@greenhawk84
I remember reading in the github page somewhere there was an update involving the joy2key package and you may need to manually update this package.

EDIT: Found the related thread:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/31092/controller-no-longer-works-in-retropie-setup-launching-menu-es-themes

@mitu I actually looked online after my last post and someone has had the same issue and apparently it's a power issue. I've not had chance to take it apart and test the power supply as of yet had too much on. That's going to be the next thing I check and go from there. I'll report back whether that resolves it or not. I'm pretty certain the card is legit, I don't know any other way of testing it other than checking the memory which I did first day I got it.

@mikes82

I make sure to keep a backup of my build as an image file incase my kids mess anything up.

I also disable the launch menu for the games in options run command.

And for mame I map the mame config menu to the keyboard as they don't use the keyboard.

And using kids mode.

I ended up making a seperate kids only setup and getting my kids a pi of their own and backed up their setup so if they do somehow manage to break it I can just rewrite the image.

They didn't want much content just some of their favourites and kodi
Sim

@mitu : Thank you very much. After installing Joy2key, the navigation works again with the gamepad. Thanks for the good advice.

https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Running-ROMs-from-a-USB-drive/#automatic-mount-easiest-method

This usuall happens on the Pi4 when you're using a 4k resolution, for some reason the setup dialogs are not properly displayed.
Edit the config.txt file on your SD card (you can edit it from a PC) and add 2 lines at the end:

hdmi_max_pixel_freq:0=200000000 hdmi_max_pixel_freq:1=200000000

Try booting again your RetroPie system and see if you can open the setup script or raspi-config.

@bytethis

i just buy a new 64gb microsd for a backup cause my hard disk with the backup of the microsd left me 2 days ago.

Sure, no need for a hurry.

https://github.com/RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup/pull/3349

Gemba created this issue in RetroPie/RetroPie-Setup open inifuncs.sh: using basic RE to allow meta-chars in keys , eg. +() #3349

@mitu This was the fix, thank you! I think this might have been a remnant of my original setup cause I was having some HDMI issues with a black screen initially.

For some reason this fix broke my audio, but I was able to get that working again after about 30 minutes of tinkering.

Thanks for the assist!

From a cursory look: The only red flag I noticed is that it creates a world writeable folder /opt/dev_philcomm (why that?) which is not removed by the uninstaller script (woot!).

Other than that it should work, relies on omx player.

@fulviolcabrera Open the Retroarch menu and select Options. Make sure Screen Orientation is set to Horizontal.

Ubuntu 20.10 isn't supported on the Raspberry Pi by RetroPie.

@popegg235 said in Can't find Drastic emulator for ds:

can anyone tell me what's the name of the drastic emulator in the retropie setup script and where i find it????

The name is drastic, it's in the experimental packages section.

And now I was also able to connect the controller!

Thanks so much, topic can be closed.

@codafire for mame 2003 you can enter the mame menu by:

pressing tab on a keyboard. retroarch main menu-> quick menu-> options-> display mame menu-> enable

Then go under input general and change your key presses how you like. The top option will toggle the mame menu and the service buttons 1 through 4 can be set bellow as well.

@daviddraper

I hope so to the new version is great, it is possible to get it updated to the latest on retropie but not via source or binary at the moment unless you change a file to allow it.

This is not a problem. Usually there should also be a framefile, which is basically a textfile that references all the other movie clips iirc. Just try it.

@magick81 it's not available for the RPI4.

@mitu This is what I needed! Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it!

Quick question for your first point "Install the latest EEPROM on a microsd card, this will update the bootloader so it supports USB"

How do I get the initial "bootloader" on the micro card in the first place? Or should I just follow the link and install EEPROM straight away. Sorry if this is a silly question.

@aimbit said in Flashing (outdated?) image to a new Pi 4 - Error Message on boot (Req. new software):

Is this something I can update on there, make a new backup image, and flash to my newer pi?

Update your system from the RetroPie-Setup on the old system - say yes when asked to update the included kernel and OS packages - then transfer again a backup to the new system.