Please post the complete system specs as detailed in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first.

@turbine2 said in Unable to progress through configuration of gamepad1:

How can I skip the Button A / East (and other options I don't have)?

You can't. Some buttons are required, since they are used to launch games and/or navigate the EmulationStation front-end. A and B are such buttons and they cannot be skipped.

You can however map your keyboard to navigate EmulationStation as you'd like. Of course, you'll need to configure your gamepad manually in the emulators started, since it's not configured by EmulationStation.

@arcadelover15 There wasn't a whole lot to it. The box itself is designed to be used as a controller if you want, so it was just a matter of hooking up BOTH usb cables to the Pi. (Each cable is one side of the control panel.) I think the setup tweak I used initially might be no longer needed in current versions of RetroPi.

Here is a thread I gave my info in:
https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/30623/pandora-box-used-as-game-pad

This is my log when using the HDMI output
[INFO] [Config]: Loading config from: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/retroarch.cfg".
[INFO] RetroArch 1.10.0 (Git e9e85f3d07)
[INFO] === Build =======================================
[INFO] Capabilities: NEON VFPv3 VFPv4
[INFO] Built: Sep 21 2023
[INFO] Version: 1.10.0
[INFO] Git: e9e85f3d07
[INFO] =================================================
[INFO] [Input]: Found input driver: "udev".
[INFO] [Core]: Loading dynamic libretro core from: "/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-fceumm/fceumm_libretro.so"
[INFO] [Overrides]: No core-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FCEUmm/FCEUmm.cfg".
[INFO] [Overrides]: No content-dir-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FCEUmm/Game Titles - #-Z.cfg".
[INFO] [Overrides]: No game-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FCEUmm/3-D WorldRunner.cfg".
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_CONTROLLER_INFO.
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_VFS_INTERFACE. Core requested version >= V1, providing V3.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CONTENT_INFO_OVERRIDE.
[INFO] [Content Override]: File Extension: 'fds' - need_fullpath: FALSE, persistent_data: FALSE
[INFO] [Content Override]: File Extension: 'nes' - need_fullpath: FALSE, persistent_data: FALSE
[INFO] [Content Override]: File Extension: 'unf' - need_fullpath: FALSE, persistent_data: FALSE
[INFO] [Content Override]: File Extension: 'unif' - need_fullpath: FALSE, persistent_data: FALSE
[INFO] [Remaps]: Remap directory: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/".
[INFO] [Overrides]: Redirecting save file to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/Game Titles - #-Z/3-D WorldRunner.srm".
[INFO] [Overrides]: Redirecting save state to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/Game Titles - #-Z/3-D WorldRunner.state".
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_LOG_INTERFACE.
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_SUPPORT_ACHIEVEMENTS: yes.
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_MESSAGE_INTERFACE_VERSION.
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_LANGUAGE: "0".
[INFO] [Content]: Loading content file: "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/Game Titles - #-Z/3-D WorldRunner.zip#3-D WorldRunner.nes".
[INFO] [Content]: Did not find a valid content patch.
[INFO] [Content]: CRC32: 0xd5ada486.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_GAME_INFO_EXT.
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: RGB565.
[libretro INFO] Frontend supports RGB565 - will use that instead of XRGB1555.
[INFO] [Environ]: PERFORMANCE_LEVEL: 5.
[INFO] [Environ]: SYSTEM_DIRECTORY: "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS".
