@mitu ok but yes, i tried different roms and the bios is there and correct, validatd the hash. it is getting recognized by mGBA too. i thought maybe it's related so i answered in this thread. It really seems like a BIOS problem though because at first start there is no gba intro only after the restart and the following restarts the intro appears, really weird problem. Are there other known gba roms with skip-intro problems maybe so i could test those?

@mijenix said in Raspberry Pi Zero W & 2 PS3 controller?:

Dear Community

I try to pair a 2nd PS3 controller to my Raspberry Pi Zero W.
But it doesn't work.

Hardware: Raspberry Pi Zero W
Bluetooth: onboad BT
RetroPie: 4.5.15
Driver: sixaxis

I was able to successfully pair 1 controller, but I cannot pair a 2nd one.
The 2nd controller works if I connect it via USB, so the controller should be fine
(I tried 3 other controllers, for all the same behavior)

How can I pair more than 1 PS3 controller, preferably with the onboad BT controller.

Thank a lot and cheers!

PS: If I missed a documentation for that specific problem I am find with a pointer to the RTFM ;)

Ok. I followed the instructions. I plugged in the PS3 controller during the Emulation Station startup screen.
No luck. :( Is there a specific time when i'm supposed to plug the controller in?

In case anyone is wondering why the newer builds don't work with the GamePi20 is because the wiki uses fbtft_device and fbflex both retired from the linux kernel starting from 5.4.

Possible solutions:

Make a Device Tree Overlay targeting this display (according to my research it uses a ST7789(v) LCD Controller), the driver is included in the linux kernel so no need to add it..

Use fbcp-ili9341 as it seems to support this controller.

Downgrade the kernel to <5.4 (not sure if possible) and use the installation method given in the wiki.

None of this method have been tested by me since my GamePi20 is yet to arrive, but theoretically it should work.

Update: My gamepi20 arrived and it works beautifully.

I downloaded the lastest Raspbian Lite and downgraded the kernel to 4.9.118.

Made a FBTFT_Device using the steps listed in the wiki and installed FBCP.

Downloaded an old version of raspberry-kernel and raspberry-kernel-headers of around the same time the kernel was build.

Installed DKMS

Build and installed mk_arcade_joystick_rpi from source and apply configurations. If DKMS fails try other versions of raspberry-kernel and raspberry-kernel-headers that includes your kernel.

Added fbtft and mk_arcade_joystick_rpi as modules

Modified config.txt according to the wiki

Installed Retropie using Retropie-Setup

If done correctly you should have the lastest Retropie + RaspberryOS but with an old kernel

@SolemnSpirit Thanks that helped!, the moment i remove the key_mgmt, i was able to connect to the wireless! :D i appreciate you posting this!

for me happens the same. what did you made to solve it?

@mitu said in Retropie install fail on kali linux rp0w:

e detection flag will not be enough to make RetroPie install - as you have probably seen. On the Raspberry Pi, only Raspbian is supported at the

Well, then what about manual build retroarch and emulationstation? Which flags do I need? And how configure emulationstation work with retroarch?

i'm afraid we don't support third party images, which the "TinyPi Pro sdcard image" is. perhaps the seller can support?

Ok, so I just figured it out. For some reason my controller was player 2 so I switched it back to player one using https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/RetroPie/comments/6003hk/switch_controller_player_number/ and it was a big help

anything is possible, but tbh it looks like more truble than it will be worth.
obviusly you will need to remove some of the board and you will most likely also need a new control board for the screen and will therefore most likely not fit inside the old case either.
cosiddering all this and the fact that you had to ask if it was possible, i would say this is likely a job way above your skillset and not worth the efford, for you.
personally i would just get one of the many kits available.

@Chuck_B lol. There is a tad bit of slowdown, but nothing detrimental.

@ignatius We don't offer support for 3rd party images - especially the ones sold with RetroPie - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first. Selling RetroPie is agains the project's license, so you just enriched a scammer. You should ask the seller for support.

@mitu
I used a Sandisk Ultra 32GB MicroSD HC I the first time and worked fine. The other memory stick I used is the Micro SDXC 10 256GB MicroSD XC 1 1 (This memory stick I the one that’s giving me troubles). The power supply I used was a EasyAcc 5V 2A Micro USB power supply. The raspberry pi zero w was purchased from the adafruit website.

I tried buying one and it kept saying my cart was empty when I would click the add button. I'll just have to wait for the next batch. Amazon needs a better system here.

@mitu said in Unable to configure usb gamepad on Retropi 4.4:

@ibshar said in Unable to configure usb gamepad on Retropi 4.4:

in jstest it showed the controlller as Microsoft Xbox 360 pad

Then it means it's already working as in 'Xbox mode'.

And how to switch the controller to xbox mode?

Look in the manual for the controller, I just saw it's possible in the item description you posted, I assume it's some button combination when you start it.

Dude you're a life saver! Thanks a lot bro, i checked the manual and found that by default the controller uses Xinput mode(used by new games) so had to switch it to Direct input mode(used by old games) and then it started working..

Cheers..

@jackknife18846

From what I hear, the Pi Zero W has trouble running NES games without certain optimizations. I hate to say, but I doubt you're going to get N64 running well at all.