@mitu said in SNES Start button not working, USB controller: @kamban Can you try to remap one of your controller from RetroArch - does Select + X bring up the RetroArch Gui ? Yes, GUI shows up. I checked the controls and see Auto: 8 (N/A), (Key:rs... Select as well as the other mapped keys. Also tried another SNES rom, same here. I really have no idea why the select is not working...

Finally - very glad to hear that!

@mitu I've plugged it into my Linux and I've figured out that my controller wasn't responding to it. I'm using a spare one that works a lot better. Thanks for the support.

@lostless @Newellj79 you are correct, but Mortal Kombat and just about everything else the 2 buttons at once either stops any directions from happening or stays with the first pressed direction. I think you guys are right i am downloading a fresh image now and hopefully i will be okay.

Its quite ok, if you ask me. I use a three meters long HDMI cable and it does not bug me while playing :) At first I wanted all ports at the top, but it didn't fit :(

@mutt3n No problem. Enjoy.

@swk I thought it says it right on the screen while you are doing it. It's also in the documentation that you should read.

Hey so I really only made an account to respond to this query. The easiest way to deal with this is finding the .cfg file for the PISNES emulator. PISNES searches for a different cfg file than the built in emulator (so you need to manually edit it for each different controller) where as the included emulators reference the cfg file you set up when you mapped your controller the first time you connected. Remember when you had to first set up your controller? You need to know what each button corresponds to Go to the MAIN MENU and hit Configure Input Notice that every time you hit a key while mapping a number appears? You'll want to make note of what number each key is Connect to your Raspberry Pie via SFTP and find opt/retropie/configs/snes Notice there is a file in the directory named retroarch.cfg - that's file contains data helping built in emulators You want to open snes9x.cfg (this is what PISNES uses) with a text editor Scroll Down until you see this! [Joystick] A_1=1 B_1=0 X_1=3 Y_1=2 L_1=4 R_1=5 START_1=7 SELECT_1=6 QUIT=99 ACCEL=98 QLOAD=10 QSAVE=9 #Joystick axis JA_LR=0 JA_UD=1 #Joystick DPAD buttons LEFT_1=11 RIGHT_1=12 UP_1=13 DOWN_1=14 #player 2 button configuration A_2=1 B_2=0 X_2=3 Y_2=2 L_2=4 R_2=5 START_2=7 SELECT_2=6 #Joystick axis JA_LR_2=0 JA_UD_2=1 #Joystick DPAD buttons LEFT_2=11 RIGHT_2=12 UP_2=13 DOWN_2=14 - These are the original values! Values corresponding to keys will change depending on what controller you are using Change each value to the appropriate value of the corresponding key you want (the info from step 1) Profit

@edmaul69 thank you I will try this.

@ortsac so I tried switching with switched off console, same result. Checked the connection three times now. Should be working but it is not. Maybe the controllers are not working properly. I cleaned them 1 month ago and I noticed that the rubber pads are not the best. There are stripes on the connection pad. I tried to take a picture of that. rubber pad I also measured the resistance of these, and it is >60 Ohms. Should be way lower than that right?

@plumpy There's a controller configuration menu in Kodi.

@TVsIan Glad to hear that it is working for you now! @ortsac The driver polls the terminal pins on the player 2 side of the board and that's really all: If the SNES controllers are not connected to those specific pins, no data can be read out. I will prepare a schematic for that part of the ControlBlock soon. Basically, the driver communicates with the two GPIO expander components on the ControlBlock via SPI. Nothing more fancy happens there.

@DarkWolf said in Snes Ball Dpad: @skezza I don't even know what a "ball dpad" is (even google doesn't know that)? Or do you mean a regular dpad? Sorry. The snes dpad is like a + that sits on top of a ball which acts like a pivot. This is why the dpad feels so good on an original snes + original controller. Unfortunately, my usb SNES copy, I've been having problems with the dpad. Turns out its pivoting on a post/stick rather than a ball. Not only does this reduce the accuracy but it seems to cause weird accidental presses. What's more, it's a common theme among aftermarket usb controllers. I'm going to do a tear down thread tomorrow to show what I mean but it's a real shame because the rest of the controller is ok.

@ortsac Damn, I don't want to strip the wires to my SNES controllers or take apart my console to make a panel. I'll be using an HD CRT TV. It'd be if a more straightforward adapter was invented. But oh well. Thanks for the help.

I know this is over a year old, but I am curious how you came to diagnose your issue as a board defect. Was it a defect in the Pi board or the SNES board? I'm having the same issue straight out of the box, never have gotten it to work. The controller was tested working before disassembly. I created a new thread on this but not much insight yet...