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_CORE_OPTIONS_VERSION.
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_LANGUAGE: "0".
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_OPTIONS_V2_INTL.
[libretro INFO] FCEU_MakeFName: /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/nes.pal
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_INPUT_DESCRIPTORS:
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_MEMORY_MAPS.
[INFO] [SRAM]: Skipping SRAM load.
[INFO] [Core]: Version of libretro API: 1, Compiled against API: 1
[INFO] [Audio]: Set audio input rate to: 48000.00 Hz.
[INFO] [Video]: Timings deviate too much. Will not adjust. (Display = 50.00 Hz, Game = 60.10 Hz)
[INFO] [Video]: Game FPS > Monitor FPS. Cannot rely on VSync.
[INFO] [Video]: Set video size to: 879x672.
[INFO] [Video]: Starting threaded video driver ...
[INFO] [EGL] Falling back to eglGetDisplay
[INFO] [EGL]: EGL version: 1.4
[INFO] [EGL]: Current context: 0x1.
[INFO] [GL]: Found GL context: "egl_videocore".
[INFO] [GL]: Detecting screen resolution: 720x576.
[INFO] [GL]: Vendor: Broadcom, Renderer: VideoCore IV HW.
[INFO] [GL]: Version: OpenGL ES 2.0.
[INFO] Querying EGL extension: KHR_image => exists
[INFO] [GL]: Using resolution 720x576.
[INFO] [GL]: Default shader backend found: glsl.
[INFO] [Shader driver]: Using GLSL shader backend.
[INFO] [Shader driver]: Using GLSL shader backend.
[WARN] [GL]: Stock GLSL shaders will be used.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GL]: Using 4 textures.
[INFO] [GL]: Loaded 1 program(s).
[INFO] [Font]: Using font rendering backend: "freetype".
[INFO] [Video]: Graphics driver did not initialize an input driver. Attempting to pick a suitable driver.
[WARN] [udev]: Couldn't open any keyboard, mouse or touchpad. Are permissions set correctly for /dev/input/event*?
[WARN] [udev]: Full-screen pointer won't be available.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #0 (/dev/input/event0) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #1 (/dev/input/event1) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #2 (/dev/input/event2) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #3 (/dev/input/event3) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [Joypad]: Found joypad driver: "udev".
[INFO] [Video]: Found display server: "null".
[INFO] ALSA: Using floating point format.
[INFO] ALSA: Period size: 384 frames
[INFO] ALSA: Buffer size: 1536 frames
[INFO] [Display]: Found display driver: "gl".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "freetype".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "stb-unicode".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "freetype".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "stb-unicode".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "freetype".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "stb-unicode".
[libretro INFO] Player 1: Gamepad
[libretro INFO] Player 2: Gamepad
[libretro INFO] Player 3: None Connected
[libretro INFO] Player 4: None Connected
[libretro INFO] Famicom Expansion: None Connected
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_music_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_video_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_image_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading favorites file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_favorites.lpl".
[INFO] [Config]: Saved new config to "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/retroarch.cfg".
[INFO] [Core]: Content ran for a total of: 00 hours, 01 minutes, 58 seconds.
[INFO] [Core]: Unloading game..
[INFO] [Core]: Unloading core..
[INFO] [Core]: Unloading core symbols..
[INFO] [Core]: Saved core options file to "/opt/retropie/configs/all/retroarch-core-options.cfg".
[INFO] Threaded video stats: Frames pushed: 7114, Frames dropped: 2.

