buttons etc? And while you did, was the screen changing?

The idea is to make sure that the system responds with some indication on-screen that you are manipulating the joystick. If it does, that means AdvanceMAME is capable of seeing the inputs, and the joystick number shown on-screen that is changing obviously corresponds to the joystick you are manipulating.

This is something I don't need to do with arcade controls, so someone else might chime in here who has done it--but with the above results, you should then be able to use/edit the index number for a device in the advmame.rc file. For example, you might verify or add the line device_joystick_0 raw and perhaps device_joystick_1 rawto the .rc file. Or, instead of "raw" you could try using the "event" driver which may be more appropriate. You can read about drivers in the dev documentation for advmame. My thought is that once the device is properly defined, you should be able to press TAB on a keyboard while in a game, and navigate through the menus to map keys for all games or specific games using the joystick to map buttons etc. A successful test using advj proves that advMAME can see the device, so this is just an exercise to expose it so you can map inputs.

Of course, you could map all inputs manually by editing the .rc file using details here, but that would be extremely tedious.

@benmclean

The old standby that everyone always recommends for the Pi is this one. I've used it myself in the past and it always seemed to work well. Currently, I use an iPazzPort model that eliminates the trackpad for an airmouse, making it even more compact, but currently it doesn't appear to be available anywhere.

@legione6 said in Bluetooth Keyboard with FN key for F1, F2 etc:

i'm a newbie on this forum .
I've installed retropie 4.2 on raspberry Pi3 model B.
I'm trying to use a mini bluetooth keyboard to execute commands for file manager, retropie-setup and others features but i cant use ESC, FN button and then F keys. the other keys works correctly.

The keyboard is similar at Apple keyboard. This is a photo:
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Can you help me to enable these keys?
Must i install any package?

Thank you

Presa Fn key (left, down of keyboard) + blue key

@Maynard At the moment there is no way to map joystick buttons to keyboard keys

EDIT: Except for some emulators such as (I forgot the name) one of the emulators for the zxspectrums that allows mapping keyboard keys

Glad to see this one was answered, my next build is going to be a palmtop, with emphasis on the Desktop and games secondary, so just using a mini keyboard.

@jplank

@wack26
Pleas update RetroPie-Setup and install mupen64plus again. Keyboard should work now.

@alaindesjardins andreage 5 minutes ago

Hello! I've successfully connected my Xbox One Controller (model 1708) to my Pi3B via bluetooth, had to disable ERTM too. All buttons (including 'select') working. Using RetroPie 4.2

However, when I tried adding in my second Xbox One Controller (same model), It connected and mapped perfectly. When I tried configuring inputs in RetroArch, both controllers and USB keyboard stopped working.

I had to reboot and remove both controllers' BT connection and re-add the first one, it worked fine. Then tried and hooked up the second Xbox One Controller via USB to no avail. Tried it with a PS3 (via USB) worked fine.

Anybody know what's going on? What am I doing wrong?
Thanks!

Just gonna jump in with me too. Rebooting using ssh is no big deal but it's a minor annoyance.

I found the filters through the Retroarch menu. Is there a way to cycle through them while playing? Thank you for your time, sorry for all the questions.