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    Here is a way to select joystick for players 1-4 (global or emu specific)

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    • DarksaviorD
      Darksavior @meleu
      last edited by Darksavior

      @meleu I get an error when trying to download the install.sh script. https://pastebin.com/8iYrjcBT
      I'm on 4.2.9 but kernel is from 4.2. I started with a clean 4.2 image. So I then downloaded it on my pc instead and transferred to my pi that way. It now gives me:
      ERROR: "/root/RetroPie-Setup" directory not found! Looks like you don't have RetroPie-Setup scripts installed in the usual place. Aborting...
      I tried to execute it in my /home/pi/RetroPie-Setup/ folder.
      I also tried /home/pi/ and /home/

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      • meleuM
        meleu @Darksavior
        last edited by meleu

        @Darksavior it's weird. @edmaul69 reported the same thing but I'm unable to reproduce. Anyways I noticed a little bug on install.sh and just fixed it. Can you try it again, please?

        curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/meleu/RetroPie-joystick-selection/master/install.sh -o install.sh
        chmod a+x install.sh
        ./install.sh
        
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        • DarksaviorD
          Darksavior @meleu
          last edited by Darksavior

          @meleu Now I can download the installer on my pi without errors, but when installing it, it still gives me the same error.
          Update: I fixed it. I changed the installer's "$home/RetroPie-Setup" to "/home/pi/RetroPie-Setup"
          Sorry I didn't open the file to find out the problem before. I've never opened an sh file in my life:P

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          • mattrixkM
            mattrixk @meleu
            last edited by

            @meleu I've used this script a couple of times without issue, but I'm doing a fresh install and I'm getting an error:

            0_1501219392140_controller script error.JPG

            Is this something wrong on my end? I had trouble setting up the wifi too (it wouldn't let me input a password).

            My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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            • meleuM
              meleu @mattrixk
              last edited by

              @mattrixk said in Here is a way to select joystick for players 1-4 (global or emu specific):

              Is this something wrong on my end?

              Yes. I'm pretty sure.

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              • mattrixkM
                mattrixk @meleu
                last edited by mattrixk

                @meleu Darn. Any ideas? Either what it might be, or how to test out what it might be?

                Edit: I was able to update retropie via the setup script without issue, so I should be connected to the net.

                My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                • meleuM
                  meleu @mattrixk
                  last edited by

                  @mattrixk
                  Can you ping github.com?

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                  • mattrixkM
                    mattrixk @meleu
                    last edited by

                    @meleu
                    ping: unkown host github.com

                    I had just followed https://www.modmypi.com/blog/how-to-give-your-raspberry-pi-a-static-ip-address-update to set up a static IP address. Maybe that has interfered with something...

                    My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                    • mattrixkM
                      mattrixk @meleu
                      last edited by

                      @meleu That was the problem. I deleted the lines from /etc/dhcpcd.conf and I was able to install your script without a problem. Cheers.

                      Also I'll point out, on your github page (and just a few posts above this) you have:
                      curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/meleu/RetroPie-joystick-selection/master/install.sh -o install.sh

                      But in your update on the first post of this thread it just has:
                      curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/meleu/RetroPie-joystick-selection/master/install.sh

                      My ES themes: MetaPixel | Spare | Io | Indent

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                      • meleuM
                        meleu @mattrixk
                        last edited by

                        @mattrixk You're right. Thanks!
                        I've just fixed it in the OP too.

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                        • PeriodicLogicP
                          PeriodicLogic @meleu
                          last edited by

                          @meleu said in Here is a way to select joystick for players 1-4 (global or emu specific):

                          added the possibility to invoke the tool in runcommand menu and configure the joystick input for the system that is about to be launched (thanks BuZz for adding such a cool feature on runcommand).

                          Are there any instructions on how to utilize the ability to put joystick selection on the "push A Button" menu when launching particular ROMs?

                          I thought at one time I saw it on my installation (when I wasn't looking for it), but now I am looking for it and can't find it.

                          I'm running RetroPie 4.3.3 and have updated the joystick selection add-on from source.

                          Or have I misconstrued the bullet point above?

                          Thanks in advance,
                          Rob

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                          • PeriodicLogicP
                            PeriodicLogic @PeriodicLogic
                            last edited by

                            @periodiclogic @meleu [Solved!]

                            For some reason, my "/opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-menu" directly was named "/opt/retropie/configs/all/runcommand-menu." I deleted the erroneous period at the end of the name, and then updated joystick-selection from source.

                            That appears to have automatically added the "select joystick.sh" command to the correct folder, and I should be all set now.

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                            • K
                              KingBeetle
                              last edited by

                              Great tool! I messed around with config files for a good 20 minute with no luck before I stumbled across your tool. Made it a snap to reconfigure.

                              Thanks!

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                              • P
                                partTimeNinja
                                last edited by

                                I see you can choose the order of 4 different "joysticks" but my question is a little different. I have one set of arcade controls plugged in through an ipac so it shows up as a keyboard, and then I have a BT dongle with a PS3 controller. I have it set as the arcade is P1 and PS3 is set for P2, but what if I want to change those on the fly?

                                I saw you can go launch a rom and then go into the menu, settings, input, and check what is bound to P1 or P2. I guess my question could be, can I set the keyboard as an autoconfig so it auto configs when I select it from the menu?

                                Sorry if that seems like rambling. Not sure the best way to word everything. Thanks!

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                                • FurlugeF
                                  Furluge @meleu
                                  last edited by

                                  @meleu said in Here is a way to select joystick for players 1-4 (global or emu specific):

                                  And now the install.sh creates a gamelist.xml entry for joystick_selection.sh. So there is no problem when the "PARSE GAMELISTS ONLY" is set to "ON".

                                  Can anyone tell me exactly what this entry should say? A gamelist.xml entry wasn't created when I ran the install.sh

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                                  • mituM
                                    mitu Global Moderator @Furluge
                                    last edited by

                                    @Furluge It's called Joystick Selection.

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                                      nvr wrks 1st try @mitu
                                      last edited by nvr wrks 1st try

                                      @meleu So I know this topic is old but I was having a problem with joystick configuration and everyone says this is the thing to do but after going into the f4 menu and typing install.sh and it says I don't have it how do I go about download that or am I just doing something wrong, I'm sorry if this is really obvious I am painfully new.

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                                      • meleuM
                                        meleu @nvr wrks 1st try
                                        last edited by

                                        @nvr-wrks-1st-try The first post of this thread has a section called "Installation" where you can see the instructions to install the tool.

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                                          nvr wrks 1st try @meleu
                                          last edited by

                                          @meleu I'm still having a problem where it says:

                                          0curl: (6) Could not resolve host: raw.githubusercontent.com
                                          
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                                            nvr wrks 1st try @meleu
                                            last edited by

                                            @meleu it is similar to the problem @mattrixk had

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