And this is when composite is the output
[INFO] [Config]: Loading config from: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/retroarch.cfg".
[INFO] RetroArch 1.10.0 (Git e9e85f3d07)
[INFO] === Build =======================================
[INFO] Capabilities: NEON VFPv3 VFPv4
[INFO] Built: Sep 21 2023
[INFO] Version: 1.10.0
[INFO] Git: e9e85f3d07
[INFO] =================================================
[INFO] [Input]: Found input driver: "udev".
[INFO] [Core]: Loading dynamic libretro core from: "/opt/retropie/libretrocores/lr-fceumm/fceumm_libretro.so"
[INFO] [Overrides]: No core-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FCEUmm/FCEUmm.cfg".
[INFO] [Overrides]: No content-dir-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FCEUmm/Game Titles - #-Z.cfg".
[INFO] [Overrides]: No game-specific overrides found at "/home/pi/.config/retroarch/config/FCEUmm/3-D WorldRunner.cfg".
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_CONTROLLER_INFO.
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_VFS_INTERFACE. Core requested version >= V1, providing V3.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CONTENT_INFO_OVERRIDE.
[INFO] [Content Override]: File Extension: 'fds' - need_fullpath: FALSE, persistent_data: FALSE
[INFO] [Content Override]: File Extension: 'nes' - need_fullpath: FALSE, persistent_data: FALSE
[INFO] [Content Override]: File Extension: 'unf' - need_fullpath: FALSE, persistent_data: FALSE
[INFO] [Content Override]: File Extension: 'unif' - need_fullpath: FALSE, persistent_data: FALSE
[INFO] [Remaps]: Remap directory: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/".
[INFO] [Overrides]: Redirecting save file to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/Game Titles - #-Z/3-D WorldRunner.srm".
[INFO] [Overrides]: Redirecting save state to "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/Game Titles - #-Z/3-D WorldRunner.state".
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_LOG_INTERFACE.
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_SUPPORT_ACHIEVEMENTS: yes.
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_MESSAGE_INTERFACE_VERSION.
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_LANGUAGE: "0".
[INFO] [Content]: Loading content file: "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/nes/Game Titles - #-Z/3-D WorldRunner.zip#3-D WorldRunner.nes".
[INFO] [Content]: Did not find a valid content patch.
[INFO] [Content]: CRC32: 0xd5ada486.
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_GAME_INFO_EXT.
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_PIXEL_FORMAT: RGB565.
[libretro INFO] Frontend supports RGB565 - will use that instead of XRGB1555.
[INFO] [Environ]: PERFORMANCE_LEVEL: 5.
[INFO] [Environ]: SYSTEM_DIRECTORY: "/home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS".
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_CORE_OPTIONS_VERSION.
[INFO] [Environ]: GET_LANGUAGE: "0".
[INFO] [Environ]: RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_SET_CORE_OPTIONS_V2_INTL.
[libretro INFO] FCEU_MakeFName: /home/pi/RetroPie/BIOS/nes.pal
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_INPUT_DESCRIPTORS:
[INFO] [Environ]: SET_MEMORY_MAPS.
[INFO] [SRAM]: Skipping SRAM load.
[INFO] [Core]: Version of libretro API: 1, Compiled against API: 1
[INFO] [Audio]: Set audio input rate to: 48000.00 Hz.
[INFO] [Video]: Timings deviate too much. Will not adjust. (Display = 50.00 Hz, Game = 60.10 Hz)
[INFO] [Video]: Game FPS > Monitor FPS. Cannot rely on VSync.
[INFO] [Video]: Set video size to: 879x672.
[INFO] [Video]: Starting threaded video driver ...
[INFO] [EGL] Falling back to eglGetDisplay
[INFO] [EGL]: EGL version: 1.4
[INFO] [EGL]: Current context: 0x1.
[INFO] [GL]: Found GL context: "egl_videocore".
[INFO] [GL]: Detecting screen resolution: 720x576.
[INFO] [GL]: Vendor: Broadcom, Renderer: VideoCore IV HW.
[INFO] [GL]: Version: OpenGL ES 2.0.
[INFO] Querying EGL extension: KHR_image => exists
[INFO] [GL]: Using resolution 720x576.
[INFO] [GL]: Default shader backend found: glsl.
[INFO] [Shader driver]: Using GLSL shader backend.
[INFO] [Shader driver]: Using GLSL shader backend.
[WARN] [GL]: Stock GLSL shaders will be used.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL vertex shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Found GLSL fragment shader.
[INFO] Shader log: Compiled
[INFO] [GLSL]: Linking GLSL program.
[INFO] [GL]: Using 4 textures.
[INFO] [GL]: Loaded 1 program(s).
[INFO] [Font]: Using font rendering backend: "freetype".
[INFO] [Video]: Graphics driver did not initialize an input driver. Attempting to pick a suitable driver.
[WARN] [udev]: Couldn't open any keyboard, mouse or touchpad. Are permissions set correctly for /dev/input/event*?
[WARN] [udev]: Full-screen pointer won't be available.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #0 (/dev/input/event0) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #1 (/dev/input/event1) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #2 (/dev/input/event2) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [udev]: Pad #3 (/dev/input/event3) supports 0 force feedback effects.
[INFO] [Joypad]: Found joypad driver: "udev".
[INFO] [Video]: Found display server: "null".
[INFO] ALSA: Using floating point format.
[INFO] ALSA: Period size: 384 frames
[INFO] [Display]: Found display driver: "gl".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "freetype".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "stb-unicode".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "freetype".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "stb-unicode".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "freetype".
[ERROR] [Font]: Failed to create rendering backend: "stb-unicode".
[libretro INFO] Player 1: Gamepad
[libretro INFO] Player 2: Gamepad
[libretro INFO] Player 3: None Connected
[libretro INFO] Player 4: None Connected
[libretro INFO] Famicom Expansion: None Connected
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_music_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_video_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading history file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_image_history.lpl".
[INFO] [Playlist]: Loading favorites file: "/opt/retropie/configs/nes/content_favorites.lpl".

