First attempt with Retropie 4.2 install trouble

RetroHopeful

okay it says installed packages have been updated. > OK > restarting system

RetroHopeful

@pjft
Can you retrieve the contents of /home/pi/.emulationstation/es_input.cfg?

Or, alternatively, go to the command line and run

cat /home/pi/.emulationstation/es_input.cfg

How would I go about doing this? I don't know how to get back to where all scripts ran.
I tryed reading a doc but I am not on the same page lol literally.

pjft

Have you confirmed after updating and re configuring the controls that you can't exit with select+start, and that nothing happens when you press select+triangle/X in game?

RetroHopeful

@pjft
Hi
I was scared to do that due to fact I always end up pulling plug to get out.
I did figure out Fn and F4 takes me to command line though

do you want me to run the command or see if I get stuck in game first?

pjft

@RetroHopeful can't you exit the game by pressing escape? Have you tried configuring your keyboard as a controller as well?

Try that out.

RetroHopeful

@pjft
Also it only says:
-bash: .:/home/pi/.bashrc: cannot execute binary file
pi@retropie:

I remember more there before a sudo shutdown.
Is this bad?

RetroHopeful

@mediamogul
Thank you , at least I know that part is right.

RetroHopeful

@pjft
No Esc doesn't work in a game either
but I used OK in order to update. its back and forth gamepad gets me to the options and keyboard does ok; its a puzzle

RetroHopeful

@RetroHopeful
Ops no I haven't configured keyboard as controller.

RetroHopeful

@pjft
I have this keyboard H9 2.4GHz Wireless Mini Keyboard with Touchpad Mouse Game Handle
I was able to program like a NES pad. it has L and R shoulder buttons but did not acknowledge them so skipped down to hot key enable.
I had to start the game with my SNES A button (start on keyboard didn't work)but, it let me use esc as hotkey and when I press the start and esc together it allowed me to leave game. I am now going to try to redo the hotkey on the SNES gamepad ... wish me luck. Progress is good, thank you so much. Things still are wrong though I don't think I should have to switch between controllers like that. Do you have any idea what I may have changed when I was in the blue pages trying to configure gamepad in a game the first time and got stuck, could I have deleted some type of needed command? Do I make sense? ;)

RetroHopeful

@pjft
in addition to keyboard config. when I press start button on keyboard it takes me to Main Menu :/

pjft

@RetroHopeful in EmulationStation? That is to be expected, I think?

It's the equivalent of select now.

RetroHopeful

@pjft
I can't seem to get F4 to get me to the area you want to run the command line and do this for you...Can you retrieve the contents of /home/pi/.emulationstation/es_input.cfg?

Or, alternatively, go to the command line and run

cat /home/pi/.emulationstation/es_input.cfg
I'm keen on seeing what's set for HotKey and Select - I'd expect it to be the same key.

I changed the port that the usb gamepad was in and it seems to let me use it now. I guess you need to have it in the first one to acknowledge it.

Is there a certain area you need to be for this to work on keyboard. I'm not sure were I was when it took me there earlier. Or by setting it up as a gamepad disable that ability?

My head hurts I'm done for a bit. Thanks again for all your help. I think I can't think any more. :)
Goodnight

RetroHopeful

@pjft said in First attempt with Retropie 4.2 install trouble:

Or, alternatively, go to the command line and run
cat /home/pi/.emulationstation/es_input.cfg

I'm keen on seeing what's set for HotKey and Select - I'd expect it to be the same key.

Hi pjft
I got f4 to work today and it takes me to what I understand is the command line. (forgive my lack of understanding) everything is so scattered for me.
it doesn't say much before I entered (which I assume is running a command) the above 'cat' command.

This is what I see:
-bash: .: /home/pi/.bashrc: cannot execut binary file
pi@retropie:~$ cat. home/pi/.emulationstation.es_input.cfg
cat: home/pi/.emulationstation/es_input.cfg: No such file or directory
pi@retropie:~$

*NB the "~" should be higher but I can't type it that way :(

Is this bad? Is this something I messed up? Easy Fix or Should I Scrap all I've done and start from scratch?

pjft

You seem to have mistyped it. Forgot the first slash.

cat /home/pi/.emulationstation/es_input.cfg

Still, at this stage, if reinstalling doesn't pose to much of a problem, I wouldn't oppose it as we may end up reaching that stage anyway.

RetroHopeful

@pjft

yes, thanks, sorry my bad.
It has three sets of inputConfig type two joysticks my usb gamepad and xbox360 gamepand; also one keyboard
what would you need to know in here.?

If I plug a mouse into pi can I cut and paste it or do you need it typed out? tryed nope :/
is there a way to send this?

pjft

@RetroHopeful I'd imagine it'd be easier to get it via ssh, but I'm really just trying to see what value is mapped to the hotkey, and what other button that value is assigned to. I expect it to be the same as select, but that's why we're checking.

RetroHopeful

@pjft
I've never used SSH unless its the thing that allows you to manage experimental packages on PC. So that would be a learning curve for me.

usb gamepad
<input name="select type="button" id="8" value-"1"/>

xbox360
<input name="select type="button" id="6" value="1"/>

keyboard
<input name="select type="key" id="119" value="1"/>

nowhere does it have the word hotkey. could this be done in the background in retropie4.2?

herb_fargus

@RetroHopeful https://retropie.org.uk/docs/SSH/

pjft

@RetroHopeful You're actually correct.

Run this instead:

cat /home/pi/.emulationstation/es_temporaryinput.cfg