that release was from 2 years ago. we have the latest version (you can update from source if you want to get the latest nightly)

Did not work for me :/

@darkblaster77 Sorry, I don't have an answer for you. How does yours compare to the one here https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Dreamcast ?

I feel your pain, though. I can't get a single button to work with my ps4 controller. There was one combination of settings that got the dpad working, but generally nothing.

Yeah, I'm not sure what to do at this point. I've completely deleted the emulator and any files associated with it and reinstalled it, and I still get the same issue. I've tried changing the number of devices it's looking for in reicast.sh, I've checked and double checked the controller configs for both my PS3 and Xbox controllers to make sure they were set and named correctly and pointed at from emu.cfg. I've deleted my configs and reconfigured each controller at least twice to make sure that wasn't the issue. Verified both bios files and redownloaded again for good measure. Downloaded a gdi version of the same game just to see if cdi was the issue. I'm out of ideas on what to try next.

@Concat
The 2nd one is closer to the correct format but not sure about the button mapping.

Just run evtest to get the correct mapping.

This thread might be helpful:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/5006/reicast-stuck-on-time-date

Wow, I have been struggling forever to figure out what was going on with this issue! I was pretty sure I was doing everything right, but then I stumbled in here, and sure enough, I have the 2 cfg file issue too!

Since it's been quite a while since this post was last active, I chose to copy the entry to
/opt/retropie/configs/all/emulationstation/es_systems.cfg, rather than delete the apparently-redundant one, as who knows what's changed since then! :)

<system> <name>dreamcast</name> <fullname>Dreamcast</fullname> <path>/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/dreamcast</path> <extension>.cdi .chd .cue .gdi .sh .zip .CDI .CHD .CUE .GDI .SH .ZIP</extension> <command>/opt/retropie/supplementary/runcommand/runcommand.sh 0 _SYS_ dreamcast %ROM%</command> <platform>dreamcast</platform> <theme>dreamcast</theme> </system>

Incidentally, a lot has certainly changed on the hardware side too. If you've got a RPi4, install the Flycast core instead of Reicast. Holy moly it's so very close to the original experience now!

Thanks to all involved for bringing up and solving this issue; I can finally play around with some of these games instead of tweaking settings endlessly now!

I accessed the retropie settings > misc > reicast options about adding a controler, and dimply ran that and told it to add the same PS3 pad, it asked for a few bindings which I set and others didn't (such as 'c' and 'z', no idea what those correspond to the dreamcast controller)

anyway now it works, no idea why it just stopped working. I did do a full retropie update yesterday though.

How did you solve?

Howdy Friend,
Nope sorry there is no way...at least with my setup. All my dreamcast games have a cue file followed by track1 track2 track3 etc.
All the other games have the exact same files so the only way to keep it from messing up is to keep everything in a separate folder.
Unless you are using...I think they are called CDI files which compress and combine the audio files....but you take a major hit on audio quality when you use them.
Just my thoughts.

Thank you very much for your replies I'll redo the setup and try again. Thanks again.

@backstander said in Reicast Stuck On Time & Date !:

@Slugz

there is no select tab in the mapping.cfg

The Dreamcast controller didn't have a Select button but you could map that button to Exit the emulator (just remember not to accidentally hit it while playing a game!)

Change this in your /opt/retropie/configs/dreamcast/mappings/controller_8BitdoSNES30GamePad.cfg file to use the Select button to Exit Dreamcast emulator:

btn_escape = 314

Did all this work for you?

yes got past the time & date.

will give it a full run later on.

thank you.

@fourteencoast

You should read this first because we would need more information before we could actually help you:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

Also have a look at this thread and maybe it will help you:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3120/problems-with-dreamcast-and-ps3-wired-controller/2

@TonyTheTGR
Probably yes, it's described in the Wiki:
https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Dreamcast

Yeah. Lr-reicast is the best Solution for PCs.

If i stay with my original .cfg i can boot on date/hours and move left/right down/up but i cannot confirme with sélect. And just if i change mapping on my .cfg, when i launch it s black screen ans reboot main menu of reicast.why reboot if i modified the .cfg?