@mitu said in When will retropi upgrade???:

@Darkshadow846 said in When will retropi upgrade???:

So when will there be A upgrade?

We don't have a definitive date for the update that will bring Pi 5 support. Is there something in particular why you're waiting for the Pi 5 instead of getting a Pi4 ?

I think everybody's hoping the Pi 5 will emulate the GameCube with Dolphin. Don't know if that's really going to happen or not.

PS2 emulation is probably still not going to happen on anything that's ARM-based because of pcsx2 still having too much x86 crap in it.

There's people all over Amazon, eBay, and Mercari selling them, too. Not saying it's right, just saying that it's not uncommon.

this is a (sort of) known issue.

specifically, MAME (not 2003 or any of the libretro cores, but MAME standalone) appears to be faster run via the desktop, than via the framebuffer. some info here: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/28362/enhanced-performance-of-mamedev-mame-in-x11

i wonder if this could be fixed by configuring the launch script to launch MAME within X (on pi only)?

it has been on my list to investigate for years now, but yeah...

@tmxretro the "h" key is the default retroarch "reset content" hotkey and, without a controller connected, there is no default "enable hotkey" hotkey configured, so all the other ones (like "reset content") will work on their own, with just a single keypress.

You can toggle game focus with the "game focus (toggle)" hotkey (default: scroll_lock, configurable from settings > input > hotkeys > game focus (toggle)). While game focus is enabled, other hotkeys (including "exit emulator") will not function, passing full keyboard control to the loaded core; press scroll_lock again to disable game focus and return hotkey functionality.

@mitu thanks for the response, unfortunately lr-mame2000 doesn't run any of my roms (it's a pretty old set, not sure if that's a problem or not). I've spent far too much time on this so I think I'll just get some USB-powered speakers and use the adapter device. Cheers!

@PittStone
Are you running plex as a server or media player?

If you just want it to run as a server you don't need a desktop environment for that.

Nvm I found a fix

Please use this if u guys are running 1080p
https://retropie.org.uk/docs/Pi4/#issues-using-a-4k-tv

@mitu Thanks, and sorry. Will try to find a guide for this then.

@Blorpal said in Random movement in the game menus:

@Addison Does that work with a x86 computer or just the pi?

Oh man, it's been so long ago I can't remember what I did back then.

I didn't purchase a USB Hub or solder anything, I know that much.

https://www.reddit.com/r/emulation/comments/7g2d0n/howto_fix_phantomghost_input_on_ibuffalobuffalo/

I still use the wired controllers on my Pi 4 since they're wonderful.

I do have the default Wi-Fi disabled and bought these instead for 8x faster speed:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PB1X4CN/

Don't think I can be of any help except for posting that first link I shared.

Not necessarily, you can copy the resurces folder to $HOME/.emulationstation and make sure it's readable by the user running emulationstation. Note that you'll still need to create the rest of the configuration files (es_systems.cfg) and copy at least a theme under $HOME/.emulationstation/themes.